The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-06-15
LOWNDESVlLLE'S LETTER.
Political Hit Schools Candidates =
GideOn's Golden Goose - Rains -
Crops-Preachers-O Things.
Lowndesville, s. c., June IL, 1882

IOWnQeSvllle, -. e., June IL, lSJZ
Dr. ]. 3. Moseley and MIR j. NJ Huckabee
were called 10 Abbeville last Saturday,
Rev. II. p. Franks, in the absence OF the pas
tor, Rev. j. >. Porter, occupied the pulpit In
the Methodist church Sunday at IL ii. m.
service in the Baptist church in this place
sunday at II u. IN. Quite crowd OF people
attended II.
pointment at Providence church Sunday, be-
cause of the heavy rain late that evening.
Several Of our citizens went to Abbevil!e
MonCay to attend Court.
Mr.. +. r. Horton took u trip to Williamson
Mrs. Ham Webb, of Georgia, passed through
town Wednesday to visit the family OF her
grandfather, MIR. L: G. Clinkscales.
The latter part OF last week there were very
heavy rains pretty generally over our town
ship. AT some places they were accompanied
by high winds, which felled 1ruit and other
trees and blew down wheat and oats that
were nearly ripe, and We heard OF some hail
at one or two places. The rains where heav-
lest were very washing to the lands.
Our township generally furnishes two, three
and sometimes more jurors fer the Court. At
the last one she was called upon for only one,
Mr. f. NJ. DuPre.
What next? We see by the papers that a
secret body has been formed In Georgia call.
ed "Gideon's Band" If this goose" canpot
lay better eggs than some it has been laying
In our sister state, II had better sell out ana
Quit the business. Wonder IL IT., too, claims
Democratic seems to be one Of the most con
venient and flexible OF any now In use. 1t
can be attached to any ism or lite, and IL jim
giles all right IN the ears of a great many peo-
Pile who bIindly jump upon It's platform If II
has one, and if II has none. into it they 60
head foremost and cry out, ave, the people.
This weeks Press and Banner brings TO our
notice the names OF quite Il number OF Office
seekers. What is the matter with the lcglsa-
tive aSpirants? Is no one In the county seek
Ing that honor? We suppose that the ina
chine" will grind them out in time for the
opening Of the county campaign at this place
In the Press and Banner of Nov. is, 1885. l
find an extract copied from the Boston Her
aid, which may we'll be repeated now. l
transcribe it. when any candidate who has
never done days work With his ha nds, since
he was boy, If ever, goes upon the stump
and make a parade of his high regard for the
'laboring class it ought TO he apparent to any
man who isn't green enough to be bitten oy
the cows that tie taffy dispenser is after their
| votes And when any party sets Itself up as
the peculiar and only friend of the work ing
man, the conclusion is the same. There are
rich men and poor men in both partieS,- o.
nopolists and the victims of monopolies-
hard-fisted and open-hearted employers. But
i'm 81 country where 4 large majority depend
upon their labor tor their support, IL Is INSULT
ing and peslilent demagoguery 10 talk about
the working class, and 10 assume that one
party is the friend and the other party the ell
emy of labor
school closes next Friday, 18th instant The
next day, 18th. 1t is decreed and ordered that
there be IL basket picnic held at or near Mrs.
sprinx In the suburbs OF ,nS s1%n m
invitation to be present anu address tne
crowd. We propose TO make IT. Il reguler gala
day. All are cordially invited. Come one.
come a II, and last, but not least, do not forget
to bring basket we'll filled with every thing
calculated TO put hungry people In goou hu-
NOR. Troupe.