The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-13
LoWNDEsvILLE's MINOR ITEMS.
Pepper md Spice. and Everything
Nice.
LowSDEsVILLE, S. e. March 10, 1889.

IowSDEsvILLE, S. G.. March 10, 1889.
Several of our citizens went to AbbeVlile
MIR. j. Nj. Baker went to Augusta last Mon
day night and returned with his wife, VINO
had spent sometime in that city, on Nednes-
day. .,,o nrs,
days of last week at Col James i. Barnes, ~
| Barnes Station.
Mr. p. Icdwiler, of Elherton, was guest at
| the MOseley Hotel last Monday night. lie re-
ported a considerable fire in that place day
or two before.
Mr.. II. l.. Morchcad wns called to Elherton
on business last Tuesday and returned ON
Thursday.
Dr. B. \. Henry of this place, went to Brad.
| ley last Thursday to attend meeting OF the
Medical Association of this county. lie read
an essay before that body.
Mrs. =. Il. Allen. of STAIRS station, spent
last Thursday night ut her mothcr-in.iaws
| Mrs. NJ. II. Allen.
Miss Lena Brownlcc. having been on visit
! to Anderson, returned here last Thursday
and was the guest Of Mr.. II. A. Tennant.
| Mrs. John f.. Rrownlcc came to meet hel
daughter on Friday, and spent the day will
| our above named townsman.
| llcSSrS J. y. Smith and -- SniprS, OF An
deTSon, connected with the music house o.
last Friday.
| County Commissioner Capt. ]. f.. Brownlct
was in town on last Friday on business. -,
| Mrs. ]. H. l.atiiner, from near AbbeNllie
| came up last Friday and remained al Mt. d
L. Latilncr's until yesterday morning.
| Drs. a. j. Speer and j. b. Moseley nave
bought and set out quitea n number oi pect
trees. This Is a sort OF q deal in futures.
Mrs. F.. II. Mathews was quite sick for sever
| nj days the first of last week. AT this writing
we are glad to say that she is much better.
Mr.. D. II. Cooley left here last sunday ioi
| WILLIAMSON. to visit friends and relatives III
and around that place.
ed here on Saturday last, and has since beer
our guest.
Mr.. b. w. Williams, of Pcnny's creek, was
on our streets on last Friday.
| Miss Carrie Graves, Of Florida, who has peer
visiting friends and relatives In and near here
for sometime, worshpped with the Metho
| diStS yesterday.
Many of our people have commenced tt
work in their gardens. Planted some vegeta
| bic Seeds &c.
Some OF our planters are still sowing oats
There has been much larger Quantity OF th''
| valuable grain sowed this year than usual.
Mrs. W. r. Buchanan, of Cokesbury, ha
spent the past two or three weeks at ne
brothers.. Mr.. f. +. Power, near Monterey.
churches yesterday, Rev. w. s. Martin hat
quite q large congregation In the Methodis
church.
There will be a Union meeting in the Bap
in this month. Rev. DR.. Manly, of Greenville
and other ministers are expected TO be pres
ent.
plished dressmaker and milIiner, who viii
| reach here in few days.
| Some of the gentlemen are complaining be
cause some Of the ladies, when at gatherings
are too much occupied with their chewing
gum. AS brother Letch would say, not here
but up the country.
BY long odds, the biggest fire that evel
struck this town occurred last WedncSda!
| night about o'clock. At that time passer
by was lead to believe that there was fire II
| the store Of Mr.. T. Baker, from the smoke Is
suing through the ventlators. The alarm
Was given and a crowd rapidly collected
| When the doors were opened, the smoke wa'
so dense and the heat so Intense, that some
| time was consumed in locating the fire
MessrS u. Is. Uadley, father and son, having
| ad some experience in such matters, M
| u.mberS of u fire company, took charge o.
"ud directed affairs. Although all did theii
whole duty in fighting the fire iiend 10 th,
best of their ability. yet the citizens and eSpe
cialy the property holders of this town owe q
| debt Of gratitude to the above named gentle
men, which they can never pay, for 1t wa
mainly owing to their familiarity with sucl
! things, knowing when and where and how tt
do, that destructive contlagration was avert
| ID. 1t is impossible us yet for the losses o
Mr.. T. Baker TO be estimated. That Will be
lone the first Of this week by an agent Of The
Insurance company, in which Mr.: Baker wa'
insured TROUPE.