The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-10-25
EAST END.
What IN" Sees and Hears on His
Rounds in Country aud in Town.

| apu III AS"ns
NEWS ON ROUTE NO. 8.
Many farmers are winding up cotton pick
Ing. this is the last round.
| Mr.. John A. Wilson almost beats the re-
cords Of the FIatwoods in raising sorghum
and pesvine hay. Peas waist hign, and cane
high enough to b Ide or1ver and team as they
drive through TO gather 1t.
! The Flatw oods school opened last Monday
morning, with Miss Sue Blackwell OF Due
West as principal.
The farmers M meetipg last Saturday was we'll
| represented by the best and 10 ost progressive
farmers on route No. 8 and we are glad to
hear them say they enjoyed the splendid
address delivered by Mr.. smith. We only
hope they will see the importance OF treas
urlng up his worda OF wisdom, 30 that they
selves. Mr.. Smith ~ well 1pformed ana
knows the situation from start TO finish, there
fore il capable OF advising along this line. II
the "wlse-aores" would only listen TO sound
advice and stand shoulder 10 shoulder, they
wonld eventually learn that there are some
people who know little as we'll as them
selves.
The farmers have the situation in hand
fully, ana all they have 10 do TO win the
tisht, is 10 hold on TO what they have. "Hold
your holt" and the victory 10 yours.
Mr.. John A. Williams was In the city last
Two Of bbeville's wide awake merchants
NJ essrs. =. ]. Link ana W. y. Wilson wor-
sn ped at Lebanon last Sunday.
u, h.l
farmers Of Lebsnan was In the city last Mon
day. po-
are getting along nicely in the management
Of snsIons aig1 sShpo1. Pn, ns pfHitS HspSsr, IL
convalesing aud hopes soon 10 be well
enough 10 assume mis- duties as priucipal of
this fourlshing school.
Mr.. "A J. Woodhurst one OF the Dost orlcK
and slUne masons In the county Ii now st
work In AbbevllIe.
Mr. James Evans and family were moving
into their pretty new cottage last Mondsy.
Mi.s M.sss Maest on Snnas No. has Sesn quite
sick but Is 1T this writing little better.
Mr, George McCanty who has been sick the
past week with fever 10 now improving ana
hopes soon 10 bs we'll again.
Mrs, K. w. Knox aud daughter mlee hosa
were shopping in the city last week.
Messrs Il. W. Lawson and ]. X. Edwards
big farmers In the Flalw.ods were IN the city
last Saturday In attendance upon the farmers
Mrs. ssliie Nelson and family. now enjoy
reading the Press and Banner, after waiting,
and trying Olher papers they nnd tney cant
get along without This good OLD paper, una.
Keeps them up with both city anu country
Rev. L. w. Brown and Mr. james 8. Gilbert
returned last Friday from attendance upon
the synod Ut Rock Hill. They hnd q mosI
'iaJa' MF' J. Il. iBaskin and family are moving
from the Sharon section 70 Iva, By, iney
have been our patrons on route No. and we
regret exceedingly TO give them up a our
pleasant. We wish them good luck IN their
Miss Carrie Marse accompanied by her
uncle Mr.. j. W: Marse were among The
visitors In the city Que day last week.
Mr. r. W. Knox one Of the good farmers IN
the Sharon section has % or Is pales OF cotton
piled mp on his premises and - resting easy,
Ing OF bis staple product. He isnow putting
In his time sowing grain ..'.
up1NA BALLOON AROUND THE CITY.
All the talk Just now is about the "big cir.
cus" the 4th OF November next IL Will De
on Saturday and our merchants invite you 70
come and take In the show ana see tae grano
pressly for you. What Q marked change IN
Inc mercantile business within the past III
or ~ years-now the goods are 80 tempungiy
display ed, the windows arranged 30 besutf
fully aud even the outside dispinys 1T nearly
every slore are hne. while within rythlny
10 ~. bright, clean and neat as new pin,
As we look upon all tnls, and more especiai'
ly upon the "iruit stands' we think "lead us
not into temptation" for certainly such 10
the case aud We are made" TO spend money.
In the mercantile line Abbevtile 10 now re-
presentsd oy nrst class, wide awake ana pro
sressive merchants who know ths trade and
Lne wants OF their customers. They have The
goods and prices and you can do no better by
running about TO other towns. Come rlght
along TO your home town ana buy what yon
need US cheaply as you could anywhere, often
cheaper than In large city.
Our ambition (outsids Of the r. F. D. busi-
ness) would be to have the monopoly on the
sale of "ink and pencil tablets" In Town sur
rounded by s or 10 schools having from two 10
three hundred pupils each, We would only
want ~ years In " hich 10 get rich. From The
amount OF writing now done In our schools,
the present generation Will either Do "nret
class pensmen or scrioblers, Which WILL IL
be-?
purchased large lot OF Hympais containing
Inc Psaller, Creed, CommaudmeptSR Rnu 1ull
form OF worship az 10 conducted now every
where North and South In this church. They
are nicely aud neatly gotten up and we hope
visitors viii not be made TO blush with
shame az they look through them, oy seeing
little notes and poetic lines and other foollsh
scribbilug ON the hy leaves and elsewhere IN
and through the book. These booRs belong
sacred as church property, .If there Is one
thing more deLeslible Than another 10 ~, IL
q 10 see books OF any kind aud anywhere
and especially church books sof,boleo all
over. w.
ginia, Spartanburg auo Other oittes Mish
Autoinetle Hammond IL home again TO the
pleasure OF many friends,
Mr.. and Mrs W. }. Moore OF Greenwood
spent last sunday In The city the guest OF
wUrshippibg in the Mcthodst church.
As usual Abbeviile Will be we'll represent
cd at the State fair, PRESIDENT HOossvell
should have by all means visited Inc State
"a and her progressive and hospitaole people
Oiled him Up. How far ahead this "Hooee-
ve,t boom" Will put Atlanta remains 10 be
seen.