The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-03-28
ROARING ROCKY RIVER.
EVENT OF NOTE AND PERSONAL MEN.
TIoN IN THE SEVEN HIILLED CITY.
Pretty VisitOrs...Ugly Sinners...Mak.
ing Soap Grease of q Pickaninny.-.
Mad DOgs...AdjOurning Religious
Service without q DoxOlogy

LowNDEsv1LLE, March 26, 1888.
Miss Louise Calhoun. came up from Lati-
Minnie Lee Harper, who has spent some.
time in Anderson returned to her homo, at
Harpers Ferry on last Monday:
Miss Willie Leroy went TO Mt. Carmel last
MH9d + ana asr Hsssr sstua spSn
streets for few hours the first Of last week.
DR.. j. T. Baskin, having received his picket
fencing for his garden and yard was here last
week, having 1t put up which adds greatly to
Miss Sallie Donald, Of Donaldville came here
last Thursday to stay sometime with her
brother Mr.. ]. @. Donnald.
Mr.. Martin, OF Spartanburg Is now visiting
the family of her son. Rev. w. s. Martin.
Mr.. ]. w. McCalla, OF Elbert County Ga,
spent day or two In this community last
week.
Augusta last Wednesday. spent a few hours
with her father Col. w. Jas. Lomax and re.
turned that night.
Or. Walter sherard, Of Cook, was here last
Jno. Giles (col.) had his little child pretty
badly burned by partly falling Into pot oi
hot soap.
Another change in schedule on our railroad
making It's headquarters at Mccormick, pass
es this point going North 1887, going South
MIR. ]. A. Kelly, had his wagon at depot and
ran of, and tore up things generally.
Mr.. A. M. Erwin, one of the wide awake
merchants OF the "Centre Of Gravity" spent 9
day and night in town last week.
Old people used to say, that about the mid.
die of March was the time for "whippoorwill
storms" If that is the name of the one, that
we had last Tuesday night.I do not care tc
see another. The thunder, tightening, rain
Mrs. j. B. Leroy, was quite sick for several
days, since my last, from the effects OF very
severe cold.
Last Thursday q young man was detected
in purloining q spool Of thread from the
drawer in the store OF Messrs T. Baker 81 son
This was the third ofense Of like kind. The
erring one was told TO ''go and sin no more"
every one around here, as very kind docile
creature, has been missing for several days
and the supposition Is that II has "run mad.
Mr.; ]: H. MONTGOMERY, agent for Teeter'i
last week in the Interest Of this, said to be
econmical and effective coftee.maker. Oul
store and tin house procured the night te
make them.
We are panied to announce the death o
Miss jamie, third daughter of Col. w. J..Loma1
which occurred in Augusta Ca, on last Mon
day.
relatives and friends.
Our town authorities having had so little
use, for calaboose, three or four times ir
twenty years have had ours torn down, anG
will hereafter substitute therefor, If occasion
requires, alog-chain, metal wristlets and 6
post.
Messrs. D. L. Barnes and w. NJ. Baker have
formed partnership for the sale Of wagons
harness, whips, &C., q supply OF which they
will CONSTANTLY keep on hand.
| The meeting Of reading club at DR.. ]. B
Moseey, on last Friday night, was an i'm
provement upon predecessors, at least as Il
members present, and amount OF funds rails
Mrs. ]. T. Barnes Of Barnes Station is nov
here to spend few days.
A few days ago Mrs. r. B. Hutchison, OF the
Fork sent this writer henIegg that is quite s
a curiosity in shape. II 1t was large in pro
portion to length, 1t would be "a whale"
A long, lean, lank dog Twas shot and killed
here in town on yesterday which was sup
posed Ito be mad. II I wasl O poor dog
would carefully avoid the public highway
unless wanted to end my existence.
Mrs. w. R. Buchanan Of Cokesbury is now
visiting at our house. Her friends and rela
tives are very glad to. have her amongst
them.
"Once upon time." fire "broke out", mo-
great ways from here, near q church, ir
which services were then being held. An old
man who hsd been fighting 1t for sometime
and could do nothing with 1t, concluded to &C
up and get the preacher and congregation tC
help him, stepping inside OF the door and ad-
dressing himself to the preacher said. "You
can stop right thar, the whole world is afirt
out here" reckon the fire was just out.
TROUPE.