The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-11-28
WEST END.
Happenings and Incidents OF Week
Around the city.

Miss Sallle and Miss Kate Marshall re-
turned home last Friday after most pleas
ant stay of two weeks with Col. Orrs ihmlly
MIR. w. A. Ancrum. Of Camden, came up
last week on business. He will spend week
Miss Lila Norwood and Miss Cudde Cot.
houn have returned home from months stay
In Spartanburg.
Miss Alice Michael, OF Charleston, has been
the guest OF Dr. Ancrums family lor lhe past
ten days.
Mr. Tom Pope, one Of Greanville's most
popular men, was in our city last Monday.
There was no preaching In the Court House
last Sunday, Rev. DR.. Bays being absent nt-
Lending the Annual Con ference. DIR. Bays,
we learn will be with us for another year.
This will be source OF much pleasure, not
only to his congregation, but TO the whole
people Of our little city, as the Doctor has
none but friends here.
MIR. and Mrs John S. Norwood came up
from Calhoun Falls last Saturday and spent
Sunday with Mrs. f. B. Colhoun.
Mrs. w. e. MCGOWAN went down 10 Charles'
ton last week TO visit her sister, Mrs. w. &.
Benet
Mr. w. c. MCGOWAN spent several days this
week ut Calhoun Falls.
Miss Carrie Williams Is in our city, the
guest of Mrs. w. r. Bullock.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Latimer, OF Lowndes-
vile spent Monday In our town.
Some of our young men are thinking Oh or
ganizing "German Club and having Il
"German" once or twice each month.
Mrs. $. A. Mcintosh. who has been absent
for two months, visiting her daughter, Mrs.
3. j. Ieigler in Shreveport, La. returned TO
Abbeville last week
AS IS usual, Abbevile stands at the head.
Or. C. A. Milford has been elected Naledict0-
rlan of his class He is attending the College
of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Md, and will grad
nate next spring. He will then return here
and take his old place with p. B. Speed.
Mr.. C. V. Hammond has been attending
Conference In Laurens.
Rev ]. Lowrie Wilson, D. D., preached TO
a large congregation Sunday night from this
text: lat verse of the Goth chapter Prov verbs
ale that being often reproved, hardene'h ms
neck, shall suddenly be destroyed and that
without mercy"
Hon. J. r. Robertson and Hon. +. B. Gtry
left Monday for Columbia, to enter upon their
duty as Representatives,. ,,o, T. "a.
Nance and Miss Ella Huckahee vera married
In the presence OF the Intimate irlenu" Oh tne
contracting parties. The ceremony was per-
well known to our people that our remarks
are unnecessary. Miss Huckabee Is one OF
our best ladies' The marriage took place
at the residence OF MIR. J. H. DuPre, nephew
There will be German at Rosenbergs Hall
Tonight. This will be IL delightful affair.
Good music has been engaged for the even
GOOD t'm m may sons Se RaSe Just
ceived Il shipment OF 5000 Florida oranges.
Rev. w. H. Ariail will be with US for the en-
suing year, having Deen Te-appoiuIeo do pas
tor OF the AbbevilIe circuit.
Fire broke out yesterday afternoon a6ouI
2.30 o'clock In the cotton on the G., I. n.
depot pla, form. About % bales we're damag-
ed-to what extent, we are not able TO say, as
the damage cannot be ascertalned until the
cotton is repacked. The platform was slight
ly damaged.
Cotton sold in this market yesterday at
from 5 To s 9.lG cents.
The New York Celebrities have come and
gone and the opinions az TO their perlor-
mances are quite varied. Many OF those VINO
attended were unsiinted In their praises.
while others held the very opposite opinions,
From what we have heard OF the music, II
was very much on the order OF most concerts
entirely too operate for most folks. and we
heartily concur In the opinion expressed only
a short time ago by the editor OF this paper.
THAT music OF tins kind Is not suited TO the
taste of the public. generally, and that more
music and less Of the operate would take
much better" Give US something that we
can understand - something in the Queen s
English. and not German. French or llailan
something that will touch the heart ana
make one feel the music. and brighten and
make happy, If only for - few moments Ihe
lives of the hearers. That Is our dea OF
" hat music should be.