The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-09
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on the Freshet and
"BrOther Farmer'--- Fishing Ex-
cursion...Railroad News and 9th.
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LowNDEsvILLE, 8. c., June Z, 1886.
Another big rain Saturday night and yes
Miss Jennie aarper, of Harpers Ferry, is
| visiting Miss Ettie Baker.
Miss willie Leroy has just returned home
after pleasant visit of month to her broth
er in Chattanooga. Tenn.
Mr., ". II. Barnes, one Of Anderson's most
popular young men, visited the city last
week, remaining several days, hunting, fish
ing and otherwise enjoying himself We are
always glad to welcome him in our midst.
| Fishing parties are now the order of the
day with the young men and ladies at this
place. On Saturday a small party consisting
| of three young men and as may young la
dies, had most pleasant time fishing, hav-
Ing the party "tin typed" &C., but we did not
Mr.. Jas. s. Perrin, the junior editor OF the
Messenger, paid flying visit to Lowndesvile
on last week on "professlonaw buslness-so
| wool bliss yard wide, but it's nothing to
compare with the happiness q young man
feels when otter visiting his girl, finds the
river too high TO cross, SO perforce must re-
turn and remain another night.
Our city Golfers were replenished last week
TO the tune" OF two dollars. A man living
in the country came to town and becoming
court and fined said amount
The Railroad has at last been completed to
our depot and our merchant are happy on ac-
count Of being able to get their goods here.
vile, Anderson and Elberton.
One OF our M. DIS. has q. most interesting
der treatment Of the Doctor. His success has
been so marked, that we are afraid he may
move tn city where his field of usefulness-ln n
or perhaps he may - but we drift
The rain continues and Gen. Green' is
striving very, hard for the mastery. and the
M sse nh
dream Dreams" as harvest will soon be added
to their other duties. The harvesting of
wheat will amount to but little. Fall oats
nothing at al, but those who had oats left
over and those who could gel them, and
sowed this spring are blessed with the pros.
pect of a bountiful crop.
Another boarding house in town. Come all
ye hungry starving ones and be fed and II
you want to be clothed too, our merchants
to price and fit
membered One farmer near here has seven
j ty-ive acres of bottom land on Rocky River
which he con do nothing with this year. He
had It r vel ditehed prepared and planted
his bitches and now the creeks and branch.
es, have left their channels and are now
running "here there and everywhere, 1t
would take at least three hundred dollars to
This Is only one Of many OF the destructive
effects, of the young flood. Could all the loss
es, small and great, caused by the late rains
ures would be startling, and more or less de,
press the spirits OF our people; but "hope
which springs eternal in the human breast
animates them to renewed exertions, and
this seeming calamity may be O "blesslng in
disguise" County Commissioners Riley and
McCord advertise that they will let to the
lowest bidder the rebuilding of the bridges
is yet known as TO the specifications to be
nude known and enforced, but 1t Is presum
able at least that they will be somewhat sim
liar to those heretofore in force. 1t would be
different plan were. adopted for the future
There are only small number Of bridges to
be rebuilt, but could with comdarative out
lay Of money be put above high water. ane
Important points little more might bt
adlcd to cover and close them in, which
wou;a cause them to last for an indefinite
length OF time.
In rcnovating and building houses, conf
mercially. in population and therefore social
ly, and who knows but that 1T may been be
come county seat in the not very far future
Brother Farmer" see, is still airing his
grievances in the Press and Banner as TO clos
Ing the stores and postofflce at AbbeyIlle,
Let me give you pointer" my son. If th'
complaint, just come up TO Lowndesville
where we DO not close the stores until mine
o'clock, P. NJ, or II that does not suit you
you might buy store In Abbeville where
you could be monarch Of all you surveyed
provided, Of course, you only surveyed" you
own stock of goods, and where you could
make your clerks, If you had any, obey YOU
running the PostofHce Department at wash
ington / would like to get frSt-class post
office. Hoping that my suggestions NEE
= your entire appreciation, I am
4 Fraternally yours,