The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-07-10
LowNDESvILLE LACoNICs,
yfsitord Going To and Fro-..IteIns of
General Interest. Gathered in the
Highways and Hedges of the
Seyen.HilIed City.

LowNDEsvILLE, July 1st. 1889.
Last week began somewhat on the dry or
der.
In many parts Of our township, rain would
have been quite acceptable.
| 1t is not often that the planters have toc
much rain at this season.
Mrs. Chambers returned from her visit tc
her former home, Atlanta, on last Monday.
Our town was pretty well represented al
the commencement In Erskine Coilege las
week.
scales went to Due West last Tuesday.
DIR. ]. b. Mosely and Miss Lucia Mosely
ruralized at Mr.. r. L. Morehead's last Tues
day and Wednesday,.
| Mr.. Luther Carlisle, OF ANDERSON, wa
down here and worshipped with the Method
lists last Sunday.
Mr.. ]. G. Huckabee and Miss Gussie Nickel
lar took in the commencement at Due west.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Smith, Of Augusta, Ga.
spent several days Of last week with Mr.. 2. l.
Sturkey, brother-in-law of the former:
Mrs. Crumley having spent two weeks with
her sister Mrs. +. II. Matthews, returned tC
her home at DouglassyIIle, Ga, last Friday ,,
town for day or two last week.
Col. w. H. Mattox and his daughter. o
Ebert County, passed through here last krl
day on their return home from the Due Wes
commencement.
Mr.. A. v. Barnes, was called to Anderson
last Friday on business, he returned on Sat-
urday.
Mr.. ]. F. Harper and wife, and Mr.: D. L
Barnes and wife, went TO Elberton, Ga, lasI
Wednesday. The first named couple to re-
main some time, the last named returned
yesterday.
So far as heard from, our whole section, wa'
visited by good rains Friday and Saturday
and the prophecies us to very dry summer
have again had their props knocked from
under them.
AS the lands were too wet to plow, Satur
urday was another pretty big day for oul
merchants.
In this case what is "sauce for the goose, IL
sauce for the gander," as the continued gooo
seasons while 1t is cheering the heart OF the
planter, 1t also increases the Chances OF the
merchant getting his dues.
The choir of the Methodist church held 1ts
weekly meeting last Thursday night at Mr.
One in passing along the byways, hedges
gulleys, and branches, and seeing the very
luxuriant crop of blackberrles and other
factory might be made profitable here.
II we were as enterprising as the people o.
the North, and liking cotton" were not sc
much in the way, these luXuries might, ano
no doubt would be, utilized to our advantage
At this late day "in the season." there Is
considerable complaint OF too much grass, J
wonder, II 1t was anywhere else, than IN the
corn and cotton, where tits necessary to de,
stroy it, would 1t be saved. and thereby aver
the necessity as some think, Of buying the
Northern grown hay?
SaDDalQ SCHOOL III eaCu VI Jul SheiSAAS
Rev. W. s. Martin, occupied the pulpit In
Smyrna church, in the fore and afternoon, and
preached to an attentive congregation eash
time.
Rev. R. c. Lyon, filled the pulpit in Prov
idence church, at II o'clock A. NJ.
We had pretty heavy rain late yesterday
evening, which will stop the plows for a day
| or two.
There are some very fine crops of corn on
the streams large and small, and the owners
thereof will be uneasy till said crops are safe
| ly housed.
Children's day for Shiloh, will be observed
at that place. on Saturday before the secono
Sunday in July. Distinguished speakers VII
be on hand to air their ideas, and thus add tt
the interest Of the occasion. A crowd will oe
there.
And the same important day will be ob
served at Bells Chapel some time in August
the day not yet appointed.
| The half past six o'clock closing, OF tht
stores, gives our young men and maidens
chance for rambling for plums, blackberrie:
etc, and II perchanSe they reach stream aanas e
on, the young lady takes the rail or POLE and
the young man wades and leads her across.