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ACCIDENTAL DEATH.
4 Little Child Dies from Injuries Re-
cetved from an Umbrella Rib
Beautiful FIowers-ReligiOus Ser.
y,oas-PersOuaI PnrRcraphs.

Lowndesvllle, S c.. March %, 1891.
Mr., A.. l.. Iatimer went TO Anderson Thurs
day, and while there attended the meeting ol
The spring comm union began In Providence
church Saturday with o sermon rom the
pastor Rev. II. G. Fennel, at li::W q. m.' ana
another yesterday AT the same hour.
Mr., ]. ]. Johnson has had charge or our
High School for the past few days, owing to
the sickness OF The Principal Rev. II. Z. Fen
mel. -
Mr.. Clarence Young went to Anderson yes
terday TO visit the family of his father Mr.. j.
MIR. II. w. Speer, Of Anderson. came down
yesterday TO visit The family OF MS father Dr.
Miss ida bowman returned Saturday even
ing from very pleasant ten days visit To
Abheville.
Saturday evening" Mrs. J. NJ. Baker prepar-
ed for the young lriends9t & MISS ma Mae 3r'ihi
took place upon the lawn In front or her
house There were twelve or fifteen young
men and misses who took part IN me
past time 1t was quite refresh ing to the
spectators to witness the great enjoyment OIL
the participants.
N Misses Meta and Lena Brownlee., of Penny's
Creek came over saturday, ana were Lne
guests Of Rev. II. G. Fennel:
few DAYS ago the little four year Old child
of Capt. w. ID. Mann, was badly nuri, oy run
ming with an umbrella rib in Its mouth. lie
fell and the rib was pushed almost through
to the back of his neck.
The county papers and others bring to US
the sad Intelligence that Capt +. CoWan il
dead. He made one of the most efncleDt
School Com nissioners our county has ever
had. The teachers of the county, for years
gone, gratefully remember his many kind
nesses to them. These kindnesses were
shown without detriment to the pnolic schnnI
Interests, and he did, as far as 1t was possible
for any one to do, provide school privileges
to all of the school children in the county
He with one purpose recognized the claims
of all. A good man has iallen: lie VIII oe
greatly missed, and his place will he hard 10
Mr.. F. r. Horton has bought the place own
ed, and still lived upon by MIR. Hugh Arm
strong. Rumor has IL that he does not gel
possession till sometime toward the end OF
Easter was observed yesterday in Smyrna
! church. The church was beautifully ana ap'
propriately decorated. The congregation was
pretty good one. considering th Q bad wealth.
| er. Rev. J. ID. Crout gave us sermon wei
suited to the occasion. He TOOK for MS texl
the 3rd verse OF the 9th chapter OF st: Luke.
"And they entered in and found not the BODY
| OF the Lord Jesus"
MIR. j. ]. Johnson went to Anderson Satur.
day evening for short visit to the family OF
bis brother Capt w. G: Johnson,
Mr., and Mrs. r. W. Collier, of Mt. Carmel
came up yesterday evening TO visit The iami
ly Of Mrs. f. r. Horton.
Many Of our flower and vegetable gardens
are beginning TO give promise OF much beauty
ana usefulness. IL is W oo hoPeu ..''" 49,
will not meet the fate Of the early worm
There is sometimes luck In leisure"
Later.-In formation is received that the
little child Of Capt. Mann, who met with the
un fortunate accident mentioned above, dled
yesterday evening about3p. m. Such afflic'
lions can only be properly estimated by
those parents, who have passed through them
and only they can fully sympathize with tht
sorrowing ones. DR.. Talmage, the celebrated
divine Of Brooklyn, n. Y, says that we ought
to rejoice that. our loved ones, especially
children, have been taken from the evils and
sorrows Of life. That Is no doubt the proper
way In which TO look at II, but IL Is easier 10
preach, than practice 1t. troupe.