The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-07-22
NEWS FROM LOWNDESVILLE
All Sorts of PcrSOnals.--A Runaway
Triau---Bad Mail Facilities.
Low NDESvILLE, S. G., July 13,

Low NDESvILLE, s. G., July 13 1891.
Mr.. &. =. Bruce went to AbDeviilc Monday
to take position in Mr.. =. B. Speeds drug
store.
Rev. J. T.. Beard went 10 Cokesbury Mon
day to assist in carrying on protracted
meeting.
Nlr. and Mrs. j. c. Lomax, of Latimer
were with us Tuesday.
Mr.. j. u. Franks went To Augusta on bust.
ness Tuesday.
Mr.. Will MattiSon, of Anderson, came
down Tuesday perhaps on an cleclioncering
tour.
Miss LILLIAN McDavid, of Due West, came
Monday TO visil The family OF her brothcr-in-
las, Mr.. T. Il. Horton.
County commissioner j. +. c. DuPre was in
town Thursday looking after some matters
connected with his office.
Mr.. john Baker, of Anderson, came In
Thursday evening, and was the guest or Mt
L. Baker that night.
Miss Becky Wood who has spent sometime
with her sisters Mrs. Il. \. Mcconnell left for
her Mississippi home Monday.
Mr.. j. NJ. MoseIey went To Abbcville Satur-
day.
The Methodists did some necessary clean.
ing up around their church Saturday, which
considerably improved the appearance OF It's
surroundings.
There was preaching yesterday only in the
Methodist church, IN all of the churches
Mrs. j. w. Bodic, Of Enoree, is now visiting
relatives in our town.
Mr.. Il. i. Eutch inSOn, OF Louisville, ky
spent several days last week in our idst.
We had several nice showers OF rain Tues.
day. Not enough to last long or do much
good. Crops are now suffering for rain.
\ force Of hands. with Mr.. j. ID. Tate In
charge, Is now building Miss Othello Hutch
.son's dwelling upon her lot, and when finish
ed 1t will be quite an addition to that end Of
town.
Mr.. p. B. Allen had the misfortune to lose
by fire his commissary, which contained six.
teen barrels of flour. Il considerable quantity
of bacon and other things in proportion
supposed to haYe been the work Of an incen-
diary.
Thursday evening rs the mixed train was
coming down from Anderson, the passenger
and mail coaches, together with two or three
boxes loaded with coal, broke loose from the
eng Inc, and other part Of the train, Il mile or
two above here, and the two began rather
wild and exciting race. IL being down grade
one could run about as fast rs the other. The
engineer put on all steam, passed our depot
without stopping. and on TO l.alimer before
il was t:oi.hi sale To stop. The passengers
not fancy In: Il longer wild ride, than coult!
be helped. put on all brakes, and effected Il
LANDING: ii short distance above the depot.
Just nov we seem to be somewhat un for
tunatply situated in some respects. Our rail-
road communication with the outside world
Is pretty Hnud, hut our mail facilities iuG
rather out OF Joint. y few hours by rail
two to three days for Il letter to pass between
this point and our county seat, ANA other
places places at the same rate, and 1t would
therefore appear as If some one OF the route
agents, through whose hands mail matter
passes, Is very negligent. This proves to be
quite q serious affair, when letters of impor.
lance are thus delayed i'll their transit. And
any one who will diviSe and carry ont plan
to remedy the evil. will bc "libcraly reward
ed''-in thanks, If nothing else. Troupe.