The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-29
EAST END.
what stM'' Sees and Hears on His
ROunds About the City.
{Fs Abbeyille. 8. c., Jan. q, 1909

SIS Rounds About the City.
Abbeville. 8. c., Jan. o, 1909
PENCIL POINTS.
AMP ID sick and news is scarce.
The first month Of 1902, will In two more
days be numbered with the past.
S About 20 Of the old street lamps are up sno
ssaie crackers come and 60 and are still al
large 30 far as we have heard.
rs There was Q, Breezy Time" IN the city iasl M
3 ,Cpers House was fiiied with people there was
no harm done as the 1Breezy Time Only
3 passed over stage TO the great delight OF tne
Mr. W. e. Bell is in the city and we hope
! win see it TO his interest TO remain and pe
Z one Of us again.
COMING AND GOING.
Postmaster Link spent several days Of las,
2 weak in Charleston on special business.
y3e Mrs. @. v. Hammond Is now in Greenwood
!. Waiting her son and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs
Gaines Hammond. -
= To Ms. Edwin Parker. Wednesday, Jan
22nd, O daughter.
MI. Henry Arnold, Of Atlanta, spent several
Sis se PsMs PM Tsss Il ns Sef Guy as 'ne
Mr.. ii. E. League. OF the Theiling Jewelry
3Cosis or on q pleasure trip to home folks and
% spSs Ss IN m ,Se ay during bis abs Absences and
Mr.. Theil,ng will look after the business IN
Miss Lnla Pennel, one OF the pretty young
ladies living on Route No; 3 has @ been ,penad psmd
MrS Shehe. ,S'%
4 B. ;. d. NEWS AND FARMING INTERESTS.
"a number OF the new metal mail boxes
have already been put mp along the d1nerenl
la 80 o fhn
putting them up nicely and in every instance
most accessible and convenient to the car,
riers. These boxes are quite ornamental ano
make . pretty show along the highWay, o y,,aa0 an0
4 boxes In which the birds and wasps built
& their nests, and into which snake mlgnl
D perchance crawl to shelter himself from tne
4 hot rays Of the noonday sun. Some OF these
conditions were terror to the carrier boys
but they are now no more as the new oo4es
4 are weather proof and have patent lock
isys he the CARRIERS have
the master key that unlocks every box alons
the routes. This Is small thing but never
theless q great Invention This is pro
4 gressfye age and our farmers are. through
y this Rural Mall fSystem, keeping pace with
/; the times and the current topics OF the DAY
i and the time Ia not far. distant where the Ole
& and new, and less lsborious modern ways
adopted. We already see IN use many modern
p farming implements, labor saving machinet
{ by which one hand does the work OF Two o.
/ three ierraces have In the last few years takeI
y the place Of the old time hillside dltcn, anc
bArbed wire for fencing instead OF the Ole
Gtfmer rail fences that were continually rottlne
!; If We note, the many changes we win See
Z progress written everywhere, and with tns
rapid strides that science is making, VINO VII
4 venture 10 say what will be the progressive
] march In the next decadef
,a ABEyIILE AND MOUNT CARMEL.
Our city ana The valley town will soon be
I'm telephone touch, the posts along the entire
{ line have already been arranged for, and
Z many of themare now lying along the road
aide, and are being pm: up at different points
II everyone along the line will be as actively
interested IN the work as Maj. Arthur Parker
the line will be 10, operation IN very snor, j.,
touch with the great western side OF % oal
grand old county. Who can predict what thls
Z beginning may bring forth, Major Parker
Will himself have connecting line from the
main 70 his home. ~ .-.
s. PERSONAL MENTION.
& Mr.. sJohn.5 A.. Wilson is now comfortably
8 settled ct his pretty "Glendale" farm and IL
4 already hubtlfng around looking with quick
eye after his farming interests; - u,,
q farmer ts also Q ,hnstler. Down on the iarn
4 ha IL now building several new soutbuildings
I with an eye 70 move business, and 10 making
f.Ot06T I'm npfOY6mentH IQat pOluk W pLokLooS. -,
z. Messn. Gillian Brothers and w. I. Ma5ill
/; ARE now running their saw mills on full time
! and are cutting some fine lumber.
n Miss Mable Woodhnrst, and her little
2 cpusin Mas Sadie McNeill who have been
Z quite stck the past week are now convalesc'
Ing. X 3l ~
s5sess \, SCHOOL HOUSE BURNT.
One day last week the Rock Spring School
4 house was entirely consumed by fire, but the
school is going on all the same, having moved
4 into house near BY.
FROM REsrAURANTsTo- RAILROAD.
MI. Henry Gillian, the genial and hustlfng
y proprietor Of our City Restaurant has given
up this business and is trying his LUCK on the
) great Seaboard Air Line. During his stay IN
the city he had built mp agood business and
{ his restaurant was the place you could always
get good square meal Many patrons re
gret TO see II closed. ,Et
Miss Bessie Murray is with the Theiline
8 ;JeWelry Company again, for short time, and
will be glad 70 see her friends. all OF whom
4 she is5 ready TO serve with the best OF bar
gaina
~ "a. ii, 4 ~ s5s 5 MARRIAGE.
its HENPHILL-MINsHALL
IS on last Saturday evening at 9 O'Clock the
marriage Of Miss Rachel Hemphill and Mr.
Fred Minshall was solemnized at the home