The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-15
NINETY-SIX.
New County Talk-East End Doesn't
Want to Help Keep Up the Bridges.

Ninety-Six, ). C., Nov. l3, 1888.
Our patrons Of the State Fair have returned
and report fine display in all the depart
Inents, especially stock. Messrs w. II. Fra
zier and j. McD. kinard receive quite mum.
ber of premiums.
ger will regret to hear Of his death which oc.
Cured at Chappells on the 18th inst. He was
young man Of more than ordinary ability,
and it Is Indeed sad To see one SO well equip,
ped for the duties of life cut down 10 the
prime of his youth. His mourning irlends
have our earnest mpathy.
The "new county," while we have always
would be cut Off from Abbevlle and with
parts of Laurens aud Edgetcld form a new
county, we were not prepared 10 realize IL SO
soon. II looks though just now rs II our pro
are determinded TO live In the corner no long
er. AbbeviIe is % miles distant and our peo-
Pile have for years and years been paying tri-
butte TO this far away town, hoping thnt some
thing would turn up 10 relieve US we nave
hoped that Ninety.SiX would become the
Court House town and that we would nave
railroad and Il bank, but those good th ings
have not come 10 us, and we are still IN the
far away corner where the war left US. Well.
what Is the next best thing for us to do? The
answer is plain. Let us join the people IN the
recent survey and get new county ana IL we
can't have the Court House, let US give II 10
Green wood. Let us have our seat of justice
miles away instead of 25 miles away. That
town proposes to put up all the public build
ings and not tax the country people. rms Is q
proposition we should we'll consider, and
considered we will not reject It,. Our mer-
chants are the only ones who should have any
fear aud we do not believe 1t would hurt them
at all. We will still have post office rail-
road and depot and u local train that can
never he wresled from US. Our new county
will be Il model county. Nature has smiled
on II in giving all lhe streams ana water
courses 10 the upper part OF the OLD county;
from east to west without crossing more than
one stream of importance. Our taxes will
necessarily be low, and with the advantage
of being near the seat OF Justice will amply
repay us for any modest outlay. So now let US
juin hand in hand and make strong pull for
The new county" We know that Old Abbe-
Vile loves us, especially 80 far as thai tribute
we have been paying for so many long years.
We are living In Il new era. Large counties
are no longer desirable, travelling 2 miles TO
court or 10 have fifteen dollar mortgage FL
ed is burden which we should no longer
submit to. Give US new county and II
NInety-SiX can't get the Court House we are
perfectly willing the majority within the
lines shall decide where 1t shall be.
Miss Eleanor Beard has returned 10 New
berry county where she has been teaching for
Mr.. W. J. Moore, a popular and rising
young barrister, was in town recently.
Mr.. James g.. Griffin aud Mr.. John q.
Adams are now in the dairy business and sell
butter cheaper than ever
Mr.. w. H. Frazier's Duke OF Kent was very
successful on the turf In Columbia the past
week. having won HrSl III TWO duu Secouu III
Two races. Mr.. Frazier purchased from Col.
Madruff, Of Washington CITY, the famous
race mare Alta. She is a beauty and quite an
accession to Mr.. FraZier's stables.
We think Gov. Hampton's letter to the
State is calculated TO do much harm. We
have quite enough democratic parties here
now, and TO establish another might undo
the business. II has too much the flavor Of
IndeI. .endeutism. Let us harmonize and try
to get together instead Of getting up new par
ties. When they undertake 10 read the Whlte
people of South Carolina out Of the Democra-
Mr.. Edgar Blake, OF Greenwood. was In
town la Il Saturday ON business.
Mis-. Lanton LipScomb, of Columbia. is Yls-
iting at Capt. j. w. Lipscombs.
Solicitor NJ. +. Ansel will deliver an address
10 the Sunday School children oil our town at
In December. The people, esuecially the Sun
day School children of this community are
invited Mr.. Ansel Is az fine speaker and a
Christian gentleman. Come out and hear
good address.
In the church trial at The Methodist church
baum who was on trial, was promptly acquit-
ted Of charges preferred against him. we
heard the evidence and pronounce the ver-
dict q righteous one.
Prof James H. Rice, Jr., Is In town.
Our taxes are too high In old Abbeville, we
want to get into county where they will be
less. With no bridges and network oil
railroads, interspe'se sed by numerous towns.
Such will you find In our proposed new
county"
A great many OF our planters are holding
their cotton for high prices. The repeal OF the
and bonds of every kind have advanced, but
cotton is cheaper. Wall street is monopoliz.
ing business now, but she does not deal In
COTTON, only cotton future East End.