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LIVING LOWNDESVILLE.
Roaring Rocky River - The People
and Their Preachers-The Bakers
and Their Potatoes-The Honey.
suckle and the Children.

Lowndesville, S. c., May q, 1892.
The second quarterly conference was held
bell in charge. Rev. II. c. Fennel, Of Provi'
dence church, Rev. VIM. Martin. OF Ander.
son, Rev. w. e. Winn. Of the Aooeville cir
cult, were In attendance, with the Presiding
Elder and onr two. makes six in all, which
was an unusual number to be gathered In our
town on an ordinary occasion:
Miss Mamie Baskin came down from An
derson Saturday and went on TO her home in
Mr.. Robert Hester, OF Hester, was in our
town Saturday.
MIR and Mrs. Jeff Bowman and Miss Ida
Bowman returned Saturday from visit 10
Due West.
On Sunday the day set apart for the observ-
ance OF Children's Day, the exercises were be-
gun at Ga. m. by short sunday school ses-
sion, then the programme for the occasion
was taken up and admirably executed oy
those selected Tor that purpose to the satisfac-
ton and pleasure OF all present. TO MIS- II.
l.. Moorhead is due the success of the occ'l-
sion.
AT the close of the exercises the Rev. ]. B.
Campbell delivered short address 10 the
children, which WAS we'll received oy them, as
well as all of his hearers. AT II a. m. ne ue-
Ivered an extra fine sermon, to which was
paid, from beginning to end, the most marx
ed attention.
Mrs. E. johnson returned Saturday from q
ten days visit 10 Atlanta. Ga.
Mrs. Howard Crumley, OF Atlanta, Ga
reached here Saturday for visit to Lhe falnl-
ly OF her brother-in-law, Mr.. E. H Matthews.
Mrs Jane Baker had beans and Irish pota-
toss Tor dinner sunday.
We are indebted to Mrs. Hattie Hutchinson
for Il mess of fine strawberries Monday.
DR.. B. a: Henry, took Il business trip to Au-
gnSta on Wednesday.
MIR. r. w. Speer went to Anderson for a
short visit Wednesday.
Mr.. Winn. State Secretary Of the Y. NJ. c..
A., Ia expected to-day.
Miss Leila Swearingen, Of the Fork. is nov
visiting the family of her uncle, Mr. +. w.
Harper.
Mrs. B. A. Henry is spending some time
with the family Of her parents In Elberton,
A few days ago Mr.. E. w. Harper launched
u craft in Rocky River, which Is SO long that
some say he will have to pull it ont on the
bank when he wants to turn IL round.
Our people are unusually successful In cap
turing the finny tribe. 1t tseems to be much
more numerous this year than usual.
Mr.. Z. r. Horton has udded Il grst mill to
his other machinery, and will grind Wednes-
days after Il o'clock, and all day Saturdays,
Mr.. John McNair's two children We're pol
sOned last Week from eating the little bails on
the honeysuck.e. The proper remedies being
their lives were saved.
Another boycott. Some time ago the Rev.
D. w. Hiott, that intelligent high-toned Chris
tian gentleman, was invited TO address
gathering expected TO be at certain place,
and when IT was found out that such had
been done, there was considerable Kicking
thereat, and those in authority. 10 prevent
anything thu: would mar the pleasures OF the
occasion had TO recall the invitation, and all
because Of Mi. Hiott being an anti, so said.
MIR. j. NJ. Baker had three.eighths OF an acre
In clover, whicl. he cut u few days ago. and he
got about four tous of fine hay.
We had fine shower of preachers at our
quarterly meeting last Saturday, and we
would be very glad about now, TO have equal
~ rs fine shower Of rain. We do not mean
by that, a six days or six weeks rain, nor six
rains at once, but the six preachers are good,
clever men, and II did MS good 10 be with
them, so good rain would make our hearts
glad, and do our crops good. The small grain
crops are seriously injured. and other crops
are getting along very slowly. Troupe.