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What mi" Sees and Hears on His
Rounds About the City and Along
Route No. 3.
Abbcville, s. c., March 2S, 1910.


GLORIOUS EAsTERTIDE IN ABBEvIL1E.
JOYOUS Eastcrtide has come again: the
day dawned beautiful and bright, and was
indeed Il typical one, and all nature clOthed
in her beauty seemed to rejoice and be
glad that the resurrection OF Him who rose
again, and lives to die no more, is SO beau
tifully and appropriately portrayed IN the
opening bud and unfolding flower, who can
look upon nature and say there is no God?
But rather say the hand that made such
beauty is divine.
Easter is derived from a Teutonic god
dess Eastre, the personiticatlon OF the
morning and of Spring. She was repre-.
sented as fair and comedy, with garlands OF
flowers around her head, and the wand OF
hope in her right hand. To her was dedi-
Gated April, the opening" month OF the
year. For a long time the worship or the
goddess was confined exclusively TO Ger,
many, but was finally taken to England
given q religious significance. The origin
of the festival, as distinct from the name,
is based on the feast Of the Jewish Pass
over, which was, and is kept by the Jews
on the l4th day of Nissan, that is, the He
brew month corresponding to both the
months of March and April Of the Roman
calendar. The Eastern church celebrated
this date, while the Western church re-
membering that Christ rose on Sunday APP
propriated the Sunday which followed the
day of the Jewish observance; this result
ed in a controversy as to the day and date,
until that great Christian monarch Con-
stantine brought the subject before the
Council of Nice in A. D. 325, the result OF
which was that from this time Easter Sun
day has been everywhere commemorated
on one and the same day, namely: the tlrSt
Sunday after the full moon, which comes
upon, or next after, the 21st OF March, and
if the full moor happens on Sunday, h
Easter day is the Sunday after. Easter
may he as early as March %, and as late as
April Is. ..
mated its religious pomp, and also to v
Introduced the custom of banking the al
tars with flowers, which beautiful custom
is kept up to this day, as was seen in the
Episcopal, Catholic and Methodist churches
of this city on last Sunday-each OF them
being prettily arranged about the pulplts
and affairs with the first and most lovely
flowers of Spring-lillies, ferns, palms and
pot plants we're in great profusion in the
Methodist church, and lent their beauty to
the Joyous occasion. Rev. Henry Stokes
used as his text these words, III a man
die shall he live again?" His subject was
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in an earnest and forceful manner claim
ing the closest attention of the unusually
large congregation. The choir furnished
appropriate selections, which we're render
ed most charmingly.
Union services were held in the Episcopal
church in the evening, services being con-
Quoted by the rector Rev. Mr.. Cornish, as
sisted by Bishop Query, who delivered q
fine sermon. The music was very line, and
both sermon and music we're highly ap.
preciated by the large and attentive con
%gregation.
Easter is now in the past, but we trust
the 10y Of the occasion, and hope Of q glo-
rious resurrection, together with the i'm
preSsive and earnest sermons OF the pas
tors will long linger in the hearts of the
people and bring forth abundant fruit to
the glory OF q risen Christ.
Mrs. Agnes Harris and Miss Hattie Roche
cam over from Atlanta and spent Easter
in the city with relatives.
Master Robert Hill, Jr. is spending a few
days in the city with relatives.
Mrs. F. w. r. Nance was called to VIII
'amston last week to see her sister, Mrs.
Prince, who is very ill. Mrs. Nance re,
+ ned Saturday leaving her sister Still
very sick.
Miss Ada Mcmillan came home from
Columbia Female College to spend Easter.
Her many friends were glad to see her.
Miss Jessie Speed Of Converse College,
~Spartanburg, spent Easter in Abbeviile as
well rs the pleasure Of seeing her home
people and friends. 4,
Beautiful Easter gowns, bonnets and
hats were greatly in evidence last Easter
Sunday, as well as swell" suits worn by
'dressy" young transporting fellows you
know, who always "dreSS to Kill" on EaS-
ter. These ladies and gents show off our
emporiums OF fashion, and gents FUN sh-
ing stores to great advantage.
The ball game last Friday afternoon be-
tween Greenwood and Abbeville High
school teams was hard fought from start
to finish, standing l and l up to the sew
enth inning, when the Abbeville team saw
something had to be done, and on the last
round-the 9th i%nning-as AbbeviIle went
to the bat they simply played ball, Melon
aid, Jr. knocking the ball something less
than IL half mile, bringing in two basemen
and scoring two for Abbeville, making the
final score OF the game 8 to 2 in Abbeville's
favor. Quite a number Of visitors were
present who kept up a vociferous cheering.
Abbeville will play Greenwood on their
diamond April 9Th, so hold fast to your
honors OF Greenwood will have you on the
run.
The debate last Friday evening between
Abbeville's High school and Greenwood
was sharp and lively, two young men on
either side settling the momentous CUES
ton, Resolved, That the United States
should have a larger Navy" The Able
Vile boys had the negative, and Green
wood the acknowledgements bearing
off the honors by an average OF about one
third of a point. We regret to say, these
Young men were not honored by the au-
dience they should have had. Older people
should take an interest in interests per-
tanning to their schools, as it encourages
the students and shows their appreciation
OF the work our teachers are doing.
Miss Jessie Speed entertained last FRIDAY
evening at cards in honor Of her charming
quests, Miss Gertrude Smith, Of Orange
burg, and Miss Annie K. Smith, OF Barnes;
willie, Ga. The color scheme was white and
yellow and was carried out in every detail
both in decorations as well as In the ele-
CANT and elaborate refreshments served.
Miss Speed is a charming hostess moving
about with that grace and ease OF manner
that makes her guests feel perfectly at
home. The evening was most pleasantly
spent and enjoyed to the UTMOST by all
present.
Mr.. Gaines Hammond and handsome lit=
tie son, Of Greenwood, spent Easter SUM-
day in the city with home people.
Mr.. W. p. Greene is having two nice COT
tages built on Magazine street.
What about the HARRISON burning? Is
Abbeville, Abbeville county, and the State
doing their full duty in trying to bring the
guilty ones to justice. This fiendish act
Should not get out Of our minds but u
by all means be ferrcted out.
Mr.. w. H. Long, our city farmer, has the
finest field of oats on his Rucker Hill farm,
two miles west of the city, to be seen on