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| LoWNDESyILLE, s. &. June 10, 1882
| Monday quite uneventful day.
Tuesday nice little rain.
On Monday quite number of our people
were called to Abbeville, either as Jurors or rs
witnesses in court.
II is O great pity that there could not be less
law business, or that 1t could be attended to
in more leisure season.
Rev. w. S. Martin and his two little boys
Marvin and Claude left here on last Wednes'
day for Spartanburg to attend commence
Miss Eliza McGhee, OF Bolton. spent several
days last week with Miss Fannie Horton.
| Dr. B. A. Henry and Miss Lucia Moseley,
went TO Abbeville last Friday.
A large crowd of the citizens of Anderson,
came down on an excursion last Friday, and
picniced at Mrs. Hutchison's mile or two
Miss Alice Humphries, OF Anderson, is now
visiting her friend Miss Willie Leroy.
i Mrs. Joseph Simpson and Miss Matte Car.
lille. of Anderson. are visiting Mrs. Kennedy,
Mrs. Mary Watson, DR.. and Mrs. Duchett,
Of Anderson, paid a visit TO Mr.. B. Berry AL
lens family last Friday.
Rev. ]. S. Murray, pastor, occupied the pull
Rev. G. Y. Barnes. in the absence OF the
pastor. Mr.. w. S. Martin at Spartanburg,
filled the pulpit in the Methodist church
The most Of our people are now. getting q
supply OF cherries, either by having raised
hem or by buying. They are selling at one
uOllar per DuSQel.
Mr.. Hugh Armstrong Is now beautifyIng
his places by giving to 1t the necessary coats
Mrs. +. swearlngen and her son short
back were badly scared but fort1natsy bhs
vile, on account of the holding back straps
breaking, which the horse did not like, and
in kicking hurt himself badly, the occupants
of the buggy having jumped out, were not
Some of the weatherwise have been pre-
dieting very dry year, but we are glad TO
know, that SO far. # is proven that they
we had, heavy rain, and at this writing, the
ground Is thoroughly wet.
Harvest, which cannot be postponed, 1s up.
on our planters, and we do not suppose at tnat
| found them better prepared and ready for II
than now. Gen. Green, has been very slow
in advancing, and unless wonderfully REIN
forced. much less trouble, from that source
than usual, may be expected from this source
Last Wednesday night Mr.. Ed. Speed, color
ed. and. Miss EttaaMcGowan, a little more
colored, were happily married by the Rev.
Reid.
Miss Lizzie Moore died yesterday 10 o'clock
A. NJ. OF dropsy, and her remains will be
buried to-day in the Bells Chapel cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Allen, OF Starri came
down yesterday, on visit to Mrs. NJ. X. AL
| len the mother Of the former who is now sick
We had quite an interesting time here last
Thursday and Thursday night-the medical
| attendance. The day was spent in discuss
| ing questions pertaining to the materle
medica. At night nearly all Of our towns
people, and some from the country, met and
| took part in furnishing supper and was @
supper, such one, as our ladies know sc
we'll how TO prepare:
After supper Mr.. j. B. Franks in few ap
propriate remarks, welcomed the medlca
| fraternity, declared that ouriatchstringsl evel
hung on the outside OF our doors, and the
hospitalities OF our town were ever extended
| to all visitors. DR.. Youngblood, OF Troy, the
Vice-President of the association being called
| for, thanked us through Mr.. Franks for the
courterles extended and promised to soon
return.
| DIR. Jno. A. Robertson, Of Due West, then
| was called up, and In a neat and telling little
speech thanked US for our kindness, was glad
| OF the opportunity of coming into our midst
and would come again.
Dr. B. A. Henry in response to call, express
| ed great gratitude for the warm welcome
given him several years ago when he came
among us stranger from his Georgia home,
received from us. Whilst still holding and
cherishing the fondest feelings for his mother
State Yet this his adopted s tate would ever
have warm place In his heart because O.
that encouragement and good will given him
| by all Of our people.
DR.. Anderson, OF Antrevtlle, being called
for responded by saying that he could moi
Mr.. I. H. McCalla, obeying call said M
was too full to speak-was glad of being pres
| ent had much enjoyed the occasion, and thai
| this town could furnish more to eat and lesl
| to drink than any town he ever saw.
At late hour, the crowd, large one, all
whom seemed to have passed the time very
pleasantly, retired to their several homes; Sn,