The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-09-19
A REVIEW OF THE SITUATION IN AMI
AROUND LoWNDEsvILLE.
Visitors Going and Coming...Rains...
Crops ... Back From TallapoOsa ...
Horse Thief Caught in Georgia.
What a Negro Bought as q Face


Protector.
LowNDEsvILLE, 8. c., Sept. 10, 1888.
We have come very near having a wet spell.
the fields.
In many places the crops are seriously DAM
DR.. ]. T. Baskin, OF Monterey, visited his
daughter, Mrs w. q. Johnson, last Wednes-
Dr.. ]. B. Moseley and Mr.. E. c. Mechine
went to Abbeville last Wednesday on bust.
ness.
We are sorry to say that Mrs ]. j. Kennedy
had stroke Of paralysis last Friday night.
At this writing Is perhaps little easier.
| Mr.. j. II. Baskin Is now convalescing from q
slight bilious attack.
Miss jamie Cason, Of Calhoun,s Mills, after
In the Fork returned home last Friday.
Judge j. ]. Moseley went to Abbeville last
Friday, and had to "take roundance" because
Of some swollen streams.
Honea Path, were here last Saturday on busi-
ness.
Mr. = Nixson, representing w. N Mercier,
cotton factor, Of Augusta, Ga, visited our
town last Friday and Saturday.
There is now considerable demand In this
| township for red oats. Those having them for
sale, would do well to advertise them.
Prof ]. F. Harper was called, I reckon, down
Rev W: s. Martin went to Anderson satur.
day evening and was to occupy the Methodist
pulpit yesterday and last night, but doubtless
was prevented BY the rain.
vention in Columbia last week, as delegate,
and returned home on Saturday.
Mr.. Munro Cook, Of the Fork, was handling
as anS he dS d. not g know
ing foot with hole through 1t.
Many OF the crops on Savannah river are
again badly damaged, making the fourth year
IN succession that the planters on that
QfrAQm GQrtnrctu 0f
high water. e.
There is now being some good fat beef and
mutton put upon our market, and at fair
Mr.. E. w. Harper was off the railroad for
several days last week. His brother, Mr.. Clar-
ence Harper, taking his place as mail agent.
Mr.. j. M. and Master Ellis Huckabee spent
The savannah valley Railroad DAD auth Authorities
are now enlarging the platform at our depot
to double It's former size. =,
Mr.. j. M. Baker went to Augusta last Thurs
day to get the finishing adjpncts to the new
ker & Son.
Mr.. Dave Williams who went to Tallapoosa
about twelve months ago. reached here last
Thursday morning on his way to his home on
Penny's creek, to stay awhile and perhaps
longer, as he did not seem very "heavy" on q
return to that eldorado-on paper.
Messrs. D. B. Hadly and son, Of Mccormick,
has been here for sometime painting; The
bad weather has interfered so much with
their work that they returned home last Sat-
urday 70 wait for better weather.
Mr.. =. 81. Mathews has determined TO sup
ply long. felt want to this town and section,
Re. millinery and fancy dry goods store.
He proposes to put In charge Of 1t a q rst-class
milliner and dressmaker. !.
dreary days" must with prophetic eye have
seen, and therefore alluded to, those Of the
past two or three weeks.
IN" Of MT. Carmel says a voter at that place
did not vote for Col. w. G. MCGOWAN because
his father was an advocate Of secession. If
any Of US had ancestors who took part in our
Revolutionary struggle we had better keep 1t
TO ourselves, If we ever expect to become
Our third and last primary is over, and the
chickens, Piles, cakes and other fowls can now
have "a rest" what Is left OF them. never
attended an election at which there was 80
much "plumping" as at the one just over.
A short time back q man riding mule ar
rived Mt a swollen stream, being somewhat
afraid of water he dismounted, pulled off his
shoes and socks, and waded through to ascer.
tain Its depth. On his return for bis mule he
lost his socks. Nothing daunted he mounted
his mule and went on his way rejoicing.
This morning two weeks ago, Henry Dixon,
the nS Seore snspeeng ths
ton taken by the thief, he and MIR. Simpson
crossed over into Georgia. After passing FL
berton, for the first time got on track Of him.
they captured the thief and the horse.
A few days ago rather dudish looking col
ored baseballist was in town, In search OF
face protector. One Of our merchants seeing
q At subject for some fun, showed him wire
hustle. He tried 1t on his face, and although
not very good fit, he was well enough pleas
ed with 1t to buy 1t. It was wrapped up, paid
for, and out he went. He was then called
back. its real uses explained "a big laugh all
round, excepting him, and he left perhaps
with sort OF notion that he did otknow
quite as much about "things' as he thought
he did. TROUPE.