The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-16
Picked nd on the Street.

Joe johnson is building a splendid mon
ument to himself in changing the Blue
Hill road. Let each road entering town
be put in as fine condition.
By the way, the so-called street down by
the Oil Mill should be put in some sort OF
passablc condition for pedestrians. This
street is used a great deal by nearly every
body in the Greenville street section going
to the Southern depot and by many school
children going to the High School.
1t seems that the ware house people will
never finish their repairs. There is ample
room there fora walk OF some kind but
the so-called street is generally crowded
with wagons, old lumber, brick-bats, ashes
and etc. We hope somebody will look
after this.
If somebody will rub out or paint out
the words "Abbeville Furniture Factory"
on the rookeries down OF the Seaboard I'll
pay for 1t. If this sign was or the other
side of the building it would not matter,
but everybody coming in on the Seaboard
is treated to a sight Of this failure.
II notice that cows are continually being
driven about the streets loose-A few days
ago / saw four cows being driven without
q line on the street near the Baptist church
by q wee small mig" and some ladies
were obliged to seek places OF safety in
near by yards. "The police should enforce
the law"
did you aver hear so much 'Tarheel-
ism" as:"Do you want in" or, "Do you
want out or want off,"
what has become Of our Board OF Trade
or Chamber Of Commerce.? A good live
secretary to such an organization could do
a lot Of good and l am in favor Of paying
such officer something for his work and
time"
"You can go all over this country and
you wont find as shabby depots az we
have in Abbeville. Neither company pre-
tends to heat q waiting room unless some
one demands it. The Southern treats this
town shamefully in running old, worn out,
shabby, filthy and cold passenger cars on
the Abbeville branch,
Generally there is no heat and the lights
are painfully dim. A complaint properly
made to the Railroad Commissioner might
help some. One citizen demanned that
lights be put at the depot and two small
lights were put there which helps some.
"The city should by all means put an arc ,
light in the area facing the Southern De-
pot. 1t is very dark there and passengers
and drivers Of vehicles have a time OF it
getting about there at night. The police
should make hack-drivers and others keep
back to a certain line and let passengers
alight from the trains at both depots. Our
town Is Always behind on this core. AS it
is o passengers arriving at either de-
pot are almost obliged to fight their way
out. Is there no way to interest the city
council about such abuses?"
"With Main Street being used as a wagon
lot and a lumber yard from the Catholic
Church to the Square I suggest that some
Of the side streets be widened and put in
good shape for the public to use. What
right has a livery stable to take up one
half Of the busiest street in town 20 line up
buggies and wagons on it? And what
right has anybody to take up half OF the
same street with building materials for
months and months?
Trinity Street has been blocked for
months and the wonderful store-room has
never been completed yet. Let some poor
citizen get a little sand out Of a ditch on a
tened, and he is handed before the coun-
Gil,
at is strange that the Opera House
manager does not have more system
in the sale Of seats. Generally purchas-
ers are required to form in line and first
come first served"-not so here.
II the manager will keep the orchestra
doors shut and the orchestra lights out
while the curtain is up a great favor will
be conferred upon the audience"
as there any possibility Of having more
light in the Post-O6ice vestibule at night?
We thought the Government paid for
Post-Ofice light"
please find out if the city will sell the
beautiful? ornamental watering trough at
the lower end Of the Square"