The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-18
EAST END.

Mr.. and Mrs. IT, Syfan Of Gainesville, Ga
spent last Sunday in the City the guest OF
Mr.. and Mr.. NJ B. Syfap.
Miss Mary +. Nance gave quite number Cf
her friends a very pleasan; surprise last Mon
day by few hours stay In the City. All fe-
gret her short stay and hope she W III soon
come again and remain longer, as she has
many friends here VINO are ways ready 10
give her most cordial greeting.
Miss Moneta OStern is In the City the guest
OF her Cousin Mrs. Robert Hill.
Mr.. c. V. Hammond is home again after
pleasant EIay OF several weeks with his daugh
ter Mrs. Brogdon of New Orleans.
A little ripple OF ex element Was caused las'
Sunday afternoon by the Post-oiice being
filled with smoke which was found TO he IA
smoke" and no fire. the stove pipe being
stopped up let the smoke back into the nffi 'e
The K. +. d Boys were in high spirits last
Saturday afternoon as some one h@d pui
ati)at a iumor that hey hid se-n piece
headed 1.-The Carriers win cut after q hard
fight" nd will get twelve hundred do bars
per annum but just as they were rel 'icing
their JOY was turned to sadness as twas di,-
covered the twelve hundred dollars was for
the "City" carriers, and only thirty dollars
per annum voted for the rural carriers, and
that only for those who travel over q ml'es.
II any one can recorci'e the Justice ot e..
great Discrimination between the Cily and
rural carriers they have better heads than
the Abbeville carriers
Oar raise from sixty TO seventy five d"llaro
per month was onl. 25 Ier cent when the
truth is We are not getting as much beneht
from our pi eseni salary as we did from the
$50 several years sgo ~ The % per cent ad-
vance is rot at All commensurate with the ~
10 75 per cent in all classes OF goods we have
to huy. OF course We are thankful for rasi
and present iavoIs. and live with the hone o
yet tha1irg ereattr li.seirgs from cnclr
men more fully appreciate, and are more
grateful for the manifest lni crest Of our Con-
gresham In our behalf than the X. r. ID
boys.
After tedious and critical illness many
friends are glad 10 STE Mrs w. K Hill rapidly
gaining her usual health, r'uing out and
minglipg with her frleDds once more.
The cottage OF Mr.. Emory Penney Is near
ing conn plelion under the quick" builder o
Abhevile Mir. j. s. Hammcnd, who car
build house before you think be la, started
ALONG ROUTE 8.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Evans of Clemson are
visiting relatives uu route 3 MIR. Evans has
returned but Mrs: Evans Is stil with her
mother Mrs. E. A. Gilbert who Is In very feeble
health after recent illness, we are CAD Il
state Ihe is now improving, and hope sn'
Will soon be fully restored to usual health.
Master Johnny Gillian and his sister MISS
Tena are down with measles.
Mr.. Thomas Mcneil Is the ha7piest man II
the Sharon section over the return OF chi!
dren and grandchldrtn MIR L. w. Bruce and
family who ca me from Birmingham lrst Weel
and will now make their home with thell
father. We welcome them 'home again..
Miss Herbert the popular assistant teache
ofSharan School Is at present kept from he
duties by sick kness.
Mis-. Walter Wilson and Miss Ellen Leslie
spent last Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
Misses Emma and sallie Wilson spent
day or two las week with their brother MI
John A. Wilson and family.
Mr.. Edwin Parker Is hustling about on tn
farm, in the garden and front yard max 10
many improvements that beautify and CIV
his place q tcme lCck.