The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-06
CONTRIBUTED LOCALS.
What ,.'M" Sees and Hears on HIS
Rounds About the City.

What "M' Sees and Hears on Hit
Rounds About the City.
The new year has come, have you formed
new resolutions? ? II so keep them true anc
your life through another long year and nov
ses II you can't do more for Him in 1897, thar
you did in the year just ended.
The session OF the High School OF Abbeville
for 1897. opened last Monday with a full at
AMER spending the Christmas holidays al
home our college boys and girls have already
returned TO their different colleges, where
they will enter upon their STUDIES ior anotnei
1--WE are glad TO state that Miss Helen Ed
wards who was 30 badly hurt few weeks
ago Is now convalescing and able TO come
The new firm of w. D. Barksdale & Co. are
busy opening their goods at the old and well
known stand OF H; "; Lawson q Co..
to visit the bedside Of her mother who Is
Birth~At AbbeviIle January the End, to
Mrs. w, w. Wilson daughter. ..
A show In the city makes things lively, es'
peclalIy is 1t enjoyed by the boys and coiored
A telegram received yesterday morning
death of their beloved father, and that Mr.
Richard Hill was still doing as we'll as could
| ne expected.
I
| appointment Of many readers.
MIR. w. E. Bell ia offering bargains in the
sale OF numerous beautiful fowls ....
The grippe has strong hold on many OF
Judge E. B. Gary left yesterday morning
| for Coumb bia, just getting up from 9 bed OF
MIR. Ed Neal spent last Sunday in the city,
and we hear has now accepted situation on
the Seaboard Air Line.
Mr.. Eugene Cobb who has been clerkipg for
| G. P. Hammond & Co. having finished his
term OF service returned 10 his home in
Green wood last Saturday.
Several good. steady business men OF our
clLy are now out OF employment. 1t occurs
TO us tnat the new firms now opening would
do well to employ them in preference TO i'm
porting strangers who know nothing OF our
people. Give our boys preference all things
Mrs Jane L. Cater aged 81 years died at the
home OF her daughters In this city: last Satur-
day morning. and her remains we're Inferred
at Rocky River church. Funeral s%eryices Service
were conducted by Rev; J.. Lowrie Wilson.
The deceased was a faithful member OF the
Presbyterian church, and was most esti ma
BILE lady, having a large family connection,
with the sorrowing sons and daughters.
Hurrah for our progressive city Many are
the bids now Offering for the building OF wa
ter works in this city. Water works then
so on to the building OF a great city.
You had better give your attention to the
payment of your town taxes as the time with.
out penalty has already expired.
Mr.. Tobe Fetzer was In the city few days
this week.
Birth-AL Abbeville, December Goth, to Mrs.
&. P. Hammond, son.
Miss Kate and Miss Sallie Marshall are hav-
ing deig htful visit In Greeuvtlle.
There way big crowd in the city last Mon.
day, Saleday. but not much business doing
except al the dispensary which was over
crowded. judging from the standing room oc.
cupied outside and just around the doorway.
Mrs. A. NJ. Schoen Il at home after an ex-
tended visit TO New York and Richmond. Va.
Rev.B. F. Beatty and family passed through
our city last Monday en- route for their home
In Nashville, Tenn.
Completion for the construction of water
works In Abbevllle has been sharp and
strong, persons coming our SOC miles to make
bids. The COMMITTEES have let the bid ut
what they think exceedingly low rates.
Number Of bids being thirty-eght. Glen
Jones Hardware Com pany have the contract
for furnishing pipe-Sll ,2l899.
Charles Rosser, of Belaire, Ohio, stand pipe
So 450.
Charles Roaser, OF Bellaire, Ohio, pump and
boiler-$l.7B3.
Rensselaer, Manufacturing Company. valves
and hydrants-Sl, ,575.Sl
Trenching and pipe laying to Pennyman q
Kelly, Asheville, N. C-SS, 1859.