The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-05-09
ALL ABOUT LowNDEsvILLB.
Gossip ..- Fact -. Comment ..- News OF
Persons and Things in the Infant
Cffv.

City.
LowNDEsv1LLE, May 7th, 1888.
Strawberries, cream and sugar. t.,
prospect.
The blackberry harvest promises to be suf
f1ciently abundant, to satisfy at least for q
time, the cravings of the little darkey.
IT'S said that some of the small grain crops
an and II the blight becomes general, our plan
ters will again be subjected to considerable
loss.
this section in "chopping out cotton" He be.
gan last Monday. The "dry spell" has caused
the cotton to be very slow In coming up.
Mr.: Daniel Epps, Of Laurens e. Sou County Is no"
Mr.. w. W. White, Of NeWberry. came In on
Saturday to see our town or somebody else.
Mr. ]. A. Harmon the handsome and intel
ligent editor OF the Mccormick Ne,os has been
the guest OF Mr.. P. L. Sturkey for the past day
MIR. b. H. Shields, Of North Carolina, has
been here for the past few days for the pur-
Se Of onr people will aSa
of this opportunity to improve their writing.
Mrs. J: O.. Donnald, Miss Lucia Moseley,
Mrs and Mr. MondsS ~
Rev. w. s. Martin and his wife were at Alb
beville last Tuesday.
Mrs. j. B. Franks who spent week at An
derson, c. H, returned to her home here on
The second quarterly meeting for Smyrna
Station was held here on Saturday and yes
our Presby terian friends held their COM
munion meeting in Providence church yes
terday and the day before. Rev. A. P. Nick
olson of Anderson G. Il. assisting the pastor
The Anderson Board of Trade will give an
entertainment on the 2Srd inst. to the farmers
and business men Of Anderson County, 10
bring to their attention The interests OF q
OF fNf,f 70 xyof trof Soma
our citizens have been honored with an invi-
Mr. Z. Horton, of Williamson, for the past
few days has been visiting his brother Dr. Y.
Prof. j. F. Harper gave holiday to his school
on last Friday, so that to his pupils the lst OF
May came on the Bird this year.
Monterey and Warrenton united IN picnic
at Clinkscales' mill last Saturday. IT was
very enjoyable occasion to all who were pres
ent. A splendid dinner In a sufficient quant1-
Mr.. Joseph BoWen's little son was bitten on
last Monday by dog, which was supposed TO
be mad. 1t was killed. pr. b. A. Henry was
called In and caatersed the % Wonna r ana II ws Is
learn that the citizens around there had reg
ular dog killing. About thirty were sent up
or down.
The most Of our young men are now prac-
ticing as minstrels, and they propose TO have
an exhibition in the near future, for the bene-
fit Of the Presby yterian church in this place.
Judge j. j. MOS6ley mas b uall Jersey CoH'
not quite three years old, which has never
had q calf, and yet is giving considerably over
a gallon Of very rich milk daily, and the but
ter made from 1t almost II not quite equals
Goshen butter in color.
Mr.. w. NJ. Baker, and his sister Miss Mari
eta, and Mr.. Robert Hutchison and his sister
Miss Lula, took q trip to Abbeville last week.
Rev. 3. f. Miller attended divine service
in the Methodist church last Saturday.
Some body has said that "you had almost as
we'll be out OF the world as out OF the fash.
ion." Now this scribe would be glad indeed
for some one better versed in head-gear than
am, to tell what really fashionable hat or
bonnet Is. In company OF i've hundred
ladies no two hats or bonnets will be OF the
same shape, style or finish.
Mrs. Woods Of Anderson County. has been
for several days In attendance at the bedside
Of her sick brother DR.. o. r. Horton.
A short time back, the Rev. w. g. Martins
little two year old son Prescott, done some
work in his fathers garden, which vii! not
very materially increase the products OF that
important adjunct to every we'll regulated
household. The little fellow pulled up all OF
cabbage plants. Boys will be boys.
Mrs. T. Sherard Of Anderson has just spent
a day or two with relatives In this communf-
ty.
DR.. o. r. Horton is still very low.
We had quite an unusual number OF preach
ers in town Saturday night. There were hve
in sight, and there may have been two or
three more II 80 like the old mans pig, they
were running around so" that we couldn't
count EN-" TROUPE.