The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-09-19
LOWNDESVILLE'S ITEMS.
The People and What they are Doing
on the Roaring Rocky River.


Lywndesyille, 8. C., Sept. II, 1894.
Miss Liona Clinkscales, Of the Fork, has
MI. ]. 4. Latimer went to Abbeville last
Mr.. Beatty sherrard went to visit his par.
ents at Moffattsville last Saturday.
This Presbyterian charge was not represent
ed at the late Presbytery at Williamson. be-
Fennel and the elders In Providence church.
Rev. and Mrs. j. D. Crout went to Mrs. w.
A. Hodges at Starr Monday and returned on
Hon. F. B. Gary and Miss Mabel Tusten, OF
Abbeyille, came In Monday and were the
guests Of Mr.. J. T. Latlmer until the next
Mrs. robert Hester, OF Hester, was here
Tuesday looking after her interests in this
Mr. ]. G. Huckabee went to Abbeville last
The second primary election was held Tues
day and It passed off quietly, and no doubt To
the satisfaction Of the successful candidates.
Miss Lille Huckabee reached home Tues
Messrs. j. p. and Clarence Young, OF :Ander.
son. have spent the greater part OF this week
with relatives in and around here.
Mr.SW. II. Shanklin went down near Az
gusta Wednesday TO visit the home OF his
parents, and Mr.. G. NJ. Horton is acting as
depot agent during his absence.
Miss Maggie Trlbble has charge OF -four.
ishipS school @ at Fort ss! Hin; ,.,si ar... dso,
.
for the past two weeks with carbunole on
MIL. c. Mauldin has just returned from q
several week. trip to southTest ATkansSas
view OF moving there next winter. He was
visited.
TWO THOUSAND SCRAPS.
There Is lady living near Barnes station
who has made quilt which contains 1000
pieces. This, when finished, will, no doubt
% her Visitors I " as an new eVidence Of her g taste and
ingenuity in the arrangement OF 30 many
pieces and economy In the saving OF scraps,
and, then II will be handed down TO and pre-.
served by her descendants as highly priced
Mrs R. W. Collier, Of Mt. Carmel, and Mrs
Jno. Horton, Of Mccormick, came Thursday
TO spend few days with Mrs. O. r. Horton.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
The Sunday School Conferene began in the
Methodist church at this place Thursday
night at $50, the opening sermon being
tbe
ing OF the Conference proper. so few delegates
had arrived, . half hour was taken up In q
prayer and song service; then the above
mon. At2 p. m, the quarterly conference
was called together at the parsonage. Rev. ].
B. Campbell occupied the chair. Owing to
sickness, but few over half OF the members
were present. A very creditable showing was
At $50 p. NJ, the Sunday School Conference
was called TO order by the President, Rev. C.
Y: Hammond. and MT. W: v. Glinkscales was
gates was then attended to-only aboct fifteen
OF whom where present. There was another
session at $50 p. M. At its close 1t was thought
cided to hold the next one at Greenwood. be-
ginning Thursday night before the full moon
In August, 1895.
DRowING HER OFFSPRING.
An old cat was seen to enter Mr.. D. L
Barnes yard with kitten in her mouth. She
went into the back yard, placed It somewhere
went and got another, which excited the curl
boiler, which was about half full OF water
into which she threw 1t and where was found
the other one; both were drowned.
HOGS DYING.
In the neighborhood OF Latimer and Cal.
houn Falls, hogs are rapidly dying with
cholera; one man lost thirty-nine and an
other eighteen.
CoLoRED PEOPLE HAVING A GOOD TIME.
Last Sunday was a big day here for the
colored people. Bishop r. S. Williams Of
Of Augusta, Ga, preached in the colored NJ
f. Church at llS0 a. m, It being reported
same place at 8 p. m. quite q number of us
went to hear him, but when we reached the
grounds we found the church already packed
with colored people: the yard was full. and
and as We could only get In seeing distance o.
the preacher, and that standing In the sun,
we returned home. Only one fight.
Mr.. j. B. Leroy, who has spent the past
two or three months In the mountains, came
back to his home this morning,
Mrs. VIM. Browplee and her two daughters
Mrs. Florence Holcombe and Miss Ellen
Brownlee, who have been living In this town
for several months past, moved back to theil
old home. Townville, on Tuesday.
Next Saturday an election will take place
here for cotton weigher. The Ridge Noun.
tain View, Antreville and Lowndesviile Al
besides these, all who handle cotton, aithel