The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-08-07
SAYINGS AND DoINGs ON THE SAVANNAH
SIDE.
The Seven.HiIl-City Stirred on Edu.
catiOn.-.Improvem nts---Vfsttors--'
The Rains and the Crops.
]. NJ. BAKER,
Secretary
LowNDEsyILLE, Augt. S, 1859

LowNDEsyILLE, Augt. b, 1859.
Mrs. q. W. Speer, OF Monterey, was In our
Prof J. F. Harper and wife returned to town
last Monday from their pert y,sit nsa ,oo,ts IN
Anderson q visit last Sunday and Monday.
Mr.. w. H. Martin, Of Spartanburg came In
last Monday on visit to the family OF his
son Rev w. S. Martin. .....-
Our town was filled Win country people
Miss Carrie Mathews who has been visiting
in our town, and has made SO many friends
here returned 10 her home IN Atlanta last
Mr.. j. M. Baker went to Augusta Thursday
and returned on Friday.
Dr. J. D. Moseley and Mr.. H. A. remnant
went 10 Abbeville last Thursday.
The meeting in the Baptist church closed
last Wednesday with the II o'clock service.
County Commissioner ]. E. Brownlee was
~ Nj " Fl. a Tennaft was called to Elberton
on business on Friday last.
Hon j. Belton Watson, Of Anderson, visit
ed his brother-ip.laws family, Mr.. b. b. Al.
len the latter part OF last week. H..
With forty odd hands our council done
some needed work on our streets last Fri
Mr.. $. c. Baker, of Anderson. spent last
week at his fathers Mr.. s; 8; Baker
Miss Minnie Lee Harper. They attended
services in the Methodist church here yester-
day.
Barnes station yesterday. Hon. ]. Bolton
Watson, Col. w. E, Walters and DR.. A.. Speer
entertained the crowd, In appropriate ana
convincing speeches, urging the planters, an
to unite in this great planters moVement;
The good ladies OF that section, with well
filled basket fed the hungry crowd
There was quite large and representative
citizens meeting in town yesterday evening
in the interests OF education. After a Tree eX'
preston of opinion 1t was decided 10 estap-
fish high school in this place provided the
necessary arrangement can be mace, anI
there is no doubt about that, II tne peoP!e
will take hold as they ought as this Is move
in the right direction. a more EXTENDED &C
count Of this meeting will be given the read
ers Of the country papers, by Mr.. Z. ~ tiot-
ton, the secretary. -,.
The coloredIpeople are now building quite
commodious church near the depot, Will soon
have 1t ready for occupancy. ,,..
There was preaching in the MethodlSt ana
Presbyterian churches yesterday. by lne re- re-
Spective pastors, anu Sunuay Schooi III "ii
of our churches. ,, -,
Messrs Baker, Chambers and Mathews py
having large raised floor over the rear emu
of their store, will add much to the conVen-
ience and capacity OF it as 1t also gives theii
the benefit or II large cellar. .
Last Friday night ia some parts Oh our
township there was tho rain or the season,
regular waterspout, which seriously dam
ages the corn ut the smaller streams, some
of them being higher then ever before Known
The Cotton Seed Oil Company, OF Augusta,
Ca, has built Il large house near ING aepo''
in which TO store cotton seed this fail
We arc in receipt OF n very neat ana cred-
liable catalogue gotten mp by the Ninety'SlX
Fair Association. The secretary Will please
Indac ]. b. Leroy and family left last Tues
day by private conveyance. for the noun.
tains. where they will spend the summer.
Mr. ]. il. Baskin accompanied them:
Mr.. Herbert Barnes, OF Anderson, for day
or two past, has been visiting his brother
MIR. D. l.. Barnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Franks left by railroad
last Thursday, for Morganton, n. c., to visit
Mrs. John Perkins, the sister OF 'tne iofh-
Mr. ]. Moseley and little Roscoe, left
Yesterday for Greenvlle, where they Will
spend several days. ,s, ,
ple have been in attendance upon their Dis
trict Conference held here, for the last few
days. lNooiH l..