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The Cotton Seed OIL Mill.

tne SUBJECT drew OUT lull anu INTERESTING
discussion. Mr.. Thos. P. Cothran is the mex,
eSsayist.
The Cotton Seed Oil Mill.
The stock holders of the cotton seed oil mill
met last Friday and organized by the elec-
tion Of Mr.. \. w. Smith, President, and Mr.
Francis Henry, Secretary tnd Treasurer;
paid in, and work will begin at once.
We understand the machinery has been Or
dereG.
THE entertainment for the Presbyterian
church made Sl75. The tambourine drill was
beautiful, each young Miss looked bewitching
with their lovely dresses, pretty flowers and
tambourines gaiiy trimmed in ribbons, which
sold separately for q nice little sum. They
were skillfully drilled by Miss Kitty Perrin.
Music by Miss Cleora Thomson. Three famil.
lar figures of the german were very graceful
and pretty. The refreshments were delicious,
the ladies OF that church always excel in thai
department. The operatta was we'll rendered,
the superb voice Of Miss Edwards was treat
10 Abbeville. Miss McClung did her part well.
The baritone voice Of Mr.. Harden cannot be
excelled. Mr.. Wideman and DR.. Thomson
kept the audience laughing with their wltand
good acting. 1t was one OF the most enjoya,
BILE and pleasant entertainments we have had
in long time.
FARMERS throughout the country are very
much discouraged on account OF the contn-
ued drouth. Col. NJ. y. Tolman, near Cal
uOuu MlIlS, HAS kept Il ySdl -
of the weather and condition of the crops at
certain seasons. He says In 1872 the weather
and condition OF crops were almost the same
as this season. For the encouragement of all,
the Colonel states better crops were made that
year than in many previous ones, and thinks
If we can get rain by June lst good crop
may yet be made.
THE closing exercises of Prof. Cork S school
June at II o'clock \. NJ. DIR. Grier will
preach a commencement sermon in the Bap-
list church at Ninety.SiX. On Wednesday
and Thursday nights following there will be
and on Friday at II o'clock 4. NJ. Prof. +. G..
Woodward, Of South Carolina College, will de.
liver the anniversary address.
JAKE WARDLAw was shot yesterday at
noon by some unknown person. Four shot
took effect in his face ana forehead. DR.. Har-
rison searched for the shot He got out some
OF them, but one which had gone in the ne
gro's nose was too firmly imbedded to be re-
moved. The negro had parted with his wife,
and it is supposed his father-in-law undertook
to make good husband out of him.
THE concert that the Episcopalians intend
ed to give next Friday night has been indefi-
nately postponed. Miss SimontlS says that
she will come back to Aboeville and sing
some time in the future.
A LARGE crowd attended the dedication Of
the Baptist church al Bradley sunday The
sermon was preached by Rev. DR.. Griffin, Of
Greenvllle. The singing was very fine, led by
the choir from Troy.
REV. Mr.. KNOX, minister of the Associate
Reformed church, preached in the Court
House on Sunday. That denomination has
made arrangements to have regular preach
ing at this place.
The Aultman and Taylor traction engine
and threSher, once belonging to DR.. Marshall, +,
was sold one day last week at public outcry
$50. Mr.. Thomas p. Cothran bid it in for the
manufacturers.
Col. M. o. ToLaIAN will soon have very
fine fish pond on his place near Mount Car
mel. He is filling Il with fish from the
streams near by.
RAIN is very badly needed. but where the
cotton is up 1t is growing. Numbers OF acres
OF cotton are not up yet and the outlook is
very gloomy.
PHOTOGRAPHS were taken of the interior of
the Methodist churcn with the Easter decora-
tons They are now for sale at Speeds drug
store
Miss AYLETTE CHALMERS and Mr. Thorn
as A. White attended the dedication Of the
Baptist church at Bradley's Sunday.
JOHN 4. WILLIAMS, John T. Cheatham and
Charlie r. Richey were ordained deacons last
Sabbath in the Lebanon church.
Mrs w: T: MCDoSALD and Miss Mamie
Murray, of Mount Carmel spent Friday with
Mrs. c. V. Hammond.
MISS MARIE POWER, Miss Sallie Sitton and
the Misses Devln. of Due West paid a visit TO
Abbeyille last week.
MIR. EDWARD SIMMONS, of Charleston.
grandson Of Gov. Patrick Noble, is spending
week in AbDeville.
THE Misses Quarles have q nice croquet
ground which many Of the young people en-
joy very much.
RAINS have begun in the lower part of the
State. Hope they will soon reach Abbevile.
TROY voted the railroad tax yesterday. Not
q single vote was cast in opposition to the tax
QUITE number of students and young la
dies attended the entertainment Friday night
MEssRs. r. NJ. HADDoN & Co. will close
their store at six o'clock after the first of June
Mrs. JNo. c. LoMAX, of Augusta Ga. IS Wis
itins her grandmother. Mrs. =. NJ. Calhoun.
COURT will meet next week. \ more eXcit.
ing term we have not had in Il long time.
IN the neighborhood of Mount Carmel there
was Il refreshing shower Sunday night.
EVERY one should attend Mr.. DuPre'S auc-
ton OF flowers next Friday afternoon.
DR.. Ii. u. WILSON has fixed up quite nice
office in the rear of the bank building.
REV. Mg. kILGoRE will preach in the Meth
odist church next Sunday morning.
MISS JANE WIDEMAS has been the guest OF
Mrs. j. L. kluSh for several days.
Mr. JAMES KENNEDY, of Troy, attended
the entertainment Friday night.
THERE is no truth IN the report that Robert
Partlow has been captured.
DIR. LINDSAY will preach in the Baptist
church tonight at Due West.
MESsRs. l.. Il. GARY and w. y. Graydon
went to Columbia Saturday.
THE assigned goods OF L. Il. Bowie were
sold at auction last Saturday.
Mr.. EDWARD r. SIMoNDS, Of Charleston, is
visiting Mrs. :. VI. Calhoun.
Miss LIE WHITNER, Of Anderson, is visit
ing Miss Lucia McGowan.
Miss CHURCH, of Washington, d. c., is Wis,
itng friends in AObeville.
FOR several reasons the concert for Friday
night has been postponed.
BIRTH-At Monterey, May 81. 1889, to Mrs.
a. FL. Gilbert, a son.
MANY of the farmers have begun cutting
their oats.
Mr.. MATTHEWS has returned to his home in
Atlanta.
Miss JENNIE EDWARDS returned home Sat
urday.
A new lot of Hats and flowers just received
at EaddonS.
A beautiful line OF Plaid lawns at Haddon's.
These goods are new and low in price. Call
before the assortment is broken.
Now is the time TO buy "Indestructable