The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-01-03
BORDEAUX,

Gentlemen: :
Some days and months have elapsed since q
contribution TO your paper from our town
has been seen. The liberty Is here taken tC
contribute q few items OF local interest.
eVery little happens 10 d's'uIb the even
tenor Of the ways OF its citizens. However we
wonld not have you infer that We are out O
civilization" for such IL by no means true
Events. take place In Bordeaux rs they &c
elsewhere.
Christmas holidays Ia Atlanta, win Mrs
Harmop's family. We have pleasant recol
~lectiopsn f TWO mem bers OF that family, mis-
ses Estelle aud Ocir Pelot, Who visited Mrs
Harmon last summer. -.
II is with much regret that we learn OF the
continued Illness OF Miss Cora Mnrsgne. She
has been sick for some weeks. we sincereiy
hope tina The catarrh that has been giving
Miss Moragpe no little trouble and 10 small
amonnt of Suffering has spent itself and th+t
che will soon be restored to her wonttd
health.
Misses Adolia Moragne and Willie Mae
Sweater burg, two ofour fairest maids spent
a few days with Miss Rebecca Boggart during
We understand Mr.. Fred Boggart will be in
town Sunday locking are! ~ po az b,a ah nrss VisIt
but on former occasions be visited bis Sis
ter(7) Miss r, b. cca, our very efficient teacher.
By far the most important event OF some
weeks was an entertainment gwen py Miss
Rebecca Boggart, at The close OF her school for
the holidays. On Tuesday before the enter
taInment ihe earth was wrapped in a veil OF
mist which was not dispelitd till the Gay was
far spent. W dnesday morning the children
were awakened by the patter of rain drops on
the roof. They turned uneasily In their beds
and wondered If the rain would | reak up the
entertainment. Wednesday morning dawn
I'd with some long faces and low aplrits. Ire
entertain ept that they had been practlclng
for ard looking forward 10 seemed 10 tue
children very much an uncertainty. Nor
was Il confined solely to the school children,
some of the older participants tnared tnel'
feeIinga. However after she DARK eat day
comes shunshine. and so IT was In DIS case.
Thu rsday morning brought sunshine, Joy
On account Of the very unfsvorsble ooDdi.
ton OF The weather Misc Rebecca did Do get
60 give her pupils the practice she Intended
doipg, but. considering the inclemepcy OF the
weather end, u%prropiiious Circumstance
under which she labored, we think she did
remarkably we'll, this being her hrst attempt
The stage was elaborHtely decorated Win
mistIetoe. and holly. The very Interesting
program was as follows:
SopR-I'm trying hard 10 forget. you, py
TabIeaoSThe Sweet Old Story, by Mr.,
Boggs Kennedy and Miss Adolia MoTague:
Reciiation-Deckey's Christmaf, by Miss
Willie Mae SweatenhurR. i
Tables u-SIeepipg Beauty and Reveries OF 9
Bachelor. by the 8 chooL.
Playa Search for Santa Claus and Recs
OF Ages, by school,.
T~ableau-Trials Of q Bachelor, ROCK Oh
The entertain ment closed With a few hap
py remarks complimentipg teacher. and
pupils and thanking The AUDIENCE Tor its
earnest attention by Mr.. @. j. Perrymar
The y wsit between scenes was rendered
specially pleasant by music on tne phono
graphby Mr.. Perry man and on the organ by
Mrs. 8 T. Cade.