The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-28

were brought down from Anderson
last Wednesday and buried. in the
Shiloh Cemetery.
Mr.. A. D. PURYFoY, who was
formerly a 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 nicely prepared supper,
and the evening was a great pleasure
to all.
1T IS said that "the Nation" is now
on o considerable boom, has built a
new Methodist Church, paid for it,
paid up its assessment, has debating
society, sheriff and lawyer. What
community can beat it?
LAST Friday it showed little; sleet-
ed and rained a 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 fleecy
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 thu
Greenwood Tribune for his fraterna
greeting and good wishes. We intent
to strive to continue to merit both ant
most cordially reciprocate.
REV. B. F. MILLER preached al
interesting sermon in the Baptis
Church on yesterday. There were M
services, in either of our other church
es.
REV. w. S. MARTIN and his wifi
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 par
of the past week, at the Augusts
Exposition and part attending th'
Gala festivities in Charleston.
Mr.. J. II. LATIMER has just com
pleted a set of commodious stable:
upon his premises in this place
Mr.. L. w. STEVENSON, of Hartwell
Ca, having attended the exposition il
Augusta, stopped over a day or two il
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 hi:
personal attention to his store al
Lowndesville, s. c.
E. H. Mathews has just completed
hiss arrangements with s. NJ. 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 well to get his
prices before buying.
A lot of fine over coats worth SIS tc
$40, for $40 and S12 at E. Fl. 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. He replied, "cold, very cold
SIR" The Judge replied II am very
sorry to hear that, as I have good hog
T wanted to kill tomorrow, and /
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