The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-08-01
THE OLD FORT.
All Sorts Of People in all Sorts Of
Conditions.

| Ninety-SIx, 8. c.. July 80. 1894.
! We are still having seasona6le weather
tune befalis IL, It will be one Of the best crops
| ever made in the Ninety.Six country.
Tomorrow Is county. campaign day al
Nlnety-Six, and we look for quiet nice time
entirely unlike the State circus that is can
| vassing the country.
/ Mr. E. Y. Sheppard who lives near Dyson's
O few miles below Ninety.Six. is one or our
largest farmers. He has $50 acres Of cotton
and threshed out 100 bushels OF oats. MIR.
John g. Adams who threshed Ills oats says
they are the finest that ever run through mis-
i thresher.
Mr. and Mrs. DR.. Holland entertained the
young people of the town on last Thursday
night. II Was indeed an enjoyable oeca-
sion.
Quarterly meeting was held at Salem last
Col. W. K. Blake, OF Green wood, was down
last week Waiting his daughter. Mrs. r. X:
Calhoun. We are always glad 10 see Colonel
Blake. He is!hopefnl Of the new county.
member OF the legislature and a candidate
| for reelection will advocate constitutional
convention that will reduce the area neces-
sary to form new counties. Also 10 give TO
the whites the school taxes they pay.
| Mrs. F. b. MCGOWAN, of Laurens, is visiting
her mother. Mrs. Charlotte Calhoun.
| Capt. McCaslan has 10 acres OF the best cot
ton we ever saw. 1t is five feet high with
plenty OF distance and perfectly clean.
Mr.. d. l.. Klnard had his shoulder disloca-
ted by fall from house few days ago. He
Mr. b. Nj. johnson, Of Greenwood, was
down yesterday on visit to his mother.
The many friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. E s. Ad.
Olson will regret TO hear OF the latters death,
which occurred at her home on the morning
OF Ithe 23d Instant Mrs. Addison was a
woman OF many sterling Qualities, good
christian wife and mother. We extend TO the
bereaved husband and motherless children
| our warmest sym pathies.
| T WQlkar nf Green wood. was down la2t
| week visiting his sister, Mrs. K. +. McCasan.
He Is just back from Texas and Louisiana,
and TO say that he is enthusiastic over the
great West does not do him justice. He adj
Vises all bis friends to pull mp and hie away
at once.
The melon market of Ninety-Six is about
Mrs. Orchard, of Atlanta, and bright little
Helen Gleason are visiting Mrs. 4. C. Lip
scOmb
The Rev. W. Il. Matthews, Of Greenwood.
next Sunday and Sunday night. All are cor
daily invited.
The Rev. F. o. $. Curtis will begin a meet.
ng al the Baptist Church on the second Sun
Miss Lille Calhoun has returned from IL
visit 10 friends In Laurens.
Mrs. r. s. Nickels and little Rice, are IN
| Union on visit.
Miss Bennle and Miss Lide Matthews, two
| handsome young ladies from Laurens. are
with the Misses Holland. -
| MIR. George A. Cromer, one of our pest farm.
ers, says he will make u thousand bushels OF
corn.
DR.. f. q. Martin, OF Greenwood, was In
town a few days ago
Prof E. C.. McCants and wife, OF Danville,
Va, are staying with friends here: Until re-
Gently Prof. MrCants was President OF the
Stuart Normal College, OF Stuart, Va. He Is
now Professor of mathematics OF the Dam
willie Female College. We congratulate The
latter Institution In securing Professor Nc
Cants
Mess. NJ. w. Coleman and w. H. Whitlock,
of New Market, were In our town on last
Friday.
| BeIton Stevens who has been clerk Ing for
Mr.. ID. w. Moore has returned 10 his home
| IN Newberry.
| Mrs A. s. Osborne and Wallace have gone
| TO SpartAnburg for the hot term.
Miss Fannie Dyson, u pretty young lady
| from Edgefield, Is spending short while
with Mr.. and Mrs. Burkhalter.
| East End.