The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-06-20
ECHOES FROM ROCKY RIVER.
A Thousand and One Good Para.
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LOWNDESVILLE, .. u, Juue 10, 1000.
Since my last we have had some Two or
The most of our planters are pretty we'll out
The blackberry crop now promises, to be
Mr.. ii. r. stewart, of Mccormick, spent a
day or two at MIR. P. L. Sturkeys lass week.
last Saturday at DR.. j. B. MoseIey's.
Prot. J. F. Harper and Miss Emmie Bruce
spent last Wednesday night ut Col. Jas. L.
Mrs. II. ]. Horton, Of Williamson spent
several days Of last week at Mr.. L. H. Hor-
IONS.
Mr.. E. II. Mathews, of Atlanta, has bought
The Coz6y place, to the right OF road between 1n
Miss Fannie Booker closed her school some
two weeks ago, and returned TO her Spartan
burg home to spend her vacation.
Capt. j. E. Brownlee, candidate for County
Commissioner, was in town few days ago.
Miss Lilly Shumate, OF the mountain city"
ton Miss Shumate is we'll pleased with our
little place, and our little place is will pleased
The daily excursions to the city of Ander.
patroniZed. Many of our citizens going to
see the fun. and they were we'll pleased. >,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. @. Donald and their chill
dren went to Hartwell on last Tuesday to
Mr.. w. H. Martin, his son, Rev. w. 8. Mar
tin and his son Marvin, went to Spartanbnrg
last Monday to attend the commencement In
Wofford College.
Mrs. Edgar Stevenson died last Friday and
her remains were deposited in Providence
cemetary on Saturday, Rev. K. g. Lignn con-
ducting appropriately the funeral services.
on the end to give sylvan fete' for the
benefit OF the Methodist parsonage. Cake,
Ice cream, sherbert, &C., will be served low
down.
here for white rats. Everybody wants them
as they are said to kill out the gray. They,
the folk, may be '1umping out OF the frying
pan into the fire" as the white ones may
prove as troublesome, as great nuisance as
the English sparrow.
Last Saturday week ago three OF Louis
Hutchison's children were out hoeing, when
ming. They were all pretty severely shocked,
one of them has not yet recovered.
Yesterday week ago Mr.. Louis Campbell
and Miss Ella Campbell OF the Nation" were
Mrs. Lantie Huckabee, of Atlanta is on a
visit to Judge ]. b. Leroy, and others in town
and It's vicinity.
Rev. W. Il. Buchanan, of Cokesbury, was at
Bell Chapel to fill appointment of Rev. S. j.
Beathea-was too late to preach.
Rev. w. S. Martin went to Shiloh last Sun
day evening and delivered an appropriate
sermon, after which he administered the
During the illness of the wife of the Rev. s.
Wofrord College will supply his place on the
Mr.. JAS. S. Gilbert, of Lebanon. candidate
for Sheriff, worshipped with the Presbyte.
On the 10Th Of this month there will be a
union excursion and picnic of the Sunday
Schools IN this place, to Mt Carmel.
\ man was at our house day or two ago,
4 ,toll l,nc fa,1
prove If necessary was thirty-siX years DID,
and from lis looks 1t was good for thirty-slx
more years.
Mr.. Andrew McMahan has a COW, that two
or three weeks ago, was giving one and half
gallows of milk, per day, all ut once she went
almost dry, and remained so for about ten
days. Some one better versed in cowology
than me, will pl ease explain.
At Mr.. George McNalr's n hen has Just
hatched large brood of chickens, up in d
tree, where 1t was topped,
Some two weeks since little boy on Mr. S.
$. Bakers place found some young rabbits,
one of which he took and gave to cat which
had some kittens. The cat instead OF ealing
it MS was expected, took it and put it in with
her kittens, and has taken care of 1t ever
since, and now 1t docs not know whether 1t Is
u kitten or q rabbit. happy family.
Capt. w. u. Mann candidate for Sheriff was
here a few days ago, and he must have pow
erful self cou troll, If he is much depressed be.
cause of the late remarkable expose.
The agony is over-the thunder bolt has fall
len, and our COUNTY officers are now urraign-
ed before the bar of public opinion, for crimes
and mlsdemeanors, SO said. 1t has been our
proud boast for sometime that ours was the
banner county of the State, bnt alas! alas |!
how have the mighty fallen. Well "what arc
you going to do about It," AS their fates
have been sealed without judge or jury"
We can only "grin and bear it," A PROPOSE
ton or two would probably be in order.
Either consolidate the offices In one, and put
them in charge of one man, during lie and
let him, by all means, be an rexpert" and
then If there should arise even the shadow OF
crook edness the offices could be examined by
the incumbent, with perhaps less expense