The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-08-04
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Mr.. J. G. Nichols is Off fort few days, to Eas1
loy'S station.
Messrs. Il. r. and J. r. Blake are on a visit,
to LowndesvIlle. ~
Miss Annie Towncs Of Greenvllle with Miss
Lille Nicholson OF this place are visiting rel
atives hear Phoenix. Miss 1ownes is solicit !
Ing subscribers totlie colrge Mt1rotii a spicy
vile Female College. BE prepared young men
slo will give YOU q call.
Mr.. +. g. Walker, the deaf and dumb book
agent. was III town last week, he sold about
SOD worth of books. -:
Mr.. Hill has opened a shop here for the pur-
pose OF repairing watches, tewclry, &c .',Et
The Junior Reading Club is In = fiourIshing%,
condition.. MIR. II. II. Calhoun Is president.
Mcssrs. Williams I'D. Tucker OF Anderson 3.
have been visiting the doctors In and around =
The young peopleo Of town spent avery pleas. :
ant evening last week at tho residence OF Mrs.
Elinorc's. =
Having read so much of the Gambler duel we Z
Imagine that 1t would be au easy matter TO re-
cognize the parties implicated. ~ :,
Croquet is a very popular gume among our
ST. John i. McLees has returned home from ,
The protracted meeting OF the BAPTIST church .
the church. - !.
o'clock. u
Our streets are In n better condition now,
IMAM tnan they have been for several yenrs.r,
so 500 in ,iHa 'or ne good work Mr.. j. Il. -lsaacs
The watermelon crop is very fine and they.
are coming In by the wagon load.
Quite q nnmner Of cars loaded with stone :
coal have passed tho road Within the
Wo:k viii soon be commenced on Dr.. Parks.
new residence on main street below the hote+.".
There has not been a person in ourcalaboose
for several months: -
Mrs. Alice Canley, daughter Of Mrs. Amer:
TnaSdNv, Elp Was sick hnt n fpyC hNDrH - Hpf !.
remains were inferred in the Methodist Gene. I:
terry here on Wednesday evening. ~
ns There Ell IRE s peo o Ieft Sh1 ib nsxss aII sn 20 Per noes
office regularly for their mail .rGE.&I
Mr.. W: =: patten Is getting the Hancock
~ flag e, ress sd ys io IT. the ,n Gfsm ,'1,pS X "a &c was the STAN; !:
Mr.. T. n. Dcndy has been quite sick for sew.
eral days with fever, but Is now: convales-p
Dr. L. T. Hill Of Ninety-sIx was in town;
lust week talking his valuable medicines TO
druggists. :. =. - IN. ..,&
Our MERCHANTS expect to do a large trade :
rGll them low and keep them well adyertis-
Miss Fannie Merriman has returned rom Z
Seneca, whittier she has been visiting her SIS
The question for discussion Mt the next meet,
Ing OF the Greenwood Debating Society Is, rs
woman capable Of Us great mental attachments
Master R...R. Calhoun's inaugural address :
before the Junior Readidg Club on last Friday
night Is spokenof In terms OF highest comph.
Prof. J. +. Dargan's school has closed for the
Miss Claudia Townes, OF G%reenville, ison q q
visit tn r~elrtivss here. She, will probably;
spend her vacation in our community.
Rev. IT. Z. Smart, assisted by Rev. H.. NJ
Pratt has been conducting n very interesting
meeting in the Baptist church. at Etnety-Six. {.
The meeting closed with Blk ddditiona to tho
church. -. =. - -....3i, e.
Judge J. r. Tarrant has been q. subscriber tof
the Press and Ban,rr for thirty-three years. ).
The excursion to Grecnvillc for the colored
people was we'll patronized.
Rev. II. G.. Smart commenced O protracted :.
meeting at Olive Branch last Sunday. Rev!
w. C. Power one at Lebanon.
Let those who arc inclined to boast OF the
"enlightcned age remember thai there IRE.
Celebration OF the Lords Supper inttha
Baptist church Sunday, A. good number *
Rev. W. C. Power preached an excellent
sermon in the Methodist church Sunday even-
Miss Manic Lipscomb and Miss Annie
Marshall are visiting friends ana reiat!Yes
Mr.. Butler Cobb lost q little child last Sum
day night with dlptheria.
venient fruit cutter. -
MI. VIM. PAGES house was broken into one
night last week and several dollars worth OF
groceries taken, the exact amount ls NOT
known. Four suspicious negroes were ar
rested. Ono Of them confessed thai ne WIS
one Of tho party.
tain trip.
| music, to relieve the younger members OF Inc
onerous duty OF having every Sabbath TO
lead in singing. UNI.