The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-01-03
NEWS FROM NINETY-SIX.
The Whole Of the Talk and Doings or
the PeOple.
N1NErY-S1x, g. c., January Q

N1NETY-S1x, 8. c., January ID, 1894.
Well MIR. Editor the old year has closed am
q new one has beeu ushered In, aud the ques
tion is "has 1t been profitable year?" and q.
we propose 10 use the new one Tor bel
ter purposes than the one just past.
The ladies' who had charge OF the oyste
supper lust Wednesday night for school pur
poses thank the public for liberal patronage
The receipts We're about $50. thirty dollars.
MIR. Walter Watson Of Ridge Springs ha
been visiting friends b ere during the las
week.
The feature OF the pnst week was the Mast
night. Thirty or forty OF the young people
assembled ut an early hour and more fun ant
frolic has not been enjoyed for long. Ate
q time the masks were put TO one side ane
and then the young people with one accore
voted the: Doctor and his:elegan t.wife the mos
popular couple In the town
ms 81 and efss Mss esrs s h o
Vile, s. e. have been ivisiting Mrs. A. o.
borne during the holidays.
Mr.. 7. L. Hin OF Newberry was up las
Mi Mr. John q. Phillips of Patrick Institute
was home last week spending the holidays.
Mr.. R. w. Tow nsend who has been clerkins
for J. z. Phillips & Bro. will move to Abbe
Sons Mr.. Townsend is a splendid business
man and we commend him and bis lovely
wife to the good people Of Abbeville.
Mr. John E. Watson has moved back tt
Ninety-Six, from Chappelles and will occupy
DR.. Wenche's late residence.
Mr.. Frank Tompkins and Miss Kate Hol
iway passed through town town yesterday
en- route for the home OF the latter al
Lotta.
MIR. Robert 8. Nickels will occupy the brick
stOre formerly occupied by j. D. Watson on
Cambridge street, where he will keep large
stock OF general merchandise. Cali and see
him, be is fine merchant and will be glad
In show Won li6 goods.
Miss Fannie Brabbin and Miss Marine
Kinard left yesterday for Columbia. They
are matriculates OF Columbia Female Col
Mr. Roland R Calhoun formerly OF Green
wood has moved 10 our town and will occupy
the residence opposite the Baptist church. on
Church street. Such people Will always find
q welcome at Ninety-Slx.
Mr.. John Nc Turner will occupy the Parke.
son house on South Cambridge street.
Mr. Wardlew. formerly OF Cokesbury
will move 10 our town next week and has
residence OF Mrs; Jones on Tennessee street.
We are delighted that all our vacant houses
are being TAX en- by good people who Will help
Master Ed Brabham now OF Edgefield was
up last week to see his sweetheart. Ed has q
Now that Greenwood has failed we think
It Is our time to try and get new county
with the Court house at Ninety-Six. We
thought during the contest ,Ra between Able
lures TO Ninety-Six were lnsincere, but now
We ARE led to believe that she is perfectly
willing for as to have new county. She
fought US hard In time that has past and
gone, but now she sees the "hand writing on
the wall" new counties and smaller ones are
bound to come, and right nobly does she pro-
pose TO respond 70 our call. Geographically
Ninety-Six is the proper place, a county OF
counties and we will hardly be missed. Our
people should think OF this In time and 60 TO
work. A constitutional convention will be
held in the near future, and there Is no doubt
and that the area will be cut down; There is
nothing easier, II our people will do their
Court House at Nipety-Six. "
his due Berkshire. He gets orders and inqui.
ries from all over the county. He breeds
none but the best.
lister preached fine sermon to q large and
appreoiative audience last Sunday. The con.
gregation was well pleased.
The ginnery at the OIL mill has been closed
for the season. Messrs. Anderson & Co. and
Galphin Griffin will still gin for the pub
lie.
Messrs. Moore & Connor, two young men
from Cokesbury have rented the store house
now occupied by MIR. E. w. Devore. They
groceries. Mr.. Devore will move 10 No. :
South Cambridge street formerly occupied by
Or. Wenck.
Mr.. J. Nc Turner has rented the brick store
on the south side where he will be glad to see
bis friends and the public. He will carry q
large stock OF groceries.
Mr.. T. A. Alston left for his home In Apder.
son last sunday. Mrs Alston is still In
Char lesion.
Mr.. w. 8. Sanders made his semi.annual
trip to: Union last week. It Ia most time ior
union William, you are needlessly wasting
time.
tary Public.
Our friends will excuse the absence of news
this week. There is not much news generally
during christmas. East End.