The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-30
NINETY-SIX COUNTY.
Times Changes and We Change With
Them-SOme Interesting Accounts
of Former New County Movements
-Eruft Man m the Land

Ninety-Six, 8. e., Oct. %, 1895.
Still it Is warm, dry and dustry and the
nearly all picked out and the ground in most
places too hard for plowlng In grain. The
rise in cotton last week was very gratifying
to the planters. We hope 1t will 60 back TO
former prices.
A friend has handed US copy of "rhe sa.
luda Argus" a paper published at Greenwood
and Thomas +. Riley, co.editor. 1t seems to
in its columns that c. A. C.. Waller had gone
70 Columbia to assist in defeating the new
county movement. Also public meeting OF
the citezens OF Abbeville at the Court House.
Ninety-Six was about to get a new county.
A public meeting was called. C. A. G. Waller
Chairman and II. T. Wardlaw, Secretary.
The meeting was violently opposed TO mutt.
lating old A66evi'ie; ot,s GOOD speecaheSs 49,, were
Six could do was to enter q stereotyped No
TO every move that was not favorable to new
county. They all admitted that Ninety.Six
was the proper place TO have the Court House
then, but no never mutilate old Abbeville
II was Abbeville and Greenwood against
Nlnety.SiX. 1t was treason TO dream Of with.
drawing from the old county. The great
powers were against us, we submitted and
won because Abbevile proposes to assist US,
| 1t is q great crime. "Somebody else's OK is
gored." Hence the stories circulated In Col.
umbia that Ninety-Six does not want q coun-
w, but only as assisting Abbeviile to whip
Greenwood into measures.
Miss Jessie Robertson, of Laurens, and the
Misses Plowden, OF Greenwood, are spending
awhile with friends here
The Rev. B. F. Cprley. of Newberry. preach.
ed in the Baptist church here yesterday.
Last Saturday was busy day in Ninety.
Six. Cotton was higher and the great rush to
make it great day In our town.
Capt. W. R. Smith. Of the city OF Chappells
was up yesterday.
DR.. Ernest Plnson. formerly of NInety-slx,
| hf1f nf Ia, h.,n lie,
married to Miss Sophia Abney, OF Edgefeld
The Doctor is rising young physician and
the bride one OF the most popular young Ia
dies Of her SECTION. We wish them much
Miss Mamie Chatham has been employed 10
take the Harralson School again for another
year. She is Indeed most competent teach.
or and her patrons acted wisely In selecting
her.
Those persons who desire to hold their cot
ton should not do Sd without insuring It,
Mr.. William A. Clark, President of the Caro-
lima National Bank OF Columbi was In Nine.
ty.SiX recently on business.
Messrs. Galphln Turner are dehorning
their cattle. This is wise, they fatten better
and are easier handled.
There was q blind tiger in town last Satur.
day evening.
| Miss Loise Pratt entertained a number OF
her young friends on last Friday night. Miss
Loise Is quite popular with the Ninety-siS
| Mrs. Dandy. of Laurens. who has been here
| for sometime under the treatment Of Dr.
Wenck, has ed TO her home much bene-
| fitted.
Mr.. Cass Collins and MIR. John Wells, two
prosperous farmers from the Coronaca coun-
! try, WI. re down last week on business.
Mr.. Ramsey Blake, OF the city of Green
wood was In town few days ago op business.
1t Is fact he was not on new county bust.
ness.
The fruit tree man was here last Saturday
Our farmers should buy freely. They are
good food for cattle in the early spring.
Captains Moore and Wilson have now full
| force OF convicts, and are doing some good
work on our roads.
The showers this morning we're quite re-
| freshing. 1t Is TO be hoped before IL Is over
We will haye enough TO settle the dust.
East End.