The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-08-31
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on the excursion last Monday for a
little recreation.
Mrs, Ed. Calhoun after several weeks
stay in Abbeville left last Monday for
her home in Atlanta.
Miss Georgia Edwards left yesterday
for her home in Greenville, being called
to Abbeville on account of the death
of her father.
Prof. A. NJ. DuPre, after a pleasant
stop with relatives will leave to-day
for Spartanburg.
Mr.. James Taggart is building sew
eral rooms to his dwelling on Main
i~street.
ECHOES ALONG ROUTN NO. 3.
Misses Nell aud Nan Scott, of At
lanta, were the charming guests a few
days of last week of their friends
Misses Lille and Bessie Link.
DR.. w. E. Link with his two hand
some grand-sons, Harold and Joe
Link of Wellington, spent last Thurs
day night with his brother, Mr.. M. J..
Link and family.
Miss Stella Gillian, a pretty Miss of
Watts, is spending a while with her
grandmother, Mrs. M. j. Mann, Of
Sharon.
Mr.. Edwin Parker has recently paint
ed his cottage which gives to his pretty
country home a city air. Nothing like
paint and white wash to brighten up a
home.
The cotton fields are getting white
and the hands are having a picnic
gathering in the feecy staple.
Mics Gapouia Merchant nf dhhp-
Vile. is the attractive guest of Miss
Maggie Evans of Lebanon.
Mrs. r. w. Bruce and children left
last Monday for Warrior, Ala, where
they will join Mr.. Bruce, and will
make their home for the present.
Gillian Brothers are overhauling
their ginnery and adding to the build
ing-preparing for big business this
fall and winter. They will have every
thing in tirst-class shape.
Miss Mamie Baskin and her sister
Mrs. - Love, of Chester. are the
guests of Mrs. E. A. Gilbert and family
of Lebanon.
Mr.. Tom Baskin, of Lowndesville,
spent several days of the past week
with relatives at Lebanon.
Miss Bessie Dean, of Deans station,
Anderson county is the attractive guest
of her friends Misses Nellie and Louise
Watson of Lebanon.
MI. Pam Sherard of Iva is the guest
Of Mrs. Maggie Sherard.
A jolly party of young people of Ieb-
anon enjoyed a moonlight picnic to
Little Mountain last Monday night in
honor to their visiting friends.
Misses Julia and Ethel Pennal of Alb
beville are visitin9relatives and friends
along route No. 8.
Mrs E. G. Kelly after a pleasant stay
with relatives and friends in the Sha-
ron section left last Monday for Colum-
bia where she will spend some time
with relatives ere she returns to her
home in the Land of Flowers. Miss
Noami Kelly her daughter accompa-
MED her.
Mrs. S. G. Link accompanied by
Misses Sallie and Kate Roche returned
home yesterday after a most delightful
stay of several weeks in Ashville, n. &.
Mrs. Ada G. Kennedy has been elect
ed principal of Fern Cliff School in
the tiatwoods. Mrs. kennedy is an ex'
cellent teacher and the patrons are for
tunate in securing her services.
Miss Mary Edwards of Lebanon is
spending the week in AbbeviIe with
relatives.
Miss Jessie Stevenson is spending q
while with her friend Miss Dollie Car
Isle.
The meeting at Lebanon closed last
Sunday night. The large and appre'
ciative congregations evidenced their
high appreciation of the fine sermons
preached by DIR. Film so earnestly
and zeatously, and hope great good has
been accomplished.
DEATH OF CAPT. JOHN Ct. EDWARDS.
Capt. John G. Edwards died at his
home in this city at 10 o'clock Tuesday
night August the 23rd 1904.
The deceased had been in failing
health for some time, but was seeming
ly doing very well having visited his
daughter Mrs. G. G.. Gambrell only g
few days preceding his death. On his
return home he was stricken with pa.
ralysis. He was not Unconscious thal
the summons might come at any mo-
ment and accordingly made all ar,
rangements in regard to his Temporal
affairs some time before his death.
The deceased was well known IN
Abbeville, and Abbeville County, hay
ing been in the mercantile business IL
this city for years. He was a valien.
soldier in the wal between the States
He was also 4 jealous and Influential