The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-12-06
LOVE FOR DEMOCRACY.
Origin OF Thanksgiving Day - The
Gathered Crop-The People.
Lowndesville. S. C., Dec. 4, 1893.


Lowndesville. S. G., Dec. 4, 1893.
At the sale of the Arnold lands near Smyr
ns cemetery last Friday week ago Mr.. z. 10
fer was the purchaser, paying S2,ool Tor 20
acres. u,.,,,...,, nm,
Bordeaux Monday to spend day or two q
M Mr.. and Mrs. E c. Mechine Monday nigh
gave party In honor OF their visitors, Mis-
Leila Swearingnn and Miss Alice McAllister
of Latiner. The weather was so bad. thai
but few OF the Invited guests could attend.
Mr.. j.. NJ. Baker. OF washington, ASH -. T.
Miss Ellen Edwards returned Tuesday from
few days visit to her Due West home.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4: v; Barnes spent s t. ostSe seSera a
the father.in-law OF the former, Mr.. Watt
Dean, at Deans.
MIR. and Mrs. j. b. Franks and Mr.. c. T. Ba
Mrs. Florence Holcomb, of Anderson. came
down Wednesday 10 visit the family OF Mrs
Mrs. L. Il. Horton, Mrs. B. Berry Allen and
Miss Meta Allen went to Anderson Wednes
day TO attend the Baptist Association.
MIR. A. l.. Latimer and his mother, Mrs. j.
NJ. Latimer went 10 Anderson Tuesday, being
summoned by telegram because Of the illness
of the entire family OF the son'ln-law OF the
latter, Mr.. Tom Hill.
Col. j. C. c. Featherstone and Mrs. ]. Mar
ion Latimer, of Anderson, came down Tues.
day TO visit Mrs. j. T. Latimer, the sister OF
the first mentioned. who was then quite sick.
Several OF our citizens went to Augusta
Thursday To see the sights.
On Thursday the Rev. J. D. Crout, accompa-
MED by Rev. r. T. Franks, left for Anderson
county, where the former was united in mar
rage by the latter 10 Miss Rosa Hodges.
daughter OF the late Rev. w. A. Hodges OF the
South Carolina Conference They returned I.ed to TO
this place the next day. May their lives be
one continued thanksgi Wing day.
Thanksgiving day was u very quiet dull day
most OF our places OF business were closed (;
the town had deserted look. No doubt all
people In this country know what Is meant
by Thanksgiving day, but perhaps even some
OF the readers OF the Press and Banner do not
know It's origin. Its observance, In Its earlier
days, Was confined TO the New England
states, later Oh 1t received national recogni-
tion. We gather from an ancient annal that
the first Thanksgiving day was appointed oy
Gov. Winthrop, and was observed by the peo-
pie OF Boston In February In 1882. The starv-
Ing colonists had for some time had but
miserable existence. They had for some time
been anxiously looking for vessel from the
deferred and disappointment but added TO
their distress. A day was appointed for hu-
initiation aud prayer. On the evening before
the appointed day sail was seen In the dis;
the next day Instead OF being one OF sorrow
and gloom, was spent In Joy and thanksgiv. M
people and read the l03rd psalm.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Young, OF Anderson, are
visiting the family Of Mr.. J. T. Latimer.
Rev. J. ID. Crout preached bis last sermon to
this charge tor This conference year yesterday.
Many or our planters are done gathering,
good many sill have much OF this years pro-
ducts still to gather, and occasionally Is seen
some field from which no cUttcn has been
picked. As one evidence that the most OF the
present crop has been harvested and prepared
for market, Is that Mr.. E. K. Horizons ginnery
which has been very busy the entire season,
will hereafter only gin Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays.
To date there has been no excitement, and
80 far as Is known to this writer, very little II
any discussion rs to the formation Of Ma
tiOnal Democratic League at this place. Our
people are fully satisfied with those parties
now existing. OF course we are not 80 COM
pletely welded to them, but that we are open
To conviction, (these are some how Hopping
days.. II some mOnied power were TO come
along and offer us enough TO relieve our pres.
ent aud future necessities. then we might
Join some other party and whoop. haliow, and
hurrah for 1t, but deep down In our hearts
there would st!ll be a love for the good old
Democratic party. Troupe.