The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-16
OLD CAMBRIDGE.
News AbOut Ninety.Six-The Old Fort
Sill Stands.

Nineiy-Six, S. G., Jan. If. 1895.
Our farmers are iearful lost. The excessive
ly cold weather has injured the grain. DI
Anderson, one of our most practical farmers
gave IT as his opinion, before the present
freeze, that The grain was more or less dam
| aged. 1t will be a great pity, for the grain
crops OF Ninety-SiX are great profit 10 the
community.
Mr.. Robert Collins, who lived near Ninety
Six, died on last Tuesday with brghts dis.
ease. He leaves wife and four little child
rem. -.
Messrs. Franklin e. Gaines have rented
Mrs. Johnson's stables and have large lot o
Western horses for sale.
Col. a. F. Full ler has bought half Interest
II Mr.. r. 8. Nickels'. and the firm will be con-
Iucted under the style of Fuller & Niclsels In
ID e future. II is a substantial firm.
Col. Parker Jordan was here last week sell
ing our merchants hardware for the coming
How would Dr. F. s. Blake do for delegate
10 the Constitutional Convention?
A Mr.. Franklin has rented the Kinard
house on the hill and moved In.
The Rev. Mr.. Mcbride and the Rev. Mr.. Cur
tis occupied their respective pulpits last sun.
day. While the weather was very cold they
both had fair congregations.
Mr.. Madison Richardson, who has been
quite III at his residence near Ninety Six for
sometime, IL getting about again.
Mr.. j. A. Calhoun has been appointed a
Notorious Republic" He IL one OF the faith
full, and We congratulate him ON his election
Mr.. W. H. Moore of Cokesbury was in town
the past week on business.
Such speeches as Governor Evans made to
the Citadel boys in Charleston will tend 10
soften things all over the State. Gov. Evans
is progressive, more 30 than his party, and
the South Carolina Military Academy Is for
tunate In having such a friend.
The young people had quite pleasant So
ciable at Mrs. Hollands on last Friday night.
Capt. Austin, who has been comm issioned
Trial Justice ut Greenwood. has many friends
at NiDety-Six.
Mr.. l.. NJ. Fouche. formerly of Ninety Six, i,
now travelling for u large shoe house In Rich
mond, Va, was in town for lew days last
week.
Mr.. w. B. Cason has rented the Ducke EFT
store and opened o family grocery.
Mr.. II. l.. Stuart has moved his stock of
goods 10 Saluca. Every body Is sorry that MIR.
and Mrs. stuart are going TO leave town: We
one.
Ninety.Six and community are exceedingly
quiet. We have neither marriage MUIR
der or fire to report this week. .-. e..
Mrs. Kate Winn, OF Greenvilie, who has
ueeu visiting her brother, Mr.. Joel G. Wier,
lett for her home on last Friday.
Mr.. N. NJ. Johnson, who has been quite Iii
in Florida, we understand, Is very much bet-
ter.
Miss Fannie Brabham, one of Edgefeld
sweetest and prettiest young ladies. Is spend
Ing sometime with her sister, Mrs. j. 5. Will
son.
Miss Ellie Beard lefr last Saturday for Bor
deaux township To teach school. Miss Beard
is an omplished teacher and we commend
her to the patrons of her school.
Mr. E. S. Addison has thirty or forty young
lambs that he Is feeding Ior the New York
market.
: Mr.. r. Clancy paid flIy-five cents and not
fifty-fve dollars for his fine mare.
Mr. and Mrs. w. W. Fouch have gone 10
housek ee ping in the new cottage recently
erectby BY Mr.. Fouche on Cambridge street.
East End.