The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-26
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What m" Sees and Hears on Hi.
Rounds About the City and Alonl
Route No. 3.
On last Thursday evening Miss Jessie
Speed entertained most charmingly at hel
beautiful home ON Main street In honor o.
her pretty guest, Miss Thornton, Of Geor
gla. Delicious refreshments were served
during the evening and every one had
most delightful time. Miss Jessie is d
charming hostess and always gives hel
guests a pleasant time.
Work on the foundation OF Uncle Sans
p~ostoflice is moving right along and the
first thing you know this beautiful build
ing will be looming up on lower Main st.
Mr.. Marchant Of Greenville spent Sun,
day in the city looking after his best inter
ests. In this matter he seems to be q gen.
tleman OF good taste and judgment. He
came down in his handsome touring car.
Miss Lizzie Nance and Miss Ruth Dunn
arrived In the city last week and will make
Abbeville their future home with their
kinsman, Major Nance. These two young
ladies were formerly Of this city, and al
though they have wandered from the
Land of Flowers to the mountains, they
have come back home to stay. We vel
come them as friends and neighbors and
hope their home now will be as bright and
happy as in the past.
Recent news from Mrs. NJ. I. Coleman,
Presi lent of the Woman's Federation Club
OF South Carolina, and Mrs j. L. Mcmillan,
report them as having a grand time in
California.
The pony dog and bird show attracted
the attention Of our citizens last Monday
night. 1t was fine and all were delighted
al the wonderful and marvellous training
OF these animals and birds. 1t is pro-
nounced by all a good show and well worth
the money.
The colored people had a big time at the
fair ground on Magazine Hill last Frid ~
night. Dancing and revelry were the fea-
lures Of interest during the evening. The
last act was-well call it what you will
bottles were seen flying thick and fast
through the air and the secret to this act
a morning matinee before the Mayors
Court. At the conclusion much money
changed hands. Thus it will ever be-no
fun and froIick and the Mayors Court
would languish and die. People who
dance must pay the fiddler"
Union services were held In the Metho-
dist church last Sunday night. Rev.
Pratt, OF the Presbyterian church OF this
city, preached a line sermon to a large and
attentive congregation. May the words
OF truth so earnestly and iittingly spoken
sink deep into the hearts OF his hearers
and bring forth abundant fruit to the Mas
ter's glory and honor.
Hurrah for President Taft, who has for
once outwitted Col. Roosevelt and has re-
ceived the nomination at the Chicago Con-
vention for President Of the United States.
We believe the Colonel Is not going to give
up the fight, but expects to get up another
party and come at Billy again.
The State campaign is waxing hotter and
hotter as 1t moves along. Look out, for by
the time it reaches this old historic city,
"the home of the free and the brave" it
will be red hot and we expect will mark a
red letter day for old Abbeville.
Keep in your mind the Abbeville County
Fair. 1t is before you, in the near future,
and now is the time to get ready and join
hands to make it the biggest and best fair
Abbeville has ever had. Remember the
committees a. only do their part and no
more unless the people hold up their hands
and join in, n and all, remembering "in
unity there's strength"
L AROUND ROUTE 8.
We are told the social event Of the week
will happen at the Presbyterian church of
Lebanon this evening, and regret that we,
for want Of information, are not permitted
to write up such a happy and interesting
event.
Mrs. John A. Wilson, who has been quite
sick for a week or ten days, has been
spending a while at the old home with her
brother and sister, and having improved
so rapidly she returned to her home at
Glendale last Friday.
Miss Macie and Master Hugh Edmonds,
OF Anderson, have been spending about
weeks with their relatives on Route 8,
and after a most delightful visit returned
home last week, accompanied by their
aunt, Mrs. A. L. Bass, who spent several
days with her sister, Mrs. Edmonds, and
returned home last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S.. L. Wilson, of Grainridge,
were among the welcome visitors in the
city last week.
Dr.. w. L. Link and sister, Miss Ellen
Link, are spending Il while with their kins-
man, Mr.. NJ. J. Link and family.
The farmers have been putting In good
work the past week trying to get ahead of
the grass. The cotton crop is backward
and much OF it is quite smalI-from 2 to S
inches, and almost the first of July. Corn
is still looking fine and growing OF nicely
and Is we'll worked. II there were three
acres to every one acre planted the coun-
try would be in a far better condition.
Our farmers should try kaiffer corn. 1t