The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-14

1s III SEi S1t6 nssr tie hems
e. q aa aSza1jS0 zzFs Charles Ct1Hthj
cr hnx chsfve of TIE oeheol Qf tils
twenty pupils he has. fifteen are taAsn,
Ing their lettes. This large numpsg g
bexinners at one tune is somethin8 ~
usual Ia country school.
A number Of young people aPeAi
lat Wednesday at Mr.. J. e. Mnq4yss
and THURSDAY &C Mr. j.. Il. Ste8ar-
son's. lThls lively crowd madt ens
fuel se n ChIistmss was still here.
Mr. aud Mia J. B. Stevenson 3eHe
s dslightfui soclable last WednS 7
Ar. snd Mrs. J. E. Mundy gsvsH
dance Thursday evening IN honor p
our fair visitors. Misses Mests and
Bowie,
~. Tom Miller entertained BIZ
friends ct socisble Thursday eve4-
Ing. Tho tirne was spent pleasantly
in playing gapes. -@
MI. John Robert Nichols and ME.
R0hers McCord. of our ncighborboOd,
returned 20 Atlanta Thursday whetQ
thsy resumed their studies In the Gem
Nj. William McCord, Of Conway,
Horry coanty. 10 st home now takinu
nst Thursday while the family 81
Nr. Juhn Stsvenson's were ct y neigll.
hrs I negro broke In his house anc
stole 56 cents. Nothing else has beer
We sre sorry to say that Miss bIat'
3 so>rak Adarnaun. Of Troy who Ii visit.
ing Mr.. J. A. Kellar, Ii very sick.
The following account OF the reuniof
! held at Mr.. w. r. MeCord's home,
Decenol,er eth, 1909, was written by
member OF the family present.
Despite the fast approaching 6liz'
sasd which reached this section FRI
day, Dec. 26. The brothers and sisters
began % gather at the hoh,e Of Mr.. w,
q. McCossi for the purpose OF having
/; 4 reunion OF the family OF J. Ramsey
black. The date dxed for the long
expected event Aas the twenty-ssy.
onfh. and upon this date ali had
eassmhled except Tom r. Black, who
wns IN Ohio at tbs time. Miss Edgar
aud Vernon Black aud Mrs. Lily VIII
ron, Of Darlington, b. g.. children Of
tWo deosasod members Of the family,
were also absent. The following fam.
ilies were present: Mr. and Mrs. j. T.
Wilson. OF L0wndesyille; Mr.. and
Mn r. T.. Winn. Of Long Cane; Mr..
and Mrs. w. r. MeCord, OF Abbevilie;
I Mr.. and Mr.. r. II. Stevenson, ol
L,rQ Cane; Mr.. and Mira J. T. Black,
o. Willington; Mr.. J. +. Lomaa ma
family, Of Long Cane; Miss u ms
Black, OF Abbevillc; Messrs. OscaI ID.
( Black, OF Columbia, aud J. Man ling
RIsck, Of Virginia, and Mr. y G.
Blaek. son OF Mr.. William Black. The
total number present were thirty {wo
It hafE been 3 number OF years Anct
this devoted family had dined togeth'
ar. and n wsa with most sincere thank
ft,iness that they eat down ID q
syerltsble feast Of everything tempting
and, delicious. Had those who wers
aleent beeu present their cup Of hap
pIuess W0uld have been full.
Alter the table had been cleared
mood old Santa Claus paid the childrer
second visit, giving them anothe
supply Of candies, fruit, etc. Thii
scslse was lovely and very acceptable
"a the ewes of the small ones. It made
the hearts Of the older ones rejoice tt
zee them enjoy II 80 hugely.
The day passed all TOD quickly fos er'
they knew, the king OF day had sunf
{ beneath the western horizon. As the!
s dlspersed to their respective home
there, was In each heart the prayer
Z ssCaod be with you til we meet again.
Dear loved ones In attendance, as w
gathered together upon this earti
fnsy We In like manner, with thos
absent ones, be gathered around tn
throne Of God In that celestial cit.
above ..not made with hands, etefnail
In the heavens."