The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-06-06
Judge Wallace's Remarks
LowndesyilIe News.
LUWN.
We had n nice sl1r

LOWNDE5VILLE, June 4IQ, 1888.
We had q nice shower last Monday.
| On Tuesday there was rain 'that you read
about In many places, the most washing one
that we have had in long while. From then
we needed.
Gen. Green now has good hold upon "the
Fort" and 1t will take hard work to dislodge
him. s....
Last Tuesday there was a little blow near
and at the Depot which lifted the frame Of
Messrs. Allen and Cooley's dwelling, which
WAS about completed of the pillars. 1t had
A short time before Mr.. Cooley standing
near, experimenting the work, was struck
upon the forehead with piece OF plank
which made cash, which required to be sew
Henry.
Our trl.weekly accommodation train will be
run Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. A
public much Inconvenience and probably an
Judge j. B. Leroy went to Augusta last
Tuesday on business and returned on Thurs
Mr.. W. H. Daniel, Administrator, sold the
personal effects OF The late Mrs. Nancy Speer
on Saturday last at fair prices.
Mr.; Marion Mattison, Of the firm OF simp
Saturday and Sunday on q visit to friends.
Two OF our darkies had sort Of break
head-fsticuff few nights ago. The agrees
or at once left for parts unknown.
Mr.. j. @. Donnald has been quite sick In
bed for several days with bilious fever.
Miss McMeekin who has been teaching al
Capt. ]. e. Brownlees for sometime, closed
the exercises Of her school and returned II
her Spartanburg home to-day.
Judge w. n. Ransom Is running the new In
dustry for this section, getting stave timber
few months shipped about three hundred
cords.
There is no change in the condition of the
venerable Mrs Michel, who has been confin
ed TO her bed for the past few months,
Capt A: ]. Clinkscales and Mr.. G. W. Speer
'Stormer" Of Monterey were In town on last
Saturday on business
Misses Jennie, Matte and Minnie Harper
we're visiting at JSdge }. p; aekoys Mr.
| Mr.. VIM. Burton and Miss Rcdie Morrah
were united In marriage yesterday morning
at the brides mother, Mrs. DeCator Morrah
happy couple attended morning service al
Smyrna.
Mr.. ]. Floyd Watson, OF Anderson, spent q
day or two ut bis brother-in-law's Mr. B. B
It is pi opposed In the near future for the
Smyrna Sunday school to have an excursion
to Mt. Carmel and have picnic.
Maj. F. w. r. Nance, one OF the candidates
for Sheriff, spent day or two In our section
the first Of last week and made good Inn
hhard road to travel:" A Gilbert to overcome
the way. a large Branch 10 cross, and get
Moore votes than any one else.
Abbeville, Anderson, Spartanburg, Latl.
mer, Barnes, Penny's Creek, Montery, Antre.
ville and I can't tell where else, was repre-
sented at our Minstrel show. It was q slow
right. Our young men acquitted themselves
admirably well. All OF the spectators, little
and big enjoyed It. At Its close refreshments,
cake and tce-cream were served. The receipts
amounted to about sixty.five dollars.
We cannot refrain from saying q word OF
two as to lhe finale OF our show. which was q
rambling speech by Gen. B. F. Butler. He
did not have any spoons" that saw. but he
did have q "little brown Jug" with ! suppose
"subject" in It, as he repeatedly said, I'VE
will return to the subject" and he would turn
up the Jug. He was considerably swollen
"about In spots, )" because OF bis position as
candidate for, and prospects OF as he
thought, being elected President OF the Unit.
ed States. He made a telling speech, which
was characteristic Of the squint eyed hero OF
New Orleans. In order to gain favor with the
female portion OF his audience, he advocated
woman's rights, and promised them (some-
what after this style), if they would aid in his
election when he entered the White House,
he would inaugurate all era Of allowing 10
every woman the privilege Of wearing O
double. .back-action, non-explosive, warranted
fast-colors, non-folding bustle, as big as q bale
OF hay. We hope that he will decree that all
halls, churches. &C., shall be enlarged to about
eight times their present dimensions, or We
little fellows will have no "rlghts'' at all, by
way or an inside seat, hut "hunker down
TROUPE.