The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
EAST END.
What m" Sees and Hears on His
Rounds About the City and Along
Route No. 8.

We hear it whispered that our drug
stores are about to close on Sundays
and should any n want a prescrip-
! ton filled they only have to ring up
the prescription clerk, who will go
and fill the prescription, turn the key
when finished and return home We
have long since thought the keeping
open of drug stores all day Sunday
was wrong and should not be permit
ted any more than a fruit store or
other places of business. especially
in these days of progress, when by the
use Of the phone one can be called up
in a few minutes.
Is ii right in the sight of the Lord,
who says remember the Sabbath Day
to keep it holy, in it thou shalt do no
work, etc, etc."
Is it right in the sight of the Lord,
of any church to open their stores
and sell little things, cigars, tobacco,
etc? All! no, we are told for all these
things I'VE shall give account in that
great day when every one shall give
an account for the deeds done In the
body.
When tbs known that the drug
stores will be closed it will do away
with a great deal of Sunday loaf1ng
and allow people to attend church.
Our druggists are all good men and
good friends of ours and we hope
they will consider well, and give this
important subject due consideration
and close their stores on the Sabbath,
our word for it, they will lose moth
ing by the venture and no one will
suffer thereby. There are some other
stores that you can get what you
want by going in at the back door, is
this right or not? We say no, for if
tbs right for one store it is right for
all. Our Intendent and his official
force should stop one and all is our
candid opinion.
Did you read in last weeks issue
about the Rock Shower? Well 1t
certainly did happen for we saw a
lady who visited the place and who
brought home a basket Of the locks
and told us they fell as big as drops OF
rain sometime preceded a big rain
scattering Is or 20 at a time. The
rocks had no peculiar lock about
them, but looked as any other rock
you can pick up in any old field some
. white flint and others grey.
,, Rock shower or not this Is one
, time your correspondent got ahead OF
the Atlanta papers and got IN on a
little sensational news for the Press
and Banner. A rock that came down
in the shower is to be seen on our
desk at the P~ostofice.
Orr city is alive with shows so thai
our people have no right to complain
but can spend their money and enjoy
themselves. -.
>, The dance last Wednesday night
was a grand success-the hall was
6lled to overlooking and the merry
couples tripped the light fantastlve
till the wee small hours of the night
1any visitors from Greenwood ano
other cities graced the occasion with
their presence and added much to the
endowment of the occasion. We are al
WAYS delighted to welcome such
charming visitors.
Mrs. John M. Gambrell is spending
a while in Anderson with her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Cason and Mr.. Gambrell en-
loved the PLEASURE of her company
last Sunday.
Miss Allie Mae Power was among
the pretty lady shoppers in the city
last Monday.
i Mr., Kenneth Jones will u the
machine at the picture show u by
Prof. James A. Hill.
Mrs. James T: Latimer is spending
q while in the city with her sister,
Mrs. Henry Latimer.
Mrs. Latimer has many friends in
the city who always give her a hearty
welcome.
Mrs. Harris of Alabama, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Robert Link ana
Mrs. Lawrence Parker.
DR.. w. E. Link is in the city the
guest of his sons, Messrs. Robert and
Jenna Link. .
Can't. Johnson was doing some good
work on the roads last week. Capt