The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-09-26
NINETY SIX.
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Ninety Six, s. c., Sept. nth.
The primary election is over with az, anc
we are truly glad. AS we have often said, We
have TOO many elections. The defeat Of Judge
Lyon was quite unexpected to many Of th'
Ninety Six voters, yet we qaletly suDlnil
aud we are satisfied the interests Of those in
terested Il: she business OF the Probate Cour'
viii no: suffer. Judge Lyon got nice vote
and had IL not been Tor the conservatives nt
would havs bean triumpnantly elected as u
IL ne WAS stabbed in the house OF his friends.
1t will be m Any long years before The Truly
conservative voters OF Abbeville county can
be reconciled 70 the course taken oy a Ie"
who have chosen to 60 back on the party.
All OF our merchants are at home now, and
our stores are being filled with handsome
goods.
on The corner known as No. l, Miller block,
and opened out large stock OF groceries
The Rev. Mr.. Stoll has been carrying on a
good meeting for the past week ut Tue Metho
dist snurch.
The price of cotton picking has settled down
anu 1t is IS cents per hundred weight.
Mr.. Frank Tompkins and Mr.. Gary Hollo-
way are a. home from Clemson.
We hear there was y scheme to throw ont
the Ninety Six box In the event oi Lyons
election.
some iiend stole fine burksnire pig from
Mrs. j. l.. Shnmate OF Greenville is visiting
friends al Ninety Six. Our people are al
ways glad TO zee the bright smiles OF this uni.
Miss ssiile Foucne is teaching In Greeuville
county. Miss Fouche has taught In our town
, and township for a number Of years, and
has always given satisfaction, and we COM
mend her " the patrons OF her present
Miss Sarah Lpscomb,. Miss Ruby Ander.
son and Miss Sallie Smith OF ChappelPs will
attend the Greenville Female College this
year
DR.. Holland has purchased the house for.
merly owned and occupied by Mrs. L. b.
Jones. II IL good place and pleasant loca-
Mr. R. =. Nickels has rented the Sherard
property and started u houBek eeping to-day.
He has also bought out the interest OF Mr.. X.
ID. Henderson IN the firm OF NIckels & Hen
uers0n.
Mr.. John @. Phillips la back from a nice
visit to frienus IN Beaufort and Charleston.
Mr.. stewart Nickies, one OF the handsom &.
est young men of Coronaca, is clerking for his
brpther, MIR. X. 8. Nickels. Now. this IL what
Cotton brought 81 cents here last week
Ninety Six Is one oi The best cotton markets
on Ine G. & g. railroad.
Messrs. Gaiphin 4 Bozeman will make l25
tons Of pea.vine hay. besides, the former will
make aquan,ity or clover hay.
Our present representative In the legisla-
tnre boasts OF being the best farmer In the
Rev. Mr.. Mcbride will preach for the Pres
byLerians once v month. Mr.. Mcbride IL 4
fine speaker and popular minister, and we
trust he will be pleased with the Ninety Six
Mr. Durrett Lipscomb is clerkins for E. N.
Lipscomb & Co., where he will be pleased TO
see his friends and the young ladies especi-
ally.
Mr.. Graham was right when he said that
the Ttllman converts get sancuncation ID
these days.
at the Nichols place for several years, has
moved 10 hts farm IN Edge field county,
The race for Trial Justice In Cooper Town
ship, Edgefield County, was In favor of w. g.
Master Oak man Sulndler Is trying TO turn
q lew pennies by selling newspapers. He
should be patronized..
We notice that Col. N. B. McSweeney Of
tie Hampton Guardian has been elected To-
the legislature. Col. McSweeney once lived
in Ninety Six and edited first class news
paper. Despite his politics the Colonel will
make a careful, waichful member, and we
lection.
Mrs. Agnes Calhoun. wife OF Mr.. g. w.
Calhoun, died at her residence on Sunday
night, the 18th inst, OF congestion. She was
about 50 years old, aud u member OF the Bap-
tist church. The distressed husband has the
sympathy Of q host Of friends.
MISS Nell Watson OF Columbia and Miss
Mamie Vaughn OF Cokesbury are visiting
Mrs. d. w. Moore.
Uur fellow towusman, Mr.. ]. D. Watson,
moved to Greenville today, where he goes
1nto Duslness. Mr. WATSON ls nue ousIuese
man and one Of the cleverest, best men we
ever knew. We wish him much success IN his
new home.
Prof. George c. Hodges of Greenwood was
down the past week on business. He is
great believer In the future OF Greenwood.
As an ex.Kentuckian we congratulate -The
Old Ashland District" on the defeat OF w.
c. p. Breckenridge.
Miss Annie Blake and Miss Margaret Rice
leave this week for Converse College.
Mr.. John Fouche, son Of w. L. Fouche Is at
home from long trip West. Lie spent some
time in Kansas and Illinois, and says the
drought IL fearful In some parts Of the north
west East End.