The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-06-26
LIFE AT LowNDEsvILLE.
A Record Of Recent Events In and
Around Seven.HflIed City-"Per.
sonaI Paragraphs and Pleasant
Pencil Points.

LoWNDESvILLE, S. c., June "a, l0S9.
AS was prevented from sending up report
The greater part Of our township had copi-
Gus rains during the week before last.
Many Of planters plowed but little, because
the ground was too wet.
For nearly two weeks. everything on the
farms has been on boom, you could almost
see the corn and cotton growing.
Dr.. ]: H: Bell was In town on Monday. .
day or two with friends in town..
Mrs r. L. Charping went to Hart county
Georgia, to visit the family Of her son.
Mrs Marion Latimer, of Anderson, spent
Of her brother Mr.. J. P. Young, in the Fork.
Miss Gussie McKeller, Of Beach Island, is
now at her brother-in-law MIR. E. NJ. DuPre
TO spent sometime.
ty to her friends last Tuesday night was
week ago. Some of the costumes, worn by
the participants were 80 grotesque as 10 pro,
duce serious attacks Of "hilarious nature"
town, and 1t was productive OF so much en-.
joyment, as to warrant the prediction, that 1t
will be repeated in the near future.
Rev. w. S; Martin returned from Spartan
burg where he went to attend TO commence
ment in Wofford College. the last of week be-
Miss SurIlla Smith having spent few days
with her sister, Mrs. =. l.. Sturkey, returned
TO her Mt. Carmel home last Wednesday.
Last Thursday week ago County Commits.
sioner ]. +. c. DuPre and his wife. of Abbe-
vile, came up to visit Mrs. G. A. Huckabee,
the mother Of the latter, who has been very
sick.
MIR. and Mrs. H. NJ Prince, of Williamson,
were in town several days, In attendance, by
the side OF the sick bed of the mother OF the
The Literary Club held it last meeting, last
Friday night week ago, at Mr.. James NJ
Bakers.
4 few days ago, Mr.: Clarence + Harper p return;
college during the last year.
Miss Louise Bond, of Augusta. Ca. Is now
visiting her friend Mrs. j. M. Baker.
at Latimer, is now spending a few days
among friends here, will then go to her Spar
tanburg home to spend her vacation.
Mr.. Alexander, who was living on the
nue. officers and carried TO Greenville, for
selling spirits without license, last year in
Prof. j. +. Harper closed his school last Fri
day, for his summer vacation which he eX-
pect to spend among relatives in Elbert coun-
Mrs. w. S. Martin, having been on n visit
to relatives at Kingstree. returned last Sat
urday accompanied by her sister Miss May
rOckington.
MIR. George c. Hodges, of Greenwood, spent
several days here last week in the interest OF
the Equitable Insurance Company of New
York.
MIR. A. ]. Sproles, OF Greenwood. is here In
the interest of the Greenwood Times. He is
meeting with tiattering success.
Miss Ida Chambers was quite sick for sew.
eral days last weel-am glad TO report that
she is some better.
Mr.. VIM. Mattison, of Anderson, attended
the masquerade party last week.
Misses LouSie and Carrie Chambers, ol
Atlanta, Ga, are now on q visit to their
brother, our Lownsman MIR. +. Ii. Mathews.
general complaint is going up from all
over our county on account of the removal o
Mrs II. w. Lawson as postmaster at Abbe.
willie. 1t is hand, very hard, that so efficient
and popular an officer should have to give
place 10 Il pet
The public schools In our township have
just closed, having run this year Il little over
five months.
Rev. II. G. Smart, Of Troy, preached quite
an interesting sermon, In the Methodls
church here Yesterday evening.
Rev. DR.. w. M. Grler, OF Erskine College
will preach in Smyrna church on tht
second Sunday In July.
Miss Gussie Mckellar Is now visiting ut ou
house. TROUPE.