The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-07-01
THE OLD STAR.
II TwinlIlpS and Shines for All.

Ninety-Siy, s. G.. June ~, ls9':
The past week has been be''ulllui one ,,t,l ro'
farm work and thrcShirg. The " heiil II " a.
ing out moderately well. The great trouo!e u
our farmers SOW their poor lana III Wile'it 'ii"
plant all the good land in cotton. & e,i ..
with the same care gwen 10 "h'ilt tiih, J., - "
en- to cotton. Soutn tifoIih' "'"'" " W.
/ buy little flour. ,,; ,.o,no
! Miss Mc,reary. quite an interesting auuiS
lady from Splrlnnhurs. who mas ptcu Spenu'
! inc awhile with Miss Marion hinard, mas rc-
Mr.. ". l.. Anderson, jr,, and family, from
ST GEORGES, are at Ninety SIX Ior ihc sum
mrr Their friends are glad 10 greet lnthi.
Mr William Turner, OF BcnncttSvlile, mas
been here during the past week visiting his
/ friends. , r., ,ro
! sprfmgs ON Sa!uda, are being shipped from
/ Eiurly.SiX weekly. We believe II these
springs were properly handled Nine'y-SiN
would yet get the reputation ol popular
health resort One of these famous springs Is
on the plantation OF DR.. W. n. 9ahueTs anu
| two ON Mr. levy Lees place.
Col. Miller. Col. Rice, Capt. McCaS!an, Mr..
". H. Frazier, J. a. Moore and probably
others vii! attend the reunion ol the Cohieu-
crate Veterans aL Richmond.
Cadet Edward j. Rogers Will return rom
the Citadel Academy Tomorrow, having COM
pleted his ith year. $50
Miss Mary Holland has returned from Flor
ida, where she has been teaching for the past
year. She is well pleased vi TN Florid;. ana
the PEOPLE, and will return there again this
fall.
We omitted 10 mention last week that Miss
Ben nice and Miss Ida Matthews, two charm.
ing young ladies from Newbcrry, were here
visiting tie Misses Holland and attending The
Commencement exercises of the Ninety-SlX
High School.
Mrs. NJ. ID. Wightman, President of the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society, and Mrs.
W. f.. Walt, Vice President Of the South Car
olina Conference Society, vii be in Ninety.
SIX on the G'!I Ul July. proyimo They Will
hold 4 meeting in the Methodist church on
that evening ut $50 olnck. Everybody Is cor
daily invited 10 attend. Miss MiEhtInan
has been actively engaged in lhis good cause
Tor more than twenty wears. Her popularity
and success Is well known throughout the
south. Mrs. Wait is a very entertaining
speaker and cur people should not fail to turn
out and hear her ana Mrs Wightman.
Miss Jones, who has been visiting Miss Nell
Brooks has returned 10 her home in Column
Uia.
There will be y Sunday School mass meet
ing and picnic al Salem on Thursday, the 9th
0i july. The exercises will commence ut I'D
Il III. Several speakers from distance VIII
ue present and deliver addresses. The Salem
people are noted for their hospitality, and we
tIu>t there Will be Il good turn out.
u!d -Abbcviilc is ab"ut to eclipse Edgeheld
in the number OF Candidates who are anxious
10 serve the dear people.
Mrs. Dare Wicker, nee Miss I.iliaS Cromer,
of NewbeIry, Is up Tor Il short stay with her
parents.
Well, Mr.. Editor, il looks like We will have to
come down and accept the inevitable, Il. e.
the unlimited Tree coinage OF silver. This Sill
yer business looks very much Ike cyclone
and we believe il is going 10 sweep the coun-
try.
Miss Cfafton, of Edgeiield, Is visiting Miss
Luccille Chapman.
We have -" nice kettle Of fish in the United
States Senatorial lace. The like of which we
I:lii To rrnuember.
Mrs. John L. duncan came up from COlum-
tia yesterday To spend the heated term at her
tat hers hutn". Col. ID. ii. Tompkins.
Mr.. John Utscy, one o! SaIuca'S popular al.
derman. was IN town yesterday.
Mrs. Joel &. Weir Is with friends In Able.
Vile.
A party of pleasure seekers from Ninety.
Six made trip to Harris Lithia Springs last
Friday. They enjoyed the TRIP Immensely, de-
spite the oppressvcly not weather.
Mr.. l.. NJ. Moore ami wife, or Greenwood,
came down last week for days outing.
Mrs. j. ID. Watson, Of Greenvlle, Is visiting
her sister, Mrs. John Mcrurncr
The photograph man has come and gone.
Our Juveniles We're very much pleased.
Mr.. Grif Marbert, now OF Greenwood, was
| in town Yesterday.
| We heard grea: deal Of talk in town last
Saturday. aud from what we could gather, the
| Hon. John L. Duncan is largely the farori;e
FOR L. 5. Senator.
| Mr.. \. A. Werts, one of the best farmers OF
SaiGda county, was in towr Il lew days ago.
ID says the prospect for cotton was never bet
| ter in his county. The corn il good and man y
peas have been SOWn.
The many friends OF DR.. W. A. Sanders will
regret To hear OF the death Of his brother,
| Capt. Marion Sanders, of Sumter. recently.
| Capt. Sanders was one OF the most popular
| men in his county, having several times been
elected Sheriff and 10 other offices OF honor
and trust.
Just now we are needing rain. Cannot have
1t too often at this season OF the year.
East End.