The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-11-07
SALE DAY AT ABBEVILLE.
A Sober and Good HumOred Crowd
in TOwn-K.Rnds Brought Good

FFIceH.
Last Monday was Sale Day., The weathe
was all that heart or aoul could wish, but tht
attendance was nor unusually large.
NJ ny OF our people were here last Wednes
day To see the show; many were here Sal,
Day. and nearly all were at their voting pre-
cincts yesterday Three days from the farms
aud other business pursuits, In one week !,
more than oar people have been giving u
public occasions, and In some Instances onl
people could Ill afford the time, but pleasure
and patriotism generally take precedence o.
the hum drum ev very-day affairs of life.
Some kind OF impromgtu public meeting
Nance, and perhaps others made patriotic
speeches, urging the faithful to be on hand al
their respective voting precincts, and cast
their ballots.
The Judge of Probate sold l55 acres o. the
Lee Smith estate. Turner Foster becoming the
purchaser at $S65-one-halr cash, The balance
| on Q credit OF twelve months. No improve
ments on the place. This place was sold last
The Master made sales as follows:
Charles G. Mathews against Rev. f. Toland
one-ninth interest in 4la acres to F. B
Gary. $50.
One-ninth interest in house and lot In
Cokeburg, to F. b. Gary, $40:
One-ninth In acres to f. B Gary, So.
Lnndrum d Butler against j. w. Ferguson:
$50 acres, bounded by Martha Callahan, J. n.
Mckinney, +. G. Newby. S. A. Mcintosh and
the Harmon place, to Mrs. WI. Ferguson,
Henry P. McGee against Sterling c, Merri-
man d: 400 acres. bounded by g. w. Jones,
VIM. Jones, A. $. Merriman, and Others. 10
II. P. MCGEE, 81 900.
Emma Black against Oscar D. Black
Tract No. !, l9s acres, To Mrs. l.. A. Craw-
ford, 500.
Tract No. Q, IG4 acres, 10 J. l.. Black,
Sl500.
Tract No. 3. LOG acres, to A. f. Carwl'e,
81 900.
Tract No. 4, ia acres, to J. G. Black; ss75.
Above tracts are bounded by w. P. McCar.
ter, J. D. Aiewine. Samuel Shaw, estate of w.
A. Black and Others.
w. a. McCmcken against Jas. NJ. Hughes
56A acres, bounded by j. L. Hughes. w. Pert.
J; J. l. ParIlow and others, TO W. II. ParkeS,
c. H. Judson as treasurer against John II.
Duncan 373 acres, bounded by 8 B. Mar
shall, estate Martin Hackett or Mike Kinard,
Thomas and Charles Waller, estate Thomas
Chestham, deceased, and Messrs. Ellenberg,
TO G. H. Juds0n, S29S.
The prices at which the!lands were bid off
are considered very fair for the low price OF
cotton.
Although the cry of hard times was heard
everywhere, yet our business houses did
fairly we'll both in sales and In collections
The banks, especially, are well pleased with
rowed money Is being paid upon maturity OF
obligations.
Many farmers are we'll supplied with corn
and fornge their cattle are lat. and other stock
are In good condition. The value and inIpor
lance OF good pasture lands IL being more and
more appreciated as the price of Gotten goes
down and as the circulating medium becomes
scarcer aud scarcer. Because of the wisdom
and iorethought OF this class Of our fellow.
citizens there are to day great number OF
planters who are 10 reasonably prosperous
conditions. Where the necessary provisions
have been produced the farmer is all right.
II he Ia not IN debt be has nothing TO fear
from the price Of cotton.
But where farmers are largely In debt they
realize that serious difficulties confront them,
and closer economy and more progressi ve
methods must take the place OF former rules
Of conduct.
The one consoling thing for all of us is, the
price of nearly every thing that we have u
buy has gone to unprecedentedly low figures.
Horses and mules are low indeed, and the
number OF secondhand plow animals that
will be thrown on the market will be great.
The order on Sale Day was exceptionally
good. and every body left the town long be-
fore n ght. duly sober and clothed IN proper
mind. While there may have been some
evidence OF II.