The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-03
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CORRESPONDENT.

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Correspondent.
Mrs. R. C. Ligon of Iva, 8. c. has return
cd from q pleasant visit With her sister
Mrs. M. w. Cuddy, at Bellevue.
We are sorry to zeal of the sickness OF
Capt. r. J. Robinson. of Mccormick. He
is one of South Carolinas best educators
and a true gentleman in every respect.
It was our pleasant privilege to attend
the County Fair in Greenwood last week
and 1t was q marked success from every
point Of view. Senator B.R. Tfllman ano
Hon. Wyatt Aiken, were among the prom
inent figures there and could you have
seen the warm hand shakes that South
Ca~rOlinas statesman, Hon. Wyatt Aiken
was greeted with, you would have thought
at once, he is a princely gentleman. He
is the rich mans friend, and the poor
mans helper. ,,,
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. j. Dorm and dear little
daughter, Mabel, of Dornville. were to see
her brother, Mr.. J. NJ. Cuddy and family
last Thursday.
The youngsters took charge Of Hal
loween Saturday, night, disarranging ane
fixtures. This is fun for the time being
after which they should be made to carry
and place things right from where they
were taken.
Do you realize that cotton is going up
and all goods and groceries are in the
same row boat?
Mrs. Fannie Bradley Jay was down from
Bradley on business last week.
Misses Eula Wideman and Annie Miller
Of Midway, visited the formers brother
Dr.. and Mrs. A. II. Wideman at Bradley
Friday night.
Friends and relatives of Mr.. A.. G.. Ken
nedy from Greenwood, Clemson, Due West
Abbeville, Iva, Bordeau, and Mccormick
attended his burial here yesterday.
Misses Sallie and Lou Talbert Of Buffalo
spent last Monday in Greenwood. w
are listening, yea, looKing-ahem!
We are sure the following lines will bt
read with much pleasure, by the Olt
School Presbyterians Of Abbeville anc
Greenwood Counties, respectively. At tn
!, recent meeting Of the Synod of South
) Carolina, which has just closed its session
, Rev. r. w. Sloan, D. D., was unanim0usl!
elected moderator Of that vast body o
dignitaries. Under the sound of his voice
this writer sat for ten years and the bes
: sermons we ever listened to fell from tn
i, lips of DR.. Sloan. We do not covet, bu
, long for a return of the days when we cal
hear the sound Of that familiar voice, s.
kind and full of sympathy. Greenvill
church has a shining light in him as pas
tor and preacher.
I SHOOTING sCRAPE.
1t seems that there is a desire on tn
part of the colored race in this communlt
to have a 'fknock down and drag out,
again Saturday night a Mr.. T. A. Tai
berts. One, Mays Parker, without provo
cation, with a shot. gun seriously II no
fatally shot one, mitchell Wideman: Dl
Sturkey OF this place and DR.. Fuller G
Mccormick met in consultation yesterda
as to whether or not an amputation OF tn
leg would be necessary. Blind tiger i
thought to be one cause.
DEATH OF A.. C. KENNEDY.
"Notno but in the coming years,
1t may be in the better land; 80
Well know the meaning OF our tears
And then some time we'll understand.
On Saturday morning, Oct. 80, 1909 whe1
the wires flashed news Of the death OF Mr.
A. G.. Kennedy, there was q sadness O
unusual keenness, felt by every one. Flo
two weeks he was sick with sciatic rheu
matism and malarial fever, and Will
there was anxiety as to his condition non
were prepared for this great shock.
hemorage was the immediate cause OF nj
death. He commanded the respect, W0l
the love and confidence Of men. He wa
never married, but wa with a younge
sister, happy in their home.
AS a citizen he stood for right, and wha
he thought for the best interests OF nj
country. Quiet yet bright and Cheerful
and ever true, he attached many warn
friends to himself and held their conf
dence to the end Of life. He was a modes
man in oil his manners gentlemanly In a.
his conduct, honest if all his bushes
Ill.,. x,;%h III, pol1Nupoan hioh1u &C
teemed by every one.
There are bleeding hearts who ar
grieved that his place is vacant In tn
home. He leaves four brothers viz: MIR
J. L. Kennedy, Mr.. w. H.. Kennedy, from
near here, DR.. j. M. Kennedy OF Sanfran
cisco Cab, and DR.. C. l.. Kennedy OF thi
nlacc. His sisters Mrs. W.. Fl. Britt, o
Landover and Miss Onie. who has beef
been Ills constant companion, and for he
we say:
"And white her heart is lonely,
And days are sad and long,
In Heaven all is rapture
And endless joy and song"
Thus has hern taken Il Young man o
great promise. We lay this flower on nj
grave.
His ncphcws acted as pail bearers, viz
NrSsrs Arch, Clifton. and Leslie Britt
NJ s. rs Boggs, David and Johnnie Ken
nedy.
He was buried in our village cemetery
where SLEEP s futher, mother, brother ant
many relatives. The floral tributes wer'
MANY among which WIS the one sent b!
the bank of Mccormick. The burial ser
vice was conducted at the grave by hi
pastor and cousin, Rev. R. F. Bradley, .
The large c%oncourse that followed hi
mortal remains to their last resting place
pathetically attested the appreciation ant
love in which he was held. ills the LORI
let Him do what seemeth Him good; know