The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-02-12
EAST END.


SOD, every thing encased in heavy sleet an
inch, or more thick upon the trees, bending
their limbs down the earth so that many
were even pulled out OF root by thelr heavS
load OF Ice Limbs crashing and brerking IN
every dir-ctio0 made travel very dangerous
80 th at our kind and considerAte Postmaster
suspended the rural mail service FOR the DAY
much 10 the graf 'flcaliu oi me carriers
gu, days afe not Only bard on the carriers
bnt extremely so on their horses, one Gay
taking off more flesh than can he put on IN
week.
1ous thouy htful. aud considerate as to the
welfare of their carriers who never shrlnk
from or shirk their duty.
Abbeville can boat OF some OF the hand
soonest drug 10 be found even In a
more pretenlious City. and one OF these Is tnt
one recently finished up by DR.. P. b. Speed;
1t has large and beautiful glass show cases al
along the entire length Of the side walls
every thing Is as bright and clean as a new
pin"you can even see yourself In the h'ghly
polish put upon the woodwork while the
floor is lnid.in rich liling which We can no
better describe than in the language OF q boy
who has an eye for the beautiful aud III spea
king of the tlIing floor said Some OF the
Abbeville merchants have only a lew tiles
laid a, the doorWay U1, ~ p b beca bsca "or 5nS
The inside is OF quite flushed. IS lew
more touches are due yet when II Will br one
OF the most neatly arranged and pretties'
drug stores In the up country, or Inc low
country either. His STOCK il large and wei
assorted and most artistic ally ARRANGE d. and
attractively displayed so that you cant aforr
TO pass II by without look.
We will tell you In the next issue anou
another very beautiful and attractive drut
store, would do so now but haven't had an o.!
> portunity OF visiting 1t as yei-perbaps olher'
also.
Services we're held in the NJ. E. Cnurch o
this City last Sunday ny Rev. j. G. Roper who
came In from Sharon where he held quarter
ly Con pierlpce on Saturday.
Owing 10 tho incienency OF the "ea'he
last Monday ouly few scholars were pre-
ent at our public school SO that they wei'
let out early. and that too very wisely as ih'
trees toward the afternoon became heavle
and were dangerous.
hand with a hearty snake whhe II b;n"t
smile lights up their countebahce well the!
are all our friends and good fellows too AM
we wish Vt e could vote for the last one ofthen
Mr. LawtUn Robertson Is ont for SheIltf-
the only man 30 far with sufficient courag'
to tackle" the Lyon" 10 bis den. Come on
boys and remember there's always loom a
the top also bear In mind the top man lakes
the cake.
Supervisor Nickles is on the spot in hui
ry when wanted. He has fixed up that "pip'
clay" hill al the foI rs Of the road just beyont
(4Illiams so that rs we sail down IL we lmag
Inc our buggy is fitted with rubber tire st
smooth, and SO nice, no mud but fine sane
road.
Tis said the new postofice will be ready II
about three weeks, and then II will lake on ly
short time 10 fix up the inside, which Is Il
be up tC-iate in every respect.
NEWS ALONG ROUTE 8.
Mr. David Gillian is quite sick again, hav
Ing ventured out TOO soon from MS recen
Mr.. James Gillian is also having a tussl
With the grip.
MIR. Edwin Parker one Of the hustling fiat
woods farmers was In the city lait Satu1d du!
on business.
MI II. W. Lawson one of the farmers O
the flatwoods was 10 the city last Saturda.
with his four horse wagon loading up for bel
ter times.
UP TO date farmers who expect TO max
good crops this coming season are ali lead.
turning over the soil with big TWO hors
plows, running up their terraces, ripping VI
cotton stalks, and doing other necessary worl
on the farm. There's nothing like subsoilipe
In the fall and early spring II you expect Il
make good crop. Farmers who have moth
ing 10 do IN the fall aud winter, but walt III
spring opens and then open up 3 inch fur1oW
and bed ON them, and expect 10 make goot
crop will rlways be left.i
POSTAL NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
In bis annual public rep 'rt made Januar.
9ln 1905 First Assistant Postmaster Genera
Frank II Hitchcock besides making the an
announcement OF gain OF more than Slo OOOOO
in the revenues OF the office devoes muc
space TO q plea tor an extension OF hftee
days annual leave of all postal employees I
thirty days tDe same lengln OF VOCATION az
corded the army OF clerks in other federal DIT
parlments.
He says, a longer period Of rest and recre
alton would uupoubtedly result IN beterip
the health OF the employees and increasin
their working capacity. He also asks for
larger appropriation To be placed at the d'
posal OF the department
We trust General Hitchcocks report W
have i's just weight in Congress.
The report THE lead letters division OF tf
Post office Department for Dec. 1907 show
that l,07 1867 pieces OF mail matter were RI
reived OF which stl 0OO were returned TO sem
ers.
On December 3lst 1909 there were only II
O0O letters in The division remaining upopen
smaller number than ever before know
There were Slab money letters receiue
dnring the month, containIrg 81 S60.l3
which 81 ,lj720 were restored TO owners.