The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-12-01
FROM cHicKAsAW's PURLING RILL.

The Men and Women who Live on
the Banks Ofthat BubblinS Brook.
and who Pass to and from the
Classic Grounds Around our Col
Icges-..Irymen'S COnquests ---G0l-
den wcddinss---Prosrcs Bap-
fists.
DUE WEST s. G., Nov. %. 1856.
The Literary Club meets Friday evening 1T
The Missionary Society meets Thursday
evening in The Associate Reformed Presby-
terrain church. ,
sam Davis and James Bell have ne;tcd
three hundred birds in the last ten days.
Rev. d. W. Reid, who has been travelling In
the interest of the Psai,a Singer, Is In town;
Mrs g. W. Sullivan, of WilIiamston, and Mr..
j. H. Chilcs and Miss Josie thilcS Of Bradley,
arc at Mr.. j. b. Bonner's. Mr.. Bonncrs little
girl is very i'll.
We predict greater stir among the negroes
this winter, changing homes, than for many
years past.
ID. ii. MaGill. Esq, is in town on proft ssion-
al business. He looks we'll.
Mrs Jno. NJ. Pruit, OF Bradley, has bccn at
her fathers, Mr. John Pratt, Tor week past.
Miss Claudia Ellis came home f;lSt Friday
on Il visit. She returned to her school to-day.
Mr.. Jesse =. HarkneSs Is with ms iriend MI.
John IL. Chilrs, Jr., enjoying TIE sport OF BIRD
Mr.. John B. Bonner, the genial local editor
or the ITeSOytertdn, llldue u UuslucsS liiP "
Anderson last week.
Mrs. Ingraham will soon have her residence
clothed in white paint, and other improve
ments made on her premises.
Mr.. l.. L. Haud"n Is having neat two-roohh
house built ON his place near here.
Mr.. John W. ELLIS is once more OH com
merciaI' tour.
Miss Jennie Brown, of Newbcrry. is at DR..
Grier's. She came up to the Wedding.
\ nll-feGgcd secret society has been or,
CaniZed By the children who attend school
here. 1t Is said to be burlcSgue ON the Two
societies s,mongithc boys in hrskine; o,,,
Mrs Eliza Davis was called home last week
on account OF the Illness OF some member ol
the family.
Miss Maggie Lowry spent week or so re-
Gently In the county with her friend MIS-. W.
Prof j. w. Magill, one of the best cornet-
lists in the state, left us last Thursday for his
adopted state, Georgia. He has grown better
looking. and if he grows up with the country
over there hc Will be giant, Tor he Is slN leet
Mrs. Cant Callahan has sold her personal
property and moved to the city or Greenvliie
where she will make her home in the future
with her son.
Dr. Jno. 4. Robinson left here last Wednes-
day for Columbia. where he will attend The
now in session in that city. The, Doctor is
one OF the most enthusiastic church mcmbcrS
We know. and is thoroughly posted ON the
work and aims of his church.
ncsdAy night to an old fashioned tin-pan
serrn;Ide Others had their gales unhinged,
p;llingS torn off, and other minor depreua-
tiuns committed. Altogether the boys had q
jolly good time.
Thanksgiving was not generally observed
here. The stores were kept open, ana trade
was as active as usual. Had IT not been for
the services in the church one would not nave
known that it was a national holiday.
Mr. John H. Wren has the lumber with
which TO erect commodous workshop on
Main street. He Will keep i'll stock all KINGS
OF building material.
Now that two of tic Most attractive young
ladies OF our town have left. IT. would DC pc
coming wetr' for some OF ouryoung bachelors
to break ranks and bring some fair maiden
here to take the places OF those that are
gone We lave quite 4 number OF young
men that cou Id be made martyrs.
We have long been under the impression
that our Due West boys had check enough 10
make Il brass cannon. But we were mistaken,
us instanced on Thanksgiving day. One of
the "handsome'' fellows lost magnificent
dinner aaG WIS deprived of the company OF
some of the fair sex because he was possessed
of too much madtcty.
Last Wednesday, The 9th Inst. was q bright
day to our friends Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ellis.
II was the tifticlh anniversary Of their mar
riage-an epoch reached BY few. And, after
so many long years Of check cred experiences
10 our people and government, This aged ana
sanity couple can rccine In tfc sweet con,
ISOLATION OF Il long life spent in goodness ana
purity, and q large circle of friends desire for
thcm much JOY and prosperity for nany years
to come.
Last Tuesday evening u few relatives OF the
family assembled al the residence Of Rev. W.
NJ. Grcr, ID. d., tO witness the marriage Of his
daughter. Miss Jennie NJ. Gricr, to the Rev.
j. S. Moflatt, oi Charlotte, y. &. At eleven
Oc.Ock the twain were pronounced man ana
wife by Rev W. J.. Presley, ID. D. After par
taking of dinner the happy couple left on the
train for Charlotte. \, &. The bride has been
long recognized as one of the most attractive
and talented ladies of the town, and the
groom is Il popular and rising young IniniSte
in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church. The people of Charlotte congratu-
late themselves on the acquisition 10 their 50.
cIety. The best wishes OF the community fol-
low them to their new home.
II seems but Il few months ago that small
ncurleuS OF BaptiSiS began buSJing them
selves about erecting house of worship, ana,
not wilhs,andiny the hard times, scarcity OF
money and paucity of mem bers, they finish
cd q very crcditable cdfice. IL is comfortable
and handsome But not until last sunday
morning was the crisp, frosty air disturbed
by the clear, sweet tones of their new bell.
Then it was that the worShIpperS were
summoned by its mclodious rcverhutions for
The first time. In the afternoon. III the alb.
sence of the rastor, Rev. DR.. Grier preached
an admirable sermon from Luke xvi: 81,
And hr said unto them, if they hear not
Moses and the prophets, neither will they be
An carncst, eloquent. scrmon, deievcred in
manner.