The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-09-11
sAYINGsi AND DoINGs ON THE sAvAN-
NAH SIDE.
LowndesvilIe's Cotton Buyers anu
the RaiIrOad-Fishing Excursion
Orange blossoms - Personals and
Other Matters.

LowNDESvILLE, Sept, 9, lSSS.
Messrs. Mcconnell and McCalla moved into
No. Q brick store, on right of Main Street go
ing up, on Monday last.
Judge VIM. Moore and Messrs. ]. ]. Mosely
and II. L. Huckabee represented our toWn,
at the colt show at Abbeville, last Monday:
Our merchants quit closing their stores at
$50 o'clock Sept, End.
Tuesday, and returned on Wednesday, with
Mrs. Baskin, who had spent few days there
visiting klnsfolk.
DIR. A. J. Speer attended the meeting Of the
medical association at Due West, last Tues.
Mr.. w. c. Presley. of Elberton,, was in onr
midst Tuesday and Wednesday the guest o!
Mrs J. o. Chambers left last Tuesday, for
months visit to Atlanta. Ga, her old home
Mr.. p. B. Allen, of Starr, was In and around
town for q day or two of last week.
Miss Lois Watson, OF Anderson, came down
| last Wednesday for q visit to her sister, Mrs
Mrs. G. ". Harper returned from her visit
| to Anderson, on last Thursday.
Mr.. A. c. Latimer, Of Bolton, was IN town
short while on Thursday on his way to
Barnes. where he and the Hon. ]. Bolton
Watson addressed large alliance meeting
Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Speed, Of Abbeville
spent Friday evening and night here, the
guests of Mr.. T. Baker.
| Capt. Jas. M. White, Of Lebanon, has spent
near two weeks on this his old tramping
ground visiting kinsmen and friends.
Mrs. P. L. Sturkey and her children. wen,
to Mt. Carmel Saturday morning on visit to
One night last week, weasel entered the
| fowl house of Mr.. T. #. Cunningham, and
cut the throats Of fifteen Of his frying sized
Mrs. W. R. White, of Greenville, arrived
last night at DR.. J. B. Moseley's to spend
few weeks.
Capt. W. G. Johnson. agent at the sayan,
nah Valley depot at Anderson, came down
last night on visit to bis family who are
Mr.. Herbert Barnes, of Anderson, made Q
part OF the Methodist congregation here on
Misses Sallie Baskin and Mamie Johnson o.
Monterey, arrived the night before last on
their return from their trip to the noun
Miss Fannie Booker. of Latimer, wor
shipped with the Methodists yesterday.
Miss Edna Tusten, of Abbeville, is now Wis
iting the family of Mr.. T. Baker.
Rev. w. S; Martin carried on on. pro prp1trac1ec
Messrs. Allen and Cooley are now rapidly
building a large brick addition to their com
| modious store.
| Mr. j. ]. Mosely and family spent few
days last week, with Col. ]. T. Barnes family
Mr.. j. B. Franks now has mower, at COD
slant work, cutting grass upon his place. l.
does the work well, and he Is much pleased
1 DR.. b. A. Henry is now having built q nea
and we'll arranged dwelling upon his Brooks
lot, and when finished will rank with tht
best in town.
form room for cotton, and our merchant
have united and will this week begin com
modious platform at our depot. upon which
| to put their purchases In that line.
The past few days Of hot sun, have causee
the cotton to open rapidly where 1t was ma
nured and planted early, and our markets
/ will soon open In earnest. 49, ., -,
Mr.. G. r. Coffin, OF Augusta, has been Iol
the past week visiting his friend Mr.. Charies
Last Wednesday morning a party consist
Ing Of Messrs. Charles and Gibbs Baker. u.
Br1ce, G. r. Coffin, j. D. Reeves, VIII ano
batteaux on fishing excursion. They went
down Rocky river, to Its confluence with the
Savannah and as far down 1t, rs Irotter,s
| of the two rivers, which they made head
quarters, to which they ever and anon re
turned, to partake Of refreshments prepared
| by their cooks, and to yield to the embraces
OF stirred natures sweet restorer;" Their pls
expectations and they had splendid time
generally. They returned yesterday by
I hear that the darkies organized a Far
mer's Alliance, at or near Latimer last Mon
day night, and that at least some Of those
who Joined, are looking forward TO the lst o.
January next. as the ushering in, to them
of the millennium, the year OF Jubilee, IL
long talked OF, traditional "mu!e and forty
acres of land" and that they will be able te
get just as much money as they may need;
The season for marriages Qn our section
will soon begin. From, indications as vel
as rumor, some two or three will be In the
| near future. One of these, Is so near thai
this writer has been promised piece O
wedding cake ito dream on" More concern
ing this interesting occasion later ao,,br on;