The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-27
ECHOES FROM EAST END.
Deaths DOings-Inrge Cattle Pres.
porous F.trmer-Dinuer No More
ut Sinety-SiX Greenwood Now
Feeds the Travellers.
NinetY.SiX. $. @. Feb. o. lSN5.

Ninety.SiX, S. e.. Feb. q, 1895.
Well, Mr.. Editor. | must apoogize Tor fail
ing 10 send you my weekly contribution for
last issne. | WAS summoned up in the coun-
Try, and could not get 10 town on Monday in
time to write.
Since my last, have to record the death OF
q most eStimHbIe indy--that of Mrs. Sallie
Chany Sheppard, wife of Mr.. f.. Y. Sheppard,
which occurred at her residence near Dyson's
on the 18th inst. She was devoted wife and
christian lady. Though an invalid for many
years, she kept the faith and has gone TO join
loved ones on the other shore.
MIR. Fred Clay, OF Lloys Fire Insurance Com.
pany paid our town IL visit last week aud es-
lablished an agency here. Mr.. James Rogers
is the agent
DIcd, at her residence near town, on the 10th
inst, Mrs. Sallie Burnett, aged about s. years.
She was The sister Of the late John Gaulden.
She had been in feeble health for many
mon ths and her death was not uneX pected.
Major Satterwhile. colored, was arrested
and carried TO LaurenS one day last week,
charged with committing murder in that
county some Two years ago.
MIR. r.. =. Addison recently sold to Mr.. Nc
Gee from near Hodges, the fiuest lot of beef
cattle that ever left Ninety.Six-2S in number
and they averaged 200 pounds gross. They
were EiLtened on cotton seed huls and meal.
Mr.. Addison has 20 more of the same kind.
Mr.. Jerry Martin and wife, nee Miss Floride
Proctor, were I'm town last Saturday.
Miss Marion kinard has closed her school at
Oakland and is at home again.
Miss IilaS CrOmer will rGturn 10 Danville,
Nl., Female College this spring.
Messrs. Joe and Will kiugh. of Coronaca,
were down last week on business.
Mr.. Tabor Hill, OF Newberry, was here re-
Gently. and bought some tlue beef cattle for
the Newberry market Ninety-Slx is the
place for fine beef.
Mr.. Nichols, from near New Market, has
been adj judged a lunatic and was carried 10 the
asylum on last Friday. His enfeebled condl-
ton was, II Is thought brought about by
spell OF fever.
The railroad has given us the "go by" Here
after the passengers will get their dinner at
Greenwood. We are sure IL was not because
of any complaints against Mr.. Turner, pro-
pretur Of The Ninety-SiX hotel.
Last Saturday was the busiest day in Nine.
ty-SiX since the new year. The farmers were
IN full force, preparing for the next crop Of
! l.2c cotton.
Mr.. S. w. Richardson, of Greenvllle, is in
town.
The bridge over Wilson's creek on the new
cut road Is In a bad condition.
A large crowd of colored voters assembled
at the colored school house near Ninety-Six
last Saturday and signed an oath THAT II
they had been permitted TO vote.' they would
have voted for Moorman for Congress.
Miss Eta Blake. q fascinating young lady
OF Greenwood, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Il.
II. Calhoun.
Mrs. E. S. Addison has sold to parties at st.
Augustine, Fla, some lambs for early ship
ment.
The Greenwood correspondent, we mean
"S, speaks out very plainly and to the point.
We admire him for his Independence.
Mr.. j. IL. Rice, jr., OF the Col mbia Evening
Journal, was in town recently. He speaks
OF the prospects Of the Jour-
nal. 1t is just such paper as every city
should support. East End.