The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-08
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What m" Sees and Hears on His
Rounds About the City and Along
Route No. 5.

The Bazs II begins at Lebanon today at
the manse.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Link were visitors in
the city last Monday. e.
Misses sallie and Jennie Woodhurst
were guests in the city on Monday:
Messrs. r. w. Knox, S. L. Jordan, A.
Wilson, H. w. Lawson, c: F. Graves. N.
Schran, j. S. Williams, and j. 6. Wallar
we're some of the representatives from
Route who were in the city last Salesday.
Mrs. Jane McGaw, with her sister, Miss
McGaw expect to move to Abbeyille TO-
day and will occupy part Of Mrs. Dickson's
house. We welcome them and hope the
move will be to their advantage.
The new cottage Of Mr.. Thomas McNeill
is looming up and if weather continues
good will soon be weatherboarded and COW
cred. Mr. J. II. Prince is contractor and
is pushing the work rapidly.
Bass brothers are hauling lumber to
rebuild their barn and stables.
Messrs. Bosler, and Barnett, with their
families have moved from Route 8, the for
mer to Route 2, and the latter to Calhoun
Falls.
Mr.. J. E. King and family from McCor-
mick are visiting relatives on Route 8.
We had the pleasure Of meeting quite a
number of our friends from Mt. Carmel
last Monday. Capt. and Mrs. John Cade
we're among the party and were looking
for Santa Claus. Judging from the num-
ber of bundles in their buggy they must
have found the old fellow.
Messrs.. ]. W. Morrah and NJ. L. Staun-
ton report everything prosperous and hap
py in the valley town.
We are always pleased to meet our Mt.
Ca mel friends as the memory OF our So
iOurn in that town is a bright spot in our
life.
WITHIN THE CITY GATES.
We are now in the midst Of the Confer
ence session Of the NJ. E. Church. Preach
ers here, there. and everywhere. We well
come them and hope their stay may be
very pleasant.
MIR. Andrew Edwards, Of Georgetown, is
in the city, visiting his home people and
friends are always glad to see him back
in this, his old home.
Mr.. Eugene DuPre, Of Walhalla, spent
several days Of last week with relatives in
the city. His friends gave him a cordial
greeting and were glad to see him.
Mrs Robert Hill and little son, Robert,
Of Atlanta, are in the city, the guests Of
her sister, Mrs. w. T. Mcdonald.
Rural Mail News:-The fourth Assistant
postmaster General mas issued an OIueE
permitting local postmaSters to suspend
rurul free mail delivery thirty days when
the carriers report habitnal neglect OF
roads by any patron, overseer or trustee.
II the road is not made good in thirty days
the local postmaster is requested to rec
commend that the badly kept portion be
permanently withdrawn from the route.
| 1t is plain from the above order that the
rural free delivery of mail is based upon
good roads. All interested will keep this
in view.
Growth of R. F. D. Service shows the
establishment of four hundred and eight
new routes since Sept. 1st, 1909. So that
| the whole number Of rural routes in oper-
alton on October 1st, 1909, was .forty-one
thousand, one hundred and sixteen, served
by forty-one thousand and three rural car
riers. There are one Thousand, five hun
dred and twenty-six petitions pending for
new routes, of which two we're assigned
for Nov. 1st, 1909, leaving one thousand,
five hundred and twGnty-four petitions un-
acted upon.
A new twelve-cent stamp has been order
ed to meet meet new conditions in the
Registry Service.
Seventy-five money orders issued last
Saturday and eighty-three last Monday
from Abbeville Postl Office, the largest
number in eight years.