The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-09
THE OLD FORT,
Birds Eye View Of the Surrounding
Country.

Ninety-SiX, S. c., Oct. 7th. 1885.
Nothing Of interest has transpired in our
town or community since my last. The
weather continues dry and cotton has been
coming in at lively rate. The prices are
very satisfactory, though the crop will be
short. The prices for cotton seed are TOO low
ard the farmers are hauling the seed home.
! Even the colored farmers are not selling.
Everybody seems able and willing to pay up
! for the years advances. If we don't get rain
soon. little grain will be sown In october, and
this is the month In which most OF our oats
are sOwn. The turnip crop will doubtless be
a failure.
Capt. McCaslan came up from the Conven-
ton yesterday. He says the broken bone
fever is atficting the people OF that city 10
such an extent as is certainly OF no advan-
tage TO the business interests. He speaks
hopefully of the convention and believes IL
will do many things for the state. The reduc-
ton of area has not come before them yet.
The osyter supper at Mr.. Joel Z. Welrs on
last Friday night was success. III was gotten
up by the young men OF the town and Mrs.
| Weir kindly allowed them to be prepared and
served at her house, for which the young gen.
! tlemen thank her.
We had an introduction the other day 10
| Miss Tennessee Jones, the grand daughter OF
! Mr.. Thomas l.. Moore. She has many accom-
! pishments and reflects honor on her moth
er'S native state.
Mr.. Schumpert, u young gentleman from
! Newberry, comes up frequently to see his
! friends. Some of our own boys had better be
! looking out.
/ Tle new store houses on Ile SOuL0 size Dc-
! longing to Col. Phillips is being painted and
will soon be ready for occupancy.
: 1t is said goods are selling cheaper In Nine
ty.Siy than ever before. Good bargains can
be had on all sides.
SHOULD BE SHOT on THE SPOT.
/ The lightning rod" men are about.
! GISSERIEs.
! Pinson Brothers have a we'll established
! ginnery and grist mill two and hall miles
/ north Of Ninety-SiX, where they are doing Il
! prosperous business. They do work with dis
patch and at satisfactory rates.
Mr.. Ashby King has bought plantation
near Ninety-SiH and will move up aiter
Christmas.
Our oil mill will commence grinding seed
in n few days.
Gently burned at DysOnS was not insured In
our agency, the Lloyds, as some have sup
posed.
Col. Tompkins came up from Columbia last
Friday. He will take a short vacation.
QUESTION.
We wonder If the organization known as
New County Lobbyists" are still in session
al Columbia or did they adjourn un I'll the
18th as did the Constitutional Convention.
FIVE GALLONS OF CORN.
State Constable Mosely. OF Green wood. was
down few days ago, as the consequence Is
that j. 5. Finkler will not receive ms gallon
keg Of North Carolina corn.
READ THE PAPER.
Can't you tell US Mr.. Editor what the Con
veption has been doing for the last three
weeks: Just a synopsis. II won't take
more than two squares OF space.
CONSTABLE MOVES IN A MYSTERIOUS WAY.
We were struck with the business like way
in which State Constable Mosely does his
work. He moves along smoothly anu ofends
no one and l am sure will have The moral
support of the Ninety-Six people whenever
he finds it necessary to visit our town.
SHORT HORSE SOON CURRIED.
The farmers are paying 40 cents per hun.
dred for picking cotton. It has been harv-
est for the coiored people, but will soon be
over.
There were three cotton buyers at Saluca
last Saturday, The buyers seem anxious n; ior
much higher than at present.
Next Friday at 10 a. m. Is the day hNed inr
hearing of the Oak Lawn school cases.
Parties interested will take notice.
There is quite an interesting meeting going
on at Kinards. Many Of our towns people al
tended yesterday.
IRE Misses Brooks, OF Roseland are in Co
lumhia visiting friends.
THE SCHOOL TEACHER.
We would be glad II all the old teachers
could be employed tor the next year. They
are without exception, we believe. gave satis
faction and too 1t is often unwise to make
changes without cause. Our experience mas
taught us that when communities have Kept
the same teacher for years, generally their
schools were more prosperous. We have ref
erence TO both white and colored schools.
Miss Julia DeVOuch has returned from
long visit to friends In Lexington and Colum-
bia.
D. f. Kinard left last week to enter Wofford
College. He is a bright young man ana Will
reflect credit on our community.
A lot of Greenwood negroes invaded Nine
ty-SiX last Sunday, with portable bar room.
East End.