The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-16
EAST END ON DECK.
Echoes From the Old Fort - Personal
decentralization Seed.
Ninety-SiX, $. c., Oct. II, 1895.

Ninety-SiX, y. u, Oct. IL, 1879.
The Rev. Ferdinand Jacobs, of Clinton
preached in the Presbyterian church Satur'
dav and Yesterday. He is certainly fine
preacher for man of his age and experience,
Cotton came in rapidly last week, and we
fear the bulk Of it has been marketed in this
Miss Redona Griffin, of Ninety-Slx. has
been selected as teacher for the Oak Lawn
school, She Is we'll educated, bright and IN
tellgent, and we predict will give entire satls'
faction.
the Rev. F. o. S. Curtis has gone to COlleton
10 assist worthy brother in series ol meeL,
ings. Mr.. Curtis Is very popular WIN niS S
brethren and finds 1t difficult to accept all
the invitations extended from abroad.
| Mrs. r. l.. Moore and Miss Sue spent seVeral
days In Abbeville last week, WISHING lriehos
and shopping. ,..o,
enjoyable occasion. Propriety, however, sug,
gests to us, that no lady or gentlemen shoulu
mask themselves so as 10 disguise the sex;
IN attend his duties rs member OF the Consti-
tufionnl Convention. He il unable to say
how long he will be absent from home.
The cotton.seed question Is agitating the
mill men, and nj lO Genus they ilnu n ~ a'., IL,
NOR but a. solid fact that the farmers are re-
fnsins The price and hauling their seed home.
yonr Suggestion last week that they exchange
them for hulls and meal Is proper, nut lhc9
Miss Fannie cambridge Payne, n pretty and
accomplished young lady from Lynchbnrg,
Va.. is teaching nj Dr. Sloan's. She comes
highly endorsed as an educated' renheu iauy. ny
Nr. j. W. Blake made several hundred gal
Ions Of sorghum molasseS last week. Inc
cane this year is Of an inferior quality.
The Rainbow Party" week before last, CIV
en- by Miss LoiSe Pratt, was inadvertently
omitted by US last week. Those VINO attend
ed it were we'll pleased and speak in the high
est terms Of the hostess Of the occasion.
Mr. C.. p. Roberts is doing the honors oehlno
N,,,l n fnr flr H..
Call and see him
Col. James Bozeman. one OF our peaVine
hay kings. is happy. He has harvested MS
extensive crop of peavlnes without frost OF
rain. .. ~
good as some at first thought.
Our county survey will be ready whenever
necessary, and those who are so solicitous
about the number OF So uare miles IL VIII col-
tain can rest easy.
Capt. r. H. Armstrong, eX-county commits
sioner was down last week on business. lie
thinks our chances for the new county are as
good as that of other localities.
Venner Ray, colored citizen OF Green
wood OF not very savory reputation, was De-
tore our town council last Monday, ana was
convicted OF selling liquor ana camping In
town on Sunday. He was fined heavily.
We are indeed sorry that Mr.. j. II. Rice, Jr.,
has resigned his position as editor-ln.chlel
Of the Columbia Evening News. his sphere
is journalism and literature in general, ana
we hope how soon he will be again employed.
Certainly writer OF his ability cannon re-
main idle very long.
Miss Lucia Calhoun, charming young lady
of Johnstons, is spending short while Win
the Misses Fouche.
An unusually large congregation at the
PRESBYTERIAN church yesterday to hear Mr..
Jacobs. -.
Miss Archie BoZeman returned home last
Saturday, after a long visit to friends IN Lau'
rens and Greenville.
Miss Mary Lou Turner, of Greenwood, and
Miss Bette Statuaker, Of Aiken, are visiting
Mrs. j. McTurner.
We hear this morning that State Constable
Moseey was killed on Saturday night al
Greenwood. From what we gather, II was q
foul murder. and 1t Is hoped the assassin Will
be found out
Miss Mai Orchard left for her home In At
lanta on Saturday in an nwswer TO a telegram
That her uncle, Col. Thomas Z. SLovail was
dying. Later: Col. Stovall died near Rome
(ia, on the llth inst. He married Miss Genie
Orchard, u sister of Mrs. II. c. Lipscomb ol
this place. who Is left q widow, whose many
friends here and elsewhere deeply sympa'
thiZe. East Emu.