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WE ALL LIVE IN '96.
Railroad Taxes-Dlspensarie s. Oats
Hops-Knlghts, dc. ~.


Ninety-Six, S. G. Jan. Is, 1898.
Preaching In the Baptist and Presbyterian
churches yesterday by the regular pastors,
Revs. Curtis and Jacobs.
Mrs. w. B. Nichols has returned from a
short visit to friends In Columbia.
The school at Mt Lebanon had 10 be sus
pended on account Of measles.
Mrs. Ellis, OF Cross Hill, and Miss Sallie El-
lis: of Edgefield. are staying with Mrs. James
Mr.. Z. c. Rice. who is the junior member of
the firm OF Hall & Rice, of Green wood, is q
native Of Ninety.Six. We are justly proud Of
pie OF the "Gate City"
The "tax meeting" or rather anti.tax meet
ing In our town last Saturday was, we think,
the line Of the G., K. & W. Railroad. Mr.. W.
J. Moore, Of Cokesbury, with bis usual dignity,
presided and Capt. R. F. McCaslan acted as
sss IgeS Mon Ss Soua Es6es o s1ps
were appointed upon committee. with the
Chairman as ex.oficlo chairman OF the com:
mittee: W. 7. Jones and W. H. Moore p
and M. H. Coleman, Of Ninety.Six. They
will investigate and report at q subsequent
meeting to be called by the Chairman.
Oakland Academy this morning: Miss
will make an efficient teacher.
The Knights Of Pythias had had big oys
OF Mr.. Joel @. Wier. Quite number Of visit
ing Knights werein attendance; among them
we noticed Prof. Wilson and Capt. Spark
man, Mr.. Simpson Partlow and Mr.. n. Nj.
Johnson, OF Greenwood They had jolly
good time and the festivities Of the occasion
will long be remembered ....- q,
1t will be remember that when the bond
holders OF the G., K. & w. Railroad brought
suit for the payment Of interest on their
bonds that Ninety Six township. through the
board Of County Commissioners employed
the Hon. z. B. Gary to represent the taxpay-
ship; tax was levied and collected tor that
purpose. Mr.. Gary carried ont his contract
He won the case in the U. 3. District Court
Of the State Supreme Court. Mr.. Miller. Of
Charleston was In charge OF the case. There
Ia fee 10 be paid and more money will be ne.
cessary TO carry the case further. AS mat.
for the other townships along the line to foot
the bills? We throw this out az a suggestion
only, for We feel that the other townships
ought to know these facts, and knowing them
bear all the burden.
The hop at the hotel on last Wednesday
night was success. Among the visitors we
OF EdgefieId, and Miss Davis. Of Abbeviile,
besides many Of the beauties Of the surround
ing country. The dance was purely social
affair, and we can see no harm IN these little
pleasures. .-.- ...........
Messrs. Ham and Wallace Payne are out ar.
ter spell of measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Langston, after enjoying the
Laurens and Newberry. are back again. |
Mrs. ]. A. Stuart, OF Greenville, is spending
a short while at her fathers. DR.. W. A. SAM
ders at Riverland Plantation. p
Mr.. George II. Taylor and Mr.. Andrew
Stockman. two OF the largest taxpayers -four
town, were at the meeting on last Friday.
Many ofour largest planters are of the opin.
ion that the oat crop Is not seriously hurt.
We hope they are correct, as large area has
been planted in this community.
Mrs. Ed. Motto, of Greenville, is spending q
short time with her father, Capt. NJ. B. Lips
We would not be understood as being In IA
vor ofsa dispensary at Ninety-Six. We do
not approve OF dispensarles In small towns.
Especially are we opposed to one at Ninety
Six. Wedo notneed one here; we al Q small
community and can and will control the
Mr.. N. d. Coleman and others from New
Market were here last Friday attending the
Greenwood contemplates establishing dis
%tRn 6s SS5aes Sots o
IL as their only defence against the blind IT,
GER It is almost impossible to suppress the
illicit GALE OF whiskey. Other communities
There is no doubt that the dispensary plan Is
the best solution of the whiskey business.
We are satisfied that Greenwood would not
submit TO barrooms, but In order to down the
blind tiger let them accept the least OF all the
whiskey evils-the dispensary.
Mr.. ]. S. Wilson has moved and taken part
OF the Pope mansion. b
Mr.. Thomas Callahan, Of EdgAGeld, has
moved to Ninety-Six. He will board with his
brother.in-law, Mr.. E. N. DeVore.3
We would remind owners Of stock that It ia
great nuisance to allow them to run at
large. We all have nice green.patch es sown
especially for our own use and not for the
worthless scrubs that are allowed TO roam at
will over the town.
Nine drummers lodged at the Ninety Six
Hotel last week.
We will supply the teachers of the public
schools with registers as soon as we can get
them. We hope they will be patient.
I, Capt. M. B. Lipscomb. after wrestling with
rheums tism for some time, is out again:
East End