The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-04-17
RAYS FROM THE OLD FORT.
The Farms and the Farmers-GOOd
Preachers and Pretty Women -
Nice Work for the Press and Ban
mar-Xef arnns and HorAemen

Ninety-Six, s. G., April Is, 1895.
The past week has been fine one for farm
Ing operations, and right well our farmers @
have planted cotton, and nearly everybody
has planted more or less corn. Our planters,
however. of late years have put OH planting
most OF their corn till May.
The Rev. Hugh McLees preached Two good
sermons In the Presbyterian church here yes
terday. go
Mr. Madison Richardson, who was go i'll
sometime back. Is very much better, and he
and bis wife are here on visit.
AS yet the Confederate Veterans have not
been able to get speaker for the picnic on
the first Of May. Would 1t not be well To put
the picnic off Till the fifth OF June. The peo.
pie are very busy about the first OF May, and
would have more time In June.
DR.. Mcbride was prevented from filling his
regular appointment here yesterday on ac-
count OF sickness.
Miss Maud Brabham of Edgefield is here
spending sh Ort while with her sister Mrs. j.
Miss Ellie Bowie is at home for a few days
from her f1ourshing school in bordeaux
township.
We have received copy OF the Citadel
Magazine edited by the cadets OF that institu-
tion. 1t Is nicely gotten up, and the promo
ters Of the enterprise deserve great credit.
We hope 1t will succeed beyond the "fondest
hopes
on last Friday. We only wish we could have
gone with him.
The thirty sixth milestone Of the Press and
Banner has been passed successfully and
triumphantly. We congratulate The editor.
Brains coupled with energy will succeed.
Some of our old soldiers would like TO 60 10
Texas on the occasion of the encampment OF
the United Confederate Veterans. Doubtless
Camp ]. Foster Marshall will be represented.
Mr. Richard Hill of Abbeville was In Nine.
ty-Sx the past few days. Mr.. Hill is deserv-
edly popular here.
Miss Jessie Robinson Of Laurens and Miss
Lilly Calhoun worshipped at the sPresbyte.
rian church last Sunday evening.
Col. Fleming of Scotch Cross was In town
last Saturday. -.
The members of Camp j. Foster Marshall
United Confederate Veterans are requested to
meet at Ninety-Six on next Saturday at 3;So
p. m. Business Of Importance will he brought
before the meeting.
One OF Abe Cyruss outhouses was burned
on last Saturday. No insurance. Abe ought
TO have had this house insured.
Mr.. J. Wardlaw Moore runs farm In con-
nection with his mercantile business
Mr.. McGhee, from near Hodges. was down
last week buying some beef cattle.
There is some opposition TO having the old
soldiers picnic in Ninety-SiX. There should
be none, for there are many families In town
who would contribute that have no convey
ances. and 1t would be an unnecessary tax 10
have TO hire conveyances. With the country
people IL is different It ia a hitch up, wheth.
er 10 the Old Fort or to Ninety-Six.
Capt. McCaslan has one OF the pretties Jer-
sew calves We have ever seen.
Mr.. Daniel Proctor an enterprising young
merchant OF Dyson, was In town last Satur'
day.
The Rev. Mr.. Given, OF Kentucky. preach:
ed at the Baptist church here yesterday: All
were we'll pleased. He Is travelling In the In
terest of the Baptist Theological College o.
Louisville, Ky. East End.