The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-04-11
RIPPLEs FROM ROcKEY RIVER.
Ninety-Five Percent of the Fruit will
Dodge Taxation this Year --- An
AndOrsement as to Patent Medi.
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LowNDEsvILLE, April 9th. 1888,
Vegetation is now putting forth very rapid
ly, making up for lost time.
DIR. ]. B. Moseley went to Abbeville c. H. on
last Monday on business.
Mrs. DIR. Speer and Master Dick Speer went
over into Ebert Co., Ga, on last Friday on q
several days visit to relatives and friends.
Mr.. Irwin of Mccormick spent last Thurs
day night at Mr.. P. L. Sturkey's.
Mr.. w. F. Kennedy went to Anderson G. H.,
last Friday to attend Presbytery as delegate
from Providence church.
Mr.. Marshall Kay spent Friday night at our
house en- hIS route to Mt: Carmel on visit per-
Miss Smith of Mt. Carmel Is now on q visit
TO her sister Mrs. P L. Sturkey.
Misses Sallie and Laura Baskin of Montery
is now with their sister Mrs. w. g. Johnson.
three days the first Of this, Judge ]. B. Leroy
was quite sick, confined to his bed.
Col. J; H. Rice. our State Superin tendent Of
Wednesday. 2 P. NJ. at which time he will
deliver an address upon the all-important
subject of education.
MIR. p. l.. Sturkey was confined to his bed
the greater part Of last week-suffered in
tensely with bone-felon.
Col. Jas. T. Barnes of Barnes Station was in
town on Tuesday.
v. >. D.,
paid our town "pop call" last Tuesday.
Last Monday night we were again visited
by rain, thunder and lightning.
Mr.. Jas. NJ. Baker: his mother Mrs. T. Baker,
and his sister Mrs. ]. B. Franks, went TO Alb
beville G. H. on last Monday evening.
A communion meeting will be held here in
Providence church on the 1st Sunday In May.
The Rev. A. P. Nicholson who was pastor of
church for several years after the war Will as
sist the present pastor Rev. r. G. Ligon.
In last weeks Press and Banner is q letter
from the venerable man of God, the Rev. j.
H. Wheeler. There are q goodly number
Mr.. Mac Brooks, formerly of this section
but now Of Abbeville, G. H., paid this his old
home short visit on last Saturday evening.
From recent reports from different sections
we learn that 1t Is estimated, that Mt least 05
per cent. Of the fruit has been killed. If SO
per cent Of what is now on many trees in
this section Is not destroyed In some way, the
trees will break to pieces or the fruit will be
Mr.. NJ. A. Simpson and Miss Emma Kan
were united in marriage on last Saturday
week ago, by Trial Justice A. c. Harness.
A man failed to pay his poll.tnX. An exc
mulated cost, was arrested and sentenced to
jail for twenty, days and is now boarding al
Abbeville G. H. at the County's expense.
Our planters are about done planting their
upland corn. A few years since 1t was not
thought to be worth while TO plant upland
corn at all. Since then a considerable change
Of upland corn and 1t pays well.
Rev. Sam Jones is to lecture on the evening
OF the 21st at Anderson G. H. There will no
doubt special rates be given by our Rail Road
from this point to all desiring to avail them
selves Of this opportunity to hear this-1loted
evangelist.
Master Johnnie Daniel, one of Prof. j. F.
Harper's pupils is now at his home near Lati-
ner, quite Sick from getting wet week or
two since.
Capt. ]. E. Brownlee of Pcnny's Creek, his
two daughters and Miss McN1akin worShipped
with the Methodist here on yesterday.
The Lowndesville Parsonage Aid Society,
monthly meeting at the Methodist parsonage
last Saturday evening. Men folks are not eX-
pected to participate excepting in the finan-
cIal department..
In our humble opinion, the Press and Ban
ner Is "level headed" as TO u large majority of
the patent medicines Of today. large per
cent. Of them are humbugs, catch pennies,
and there Is no doubt that the uninteligent
use Of them hurries many one to an untimc-
We are told that the darlies had a small, a
very small show in town Saturday night
10 cts. admission for grown people, nickle for
"children and servants"
average small boy feels that there is sort Of
magnetism for him upon all Of our streams
from the majestic river to the ripping rill,
and every spare, land some that at,lt very
Sparc) moments, he Is seen vending his way
toward these homes Of the finny tribe, with a
pole dong or short, 1t don't matter which,
sometimes with hook attached, and some
than he could at any thing else that you
could mention, he returns with the "fisher-
mans usual luck" perhaps 'sadder" but
certainly not wiser boy" TROUPE.