The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-01-03

GOING TO TEXAS.-Messrs. Hugh
Mckelvy, Thomas S. Brown, John
Brown and others, left the Mount
Carmel neighborhood for Honston,
Texas, Oh Monday last, where they
intend to make their home in the fu:
ture. We wish them good luck, and
hope when they find out that Texas is
not so great a place after all. that they
may have enough money left to pay
their way back to old Abbcville.
There is no better place than Able
Vile County.and nine tenths of those
who have gone away from here since
the war have regretted the act, and
many have returned poorer and wiser.
District Deputy c.. NJ. DuPre,
visited Eureka Lodge, No. Al, at Nine
ty-Six and installed the officers of that
lodge on the night Of the "Gth ultimo,
and was at Cokcsbury on the 9th. in
stalling the officers OF Bascomb Lodge
No. 80 and of Orient Chapter No. 9.
He was much pleased with the Ma
sonic outlook and speaks in nigh
terms Of courtesies shown him by the
brethren on his trip.
WE had a very pleasant call last
week from Dr.. f. l.. Parker, of the
Medical College of Charleston. He
makes an annual visit to his native
place, to see our old red hills. He
says he loves Abbeville still. The
Doctor is an emminent physician and
quite all agreeable gentleman. We
Hope he may call when he comes
again to Abbeville, where he will find
4 hearty greeting at the Press and
Banner office.
AFRICAN ETIQUETrE.-At Mr.. Nc
Cravey's farm, about two miles from
town, OH Wednesday night, some OF
the American gentlemen and ladies
of African lineage were having q par
ty. When they began to pass knives
around Radical Henry Adams depos-
tied his sharp edged instrument in
Democratic Jim Fairs side. Jim
thought he would die at first, but upon
a second thought he has given out the
id ca of "shuffiing off" just now.
SALE DAY.-Last Monday was Sale
Day, but owing to the bad weather and
the slim attendance, no sales were made
except that Of the Richmond House,
was sold by the Sheriff to MIR.
A. l.. McCaslan for 81 ,25O-Mckinny
bid.
If Christmas was to do oyer again
some Of the boys would notcourt quite
so extensively at Due West, as they
did at the soiree Monday night. Some
of them are already regretting that
they ever mentioned the subject OF
"Sour grapes"
THE Due West Cornet band receiv-
ed a new set of instruments recently
which they gave a concert on
Tuesday night of Christmas. Their
old horns were worn out during the
last political campaign blowing for
and reform.
THE politicians have recently made
a great fuss about bulldoZers. Our
has been that they move
to delightful measures, when conlpar-
ed with the "blll-dozers" about this
THE snow for the past few days al
most suspended business ut Abbeville.
Not one-fourth of the business was
done last week that was done the
week before.
MISSES JANE LAUDERDALE, Mary
Shaw and Ella Brice, some Of the
specimens of beauty from Fairfield,
spent Christmas in Due West.
DAVID MAGIL thinks Of going to
Winnsboro to practice law, instead of
Lexington. lie thinks he can do bet
ter.
What shall it profit a mar if he has
account against every man in town,
if he is unable TO collect u cent?
THE Salem .Und.) Democrat is an
excellent paper. We would be glad
to receivesit as al exchange.
Mr.. Jas. H. Perrin took advantage OF
the christmas holidays to "enjoy" a
sic&pess at home.
SEE the notice of change Of the
terms of the sale Of the Belcher PLAIN
THE ice on the ponds about Salem,
Indiana, is said to be eight inches
MASTER CALHOUN MARsHALL
took his favorite ladies sleigh riding.
Mrs. Ramcy will occupy the Hotel
recently vacated by Mr.. Nier.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lynch will occupy
rooms at the Dendy Corner.
Mr.. J. A. Wier took possession. of
the new Hotel yesterday.
MIR. w. JOEL SMITH drove a two
horse sleigh yesterday.
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