The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-14
EAST END.
What IN" Sees and Hears on His
Rounds About the City and Along
Ronte No. 5.

WIIdk " SCCo NV "SS
Rounds About the City and Along
Ronte No. 3.
Mr.. George White, Jr. will join hano ana
heart this evening at Hymens Altar IN tne
Methodist Episcopal Church Of this city WIN
Mas nellie Wilson, one of Aboevllles most
charming and popular young iaoles. >.
A large numoer Of triends are lnVl'eu 10
an elegant reception will be given al tne
beautiful home Of Mrs. John Andrew HARRIS
aunt of the bride. A.. e-.,
nlsy in our beautiful opera house last Satur-
day night" The Great Divide" This troupe
has a world wide reputation and their play
in This city bears ont his fact. Thelr peTlolm-
anoe was most entertaining and greatly en-
joyed by the full house present. - bio,
MANAGER Cobb deserves credit for the nlgh
class troupes he is introducing. Coca SHOWS
will always be appreciated M pa'foniZea Ny
The next great play will be THE Clans
man" and is booked for the evening OF oot'
Is. 1908. W.T., ,wo thirds of
q cotton crop and the price way down, orlng-
ing last Monday 81 cents. IL such con1fo
lions do not change before II gets OUT o. 'h he
farmers' hands, the country at large Will %
in bad shape, farmers, merchants ana al III
dustries will suffer. Even now trade centres
are feeling the depression In trade. every
Thing the farmer has 10 buy Is greatly aa.
yanced while thefr chief product IL at us
roWest figures. Farmers will be forced to
realize in unity there's strnngth," they
must pull together" or calamity WILL be tne
Miss Eula Cobb. Of Greenwood, spent satur-
day and Sunday in the city the guest OF ner
brother, Mr.. Oscar Cobb, and Wes much
@rs. James Taggart has moved Into her
new home Uhe Graydon home) which sne
recently purchased. She has rented ner
home on Main street to Mr., s Miash 70 o ana Me1
BY Mr.. Calhoun and family,
Mrs. Tilton and her charming daughter,
Miss Sara, after a delightful stay OF several
months in the city with her daughter, MIS-.
J. M. LaWton, lett last week for their home In
Savannah, Ga. These ladies made many
friends and received much attention during
with our city, and in love with her people .ana
our people delighted to have such honoreo
guests within their city gates and VIII greet
their coming again with much pleasure. ,o,,
their bridal tour and are now at home 10
their friends at the Eureka.
Mrs. Luther Hickerson after q pleasant
stay In the city as the guest OF her sistef,ln-
law, Mrs. Joe Wilson, fnturned last Monday
TO her home in Augusta accompanied as
far as Green wood by Mrs. Wilson.
Monroe, n. C., were the guests OF Mrs. Sam
Turner several days OF last week.
Mrs. R. l.. Yose spent the past week Wild
her daughter Mrs. Robert Hill.
u q II
city news papers and you will see who are
live and progressive merchants OF the City.
and will soon find out where to get the most
for your money. Watch the show Windows
as you pass along and you will see grand
bargain displays.
Mrs. j. q. Gilbert, OF Hodges, is in the city
to attend the marriage OF her niece MISS
Nellie Wilson.
NEWS ON ROUTE 8.
Wilson Brothers ginnery is running on full
time as well as the ginnery ofGilliam Broth
they can do. By the by-We heard today
that some OF the ginneries in this county
have been posted by the Night Riders which
means they must gin no more cotton untAl
the price advances, or take the consequence
which means destruction Of their property.
This seems to us in bad keeping as IT must
evidently be those who are interested in cot
say you must not gin. means SO we can't sell.
Now 1t seems to us no farmer, or any othei
class Of men have any right TO restrict tne
private work Of gins as ginning their cotton
only puts 1t in better shape and does NOT
necessarily force them 10 sell. II would be
more proper 1t seems>to rs for this class Of
men to post on the farmers doors q notice
something like This, you must not sell your
cotton, II you do 1t will be at your " risk.
Nc cotton to be sold by farmers until prices
advance.
their pledges mo to sell" until their price
was given then the object In view would be-
gained. You are not obliged to sci! because
your cotton is ginned and packed, for the
same law that would make or require you TO
sell your ginned cotton, could force you TO
sell II In the seed and OF course for much less
Gin your cotton, store 1t IN the farmers
your debts, and hold for higher prices. which
You are bound TO get II you stand together.
otherwise "oapital"and not labor Will win the
same right TO price ysur staple product
(cotton) TO the world, as western men have TO
price their corn. meat, and -four, so hold
to your rights. as free speech and doing as We
please make this q free country.
Sharon school opened last Monday Wild
Prof. R.. B. Cheatbam az principal and Miss
Carrie Bonner. Of Due West. assistant.
amor section this week and open this flour
Miss Matte Nickles, OF Hodges, is in charge
Of the Flatwood schoo having opened last
Fern Cliff School opened earlier this season
with Miss Eunice Cochran In charge.
No colored schools have opened yet, schol-
schools later on
Mr.. ]. R. Thornton, one of the progressive
farmers OF Lebanon, had his barn destroyed
by fire last Wednesday p. No. about 5 O'Clock
with all this years fodder, $50 bushels cotton
seed, % or 80 bales Of last years hay. gearing
and plows, z fine calves and q new Two horse
wagon. Only one hundred dollars Insurance,
which would not cover the lumber and the
building OF the barn. This Is a great mis-
fortune and places Mr.. Thornton in q bad FIX
just at this time OF the year. Cause OF fire
perhaps caused from some green forage In the
lott which may have heated and caused
spontaneous combustion" This is indeed
hard luck, and his many friends regret his
loss.
On last Monday afternoon about one O'Clock
the dwelling known as the NV. Knox home
stead in the Sharon section was totally de.
stroyed by fire. This property now belongs
TO Mr.. j. B. Wilson and was occupied by Mr..
Shubert and family. Mr.. Wilson had just
It already rented for next year. At this
writing we have no Information as TO the
origin Of the fire. We only saw 1t 60 up In
smoke at q distance.
Mr.. r. w. Knox. one Of the prosperous far
mers and merchants in the Sharon section,
has just built a large waterproof shed under
which he has now stored % or 30 bales OF last
and this years cotton, besides having q lot
OF old cotton in the AbbeYille warehouse.
There is in view along route 8 upwards OF
higher prices. Store your cotton, don't AXE
any risk. you win sleep better and come out
better in the end.
Some OF the visitors we met coming to town
Mr.. b. E. Presley and Miss Lucille Wilson
Mr.. J. h. Penney and daughter Miss Ger
trude, Miss Sallie Woodhurst and Miss Bessie
Mcneil, Mrs. r. E. Bruce, Messrs. j. h. Wal.
ker, Olyn Walker n W. o. Graves, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lindsay Link, Mr.. X. w. Knox, Mr.. c.
F. Graves. Mr.. James Evans, Mr.. Grier Sher-
ard, Major Arthur Parker, Mr.. Walter B.
Wilson, Mr.. Walter Ables.
Numbers OF people on route will take In
the Clansman.
Miss nellie McGaw is in the city for this
Miss Carrie Bonner is boarding with Mrs.
Miss Eunice Cochran is boarding with Mrs.