The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-08
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| Mr.. j. NJ Baker went to Abbevile Tuesday.
Captain and Mrs. w. II. White, after nearly
| two weeks stay among friends and relatives
| in this place. returned To Anderson Tuesday.
| Rev. +. W. Mason, in obedience to a letter
| from loved ones In Fairfield. telling him OF
the extreme illness OF his father, went over
| there Tuesday. -s.,SlS
here Tuesday to visit Mrs. L. q. Tennent.2
their doors Wednesday a 9 O'Clock for the
summer. ..Sa .1eS'Tgs-- 1t'Tsgs--
MIR. Robert Coffin OF Augusta came up Wed.
nesday, and was The guest Of Mr.. I. Baker
and family. The next day Messrs. Coffin,
Baker and Mrs. ]. B. Franks went to Elberton
+. N. Swift 10 their son MI James swift and
his bride Miss Heard, who were united IN
marriage the week before, and wharhad since
been on bridal tour e s@sye5al @ points Of note.
Thussdays on q yt1tto The family OF Mr.. b.
os shsria and aps. r w. r.. Nance of Able
yni, VILE EsTs ne guests Of Mr. w. e. Huckabee
t4NFs.cWilton Lee of Anderson spent several
days last week with the family OF her brother
Hn-Taw, MIR. B. Berry Allen.
7 Miss Leona Clinkscales returned tuesday
from a several days stay with relatives at An
derson.
Friday to visit her cousin Miss Meta Allen.
| Miss lola johnson OF Anderson is now with
the family OF her grandfather MIR. Frank
Clinkscales.
Prof Leland Frierson, who is principal OF
Mrs. Watson OF Anderson is now with her
daughter Mrs. b. Berry Allen, for visit.
| Mr.. J.P. Young and his son Mr.. Clarence of
/ Anderson came down Friday, the former TO
look after his farming interests In this Sec
| ton.
| a dirt road ride to Abbeville Tuesday show
| ed US that, judging from what could be seen,
| not more than one-fourth OF the cotton crop
| had, at that date, April 30th, been planted. \
great deal OF the land TO be planted 10 cotton,
was not even prepared, and 1t is safe TO say,
that never before has there been so much
| May planted cotton as this year. A great
many of the planters will not close up this
part of their years work before the middle OF
| this month.
There was delightful picnic Friday at the
Iron Bridge, the place formerly known as the
| Double Bridges, Of which SO many OF the
readers Of the Press and Banner have, no
doubt, very vivid recollection. Years ago
II was fully as noted place for such gather
ings as Twins Mil is now. The planters
around were generally so very busy that they
could not afford TO indulge in such delight,
ful past-time last Friday, therefore. the crowd
In attendance, though small, was larger than
might have been expected, This writer has
never partaken OF q picnic dinner OF greater
variety, nor one that had been better prepared
and of such abundance 1t was an occasion
| of which all who were present will long hold
| a very pleasant recollection.
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Saturday evening
| Mr.. Wade Speer and his sister. Miss Ethel,
went to Abbevile Saturday.
| Rev. c. V. Barnes OF Anderson occupied the
pulpit in the Methodist church yesterday at III
A. m, giving a pretty we'll crowded house
quite an interesting sermon.
| Saturday evening late man came In town
| leading u five legged black COW. BY exhibit
| ing this freak of nature at five cents sight
he Is working his way through the country.
| The extra leg Is growing. from near the top OF
| the shoulders. is as fully formed, as her other
| legs, except in size and length, being smaller
and only about fourteen Inches long, but is
haired over and has cloven foot
| The members of Smyrna are beginning TO
prepare 10 celebrate Childrens Day on the ID
Sunday In June. The pastor, Rev. +. W. Ma
son, and the efficient supern tendent OF the
Sunday school, with the aid OF able assistants,
propose to make the day pleasant and prof
| liable one, and one To fully carry out the pur-
poses for which IL was appointed or designed
| The German statistician whose prediction Is,
that in three thousand years as the proper
| tion OF men TO women Is lessening every day
| will be only one man 10 30 women, does not
scare US worth Il cent. We won't be In 1t. II
| the women who are now clamOuring for "Wo-
| mans Rights" for their sex will just wal tlll
| then, they will be SO greatly in the majority
that they can gain their ends without trouble.
Troupe.