The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-21


last Wednesday and buried in the
Shiloh Cemetery.
Mr.. A. D. PURYFoY, who was
formerly condutor on our road, and
his wife went to Mexico last Fall.
They have lately returned to good old
Abbeville County and are now at Mr..
Jno. Harmon's, near Bordeaux.
Mr.. AND MRS. T. BAKER, went to
Anderson G. H., on last Thursday,
partly on business and partly for pleas
ure. They returned on Friday.
LAST Wednesday night there was a
very pleasant social gathering at Mr..
J. B. Moseley's, to which the brides
men and maids Of the marriage that
evening, together with some, of the
young people of the town and others,
were invited. The guests were sup
piled with a nicely prepared supper,
and the evening was great pleasure
to all.
1T IS said that "the Nation" is now
on a considerable boom, has built q
new Methodist Church, paid for it,
paid up its assessment, has debating
society, a sheriff and lawyer. What
community can beat it?
LAST Friday it showed little, sleet-
ed and rained little more, and was
was cold great deal.
DURING the past week our town has
been somewhat up on the price of
cotton. For day or two the feecy
staple readily brought 81 and one bale
sold for 10.
Now is the time Of year for little
"coons" to be burned to death. Last
week one met that fate near Mr.. A. G..
Baskin's. Will the colored folks
never realise the danger attending the
leaving Of their small children alone,
particularly where there is fire.
THANKS to Brother Carter of the
Greenwood Tribune for his fraternal
greeting and good wishes. We intend
to strive to continue to merit both and
most cordially reciprocate.
REV. B. F. MILLER preached an
interesting sermon in the Baptist
Church on yesterday. There were no
services, in either of our other church.
es.
Rev. w. 8. MARTIN and his wife
and children left last Thursday morn.
ing, for the home of DR.. Brockington,
Kingstree, the father Of Mr.. Martin.
They went via Augusta and Charles
ton.
MISS FANNIE BOOKER spent a part
of the past week, at the Augusta
Exposition and part attending the
Gala festivities in Charleston.
Mr.. J. T. LATIMER has just COM
pleted set of commodious stables
upon his premises in this place.
MR.. l.. w. STEVENSON, of Hartwell.
Ga, having attended the exposition in
Augusta, stopped over day or two in
our town.
Mr.. J. @. DoNNALD went to Hart
we'll, on visit to his family, who are
now there. on last Saturday.
E. H. Mathews will now give his
personal attention to his store at
Lowndesville, s. C..
E. H. Mathews has just completed
hiss arrangements with S. M. Inman &
Co. for buying cotton. Bring in your
cotton; P. L. says he wants 1000 bales
by January 1st.
10 sacks of good Rio Coffee direct
from the importing houses, just re-
ceived by E. H. Mathews. Country
merchants would do we'll to get his
prices before buying.
A lot of fine over coats worth SIS to
$40, for $40 and $I2 at E. H. Mathews.
THANKSGIVING DAY will be gener-
ally observed here, our merchants pro-
pose to close their stores, and the
planters particularly, may govern
themselves accordingly.
LAST Friday Judge ]. B. Leroy
asked friend standing by, what he
thought the weather would be the
next day. Hereplied, "cold, very cold,
sir" The Judge replied II am very
sorry to hear that, as I have good hog
I wanted to kill tomorrow, and l
can't do it now, as I now know it will
turn warm," and sure enough it did.
He always looks for the opposite of
his friends predictions. He would
make splendid weather calculator
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