The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-24
WEST END.
Happenings and Incidents OF Week
Around the city.

Thursday Thanksgiving day. there will be
service at eleven o'clock Il: m. In the Method
list church. DR.. Clifton will preach q sermon
appropriate to the day. The collection that
day will go to the cause Of foreign missions.
her cousin, Miss Mamie I.ee for several DAYS
past. From here she will go to visit friends
in Wadesboro, \. c., from there TO Shreve-
port, La, to spend the winter with her sister,
Miss Bell Haddon has been the guest of her
aunt, Mrs. &. d. Haddon, Troy. S. c., for sew
eral days
pIoyees at this place.
DR.. S. F. killingsworth Is now using Abbe.
Vile county GOLD in bis dental practice. we
saw Monday a piece Of gold taken from the
rather sheet (for 1t had been rolled thin)
weighed fourteen puts, and was worth about
s14. We sincerely hope that this mine VIII
prove 10 the parties interested IN ils develop
ment veritable klondike. 1t has long been
a certainty that there is much OF this pre-.
cious metal hidden away In the bosom OF
mother earth in this county, and at one time
energy and perseverance, will find pay ore In
the Little Mountain mines then success sure
ly awaits the miners.
DR.. and Mrs. G. A. Milford came home Mon
day afternoon after ten days most delightful
ly spent in Baltimore, Washington and other
points OF interest In the North. They stop,
ped over a dny or two on their homeward
journey at AnQersOn, LIT. Mlllorue o ioih
home.
"The Burglar" last Friday night drew
good house, and II was certainly delighted
audience that wended It's way homeWard al
ter the curtain fell at the finale. The play Is
q thrillngly interesting one, splendid COM
bination of humor and pathos. Laughter
one moment, tears the next. The actors as
whole were good in their several parts. |rhe
Burglar" as played by Horace Mitchell, John
Hamilton' by +. G. Cooke and Edward Balm
bridge" by Donald Bowles were splendidly
acted parts. Manager Hill has 80 far made
big hit. May his successes still continue
A wagon load of turkeys were sold In short
order In this market last Saturday. THANKS
giving may be lots of fun for us. but "its
death to the turkey"
Work on the residences OF L. G. Haskell, E.
Calhoun and w. d. Wilson is being done
With all possible speed, aud In a short while
the handsome homes will be ready for occu-
pancy. Thus Abbeville steadily grows:
Several beautiful oranges grown at clemson
College by Prof DuPre have found their way
10 this city. Prof DuPre had splendid dis.
play of garden products at the State fair. IL
is well worth trip to Clemson College just 70
zee the gardens and orchard that grow and
flourish under the skillful management OF
Prof. DuPre.
The Volunteers now drill once week.
The second and fourth Mondays and the hrst
During Capt. Milford's absence the senior Oh
ficer Lieut. Glen has been in command.
Mrs. T. Lorlon Robertson Is visiting rela-
tiyes at Honea Path. Mr.. Robertson Is keep
ing bachelors hall just now.
Up TO date the Oil Mill gnnery has ginped
In round numbers l500 bales cotton. the En-
terprIse ginnery 1850. This is. we learn. more
business than either OF these gins nave done
before.