The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-12-09
EAST END.
What m" Sees and Hears on His
Rounds About the City and Along
Route No. 5.

The State Convention Of the Daughters OF
ahe Confederacy were. much pieAseds with
their vfsitto our city, ana we are quite sure
our people were delighted at having them In
our midst, and felt honored by their presence
and snjoyed every y minute oftheir @ stay. lss Lhss
enjoyable, highly entertaining, interesting
The gates sf our city were thrown wide
saS 5 %b OF ,Sas
ality that II CHARACTERISTIC OF the people Of
Abbeville and to say that the Daughters were
charmed with our city and her people is only
to repeat the many e!pressions OF praise ut.
attended eight or nine conventions and have
never received :suoh unbounded hospitality
and tcourtesies. anywhere as Of 2Aobeville.'
would give them an abiding place in the
hearts OF this people that WIN not soon be
The reception rendered our fair visitors on
Thursday evening at the beautiful home OF
Mr.. ]. 8. Norwood IonD Upper Main street, vss
| indeed the most delightful and elegant So
olai function ofthe season, oneiong 70 be- 70.
membered by allpresent. -
The Wayne comedy Company drew g9od
| by our citiZenP. -.
These high class companies. give our city
new life and her people something 10 see and
| ProI's Cobb and Cheathan have 50 far In
troduced high class eniertainmenrs. Some
thing better still is looked for Xmas. Look
Our merchants are now putting in their
"big ads. almost givingawsy goods, read Chg
Press and Banner every week and You will
save money as they mean exactly, what they
sale OF certain Glasses OF goods. Cotton is
being held for higher prices. making money
scarce, and Christmas IL near at hand and
goods have to be moved at almost any old
L has .w,N
as there ia NO better market in the up cohn:
try, or for that matter in the State than ouy
own cityAAbbeville.
Say. aMr. Farmer" did you ever stop 2
think that every bale Of cotton you sch
makes 1t more difficult to get the high price
you are expecting? Well, les jrst 3d. We
ven ture the assertion thatif not one bale .oi
cotton was sold for the next month or even
less time hat II would sell readily for 10, ,or
II cents. Try 1t and you will not be deceived.
The world wants 1t, the world needs II, and ID
obliged to have II. .s.. i.a-s.I I's 81
European spinners (and we expect Ameri.
now all the cotton they need for this and
next year at cents. Set down on your cot
ton until you get fair price, why not the
farmer farm have hay s,s ls!r proht on his product O.
DR.. Harrison is the prond father offs pretty
baby girl that came last week TO gladden. the
hearts Of ALL and hera beautiful snnbaam IN
| the home. =. -
Ifyou want TO know Santa Claus is in Ab-
i beville just look at the besuti fifnl show win.
dows he has fixed up In some of our stores.
They are certainly attractive az we'll "a
iS as Rssss1 1S Ia. gone TO Mocor
mick to take charge Of q millinery depart.
mems In one OF the stores OF that progressive
town. ...
LOOKING OYER ROUTES.
The Ladies' Missionary society of Lebanon
church will have bazaar At their Manse on
18Th. vThis viii be O. tine eplace 10 buy .yoni
Christmas presents as MANY beautiful arti.
Giles will be offered for sale. The public are
Mr.. John 9. Evans is spending a while q,
| LEBANON with relatives. -
Miss Susie speer is!yislting relatives al
Mr. and Mrs. T. 3. Farmer and their pretty
little children were in the city last Saturday
| A number Of faamerR ON route 8 have been
either storing or selling cotton the past week
az we noticed numbers OF wagons loaded with
the staple on their way 70 A6beville. Storing
expect 70 get higher price.
Mrs. N. y. Wilson % now visiting hel
daughter Mrs: w. &c. NcNeill and Will &C
from there 10 Eberton. Georgia, 10 visit Other
MT. j. 3, Williams has banked 100 bnshsl,
OF dne bunch yams," eQualt TO one hundred
and ninety nj @ dollars as he banks them 90 they
Miss Clara Lee Gillian entertained mum.
Der Of her pretty young lady friends one day
| OF the past week at one OF those good old time
qutung,: A1ns nerwas Sserved and al
The road near McGaws bridge needs atten,
ton aa II is IN; bad AZ. -
Onr good farmers who Ike Q living or
their farms and have some to spare are nov
"ploughing deep, while sluggsrds sleep
The farmers always ind something to do OF
their farms.
Master Eskin McCord is spending q Will,
With Mr.. James Evans and family. He is; tn,
handsome little son OF Nj, Tom MoCord.