The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-02-12
TURKEY CREEK.
All Sorts of Pebbles Picked up on the
Everlasting Stream.

Turkey Creek. S. c., Feb. 8, 1885.
Miss Claud Sharp Is visiting relatives al
Mr.. B. L. Lipford has quit the mercantile
business and rolled his store house back for q
Mr.. w. c. Hughes is building himself new
house.
News has reached here of the suicide OF Mr.
Willie Mabry, son of one OF Mulbury's sub
stantial farmers, Mr.. Towns Mabry. he wen,
INTO his room at his fathers house FRIDAY
night, and after sometime Two pistol shots ns
found that the young man had shot hlmsel
through the head. The first shot taking nc
effect, he fired q second killing him instantly
No known cause TO report, but ne nau no
been right for several days.
We have received the papers TO be ilied OUT
for the establishing OF postof1ice In th1s com
munity. We expect to meet some opposlIlon
but we hope that no one will be SO radical as
this.
Henry Thurman Oulla, the little son Of Mr.
J. II. Oulla, ST., who was accidentally sho'
about year ago in both legs. Is walking ev'
the little fellows legs in such fix. HIS rlghl
leg was shot In too, both bones being severed
about one and one-half inches apart. Tnls
was below the knee on the shin. AT the same
the ankle joint. Some thought 1t best to have
his legs amputated, but his father would not
agree to this as 1t looked az II IL would be I'M
possible for the little fellow to recover. AFTER
y
the play, and one can hardly tell that he is
wounded. To-day the wound on the right
leg is still running q little, and small bones
are working out & every rs Day Gyss,erdav a,,ernoon
up TO lust night, when the wind commenced
blowing very hard.
We Will thank all our friends for all the
news you give US. If you go visiting give us
the item In some way.
Tell your friends that Johnnie James solic'
Its new subscriptions for the Press and Ban
ner in this community:
Mrs. Sallie Oulla. died at her home In the
Level Land section last Sunday morning Jan.
uary 26, after an illness of a few days ol
measles. She was nearing the age OF seventy
five, and had been very stout all her life Win
the exception OF the past year or two her
health had failed. She lived In this commun-
ity for number Of years, and was a member
OF Turkey Creek church. Her remains were
inferred In Mt. Bethel cemetery, Anderson
County, January 9th: She has many friends
our enterprising citizen, Mr.. II. Oulla, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. s: NJ. Cooper visited relatives
In Laurens a few days ago.
JOHNNIE James has returned from a weeks
stay at Annie, Anderson County.
Mr.. ]. j. Richey's family Is quite SICK ol
measles. Johnnie James.
Turkey Creek, S. c., Feb. 10, 1896.
Yesterday was cold blustry day.
The measles have about broken up the Sab.
Ing communities.
Mr.. ]. Z. Rasor is repairing his mill house
Two bridges across Turkey Creek is this vi
cinity are in bad condition. Some of the
planks in the floor have become rotten and
breaking In.
Dr.. w. j. Balentine OF Breweston was in
this vicinity few hours last Monday.
All who have had the measles In this Vlcln.
ity are getting along alright.
The creeks were very high Saturday from
heavy rain.
We noticed in recent issue of the Press
and Banner q query regarding the sale OIL
snuff in this State. This writer Is highly In
favor Of legislation against the sale Of snuff.
habit or The use of tobacco in any way. 1t Is
filthy habit. There is an extract from the
life of Franklin. 10 you time-wasting, brain.
starving young men, who can never be al
ease unless you have a cigar as plug OF To-
bacco In your mouth, 60 on with your puffi ne
and champing-go on with your filthy smok'
Ing, and your still more filthy splitting, keep
ing the cleanly house wives In constant terror
for their nicely waxed floors, and their shin
ing carpets--go OH I say; but remember L
| was not In this way that our little Ben be
came the great DR.. Frank lio.
| Our friend, the HOnea Path Chronicle, says
few more executive acts. such as Imposing {
metropolitan police on Charleston, Will pu
conservatives and reformers as far apart al
ever. This one act Is enough 10 put the con
servatives, who want the old bar-room system
| in vogue again, farther from the reformer
! but no good cltizeE of Charleston nor any
where else, will fall out with the:Governor fo
having the law enforced. Let Charleston
abide by the law il she don't want to be under
such rule. Johnnie James.