The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-25


exclaim Our women now and for
forever"
Mr.. J. N. King ex-Vice- President O
the Ahbevill" Democratic Club of the
memorable days Of '76 and '78 told mt
That although an enthusiastic newspape,
reader, he looks first over the local dots
OF his own home. That is right. I be.
lieve even every soul should have
more interest in home than any other
place: 1t the missionary societies
would pay moro attention to home
affairs they would find more heathens,
here than abroad Thou art so near
ard still so far"
Miss Florence Campbell, one of our
pretty Southern maids is i'm town, visit
ing her sister Mrs. j. ID. Watson.
The town council ordered an election
ior an ltendant, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of r. l.. Pratt,
on Monday the lit, inst. Mr.. j, D.
Watson was elected.
Mr.. W. S. Rogers our young friend
and senior son Of our brother,
Jas. Rogers, Jr.. has established a first.
class ice cream and lemonade emr orium,
at No. 3 Miller. Brick Block. He has fur
n'Shed his establishment with taste and
we invite all, especially the ladies' in
these hot days upon us, to give the de-
serving young man call. We know all
will be pleased.
East End Of the Press and Banner
is right in all he says "Let us unite and
90 MI we can for town and fellow citi-
%ens: Only in unity there is strength,
surely not in quarrelng about the En-
peror's heard.
The Women's Missionary Society of
the Cokesbury District South Carolina
conference met Friday l4th inst. Mrs.
Herbert of Newberry, Vice-President Of
the District, presided and called the
meeting to order. Rev. h. d. Smart
iresiding Elder, was to preach the OPEN
ing sermon. but owing to his illness was
unable to do 30. Rev. W. \. Rogers
took his place. Miss Lula Anderson. Of
Nsincty-Six. was elected Secretary. Mrs.
Humbert the corresponding secretary
made her report. The conference is
composed of thirty sectics. All were
represented either by delegate or letter.
The reports were all very encouraging,
showing much progress in the last
twelve months. Number of members
6a6. Money rais,d $484.6i. Won,asisI
missionary papers l2O copies t,kcn.
Miss Matte Calhoun was to deliver the
address of welcome, not being present
Rev. NJ. adors delivered it and was re
sponded to by Mrs. Her bert, of Newber
ry. These ladies'. in connection with
the NJ. r.. Church South are doing no
bic work for the great ruler Of the Uni
verse IN China. Japan, Mexico. Brazil
and other foreign countries. We no.
tlce present as delegates from Abbeville
County: Miss Speer, Of Lonwndcsville
MISS Ida Greene. of Greenwood :;
Miss Coleman, Of Coronaca Miss Lula
Anderson, Of Lebanon Mrs. w. r.. |
Jones, OF Cokesbury; Miss Ella Major
Of Greenwood Mrs. N. E. Turner,
Of Rockville Miss McCord and the
Misses Ellis Of Hodges.
From Neberry Mrs. Herbert, New
berry's valuable Post MISTRESS Mrs.
Waldrop, Miss Swindler, Miss Hattie
Wistermaner, Mrs. Longshaw and sever
al other Newberry ladies whose names4
we failed to get. Mrs. Humbert we are
told is the untiring worker in this good
cause: who is always on hand when
there is any work to be done for foreign
fields. Saturday last was the ch;ldren's
day.
"There is something for children to
do is an an old song, of course in any
field and SO in the missionary cause.
What we heard was good and to the
point. They were in carnest and surely
meant NIL with their little understanding.
they said: No hypocrits, no masks.
among them all real all truth II
love to hear the little speeches, the very
beginning Of the development of the
human mind, When little Norman. the
not quite four year old boy Of Mr.. j. T..
Miller with great physical effort climbed
with his little dimpled hands the plat
form and said sentence or two for the |
missionary cause; the audience could
not but give him n hearty cheering.
Keep up this spirit ye girls and bows.
you who have to follow, after us in the
weary path thruogh life and you will
claim I. higher station than we have oc-
cupied.
The following express packages in
the office: J. P. Brooks, j. +. McGowan.
j. G. Kipp, Lipscomb & Anderson. j.
r. Wright, DR.. II. w. Chiles, DR.. II. n.
Sloan.
The following letters lay unclaiu. ed
in the postoffice Albert Boozer, Tuck
er Chandler, Amer johnson, Robert
Jones.
Mr.. II. f. Blake. son of Dr.. Il. s.
Blake living at the river place at Coro-
naca had the misfortune to lose his horse
last week. The horse while jumping a |
ditch broke his leg.
Our Baptist Church was crowded
Sunday night last with spectators to
witness the baptism according to Scrip-
ture, Rev. Carter officiating. The Misses
Sudie Archie Bozeman, Lizzie Jones.
Sue Moore, Louise Pratt and the Mast,