The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-05-20
THE OLD FORT.
East End Wants No Pewter D0iiars-
PiOus People In Session - Many
Good Notes.

GOOD Notes.
i Nine1y-Siy S. G., May Is, 1885,
! We still have beautiful dry weather. Th'
cotton and corn doing well, but the niue snor
oats are as DR.. Blake once salu so9uG IN.
corn, little over the dead ilne. haih Il
badly needed for the small gram
| Miss Mary Lou Turner, q pretty young lad.
from nea r wood who has been visiting
friends here for several weeks, has returned
TO her home. has -. a., Ma.
od,si rhurcb Mr.. j. r. Wright. the efficien
superintendent OF the SUNDAY School, wa
master of ceremonies. The singing and reel
Sinsrd and Miss Sarah Golphin deserve spe
cial men ton for the part they look In the ex
ercises. The Rev. Mr.. Stoll delivered the an
> nual address to the school.
Miss Bell and Miss Clara Hill. two charming
Young ladies from Greenwood, have been tht
guests of Mrs. E. NJ. Lipscomb and Miss Loise
Pratt for several days past
Mr.. Ben Kinard and bride, nee Miss Pauline
STROLLER, Of Johnstons. worshipped at the
Methodist church yesterday.
Mr.. Tolbert a fine looking young gentleman
from Parksville, has been visiting his specia
Nearly all of our town visited Greenwood
last Friday. The occasion was the bicycle
races Col. Phillips Is great admirer OF the
wheel and enjoyed MS trip III
week to attend the State Convention.
The Democratic club here has been reorgan-
lied with r. +. McCaslan as president, 1; l..
moore ds Vice-PFesiueHI opo AA' - iN'A"'N 10
secretary.
ON the 8Oth of May inst. the pupils Of Miss
Archie Bozeman's school, Oakland Academy,
will give grand picnic. Every BODY ls lnVlt-
BoZeman has one of the best schools In this
district, and she cordially Invites all to come
out.
Miss Sallie Smith went down TO Chappells
last Friday TO spend few days with her faith
Mr.. K. Calhoun is now receiving Ice daily
and milk shakes aud his bonbons are very
nice indeed.
pewter fifty cents dollars In our business.
What we want now ls good money ana pro-
lection. Free coinage Is humoug, "a deiu'
sion and snare" Give us one hundred Genus
in the dollar whether 1t be OF silver or gold.
We are glad TO see that the Citadel cadets
were successful in the prize drill at Savannah.
South Carolina boys are hard to down.
The will OF the late Maj. ]. w. Fouche was
probated last week. He left his entire prop.
erty TO his three daughters.
Miss Modest Stalworth, pretty young lady
from Phoenix, and daughter OF our old
MT mas Ia ogn
Mr.. l.. M. Fouche, of the Revenue Depart
Mrs. DR.. ". Ii. Holland and children have
returned from visit to Mrs. Hollands par
Mr.J. G. Fooshe says he had rather go into
another war than see the gold standard people
succeed.
Mr.. G. NJ. Klnard is the largest planter in
the vicinity Of Ninety-SiX. He will plant
this year over 40) acres in cotton and corn,
oats and wheat In proportion. He has now
over hundred bales of cotton on hand.
Everybody will take notice that the super.
visor OF Registration will be here on the 18th
Of June for one day only.
The stands of cotton In our country were
never better, and so far are we'll worked.
Mr.. j. w. Josey and little son, OF Orange
burg, were up for few days last week, the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Griffin:
We are exceedingly obliged TO M s. q. for
his kind words and wishes. We had no OBJ.
iect in our past praise OF Greenwood and heI
people We believe just what we said, and
said Just what we believed.
| Miss Annie Blake has returned from visit
to friends In the Gate City.
The Rev. +. o. S. Curtis has returned from
the Baptist Convention at Chattanooga,
which he enjoyed very much. He says the
Rev. Diaz was the hero of the Convention.
MIR. w. E. Edgertin, Of Aiken, administra.
| tor Of the estate OF the lnte w. A. Limbucker,
| is In town on business
Farmer Klna,d Is having the numerous
bushes grubbed out OF his corn field.
| We think the preachers are unnecessarily
hard on the young people for dancing. There
Is no more innocent amusement than socla
dance.
Miss Jones, handsome young lady from
Rock Hill, is visiting Miss Willie Brooks, al
Can't the Supervisor OF Registration he In
duced to give us more than one day at Nine
ty-Six. East End.