The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-12-03
MESSAGES.
CoNaREss met on yesterday.

has purchased the Cooglcr place n mile
from town at the price Of $l,7W.
Mr.. Henry II. Hill has bought the
house recently occupied by Mr.. Joel C..
Weir from Mr.. Al. Ferguson.
The season for moving has come
around again. God pity the movers.
Three moves are equal to a fire.
That genial gentleman ID. A. p. Jor-
dan was in town Monday and Tuesday.
Buy your Holiday Goods from Speed
& Lowry.
Miss Marshall, Of G~reenville, is visit
ing the Misses Zeigler, of this place.
Mr.. n. 0. Pylcs, Of Coronaca, has Sc
cured a patent on a blotter, invented by
him.
a man with walking sticks and rings
seemed to draw large crowds about him
on both Saturday and Monday.
The Rev. j. B. Adgcr. ID. d., will
preach in the Presbyterian Church on
next Sunday.
were closed on Thanksgiving Day. and
those towns wore a Sunday appearance.
Rev. w. G. Neville filled the pulpit
Of the Presbyterian Church on Sunday
last, and preached two very interesting
mt to large and appreciative con-
gregations.
Mr.. 4. C. Stockman, Of Newbcrry,
who bought Tic Davis lands last fall,
was in town OH Salcsday. attending the
sale Of the Laurcns land.
Upon the authority Of Capt. f. S.
Hale we recommend to poultry ~raiscrs
the "tcn-tocd dominickcrs.' They have
peculiar virtues that no other breed pos
SeSScS.
Anderson has voted another $4,000
to the Savannah Valley Road. That
splendid town has the pluck and power
to succeed in all her enterprises. The
Road will certainly be built.
The Literary Club will meet on next
Friday night at the residence of Judge
Cothran. W. l.. Miller, Esq, will Gao
the essay on the subject, "Words
Their Use and Abuse"
Thanksgiving Day was observed by
the closi-g of the stores for n while,
o'lN ~ NiScS III IiitIlNJ SlllICh, by
the Rector, Mr.. I%Ianckcl, and in the
Presbyterian Church by DR.. Lindsay.
We were pleased to meet Col. Henry
BUST and Il. NJ. lIanckcl, Esq, the for
mer Of whom is interested in the Lau-
rens lands, the sale Of which Mr..
uanckei made.
We have heard some complaint of de-
lay in the delivery and transmission Of
kilograms At this place. We trust there
will be no future complaint, or an in
vest;gat;on into the cause thereof will
be in order.
Col. Henry BuiSt, largely Interested
in the L.aurens Land property was in
attending the sale, guest Of Judge
Cothran. Col Buist is a prominent Law
ror Of Charleston and has bccn active in
the councils Of the State.
The real estate Of Rev. !. L. Martin
was offered for sale on Monday last.
Maj. A. b. Wardlaw bought IS acres of
woodland about two miles from town.
The balance Of the property was bid in
for Mr.. Martin, the prices not warrant
ing II sale.
Every taxpayer should read the re-
port of our excellent Board Of County
Commissioners, so as to see where the
funds of the County go. The report was
neatly written up and reflects credit up
on their efficient Clerk. J. C. Klugh.
Esq.
a rule has boon served on J. II. Nix,
Esq, Of Grcenville, to show cause
why he should notba disburred
from practicing as All attorney. He
has made his return, and after
hearing argument Judge Aldrich
took the papers and reserved his dccis-
ion.
There were several Of the sturdy far
iners Of Sewbcrry present at the sale Of
the Laurcns lands on Monday and bid
we'll up. 1t is gratifying to see this cv-
idencc Of the appreciation Of Abbcville
lands on the part of our neighbors.
We have seen the call issued by many
Of the most prominent members Of the
Bar of the State for q meeting to form a
Bar Association, which meeting con-
vcncs in Columbia on 18th December.
This Bar will hold q meeting to send
delegates to it.
IL ID perfectly awful mat passengers
should be compelled to get out of the
cars at u depot in mud and water. 1t
would be m easy matter to extend the
platform fifty feet further, or else there
ought to be a side track laid. The pres
ent arrangement seems to US easy of
remedy.
The Rev. Robert Latham, y. d. and
family, arrived last week in Due West
from forkville, $. C. The Doctor takes
a chair in the Theological Seminary Of
that place. We. welcome him rs n citi-
zen of our County. He was accompa-
MED by Mr.. Geo. Il. Taylor, who also
invested in some Of the Laurens land.
We took our Thanksgiving dinner
with friends at Ninety-Six, among per-
sons and scenes that never fail to ava
ken pleasant memories Of happy days
spent in their midst. The stores
were most Of them closed at
that place, and business suspended.
But in spite Of its being Thanksgiving
Day, there were about one hundred
bales of cotton brought to town.