The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-05-13
WEST END.
Happenings and Incidents of a Week
Around the City

| Mr.. Will F. Perrin, after two weeks fish
| ing trip, came home Monday. Mr.. Perrin has
been down at Millwood on the Savannah. :,
| The Abbevlie Base Ball club was organized
elected: Manager-W. s. Cothran, Captain
II. Gordon White. o. H. Cobb, Treasurer.
| The boys Will now commence To practlce IN
earnest and as the team is composed of good
material, they will soon be ready TO meet all
corners. The old backgrounds have been
rented for the season and will be put IN good
Miss Josephine Clifton after several months
stay with her sister, Mrs. Kelley, In Ander-
son, Is at home again.
MIR. +. NJ. Beckham has just gotten back
from ten days visit TO his old home Sumter,
| s. c.
The season for mad.dogs has arrived, and al
ready several have been roaming around this
part of the country. A little son OF Rev. w.
thought by some to be mad. The bite was
only slight one, and no bad result will fol-
| low. Now Ia q good time TO get rid of the sur
plus mongrels and ours. A dose!of lead prop.
erly Administered, puts all doubt, Gas to the
dog being mad or not) at rest, or rather settles
the dog, II not the doubt.
| Miss Marie Wagner, an accomplished and
charming cha young lady from the city by the
and Miss Lucy White.
Mr.. p. Rosenberg and family came home
yesterday after short stay In Summerville.
Mr.. Joshua Ashley sr venerable gentle ,n
Monday. Mr.. Ashley Is hale and gets around
| as we'll as many men his junior by years. He
| is s. years OF age. He brought with him to be
| repaired a shot gun of English make that has
been In the family for nearly or quite hum
| dred years, and is still good weapon. IT was
bought by his father in Augusta, before Ham,
burg was even started. Mr.. Ashley has q
brother living near him that Is ten years his
sen ior. being over 95 years old.
We learn that the Due West Base Ball team
have challenged our boys for series of
practice. We have here plenty Of good mate.
| rial for first class team, and may be Due
West, will get the most OF IT., II they cross
bats with the boys.
has been changed, and the services now COM
mence one half hour later the bell ringing AT
Miss Mary White is visiting friends in
The first fishing party Of the season went
| down TO Savannah river Saturday, "caught
all the fish they wanted, and had good time"
| is their report.
MIR. l.. B. Murry who has been absent for
| four months, came in Sunday. Mr.. Murry
| has been suffering from an accident, but has
| so far recovered as TO be able 10 get around
among his friends once more: n,s ro
spending this week In Athens with her pa
rents. -.
In short while the Graded School will
close for the summer vacation, that Ia joyfully
| look ed forward TO by teachers and pupils.
Our school Is the pride of Abbeville, and no
better can be found in the state. The princl
pal and teachers are thoroughly competent.
and hard work, having the thorough training
| OF those entrusted to their care at heart. The
school will naturally grow as the town does,
and it is fortunate that the building was so
constructed that there will be the room re.
quired.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. d. Haddon, who have been
! for several weeks the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. X.
NJ. Haddon returned TO Due West Monday
| morning Mr. Haddon who has been quite
| sick, is much better and still improving.
| AT Speeds you will find the newest and
most delicious ices and soda water, at all
time. In no place, not even In the larger
cities, will you find anything TO surpass, the
cooling beverages, that are made by the skill
full hands of DR.. Claude Gambl ell. To cap
the climax last with each drink they gave q
genuine hand made Mexican cigar, (and a
good one 1t was,) this was treat 10 the smok-
| ers, and a new and unique way OF advertising.
Speed keeps at the front in his line.
| Mr.. Ben Hughes was in town Monday. Ben
| Is on the Southern Railroad, running between
Columbia and Charlotte, NC.
The pupils OF the Graded School are prepar-
| ing for the annual commencement exercises.
| Laying brick on the Cotton Factory build
| Ing was to begin yesterday. the part OF the
| foun dalton made Of concrete. has been put In
and now the brick work will be pushed right
ahead.