The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-08-12
WEST END.
and Incidents of Week
srount the city.

The Supreme Court having decided favor
ably as TO the validity OF the water WORKS
work. and ere long Abbevile will have this
long and much needed Improvement. The
Water Works Commissioners are nrStclass,
pushing business men, ana we need nave no
iears aS TO the class of work they Will have
pnt in That every part Of the material and
constluctlon will be of the best is all assured
fact and there will be no waste of money
either. Abbeville is o. n. ana growing. A
real live town, IL you please.
Mr. Walter TuSten was in the city for two or
three days last week. He left for New York
CITY on Sunday, where he Will remain several
weeks buying goods. He intends stopping
in the Lone Star State. Walter is in the jew
elry business In Houston, Texas, and Is doing
well and prospering In his western home.
DR.. G. \. Milford isat Harris Lithia Springs
taking Il long needed rest. He went over last
Friday and Will be away for about ten days.
The ). A. LIS freight business has increased
SO much in the past few days that IL Is all they
can do to handle it,, Train al,er train comes
over the road, and the employees are kept
busy night and day handling them.
Miss Jaue Qnarles Is back from n deilght-
fu visit TO friends in Seneca ana Anderson.
Mr.. K. Lawton Dargan. who has been TAX
ing in the sights in New York for two weeks,
came In yesterday morning.
Mrs. II. r. Tnsten. Mrs. w. w. Bradley and
little child are at Henders0nxiLie, y. Cr"here
they have gone for the childS healln
The big chimney at the cotton factory IS
about complete. < tall one it Is. 1t stands as
a monument TO the pluck, energy ana push
of some OF our tOwnSmen. y monument that
we hone will stand for years TO come, and
that will remipd US each day what public
spirit and taith in Abbeville has done, and
can do III the future.
MIR. 4. Cohen lett Saturday for New York
and Baltimore to buy his Fall and Winter
stock.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Lee. Miss Saidee and
Master Gus left yesterday for Asheville. y. e..
They expect 10 he in that city and other
mon ntain resorts for the next month.
Three Of our ministers are away from the
city. They are enjoying vel earned vac;i
tion. Rev. Edward McCrady is at Sewanee.
Tenn Rev. j. A. Clifton. ID. d., is At Harris
Lithia Springs, and Rev. j. Lowrie Wilson, d..
D., is at Wilmington, \. Z. Our church p-o.
pie will not, however. want for spiritual COIN
fort and editcation while they are away, as
and arrangements will be made TO fill the pull
pits, II not all the time, Of the absent, at least
part Of the time.
Mr. David Fleming, Of Augusta, Ga, spent
SATURDAY and sunday in the city, the guest Of
Mr.. w. \. Templeton.
Miss Lula Haddon, Of Due West, is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Il. NJ. Haddon.
Mr.. w. Spencer Way Is the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hardin. Mr.. Way lives In Savan-
nah and is here for a short vacation, and to
visit his sister, Mrs. Hardin.
Mr.. w. II. Long, who has the contract for
the erection OF the operatives houses for the
cotton factory company, has begun work on
going up. Before very long II will look as II
new town had been started near the factory
Fall goods haze commenced 10 come in,
and some of our merchants are busy making
and packing away goods for the coming sea-
sons trade.