The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-07-26
CHICKASAW CHAT.
Education EchOes-ReligiOus Revi-
vnls-Personal Paragraphs-Pretty
women and Pious Preachers.


an active, earnest servant OF God.
Mr.. Henry Strickland. good looking
young man from Anderson county, ls V1sit-
lug the family Of MIR. H. M. Young. He
drives nice turn out.
DRY GOODS AND GOOD JUDGMENT.
Olin Brownlee will have position with G..
F, Jones & Co., next season. This firm Is In
the very front rank OF dry goods dealers ln
the city of Anderson and the selection of Mr..
Brownlee as one OF their statesmen shows
good jugdment on the part OF the hrm men,
Toned above.
Mccain, Mr.. H. NJ. Young and MIR. j. E: Todd
had nice picnic out at Mr.. j. E. Todd's last
Monday.
POISONED CHILD.
Mr. E. Tedd and wife spent day with
DR.. and Mrs. Haynie at Bolton last week
While there the baby was given pill OF bel
ladona and strychnine which would ilKely
have resulted fatally had 1t not been for me the
prompt and heroic efforts OF DR.. Haynle. ine
pill was not given by the doctor.
P1cN1cING WITH CHILDREN.
Rev. c. E. Todd and MIR. James Tribble each
had picnic with their children few days
Rev. Mr.. Craig and wife visited the family
of Mr. A. s. Kennedy last week. Mr.. Craig
lives at Fount tain Inn and is pastor OF the
church there and Of two others IN that Sec
Miss Carrie WIdeman is visiting Miss LII.
liam Morrison, a college mate and frieno' al
Mrs. Josephine Polhill and Mrs. Ida Bonner
are visiting friends in Newberry County.
Miss Maggie Bonner Is visiting Anderson
County relatives and friends.
Mr.. r: c. Bernau, OF Abbevilie, attena naso ,ea
church here last Sabbath, stopping with the
family of Rev. James Boyce at the Female
Mrs. X. P. Kennedy has gone to Winnsboro
to- far laxvn
Rev. James 81. Pressly has gone to Prosper.
there iy sns for W some days. Mr. Pressis is one q
the ablest and most popular preachers 10 the
something to think about and talk about for
many days to come. Rev. A. G. Kirkpatrick
Is pastor OF the church at that place.
FooTwAsHING CHRISTIANS.
One colored man and four colored women
from Augusta passed through town Monday
afternoon on the way to the Wash Foot Bap-
tist meeting now being carried on Oy Rev.
Maxcy Donnalds. They gave us very cor
dial Invitation to attend their services.
Mr.. w. T. Cowan, DR.. w. M. Grier and Mr..
Robt. Dunn, OF Donalds, will attend the Stale
Veterans Reunion at Chester this week.
OFF FOR CHESTER.
Irwin Brownlee, Miss Louise Brownlee, Miss
Rosa Brownlee and Ralph Grier left for Ches.
ter Tuesday morning. They will spend some
days visiting friends and relatives In the city
and county Of Chester, and will no doubt en-
10y their visit.
Messrs. Samuel J. Todd, James Ross Nc.
Cain, James Young and Paul Ayers Pressly
went to Charleston on the Smith-Brock excur-
Miss Fannie Widemah is visiting friends In
Mr.. Barron Caldwell is having pleasant
visit with relatives at Statesville, NJ
AT THREE SCORE AND TEN.
Miss Isabella Mckee was buried in the
churchyard here Tuesday, July 18th. She
was seventy.two years old, and at the time Of
her death was living about twenty miles
away IN Lsurens county: She she was daasG, 1sd o.
the neighborhood Of Bethlehem church, and
q sister OF Mrs. Henry Bowie. The remains
were accompanied by few friende from Lau-
renS.
The Ellis Brothers and Newton Gordon are
delivering some splendid pine wood TO per.
sons who are expecting cold weather later IN
the year.
PINE WOOD CORDED.
Mr.. James G. Tribble is delivering one hum
dred and fifty cords OF pine wood TO Kew.
James Boyce at the Female College. The av.
erage price of pine wood corded In the yard
Is 81 rs per cord.
LEG BAIL.
w. B. Goings, the brave and chivalrous
town marshal OF Due West, and Will Bowie,
on equally brave and chivalrous private cit.
izen Of this town, went out TO arrest Jonn 76I,
Thursday. David Cowan reached for his re-
volver and assisted John in arranging leg
bail TO his own satisfaction. II John Kept
running at the same rate Of speed at which
be started, he probably reached the seacoast
by nightfall. Goings and Bowie followed a
short distance, but being outstr!pped In the
race returned home to mediate on the mis-
takes Of constables.
THE DUE WEST BIBLE SOCIETY.
The annual meeting of the Due West Bible
Society took place July goth. The sermon
was preached by Rev. J.F. McKinnon Of A6.
Mountain churches, and was very much en-
joyed. 1.-The entrance Of thy word giveth
light" was the text selected. Mr.. McKinnon
speaks With good deal OF earn estness and
accompanied by Mrs: McKinnon. DR.: E: H.
Edwards, Mr.. J. A. Devl.n. Prof. ]: F: Lee,
Mr: R; W: Haddon. Mr.. R. g. BroWnlee, Rev.
pointed delegates to the Abbeville District
Bible Society. Membership fees were collect.
ed and a collection taken up. The officers
president; Prof. j. L. PressIy. secretary; Mr..
A. 8. Kennedy, treasurer.
BIRTHS.
Births-To Mrs DR.. Payson Kennedy (At-
lanta) a daughter. To Mrs. r. l.. Bell, Snap
ping Shoals, Ca, son.
FAMILY REUNION.
The Brownlees and Bonners had picnic at
Zarline last Friday. This is an ideal place
for such a gathering, and with little work
er is crossed by Robinson's bridge; splendid
shoals extend about half mile, and fine wa
ter power may one day be be developed there,
when Zarline cotton mills will begin to hum.
On one side OF the river there is good hitch
Ing ground and place to spread the most
bountiful dinner. On the other side grad.
ually recediug bluff rises from the river 10
The little boys enjoyed bathing in the river,
fishing and other sport; some OF the girls
slyly slipped of their shoes and stockings
and padded in the stream, and the entire
one In the party: Mr.. r. G. Brownlee, Mrs.
r. G. Brownlee. Irwin Brownlee, Miss Louise
Brownlee, Ollie Brownlee: Lawrence Brown
James Bonner. Miss Rosa Brownlee, Gertie
Brownlee Miss Eula Brown, HE. Bonner,
Mrs. 81. f. Bonner, Speer Bonner. Clara Bon
Bonner. Martha Bonner and Rocky Pressly,
the last named being OF different color
from the others.
TWO HUNDRED MOUTHS FILLED WITH MEAT
Two hundred people attended the barbecue
dI Ghl. JauCo Dull ldoU SATURDAY. 1ucI0
was an abundance of barbecued meats and
other good things In proportion. and every.
body enjoyed themselves AMI helped to make
every body else enjoy 1t.
THE FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Saturday, August 10th, is the day fixed for
the Farmers Institute at this place. Make
your arrangements TO attend the Institute
and hear what the Clemson College professors
will have TO say. It Is expected that this will
prove to be very profitable meeting, and IT
is hoped that q large crowd will attend. 9th
er ann nouncements will be made next week
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