The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-08-28
TROY'S TALK.
Fine School Building Horse
Many visitors-Large Corn Crop-sec-
ond Inquest over the Body of J. NJ.
Bowie.

| Many Vtsttors-Large corn Crop-Sec
ond Inquest Over the Body of ]. NJ
Bowie.
Troy. s. c., August %, 1895.
There are three churches In town and none
OF them had preaching in them on yesterday
Mrs. Lila NJ. Bonner, OF Duo West, Is the
guest of Mrs. G. G. Bradley.
Miss Sue McCaslan, and MIR. Henry Tag
gart, of Clear Springs, was In town yesterday
| Our new school house il fast being fast com
pleted, 1t will have five rooms and Will &C
commodate two hundred pupils, 80 you neeo
not fear Of your children being crowded. Oul
town should feel proud Of this building
Now we would warn you to look TO the Inter
| est Of your children and send them in as yor
can get good Christian homes 10 board your
children.
Captain E. H. Youngblood, and wife, o.
Winter Seat, were In town S,I Sunday. 1t ,,n ,,o,
Charlotte, N. G., was letting our beloved
preacher, Rev. Il. w. Sloan, come back home
TO preach for u.s..
Miss Lula Wideman, one Of Troy's little
er, Mr.. J. l.. Presley, OF Cedar Springs, has
returned home.
The lumber has arrived for the new depot
The work will begin this week.
There are some OF our neighborlng towns
grumbling about the new county. We are
keeping quiet, but as soon as the persimon
gets ripe Troy will show how high she can
reach, as the longest pole will knock down
Mr.. George Whitfield johnson, an aged cit
lzen Just across the Edgefie cid line died at his
with cancer for number OF years, which at
last caused his death.
Doctor L. N. Kennedy's mare became
frightened at at a dog last; Saturday levening
running Ave inches Of the shaft In the horses
hip, cutting q blood vessel Death would
soon have taken place, but the skillful hands
OF Doctor Kennedy soon stopped the blood
The horse is getting along fine, but Is still
Mr.. and Mrs. w. X. Jay. and little Kate
spent few days with relatives in Due West
| last week.
Fodder pulling and molasses making Is the
order of the day now.
Doctor Robert Latham, Is assisting Rev. r
F. Bradley, at Long Cane.
Mr.. J. L; Taggart made flying trip to
There is a new cut road opened between
Troy via Captain Robinson's, Mr.. jacob
Lonley's and Mr.. j. F. Whites 70 the Edge
field line. This road is badly needed, we hope
how soon II may be opened.
Mr. Chalmers Haddon. was In town last
week on professional business.
]. w. McCaslan, is at his same old stand,
where he viii be glad to Pay you 1oa the highest
Mr.. Horn, Is moving In his new quarters.
Mr.. Joe Jennings, will leave this evening
for Grey Court. Joe says he goes, while he
leaves his heart with US.
Patrons come to Troy and see our new
school building and talk with Professor
McElroy on education. 1t Is to your Interest
Al IN M Bowe was hed
day. August IS. A petition was circulated as
| If there was foul play about IL. Judge Cook
was ordered TO have the body e3humed and
hold the second inquest oyer him. this was was
done last Friday, August %. Below we give
the verdict Of the jury.
DOCTORS CERTIFICATE.
This is to certify that I have this the % day
of August, 1895 exhumed and examined The
dead body of John NJ. Bowie, and find thai
decom position has 30 far advanced that II
would be impossible for me 10 say what caus
ed his death 1 find q bruise over sixth and
seventh ribs on right side with blood clots
over said ribs externally and internally, 9
mark around his neck as II made with line
OF some kind; stomach empty. except q
small quantity OF decomposed blood. In
which after testing, find no trace Of poison
L. N. Kennedy, M. ID.
VERDICT OF THE JURY.
We the undersigned jury. after having the
dead body Of John M. Bowie exhumed anc
same by Doctor L. N. Kennedy, find that the
body was so badly decomposed that 1t wal
impossible for the Jury to give any reason fo
the act ". T. Bradley; foreman j. N. hoS 90
Young, J. w. McCaslan. B. L. Taggart F
H. Gable. W. r. Jay, j. $. MCBRIDE, j.. {
Scott, r. V. Creswell. F. A; Cook, I. ].
Acting Coroner.
before comm issloner +. H. Youngblood Sat
urday for receiving nd selling tobacco with
out the stamp being on II. He was bounc
over to appear at Greenville Court.
Miss Matte Jennings, of Modoc, is th'
guest of Miss Lucretia Lyon.
Mr.. D. G. Prentiss, says he Will maxi
enough corn TO do him two years. This is hls
first year at farming.
We hear Greenwood Is TO have her base bal
game over. Wish she would come dowI
here TO play our team, and Abbeville too.