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What an" Sees and Heary on His
Rounds About the City.
Abbeville. 8. c., July 5, 1899.

What "M" Sees and Heary on His
Rounds About the City.
Abbeville, 8. c., July 5, 1899.
COMING AND GOING.
Miss Leona Blake. one Of Abbeville's most
accomplished young ladies, is home from Co
Judge w. c. Benet LETT for trip to Scotland
yesterday, where he will spend about two
months.
Mr.. Lewis Coch ran, son of Mr.. A. G. Coch
ran, came home from the Citadel last Satur
could have come home sooner. but to his cred
1t, remained until the close Of the session
One more term and be will graduate.
Mrs y. NJ: Hill. OF Tltusville, Fla. arrived
In the city last Thursday, and will spend the
Summer with her daughter. Mrs. James A
Hill. Mrs. Hill left Apbeville number o.
years ago, and her many friends are glad tc
welcome her back TO her old home, If only
Mrs. ]. NJ. Gambrell, after pleasant visit
to Pied mont and Williamson, returned last
week.
Miss Lillian McDavid, OF Due West. is in the
Mrs. Rosenberg Is much better and Is ex
pected home from Atlanta to-day.
DR.. and Mrs. F. Y. Presley, Of Due West
were In the city last Saturday. The Doctor
has hosts OF friends who will ever accord to
himself and family cordial welcome to Alb
beville.
Miss Ludemelia Hammond. OF Columbia, if
C. v. Hammond. Her sister, Miss Lillian. is
also expected this week.
Mr.. John A. Devlin, one Of Due Vests
Saturday looking after bis business Interests
here Abbeville would be glad TO number
Mr.. Devlin and family among their citizens
Mr.. Walker Edwards and family left last
McDufne Miller, who is the father of Mrs. Ed
wards, and who is quite sick. Col. Miler'f
many friends In Abbeville wish for him
speedy recovery.
ter, Miss Annie, OF Antreville, have been
guests Of MIR. and Mrs John n. Gambrell.
Miss Lily Huekabee, one OF towndesviiie's =
friends in the city the past few days.
Miss Catherine Dorsey, pretty and attrac
tive young lady OF Georgia, 1s IN the city Wis
iling her aunt, Mrs. Ella Latimer. Mr.. ano
Mrs. Thornton, Of Atlanta, are also the guests
OF Mrs. Lattmer, her sister,:
Miss Eliza Calhoun, of Washington. D. e.
after pleasant visit to her sister, MIS-. Dr
Marshall, and friends ~ A6SeV'ile, 90 ieit ss sha
goes to visit her brother, after which she Will
return to Washington.
Mrs. A. g: Cochran and her accomplished
daughter, Miss Nellie, are now rusticating q,
Ab6eville's summer resort, Little Mountain
Mr.. N. P. McIlwain, from the Cokesbury
side, will take his family to Little Mountain
this week for few weeks stay.
Mr.. Allen Smith, Jr- with several OF hit
gentlemen friends, will spend few weeks al
Little Mountain.
DUE WEST AGAINST ABBEvILLE.
On last Friday afternoon a large crowd wit
teams OF AbbevilIe and Due West. The boys
ON both sides did some fine playing. but the
Due West boys were out-matched as wal
shown at the round up: The score standing
l2 to in favor Of the Abbeville team.
ELECTRICAL STORM.
On Tuesday of last week. the 9th inst, the
heaviest rain fall seen In many years, accom-
panied by hail, thunder and lightning, visit
ed AbbeVille The air was surcharged with
electricity, popping and clicking over the
wires and city phones, and knocking down
and severely shocking four uf our citizens
besides running over the telegraph wires 1ntC
both depots and settling them on hre. Fortu
and the damage that might have occurred
hadi the storm been at night, was averted
The operator at Hodges, when not q cloud was
10 be seen, was severely shocked by the cur
CHANGING AROUND.
Mr.. J. Gillian Aiken, who has been book
keeper for Mr.. Aug. w. Smith, left yesterday
for Piedmont where he goes to learn the cot
ton business. Mr.. Aiken Is one Of Abbeyille'f
staunch and reliable business men, and we
have no doubt but that he will soon make
himself perfect In bis new business, Whlch
coupled with bis proficiency as calculator
and scribe, will gain for him a frstclass POSI-
ton with some of the leading cotton firms.
We dislike to lose suoh men. and hope bis
business interests will bring him back to Alb
beville.
ing for the we'll known firm OF r. M. Haddon
e. Co. for several seasons, ia now enjoying q
rest for July and August.
F1sHERMAN's LUCK.
On last Wednesday your correspondent In
company with his friends. Mr.. G. D. Allen
and Mr.. g. P. P.Hammond, went TO Little River
on q fishing trip. We pitched our tent and
had the usual fisherman's luck-plenty ol
fish to eat, but none to bring home.
The crops OF cotton and corn along the road
were generally in good fix, clean and growing
nicely. Mr.. Guillebeau has splendid field
OF corn in the White Lick section. As you
ing Ing BY Messrs. G. ]. Lyon and John b. Wat.
son, who are model farmers. Mr.. Lyon bad
twelve plows running and was sowing peas
right and left.
MUSICAL CONCERT.
The concert which was TO have been given
by Miss Eva Kirby tomorrow lThursdayl
evening has been postponed until Monday
evening, July 10th, on account OF the week oil
prayer now being conducted In the Metho-
dist church. This promises to be fine musi-
cal treat for all lovers OF good vocal and In.
strumental music, as shown by the following
choice selection.
Hayden-sonata No. l-Allegro, Adagio,
Presto.
Hawley-
R. DIR Koven-Past and Future-Miss Mary
Taggart. ,,,o,,.o,o,.,o,o n, 10
No. !.
Grieg-on the Mountains, op: 10, No 2.
Barnet and Sloane-(Duetl otis with Love-
Jack and Bean Staik-W. H. Jones and
Mrs. ]. l.. MCMILLAN.
Liszt-Liebestraum
Liszt-Rhapsodie Hougroise. No. II.
Meyer -"The Magic song"- Miss Corrie
McClung.
DEATH OF MISS LAURA @. NANCE.
After long and tedious illness Miss Laura
c. Nance. youngest daughter OF Major F. w.
r. Nance, breathed her last at IL O'Clock FRI
day evening, June Soth, 1889.
womanhood, being In her 26th year. She was
q sweet, modest, selfsacrihcing christian
woman, who by her true christian character
left an example TO those with whom she
came In contact, which seemed TO say, tbs
worth the whole of life to live christian.
She was q CONSTANT member the Associate
Reformed Presbyterian church for q NUMBER
OF years, and her daily life was oeantlinl
example Of christian fortitude that Will leave
behind an influence that will be an insplra.
tion to those who knew and loved her. Her
work on earth is flushed and while her body
rests in the great city OF the dead. hesxonre
spirit has winged Its way to than Ftlai
city Of many mansions, whose bu and
maker is God, where she will join W 'ed
ones gone before, In one never-endint Of
crowned her with everlasting life.
On Sabbath morning her remain (ere