The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-05-31
LOWNDESVILLE.
The PeOple-The Crops-The Weather
The Prospects OF the Farmers.

Lowndesville, 8. c May, %, 1892.
Some parts OF our township had prett
good shower of rain on Tuesday.
Rev. j. u. Crout carried on q meeting Il
Smyrna church during last week. The cor
gregations we're about as large as could hav
been expected, this busy season, and u
doubt some good was done. .
The spring communion services in Provl
dence church, being Saturday, Rev. H.
The Baptist church is now being painted
and when finished its appearance will b
Rev. II. G. Fennell is having bis out doc
premises white washed. which will preserv
them, and also help their looks.
Mr.. D. L: Barnes has grade jersey Gov
that is hard To beat, the yield OF butter from
each milking, being about one pound.
pipe In the country, It's murchaum. ant
and report says, that 1t was made in 1870. I
Is still as good as new.
The oft repeated advice. though almos
every channel Of communication, to th,
be bearing fruit. Since the war, till for {
year or two past. very much valuable time
was lost, In going to places where farm sup
plies could be obtained, after them. The
have been conspicuous for their absence, In
our town. Heretofore several wagons were
TO be seen'on our streets every day, and or
Saturdays quite number. Now we hardly
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not more than one or two.
SO far as this writer is able to judge from
several trips TO the country In several direct
Ions, the planters are about as we'll up with
time. The weather has enabled them to ge,
their crops In good fix for the small grain
harvest which will soon be upon them. With
really good seasons II would have been very
hard for many to have kept the grass sub.
dued, as very many Of the crops last year
unusually large deposit OF grass and weed
seed, which more rain, would have caused 70
spring forth, and much trouble and hard
work would have resulted. ...
A A'sort Of short hair craze prevails here.
Some Of our men and more Of our boys, have
had their hair clipped so short, that one can.
not take pull, at even single hair with
anything short Of a pair Of tweezers. A
field for Examination.
Mr.. j. NJ. Baker has just cut and cured hif
clover, which yielded large supply Of very
tine hay, from little over an acre OF land
clover another time or two) he will have per
haps larger amount OF forage, than II II
had been planted I'M anything else. Horace
Greely once said "go West young man, &c
West" l say, SOW clover young land old
The arrivals In, and departures from, on,
town during the past week, have been very
few. Will now give the very few which have
come to the notice Of the undersigned. MIR
J. +. Swearingen and bis pretty and popular
daughter, Miss Lena, of the Fork, were In
town Saturday, the guest OF Mr. E. w. Har
per. ...
Mr.. R. w. Speer. Of Anderson, spent yester
day with the family OF his father, DIR. A. J.
Speer. o..
Mrs. r. Sadler, OF Anderson. being on q
visit to the family Of Mr.. B. G. Kay, worship
ped at the Methodist church yesterday.
Another change in schedule on the Savan'
nah Valley Railroad. Train going south
passes this point at 7:4O a. M, going north
6:l0 p. m. o.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Mathews lost their little
babe, months old, Saturday evening. Its
remains were placed In old Smyrna cemetery
Sunday at 10 q. m. The Rev. ]. d. Crout Off
clating. Troupe.