The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-03
CONTRIBUTED LOCALS.
What s'M'' Sees and Hears on His
Rounds About The City.

What "M'. Sees and Hears on Hi
Rounds About the City.
| The lecture, "How.to Get There, and How
TO Stay There delivered by Rev: sam Lone
tended by an immense crowd. ManE practl
cal issues of every day life were brought out
lad much good and wholesome advice wa
given. The lecture was fully appreciated ane
| greatly enjoyed by all.
Our artist. NJ. V. Lomax, was called to Due
West last week by telegram TO make photo
graphs of the college buildings. Mr. Loma2
returned home satisfied thaI ms "Srk wouio
be satisfactory 10 the committee. Mr.. LomaS
has recently established branch OF his ousi
ness at Ninety-Six, as we'll as at wood
and in doing so hopes to meet the demands o
the pa5e IN coseg 6s end E. NJ Hsddon
Monday for Northern markets, Where they
will each buy large stock OF spring and sum
mer goods. Several other merchants are eA
are fully satisfied with their business during
the past year. and by close prices and good
goods hope 10 make Abbevllle more attrac.
tive as a business market in 1891.
The Misses Mathews, of Georgia, have now
opened in the store recently occupied by w.
E. Bell Cash company. They have new
aud elegant stock Of ladies' goods. Look out
for their advertisement and you will know
where to find them, and where to get your
moneys worth. 49,
MIR. and Mrs. j. Corrie and family will
visit relatives In Atlanta this week. where
they will join In n reunion Of the family, at
which sixty grandchildren will be present;
Mr. Julian Corrle spent several days In the
clty last week on q visit TO his mother.
On last Friday evening very pleasant sur.
prise party was enjoyed at the residence OF
Capt. J. B. Lyles.
Mr., Joe McGee, who has been on visit to
his sick brother In New York. returned home
several days ago, bringing his brother with
him, who Is convalescent.
On Friday afternoon next the woman 8
Missionary Society will meet at o'clock In
the Methodist church. AS business OF I'M
portapce Is TO be transacted full meeting Is
IN last Sunday Mr.. F. Z. Hodges was trans
ferred from Cokesbury church oy letter 10
III The Board Of Stewards OF the Methodist
church are fully organized for their WORK OF
1897, and have made the regular assessment
week and at the end OF the year your quarter
age will be paid and you will never miss the
amount.
borhood, Is quite sick.
On Monday morning groups ofnegroes were
TO be seen standing on the square, and upon
inquiry we learned that they had struck ior
higher wages. We presume that capital WILL
now, as in the past, win the day, and the In.
terest of Abbeville's water works will not
long be retarded.
Our police and the State constables have
been waging war this week against the
liquor were found and seized by them at the
G. G. & N. depot, and Ia now in custody await
Ing shipment TO Columbia 1.-The way OF the
transgressOr ts hard"
Jones lecture, which he enjoyed greatly. Rev.
Keller has fine charge, and Is getting on
nicely with his work.
FIRE COMPANY.
The following Is list OF the officers and
members of the Abbeville Fire Company,
organ lied Friday night:
President-F. w. Glen.
Vice President-E. o. Ingram.
Secretary and Treasurer. q. Aiken.
Foreman Reel Company-W. ]. Bryson.
Assistant Foreman-W. G. Moses.
Foreman Reel Company No. w. r.
Perrin.
Assistant FOreman-F. q. White.
Luther H. Nickles.
George Gambrel.
O. II. Cobb.
]. :. Bowie.
J. B. LyleS, Jr.
B. l.. Thomson.
NJ 3. Reese.
Thomas Thomson Jr.
Albert Henry.
j. II. Perrin.
r. NJ. Jones.
r. Miller.
K. L. Dargan.
Townes Robertson, Jr.
A. G. Cochran.
Walter Swearingen.
J. Allen Smith, Jr.
Gordon T. White.
The above list shows q set of good reliable
men, who being under perfect discipline and
proper management, are calculated 10 oe OF
great service to the city. All able-bodled
young men should enlist In this grand move
ment.
After an illness OF five weeks Mrs. Caroline
Reese, mother Of our townsman. II. D. Reese,
died at the home OF her daughter. Mrs. Wood,
in Clio, sc, on February Goth, In her I2nd
year. The deceased was member OF the
Methodist church from early childhood. Her
month in advance, and now both are happy
in that world where there is no parting. The
bereaved family In our midst has been sore
afflicted recen tly, and they have the sympa.
thy OF many friends.
Rev. J. A. Clifton d. D., In the presence Of
eoodly number of friends, baptized the infant
son OF Mr. and Mrs. w. r. McDouald last Sum-
day afternoon. Bythis rite the infant babe,
Marion Anderson, was consecrated TO the
Lord.
but seemipgly they are taking advantage OF
every dry day, in hauling guano and supplies
so that when they begin work they Will not
have to stop TO come TO town.
Mr.. Walter L. Miller has just received his
CONT ission from the Governor. and as soon
as Judge Klugh retires will take charge as
Master.
The Methodist pray-meetings every Wed
nesday evening are attended by iully one
hundred persons. These are live and inter.
estlng meetings. being fraught with The best
results for the interests Of the church and the
good OF the people.