The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-05-19
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to Anderson a few days ago.
Maj. ]. G. Huckabee, Messrs E. J.
Huckabee and A. NJ. Bones went to
Abbeville some days ago with Willie
Broadwell, owner and manager of
the auto
Some of the small fruits, notably
strawberries, are beginning to ripen.
Mr.. Mason McMahan has given some
attention to the raising Of this fruit
this year. A day or two ago he pick
ed a bushel from his patch and they
were very fine. 1t is a little unusu-
al for a rural gardener to pay much
attention to his garden. The most
of them turn this matter over to
their good wives, thinking as some
of them seem to do that it is a
throwing away of labor for them to
engage in work of that kind.
Last week the High School teach
ers and pupils were preparing for
its close, and on Thursday night an
entertainment was given to the pub
lie of songs, recitations, drills, etc.,
which gave no little amusement and
pleasure to the spectators, and for
the next night, DR.. D. N. Ramsey of
Chicora College, Greenville, had
been engaged to deliver an address
from which a great treat was expect
ed, but the heavy rains which were
falling in all directions, or from
some other cause, he was left, and
failed to reach here, which was
phoned to this place in time to pre-
vent the gathering of the crowd that
would undoubtedly have met him.
His inability to get here was a great
disappointment.
Yesterday was a week ago, there
given to this place and for miles
and miles around, a much needed
regular ground soaker, nothing com
pared to it had fallen here for weeks.
1t was heavier in some places than in
others. In places the lands were
badly washed.
While the gardeners and planters
were using every effort to lessen, if
possible, the evil effects of the dry
weather, another and far worse ene-
my, the cut worm, began it's injuri-
Gus work. The gardeners have had
to plant vegetable seeds several
items, as the worms would cut them
as 500 as they appeared above the
ground and the planters have had to
plant whole fields of corn where
there had been a good stand. They
are also working on the cotton. 1t is
said that the ground everywhere is
full of them, and the end is not vet.
Very hot dry weather can now end
the trouble.
Mr.. ]. Marion Baker, who had
been here for sometime at the home
of his grand mother, Mrs. T. Baker,
left for his home in Washington, D..
c., last Monday.
Prof. M. N. Fender, who so sue
cessfully taught the High School in
this place for the last year, at a late
meeting of the school trustees, was
reelected for another year and Miss
May Roper of North Augusta, was
elected one of the assistants.
To Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.. Ellis was
born last Sunday night, a son.
Mr.. S. W. Johnson, of Latimer,
was in this place Thursday on bust
ness.
The store and contents belonging
to Messrs Cooley and Speer, and oc-
cupied by Nh. w. NJ. Speer, was
burned last night a week ago. There
is as yet, no clue as to the origin of
the fire.
Miss Minnie Etiquette, an aged
lady, who had been in bad health for
sometime, last Wednesday evening,
late, while she was in bed her atten-
dant left the room for a few minutes,
when she came back the lady had
breathed her last. The next day
her remains were brought to Provi-
dence church where the funeral was
held by Rev. J. C. Chandler, assisted
by Rev. j. W. Bishop, Rev. Jas. A.
Clotfelter and R. w. Barber, and