The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-17
THE OLD FORT.
Drawing the Lines On the County Question
Prejudice of Country Against Town
Let Friends Take Notice.
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| Niurty-SiX, ;. g., July II, lSl0.
Camp J. Foster Marshall has decided tt
| have II barbecue about the l3ih Oi August
| At that time the old vets Will be through
with their crops, and vegetables will be
abundant.
| day.
| Dr. Mcbride and bride came down last Sat
urIay and Were the guests OF DR.. and MIS-
| Blake. The Doctor preached TWO Oh his hnes
sermons last Sunday morning and evening.
| The HVn. H.. j. kinard Will be a candidate
for The Stale Convention. He will announc.
NJ IS kedona Griffin has returned from
Orangeburg, where she has been teaching
| school.
| The constitutional primary will suOn be
here. Every man has right 10 vote Tor who
he please>, but We will warn them in time
not 10 be too anxious To vole for the city poll
tlclans. II II wrong TO impose upon them
Our country cItiZrus should bear their purt o
Mr.. j. II. burst of Greenwood would make
Il most desirable delegate To the convention
Our only objection 10 aim Is. that ne Is from q
big city. Yet ii he conld be induced TO run
we will put one city politician OH our ticket
| Miss Lizzie and VI ISIS Ilda McNulty, LWC
pretty young ladies from Columbia, are visit
ing Miss Minnie RODerlS.
| I'D G. ltice Is up from Charleston on short
visit 10 his parents. He is looking we'll ana
| prnspering in his new home.
Mr.. John ttsey and family of Saiuca were
down last Sunday.
| Abbevllie village has numerous candidates
who want to help make IL new constitution
Abbevf1le County likewise has SONS good and
true who can be trusted always. Let us see 10
II that all the delegates snail not be from the
town OF 4 Ubevllle. We have no objection 10
one from that town, but ii isl little TOO much
to give theIh all the delegates. They are ali
nice gentlemen, but we lhnk when IL comes
to cOnslitutiOil-makiug there are many men
scattered about the county who can run that
business quite aS we'll rs the city politicians.
We have been drilled to look TO that town
sufficiently lpng. Now let us break the bands;
let US hunt out ''an0ther Moses" Ninety SIX
can be depended upon TO vote Tor The rural
candidates.
Mr. W. ii. Frazier has returned from Ashe-
willie where be attended the races. lie made
rhiS is pretty good, considering that the best
horses only usually win about o0 per cent. oi
their star.
Miss Alma Pnson, pretty young lady from
the country, attended preaching at the Pres
pyterinn church last Sunday.
We have read the letters of Sheriff QUITS
and Col. nursoe in reply To the editorial ol
Col. Bacon. Their letters are full ana Will GER
tainly satisfy all who read them. We were al
tirst from reading Col. .Bacon's letter. inclined
10 condemn the committee, but now we not
only do not condemn them, but think they
were aCtualrd by good motives and their mis-.
sion To Col. BlcOn's office probably saved
Edsetield from one of those terrible scenes for
which she ms been noted.
We hope every voter In Abbeville County
who votes Will vote for delegates 10 the Con-
sttutlonal Convention who will insist on The
reduction ot the number of square miles nee
ess:ry 10 TOM new counties. Don't discuss
now the probable localities Of The new Court
Houses, let that come later when every Sec
lion Can then work itself
MIR. L. Z. Turner was In town last Saturday.
We hear lie has been slipping off To Green
wood. Wonder If lie IS not u candidate for
the Stale Convention.
Miss Pauline IaIeS of COronaca is In Nine.
ty-Slx. the guest oi her aunt Mrs. ii. F. Full
Ter. she will he remembered us member OF
the CoIOuaca Dramatic Club.
On last saturday evening at a meeting OF
Camp j. Foster Marshall, Miss Sue Moore
was elected sponsor of the camp. This Is
quite u compliment TO her and We are sure
the honor could not have fallen upon one
more worthy OF il.
We are beginning to need rain badly. The
pea crop Will be short IL we don't get lain
soon.
A call meeting of the old veterans will be
held next Saturday ut the usual hour. Busi-
ness of Importance.
In behaif OF our camp we thank Camp D..
Wyatt Aiken for the kind invitation TO par
take OF a barbecue dinner on the 9th. We
will be- there in full force. East End.