The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-09-11
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I.oWndeSville, Sept. ., lS9I.
! Mr. Ii, W. Specr lett Monday Tor mohth
recreation from business, tlrst 10 Anuerh"l
Z. H.. then TO other points. : =,
Prot j. j. Johnson began the exercises o.
our High Schoo! Monday with about lhlrty
five, with the probability of consiaeraoie
Increase in the near Iuture. his sister MISS
Annie as an assistant. With such manage
mrnt n prosperous Iuture. for our school Is
promised. ,,ou,
| Monday TO Spend q few days with klnSlolk.
! Mrs j. j. Moseiey, and her two chi idren, ac-
cornpanied 10y Mr.. J. Ii. HGckabee leit lor
Greenwood Monday.
in my last, as haviug lost Il mule, ana Which
he had heard of, as being at or near NatI )
Station. on the q. {. Il y. Il. L. went 10 lnat
place Monday, ana rrgaiheu MS PropeitJ
mule, bride and collarJ and also got tne
uarkey, WHO had thus provided himself Win
Il Tree ride, and said uarkey was committed
to the Abhcvilc jail the next day.
Rev. f.. W. Mason lett Monday lor \eTqeTS
where lie went To assist the keV. W. D.
Wharton ia a prOlracled meeting.
Messrs f.. Il. Horton and {. !. BAKER leit
Wednesday, VITA / cur load OF caltle ior
Charleston.
MIR. aud Mrs. Charles Dodson, and their
two children ut DUnalds, came over Thurs
day, and were the guests OF the Rev. l.. w.
Mason till the next day.
Mr.. J. &. Thomas made business Trip 10
Abneville {. ii. Friday. ,r r-oo,
Misses Lila and Nora Calhoun 0I Green
wood spent the past week ut Dr. >. u. Mose-
ley's. 49,
came over Thursday, ON "a visi. TO the lulnlly
of Dr. a. j. Speer, her brother-n-law.
Mr.. and Mrs. }. B. Franks, and little - Il;
alte" II Two inOa lhs visit 10 MorSanlon. y. u,
returned To this their home, 1hursuay even
Ing.
Dr. Lee, Henry of Augusta, Ga, came up
Saturday for Il lew days stay with his brother
Misses Sudle and Etoile Watson of Ander-
son are now with the family OF their uncle
Mr. B. Boin Allen.
Miss Sallie Mann OF Mountain view is
boarding with her uncle Mr.. w. u. Hucka-
bee and attending school here.
Mr.. L. ID. Cooley has bought from the Build
ing and Loan Association OF Atlanta, Ga.,
The chambers house and lot on Bell street.
Again we are having some very not weath.
er. A cooler change in temperature would
ieelingly increase our comfort.
Sometime ago one dsLiiIery, began business
near here. some evidences OF which have been
quite noticeable since it opened up. III all
who patrOniSed II by carrying peaches 10 II,
came out. like one gentleman OF whom
heard, IL was Il losing venture. lie carried
twenty bushels of peaches over, and was
as his share of the brandy, one gal
ion and three quarts. AS he only wanted q
little for family use in case of sickness. with
his accustomed liberality, he promised four
OF his lady friends IL quart each, but alas,
when he went after it his part was only three
quarts, and he is out one quart, and loss OF
one whole day, for himself and team.
In Some ncShbOrhoods, there are COM
pIai nts, ilS to the good work being gotten in,
oy the light fingered gentry, in approprlat-
ing to. their own use pigs, chickens. &c. be-
longing TO others. 1t seems that those violate
the commandment. do not steal very much
at once but they steal often as u man said the
other day.
Mr.. j. A. Hawthorn, OF Latimer. says that
he has some bottom corn that Is SO fine, and
that IL is SO dark in IL that lightning bugs
are seen in IL at midday. He did not say that
they lightened at that time OF day however.
II is reported that Capt. j. r.. Brownlee OF
butter making. lie after supplying his fami-
ly with what II needs, has an average Of six
pounds day, to dispose Of which he does at
sl% cents per pound.
Two bales OF cotton, the first OF the season,
were sold here Saturday, one by MIR. Irwin
Cleckiey for "a, and the other by Hon. /. Ii.
McCal,a for ~, cts per pound. This impor-
tant article oil commerce Is opening rapidly,
and will perhaps. as rapidly be put upon the
market as large majority OF our people are
forced to sell 1T as early a date, as possible.
Some Of our good ladies who are Interested
in the EpwOrth Orphanage, propose 10 have
for the UeneliL of the same next Saturday
l4th, on the school house grounds, begin
ming at p. m, an ice cream festival and In
with, an open air concert. This should be
very literally palr0niscd, as II Is very
worthy cause.
Some of our country friends were smartly
excited because OF one or two mad dogs,
which bit severel dogs, some calves and one
man Mr.. Il. A. Scott.
Mr.. aud Mrs. q. +. Burdett OF Cooks spent
day or two last week ut Mr.. Jno. Prices. their
son-in- law. Troupe.