The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-07-17
THE RIVER THAT RoARs-.-THE TOWN
THAT BOoMS.
Pretty Women and Talented Report
crs-..Preachers ana PhnntOms 80.
Emotional Interests -. Visitors
Coming and Going.

I.owSDEsvILLE July l5 1889.
First part OF last week getting q little dry
In places, and hot everywhere.
flanters nave now about reached the poin
| from which they can take {. birds eye
| view" of "the promised land" Of their res
pltc from farm work, for a short while a
least.
We again had fine rains Friday and satur
MIR. S. c. Baker, of Anderson, paid a flying
Visit ,n: TO ms fathers family, MIR. S. S. Baker
DIR; DR.; Wm, ,l N; Iaggart, of Magnolia was in
! Miss Matte Baker, who spent the past two
years with her sister, Mrs. Robert Jones' In
Texas, returned home last Saturday week
ago
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. w. Harper, attended SER
vices In the Methodist church in this place
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. c. DuPre and Miss Mary
DuPre Of Abbeville, were our guests last
Monday
Mrs. Ellen Black, got a fall last Tuesday,
and was pretty badly hurt.
Mr.. II. l.. Huckabee, went to Abbeville, on
business last Tuesday.
assisted by some of the ladies of the other
churches gave, q festival last Tuesday, ice
cream, lemonade and cake were served-net
receipts about nineteen dollars.
OF week or two to Mrs. ]. NJ. Baker, re-
turned to her Augusta home last Wednesday.
Mr.. J. NJ. Baker accompanied her to McCor-
mick.
Miss Minnie Adams, of Augusta, Ga, is
now visiting her cousin Mrs. J. NJ. Baker.
Miss Fannie Booker who has been visiting
IN TINS community for week or two, left for
her home In Spartanburg, last Wednesday.
with her daughter, Mrs. NJ. r. Allen. A''''
The accomplished and vivacous Miss
BlanGn Jones, after an extended visit to Mrs.
Il Il TO will
Mr.. Il. Z. Horton, went to Anderson, on
Friday.
Miss Ella Horton, of WILLIAMSON, is now
visiting her brother Mr.. f. II. Horton.
Rev. w. S. Martin and Messrs. d. IL. Mat.
thews and J; NJ. Baker. attended the celebra-
tion OF children's day at Shiloh, on Satur-
day.
DR.. w. NJ. Grler, of Erskine College, reached
here Saturday, and is now the guest of MIR.
T. Baker.
Our friend r. S. Galloway, of Due West
the talented correspondent OF the Press and
Banner Is visiting the family of his cousin,
Mr.. r. ". Collier. our late appointed depot
agent and telegraph operator is rapidly gain.
ing the good will of our people.
The Port Royal and Western Carolina Rail.
way has greatly improved it's travelling ac-
comodations on it's Savannah section by
placing upon 1t improved coaches, which will
add much to the ease and comfort Of the trav-
Mr.. j. M. Huckabee and wife, are now visit.
ing at our house.
Captain J. +. Boykin, of Mount Carmel,
was In town for q day or two last week, In
the interest Of the Davidson Coffee Roaster.
Mr.. Y. Il: Moore, OF Atlanta. Ga., register
ed at the Mosely house Saturday night.
The nrst or last week 1t was rumored that
our town authorities had appointed Il COM
mlttee 10 examine the premises in town, and
such another cleaning up and sweeping you
will find some body mapping.
Dr. Is. a. Henry, was called to Augusta last
Saturday, and perhaps will visit another
Important point before his return.
Capt. w. G. Johnson, came down from An
derson saturday evening on visit to his
family who are still here.
DIR. w. M. Grier, preached in Smyrna
church on yesterday to large and attentiv e
congregation, from the latter part of the 3rd
verse OF the Bird chapter of the Epistle to the
ColIossians: slams ne was closely followed, not
alone because OF his eloquence and power in
teliectually, as man, but above all because
OF his ability and sincerity as IL preacher OF
the Gospel. There is amagic and n charm
about him, which enchains the attention of
all hearers.
Miss Leona Blake, is now visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. II. A. Tenant.
, Mr.. H. A; Tenant and wife, and Mr. T. J.
Baskin and wife, attended the exhibition in
Mr.. McElroy's school, last Friday night.
# have not entirely forgotten the signs,
several young couples hereabouts are emo
tionally Interested in each other, which will
erelong erentuate in marriage.
There have been so many young lady visit
ors in our town this summer, that our young
men have had a genuine boss time of 1t,
and our widowers have caught the infection
and are making things lively, and living over
again the days OF yore
There was phantom party at Mr.. E. II
Matthews last Friday night. 1t not having
been our good fortune to penetrate "behind
the scenes" we endeavored to get few "wrin
kles" from some of the participants but they
were as reticent, as some of their illuStriouS
If mythical prototypes.
TROJTPE