The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-05-23
TROY TOPICS.
Troy the, Place TO Get Good View Of
the EcIipse--visitOrs Coming and
Going-Newsy Notes.

Troy, q. G.. May 2l, 1900.
1t ia rumored that an excursion from The
Spar tan burg colleges will come here on tht
2sth TO get better view OF the eclipse thar
Mr.. i. 8. Taggart returned to bis work IL
Savannah last Monday after pleasant visi
Mrs. Ada Kennedy and children were down
Messrs. +. NJ. and w. K. Kay, and Mrs. Fan
nile Haddon and son. Chalmers. will attenc
the little folks entertainment In Due Wes
this week. The frat named has grandchil
dreu who are In that class.
Miss Lucia Chiles from Greenville leaves TO
day for her home. She was Mrs. o. g. Prem
tiss' guest, and for two years has been teach
inc music In Ridge Spring:
Mrs. Fl. G. Smart from Rhode Island Is with
her sister-in.law, Mrs. ]. 8. Davis, also Mist
Myrtls Smart from Pendleton. s. g.
Mrs. DR.. j. NJ. Kennedy from California
with her bright little son are expected In 8
few days to spend an Indefinite time with Mr
A. B. Kennedy. DR.. Kennedy has been call
ed to the Philippines to cure the diseased and
wounded. He is q fine physician and sur
geon.
Mrs. o. Y. Bonner and children have re
turned to their home IN Due West after stay
with her parents. DR.. and Mrs. J. D. Neel.
Birth, at Charlotte, N. c., TO Mrs. DR.. G. w
Prassly, son.
MIR. A. w. Bradley's is favorite resort with
our folks. He keeps iced drinks of all kinds
Try one Of his pineapple bonbons.
Messrs. White, Puckett and Beauford have
the latest improved separator. with the capac
ity OF $50 TO Us bushels per hour. They are
ready for the unusual yield Of grain. Mr.
Beauford is fine machinist, and the throttle
and steam valve will be superinteded by him
Mr.. Charles T. Pressly is on his way from
He holds an important position there he
will be warmly welcomed home again.
Aunt Phyllis Lites, respectable old col.
ored woman, died here last week from grip
She was slave Of the late Capt r. w. Lites,
and was looked upon as Christian. Her
daily work was from house to house, exhort-
Ing and praying. All will miss her.
1t seems that one Of Abbeville's fine steeds
is especially fond of nice things. for at Hope
we'll church last Sabbath he was hitched near
where lunch was spread. and seeing nice
cake the temptation was too great and bis
swinging limb went gently down, and the the
dumb brutes know Of the culinary reputa-
tion' that dwells In that dear old neighbor-
hood. Now, Messrs. Foster Barn well and
Robert Jones will tell you how the horse en-
joyed The cake.
The fine rains have made US all glad, and
vegetables are In abundance. Plenty of
peaches. but apple trees are oil dying.
pus new West s preached % one cot Of the best and most
comforting sermons we have heard in q long
time in the A. r. P. church yesterday after
noon. His church should beproud Of one 80
we'll equipped with gospel armor. Our peo-
pie are charmed with him, and hope he may
preach for us again soon. HSl1Sis y =
Mr.. w. T. Bradley was here on short busi-
ness trip last week. They are grinding geld,
and we hope they will realize their expecta-
Miss jamie Mcclellan from Greenwood is
here to see her grandma. who is Sick
Miss Bessie Cook Is visiting kindred at Nc
Cnrmick this week. 81 -tSiSEs,.' + . o..
tary To our former pastor, Rey.T. w. Sloan.
It does us good to hear such nice things about
him, and we know Editor Wilson Is q compe-
tent Judge. ~ ID q