The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-12-28
Comparative Statement.
LOWNDESVILLE LETTER.
All the News About the Progressive
City-Delay in Getting the Press
and Hammer.

Lowndesville, s. c.. Dec. %, 1892.
Last Monday week ago Mr.. j. q. Huckaoee
went to Greenwood.
Mr.. Jas. NJ. Baker went to Charleston Tues.
day to attend meeting of the Grand Lodge
of Free Masons OF South Carolina.
Rev. G. II. Pritchard and his two daughters
reached here Tuesday, and were registered al
the Horton House till Thursday, when they
lett for Mt. Carmel where they will make
their home for this con ference year.
Mrs. ]. w. Huckabee and Mr.. j. NJ. Hucka'
bee went to Anderson on short visit Wed
The MILL on Rocky River, near here, so long
owned by Baker & Rampey, was sold Wed
nesday, Mr.. w. T. Townsend buying the
Rampey Interest
Some of the innate aold scratch" In some
OF the mules. has been called into play upon
our streets during this week. They have
been doing all sorts OF mule things. Perhaps
they had TOO much Christmas aboard,
Rev. H. c. Pritchard came up from Mt. Car.
mel Saturday and was the guest OF MIR. J. L.
The venerable Capt. J. E. g; Bell came up
hs G@ aa1%sE Sara5af Mr. 5 Bastin. S % Inc
Mr.. ]. D. Epps, OF Laurens, came over Sat
urday to visit the FIRMLY OF his brother Mr.. =
Miss lola johnson, of Anderson, is visiting
the family OF her grandfather, Mr.. frank
Clinkscales, OF the Fork.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. NJ. Baker went TO Anderson
Saturday.
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day accompanied by Miss Ida Bowman.
Quite number or Alliance men met here
Tuesday in the interest OF the Alliance store
which It Is proposed 10 open out here In the
near future. Almost enough money has been
already subscribed TO begin business. Anoth
er meeting has been call for this day week
(3lsU 10 elect manager, etc.
The ladies Of the Baptist church gave their
promised enterLainment Tuesday and Tues.
day night. 1t was quite success; everything
passed off very pleasantly. They realized
about S45 over and above the expenses.
Abbeville, are visiting Mrs. K. W. Collier.
Mr.. j. G. Black, Of Antreville, attended the
entertainment Tuesday.
Some little darkies on the Lomax place
we're fooling with an "unloaded" gun Satur-
examination Of one OF them, and testify be-
fore jury OF inquest, then and there sitting.
During the past week or two our little town
has had some very unusual visitors, beggars.
First came q woman claiming 70 be from An
derson begging her way to Augusta. Ga.
Then came two boys hailing from Nashville,
Tenn, who were begging their way TO Allan
Yesterday and to-day Mr.. E. r. Horton has
been auctioning his glass, crockery and hard
Col. +. M. kucker, OF Anderson, passed
through our town Tuesday enroute to Ruck-
ersville, Ga.
As Christmas comes on Sunday this time
some OF our good ladies will have their usual
Christmas Is again upon us. What hang.
Ing up Of stockings Of all sorts, sizes and
colors there will be tonight. Many little
heart will be made glad in The morning and
may perhap, some will be made sad because
OF not receiving an expected present from
santa Claus. Well such is lie. Even In this,
our own country 1.-THE land OF the free and the
home OF the brave" the good things OF life
are not vouchsafed to all.
Messrs. Louis r. Cunningham and Mason
Miller have gone TO Jacksonville, Fla, where
they expect TO make their future home for
sometime.
We are now having some "cut and dried"
cold weather now-the first really cold wealth
er that we have had this winter
Mr.. 6. l.. Baker has sold his old bicycle,
and Prof. Humbert has bright new one,
which is a beauty, and which they received
from Cleveland, Ohio. These young men
manage their steed admirably well. and If
they continue to improve In the future as
they have in the past, will ere long be-
come the champion wheelmen OF the State.
The ladies OF the Presbyterian church pro-
pose to give next Wednesday noon, a dinner
and that night. an oyster supper, for the bene-
fit OF their church. This Information will
not benefit any one In this part OF county,
unless the Press and Banner is considerably
hurried up next week. Sometimes the pa
per comes in Wednesday noon. sometim es
Thursday, and as this week, sometimes FRI
day. When horse malls were fashionable, the
irregularity Of the malls could often be attri-
buted TO highwater, and sometimes TO other
causes. Can somebody tell us what is the
matter now. 1t is really disappointment to
very many in these parts, when 1t fails 10
come TO time. Troupe