The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-07
WEST END.
Happenings and Incidents Of q Week
Around the CITY.

Happenings and Incidents of q Week
Around the City.
Monday was a holiday for the cotton mill
and Seaboard Air Line shops employees, as
the 4th came on Sunday, the day was thor
oughiy enjoyed by all, and the crowd at the
quence OF the day being kept as q holiday.
Last Friday afternoon a line OF hose was
attached to the plug nj the new hotel corner
s sure t Of t Ss' Sa tsfhe Tb Sn t ess1 was 10 ' sish iSe s arts:
factory. With only 9 feet OF water In the
stand pipe, and with $50 feet Of hose, a stream
l ii inches In diameter Was easily thrown
on top OF the court house. Then with 100 feet
of hose In use q stream was turned on the
new hotel. the tallest building In the city,
and at least fifteen feet higher than the roof
flew the water, thoroughly demonstrating
this fact, that at last our city is to have pro-
lection against fire. or course with the stand
pipe full, and the big pump going, the stream,
or rather streams, for foul or more can be
much further. We have been for a long time
an advocate of water-works, and q fire depart
ment. and now that we have, (or will In q
few days have them) most heartily congratu.
OF progress. Next electric lights, steam lsun.
dry and Ice factory.
Supt. Peckbam OF the cotton mill had his
bands full last week. President Bailey being
away at the North, and book-keeper Harris
sick. Mr.. Peckham was however equal TO the
task and under his supervision the work Ia
the mill goes steadily forward.
The habit of hitching stock In the public
square, exposed to the sun, when 1t is as hot
az 1t has been lately, and especially the past
week, Ia not only cruel, but, q poor piece OF
economy on the part Of the owner. as II is In
urous TO the animal, more so we believe
than q hard days work with proper fore.
water and attention would be. There are
shady places In and near the squar that could
be used instead Of hitching IN the broiling
member the same God that created you,
made the inferior animal for your use. and
not for abuse, and that He WILL hold you re-
At this writing about 80 looms are at work
In the cotton mill, and others being put In
OF the NJ III will be going, and yards and yards
of cloth be turned out each day.
OUR VISITORS.
Since the last issue of the Press and Banner
a lumber Of friends have arrived IN the city
for each and every one Of them there Is 9
hearty welcome, a welcome such as AbbVille
knows how TO extend to her guests.
Judge W. c.. Beaet Of Charleston is the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. e.; MCGOWAN.
Miss Mary Gonnaliy is Wis visiting h ,s d irien 10
Georgia's charming daughters, whose home
Miss Lucy London a pretty and attractive
young lady from Pittsboro, N. c., Is the guest
The following new phones have been put in
Subscribers will take notice.
J. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 80.
Aiken & Ellis-Oflce. 81.
Dr.. s. F. Killingsworth-ohce, 81.
DR.. s. r. Observation-Disclosures, IS.
L. A. Boyd-Residence, So.
w, r. Bullock-Ofice, 92.
w. r. Bullock-Residence, 81.
A. l.. Garrison. Residence, So.
Phone No. 60, has been removed from Lo-
max Bros. gallery.
Mice n nton h0wQr ara In tho nitv vi2tt1nQ
their cousin Miss Mary White. The fair
daughters OF South Carolina are from New
berry.
Clemson College on Monday. Prof Dupre re-
turned on the next train. Mrs. DuPre will
be In the city several days with her sons.
Mr.. j. s.: Sossoman, after a visit to the
Nashville Exposition, and TO bis old home
Charlotte, N. o., is home again.
We learn that the Little Mountain Colony
will be reinforced this week, by DR.. E. L.
Wilson and family, and Capt. W. T. Branch,
Mr.. w. E. Owen, and possibly several others,
who will a few week at the spring.
GONE AWAY FROM HOME"
The Summer exodus has started, and those
OF our people who can get away have begun
to HE themselves to the different summer
Mr.. A. B. Morse lett Monday via the 8. A.
l.. for Glenn Springs.
Parker have gone to Greenville, and from
| that place Will probably 60 to Caesars Head.
Mr.. Aug. ". Smith and family left yester.
day for their summer home IN Cashiers Val
Mrs. F. E. Harrison and son, Master Frank
have gone TO Cashiers Valley and the high
lands for several weeks. They left yesterday
Miss. Florence Templeton is visiting friends
Mr.. ]. A. Allen, left Monday morning for
! Atlanta where he will remain q few days get
ting up his samples, before starting out on
Messrs. T. T. ouarles and J P; Quarles are
at home for the summer. Mr.. T. T.. Quarles
arrived Morday afternoon from Ala; Cadet
J. P, Quar;es from Anderson last week.
Mr.. A. W. Jones is having his dwelling torn
down, preparing to build q handsome Two
story house on the old site.
The pretty cottage being built by Mr.. r. +.
Cox in West End Is rapidly going up.
STEADILY ABBEvILLE GROWS.
Nc boom. Just a good, honest growth, one
that helps the city. No bursted boom for our
| city-a sure. quiet, progression. .
Anderson City was the Mecca or num6er OF
our ladies and gentlemen last Sunday. THOSE
who spent Sunday there were Mr.. and Mrs. j.
8. Cochran, Mrs. NJ. E. Owens, Miss Nellie Ed
wards and Mr.. w. E. Hill, Miss Bertha White,
| Miss Lillian Gambrell.
MIR, Duard Billiard is the guest OF bis kins-
man, Col. J. T. Robertson. Mr.. Bullard is
from Atlanta, Ga.
The National Bank and Penney's drug store
are having water pipe put In. These, We be,
lieye, are the first business houses having the
water pipe laid. However. this Is only q start
the plumbers will be kept busy from this on.
Mr.. Harry Cannon is at home from South
Carolina College. This year he has been hard
at work taking an especial course In civil
| engin eering and electricity.
Miss Louise and Miss Gussie Mcintosh, at
ter a delightful stay with their cousins, the
| Misses Lee. nave returned to Bordeaux.
Miss May Slaughter, after spending "
weeks with her aunt, Mrs. ]. H. Perrin, left
for a visit to relatives In Greenville.
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