The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-25
PLANS FOR THE NEW COLLEGE BUILD
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Visitors In the City-The Sick-The
Fiery Furnace Will WOrk-The
People Don't Like ShOOting-The
Subscription List.
DUE WEST, S. G., Feb. q. is

DUE WEST, ). C., FEB. rs, 1881.
Mrs. Capt. Lyon, of Hunter, Is In town.
Mr.. j. X. Hood. OF the Anderson Bar, ran
down on last week TO see his friends here.
Miss Lena Booker, Of Donalds, talented
young lady, entered the Senior class OF the
Female College last week.
Vile, were the guests last week OF Rev. w. r
Pearson. They came up TO see their daughter
who is in the Female College. and who by the
way Is u very bright & young = nay our people
We see that Chester c. H.. Is agltatlng Wa
ter works and electric lights. Wat Is tht
matter with Abbevllle Z. H., situated In The
banner County OF the State, and supposed u
give lights TO the whole State ana tnen tot
lust on big Railroad boom.
An architect Is expected here from Wash
ington in April. and committee from
Winnsboro and Chester to decide on plans fol
are that handsome building, one that the
county will be proud Of will be erected. Ir
the meantime the canvass 10 raise the $30,OU
to build and better equip the college Will 6t
pushed. An agent will start TO thoroughly
canvass the A. r. Church the first of March
So far about $4,000 Is In sight.
We find that the farmers TO dale have done
but little work on the furm. The constant
warm rains however have very materially
advanced the prospects OF small grain. The
Indications are that fine wheat crop will bs
made in the West.
Mr.; sproles, sr, Of Greenwood, represent e1,1,
West last week repairing the tin roofs on the
Female College. Mr.. Sprolcs gave the Pres
byteran office hasty call.
Mr.. j. a. Devlin, who has been quite SICK Is
we are glad to say, Improving.
Mr.. lIillery Devlin, OF Verdery, made the
town u flying visit last week and was then
gone.
MIR. Eugene Prather, who Is now In the A
R. Presby terian office, went to Williamson
last Saturday to visit his mother.
Mrs. Ida Bonner and Miss Maggie Bonner
are visiting Williamson and Pelzer.
The new firm OF Morrow, Nichols 20. are
doing good business.
The committee who had In charge the over
hauling OF the church furnace have succeed
ed in getting 1t to give good results.
We see that man has invented machine
to make eggs that will only cost cents q doz
en-. The boarding houses can now be or
time.
Mrs. Isabella Austin has had her house. re
nodded and greatly improved. That end
town Is looking up.
Our citizens complain badly Of the shooting
on our streets day and night. AS far as W.
know there has been no action taken by tht
council. stranger ran into the hotel the
other night saying he couldn't stand 1t.
The price of cotton keeps low. There Is M
improvement over the fall prices and we SCI
it sta ted that it Is doubtful II there be any I'm
mediate rise.
Bruce and Lulu GIffin will likely reach thli
country the first of next May from Egypt.
Reid's Congress will now soon adjourn anC
the country will breathe easier.
We expect the Press and Banner to make &
fine showing when 1t publishes It's subscrip
tion list. Few county papers have larger
list. Il. - u.