The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-03-07
THE SEVEN KILLED CITY.
The Weather and the CrOps..ThOusht'
full Remarks About Trade --- Fisi-
Observation-Disclosures Things.

LOwNDESvILLE, March 5th, lSSS.
Some cold and somc warm weather since
my last.
x quantity OF dirt has boon stirred during
A little snow last Sunday night was follow
ed by two or three days OF very cold disagree
Our telegraph line between here and McCor-
mick was broken for several days, owing to
the contraction Of wire by cold.
| Several of our citizens have been confined
to their beds by a rather malignant form OF
i; Some fears were entertained by the planters
! that the late cold snap would in jurc the late
sown oats, but they are alright
| Our bridge near here was somewhat dam
aged by the late high water. 1t is again In
crossablc condition.
Quite number Of mules have been sold in
this part of the country during the past two
weeks and they still come.
Mr.. ". G. Presley, one OF LoWndesville's
boys, now of Elberton, Ca, was the gnest OIL
Mr.. +. Baker for day or two.
| Miss Matte Britt, OF Wideman's, Is now
with her sister, Mrs 7. b. Clinkscales for q
Dr. J. b. MoscIey returned on last Saturday
from several weeks professional trip to Troy
and other points.
We have been saddened to learn during the
past week of the extreme Illness OF NJ iSS jamie
f.omax, of our town, in Augusta Ga.
Miss Meta Brownlce, of Penny's Creek, Is
now here on visit to friends In town.
Miss Mclleekin, of Spartnnburg. now teach
| ~-'~"
Rev. VIM. Robbing pastor of Elbcrton Meth.
odist church, who had visited Augusta, stop
ped over here on his return home.
The horse Of one Of our young friends In the
country took fright while crossing "saSsa.
fac' bush and ran off with tho plow, anu
some time was consumed in gathering up the
| fragments.
The dime-reading at Mr.. r. Bakers on last
Thursday night was quite success. n mum
ber of persons were present who enjoyed the
occasion very much on account OF the apPro'
pirate selections In pieces read, ana vocal as
we'll as instrumental music
| Some of your correspondents seem 10 con-
slider it highly credilable to their section, to
their merchants think it far more so for
! the merchants to complain Of dull times, rs
it shows that the buyers either have SUN
cheney to live on, or that they are determined
| To curtail expenses. Extravaganza upon the
part of the planters and Others is largely re-
| spOnsble for the hard times.
Some one has said that y very large proper
ton Of the guano Of today is simply "a bag OF
sand and dead cat" If every sack Of fertil-
izer that has left this market for the past two
weeks, (and other markets have sold thelr
sharc,) contained dead cat then the feline
tribe will soon become extinct
Our election on last Saturday was by long
odds the most quiet one ever held here. ~
large number OF voters were diSlranchlSed be-
of the Registration law. "No license gained
n very handsome majority, 56 for TO against.
When the subject OF right and wrong comes
up, Iowndesvllc Is always for the right.
When Brothers Leitch and Marshall Were
here, one Of their songs and one which pleas
ed the little folks very much was, IT'S the
old time religion, and It's good enough for
me-" \ short timc back while one of our
good brothers was holding family. prayer, and
all were kneeling, his little boy or about Two
summers, this good old song having no doubt
lust occurred to his mind) jumped up. and
sung out, "'Tls the old time religion and IT'S
good enough for me" which stopped those DC
Votional exercises about rs quickly rs young
| earthquake would. The then situation may
be Imagined but hardly described.