The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
WEST END,
happenings and Incidents Of n Week
AbOut the Civ.

Our base ball team went to Due West last
Wednesday, and crossed bats with the ball
players OF that place. The game from start
TO finish was full Of snap and excitement.
ming was played. Abteville played nearly
faultless ball. making only two errors, and
holding the Due Westers down to two runs.
The score was six TO two, Abbeville's way.
we have ball players hal know just how to
Mr.. w. c. DuPre went up to Clemson Col
lege last week TO visit his parents.
th saturday was was, pay Day at the factory, and
was considerable cash In circulation.
Cur beautiful little city has been and al
ways will be noted as a delightful place TO
visit Our people famed for their hospitali-
guests. Abbeville has always a hearty vel
come for her visitors, and delights in enter
tanning them.
Mr.. F. ]. Myers, of Augusta. Ga, spent Sun
day In the city, the guest OF MIR. and Mrs. A.
Cohen. Mr.. Myers is one Of Augustus mer.
chants
With the heroes of the Lost Cause who went
to iOg N SsIesaies on }r last 9s ees d vent sam the N iSll9 aTS'
U. c. Y. OF this city: Judge ]. Fuller Lyon,
Gen. X. X. Hemphill, Rev. ]. Lowrie Wilson,
d. d., and ]. F. Livingston. Beside the dele.
gates the following veterans OF Secession
Capt James Pratt, B.J. Martin, G. V. Ham
mond, T. j. Bowen.
Master Robert Hemphill accompanied his
father, Gen.. Hemphill, TO Nashville.
Misses Gussie and Louise Mcintosh. OF Bor-
deaux, are the charming guests OF their cous-
ins, the Misses Lee.
Asheville, N. G., will be delighted to learn
hat she is In the city visiting her cousin,
Miss Mary White. Miss Jones arrived last
Monday.
Mccormick, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. M. A.
Perrin.
Miss Emma Miller, OF Charlotte, N. c., and
Miss Sue Ogilvie, of Point Leavell, KY.
guests Of their friend. Miss Florence Temple
ton.
Several trains loaded with Con federate vet
Grams and sons of veterans passed through
corresponding numbers, 1t will indeed be a
grand and glorious reunion OF "the men who
wore the gray"
Union services were held In the Baptist
church Sunday night. Rev. Mr.. McKlnnon
preached the sermon.
Mr.. Ed. Edwards is at home from Wofrord
College.
Prof. A. NJ. DuPre has been elected Head
Master OF the Wofford College Fitting School.
Prof. DuPre. is one of Abbeville's sons, and
we congratulate him on his we'll deserved pre-
ferment. Abbeville has just reason TO be
proud of many Of her sons, who, like Prof.
DuPre, have won honor and distinction.
Miss Lulie Hughes expects 10 leave this
week for several weeks visit to relatives in
Walhalla and Anderson city.
Mr.. j. G. Ellis Is at home again. Mrs. Ellis
will be absent several weeks longer.
Rev. Hunter Moore OF the A. R. P. church
was in the city Monday last visiting friends.
Rev. Mr.. Moore has very recently graduated
from the Allegheny Seminary, Pa, and stop
ped over here on his Journey to Selma, Ala,
his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. s. Norwood and children
left yesterday for Dresden, where they In fu-
ture will make their home. We regret their
going.
Mr.. c. B. Veronee is kept las busy as a bee''
putting In water pipe Tor our citizens. He
has already completed several jobs of this
kline and has much work yet to DO. Just SO
soon as the water works are IN operation
MAN, of our people will be ready to turn on
and gardens eau be made more so, as the dry
weather can then be defied, and the flowers
kept bright and fresh, and the grass beautl.
fully green.
Abbeville will very probably lave a Chi.
nese laundry In the near future, az one OF the
sons of the celestial Empire" con templates
moving here. This Is a splendid opening for
the laundry business, n II "John" does
come he will reap a goodly harvest of "Meli-
can money!"
Mrs. John P. Garrison. OF Atlanta. is visit
ing friends in the city.
Miss Eliza Thomson Is In Anderson city, the
guest OF Mrs. ]. NJ. Giles.
Tomorrow (Thursday) evening a number OF
our young men will give q dance In Rosen-
berg's new hall. Good music has been secur-
ed. Several of our ladies will cfaperone the
party. A delightful evening Is looked for.
ward TO by those who delight to "trip the
light fantastic" We learn That there will be
about twenty couples in attendance.