The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-10-31
Ninety-Slx Guardians.

Eor OF II BUTLER R~1FLEs.-Last
Wednesday evening we were iDr;unatG
caoU%h to attend the supper and ball OF the
Butlrr Rifle club. ut Hodges Depot. The az
fair was pl"asnn;'y conducted and realized Il
considerable sum towards the purchase of tie
uniforms for the company. After indulgin.
in the suluptUolS array OF deiicacics spread
before us, in company with the fair bellies and
hCHuN Of the occasion we repaired TO the h1li
room. where we bcguileG ourselves witness
Ing the light fantastic tripping until the wee
Sma' hours painfully reminded us TINT, even
AT us pl'a>anta place aS Hodges. such pleas
urCs cDUil :ot last forever. Tho Hodges Rifle
llul has reason 70 be proud q. The cltrrtli,l-
n'cmt, and We wish tlcm many pleasant "cca-
SiuilS % the Sanle Kind.
INSTRUMENTATION friend. !. T.. Shu
mttr, has "hEukr dirt FOR tllc i"uhdaiionS /"
his Sprudid brick stores. on the Old l"u"ilr
corner, opposite Col. Philips store. Tn" Old
frame store, with its anrien! piazza. has dis
appeared from Tie place it BIZ, nrcnplrd 10.
the past Twenty-Five years, ana it may En"
be seer, minus the plaza, on C:tinor.G-"
street opposite +. ". rop"'s. The n"w torres
two in nunbcr-wiil be two stories hi3h
and built after the nuSt approved style. And
cOmmoliOuS cottage. witi, numerous gables
and other modern appcndaG"S. Mr.. Mo"rrS
Improvement Son l.ipSr"mh avenue. near
the Methodist church, and will give the neigh
horhuod an additional air OF ncatncss and
density.
We attended the Baptist Association for
.Abbeville county, held at Mount Moriali, on
Sunday. y large c~Oncour>c OF people were
! present and the exercises were very interest
ing. The Sunday school was addressed by
several gentlemen present. In the morning
We listened with much pleasure TO an able
sermon by Rev. B.. +. Miller, of Abbevillc.
and in the afternoon to another from Rev. j.
p. Mealing, of Edgeiicld.
| THE New Observation-Disclosures May has
succeeded in placing. the framing for
the manSard roof and observatory on the
l n,y Il rvnl1ttkr " ~ ~ DsN ylNn
house will DO finished in the latest Of modern
Wbatan accomplished sssaRitect and Contract
or can do. -" ~"
A~HrIEHr.-The first bin Of goods ever sold
Mr.. W. T.. Hilton from M"SSrs.. Calhoun &
Blake. in ISL. Mr.. Hilton still lives to teSti-
~ In the case, but he is by no means the "old-
est iuhAliiant." The old store house Occr-
pied by this firm in ~ has long since given
place TO Il handsome brick range.
N~EUEALGIA.-A simple remedy for neural
gia is horse radisl.-Grate and mix 1t In vim
cgarsrahe same as for table purposes, and ap-
ply tothc temple when the face or head is aE-
irctcd. or the wrist when the pain Is in the
arm Or shoulder.
Mr.. Albert Shumatc left town on last Tues
day for Grccnvillc. He has reccivrd the APP
p~olntmcnt of assistant Railroad agent ut the
Air line depot In tlE.: town. We wish him
success.
Fox hunting is becoming quite the thing
among our SportSp,en. Several parties have
been INDUCING III this sport the past few
days. and with rare success.
RAILROAD MEETING.-There will be n
meeting in the interest Of the Sp,Jtanburg
and augusta Railroad at kirkscy's Gross
Roads on the 81 of November next.
Tho Council is hauling soil around the trees
in the public square.
The tournament has been Indefinitely posi-
poned.
Oats arc coming up finely.