The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-13
All About the City of Colleges.

DUE w Est, >. ", MuTCl III, loo3.
Winter clingS to Spring.
Improvement is the order of the day in
Prof: p. l.. Grier's building is rapidly going
Mrs. B. B. Gricr has new side walks laid out
and over fifty trees planted.
MIR. Henry Allen, one of Greenville's young
mercha mt princes, Is visiting home, His w1ic
Prof J. W. Magill, the best cornetist "in two
States" is a home on visit.
The firm of X. f. Allen d Bro, of Greenville,
bought 100 barrels Of flour just before the
rise in price. Their total stock OF flour COM
prised $500 barrels.
We read with much interest ''Pembrokc's"
graceful pen strokes from the "Atlanta of Abb
bcvlle." He is wide-awake correspondent
We met Col. Robertson in Abbeville last
Saleday. He has largely recovered from his
attack and is looking well.
Miss Ellen Crawford closed up her public
term of school In Anderson county, near Ho-
nea Path, last week. She delivered number
Of nice presents to her meritorious scholars
The last copy Of the Press and Banner was
in demand here. They wanted to see what
the famous dream was. This was an actual
dream and not one made up. The vacuum of
$500 is the only thing that grieves the
DR.. Grer delivers the annual address at
Furman College In Greenville this coming
commencement.
put stop to Congress transacting business ON
| the Sabbath. The year is fooled away and
then Gods day is transgressed upon. We
cannot expect Jehovah's blessing on the work
Of any such assembly. AS long as our Rep
resentatives do so we may expect yellow fe-
| yer peStilence, &c.
Through the kindness of Captain John NJ.
Cochran, we have seen the elegant invitations
to the commencement of the Medical Unlver.
| Sity Of New York, with the program me at
tached. IT gives us great pleasure to state
that our young Doctors, W. Il Hood md Il. 5.
Cochran. have stood the examinations for
graduation and have received theigd diplomas.
These cost $50 each and the cash Is deposited
before the examinations begin.
Our young friend. Mr.. J. p. Harkness Is in
& Co., Of Chicago. Hereafter he will be sta,
toned at Macon, Ga. Jess is rising. This Is
better than base ball. Hereafter our friend
the fly "pure leaf lard" at the lowest prices.
Jess will be in town in few days.
We acknowledge with thanks at the hanGs
of MIR. j. A. Johnson. copies Of the washing
ton papers with full particulars OF the inan-
gural.
Mr.. Tucker, of Anderson county, has recent
ly bought for s, 900 the Pratt place near town,
on Little River, on which is located the Pratt
fails. These fails havea fine water power and
some day may be valuable. We welcome sc
good citizen as Mr. Tucker to our township
Mrs. Sibley, Of Augusta, is up visiting hel
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Had.
don.
| Miss Eula Haddon made n flying visit tc
Augusta last week, and came back in compa
ny with Mrs. Sibley
The "Sun beams held an interesting meet
ing in the Baptist church last Saturday night
Rev. Brown talk ed Oh China.
Mr.. l.. A. Coulter, Secretary OF tho Y. NJ. c
A. for the State, visited this Association aut
made two earnest addresses. Every ono wal
much pleased with him.
Miss Brazeale, daughter Of lawyer Brazeale
OF the firm of BraZeale G. Murray of Ander
son, entered the Female College last week.
The Hon. w. G. Benct Is TO give lecture ir
the Male College about the first OF May. This
will be great treat. We will give further in
| formation later. Il. s. G..