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Abbeville, s. c., May o, 1884.
Miss Annie Williams, of Chester, Is here on
q visit to her friend, Mrs. Davis.
cousin, Miss Carrie Williams. OF LAGRANGE,
Ca, spent last Sunday in Abbeville with rel.
atives. Miss Williams is pretty and charm
ing young lady, and caused q considerable
fiutter among the hearts OF our young men,
who hope she will soon return and make her
stay longer.
Dr. Bays paid high compliment to his con.
gregation last Sunday. He said he had been
d pastor for 25 years and had preached IN
large cities TO wealthy congregations, but In
all his service as pastor he had never had any
church enterprise 80 willingly responded to
as by his congregation in Abbeyille. He hav-
ing received by voluntary subscription large
part OF the amount desired for the remodeling
Of the church. The building committee met
last Monday morning and let the contract 70
for eniarging the church to Mr.. Il. Il. Sprott.
The estimated cost when finished will be
about s., 900 and the seating capacity from 6OO
10 100 hundred. Work will be commenced al
Mrs. ": 4: Bullock is visiting friends in
Gainesville, Ga.
The entertainment at Sharon church last
Friday night was a success, considering the
rainy and stormy afternoon. The receipts
were about S95.
Appeville, where they will make their future
home. At present they are with their son,
Mr.. A. B. Morse. Abbevllle has not forgotten
them and opens wide her arms TO receive
these good people and trusts their declining y
the midst OF friends OF days and years long
gone by. Apbeville Is proud TO number them
sirt6-To Mrs. = B. Gary last Wednesday
Mr.. ]. M. Lawson has moved into his hand.
some dwelling just finished and fronting on
Church Street.
nf Mr. % aQUpraly
torn by lightning last Friday night. A plow
stock and wagon near we're untouched Mr..
Hill felt the shock very sensibly.
Mr.. w. E. Hill has been sick for the past few
days, but is now improving.
Mr.. ]. H. .Latimer has the contract for build
ing the Grand Stand at The base ball park for
S85 The Abbeville team will play series OF
games on their diamond In the next lew
weeks with the following teams: Elberton'
Next Monday they will cross bats " ith Clin.
ton. 1t would add much TO the pleasure ol
the evenings II arrangements could be made
for Abbevilles Cornet band TO play on these
Mr. Kirby has been looking after side walks
and roads on Magazine Hill.
Last Monday Mr.. Stevenson, one Of Able
yille's best farmers, brought In S dne coun.
try cured hams for sale. If others would try
hard.
beville last week, with her father and sisters
The Abbeville Cornet band will practice
every Tuesday and Friday evenings. unless
otherwise notified.
Receipts taken In at the Mayors Court this
week for gambling are about SlOO. All col.
ored.
No charge for ladies at the grand stand on
the baseball ground.
Mr.. j. G, Aiken. the popular clerk at the
Supply Company's story Is spending awhile
in Cokesoury.
You should see the farmers handy wagon
at the repository Of A. M. Hill & Son. 1t IL q
curiosity and we think this is parallel case
with the man who had the elephant and did
not know what TO do With II.
A. NJ. Hill & Son will place on the market
in q few days a lot OF fresh cabbage from their
town farm. This Is q new industry In Able
Vile and would have proven grand success
under even ordinary circumstances.
The first peaches OF the season were recelV-
ed Yesterday by A, nj, Hill 4 Son. NJ.