The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-12-20

pay the city $1,000 per anmu'n tor the
privilege uf keeping the streets cieaII.
The work is done under tile supervis.
ion OF the municipal authorities. aud
the contractors are reimbursed by the
sale OF the mud AMI dust, which when
manufactured iutu fertilizers il said to
yield $6OU. 100 annually Exchange.
On the aln principle we think y
sr,all turtune could be made ii some
one would get the privilege of keeping
The public square III Abbeville ecent
iy clean.
Miss BRocKINGToN. of Charleston
was on u visit To Miss ivy Perrin last
week and went home nn Monday.
Miss Brupkington is one of the most
beautiful and attractive young lauIes
who wereiu aiteudaiic. Ut the Will
funston Female college during the
session Just closed. There were Ulen-
" q. our susceptible young men VII"
were ready to fall down aud wor-
ship.
Mrs. RoBERT0N, of Anderson, was
i'm town lat week 10 king after u Hn-
tel. She failed to make the arrange.
meut for the new HO:el, because IL hal
already IIpell rented IL another party.
She will leave the Anderson Hotel To
! keep u hotel and boarding house II.
Greuylile. We wish her much auc-
cess.
THE publication of the GreenUiHc
| Duiiy Enterprise has been dI>contin-
u.i. iia:d times did il. The e.tit"f
| will now concentrate his energies t"
| ;l,e publication Of The weekly Enter
prise und .Uountuinecr. We wish ;h'
Me>srS. Baily good luck.
MRs. JANE MCDILL. an c>tima'ir
old lady, died 1t her noaSr near Dit
West, ON the l2lll Instant, after Il l"'=
and painful illness. She wlS i inc'ii-
der Of the AsSnciatc Returned Pres
byielian church and lied in Tie nope
| Of Il blessed! Immortality.
The balloon wcut up according t"
y .,,iutni mt on saturday, ard we
near that those who attended the
show were very we'll pleased. Ii the
SHOW had been property advertised IL
would have made money.
THE augusta Constitutionalist has
in every issue hi interesting Column tl
''P. l.. Notes" What the up. L."
means. We do not know, AMI we hav.
seen it often enough to have 1t ex-
planned, too.
MR.. GEORGE B. SoNDLEY rendered
II. very efficient aud acceptable scrvl-
ces or last Tuesday night for which lie
| will accept our thanks. Any young
lady will do well to get him.
O.hy u few days mor Of leap year
remain. and. We shall he glad when II
IL over. This having 10 reject girl al
ter g,rl is Il cruel strain upon a sellsl'
tive man.
one Gibson. who came over to Oh,
House of Representatives from tie
Mackey House has gone hack to lis
| first love, ana has been purged OF con
tempt.
REV. DIR. JACOBS. OF Cokesbury
WAS in town last week visiting Rev
| MIR. Martin. During his stny We had
the pleasure Of receiving u call from
him.
Mr.. AND MRS. ALLEN SMITI
have quit keeping house, 1T t''
"Muore Place" and will hereafte
board with Mrs. Allen,
MISS NJ. l.. Smith Of u town viii
60 to Atlanta to spead some tim
with her friends, the handsome Misses
Bowie, of Atlanta.
THE County commissioners repor
NAV I've found ia another column. Il
in full and explicit ani affords inter
es,ing reading.
MISS META LyTHaoE. after spend
ing several weeks very pleasantly, II
Aiken, returned to her mothers las
week.
MESS. NANCE AND DuPRE were il
t,wn Friday night, attending tlie reg
uiar meeting Of the Royal Arch Chap
Ter.
THE Ninety-S Sir Herald and the In
ion Herald failed to put in RI appear
allce at this office on Friday last.
Rev. J. o LINDSAY, will preach a
Hope~'ell church. Oh the 5th Sunda.
OF this m,nth.
MR.. JACOB MILLER weighs on
hundred and seventy-four pound
avnirdupois.
Miss MAIN CATER, left home O,
yesterday to visit frieuds in Gritht
Georgia.
Miss Georgie Gori.G1i and her littlt
brolher will boari at Mrs. Aliens mex
year.
Mr.. s. ECAsoN has been assisting
tho new Probate Judge.