The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-29
ABBBVILLB'SS 5 ATLANTA.
FAITHFULLY SKETCHGD BY Al EVER
WATCHFUL SCRIBE.
Personal Nt:scs ET isie S2oTe--f0'it-
y,siuncHfS 20 tie Press aIa B;iss-
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GREE:;TOOD, January nth 1871
There was another large crowd in town sat
uT'l:Ly, ami every one aI'i.'rcd To be soDtf
Nothing 80 very unusual however.
hSallol the homirid"S of tie last few days
have uccurrru in other Scciiun$ OF the cnun'
~, we hnv" very little 10 write about this
Week only Il few personal notes.
Dr"rr,aiS and blankets have been quliC
comfortable for the past week. yet floriG;'
weather is both to leave us, while the IRA.
:rancc Of her ensign flower Is 50 pr"iuSc, ana
the chimes OF the WcGulny Drl'S blCnu III INC
merry roundeay.
Our merchants are already doing nice
and satisfactory business but many OF them
arc going to use ''r!intcIS INK as matter ol
public spirit and enterprise, Il little later on.
We Know whereof VIC speak. when we say
Mrs. T. Il. Nick rliar keeps q boarding mouse
second to none, and her rates are very real
sOnabp.
n;tt;un Of Col Jas. y. Ilnyt for GOYcrnor
and move he hc elected by accimaion.
Almost every conceivable arr iclr Of mcr.
chanlise is now being peddled throughout
this county. either Oh foot or by wagons, by
parties vino have not paid tie license fee re-
uui.cd by II recent enactment Of our lIe5lSla-
ture. II the proper officials were more Wig
liant, they might add several hundred dollars
to tie coanty fund, besides furnish PRO-
tccli,:n to our merchants who have 10 pay
their tax. ,
Tie meetings of the Y. NJ. c. A. alc well
attended, aud We hope some g0oi Is being
done.
No bank in the State has a more accomno-
dating, yet efficient, set OF officers. IL Is Z
matter Of Indifference To them, whether you
are IN Alliance man or nOi or no" hlGch you
invest in the Louisiana Lottery, you can get
all the money you want, simply by Eet!lug
two Subscribers besides yourself, TO very
Miss Lille McGhcG, eldest daughter Of Mrs.
w. Il. Mctihcc, died NJ her home here, last
sunday morning. ald was buried In our
cemetery Monday. She had been sick for
~ ln.,t 4, tNAt
pectcd, yet il is Il great shock to her widowed
mother, and family Miss Lille was n lovely
young lady. greatly admired by all VINO
knew her. both young and Old. The patience
;csS, and perfect resignation in the hours OF
death, are all evidences OF her christian
pieiy. The sympathics Of lhis entire com.
nunity 20 ont TO the nerenvett inmllS in B.xs c,d
Banner us the best county paper in the state
our +. G.. Greene has thoroughly estab-
.ished himself in The lumber trade, and those
who contemplate building Will 40 we'll 10 cor
respond with him.
Uur new council and Joe Milford are prov
ing themselves the terror OF evil doerS, the
Iirst week Of their administration they col
Mr. j. W. Duckctt has bought himself a
very iinc cornet. He will play with tho choir
in IN" Baptist church.
We spcn; Sunday most pleasantly NJ our
sisters, Mrs. W. j. McGce, OF Walnut Grove.
We met there that prince of Alliance men,
and noble christian gentleman Mr.. NJ. B. Nc
Gee. with whom it is always pleasant and
profitable 10 be.
Mr.. r. Lcaveil Jr., has tho thanks Of our
household, for repairing our organ, for Whict'
he would take no pay. John Is a clever icl.
low every way. lie sells monuments ana
iicadstonS almost as cheap as he repairs Or
ganS.
MrsSrs. Stevens 6 Oldham, have just fin
iShcd their machine shop and Will put i'll
their machinery soon.
Miss Lucy PinSOn has NOuriSNlhS ScEooi
at Walnut Grove.
MeSSrs. Wells l. Mays have received their
planning machinery, ami work at the cotton
mill is HOW being done rapidly.
Mr.. i. l.. Baxter, OF Newberry, was IN :own
last week looking after building contracts.
Mr.. J. Z. Hill sold the Alliance most OF their
yuanO.
Rev Mr. Matthews has moved back TO the
parsonage.
Until Inc Alliance adopts resolutions pro-
hibiling its members borrowing the Press
ant Bunner IL will be pretty generally Srcad
by them. We merely mention this in the III.
irrcst of advertisers.
Hon. Geo. =. Mower and Jas. X. =. Gosgins,
of Ncwbcrry bar, were in town Friday;
Mr.. }. =. MarSc has engaged in the broker
age business. Again we find the right man
in ;iIc right place and predict for him unprc-
ccdrnted sales here and at other points.
The standard oil company have made this
Il distributing point, and are preparing tc
build IL ware h0uschcrc. Mr.. j. W. Sproics
will be in charge.
We have reason TO believe that The editor
ial columns of the Press ana Tanner are now
read by more people in TINS county than ut
any other time in the history OF the paper.
Two dirty looking lta:ianS with instru'
Incnts to correspond, two dry goods vendors,
worm doctor and an organ grinder, were
the chief attractions on our streets Saturday.
If any one about Abbcville has lost point
or dog, they can probably hear something. OF
her by corresponding with our martial, MIR.
j. II. Milford.
Mr.. W. II. Bailey has returned from
Charleston much improved in health :.