The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-10
CAUGHT ON ROCKY RIVER.
odds au;s Lads E;c!icti up Here and
5';,.rr Hu i!tc 1seanGcrinG Stream.
owHDESvlLLE, Arril Sth. Is,


!!ur;ng The past week, weather was fine.
since my last letter we had two or three
! light costs not enough, it is to be hoped, t.
I iHj"rr The iruit crop
!-Oiur of Onr planters have planted q littif
cotton AMI the most Of them have finished
planting their upland cora.
iii" small grain has grown rapidly for tht
I"'>' NV days. and is row giving promise OF
! Mr>,r>. j. ID. Reeves and Luther Lofts
went over last Mnn'Iy morning to build ;
::uu>" Ia! NJ. l.. { CiiIkscalcS on his camp
bell place.
Air. Z. i:nin Allen, his wife and ,sister-n
| iaw, MIS- Watson went to Abbcvillc last Mon
day Oh II >lo"ping expedition.
%!uS>lS J. z. l.;ttimcr and II. y. Tcnnant, Wis
He'd ..h!.cyillr, called there on business last
rr. j. q. Johnson and his sister, Miss Nan
nj. and Miss Lucia Mo-cly, went To Able
! Vitiv last Wednesday.
M>S ienaa iiIakc, who has charge Of a
,luGlI>huI school al Mn!l::ttSville. camC
! .uwn las tn, SHAY, ard i>Sii!l on visit to
! Acr sister ..lrS. u. i. I"nnani.
| Mr.. 60. i;,uGr;un, Editor OF the Anderson
| lnlcLii"rmccr one of the very best county pa.
! "cr> III the State. paid our town Il short visit
~ last Thursday.
Nr. i. j. Erloit and wife went TO Willing,
i,'n un last Thursday TO >pcnd While IN tnai
! section ;tmoiI: relatives and friends.
Sir. g NJ. nouglasS Of Columbia. state or
:a"iHCr rot t!!c SONS of Temperance was IN
.nVn las. Thur>day, ami Thursday night
~. delivered Il good lecture that night in the
Elr'hodiSi church, and il Is probable Il l0dSc
I'll he iI:mCd hv:c.
Err VI. =. Martin and, wife took trip to
ihb,vilr. nu last Friday.
Nrys was received hero last Thursday
:nnrmn" tai Mainr j. II. Power who Spen'
several years. before during ana since inc
war in our town. but for the past few years, ~
| resident of Anderson, had died in that city
| he might hcitirc. His many friends ana rele
| lives i'll and ar..nnd here. very much regret
| ,r,i ~ rcc,ir" th" sad Intelligence ana deeply
~ iiN- IL, tc
| Pref. J. T. Harper, was called to AboeviIit
! last saturday. "
Mis- MrrT DuI'rc. left FOR her Abbcville
| lcmr ia>l Thursday, much to the regret o
| ,rr many friends here.
Capt. W. Il. White the urhane proprietor ol
| lie Exchange lio,cl Grccnvillc. has been lol
| several days in oar midst with friends ana
rlat!vcS, and rcvisi,ing. MANY places here
| ,,!Uu;S. which knew him in his boyhood
| lay$ Tho Captain is older in years and
'rnks. but not in spirit. than he was was
years ago when Il resident Of this place, anu
| ,is gcniaity gave him popularity which
his people can never forget
some miscr,antS entered Mr.. Dare Scotts
:arllcn the first night of April, and cut down
| III of his cabbage, and otherwise damaged
sin. This WAS most too serious an "April
fnol.' ii intended as such, to bc at all laugh
Mr, ChnricS II. Smith. Of the firm of Philips
%t'rcwS Music House, Atlanta Ga. was the
uc>t of his hrothcrin-aw, Mr.. i. l.. Sturkey
/ day or two last week. He had with him his
;i,;le daughter, who at the Exposition at that
lace two Years ago. took the premium, 1or
! ."il.g the finest child on exhibition.
Ny q, w. Sprer of Monterey has now some
arctty Oil relics. \ home made COW bell
which has been doing service for over one
iundred years. and in its youngest days
.uuid be rainly heard over two miles.
.isoa violin which has given forth sweet
,ounLS for nincir-SiN years, and has no douDt
Injured on many occasions, where tho princi-
nj raStime was tripping the light
,lutaslic toe during that time.
also Il small cannon ball which weighs
liout four pounds, Which was shot from the
l;0rk house 1T cherokee ford eight miles
,clow here On Savannah river during rev
,lulionHry War.
which was thrown into Fort Sumter, during
,ur late war.
better lhan all, the last above named gen
.!c,iaa, i> y i.Ifn after our tyou and me Mr.. Ed.
tor own Eraris for he is 81 sci i-Sustaining far
ncr. u" rai'": his own HGppiiGs OF all KINDS
ven 20 hi; Eu'CS, having had five from Il
narc. that j. only nine years old now.
som" III oar littlc folks, and big folks too,
!; tViU. some fun. going fShin&, as tncS gel
/ bite. Only occasionally, alter gettlhg thcrc:
iOrn officers. with the following result. Mr..
I, y, Franks. iIit"naant, and McSSrs. D.. r.
>i0>ciy. =. H. lio,tnn. II. 4. Tennant and j.
y. lTn'l"hco. WardenS.. ,.,,
S,ru;.. a.: til" good fIll;, were huStilns
;ro.:i':! i.c.iy ii"c!y' last Saturday evening
:.rIinm up old bags. newspapers etc, WIFI
"h,h 40 cover their beans. as the then fron
hi'i.; of frost. the EcXt morning wcr" sui
f!cicntly strong Ia cXrit" the cars, OF al as 10
he ur.imc!y ,ud Of the above mentioned
tCg"iah,CS.
t,nc.,i..asr home enterprise. Master Jack
'r.le oprncil M new industry, !. G., the rails
i'm. 0i wilt. rais--wilI soon hc in Il condition
- Srrpl: :i!l ;r,.iamGe. These little rodents.
sill en- clothes and rai cheese, and arc
..runliy as liable 10 he caught by Il tom cat,
- thcir long tailed gray kinsfulks, but then
.hcy will cAirrmiAglc the other sort. so they
-ay. lRpllf.