The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-12-11
COOKING STOVES AND STEEL PENS.
Pleasant Paragraphs From Stony
Point.
STONY POlNT, Dec. ., 1889.

STONY pUlNr, Dec. Q, 1889.
After long absence, we maze uur best bow
TO the readers of the Press uni BuIiaer.
When one is unexpectedly elected TO reign
supreme in the culinary department, they
will Hud that there VIII certainly be Il clash
between the stove and the pen, and twill he
the pen, and not the stove, upon which the
rust Will gather.
We can almost hear the Christmas bells.
Mrs. O'Ncall has been on Il visit 10 her
daughter, MIS-. King, Of Grrcnvillc.
Miss Minnie PinSon, our charming young
BELLE has charge of Il large school at Pine
Grove. The pairons Of the school made quite
II happy choice, and arc 10 bc COngrat uIatCd
urOn securing Miss finSon.
Mrs. George l.. Dantzlcr and children. of
GrecuvIlic, have been on Il recent visit to rel
al.vcS ~ town.
Miss Maggie smith, n ff7setlrGns, was visiting
Miss Lillian Caldwell has been recent
gucst in the family OF her brother, Mr.. j. G..
Caldwell.
dence by fire on last Wednesday night. The
fire originated in q closet where q box of
matches was placed, and where mouse
thought II would be snug place to build a
winter home. Fortunately Mr.. O'Neall quick
~ discover eq the fire, and the only loss was n
ease of matches and some wearing apparel.
Moral-Put your matches out of the micc's
way.
There is to be q Christmas tree at the Stony
Point school house on the evening of the 9th
ior the young people. We hope those who arc
Interested Will do all they can to give the lit
lie ones happy. evening: Let itLc u green
spot in memory 5 waste" 1t takes so little to
make child happy, and surely we can do
That little. 1t may give US !: little more to do
| for Il short while, but long after we have for
gotten our little trouble, The pleasure of the
evening will live in the young hearts which
we gladden..
Mr.. Burns, of Anderson, las been visiting
| In Mr.. J. NJ. Majors family.
| Miss Estelle Fouche and NJ SO Minnie Lee
Smith, two of Coronaca's charming young la
dies, were calling in town last wr,.;.
One OF our best young nI"n i'll III the di-
ccc,ion OF Abbevile quite oilcn. Must mean
business. Wen see.
| We understand that Stony Point and Geor-
Git are soon 10 he represented n the altar OF
| llymCn.
Mr.. q. Z. O'Ncali was right badly hurt re-
Gently hy his buggy break ing and throwing
him To the ground: lie is now improving.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Il. Wilcut, Of Waterloo, were
recently i'll town as the guests OF Mr.. ami Mrs.
O'Ncall.
| Mrs. Lee Arnold, of Greenwood, has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Rumpcy.
! Little Ethel and O'Ncall King, of Green
Vile, are now frightening the home Of grand
papa and "randmuma O'Nc:tll
| certain hostess near this l0wE has quite
an.orglnai way of getting rid of callers when
they tarry too l"n&. AS We do not think there
is any patent on it,, and perhaps some one
niay profit by il, we will give it. Scene: n
pITlor, card tables, time after II p. III. Ora.
matte pcr>onae, three gentlemen, and the
| Misses Smith, Brown, or Jones. Enter ma.
| ternal ancestor. directly n door is flung wide
Oren, and there stands Bridget in all hc1
dusky hue who calls out in her loudcst tones
! for the breakfast menu! There is Il mad rusI
| for hatS, and the curtain Is rnng down. Don't
stay too long again, boys. This is Il true true
story. DULCID.