The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-05-15

About all the capital has bcen SUBSCRIBED
and ne present eXppeclations ,l,s are s,a tmat
holders are very enthusiastic over its appear
ancc in the commercial cuircles OF our
town.
w. f.. Carter, of the Tribune has left this
Epcures sigh for the ripenng Of the Spring
chick.
McSsrs. J. W. Hill, G. \. c. Waller, ]; r.
Wells, attended sales day in Abbeville last
week.
Mr. John Richter has bought the Woodruff
property in the place.
Mr.. j. r. Blakc, ST., went to Abberille Ines-
day. =,
Mr. w. l.. burst left Tuesday for Memphis.
Tenn, to attend the meeting OF the southern
Baptist convention which cOnrcnes ut that
place. Mr. burst also was Is in attendance oi
The meeting of the board Of Trustees OF the
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, one
o: the largest institutions of IT'S kind in the
south.
Mr. John II. C. Lites Jr., OF Bradleys passed
through the city Tuesday from Abbevilie to
his home at BradleyS.
Capt. w. IL. Penrce, of Columbia, spent
several days in the place last week.
The side walk in front of Fl. b. Reynolds
and J. T. YounCblood store has been Hllcd in
and makes considera BILE improvement.
Mr.. Gid O'Neal, AbbevilIe's brag hortlcul-
turist, sent in a lot OF cherries last Wednes'
day, the first of the season. Lee " Bailey
has them for sale.
Bob Tolbart took charge of the postofllce.
vice Mrs. Georgia Williams removed on we'd
ncsday. with Lewis Waller. colored,aS assist
ant. We do not hardly think the place full
citizens of Greenwood will bear with this.
III" matter Of mai Is Is one of the most I'M
pOriant nature and we think the postal au-
thoriIicS are ieapordizing their own Interests
as well as that Of the people where the mails
are left subject to Experienced hands:
on, people reErst most Sneerey me ,nd
laiihfui with Miss Maggie, her daughter,
assistant is as good as Greenwood could wish,
and it was the decided choicetof the reople
that she should be retained. But such is me
drcrcrS of late and rrpublicanism. We cali
not expect anything better.
Rev. G. H. Carter left "Wednesday last to at
tend the Southern baptist convention at
Memphis, Tenn.
Mrs. DR.. BooZer, who has been In Florida for
sometime returned Tuesday.
Mr. Sam EiS:lnska. of Abbeville, passed
through the city Tuesday cnroute for Phila-
C,elpha.
Tho annual meeting of the Greenwood So
cial Club met last week to elect their officers
for the ensuing year. DR.. j. Z. Maxwell re-
signed as President and was succeeded by
Mr. D. \. p. Jordan. Hon. e. 4. G. Waller
Secretary and Treasury. Vice. ". r. Bailey.
K. = Srarkman, u. c. DuPrc w. II. Pcarce,
". r. Bailey, J. r. simmons, were elected as
managing committee, with Il. S. Sparkman
as Chairman.
The "tcn minutes" party Mt Mr.. J. Fl. Old
ham : nn Friday night, under the auspices OF
the Misses Oldham was q success. The plan
MAS both novel and inter cSting, the mOdus
opclandi being this. The names OF the young
ladies arc written on slips of paper and the
Young men draw, and the young ladies name
he draws he must entertain them for ten
minutes then repeat the drawing.
Miss Florence Riley and Susan Arnold gave
their young friends q strawberry affair
Friday evening. No doubt the little folks ell.
jOyed themselves.
! We regret to mention the illness Of Mrs. J.
e. Maxwell. and we wish for her an early re-
cDvery, Mrs. Maxwell is an estiuable lady
and has many anxious iriendsiD her illness
DR.. Eugene J. Bailey, MessIs I. Brabham
\. j. SproeS, +. $. Bailey and DR.. NJ. Z. Tag
CART and W. :. Montgomery are off Tor fish
ing trip on the Svannah river below Augusta
1t is with Il feeling of sympathy that we
/ chronicle the death of the twin babies OF Mrs
W. V. Byth which occurred Friday last
our heartfelt sympathy go out 10 the bareaV-
ed parents in this their sad afiliction. They
were inferred in the Green wood cemetary on
Saturday last.
Miss Earle, of Grccnville, is visiting her
brother Mr.. r.. w. Earle.
w. II. Parker, Esq, of Abbeviie, was in the
city last week.
MIR. II l.. Bonner, of Due West, registered
ut Rilry's. Friday.
Mr.. Henry Moore, of AbbevilIc. was in the
| city Saturday.
Dr. II. ID. Wilson and wife passed through
| the place Friday enrOutc for AbbeNillc, where
! they 90 to spend the summer.