The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-09
WEST END.
Happenings and Incidents Of Il Week
Around the city.

Around the city.
Mr.. Frasier Lyon. after spending the holi
days In the city with bis parents ieit on sat
Mrs. Wyatt Aiken returned tn her nome
last week after spending two weeks stay Wild
relatives In Cokesbury.
MIR. ]. Van Siraaten, after weeks absence
returned last Sunday. Mr.. Van Straaten has
net q looking out Il business opening, and has
visited Atlanta, Augusta and other places; SO
far he has not decided where the Will go, II he
leaves this place. ,,,
matter of conjecture. There hay been no
new developments In that line lately;
Miss Lucia Parker, one Of Abbevilles most
ACCOMPLISHED and attractive young ladies',
left last Thursday Tor Spartanburg. Miss
Parker will take three months course IN
music at Converse College. She Is already y
* ilRul performer on Lhe piano, ana goes 10
further perfect herself In THIS dellShtlul ac'
conpishment.
There has been many more changes than Is
usual in The stores of our town. In most an
vf them the force of clerks has been reduced.
rhe hard times and dull trade maze this state
OF affni,T. IL is hard on the boys to he thrown
out Of work at any time, and more especially
40 at this season Of the year, and year IKE
this one will probably be: "lrs long lane
times will soon come. Cheer up boys and
lind something TO do. Something that will
pay expenses, If no more.
Edward Baxter Perry, the celebrated oiina
night. The performance will be in the school
house, and for the benefit Of the school H.
oiary. Let every one who possibly can al
tend, spend delightful evening. Enc near & sweet
Mrs. +. u. MaZyck and her Two children'
left on Monday for Charleston, where she
will make her future home. Mrs. MaZyck has
been for several months past visiting her par
enls. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. Livingston, or this
Mr. Lambert White returned to Atlanta last
Monday To pursue his studies In the Allanta
Dental School. after spending the Christmas
holidays At home.
There were only two arrests made by our
police Monday. Net proceeds 10 Inc CITY
about $40. Both cases were for petit larceny.
No arrests for drunkenness or disorderiy con-
Cation is duh. Middling from ~ to AZ.
Low grades 3 10 cents. Market in Liverpool
dun. About fifty bales in the market Mon
day.
Messrs. ]. w. Yates. Tobe Fetzer and A.
Cohen left today on the vestibule for Athens.
They go 10 attend charity ball given oy Inc
Ladies' Benevolent Society Of that city. Ihe
ball will be swell affair In every particular.
Mr. Walter D. Tusten came In Monday from
shreveport, La. Walter looks well, and IL get
ting rich In the West He will be here sew
eraI days. Walter comes home to attend Inc
marriage Of his sister Miss Mabel.
Birth-Abbeville. Jan. 5th, 1875. 10 Mrs. 8.
G. Thomson, daughter.
We have heard some talk of a canning fac
tory and steam laundry being established
noon ut this place. These TWO Industries II
properly run and managed ought 10 pay the
In INVESTORS, II not handsome profit. fair rate
0f Interest on their money. The canning lac
Ut hands during the season, and would give
sOme of our farmers chance To raise toIna-
Toes and such other vegetables as would be re-
quired Tor The factory, instead OF SC. cotton,
81, ~I.
profitable one to them. The steam laundry
would run the en- tire year, and give work 10
lev wage earners. We hope these enterprises
will take defluite shape, and be facts. not
theories. Our town needs them and needs
them badly. ....
PATENT MEDICINE.
Az is always the case, last Monday there
was IN immense crowd In town, and az rule
a very orderly one. The patent medicine man
sales were in proportion TO the crowd. they
were good.
DELIGHTFUL OCCASION.
To night at $50 O'Clock at the home OF the
bride, Mr. W. w. Bradley and Miss Mabel A.
Tuslen will be jnlned; in wedlock by The Rev.
!. Lowrie Wilson and Rev. J. j. Grier. Mr..
Bradley is our County Auditor, and young
tnsn oI sterling merit, and Well.Rnown, not
only IN this county, but thIoushout lhe
having bright sunny disposition and ia
general faVorite, In this, the place Of her
birth, and wherever she is known.
A reception will he given at the home OF
the bride from 9 70 10 p. m.
The bridal party will consist Of:
Miss Florence Henry. Mr.. j. w. Bullock.
Miss Fiorrle Henderson, Prof. f. l.. Reid.
Miss Rachel Hemphill, Mr.. y. B. Evans.
Miss Ethel Roper, Mr. r. 3. Wilson,
MISS Mary Hemphill MIR. 5. A. Wideman.
Miss Saiiie Lou Arnold, Mr.. +. b. Gary.
Miss Corrio McClung, Mr.. ]. F, Bradley.
Miss Mamie Swift, Mr., Walter ID. Tuslen,