The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1884-04-30
TIE ATHENS OF ABRIvuLS,
The Musical Talent and Literary Ac.
Quirement OF Her Beautiful Wo.
mem. Pleasant Chit.Chat

Major f. W. Mills of Blnckstocka. q. c.,
spent n couple Of days recently In our town.
His son. Mr.. =. Y. Mills. returned home with
him. tho doctors advising more rest and iesa
study.
Carp ponds are becoming fashionable. Mir.
r. N. Hadd"n has a nice one. we'll stocked.
20 has Or. D. r. Hawthorn. Some Of our boys
were fishing In Chickasaw and caught n Ash
: which they supposed was a carp-a trunnt
from one OF these ponds.
II lyon wish TO buy fine Jersey cattle. anthem.
,icnlly Registered, you need not 60 outside OF
Abheville county, Mr.. Calvin Presalv hns q
1ne herd. His Curotinn Chief has a Stie rep
~ntatlon md Is In every way a fine animal,
with all the marks that cattle men prize st,
! high. He Is from the famous Montgomery
Herd OF Mississippi. He has just received n
second one. Montgomery aged II months: from
this herd. Mr.. Pressly has three handsome
young fellows about 81 yenr old that would be
II prize to any one loving fine stock.
Our streets have been mad. lively for the
past few days by n couple OF colored must
clans, one with y hanpO and the other witt
homes. This contribution bones. banjo and
vnicog-produccs a strange sensation on the
car. They pasS around the hat at the close OF
about every Other piece and take In q gooi
innny dimes.
town enjoyed another treat in the way
Of n musical festival nj the Female College
last Friday EVENING. This Entertainment took
place in Smylt Hall. (Wonldn't Kennedy
Hall he a more appropriate name y ThiS
hall will seal about go persons. II was neatly
decorated and hung with pictures on this &C.
the Institution this year Ia unusually large.
Hence a varied programme. and something
good conld bc guaranteed In advance. The
bill OF fare fully came up to expectations.
Of performance, and variety IL given II is hard
to make selections for the reader so TINT he
can form m idea of what the exercises wero.
The blowing yonng ladies, Misses Luln Cow
an, Jennie Townsend. Maggie Boyce: julia
Kennedy. Mary Miller, Neil Latham, Emmie
Brlcc, Susie Lee. Tliaresia Davenport and 9th:
crs took an active part IN the exercises and
did themselves credit. Ofthe readings tine
Senator'S WIFE," presented by Miss Lethen
Young was fine and well relieved. H. was n
vivid description OF the wifc's efforts TO
make lends meet ON 500 Il year. willie her
ture greatness. Our sympathy wax complete.
ly enlisted In this whole narration. and II
was chatmingly read. We fancy this story
men Of our day. Miss Minnie Peoples II Ten.
nrsse. read n thrilling story. that was well u.s.
tened to and produced a good impression;
The Junior Class; some forty In number, reoi
was something brand new In this line and \
decided success. The class was divided into
three paris, one division claiming that the
Cnmelion was blue for they so,D il. the other
uoith their oUn eyes. while the thtrd was Wiling
to afirm In most positive LANGUAGE that they
too had seen the animal anu knew inuL II UQ1
b,oct An angry DISPUTE followed aid they
were about to pluck ont each others eyes.
Mig pennick managed TO ct the heligerents
caImed without nm actnal ffsht. and the audi.
ence cheercd most heartily. Something Of
this kind wouid be new on commencement
occasion and taking" Miss Pennick de-
serves credit for the excellent way in which
she succeeded In getting her reading pupils tc
nrcsent their pjeces. or the vocal selections
we were especialiy pleased with the way In
which MAY Flowers" were presented by Miss
l., liza Cowan. This lady has n fine voice and
we'll cultivated "Somehodv Is Tall and Hand
some WAR Handsomely rendered by Miss Jen'
ME Townsend. We heard the remark made
that It would sound we'll. "sings privately
"Tit for Tut" hy Miss Davenport was pretty
hard on the young man she left so uncere'
moniously standing on her athor's style. II
was rich. Miss Julia Kennedy snng, with
sweet pure voice. "'Tis MOONLIGHT" In con.
neclion with. this piece, as we'll as severnl
others. Miss Jessie Bell played upon the Eni
tar with fine effect. We enjoyed in higher
degree perhaps than any OF the other selec:,,
lions. this one, II Will Live and Love Inec;
participated III by Misses LEGAL and FeniGK
It was full OF sweetness and melody or tie