The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-04-06
LowNDEsv1LLE's LITERATURE.
A IAN that Fell into the Fire But
Didn't Kick up a Chunk-A Baby
that Kicks with Four Feet - WO-
mans RiShts-Dr. speer's Good Ex :
ample-Runaway Horse.

LowSDEsvILLE, April end 1892.
Mr.. Claude McAliister was in town Satur-
MIR. ]. F. Harper of Elbert Co.: Ga, came
Saturday and was the guest of Mr.. d. L.
Barnes till Monday.
Miss Fannie Henry and Miss Matte Henry
Friday on a visit to the family of their BROTH
er DR.. B. A. Henry.
On Sunday, to a full house [Smyrna.l Rev.
J. S. Porter, read and commented upon the
rules Of the Methodist Church, and at the
same time baptized five, and took into full
connection eleven, who had Joined that
Church, at the late meeting.
Mr.. r. L. Smith Of Augusta, Ca, came up
on Sunday, spent few hours in our town
and returned to his home that night.
Mr.. T. A. Sherard and Mrs. Joseph Sherard
of Moffattsvile spent Monday in town, guests
Sheriff w. D. Mann was in town Monday
looking after some unpaid taxes.
Mr.. Z. r. Horton left Monday for Anderson,
thence to Pickens, was absent for several
days. He reports planters along the way
we'll up with their work, having farms In fine
fix and planting cotton right along in Ander-
son county.
professionally Monday, and at this writing Is
still there.
Titus Marshall [coloredl living on Mr.. B.
Berry Aliens place who has epilepsy was IN IN
a fit, fell into the fire and was badly burned.
Mr. H. l.. Huckabee went to Anderson e. H.
Wednesday, TO be gone several days.
Misses Lena and Nexta Browalee ofPenny's
Creek gave our town a call Wednesday.
Mr. j. c. Thomas left Wednesday for Ander-
son to visit his mother who is quite sick.
Miss Mary McCalla of the Fork was shop
ping in town Thursday.
Mr.. Teke Clinkscales and his sister Miss
Salle Cllnkscales OF the Fork came to town
Tuesday.
Barnes station in the person OF a lid [whiteJ
born last week. IT has one head, one
body, four arms and four legs 1t was alive
and kicking several days after birth:
| Mrs. Alexander Presley Of Atlanta Ca, Is
visiting the family of her mother. Mrs.
| Robert HutchsoD.
Several of our young ladies were favored
with an invitation, and accepted it, to par
take of turkey dinner, on Thursday. at Col.
Barnes. We men were left out In the cold.
woman's rights seems to be begenning to
assert itself hereabouts. A short time
back onr good ladies had a meeting in the
Methodist Church and the "lordsof crea-
ton" were cordially invitsd TO stay at home,
and now they are excluded from turkey
| Mr.. j. S. Britt of Bordeau having been on
u visit to the family of her son-inlaw, Mr. T..
b. Clinkscales returned to her home Monday
accompanied by her grandson Master Ray
mond Clinkscales.
Miss Deene Carr Of Greenville who was visit
ing friends in the Fork returned home Mon
day.
DR.. A. ]. Speers Individual or home or p,
this year contains 2S acres which he will plant
as follows q acres in corn, 9 acres in sor-
ghum, acres in potatoes and watermelohs,
and acre in forage corn. If every planter
had been arranging his crop somewhat after
the above style, for the past decade, the pres
ent and to come. turmoil and confusion
would have been unknown, and the past.
present and future distress would not have
been experienced. From the best informa-
tion obtained by this writer. the acreage to
be planted in cotton will be less this than
former years ,and for corn, and other things
| 10 supply the inner demands of man and
horse correspondingly increased.
short time since, Mr.. Hal Watson living
few miles above here, preparatory to COM
ing here 10 night services in the Methodist
church, hitchGd his horse TO his buggy, then
tied him 10 post returned to the house for
supper. The horse got loose. ran round
through the orchard into the road leading TO
this place and made. it, il supposed, good
time. He was stopped In the street, about
run down. Although he had crossed the
rail road several times the buggy was damag'
ell to the extent of only one or two brok ell
spokes, which proved him. the horse to be u
good driver. Troupe.