The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
WEST END.
happenings and Incidents OF Week
Around the City.

changes as to sales people this fall. Beside
getting new men, Mr.. George Gamprell IS
with the Cohen Dry Goods Co. Miss Ellen
Gambrell with the same firm. Mr.. Thos.
Thompson Is in business for himself. MISS
Carrie Miller, OF Ninety.six, and Mr.; Samei
l. Co. CiT Penney, Of Warrenton, with Aug
w. Smith. J. L.. Fenneil. and I: S. Perm, or
Lowndesville, with A. B. Morse. 4. +. hodges,
n, Calder of okesbury, with l.. w. White.
Mr.. George Gambrell and J. c. Penney, with
A. w. Smith. Others than the above Will no
doubt find employment In the city this fall.
After being closed down for want OF cotton
The Cotton Mill started up Monday. All the
mach merry is now running and there Will be
no more stops, as plenty OF cotton Is now on
hand to keep every hand 1usy ana hS every aas
Miss Lily Templeton Is at home. after n
months absence, visiting relatives in
Lowndesvlle and Latimer.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Cohen and CHILDREN came
home Tuesday, afternoon. Mr.. Cohen has
been In New York for two weeks buying ms
| fall stock. Mrs. Cohen and the little folks
Mrs H. G. Baker and children, OF Calhoun
Falls, have been visiting relatives IN the city
one of Abbevilles greatest needs just now
| Is a telegraph office somewhere on the puD-
lie SQUARE or at least up In town. An Office
con ven iently located and not as the two are
now, q long distance from thel business cen
ter Of the city, Is source OF gseat trou9ie
and no little expense to those who desire the
use of that means of communication with
other parts Of the country. 1t does seem TO
us thai Abbeville has grown to that size and
Importance as city, that CITY teiegrapn
office Ia a necessity, and the company opera
ting the lines at this point would do their
patrons and themselves as we'll. good days
work, in opening city office. so,
Mr.. Lewis Walker spent last Saturday
here Mr. Walker is an Abbeville boy, now
living in Atlanta.
Miss Florence Templeton leaves for At
lanta tomorrow. Miss Templeton Will De IN
the Gate City for several months.
Mr.. II. C. Bernau left Monday morning for
New York to purchase his fall and winter
stock of Watches. Jewelry, Silver ware ana
expect many lovely and useful articles to
choose from this season, as he VIII buy
much larger and handsomer stock than ever
before brought 10 this market.
Mr.. j. ii. Du Pre- and Mrs. j. A: Snllleto,
spent last Sunday at Clemson College, visi-
ting Professor and Mrs. j. F: G. Du Pre-.
Soon the lucious oyster will be on hand IN
this market. The "R" has put IN Its appear; pear;
have been numbered with the months gone
py the oyster will be "in It,"
Mr.. il. G. Smith left Saturday afternoon for
Davidson Colledge, intending TO stop day or
two ir Greeuvile with his grandparents
JudGe and Mrs. j. s. Cothran.
Last Monday, salesday was as quiet 10
business way as we have ever known q sales
day, All our farmers at home picking cot
ton, and taking advantage OF the beautiful
weat er for all kinds of farm work.
Mr.. C.son will be with p. berg q Co.,
this fall and winter.
General r. X. Hemphill and M. T. Cole
man spent last Saturday In the Gate CITY,"
| Mondays II 05 s. A. L. train brought In H.
Lam, native of China. "John" came on
the look out for place to open q laundry.
He hailed from Chester, where he had been
! for some time "washee, washee." Not ind
| ing vacant room suitable for lau ndry, ne
| left OH the ) p. m, train for home, very fh-
vorably Impressed with our city, and Will no
doubt return and locate here II suitable
place for his business can be found. We most
certainly need laundry, and one here would
pay.
"Don't be clam" "get a move on You, "
come to the lvest town In the State. There
| Ia not a vacant store or dwelling In the town.
Everyone occupied. and Others going up as
rapidly as brick-masous and carpenters can
| build them. Abbevile keeps at the head OF
| the procession, and don't have brass band
| to let folks know 1t. Just says very little
but saws wood"
S. A. L. shop employees had holiday
| Monday, as II was Labor Day.
Fannie and Chalmers Perry, who have oeen
supported by the Presbyterian Sabbath
school and friends In Abbevllle. at the Thorn.
we'll Orphanage for number OF years, have
| left the institution and gone to live with
| their sister and brother-in-law Mr.. Hagan
| Dr. Jacobs speaks we'll Of the good behavior
| Of these children while with them.