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LATIMER'S LOCALS.
Spring POetry-Enteresting School
ExerciSes-Childr Day.
LATIMER, April 81, l89

LATIMER, April Il, 1871.
To grumble or not to grumble? That's the
question. Have the farmers had enough dry
| weather to call forth so much grnmbling.
| We noticed in last weeks exchange that
| Werner had predicted q snow storm, whether
tat or between the North or South poie was
the sufferers of heat, that there was snow
| storm somewhere so II Werner would pre-
dict April showers at needed intervals IN
spots. Perhaps our chronic grumb lcrs would
take heart until the hope deferred should be
rea IiZed by shower Just in time.
Our little town has been thronged with
welcome visitors for the past week.
MIR. and Mrs. r. H. Middleton of Clarkes
Hill are visiting the family Of Mr.. Edwin
Misses johnson and Mosely OF Lowndes-
willie are with Mrs. j, c. LomaX. A. ooorno
Smith of Calhoun's Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Al
bert Gilbert of Wilmington have been with
! Mrs. Geo. G. Graves.
vile's New Bank spent Saturday and Sun
day with the family of Mr.. Hawthorn. -.
Mrs. Tom McAllister, who has been visit;
ing her daughter, Mrs: Blackwell, returned
to her home in Mount Carmel.
Chicken poX prevails among the schooi
Latimer boasts of three new babies in one
Mr.. William Housley n native of Able.
Vile County died In Augusta, Ga. last week
at the advanced age Of S. years. Messrs. Frank
CalnOuD ,Huu JONI lSt UlOuBbp Iio
TO Hester's station for interment in the fam
lily burying ground.
Calhoun Falls is still booming. The sur
veyors are still grading the streets and the
prospects OF a vigorous Sale OF lois Is cohsiu-
cred q certainty.
This weeks breath Of summer has sent a
number Of the ladies Of our town to Lowntei
vile Snopp'"s III spun PHYLLIs.
LATIMER, s. G., April; q, 1881.
bpH6inp with inVnuS hiru-SOnnS
Like echoes from a thousand golden strings
All nature smiles welcome blythe and
clear.
While May comes through the doorway OF
the year.
Who can be blind or deaf 10 the beauties OF
nature at this season of the year.
Since the much needed rain. the farmers
have ceased grumbling and are once more
happy. w.,
are already making preparations for their
annual picnic. they propose maxi ing this 1cs'
tive occasion one Of the most enjoyable OF the
season.
visiting her sister Mrs. +. G. Blackwell.
Meksrs. r. f. Calhoun and II. p. McGce Of
Due West passed through our town last Fri
day on their way to CalhCun Falls.
Chidrens day embraces the third Sunday
In next month. Our Sunday School scholars
are doing all IN their power to make the day
Il success. Mr.. NJ. P. DeBruhl of Abbeville
DeI9ruhl has many friends in our midst who
all join In the hope OF his acceptance.
After Sunday school was dismissed yester.
day tho following committee OF ladies ana
gentlemen were appointed TO make arrange
| ments for programme &c. for this occa-
sion.
Mrs. G. G.. McAllister, Mrs. G. G.. Graves,
Miss Carry Calhoun, James Hawthorn and +.
G. Blackwell, With the cooperation OF the
public we expect an interesting pre-
Mr.. NJ. p DeBruhl spent Friday with Mr..
q. &. Graves.
land sale ut Calhoun Falls. They are too
we'll satisfi ed with their possessions In l.ali-
mers to invest elsewhere.
Communion service Will be held at Rocky
River :church the second Sunday IN May
There will be two sermons on that day; there
will also be preaching on the preceding SAT-
Mr:John McAllster one of Mount Carmel's
progressive farmers paid our town lying
| visit last week.
Lntimer can boast of three first class bar
| bcrs.
MIR. james Hawthorn is the happy owner
| OF q fine Jersey COW:
The old woman With wares from Jerusa.
| lem pcddled the streets cf I,atimer and
the neigh borhood last week.
We hear Of some hOusekeepcrs who are
enloyl ng early vegetables.
| Mr. and Mrs. Dicxson of Hesters spent last
Sunday with Mrs. Nina Taggart.
| The ladies ci Lntimcr are all particularly
| fond OF flowers Some OF them have the
finest collection of geraniums and other
choice pot plants TO be found In the county.
| PAYLLlS.