The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-04-05
EAST END.
What "M" Sees and Hears on His
Rounds in Country and in Town.

What "M" Sees and Hears on His
Rounds in Country and in Town.
ANNUAL SPRING OPENINGS.
Tomorrow. Thursday and Friday, oul
"ladics en- mporiums' wi 4 have for the inspec.
tion OF the ladies'. the most elaborate anC
beautiful display of spring millinery ano
| aides goods Of every description. together
with all the novelties OF the season ever be
and visit all these stores and take IN the
wonders" lin these lines) OF the 2Oth GEN.
tury.
OTHERS FALL INTO LINE.
Messrs. L. T. & T. NJ. Miller the enterprsine
To cir "grand display" OF fancy groceries ar
ranged in the most artistic style to which
they most cordially invite the attention Of
| the ladies tomorrow and Friday.
On these two days a most delightful "free
lunch" will be served to all who call.
Mr.. Ellis representing the well known firm
| OF II. ]. Heinz & Co., Will be present with thi
| firm and will serve the ladies with the finest
line of pickles TO be seen anywhere.
When your eyes get tired and you grow
weary look ing at the pretty goods Just turn
around the corner on Trinity street and get
delightful lunch and rest yourself.
R. l.. DARGAN
VIII have on display TOM orrow and Friday
the most beautiful line of china and glassware
with many Other goods that will interest the
ladies that has ever been shown In the city OF
AbbeyiIle.
Be sure and call at this store while on the
grand promen at the openings.
Mr. and Mrs Lambert Cald we'll have moved
Mrs. Cald well will take charge OF the house
keeping and thereby relieve her mother OF
this routine Of daily work.
Mrs. G. P. and Gaines Hammond, two of
A lI1ta ~, thr,fr 1rI11 q
or TWO in the city last week.
Mr.. Mclean and family have moved into
the home of Mr. G. P. Hammond just vacated
by Mr.. Caldwell and family.
happy and comfortable In their beautiful new
nome, where hosts Of friends wish them
health. happiness and great prosperity.
The dance given BY the young men OF the
was a most enjoyable affair and was honored
by the presence Of many fair ladies.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mitchell who have
been In our, city for some time and have
maGe many friends among our people will
leave this week for their home In Pennsyl-
vania.
MIR. Donald Caldwell spent last Sunday
with homefolks In Greenvlie.
On last Friday afternoon the Eucbre Club
of the city were most charmingly entertain
ed by Mrs. G. D. Brown at her beautiful home
on upper Main street.
RURAL CARRIERS AND sPRING!TIME.
The icy clutch OF winter has been removed
by beautiful springtime, and all nature Ia
clothed In beauty and the rural carriers after
freezing through winters storms and cold are
now basking in the sunshine OF spring. their
drives now are very pleasant and the rural
scenery most pleasing TO the eye, while the
breeZes are waited DER hill and dale laden
with the perfume OF many flowers.
NEWS BUDGET ON ROUTE NO. 3.
On last Friday afternoon Sharon and Leba
mons team played the Abbevi. le school team
on the Abbeville diamond, but as they were
ont OF practice, the Abbeville team bore off
The honors OF the game which scored up II to
2 In favor of Abbeville. The Sharon boys say
they will play them again next Friday week.
when they will show the Abbeville team
show to play ball."
Abbeville's junior team played Green wood
team In that city last Saturday and after
hard fought game the score stood II to 8 In
favor OF Green wood.
Mr.. A. ]. Woodhurst and Mr.. Sam Will
liams came TO town last Saturday In their
wagon and as they were going home Mr..
Woodhurst was thrown out Of the wagon by a
sudden jerk of the mules while he was ar
ranging plank for seat. He was painfully
hurt but nothing serious, he 10 now able to
sit up. This was severe shake up for gen.
tlemen OF his years and bis friends are glad
1t was no worse and hope he will soon be all
right.
Mrs. R. P. McNeill, nee Miss Ada Penney.
arrived in the city last Monday from VAL
dosta, Georgia, enroute for herihome at Sha.
ron where she will make glad the hearts Of
loved ones for several weeks.
Miss Lily Ed wards, o, Lebanon Is IN the
city the guest o. her cousin, Mrs. Dansby, OF
Fort Pickens.
Miss Belle Mckenzie, who has been quite
sick for several weeks. Is LOW convalescing
and hopes soon to be well again.
| Mrs George D. Redd, after several month "a
stay in Virginia, arrived In the city last week
enrou.e for her home at Sharon. where she
was called on account OF the feeble health oi
IN Messrs. | Ii. w. Lawson and s. L Wilson,
two prominent farmers of the FIatwoods were
in the city last Saturday on business.
| Mrs. James Gillian, accompanied by bel
niece. Miss Rosa Knox. spent last Friday
very pleasantly with relatives at Watts
Miss Isabelle Evans accompanied by Prof
w. Nj Hunter, principal of sharon High
School made quick trip TO Greenwood last
Saturday, returning the same day.
Mrs. Ada Kennedy accompanied by her
visitors TO the city last Saturday.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Cason regret to learn OF the extreme Illness
| of Mrs. Cason who was taken last Monday tc
the Augusta Hospital Tor treatment.
SPECIAL MENTION.
The many friends of MIR. Ben Evans are de
| eign shore' after an absence OF three years
Mr.. Evans went out in the Spanish American
war and soon received an appointment on the
government Hospital Corps where he remain
| ed until about months ago when he was
given other governmental work which LED
him 10 see parts Of Australia, China and ia
pan, from the latter country he returned
home, via Atlanta last Friday where he re
ceived a warm welcome from home folks and
hosts of friends.
MIR. J. j. Link Is through putting down
guano and is ready to plant soon as the
"moon" gets rigut. Mr. Link Is first class
farmer aud has his farm in good fix.
Small grain 70 growing nicely and looks
well, but is needing rain just now.
/ We hear 1t whispered around that while
many farmers are reducing their acreage they
are doubling their guano bills, which simply
means farming on the Intensive system
making as much on 10 arres as they formerly
made on %. II this Is true the object of the
Cotton Growers Convention will not bring
about the desired object and farmers will gel
about cents for cotton next fall. in unity
there's strengthen reduction of acreage and
fertilizers there is smaller cotton crops which
means higher prices. Let the farmers GRASP
| the situation ard N can what they say and L
| will 90 well with them.