The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-27
NINETY-SIX.
Interesting letter from East End.

Nlnety.Six. :. G., March y, 1891.
The bridg" over Wilson's creek North OF
town. has teen completed and iSnow open Tor
trade Those VINO nave seen it pronounce 1t
! Il first class JON.
! Miss DAISY Cannon, Of Ncwbcrry, is visiting
NJ r;S Marion kinard.
Justice MrCaSlan iaSt saturday for carrying
coucr;, led weapons. fIe was convicted.
The charming Miss Pupie Payne, Of Edge.
field, w.S in town last saturday.
Mr.. W. y. Tenn pleion, Of Abbcvllle, was IN
town one day last week.
George Rumlv. cn"red, was before T.. s.
Commissioner W. J. Moore, on last Friday
chnr:psi with selling liquor. His case was
taken under al viscmPnt
MeSsr>. Fuller II Nickels sold Il lot Of cattle
psi saturday. They were the property OF
Wiley Williams and were sold To satisfy
mortgage.
Mr. w. !. Moore. a popular member Of the
Abbeville bar WAS down the past week on bus.
mess.
Mr.. $ B. Brooks died at his residence near
New Market last Friday and was buried at
MI. MorIah on Saturday.
Our people will soon become wearied with
The County Government system. II we dou
get better roads. The road from Ninety-SiX
to Cow Grove has been almost impaSsable
and the proper authorities have been moi ifed
Time and again, yet nothing has been dnne.
\ little rNpenS. oi public money would REM
,piy the whole thlEg. but alas! Economy Is
the waich word aud our pnhlic are lett 10
ilunder in the mud and risk their II YES over
broken bridges Just To save a few cents ol the
pnbic pnp. Taxes are voted and pald inr
puuIc benefits and we think the people OIL
Ninety-Six township should get some Of the
benefits
MeSsrS. Il. ". and W. O. Mars from Calhoun
Mills were here last Saturday and purchased
Il pair of fine young horses from NJ. +. =. Ad-
Olson
Next Monday will be the 1st Monday of
April. The erection for the lntendant ana
Four WHruenS will take place on that day.
The retiring officer have the thanks oi citi-
zenS of the town. They have done their part
we'll and We recommedd that they be re.elect-
ed.
Mr.. W. Y. Sherard has rented the Jones
hnn>e and moved in.
Mr. Lawrence Stuart is a greaf believer In
Prot. Hicks. He says he has watched ana his
proph-sips are so often verified.
Dr. j. Il. Watts. of Greenwood. formerly OF
Laurens county, died ou the 23rd inst Or.
Waits was long aud favorabiy known Ill TINS
place and had many friends here.
The Rev. F.O >. curtis occupied his pulpit
in the Baptist church yesterday morning anu
evening.
Miss Sarah l.lpscomh is at home from the
Greenville Female College for a brief stay.
Mr. q. W. Calhoun, formerly of this COM
munity, hut now of Columbia, Is up on Visit.
Mr. G.. w. LipScOmb Is a law abiding citizen.
He canghl some road hands carrying conceal
cd weaponS one day last week and promptly
prosecuted them.
We underSand that Messrs. Meriwether &
Chany have removed the !at that threatened
the destruction nf the fine bridge over the
Saluda liver AT Watts Ferry.
Remember that the Rev. f. Z. Taylor de-
livers the Sunday school address ut the Meth
odist church next Sunday morning.
DR.. J. =. Young, Of Ricbbourg, >. g., Is here
on Il visit to his parents and friends. lie Is
doing well in his new bone.
If you have nothing good 10 say about your
nelghuor, say nothing. See East End.