The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-10-07
CONTRIBUTED LOCALS.
What "M" Sees and Hears Oh His
Rounds About the city.

Abbeville is full of strangers-turn where
YOU WILTON the street, in our churches, ev-
cry where new faces meet you. Our little
city is growing rapidly, so that the old eiti,
zens can not keep up with the new mceS. anu
are continually skiing, who Is that? where
do they live, &c. No where is tnlS lact more
plainly demonstrated than IN out SnurEiEs .i,ii .
when only few years ago any AooeVliila
could look around and tell the name OF every
one present, but not so now, at least one,naii !
| new faces. and unknown, yet resluenLs vi tue
! CITY, New comers are enqulrlng lally LOT
! houses and we believe fifty new cottages
could and would be occupied py Ine ilhe
they could be built.
! Miss Mattie Mann, after a pleasaut slaS
OF several weeks in Abbeville, returned 10
| her home In Charlotte, \. c., last saturday.
| Mr.. James Perrin is now clerking 10 IN e
dry goods store OF Mr.. L. w. White WheTe ne
is ready 10 serve his frends MT; ond is de-
serving OF any place given MIN az ne re is
steady, Industrious and honest In the dis.
charge of every duty. looking to the Interest
| of his employer. .
Mr.. w. V. Clinkscales Is now with MIR. j.
| Nj. Lawson. Mr.. Lawson has made q goeu
selection OF one SO worthy and so useful.
Mr.. w. H. Williams and MIR. Il. A: Ramy
may be found behind the counters OF p. Ro.
senberg & Co. where they welcome their
Miss May Harris, oneo.r the prettiest young
| ladies of Mt Carmel, has just returned hoIn
after a delightful visit 10 her friend, Miss
Mamie Taggert.
Mr.. Eugene Cobb, one OF Greenwoods best
young men, is cerking for z. P. Hammond
Mrs. Taggert's opening last week was q
grand display OF beautiful goods, most artis
ticaly arranged in her spacious show rooms
and was visited by crowds Of ladies each
day. Mrs. Russ who is in charge OF the mil.
inery department, is an artist In hei
line and knows exactly how TO make halt
Taggert manages the mantau making depart
ment, and Is too we'll known In this line tc
need any comment from US, as the many
beautiful dresses sent out from her rooms
MIR. J. D. Linton ia now painting up Nine
ty-Six. Mr.. Linton knows how To handle
the brush rs we'll as TO blend colors 80 as tc
be most pleasing TO the eye.
Miss May Robertson, one AboeVllles pop
ular young ladies, returned home last Mon
day, after a delightful visit TO her schoo
mates In North Carolina, Virginia, washing
Miss Daisy Neiser, after an absence OF sew
eral months, returned home last Monday.
Il On last Saturday morning about III o'clocE
q fearful tragedy occurred near the It. Z. u n
shops. Matte Hillman. colored, was shot ill
the side OF the face and head win douol
shot gun while in the hands Of young man
by the name OF Milledge Malone about ]
years OF age. She died In q few hours. III
young man gave himself up and was lodge
in jail. Coroner Hammond being absent
did not hold the inquest until Saturda.
night, who after viewing the body and near
turned the following verdict: "That IN
said Matte Hillman came 10 her dealh iron
a gunshot wound from a double barrel gul
while IN the hands OF Milledge Malone
From the testimony OF witnesses, they De
Iieve the shooting TO have been accidental.
Therefore, Judge With.rspoon (now hodin,
court here) granted the said Milledge Ma
lone bail In the sum Of three hundred dollars
| From all we can hear this verdict meets ID
sanction of our people. as no one doubts tina
=, the killing was accidental.
S The following Abbevllians witnessed tn
dedication OF the new Episcopal church a
g Greenw wood last Sunday: Rev. Edward Nc
Grady, w. II. Parker. Miss Lucia McGowar
q Miss Lucia Parker, Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. HI
g Mr.. James A. Hill, Mrs. S. M. Smith, Nils
= Alice Wardlaw, Mrs. w. d. Wilson and Mrs
u K. S. Link. Bishop Capers preached the DEC
Y lcation sermon.
The infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Coos
Q ler: died In Atlanta last Monday. ~ >,
II Mr.. l.. A. Boyd, Master OF trains over u
Southern came over the road last Monday
and was the guest of Capt. S n. Williams.
Mr.. Henry Williams, son or our esteetne
townsman, Capt. S. n. Williams. sufere
considerable loss in the recent storm AZ
swept over Savannah. Fortunately neitht
he nor his family was hurt
McDlll & Lyon are receiving the larses
finest and best assorted stock of furniture t
be found In upper Carolina. You should Sc
their handsome folding beds.
Capt ]. +. Radford, j. w. Maynard, an
Capt Cade. OF Mt. Carmel, were In the cit
yesterday.
gold watches. See advertisement In this Is
sue. -, 49,,
Mrs. S. M. Rigsbee lost a pair Of gold eye
glasses and chain last Sunday morning ot
tween Mrs. VIM. Clinkscales and Methods
church.