The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-07-08
MESSAGES.

take.
:, We had a good rain last Saturday
night.
Capt. PERKINS, house is assuming the
aspcct'or completion.
Hon. w. p. Wideman was at Green
wood on Saturday.
= j. II. Rice, Esq, of Nincty-Six, was
in town last week.
Judge Cothran is holding Court in
Grecnvillc.
Mr.. w. II. Parker will remain in
Cashiers Valley till 30th July.
Miss Sloan of Charleston, is visiting
Miss llanckcl.
Don't neglect to SOW Turnips, and be
sure and get Buists seed from. w .Jocl
Smith Il Son.
The Abbcyillc District Bible Society
meets on the Goth July, and not on the
22d, as some suppose.
The family of the Hon. w. II. Parker
have gone to their ummcr home in
Cashiers Valley.
w. L.. Miller Esq. has returned to
town after a vacation spent with his
fathers family in Due West.
Rev. John Riley ID. ID. preached two
very acceptable sermons in the rrcsby-
terrain church on last Sunday.
Mrs. Eason, nee Miss Marie Gary. and
Miss Jennie Eason, arc visiting the fam
lily Of DR.. f. +. Gary.
Mrs. Il. G. Graydon and children left
on Monday for a visit to her father.
DIR. Thomkins, in Edgctield.
DR.. and Mrs. Maxwell left yesterday
for Glenn Springs. Mrs. Maxwell will
spend a month or more there.
Tom Anderson says he thrashc;d eight
crops Of grain in one day and got twenty
one bushels in all!
Mr.. j. a. .Dcvlin was in town last
Friday. He looks happy. Surely he
ought to be.
The popular and charming Miss Julia
Davis, left last Wednesday,, for Holly
wood, where she will spend the sum
mcr.
Every family should keep n bottle Of
II. II. p. it only cost so cents and will
save 5000 doctors bills.
Mrs. j. +. Lyon, Miss Katie DELPHI
and Master Fraser Lyon returned on
Saturday from a visit to relatives ut Co.
ronacp.
The Abbeviile Rifles will mceti in their
Arnory at 6 =. III. Thursday 9th.
Special business will be transacted.
DR.. J. w. w. Marshall offers for sal e
at public cutlery. some valuable machin-
cry. See his Advertisement in another
column.
Mr.. w. C. McGnwan has returned
FROM Edgefcld, C. 1t took him IL long
time to make the trip. Rumor hath it
that cvcntful things occurred on that
visit.
The Star Fort Base Ball Club have
challenged the Abbcville Club to Il
match game. We hear that Abbevillc
will accept provided the game is played
here.
Mr.. McGettigan has in stock the ia
nous Budwciscr Beer the purcst ana
best beer made. \ cool and hcalthful
drink for the summer.
Who would be so cruel so unnatural
as to refuse to buy one bottle of Shrin-
cr's Indian Ncrnirugc, when he knows
worms are destroying his child This
is no trifling matter.
Sow Turnips Buist's seed have been
tried and found to be the best. We
have a fine assortment Of their seed o!
this years growth. w. Joel Smith &c
Son.
Be sule TO attend the meeting Of the
Abbcville Rifles, on Thursday afternoon.
Some matters of interest and to the
pleasure OF the members will be sub
mitted to the company.
DR.. S. NJ. Orr and his mother came
over from Anderson on Sunday. Mrs.
Orr will remain some weeks with friends
and relatives. The Doctor returned on
Tuesday.
Lawn Tennis is quite popular. Many
ladies' assemble at The beautiful ground,
near Major Wardlaw's. to witness the
games in the afternoons.
Ice is sold in Nincty-Six at one cent
a pound. retail. In Abbevillc it costs
two cents per pound. Surely Abhcvillc
ought to Ire able to sell on the same
terms as does N~inety-Six.
"Doc Schmitty" departed this life one
day last week. He was attended in his
last moments by his latest friend,
Charles V%olkening, who did all in his
power to make death painless. doc
will be missed in Abbcvillc.
All teacher who expect to attend tho
country Institute. at this place on July
22na. are earnestly rcquca led to send in
their names to Mr.. Geo. G. Hodges that
arrangements may be made for their &C
"commodation while here.
One Of the Trial Justices of this place
was so oblivious Of the "Glorious
Trouble" MS to hold court on that day
The sentence passed upon the dcfcndant
was Of course illegal one, and on notice
of counsel a new trial was granted.
On last Friday night the barr
Of Mr.. j.. Fraser Livingston was DIES
troyed by fire, together with a small
quantity Of p%rovindcr. There was n,