The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-14
LOWNDESVILLE.
People Going and COmtng-Big crops
Rushing Growth of All Neseta.
tiOn-Turkcy

Iowudesville, S. c., June 10, 1898
Mr.. Joe McCully, OF Calhoun fa'is' was Ill
town Monday. Alba
willie Monday az Jurors and witnesses IN the
| Court and others on other business.
| Mrs. H.. G. Feunell and her children spent
several days Of last week at the nome OF tne
father of the lormer DR.. J.o, Lindsay az Due
Miss Laura Baskin, who has spent some
tima with her sister Mrs. w. g. Johnson, al
Anderson, returned TO her home at Monterey @
MONDAY accompanied by her twin -neices
Misses Mabel and Margie Johnson.
| Mr.. J. J. Johnson went to Anderson briday
to visit the family of his brother Caps W. u
Mir. D. L. Barnes and Mr.. B. B. Allen went
to Anderson Thursday.
Miss Meta Brownlee and Miss Lena Brown;
lee OF Penny's Greek. came IN trioay, ano
were the guests of DR.. j. b. Moseley. MISS
Meta went on to Anderson the next day, Miss
Lena will remain here for several days Vislt'
n Miss Marie sadler, of Anderson, is visiting
Mrs. Ellen Black and her daughter MISS
Hattie Black, are visiting the family OF Col.
We sre now. aud have been, for sometime.
season, strawberries. cherries. currants, etc,
and the eating of them has but whetted our
appetites, and opened the way for the larger
From this place, for ten miles below, and
for how much farther, neither from informa-
tion nor by sight. IL this dePonent able TO say,
there never was known TO be greater crop Of
old field plums Of all sort, sizes and colors.
Whether this fruit is valuable as either folk
or hog food. as 1t is almost certain crop and
no trouble whatever 10 have. 1t Will DO TO M
up II nothing more, every planter shoulu
have IL, at least In his pasture.
The recent rains have produced wonder.
full change in vegetation, at least, In that part
OF 1t. pertaining 70 the useful, l. e., vegetables
aud crops OF all kinds. Everything IL doing
It's best to get as far away from It's stand still
condition of week or two ago, and among
the other fine crops, that OF grass, must not be
ignored-have not heard single pianter
com plain Of u bad stand OF It..
Another quite perceptlble change. Two or
three years ago, all along our highways pub
lie and private, 1t was cotton, cotton, as lar as
ones vision would reach, and even Pa.c1 Pf iSa oa
rule. Now there Is almost, II not qulte, az
much Uf the one. as the other In slgnt ana
better still, every hill OF corn, mas MIL OF
peas (another valuable farm producp 10 Keep
It is said that Mrs. I. n. McCalla has over
two hundred young turkeys, and chickens
innumerable, to her. She has 80 many that
those turkeys and chickens must have lima.
glned either that this was campaign year,
or that picnics and big meetings were to be
here there ana ef ibe Abbevle cir.
cult, occupied the pulpit In the Methodist
church, in this place last night at $50 O'Clock.
A very good congregation was In attendance.
Rev. j. d. Crout went over to Shiloh Satur-
day to take part IN the Children's Day exer.
cises, which were conducted at that place. AS
usual, Shiloh acquitted herself admirably
we'll as TO the number present. and to the
faithful execution OF the nicely arranged pro-
gram. She never does anything by halves.
The African Methodists OF this section hav-
ing bought lot in West End, are now build.
Ing upon 1t commodious and we'll arranged
church. They desire In this public way 70
thank all, OF all denominations, for their lib
erallty, In assisting them In this matter.
Troupe.