The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-01-11
THE SEVEN KILLED CITY.
Schools TO be Opened-.-VisitOrs-
EIOpement So Nice Words or the
Press and Banner -.- Many VISIT
ors Coming and Going.

LOwNDEsvILLE, JAM 0, lSSs.
We arc very much panied to announce the
death Of Mrs. +. f. Power, which occurred
last Thursday morning, near Monterey.
Several days OF spring ike weather
A regular down pour Of rain last Sunday
morning and fair weather this week, las put
our roads in a travclable condition.
The School Trustees for this township helu
their first meeting Tor this year, on last Sat
urllay and located five white, and three color
ID schools, and other lnteresleH Paplles., P ,, are
here noilfi that the trustees will hold their
next meeting the last Saturday IN thls
month, and they must come forward. then, as
no applications will be considered after that
Mr.. f. r. Horton has returned 10 this place,
and is prepared to pay the highest market
nrice, for all of the cotton that may De
brought to him.
school in Augusta, went to that place, on
several days visit, last week. $40
Mr. and Mrs. Wiloughman, OF Greenvilie,
have spent the past few days, at Judge J' b.
Mr.W II. Martin, of Spartanburs G. H., is
now visiting tie family OF his son, the he'.
W. S. Martin.
now of Abbevllle came here on short Visit
Col. las. II. Barnes, who has been in bust.
!Suess at Anderson e. H., for several years, has
[aioycd back to his farm, several miles above
here, where there will be another depot estab'
liShrd soon. g.
some of our planters are preparing for big
crop this year, by providing themselves with
Mr.. Harvey Burton, colorcd, and Mrs. Anne
3Duncan, q little more colored, lett here one
lay last week, by railroad ostensibly for An,
now their deserted halves, are mourning
perhaps,-their lost companions. 1t is hardly
fpreSunable, that the passage OF Two Mormon
elders through our section, brought ABOUT
his result. The man left a wife and three
oh ldrpn and the woman left q husband ana
i've children.
! 4 little town boy carried into his mother,
Turing the Christmas holidays, what was sup,
&vithout thought, threw IT into the hre, when
&,aused it to resume business and the way
3hat fire, ashes and many coloreu DallS HeW,
round, was enough to make one suppose:
$hat there was q one horse shower OF fire and
E)rimStone going on.
The "Lo,cnd ndcSrilc advertiser" made rs first
appearance last week. It's get up is very
krcditable indeed. Its young editors In their
EDITORIAL bow. have shown marked aptitude
or journalists, and when they "get the hang
4 Bnf IT" will present weekly contribution to
The literature OF the eOnhy, Wirm mi in eI the
3State 1t is being published by the Press ana
Bnnner by odds the best county paper IN inc
Estate, which is of itself good 'send OIL, and
I'VE think that it Is entitled to q very liberal
ksupnort and that each and every subscriber
will be amply rewarded. and that no one Will
Rrcgret the payment of the very low subscrip-
ion, 81 per annum.
\ Mr. W. Bowen, photographer has his tent
Etrctrhed at the depot and is prepared to fur
flish likencSsrs To all applicants
/ Master Robert Watkins, Of Augusta, Is now
B;pcnding Il few days in this his former home.
Mr. J. q. Donald moved into the Baker
ouse near the Presbyterian parsonage, on
kst Saturday. "
Miss Minnie Baker, who has been visiting
her grandmother in Georgia, Mrs. Crowell.
4 Was united in marriage to Mr.. VIM. Lunday,
\ u few days ago.
There is to be another store opened In this
place, very SooE. by i merchant OF Atlanta,
| Ga. The name Of the new firm, l Will an
8nounce at the proper time.
4 Last Thursday, Rev. w. S. Martin traded TO
1, horse-drover, his rare-up-er, kicker-fall-
Idown n-and-roll-over.and-ev every other way to-
Eet-off. f.every-rider Texas pony.