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LowNDEsvILLE's LIFE AND LABOR.
The Storm.T0ssed Cotton, and the
EloOd.DrowRed COrn...The Wash.
ed.Away Bridges, and the Damage
to the Planters.

LowNDEsvILLE, 8. c.. Sept. Is, 1888.
We have had two or three days Of fair, hot
"i At this writing the sky is hidden by flying
clouds An east wind and mist strongly in
dicate more rain.
Mr. R. A. Mcconnell spent day or two at
Anderson during the week.
Mr. Jas. NJ. Baker was called to Anderson
on business last Thursday.
Miss Minnie Adams, Of Augusta, Ga, is now
on visit Of some length to her sister, Mrs.
M Mr.. Il T. n. Baker started on his return TO his
Texas home last Tuesday week.
Mrs. Minnie Lundy, after a two or three
weeks sojourn among relatives here, returned
Judge VIM. Moore has been suffering con-
siderably for past week or two with rheuma-
tism OF the shoulder.
Miss title Allen spent part m &, Of last week at
Messrs. Barnes and Tennant are now rapid
ly putting the timbers upon the ground for
the building Of their livery and feed stables.
For the past week the schedule on our road
train runs, and sometimes 1t does not.
The wet spell caused such complete stag.
nation in business, as well as social matters,
that items are sSceedingiyh scarce. tho ,-esbe
seems now to be claiming the attention OF ed
itors and correspondents, and Is also the gen.
eral topic Of conversation.
in NO our pnG Lac as Of yet the county, Will
say few words upon that distressing suD)ect !:
That part of Abbeville county bordering up,
on Savannah river has not perhaps suffered
as much as 1t did last year, the river mol De.
ing 80 high. Rocky river was hlgher lasC
Monday than 1t has been for years: very
large proportion of the corn planted upon u
was late, (in roasting ear STACEY therefore rum
ed, You can now know when nearing such
corn, before reaching 1t. as you can smell u o
considerable distance. Many Of the planters
having early planted corn, can save great
deal Of 1t by shucking on the stalk, as many
ale doing. This year has given anotner
o ges s S5 se enE fodder haa been pus
though damaged, was not so much so as that
with the fodder still on the stalk. large
proportion of tho open cotton has rotted, IL
Wilt be only the middle crop that will be
worth anything, If that Is. The late crop Is
all gone. AS TO bridges: Nearly every one 9 o.
them Is either gone or very oadly qamagea1; g.1:
Youngs and Milford's are gone. Burdetts
hardIy in o repairable condition. Swearin.
gins can be repaired without much outlay.
Bridge near here has already been put In q
crossable condition by Mr. j. B. Franks. 1t ls
about in as good condition now as before the
flood. For several days, from last Monday,
we wore cut off indeed. Train went down on
Monday, but did not return until Wednesday
evening, and the telegraph line being down,
we could hear nothing OF it. Having had dai-
Iy communication by railroad and telegraph
for several years, we keenly felt the deprlVa-
tion, Although much saddened by our losses
we are "stlll hopeful" Some OF US have lost
our every ear Of corn and large proportion
of our cotton. We ought not to complain, but
when our eight months work, together with
our chances for another year S supplies arc uS-
strOyed, but lie who knows best, Will nSSuTeo-
ly provide. TROUPE.