The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-20
WEST END.
Happenings aud Incidents of Week
Around the CITY,

Happenings aud Incidents Of u Week
Around the city.
: The Methodist church is rapidly nearin:
completion, and IL is the earnest desire oi TIT
building committee, and members of tina
communion. 10 have the building ready 10
Easter StrN Ices, and every cflort Will Ds inau
To accomplish thai end. The elegant stained
glass windows, have been put In place, an(
( beautiful they are. There are none IN tile up
cuuntry, I'VE might venture 10 say III TIT
Slale) more artistic and lovely. lie Genie
window represents ChtlSt rs lne "Goot
Shepard" Huu In the upper part ol the WIN
duWs on each side oI this are cherub faces
that are lovely III their beauty. These win
uo~s, seen as we saw them, Win the soft mel
low light Of waning day, Illuminating ant
bringing out every color, ana shade, made
piclure moi soon 10 De forgotten /; and beauti
iui in every detail. The interior OF the build
ing has been repalnted and kalsOinined. The
culurS selected, (>Ot grays) add much 10 the
attractiveneSs I'll The STRUCTURE. anu make /
urcidrd Il IN pro ovrnent ON the former finish
Spring goods have begun 10 come In anC
our merchants are cleaning up anu geltlDs
! things in shape Tor Line seasons trade.
UnIOn services were heId In the A. r. j
church. Sunday night, Rev. w. ii. Ariai
preached The serTiIou.
After TWO weeks stay In New York and Bal
/ timure, Mr.. y. Cohen came home last Thurs
day. MIR CJnen reports the spring and sum
mer styles in clothing ana gent. : furnishings,
very pretty aud the best part OF IL all, prices
VIII be much lower than heretofore.
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night in the "cuoler." This son Of the desert
was selling goods without having paid the
city LICENSE, and next day helped the city
treasurer to The sum OF - and Was given Il H.
ceuse To pebble his wares Monday.
Capt. W. L. Branch went down TO Troy and
Mccormick, Monday GU Il short business trip
Mr.. James Chalmers went down to Augusta
Thursday on important business. He Will re-
turn the last of the week.
MIR. J. A. Hill the all-round musician Is the
posessor of Mandolin and makes sweel
music on this instrument. which he has had
few only Il few days.
DEATH OF MIR. EIRFMAS.
Last Wednesday night at 80 o'clock, Mr.
a. &. kirlman, after months Of suffering
passed To that bourne from which no Traveller
has yet returned. Mr.. klriman was true
aud trusted engineer, on The G., T.. & n. anu
has been living In this place for one and hall
years, ana had by his pleasant manners, and
quiet unuSsuming ways made many friends.
He was Il niembe' OF the u. l.. +; and also OF
the Masonic fraternity. HIS brethren Of these
organizations assisted, in every way
pussible IN nursing him, and trying TO alievi.
ate the hours oi suffering through which he
paSSeI. Thursday iuOrnlnS his remains were
taken charge OF by the Masons, and after a
short but Impressive service conducted by Dr.
II. w. Bays, at the home Of Mr.. w. V. Clink.
scales, (where the deceased bad rooms,) the
body was taken TO the e., &. d y. depot in
McDill Il ToIy's fine hearse. escorted by
Masons and others, there the beautiful caSket
was placed in it's case, and his brethren, with
sad hearts, each placed within sprig acacia.
The deceased was a member of Clinton Lodge
No. 3, a. r. NJ. and will be buried at the re-
quest ui Lnat Lodge, by Bunker Hin Lodge,
Creslou, Iowa, with Masonic ceremonies.
Mrs. Kirfnan was accompanied Oh her long
aud sUrrowful journey, by Mr.. Frank Fe,zer
anu NJ. John Harsh, both intimate friends oil
Mr.. kirinan, and by Mrs. Jno. Garrison who
went with her u Atlanta, and members OF
b. l.. T.. The following masonic brethren
Mess. w. =,
Branch. +. l.. Morrow, w. +. Hill, NJ. +. Cole.
man, j. II. Gllkey and p. B. Speed. Mess.
