The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-08-10

meats on hand. These supplemented with
baskets and boxes, full Of the many other
good eatables, when our goou Iadles KNOW
So well how to. and always do prepare ana
have on band at such times will doubtless
supply the most pressing demands OF appe-
lite. In addition TO the above the laoles
of the Baptist church In order TO. meet some
of the demands of their church Will nave a
stand from which can be bought refreshing
drinks and niceties which will come In as
a desert, The candidates are Invited OF
course and every body must come that a
big day may be made OF 1t.
Thers seems TO be somehow this election
wear, a much larger number of our citizens,
who ate after the office. the duty, OF whose
representatives 1t Is TO investigate the cause or
causes which lead to the sudden and uneX-
planned shaking OIL the "morIal coil anan
Messrs Ernest and Theron Allen ana lhelr
sisters, Misses Meta and Vera Alien spent
several days among friendsat McCormlc lasI
week. r.
reached here Saturday morning. ana VIII
spend a two or three weeks Vaca'iou Iron
his duties with his home folks, MI d. l.
Latimer and family.
Miss Montague Huckabee, and Miss Fannie
NJ. Moohead. and FL Louise Harper, went 10
visit Miss Lipscomb at NlDelS SiN ontulu"S
where they will Gay for a week or Two.
The Legislature of Georgia has passed an
act making IL a misdemeauor for u drinking
or drunken man to get upon a Rali hoad
within the limits of that State, and either oy
word or act shock the proprieties. IL such
a law was in force in our W stale, inc
travel mon our Rail Roads would DO mnch
greater than il is. a large NUMBER OF our
people will not ride upon tne regular, III"
particularly the excursion trails, because OF
the too frequent disturbances and dangers
attending an outing upon them.
A negro man came here Monday seemingly
an ffering very much. could hardly walk, ana
when questioned said that he had been snol
without excuse by two negro men In tne
Eork0 He showed a wound in his heel, that
was made by q ball, and some smaller
wounds in his leg that were made by, shot,
He gave the names of his a~ssailaulH. AZ ne
claimed near Starr as his home, when ne
was an yious to reach as soon as posslple--
was In a big ~hurry-and did not wlsh lus'
then TO prosecute, soon ieit lor ne nan
n was afterwards learned that II had oeen
only about two weeks since he was discharg.
ed from the chaingang. was agreat gamoleI
the supposition was, and Ia. he WAS mucu u
blame for being shot. or,
Within the recent past the writer was very
kindly remembered by some OF bls TonnN
friends. Mrs. A. E. Moorhead, and DR.. i: "
Kirkpatrick, who sent him some very nns
and toothsome peaches.
Tina Western Carolina II. X. Co. is lmProV.
ing this part Of it's road bed by hlllng IN lux
hr7dges and t~restles. The headquarters q
The force al work, for the time being, IS a
this place. II is filling, what Is known as ln.
Michel trestle, by far the highest and larges!
upon this road. They have a steam shoVe
at work. and IT is no little curiosity to oul
neonIe, very few OF who have ever seen
ANYTHING like it before. With IT. the com
MANY can move more dirt with q lew nan9.
in a given lime than could be moVed py I
large number Of hands. ~