The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-01-25
NOTES FROM LoWNDEsVILLE.
The Work of Furnishing up the City
Progresses see NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
..-RORtls. Rocks, Contractors.
LOWNDEsvILLE, Jan. 23rd, 1885

LOWNDESVILI.E, Jan. 23rd, 1888.
IT. raincd the first half of last week-then II
was clear and cold for two days.
With first the rain, then the freezes. the
ground dried but little.
The planters are beginning to want better
weather that they may go to sowing oats
The bad weather. or something else. has
shown our council the necessity for another
row OF stepping stones across Main Street
which were placed Al ieW ~, DAYS ,s since between
Mr.. Bingly Speer is painting the Baskin
store, in the inside, preparatory to Its being
occupied by the atlanta House" Of E. H
Hands are at work upon the former dwell.
ing of DR.. ]. T. Baskin repairing and improv.
ing, where needed and when finished 1t will
be occupied by Mr.. P. L. Sturkey who will
have charge of the above House"
Mr.. VIM. Harmon, OF Bordeau. came up
last Saturday, and has since been the guest OF
MIR: N. 3 sturkey, Of Mccormick, has
and it is now occupied by Mr.. E. r. Horton.
We are glad to welcome Mr.. Horton and fam
y Mr.. Marion Mattlson having made arrange
ments to do business, with and for Messrs.
OF Anderson, G. H., will leave
here for that place, the first OF February. We
are sorry to lose our young friend.
Judge ]. b. Leroy went to Augusta on last
Tuesday, and spent several days In the inter-
est of the prosperous firm, OF which he Is n
Mr.. j. G. Bowen: the photographer, spent a
few ooE hs eW oPPers
enlarging pictures, as some Of our people em-
braced the opportunity for having the feat
ures of their loved ones reproduced In larger
form.
Miss little Allen left to-day for Augusta, Ca,
where She will spend some time visiting the
family of Mr.. ]. G. Scott and other relatives.
Messrs. Jas. Calhoun and Jno. watkins OF
Hester spent last Monday night Mt our house
TnnSd0V. feeling
quite indsposed was furloughed Tor several
days. which he spent with his mothers fami
ly, Mrs. II. II. Harper ut Harper's Ferry.
Rev. w. s. Martin occupied the pulpit in
the Methodist church on yesterday. There
were q goodly number of any-weather Chris
tians in attendance, but alas there was
large majority OF only fair-weather Christians
scattered around in reach, not one OF whom
would have considered the weather too incle-
ment to attend to any secular business.
Miss jamie LomaX left here last Saturday
for Augusta Georgia to attend the maIT1riSSge
Miss Kate, to Mr.. Bryan of Columbia, $. c.,
which takes place In st. Paul's Episcopal
church, next Wednesday night.
Before this issue Of tho Press and Banner
reaches all OF It's readers, one of our towns
rising young men, will have been united In
marriage to one Of Augustus fair daughters;
:s Vii Se has M In g.
Paul's Episcopal church. We hope for these
young couples that the bright future opening
before them may be fully realized.
Capt. w. d. Mann "Our" County Commits
soncr was here on Saturday last, and "let
OUT the job OF enlarging, raising and general
ly improving the rock bridge ut the old
double bridges near here. Judge j. j. Nose
ley Is tho contractor.
Mr.. Jno. Il. Basliin has fast horse, his own
raising that with q little training would be
something extra. If all Of us would raise our
catableS and workable we would bc better of.
There was q dime reading Mt DR.. a. J.
Spccrs on last Thursday night for the benefit
Of the Methodist parsonage. TROUPE.