McDill e. TOIiy embalmed the body and fur
nished the handsome black casket in which
the dead was taken 10 his final resting place
in the lar northwest. HIS sorrowing wife
has the sympathy of the entire community
IN this her sore allliclion.
Mr.. e.. F. Young returned from Atlanta
Monday nj. hit ai'er Il short business trip.
About fifteen bales ot cotton was sold In
this market Monday. The best bringing 81
cents.
Interesting Evening.
Friday night the auditorium of the Public
School was crowded. The occasion being 4
Recital by Miss Blake's music scholars, and
other attractive features, consisting OF tab
Ieau and reclations. The whole affair was q
success, aud II wOud indeed he an lmpO>Sihl,
task t0 say which oI the many little and big
ger folks who took part did the best. Even the
wee little ones and the much larger ones, eacl
anu every one, showed the care and training
o their teacher, Miss Blake. in the musical
part OF the programme. and the others whC
look part In the evenings entertainment did
their parts in manner that left nothing u
be desired. AS we have before said, the Reel
tai was an eminent success, and Miss Blake
and those who assisted her haYe many con
gratulationS and thanks.
We give uelow the programme for the even
ing, and we must not forget 10 mention the
lol ely song 10y Prof. Grlttn-SuDg by request
The Professor has a sweet voice and knows
how 10 use IL.
PROGRAMME.
Chorus-"Wake Up! My Merry Master
All"
"Spring"-waltz-- Miss Mamie
Chopin Taggart.
"Suminer'-Wal Miss SalliL
White.
Recitation-"Old Engineer at the Concert
Chopin-"Nocturne" T.. FIat-Miss Elizabeth
Wicker
Tableau-Fire Wor>hipers.
Guriitt-"Dance.' .'--Duetl-- Miss Eva Kirby
and Miss Elizabeth Wicker.
Recitaliol-'R Roderick, James and I,"-Miss
Marion COrrie.
BerenS-"M nZurka'--Duett,-MlsS Blanche
Gnry and Teacher.
Peineche--"M Morning Prayer"-Duett,--Miss
Louise Bailey and Teacher.
PART Il.
Delsarte Figure-Niobe and Her Children.
~ -buCtt- 100 =" a. ~
Gary and Teacher.
Song-"Log Cabin in the Lane'-Mr. Mark
Bradley.
Chopin" Bessie Jones.
Goun0d-"LA Observation-Disclosures Louise
DeBruhl and Master WILDER Blake
Recitaton-.(Seltcted)-M Jennie Corrie.
Gurliti Merry Making Duett - Miss
Mamie Ta.gait aud Miss Bessie Jones.
DcSarte FIgure-Siatue of Liberty.
Paderwiski-Menuet- Eva Kirby.
Desarte MOvement-"Od Folks at Home
Miss Templeton, Miss Caughman. Miss Cor
re.
Good Night!
Applause is right and proper. in the rlgh
manner and AT an appropriate time, but ths
way IN which some of our small boys ap
pland Is very annoying TO almost every one
With ear splitting yells and shrill whIstling
they make it unbeai able, and this same thing
occurs al nearly every entertainment OF {
public nature. Boys that are old enough u
know better. ought TO do SD, and we would re
spectfully suggest TO the parents OF those tina
the parents keep the little folks near then
where they can look after their behavior.
Mrs l.. X. Bowie and Mrs. Trelzer, both O
ElbertOn, Ga, are in the city. Mrs. Bowie Il
visiting her sister. Mrs. q. II. Moore. and Mrs
Treizer Is with the family Of her brother.
Col. Med Cater was "circulating around
am0n9 his friends yesterday. He looks wei
and we are always glad to see him In the city
Miss Matte A. Nanamee. OF Brooklyn. n
Y, arrived on the Vestibule yesterday. Miss
Nanamee is a relative of Mrs. r. S. Link, ant
Will make an eXended stay with her.