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LOWNDESVILLE LETTER.
Personal Paragraphs-VisitOr Going
and COming-StateIy Cedars-Hap-
py PeOple-Bride and Groom Shot
Splendid CrOps-WOnderfuI Re.
cord for Bottom Corn.

/ and COming-Stately. Cedars-Hap-
by PeOple-Bride and Groom Shot
Splendid CrOps-WonderfuI Re.
i cord for Bottom Corn.
| Lowndesville August 4.
| The protracted meeting at the Ridge closed
last Sunday, with the morning service. There
were about ten applications for church men,
bership, about fifteen conversions.
Mr.. Foster Speer spent several days In El-
bert County last week.
Mr.. Rudolf McDavId was with the family
of his brother-in.aw, Mr.. E. r. Horton, last
week.
a two weeks mountain trip Tuesday.
Mrs. o. r. Horton went To Abbeville last
Saturday TO attend the Union meeting begin
ming on that day In the Baptist church.
Miss Allie May and Miss Ada went TO War
renton Wednesday to be present at the ex-
hibilion given in'the school that night.
| The Saluda Baptist Association was held at
Rocky River church this week, beginning
Tuesday. TITS said that there were several
thousand people In attendance.
Messrs. Rob Moseley and Ellis Hue kabee
lett for Greenwood and other points In the
Capt Jas. Nj. White of Monterey, was here
among old friends Tuesday.
| Messrs. T. a. Sherard and David Presley
or Moffatts.ille were In town Wednesday,
| Mr.. ]. Q. Donnald OF Hartwell Ga, spent
few, hours among old friends In this place
Mr.. j. E. McDavid and Mr.. c. E. McCay OF
Due West, came over Wednesday, and were
| the quests OF Mr.. E. r. Horton.
Rev. ]. NJ. Mercer. pastor Of West End
MCGEE, OF Due West. came from the Assoca-
| lion Wednesday, and spent the night with
the family Of MIR. b. Berry Allen.
Mr.. T. A. Chestnut, OF the county surveying
corps. was In our midst Wednesday.
Mr.. w. =. Lindsay, of Due West was visit
| ing his sister, Mrs. 81. c. Fennel this week.
Capt. j. E. Brownlee, OF Penny's Creek
spent few hours upon our streets Wednes-
Rev. and Mrs A. s. Abbott, Of the Wesley
an Methodist church held two days meet
Ing al Fellowship this day week ago. He oc.
she at 5 p; M, after which church was
formed Of about twenty members.
Mr.. Coke brennan attended the late Union
meeting at Ab0eyille as delegate from this
| charge.
We, (wiie and self) had the pleasure Of at
tending a lawn party on the grounds OF Mr..
G. g. McAllister at Latimer the night before
last. He has broad ayenu leading from the
side with row of beautiful and stately
cedars upon which were hung japanese lam
| terms at short distances, lighting the grounds.
Quite number OF young people, together
for miles around were present, and all with
one accord, gave themselves over to the pleas
ures OF the occasion. AT q seasonable hour
| refresh ments, consisting Of eight or ten va
rieties of cake, furnished by as many ladies,
gotten up In the most palatable style, which
| the good ladies OF that section know so well
how to prepare, together with Ice lemonade
in abundance Mr.. and Mrs. McAllister are
heartily in accord, In giving the use OF their
grounds and dwelling .ior such and other
gatherings, and they and family unite In ex-
do all in their power to make their stay an
enjoyable one. The above effort to please Is
heartily engaged IN by all who attend. And
then, the young people OF this place and sur
| Il IA, Nf-
gether on the same night on Providence
! church grounds. The attendance was large
and all bad a pleasant time. Ice cream was
| served TO all.
past few days with the family OF their con,
MIR. +. X. Horton. The late heavy rains
washed the land badly in many places,
made gullies in the roads, and has given cot
Heretofore we have been wont to praise our
section because OF It's being 80 peaceful and
quiet, in that the colored people had fewer
| fuses among themselves, and there were not
SO many difficulties between them and the
whites, but for the past few weeks the troub.
| les between the darkies have been quite nu
| merous. About three weeks since at Calhoun
Falls. mean whiskey and the ever ready pls-
| tol, were the cause of one coiored man being
severely wounned and another killed. About
the same time the convenient knife came
near causing the death of another In this
place. Then, at Mr.. las. Harden's. near here,
| terrible tragedy occurred Tuesday. A few
days before young colored man and woman
| were married. He had rival who determiu-
ed that the happy groom should not long en-
Joy the prize that he had won. He borrowed
| q dOuble-barrel shot gun which he heavily
charged and went TO the house of the married
couple, where he arrived shortly after dark,
the woman In his lap, which he could not
stand. He at once discharged both barrels
which entered their sides. The man soon
died, the woman il still alive, but in a criti-
nu tUng O
known who did the shooting. but from threats
made by the above named rival, he was sus.
pected, and the next day he was arrested,
| when he made full con iession, was taken TO
Abbeyilie, and Is now boarding with sherlf
Nance.
Then there have been minor scrimmages
too numerous 70 mention; Upon those en-
gagged In these last, II as Bill Nye, says they
| were, "reproached TIL they could not Sit
down for week. 1t might have wholesome
affect
| Now, whilst the crops ure on boom, every
where, heard from, only those, very good
need he mentioned.
First, We went " the hospitable home of
in part. hH crop, and such crop, IT was
pleasing to look at. We saw the best field
OF cotton that we ever raw. Then there are
acres upon acres OF fine corn, which 1t Is esti-
mated, will average fifty or sixty bushels To
the acre. The corn seen partly includes the
crop Of our venerable friend, his three sons
and his son-in.law. MIR. j. II. Bell. All oil
whlce without some disaster. will fill to the
full, the cribs Of the owner They how have
q quantity Of old corn on hand. In the bot
toms near the river banks stands walnut
tree from which IL annually gathered about
ifty bushels.
Mr.. ClinkscaleS during residence OF AZ
years there, has only partially lost two crops
by high water. After having very pleas
ureabe visit, we went TO Mr.. i. H. McCallas
where we also received q cordial welcome.
There too we were shown partly over the
farm. Corn and cotton In abundance. and In
promise all that heart could wish. Mr.. Nc
Gala sowed seven acres OF his bottom land
in oats, from which he ,threshed 2Z bushels
OF fine oats. He also has about IS acres Of
bottom corn that will yield fifty bushels To
the acre, and fifty of upland that IL as good
as the land could make. All OF these friends
sowed and planted largely of peas whose
yield can be- better determined later on.
They have quantity or old corn and home
raised meat 10 spare. 1t IL true that they are
blest In having productive lands To Guilt
vate, but with the same energy,sperseverance
and well directed labor shown by these 1arIn-
ers, Chat word is used In ,its broadest sense)
shown by all tillers of the soil, the great cause
for grumbling abouthard times,so rife all over
our country for years past, long since would
have given place 10 that ease and conten tLnent,
which should and might he the happy lot, OF
all engaged In the independent occupation Of
agriculture. Troupe.