The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-10-09
LowNDEsvILLE LAcoNICs.
Runaways and Smash-ups..-The Cot.
ton Market -.. Quarterly Confer
ence...Personal Mention, &c.
LowNDEsv1LLE, October 7th, lSS!


Mr.. ]. A. Starke, was in town Monday.
Messrs. John johnson, W.. G. DuPre, and
]. NJ. Huckabee, OF Latimer, were on oul
streets Monday.
market was locked for short time Monday
Mr.. =. b. Allen, of Starr, spent Wednesday
among friends In town:
days with friends here, beginning with Wed
nesday and ending with Saturday.
The venerable DR.. j. L. BuSkin, OF Mon
terey. was a visitor in our town on Thurs
Mr. 3. w. Williams, of Penny's creek, was
: here on business last Friday.
Mr.. Clarence Harper IL again matriculated
at Wonord. left home last monday.
Mrs. T. A. Sherard and children. of Mofats
willie have been on visit TO the family OF heI
brother-in.law, Mr.. w. 4. Cunningham.
Miss Lucia Moseey spent last week at DR.
7. g. Johnsons, near Monterey.
Mr., J. Gibbs Baker. left Saturday for Spar
tanburg to enter WotfOrd College. He was
accompanied by Mr.. J. B. Franks.
Rev. r. P. Franks and wife after spending
about ten days very pleasantly among friends
Mr. Lester Carlisle, OF Anderson, spent yes
Messrs. Herbert Barnes and VIM. Mattisou
OF Anderson, spent yes. .erday at Mrs. H. Fl
Nj. Z. A. Mcconnell, went to Anderson
u
Miss Alice Maynard, Df Mccormick, is now
visiting the family OF iIr. w. L. Bowman.
Miss Corrie Thompson, OF Greenvile, fol
the past week or two las been visiting hel
friend Miss Fannie Horton.
Miss Leilu Grogan, o. klberton, Is now nj
Mrs. H. H. Harper's for u TWO or three weeks
visit.
day night, our town was represented thereat
by Messrs- Marke Speer and Edward
our cotton seed buyers sprung the marke,
considerably last week. For several days
they paid 26 cents per busheL
Mr. D. X. Cooley was guile sick for several
days last week-was confined TO bed-is now
better.
The fourth, and last for this year, Methodist
quarterly conference for this charge will be
held here In Smyrna church next Saturday
Mr. Clarence Young of the "Fork" has been
for sometime in business, with Brown Bros.
at Anderson.
business has rendered 1t necessary for them
TO have additional room In connection with
their livery stable, and they are now building
q large house In which TO keep the stock, and
buggies and Wagons, which they keep fol
sale.
The colored folks had festival ut Hutch
ison's chapel Friday night, and at It's close
some turbulent spirits kicked up q row, and
one or two were hurt-not seriously.
During the past week the weather was fine
no rain, but very heavy dews.
Mr.. /. II. McCalla has just finished the max
ing and burning Of one million, six hundred
thousand brick. at Elberton.
Our planters are now rapidly filling their
storehouSes and burns with every thing need
fri for man and beast, and their hearts are
being made glad because of the bountiful hnr
vests.
The hurry, push. as we'll as careless season
IL upon us. Visitors Us we'll as people
OF business, In coming to town, cannot or dc
not, take time TO unhitch their teams, and
occasionally runaway and q smash up is the
consequence, and the wonder Is, that there
are not more Of them.
..s. TROUPE.