The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-03-18
WEST END.
Happenings and Incidents Of Week
Around the CITY.

Miss Eugenia Frost, OF Charleston, S. c., Ii
here the guest of Miss Ellen Parker.
Mrs. r. NJ. Haddon has returned from th'
north, where she has been buying the spring
and summer millinery. Miss Efert will hav'
charge Of that department of r. NJ. HaddoI
& Co., again this season. This will insure th'
most tasteful and stylish head-wear for th'
ladies'.
Very handsome Invitations to the annua
| commencement exercises of The Atlantis
Dental College, are out. and several OF then
have been received here. The exercises Will
take place on the evening OF March 26th, ir
the Grand Opera House. Mr.. l.. ]. White, one
Of our own young men, is in the graduating
class and Will come home thoroughly up III
| his profession.
MIR. and Mrs. Abb Garrison are spending O
few days with friends in EIberton.
| Mr.. A. NJ. Schoen left Thursday for montns m
trip through Alabama and Mississippi 10 Tue
interest OF the South Eastern ITarlH Assoei"-
| tion. cs
The monthly union service was SUNDAY
night In the Baptist church, kew; III ros t,Ied
preached the sermon. The church was nileu
with overlooking, and in fact many were coih'
pelIed to stand in the vestibule. ,r,s &.
The crowd in town last SATURDAY was
Dr. F. +. Harrison and Wade s. Cothran
were called TO Greenville last thursday oy
TELEGRAM m announcing the extreme illness OF
home saturday, leaving Mr.. Cothran improv.
mggnday ihg W he and Mr. W. S. Cothran both came
home leaving the sick very much better; Col.
ter has many IrlenuS ue[e WIN VIII ieJoiee a.
this intelligence.
The first OF the many improvements we are
In need OF is rapidly becoming fact. (not
talk) the others will follow In quick success.
sion. All about the city, telephone poles are
either In position and ready for the wires, or
else tine holes are being dug for them. UP 10
this writing about 9O poles nave been erected,
and the balance will 60 up at once. The wires
are being strung and the bulk OF the outside
work flushed in week or ten days.
Mr.. w. +. Owens has taken a short lay of
and left foi his home In Greensboro, n. G..
He left yesterday morning and will be absent
for about a week.
Mr.. Ed. McIlwain spent Sunday in the city.
DR.. Clifton will preach next sunday morn
ing on "Infidelity, The Sin OF the Century"
This will be the last OF a series of five SER
,nons. Each one OF whichiiwere preached TO
large and attentive congregations.
Mrs. A. Cohen after nearly = months stay
with her parents In Athens, Ca, came home
yesterday.
There was big smash up on the S. A. l..
Monday morning. The north bound freight
that left here at an early hour, broke In three
parts near the old fair grounds, and wreck
was the consequence. Eight or nine cars
were. thrown of the track, and five of them
smashed into kindling wood, and merchan-
all directions: Work was at once begun to
clear the track, and 1t was SO speedily done
that the south bound vestibule came through
on time Murray Adams, negro tramp, was
SO D2QIy IudL ulcO I1Ouudy
He was an escaped Jail bird, and wanted In
several places to answer for crimes he had
committed. Quite q number of our people
went down to the scene Of the wreck.
Miss Rosa Maxwell who has been on visit
to relatives in Savannah, Ga. for several
months has returned.
1t has been decided by the Dem ocratic
voters of the city to hold primary election
for the city officers. This is good plan. especi
ally In this race, as there are several aspirants
for the May orallty, and there may be more
than one from each ward for councilman.
Just before night Monday an agent for
patent fire eXtinguisher. gave an exhibition
Of the apparatus. Some:goods boxes, saturat-
ed with kerosene. were set on fire and as
quickly put out. Thus ended the show.
Miss Nellie Herns, a:pretty, bright and at
tractive young lady OF Athens, Ca, Is the
guest OF her sister Mrs. A. Cohen, whom she
accompanied on her return home yesterday.
Mr.. NJ. T. Coleman has accepted a position
with MIR. A. Cohen. and will be glad to see his
friends and customers. and to supply them
with everything they need in clothing, hats
and gents furnishings.