The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-02
WEST END.
lSappeuings ana incidents 1r " week
trouua the CITY.


Around the city.
TLc ,.lus,u. rAcrciscS of The l'ublir Schuu
IusI Wednesday c;liur oil i'll the Court llouhc
and now pupils and teachers are enjoying
resi- The program for that evening was an
extremely interesting one, and carried out IN
every particular IN The most perfect and In
teresring manner. The Orations ana essays Dy
the graduates were splendid e1lorts. SHOWING
much care and hard study on the part OF the
Young people, and dretlecting great credit upon
ihem and their teachers. The music was as
fine as has ever been heard in our city. Inc
address by Prot. Woodruifwas deeply lnstruc'
tive, and in every way sultaDie u the ocGa'
sion. We wish That II was possible 10 give the
address to YOUR readers. Suffice IL 10 say that
the audience WAS charmed, and nope tnat NJ
no distant day the pleasure of hearing Proi.
Woodruff will again be theirs.
Mrs w. A. Lee returned Monday from a
weeks visit to relatives at Bordeaux.
Prof and Mrs. j. W. Thomson apd children
of Rock Hill, are the guests OF Mrs. Thom-
sons brother, Mr.. j. l.. Perrin.
Mr.. 4. II. Quarles, after spending seVeTal
weeks at home, left Saturday Tor Eutaw, Ala.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Wallace came oyer from Atanta
Sunday. He returned to the Gate City yester-
day, accom- panied by Mrs. Wallace, who Will
spend some time there. c
~, Capt. w. K. Cothran, was In the city Mon'
day last. , Ian,
recently enacted by our City Council. went
".
aud a lantern lighted on every wheel RIDDEN
al night. ard a bell Tor day service, is about
the sun and substance OF the new law. so
look out, wheelmen and women.
Miss Mary DuPre, OF Clemson College, Is
here visiting her brothers. Miss DuPre ar
rived Monday last. ,
Mrs. +. L. Harrison and Miss Nellie Roach
are visiting Mrs L. p. Harrison at Bradley;
Schools all over The land are closing Tor Inc
summer holidays. and our young people VINO
are away from home attending Institutions OF
learning will in few days oegln 10 get nome.
The firm Of Aiken & Ellis tMessrs. WyatL
Aiken and J. &. ElIiS) have bought or Mr.. 3.
). Barnwell his fire insurance agency, ana
will add that branch OF insurance 10 Ihelr
business. They also represent the Irav-
elers' Life and Accident Insurance Co. Ihe
business men, and represent tirstclass com,
panies. and Will no doubt get their share Vi
business i'll this line.
Monday afternoon there was match game
Of ba II at the Park between the Regulars ana
the Clerks. The Regulars won by score VI
) to 4.
The entertainment by Mrs. Wallace's pu-
pills and the smaller pupils OF the Puoilc
School last Thursday night was decided
success. Those who took part showed conciu-
>iveIy the painstaklng care OF their teachers,
aud performed their several parts With pre-
cision and grace. The very little foiks In
ds and songs en
cored TO the echo, and nothing would do the
audience but a repetition OF their song ana
drill. AS we can not partlcularlZe, we can
only Say that the whole affair was grand
success in every way.
Nbbeville has now grown to that size that
In opera house Is one OF the imperative
needs. This fact was never more In evidence
han on last Wednesday and thursday even
ngs, when on both occasions the Court
House was packed and jammed to that ex-
tent that made comfort hardly TO be thought
Of On Thursday evening when there was an
admission lee charged ana reserved seats SOLO,
the holders OF reserved seat tlckets were put
TO no end OF trouble and annoyance In secur-
Ing that which they had paid for, and In
many cases tailed entirely 10 get tne seal
bought. This state of things was the fault Oh
no one. Just the misfortune OF our city In
not having an opera house or public hall with
seating capacity, and with the seats arranged
III such way that all this confusion ana trou-
Die could ue avoided. How much longer will
our people continue 10 put up win tnese In
con veniences remains 10 be seen. Or course
IN the absence of better place the Court
House has @to answer the purpose ol opera
house. 1t is to be hoped that some OF our
men Of means and push will, before great
while, find II 10 their interest 10 erect the
III uch needed building.
During the vacation the Public School LII
oraIy will be open on Fridays from 10 p.
IN. The members will take noLlc and govern
accordingly.
Miss BERTHE Healan left yesterday via the
southern railroad for her home IN Georgia.
Mr., NJ. Winstock, Of Charleston, Is the guest
Of MIR. e. A. Fisanska. Mr.. Wiustock lived
here for Il number Of years, and has many
friends who are glad TO see him again.
4 gospel tent has been pitched on the Pub.
tic School grounds, aud the first service was
neid there yesterday. we learn that the gen.
tlemen conducting the meeting are OF that
religious body known as Seventh Day Ad-
vtutiSt.
The artistic arrangement and beautiful dec.
Of the Stage used last THURSDAY even
to Low Hna
and skill of the Misses Mathews, VINO gave
much time and work 10 the entertainment.
A series OF meetings began last evening In
the Baptist church.
day and Sunday were extremely interesting.
and were attended by many of our friends
from the country and from other towns:
Miss Carrie Sullivan has gone TO her home
in Anderson.
Prof. J. F. knight left last Friday on the s
A. l.. for Tallahassee, Fla, where he goes 10.
join Mrs. Knight, who is visiting relatives In
that city.
The Glen-Jones Hardware Co.'s cooking
contest opened yesterday morning under the
most favorable circumstances. The contest is
neld in the hall above their store. The young
ladies who were TO take part In the first days
contest were on hand at an early hour and In
the best Of spirits for the fray. There were
biscuits and biscuits. Some large, some
small, some large and healthy, some emacl.
tated and thin. Some soft, some hard good
for cannon balls), some white, some decidedly
brown, some tit TODD for the most epecurian
taste, others that weren't 30 good. All cooked
on that perfection the Home Michigan Stove.
AS the bread came steaming from the oven
they were subjected TO the critical eyes OF the
judges, and some of the biscuits, q. If to do
their best for their young cooks, puff them
selves up with pride. while others looked de-
cldedly sad" and heavy hearted.
Young ladies' If you have not already ap-
piled for a chance to show your skill in the
art OF making and cooking biscuits, send in
your name at once, and you may win this
peer among stoves, the Home Michigan, The
very finest flour is being used in the "cook-
ing-bee" the Majestic" and it well deserves
the name, as Messrs P. Rosenberg & Co. will
you II you call on them