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LOWNDESVILLE LIFE.
The Way They Come and Go-Fate of
'Possum Hunter-Frosts and Au.
tumn Leaves-.Preachers-
Bites Boy and Both Die-Burnt
DwelIinss-WelI Filled Barns.
Lowndesville. October 80. 1898. =

Lowndesville. October 80. 1898.
Mr.. J. C. Thomas went 10 Anderson G. II.
Mrs. DR.. b. A. Henry, alter two weeks
visit 10 Eiberton, Ga, among friends and rel
atives. returned home Tuesday.
Miss Mamie Baskin of Monterey went to
Anderson Wednesday for a visit to the family
of her hrother.in-!aw. Capt w. &. Johnson.
Mr.. Percy Lumey, civil engineer, late OF
North Dakota was Tue guest or Dr. Is. A.
Henry "Wednesday night and Thursday:
Rev, j. d. Crout and MISS Edua smith
went to Anderson G. II. Thursday.
Mrs. T. b. Cinkscales, Monday, went to
visit the family OF her iaiber, Mr.. Joseph
Britt, ut WIdeman's.
Messrs. L. Clinkscales and William Shaw
were sent as delegates from the Baptist
church in this place 70 the ASSOCIATION held
DR.. J. J. Lindsay cam, in Thursday even
ing, bringing the Intelligence that his father,
Rev. Dr. j. y. Lindsay, vi Due West had the
misfortune 10 lose his dwelling, and the great
er part OF It's contents by fire the night before.
Miss Amey Dean, Of Deans, came down
Friday TO visit her cousin. Mrs. A. V. Barnes,
was the guest of MIR D. l.. Barnes.
The Lodge OF Free Masous here had an oys-
ter supper Thursday night. Other palatable
edlbles we're mixed with the oysters, which
msde ne a very resa ss Es" Ie one
went to Due West Fliiay evening for Il two
or three days visit.
children. and Mrs. DR.. j. b. Mo>eley went
over to Capt ]. E. BrownIee's ON Penny :
Creek, Wednesday for days outing.
Mrs. j. NJ. IIatImer ami MIR. and Mrs. j. 1.
Iatimer LETT yesterday morning for Atlanta,
Ga. where the latter goes for medical treat
Messrs. w. R. Powell and Benz. Boyd Of
Mt, Carmel were In this neiehborbood for
several days last week.
Cadet Berry Mauldin OF Clemson College is
spending d few days at home.
Mr.. f. Bacon, state organizer of Lodges oil
the Knights OF Honor. Will deliver u public
lecture here ON the night OF Nov. IA. All are
invited to come.
The planters for the past week or two. have
been gathering in their corn. Some will make
more, some less than last year. all can boast
OF barns we'll filed with forage.
Although TO date our frosts have been very
light, yet the signs or autumn and the ap'
proacning winter are plentiful on every hand.
Mr.. Wheeler Swearngen OF lhe Fork was
in town Saturday and aud Sunday, the guest
Mr.. ). F. Epps' dog was bitten by a rattle
snake "Wednesday. lived two da, and died
MIR. Epps killed the snake, which had elgh'
rnLtles.
The dwelling house built by Mr.. B. BoIin
Allen upon the place which he first settled
and which was occupied by coored people
d. was burned Friday. No insurance.
Armislead Williams colored. went opos
sum hunting Wednesday night, taking twC
dogs with hn. The next day one OF the dogi
returned home. Friday morning as he had
not made his appt arance search was made fol
him and he WAS found dead about twenty Zee
forn tree which he had felled. Trial Justice
]. q. Harden impannellrd jury oil Inquest
with DR.. b. A. Henry medical examiner
After thorough examination OF The sur
roundings. and gaining all the information
possible, IL WAS deciu Ell that as the tree start.
ed to fall he turned to leave 1t, when 1t spill
up Tor several yards. the end bounced back
and struck him beneath the shoulder blade
crushing the ribs which penetrated the
heart, also knocking him to where he was
living killing him almost instantly, az there
was no sign OF any struggle. The most OF tht
examiners, believe, concurred In this opin
ion.
The Rev. DR.. J. o. Lindsay OF Due Wes
will occupy the pulpit In the Presbyterian
church In this place next Sunday at II O'Clock
q. M, and att p. NJ. troupe.