The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-07-30
rRoupEs INTERESTING LETTER.
The Seyen.HiIled City Is Full Of Life
and Politics.
LOWNDESyILLE, s, c.,

LowNDEsvILLE, s. c., July 81, 1890
The planters are nearly through working
their crops.
Some sections OF our township have been
favored during the past week with good rains.
Others are very dry, and the crops are suffer-
Ing badly.
been considerable sickness around here, but
the most of 1t of a mild type.
One OF our planters has an old pair OF
breeches that he says he gets wet In every
suade him to put them Oh every other day
during this dry weather.
sisting the Rsv. Mr.. StackhsT In protract.
week.
HbersdsY 5!neT 1sit for her hIs In Baltimore last
Mr. and Mrs j. O. Chambers gave quite an
elegant party TO some OF their friends last
Prof Harbin has conducted quite flourish
ing singing school at the Ridge church during
Miss Mamie, only daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. q. Dawson, died quite unexpectedly on
Friday from congestion. Her remains were
deposited In Providence Cemetery with the
usual funeral ceremonies, by the Rev: r: G.
Ligon on Saturday. We sympathize with the
afflicted family.
A force OF hands are now putting upon our
new academy handsome belfry, and when
the building is finished Will add considerably
to that end OF town.
Mrs. Alex. Pressly, Of Atlanta, Ga, is now
visiting her mother, Mrs. Robert Hutchisop,
and other relatives in this section.
Mr.. Merton, Messrs. b ker & Rampey's mil.
Ier, lost fine COW few days ago. He had
her tiled OUT near gully and she fell Into IL
and broke her neck. Why Will people "tie
! tenths Of those killed while "tied out" end
their lives by falling into gullies. .--.
Mr.. VIM. Underwood, when quite a boy.
forty odd years ago lived in this place. His
parents moved of, and he finally settled in
Illinois, where he is now pracLicing law. He
has Just spent day or two in our town, his
Miss Ida Chambers has been quite sick for
several days. We hope to soon see her upon
our streets again.
we are glad to note that Mr.. ]. L. Baker is
thought to be some better. he has been very
i'll for q week or two.
Mr.. J. N. Latimer is still very low. awhile
there Is life there is hope"
Mrs. NJ l.. Brown. Of Augusta, Ga, after q
| pleasant sojourn Of week or Two with her
kinsfolk, the family of Mrs. II. H. Harper, re-
turned home no e @ few days ago .,,o
Capt. w. Il. Kirk and Mr.. /. II. Harrison,
with the proper assistance made the prelimi-
nary survey last week Of branch railroad
from this place to tap the G,, c. & N. r. r. at
the Haskell place. The route surveyed was
very good one, Of comparatively easy grading,
and the probabilities now are that In the near
future our little town will have communica.
tlon with the outside world, by two lines OF,
railroad instead of one.
,Chlldren's Day was celebrated at Bells
chapel last Saturday. A very large crowd
was In attendance. Heretofore on such occa-
sions one Ice lemonade stand was considered
sufficient to keep the crowd cool, but on last
Saturday either the vastness OF the crowd, the
Intense heat. or the exciting political cam
paign through which we are now passing, or
all combined, rendered 1t necessary that there
should be three stands, instead Of one. W.
J Before closing, hope you and your many
i readers will allow this scribe 10 say word ON
the Tillman question. This Is now the all abb
sorbiny question. 1t seems TO have oyer-rid.
den all others. Men, women and children Of
all sorts, sizes and colors, have been capti-
waited by it,-all are considering it, either pro
or con. Tis said that kerosene oil Will go any
where.-into every thtng,-so this question
pro or con, claims the attention Of all. Feo-
pie 60 to bed on it-sleep on it-some snore on
it-and they all get up on 1t, consequently the
times are hot. and everybody ought to call
halt, or somebody might get hurt. In the Ian
guage Of the Netp York Tribune, this state Is
piping hot, independent OF the hot weather.
When 1t comes to South Carolina Democrats
boycotting Wade Hampton, 1t Is evident that
their politics are so alarmingly overheated,
that as prudential measure, the political fire
department ought to throw cooling stream
over them for an hour or two" or longer II
necessary. 1t Is time to say, like the little
boy who must needs be yoked up with the
calf, which worked gently for while, but
the little fellow, and he cried out, Daddy
head us-blame our. fool souls, or we'll break
our necks." TROUPE.