The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-02-18
MESSAGES.

ming Of Lent, which lasts for forty DAYS
Court adjourned on Saturday. rho
freeze was too much for the Judge.
Ask Mr.. p. B. Speed if he is not a
generous man ?"
Lawyers &c to the MESSENGER office
for Letter Heads and Cards.
1t is time to "swcar off, if you intend
observing Lent.
Mr.. Hanckcl returned from Iaurcns
on Monday.
Rev. Mr.. lianckcl preached in LaurenS
OH last Sunday.
Mr.. Yves Jennings and Mr.. J. w.
Peak, Of Mccormick. arc in town.
Geo. G. Bradley, Esq, Of Troy, was
in town last week. ,
Hon. w. =. Widcman and wife left on
Friday for the New Orleans Exposition.
Our farmers arc hauling home from
this place any quantity Of goods.
The Eugucnot Mills of Grecnvillc,
have suspended operations for a while.
Very few persons from the town have
ss yet gone to the Exposition.
Prof. s. P. Boozcr, of Greenwood, was
III attendance upon Court last week.
Abhcville has fewer candidates for
the Offices Of the United States govern
ment, Than any town VIC know of.
Gardening is very backward this year,
owing to the exceeding bad weather we
have had.
No slciShs were noticed during this
snow. 1t was hardly frozen enough for
them.
The house OF the Catholic parsonage
lot is offered for sale. See Mr.. Roche
or Mr.. Mctict tigan and secure a bargain.
A great many persons seem to think
that the small grain is injured by the
freeze.
We arc to have an extra term of the
Court in April. No jurors will be re-
quired.
DR.. w. G. Wardlaw and Mr.. Patterson
Wardlaw have returned to their ~respct- !
i've places of business.
General Hemphill is preparing for
another war. He has another boy at
his house.
Judge Cothran came up on Saturday.
from N~cwbcrry, and spent Sunday Mt
home, returning OH Monday.
Nj. l.. II. Russell has fixed I'D his
store nicely, and has moved his billiard
down stairs.
MeSSrS. W. s. Cotlran & Perrin have
been making some improvements in
their store.
: The inclemrnt weather has d,.l, vcd
the work on the wells to he dug on the
Dr..L. Il. Hill, is having the shop re-.
occupied by Richard CAN'T, fixed
up as all office.
We arc glad to see our friend Walter
l.. Miller Esq, out again after an indis-
position of some days.
Some nice shad were sold at this place
OH last Saturday for sixty-Hvc cents
Qa
l5.~","iin"'in"s" snems to be in
ke&Sshg every day-if VIC are to-fuir,
rom the number of wagons We see
town loaded with it.
ID. II. Leak, = popular man and we'll
Known tobacco salesman. Of Winston,N.
I.,dicd Mt Bolton, on Wednesday night
aged "a, Of brain affection.
Rev. Sam p. Jones. of Georgia. n noted
'evivalvist, is conducting a series Of
meetings in the Methodist churches of
A large drove Of beef cattle, belong
ng TO Mr.J.S :. Norwood, passed through
own one day last week, en- rout. for
charleston.
There Was no service in any Of the
'hnrchcS on Sunday morning. on account
II the funeral which took place, ut the
of morning service.
Mr.. II. Z. Markley, Of Grccnvillc, was
n town on Monday. the guest Of James
Perrin, Esq. He was on lis way to
Maj. w. Il. Gary, Of Augusta, Ga.
vas married. one day last week, 10 Miss
'hinlZy. We extend our congratula-
ions to the happy couple.
We do not suppose there is another
paper in the State that could have
ct up rs much matter for n single issue,
g was contained in last weeks issue Of
'ur ncighbor, tho Press and Banner.
We wish some Of our farmer friends
vonld write us an article on the present
condition Of tho grain crop. There
Gems to be a diversity Of opinion
whether the cold weather has injured it
n not.
Mr.. klugh takes charge Of the Masters
'fHce to-day, and Mr.. Ionham removes
o No. ONiel Range, where the new
irm Of Cason & Bonham can be found
cndy to serve their clients.
Shields, the slayer of Sitton. is being
ried again, for that offence. in North
At Inst accounts, the case had
one to the jury, but they had returned
verdict.
Mr.. C. T.. Bruce has an advertisement ,
n another column. He is ono of the
'est OF shocmakcrs. and guarantees a good