The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-06-15

What IN" Sees and Hears on His
Rounds About the City and Along
Route No. ).
AT HYNIENS ALTAR.

AT HYMENS ALTAR.
The Disqualification marriage last
Tuesday evening june It'll, wa the happy
event Of the week.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
E. b. Kennedy (pastor Of the A. K. Z.
q great crowd had thronged the building,
to witness the ceremony, and were IN
waiting long before the appointed hour.
The bridal duette sang by Misses
Fannie Stark and Maude McClung was
exquisitely rendered and charmed the
waiting guests. Miss Plevna Seal rem,
dered with mastery touch the grand
wedding march when the bridal party
entered. taking their respective places
around The chancel. which was deliberately
and most Hastily decorated. The bride
and groom standing beneath a large
wedding bell made OF daises, awaited
the ceremony that would make them
man and wife-uniting two loving hearts
that were to beat IS one all through the
journey Of life.
The bride carried a shower bouquet
Of brides roses and lilies OF the valley,
and was gowned in a handsome white
satin and never looked more lovely. The
bridesmaids n groomsmen were
beautiful and handsome In their bridal
array, and evening dress.
After the ceremony q large number OF
invited guests assembled at the nome
of Mrs James Taggart the brides mother,
where a most elegant reception was
given.
The bride is n Of Abbeville,s most
popular and beloved young ladies' anu
shares the highest esteem Of every one
whose pleasure it is to know her person
ally. The happy groom is young man
Of she highest character; and as an en-
ployee Of the Seaboard shares the highest
respect and good will of his employers
and the love Of all railroad men OF this
great road. ,
The large number Of beautiful and
and groom attest their popularity, as
well as the love and esteem OF their hosts
h OF friends. Mr.. and. Mrs. Benton we
are glad to say will make their home in
AbbeviIle and begin their welded life
under the most favorable auspices, and
have the best wishes, and heartiest con-
,gratulations Of their many friends.
CHILLI RENs DAY.
/, Last Sunday was observed in the
I Methodist church as "Childrens Day
to which all the Sunday schools In the
city were invited. The exercises con-
sisting of recftations and singing by the
! children all Of which were most interest
ing and entertaining-the singing
The many friends OF Mr.. Arthur Syfan
will learn with sorrow OF his extreme
illness % announced by telegram from
North Carolina, last Monday afternoon
! 70 Ids brother: MI: M; I. syfan VINO le1s
Wish him q speedy recoeery-and hope
he will be able to come home where ne
3 cantshare the, love and attentions Of his
relatives and friends. -.
Mas Alice Joness'is home from Win
throp College to the delight Of her
family and friends. a.. g." .r.
Miss Robbins came from Georgetown
last Sunday afternoon and wa the
guest other friend Miss Bessie Murray
I, Seabosrd Via Atlanta for her home in
' Florida, Miss Robbins Is lovingly re.
1 membered{ I'm Abbeville by q number OF
friends. She was the artistic milliner
for B, NJ. Haddon and Co. for several
seasons 9 few years ago.
Miss ,Huckabee Of Lowndesvile Is the
attractive guest Of her aunt Mrs. F. W. K.
Nance.
Miss Josephine Irving is the charming
guest OF her cousin Mrs. j. NJ. Lawton.
The Sharon picnic last Friday was q most
delightful occasion despite the awful wind
and-raffStorm. There waS q large crowd
present, meeting together In love and good
win to all men.
The speakers of the day entertained the
audience upon the subject OF education,
and held the undivided attention Of their
hearers. :,
old dinner that has always been spread
: by the good people OF Sharon and their
friends. It was in great abundance, so
that no one went away hungry
This Is fine School in q splendid section
%ofcountry among thrifty and well-to-do
farmers, who believe In educating their
children.
on route s, her cousins the Misses Link;
Mrs. 4cGaw and daughter Miss Nellie
are visiting relatives and friends on route
! Misses Louise and Lena Smith Of Able
Vile spent last week very pleasantly with
their cousins the Misses Williams, and
Miss Mabel Woodhurst.
Miss Jane, Eakin is spending a few days
with her niece Mrs. John Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.. Kennedy attended
the marriage Of Miss Morris last week at
Wilmington, the bride being a sister Of Mrs.
Kennedy.
We are having a siege Of rain, and farm
ers are uneasy about their grain sp rouhng
In the field Corn Is looking fine, while
cotton Is growing in spite Of the grass,
although crops were looking pretty clean
before the rains.
The rain storm along route 8 last Friday
was real down-pour running along the
roads like q creek ten or twelve inches
deep, while the wind was quite severe for
q short time! luckily there was no hail
The entire funeral procession was stopped
right In the road, being unable to face the
storm while almost every n was drench-
cd with water.
Pretty little Mary Nickels Is visiting at
Grandpa McKinzieis.
Miss Margaret Mckenzie returned last
Friday from a.most delightful visit to her
sister Mrs. O. L. Jackson OF Catawba, Nc
We carriers are now making later sched-
ules owing to the fearful condition of the
roads.
Rev.J. B. Hillhouse is among the first
class farmers on route 8 having just har-
, vestedhis fine oat crop before the rains,
making 100 shocks, or 1900 bushels on two
acres. His was good luck indeed.
DEATH OF HENRY Il. I'LL
On last Wednesday afternoon June 9Th,
1910, about six O'Clock, Henry 81. Hill Of
this city breathed his last at Little Noun
tain, six and one-half miles south Of Able
Vile, whittier he had gone only two weeks
previous In search Of health.
The deceased had been in declining
health for q long time, and has sought and
had the best medical aid from Abbeville,
Baltimore and Atlanta. In fact, neither
money nor time has been considered, but
everything that the most skilled physi-
clans and attention OF his family could do
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