The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-05
WEST END.
and Incidents of n Week
Around the CITY.


DR.. F. +. Harrison went over TO Rock Hill
last Saturday, being called their TO see Mrs. J.
W. Thomson. DR.. Harrison returned Sunday
Sir. j. W. Bullock and Mrs. W. r. Bullock
went up to Belton on Saturday for a short
stay with friends. They came home Monday.
Miss Belle Haddon, Miss May Robertson and
Miss Lily Templeton spent yesterday on the
banks OF Little River fishing.
The Saledry crowd Monday last was not an
unusually large one. Rather smaller than
was expected. from the fact that it was not
only Saleday but circus day as well.
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
How about Society for the FERMENTATION
10 Cruelty to Animals? Your correspondent
will only too gladly join society organized
for this purpose. Abbeville has societies., we
might say by the score, still there is at least
hope that the friends OF our dumb creatures
will get together at an early date and form an
organ ization Tor their protection.
Mrs. Jarley's Wax Works" as given last
week in the Court House was a great hit, and
the ladies who managed the entertai n ment
and worked hard for lis success are TO be con-
Mr. W. p. Ferguson Is in the city. Mr.. Fer
guson after being absent several months,
came nome last Sunday.
Messrs. J. a. A lien and VIM: Barnwell went
up 10 the Mountain City last Thursday 70 at-
tend the Cotillion given by the They
report royal good time.
Mopday the majority of our mercantile
houses closed their doors at q p. M, and the
CAPT. j. l.. Perrin and Mrs. Lila w. Mabry
went over TO Rock Hill Saturday to visit Mrs.
j. w. Thomson, who Is quite sick at her home
Han. 1. III. McCalla and Hon. ]. H. Speer
were in the city Saleday shaking hands with
the new county fever seems TO have struck
this part OF the Slate in lu II force. The cut
clio q
day WIN IL be TOO much 10 ak OF our friends
who want new counties. that they leave us
our Court House and the public spring?
Mr. G. ID. Harris and family, formerly OIL
Macon, Ca. are now at home In part Of the
residence owned by Mrs. Allen. Mr.. Harris
is Master Mechanic at the $. A. l.. shops, and
has been here for sometime; His wife aS and
daughter arrived last week. We gladly vel.
come them 10 a home in our midst
1t is now not quite four weeks until the
Public S, hool closes for the summer holldays.
The pupils of that institution are hard al
work preparing for the final EXAMINATIONS
and commencement.
The storm last Friday afternoon gave Man.
aeer VIM. Barnwell, OF the Telephone Ex-
change, considerable extra WORK. Inc lght.
ming burned out the conn ections of number
of pnones with the central office. The DAM
age was repaired Saturday evening, and eV-
erything Is now working in tirstclass shape.
Messrs. A. NJ. Hill & Sons. with their usual
had on sale last week the first
straw berries Of the season brought TO thls
market.
Lecture by Mr.. w. P. Widemand "Hit the
Grit'' is the next entertain meEt on the pro-
gram that is so tar as we have heard. Abbe-
Vile Is badly in need OF an opera house, as
she is fast becoming number one show
town, and lecture town as well. The Court
House has served tor many years In the ca
pacity OF an opera house, and now as our city
grows In population and Importance 1t is
time to add this much needed Improvement,
and we might say necessity. Would IL not
pay good interest ON the money Invested In
building an opera house, or hall suited TO
the needs of a live, progressive city like ours?
Miss Matte Jennings has been elected Or
ganlSt of the Methodist church. Miss Matte,
though only twelve years old, is an accom-
pIished musician, and her election is an assur-
ance Of good music in this church.