The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-12
WEST END.
happenings and Incidents Of II Week
Around the CITY.

| Mr. and Mrs. Wade =. Cothran went to
Edgeiield yesterday morning for a short visit
| TO relatives. w
| tn tia Tuesday. MIR. Wilson is preparing 10
build Il handsome home on the lot where his
! former residence was burned, and has gone TO
Augusta TO make arrangements as to material
| for the same.
DR.. u. X H. Kreps. Of Langley, is in the
city. DIR. kreps Is Grand Master OF the !nde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows OF South Caro-
| lima, and will preside in the deliberations OF
the Grand Lodge of that Order which con-
venes here this morning in the hall of Clin-
ton Lodge No. s., A. +. NJ.
| Mrs. j. S Norwood is at home after spend
| ing the past winter with her mother in Balti-
MIR. Ed Kelser. OF Calhoun Falls, was up
Monday.
Vile, visited Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Latimer the
| first Of this week.
Dr. F. y. Pressiy, of Due West, filled the
pulpit of the 4. K 2. Church Saturday even
| ing and sunday morning.
| Miss Mamie Lee leaves tomorrow for Allan.
| Ia where she will be the guest OF school
friends. She will be absent about three
weeks.
The bicycists are busy getting ready for the
parade. Monday afternoon the track was
fairly alive with wheelmen, getting ready for
| that event.
One of the county road machines was used
on the streets last week. and smoothed down
the rough places considerably.
What has become OF tue eleCITlC IlBul plauI !
Abbevile needs the lights and that badly.
Then there Is money in the investment. Let
US have electric lights as soon as possible.
POLICE.
The watches or hours OF duty OF our police
have been changed, and now begin anu end
at p. m, the chief excepted. That is in
stead OF one relief going on duty at IL mid.
night as heretofore, it goes on at p. Id. and
off at a. M. next morning, when the next
Ii.rr n.
policemen alternate ~ TO day and night duty,
taking 1T :uonth about. Abbevile Is TO be
cor graduated on the efficiency OF her police
force, which is a terror TO the law breakers
and evil dotis. Our policemen know no man
in the discharge of their duties, and be the
lawlesS one black or white, rich or poor, he Is
very apt 10 dance on the carpet at Mayo
Hills court. anu in The end pay pretty dearly
for his whistle.
Miss Belle Vlsauska has turned from At
anla much improved in health.
Since the stores have begun TO close at SIX
O'clock the boys play base ball at the Park.
SO far no regular club has been organized,
but we learn there will be one In short
while.
j.. W. Perrin, ESQ., spent Saturday and Sun
day last in Athens, Ga. Mr.. Perrin was one
OF the judges in the inter. collegiate debate be-
tween the Universities OF North Carolina and
Georgia The decision was in favor OF the
University OF Georgia. While in Athens Mr..
Perrin was the guest of Chancellor Boggs.
There We're no services in the Methodist
cnQrCn SunQdy luOTulDB VI eNeulu6. LII.
CLIton being away.
Mr.. Marshall PInkney, OF Columbia, is
spending Il few days III the city visiting his
grandparents, DR.. and Mrs. j. w. Marshall.
In Il few days MIR. Pinkney Will leave for Au-
dersun to visit relatives.
The bicycle fever still spreads, and this
healthiul and tacnatng sport has many de-
votees here. There are wheels and wheels OF
all Kinds, sizes and colurs, and their riders
are as diversified as the wheels.
Mr.. Fleet Younger, who has been In Spar
tauUurg for some months, Is visiting his pa
rents.
Rev. J. Lowrie Wilson preached TO large
congregations Sunday morning and evening.
Tue sermon Sunday morning was especially
fine, and was filled with words OF wisdom,
council ana encouragement to Christian men
and women, but more especially To young
Christian women. The Doctor does not be-
ileve that womans proper Held Is on the lee
lure platform, in the pulpit, or on the STAGE
but at home, her Kingdom ,ewhere she rules
supreme, by love and genLleness. That In
this sphere she can and does accomplish (ii
devout ChriStiau) the will Of her Creator, and
nils The position He intended in this
life. The whole sermon was listened lo with
rupt attention and interest. The text was
from Romans 10th chapter, 18th verse !:
Salute PhIlolOgus, and Julia, Nereus, and
hi. sister, and O!ympas, and all the saints
which are with them" The text proper was
The four words in This verse. "Nereus. and
his sister"
Mr.. X. w. Gillian and wife, of Columbia,
spent saturday and Sunday IN the city with
Mr.. and Mrs. u. F. Bailey.