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,pprv1,LE,s COTTON WAREHOUSE.

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ARREyILLE'S COTTON WAREHOUSE.
The capital stock has been taken and
meeting Of the stockno,aers was 81 eIec,ine Of
ficers, completing the organization, anu ap,
pointing O committee to select q site. Wnen
building will commence az once; ,iI nnlS nhisct 10
the good of all the people and more especial
ly the farmers, and will be OF great aaVan-
tage to our city. keeping hundreds OF aollars
in Abbeville that would most probably go
elsewhere.
ABBEyILLE TELEPHONE COMPANY.
Mr.. VIII Barnwell has two experts now em.
ployed in overhauling the entire telePnone
line putting in new cables and new pE,es, pess
La coM1NG TO TOWN. -
Mr.. NJ. H. Wilson having bought the home
stead of Mr.. Aug. w. Smith, will move 10
town and be one Of us hereafter. y...-
ABBEvILLE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
This ia a sporting organization Of the city
now being Organized with O capital STOCK OF
81 200, good amount Of the stock already be
ing subscribed for. This company is LOOKING
forward to the entertainment OF our a pe9hptfgi hafi
team. 1t is proposed 70 put IN q winning
team, and e,have no doubt that in short
time all the stock will be taken. Our Do!s
had q good team last season, but propose 10
have q better one next season., ..
THIEVES BROUGHT TO JUSTICE.
Elliott Houston and Arthur Wilson, ,colored,
have been run down and brought TO justice;
Cobb & McDavid. Arthur Wilson was located
in Athens, Ga, and brought back by Mr.. Boss
Nance, while Houston was caught In Aooe.
/ rl1I,a ~ q No
ex. policemen, who claims to have worked up
this case. Both negroes are now in jail await
ing the next term Of Court, falling to give q
s4oO bond required by Judge Cox; @ Iaey sSIIs eTh,
owen. and one Goulsby were tried and con-
Yicted for concealing stolen goods. Sallie was
fined SIS and cost, or Is. days. She paid down
the cash, while Goulsby falling to pay bis hne e
Of IS and cost, will sport on the chain.gang
- - STARRED THREE T1MEs.s'> ...'.
| On last Monday Sidney Smith was arrested
! and placed in the lookup for staobing MS
wife three times 10 the back, making painful
wounds. DIR. Lyon was called and fixed up
the bleeding wife In as good shape as poss ible.
! LAwsoN.PEcKHAM MARRIAGE.
MIR. William Bell Lawson, Of AbbevilIe, and
Miss Jessie Peckhami Of Grimn, Ca. VIII be
| the First Baptist Church Of that city. The
bridesmaids will be Miss Hammono,
| Miss Patterson, Miss Mills. and Miss
FNelle Sign Of Aboeville, who VIII act as N maid
Bryson, J. L. Dickson and. william Penney
i Of Abbeyille, and Mr.. Of Grifhn, Ga.
Mr. William Penney will act as bestman.
at once where they will receive hearty con:
lgratuatlons, and be welcomed by hosts Of
| friends, as they are both very popular. Mr
Lawson, accompanied by his groomsmel, lef
last Monday night oyer the seaboard for
1 u -
+ FRIENDS COMING AND GoING. ~ III.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Hampton. aceompaniedtby, her
pretty and accomplished daughter: Miss
Louise, Of Laurens, arrived In the city last
tSnpdayeyenfng and are now the guests or
their uncle, Mr.. G. V. Hammond ana family.
| Mrs. HAMPTON Is an Abbevilltan and has
many friends here who will be glad TO see
Miss Mary DuPre returned last Monday
| from Clemson and brings the glad tiuings
tremeIy iii. is thought to be some better. q
| Sheriff Nance tells Us he is already think
ing OF leaving old Abbeville for his new
Phone in Lowndesville.. Iae MAJOR nG VINO ma, mas
tZen will be missed In our city, which ne ls
tloath TO leave as he has nice property on
Main, Street and is comfortably and CONVENT
/ for sale either private or public. In his aid
Iyou will see the terms OF SALE. , &ft.,
/ DR.. e. e. Platt, who has been clerking IN
VI. hs
home last Sunday night In very critical
state OF health. His Abbeville friends hope
however he may yet be restored. .e
| Mr., II. n. Hill spent several days OF last
week in Columbia on special business.
| Mr.. M. B. Syfan returned last Monday after.
noon from Savannah and reports his brother
Arthur r. Syfan, is much better and is get
ting on nicely, having every attention posi-
BILE shown him. as we'll as the assurance
OF the sympathy and interest OF the
people Of Savannah. Arthur hopes soon 70
be in Abbeville with his friends and kihdreds
Whose intense anxiety and pest wishes 60 ont
IN Mr.. H and Mrs W. E. owen moved; last Mon.
ayinto their pretty cottage near the Sea,
board depot and Will be at home In their
\ "own home" TO their friends who wish for
them every happiness In their first venture OF
"house keeping" ,tf.Sr - i
/ CONFEDERATE MONUMENT.
The ladies have 10y subscription and gon
hand nearly two hundred dollarsand expec:
to double this amount by giving an enter.
ltainment which, will be duly noticed. The
ladies are always at the head Of all good noble
| fatigable In their efforts and should especial
| " in this case receive liberal and hearty
support from every one. =. ~
= PERSONAL MENTIONED. -.
Capt. s. N. Williams, M. B. Syfan, with
their train hands Jim Buchanan and Jim
Darlington, left yesterday to attend Court at
GreenVille as witnesses iu the case OF y. e.
Calvert, deceased, against the Southern Rail.
rosf Ml is%Psaayp RagPfola Power Of Anreylle, is now
clerking In the drug store Of Or. c: A. Milford,
where his friends will find him always ready
liue. ~ .,-. q -
Rev. T. d. Plem mons, pastor Of the Baptist
Church of this city, rendered his resignation
on last Sunday, which has not yet been