The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-11-26
Wednesday, Nov. 26, 1890.
Contributed Locals.
ARREyILLE, SC, Nov. %

ABBEvILLE, S. c., Nov. %. 1880.
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day and Gran
berry sauce and turkey will be In demahu:
Miss Lily Hopkins, Of seneca, & ana hsa,iiISi m1si
aud accomplish young ladies, are Sisitiug
Mrs. j. T. McCormick, anu were shopping IN
Abbeville last Friday. Mia. Calf,
were shopping in the city last week. n,,,
Mr. B l.. Jones, wife and daughter, MISS
Lillian were shopping in Abbeville last wed
Mr. VIM Lesley is clerklng for r. M. Had
Miss Rebecca Cater was quite i'll last
week, but is now better.
Quite'a number of young ladies ana gentle
men enjoye ed an evening party at Mrs Barks
dale's last Thursday evening.
Some OF our sidewalks on The pubic square
are disgrace to our town. Stranges and citl'
zens alike, grumblers and find 1t ut least un
comfortable walking. Our city fathers
should remedy this public nuisance. we pay
tax enonght TO give US good sidewaihs' ha a.
least. Thissubject has been brought TO the
notice Of the council by more parties thah
this scribe. and it is high time they were CIV
ing 1t their attension. ,,u
Columbia.
Messrs. VIM. and Capers Riley. of Mt Car
mel were In town last Friday, .,.o
The notes and accounts belonging " ti,e tne
late firm OF w. r. Powell were sold IN the
town OF MI. Carmel last Saturday and went
, for song ,,.
Misses. Mamie and Bessie Murry were visit
ing friends In the Valley town last week:
"M" worshipped In town Of Mt Carmel last
Sabbath and heard the last sermon ior pn,, .nis
cor ference year. preached oy the PASTOR nes. es
Berry, on the relations existing between pas,
tor and people-it was plain matter oi iac'
sermon, good advice for al A..
Zoah came out as she always does on the
home run, all right, paying up every ooiiar "
the pastor.
Our Methodist preachers are Off to Ander-
son attending the General Conference. Abbe.
Vile station as usual carries up q clean sheet
paying In full every assessment, -
what he promises to pay his preacherI II
30. does he think II right to neglect IL ana
thereby cause the board OF stewards 70 MAKE
up out OF their individual pockets all den
ciencies. Let each member who Is In arrears
with his quarterage ask themselves this ques.
tion. We say the membership have no right
to put this burden on the stewards.
The Savannah Valley railroad Is now run
ming on the best schedu lie 1t ever had. Nun,
ming through from Anderson 10 Augusta and
returning the same day. giving about four
Mr.. Carmel has trippled this winter any pre-
vious shipments Of cotton. They have also
shipped about Is cars OF cotton Seed
There are more pretty babies In ADpeVllle
than any town ofits size in the State.
After pleasant visit TO friends ana reia-
tlves in Mccormick Lillian has returned to
her home, and we look for her"pencil points
in the next Issue.
Mr.. J. w. Morrah's old homestead Is now
the prettiest In the Valley town.
MIR. A. NJ. Mosely, Miss Bessie Fox and Miss
Ida Miller worshipped in the Presbyterian
church in Abbeville last Sunday night, and
were shopping In town Monday.
Mr.. ]. W. Boyd and DIR. Carlton were IN
town last Monday.
Judging from the number Of pretty young
ladies from Mt. Carmel and the beautiful dress.
es and hats with orange blossoms which they
are buying In our town, we imagine we hear
the Ginning of merry marriage bells In the
lear future.
We noticed in Mt. Carmel over 100 bales OF
cotton piled up In front of one OF her mer-
chants doors. This 70 US looked like busi.
ness.
Look out for the stars and stripes floating
so merrily over ]. M. Lawson's store.
The Misses MrCants will open the Miller
Hotel about the first Of December.