The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
WEST END.
Happenings aud Incidents Of a Week
Around the City.

Around the City.
While Abbeville has bad no "boom," and
our people have made no big talk or display
the city still improves. Every day sees some
new improvement begun. The city's popula-
natural when one considers the many ad-
| yantages Abbeville offers 10 the home seeker
and in vestor. Just now the sound OF ham
mer and saw Is heard on all sides. We give
below part OF the improvements In the way
Of building that are now In progress.
One story brick addition 80 feet long, to the
store occupied by r; B. Speed. Same Kind
and size addition TO the store room the Cohen
Dry Goods Co., are opening.
Two story brick addition to w. D. Barks.
dale e. Co.'S store.
One story brick store, being built by P.
building will be ready for occu upaiion IN few
days. This building Is 25 < rs feet.
Frame store room on the corner near Trim.
ity church.
leading toS. A. l.. depot.
Work on handsome two story residence OF
MIR. A. w, Jones is being pushed with all
A lovely little home just completed In
West End owned by Mr.. r. E. Cox. who will
erect at once another equally pretty and con-
venient cottage on adjoining lot. This Is
only partial list OF the buildings In progress,
but shows that our city is wide awake, and
Miss Florence Templeton is at home after
three weeks stay with friends In the country
Miss Mary DuPre lett Monday for home,
Mr.. +. T. QusrIes said goodbye Monday ar.
Ter spending several months with the home
| folks. Mr.. Quarles has returned TO Alabama,
where he will buy cotton this season.
| Last Saturday was the busiest day our
merchants have had for sometime. and Is only
foretaste OF what they will have this fall.
| Policeman j. s. Fisher has been superin.
| tending part OF the street. ing-fOrce, and
is getting big lot OF good work done. adding
much TO the appearance OF the towns streets
j and sidewalks.
Mrs. Mathews and family have moved In
the pretty cottage just finished In West End.
The "Klondike fever" still RACES unabated
in many parts OF the country. AS far as we
know 1t has not struck this place, II 1t has
It IL only In mild form. so far not one
OF our people have even started to this new
ElDorado, this land OF exhauStess gold, and
20 often find instead of wealth, lonely grave
among strangers in a far-away land. Abbe-
Vile Is good enough for US, ut any rate, and
We are OF the opinion thatthis feeling Is that
Mrs. Z. p. Harrison and son, Mr.. Wade Har.
rison, of Bradley, have been visiting DR.. and
Mrs. F. E. Harrison, for the past few days.
Mr.. j. A. Allen spent Sunday here.
i Miss May Robertson has returned from q
delightful visit 70 relatives al Lowndesville.
Mrs. j. Allen Smith has gone TO Tslahas-
see, Fla, for several weeks stay.
Miss Nell Orr, OF Greenvllle, is the guest Of
her friends the Misses Seal Miss Orr came
MIR. and Mrs B. s. Barnwell, and Mrs. A.
B. Robertson, after 4 three weeks trip came
home last Thursday. While absent they WIS.,
Iited, Saratoga, The Thousand Islands, Que
bee, Montreal, and many other points OF In.
terest. At Poukeepsle, N. Y, they were
Joined by Mr.. Foster Barnwell, who accom-.
panied them the remainder Of the trip, arri-
wing here With them, after being away for
seversl months attending Eastman Business
College at Poukeepsie..
Monday afternoon, Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Ny
ers, and little son, arrived here. They will
be manager for the ohen Dry Goods Co., and
Is an old dry goods man and thoroughly
posted on everything that pertains to that
business. We extend to himself and family
We learn that Mr.. E Calhoun, of Mon terey,
and L. C. Haskell, OF Haskells, have each
bought lots in town, and will at an early date
build handsome residences, The lots are op'
! poslte the home OF Mr., w. H. Parker.
Fall goods have already begun to come In,
and both the Southern and 8. A. L., are doing
to overfowlng. and in fact will not accom-
modate the freight as IT comes In:
Miss Plevna Seal came home Monday from
Greenville where she has been visiting Miss
Miss Mamie Lee is at home. after a short
stay with friends in the Mountain City.
Miss Lee went to Greenville as sponsor for
Clark Allen Camp Sons Of Confederate ede Yet
charming and accomplished sponsor than
did Abbevile Camp offs, G. Y.
Prof r. NJ. Perrin, who has been visiting
Mr.. w. c. Cothran in Greenville. for Two
weeks, came In Monday afternoon.
Three residences instead of two), will be
built on the street leading to the s: A. l.: de.
pot Elsewhere In this paper we stated that
two were to be erected. The more the better
Today Mr.. Thos. Thompson opens In the
store recently occupied by MIR. c.. E.. Nc
Kay, irst class grocery and market. Mr.
Thorn pson has for some time been In this bus
mess, and knows just what our people want
and will at all times be able 10 furnish his
customers with every thing In the way OF eat
ables He proposes to keep all kinds OF fresh
meats, country produce, fruits, fish and oys-
ters In season. That he will please his GUS
toners goes without saying.
A very deightfhl social affair came of last
Friday evening. at The home OF Mr.. w. 7. Nc.
Donald, when Miss Lou Noss entertained
number of her young friends In honor Of her
guest and cosuin, Miss Moneta Osteen, Of
Sumter. During the evening delightful ices
were served.
Miss Marion kirkland, OF Nashville, Tenn,
is the guest OF Miss Bessie Edwards. Miss
kirkland arrived yesterday.