The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-11-06
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MR.. LONGS CORN CROP.

ANH ANSN
Mr.. Long is one Of our city farmers who
gets his sense from books, which he then
puts into practice by using his " good
Judgment, and the result Ia that he succeeds,
while others who say book farming, or BOOB
sense ia no good, fall and then can't tell why,
theory from books and says hat others have
done I can do, and so he profits by others ex-
perience-while the farmer who is too Wise 70
learn In this manner but keeps In the old
ruts of long ago is as one asleep as far as up
tc.date farming goes. BY thorough prepare
ton, end application Of suitable fertilizers,
and good cultivation, Mr.. Long made $40
bales OF fine corn stover from the corr stalks
and sucks that many farmers leave 10 their
eclds 10 waste and rot, he also measured 600
bushels OF good corn Ia the ear and all this OH
OF q acres OF thin sandy land, the greater Por.
tlon OF II being on q high hill. Who is II that
this, and is content TO plod along In the old
wayq Such farmers might Just as we'll cast
aside owe and rakes, sub-soil ploughs and
all these recent Inventions and say they are
no good, we'll use the good old Soy the and
cradle and empty several hands extra to help.
Good experience, together with sound judg.
ment, Ia always worthy Of Imitation and
holds good In farming as we'll as In anything
else.
Fire broke out in the large feed and sales
stables OF A.. NJ. Hi h Sons about three
O'Clock last Sunday morning, When dis
covered 1t was seen that the hay 10 the loft,
u w bldIIb WHO oSdoho - AAS
pouring out through every window and ap-
perture possible, burning down through the
ceiling OF the harness room, In fact almost all
wood work in the upstairs under the I'm.
keeping the blaze down as II could have no
draft. All roughnesS and many sets OF bar
ness, brides and saddles we're destroyed.
They estimate their losR at about 81 500 and
BY Yea careful .d .m lnyes'l Is Iye these s9ess a gas ssV nay e Ss
we'll as the hands sleeping In the building.
We don't know what amount was covered by
insurance. Fire supp osed TO be accidental,
MIR. and Mrs. Euoch Nance spent last Mon
day in the city the guests OF their father Maj
Nance.and family.
Miss Rune Turner left last Monday fol-
Augusta where she will lake In the fair no"
Miss Annie Cochran and her brother Mr..
Claude Cochran are getting on nicely at this
writing, and 'us hoped will soon be up and
But. sss with our merchants is fine and
collections good aud everything In a business
point OF view seems 10 BIZ on the move these
tne days OF autumn.
NEWS ALONG ROUTE 8.
from Synod which convened In the city OIL
Anderson, and will be absent next Sunday
from his pulpit, attending the installation OIL
Rev. +. w. Gregg at Upper Long Cane church
but will return In time for. night service al
Lebanon,
Mrs. Maggie Bass wus quite suck last week
with pneumonia. but und'r the close attic
lion and III l..iul treatment OF DR.. Jim Hl'I
she Is better and Joihg we'll ut tubs writing.
Mr. Audiew Mcneil OF Bolton Is Wishing
relatives on routes
IT'S now surml.ed that the hig BAN tia
was burnt, ard the mul 8 that we're khoL ~
the ~6atwOods was the work OF be owner. Al
both Edgar and Jim HowlIn have gone tC
o,r,o nnHpnun IN th,ga who W0n,l like &c
know their whereabouts. They are largely iI
debt and have given mortgage upon mort
gage, and traded mortgaged stock until they
are In trouble, therefore they are absent.
given us last week by our friend and patron
Mr.. ]. d. McGaw IL seems that "tater digging
has begun on route 8. Many thanks, We en-
i Nal. Arthur Parker left last Saturday ovel
the Southern for Charleston whittier he goe'
to attend the marriage OF his niece, daughter
OF DR.. Frank Parker. We wish the Major
| pleasant trip, and safe return as route 3 coult
not get along without him.
Born at Lebanon Saturday morning Nov
End TO Mrs. ]. h. Thornton q SOD.
Births at Abbeville October 9Oth to Mrs. DR.
Neuffer a SOD. TO Mrs. Lawrence Parker
Miss NJ: ggle Gilbert after a delightful visi
to relatives at Clemson returned last Weel
accompanied by her pretty and bright It'll
niece Miss Annie Reid Evans. cou
Mrs. j. B. Hark ess and sister, Miss CLAIR
Lee Gillian with their friend Miss Katherln
Whitley spent last Monday night with Mrf
John A. Wilson,
Mr.. George McCanty 10 slowly improvinI
and We hope will soon be fully restored I
health. -,
Mr.. j. Allen Smith, Jr., and will be glad y
see his friends where he Ia prepared TO SCI
them what they need at rock bottom prices
MIR. and Mrs. Walter Wilson were In tn
city last Monday on business.
Mr., and Mrs. j. J.. Link were among th
visitors in the city on Monday last.
Route 5 war we'll represented In the cit
selesday.
Cotton picking ia drawing to q close-"mol
done and glad Of 1t, 30 they all say.