The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-01
ROARING ROCKY RIVER.
The People Distressed NeiGhborinS
Cities-PreachcrS and Teachers
An Old Quilt.

Lowndesville, $. c., April 10Th, 1925.
Mr.. and Mrs. y. V. Barnes went 10 Ahaer'
son Tuesday.
Tuesday, to attend the marriage OF MISS MAI
tie Henry, sister OF the first naineu, WHICH
took place the next day.
Mr.. W. G.. Tenuant went by rail- 10 CaIhoph
Fails. and returned by "wheel'' Tuesday. -
Mr. and Mrs j. r. Franks and Mr.. &. l.
Baker, were called To Elherton wednesday
To attend the marriage OF Mr.. Jas. S~lft ano
Miss Susie Heard. which was soieihh'"eu al
that place next day. ,,,,,
who have been visiting at lhe home ol Dr. D.
r. Baskin, father of the hrst named ior sever
aI weeks returned to her home ut Anderson,
Rev. Mr. Given. a Baptist minister, who Is a
fuaurial agent for The Theological seminary
of Louisville, Ny. spent "Wednesday night at
tie Horton House and attended the prayer
meeting that night at the Methodist chnrch.
Rev J. Il. Campbell, Presiding Elder OF the
COX esbury District, reached mere lhurSuay
evening, and at II n. IN. Friday preached IN
the Methodist church, at the close ol whlcn
he held the second quarterly conference ior
this ST, tiOn.
down To sharon church where he went 10
carry. Rev. J. b. Campbell, whose duties as
Presiding E;der, called him there 10 hold
quarterly conference.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Calhoun, OF Monterey,
were In this place Saturday, visiting the IanI.
iries of Mr.. Il. Il. Cunningham and Mrs. Mary
Tennent 81, ,,,
Prof. j. G. Harper, OF the Antreville High
school came over Satu day ana Was the guest
OF his brother, Mr.. ID. w. Harper;
Mr.T Il. Clinkscales lost fine valuable
mule few days ago.
Next Friday, May :rd Prof. r. o. Kirkpat-
rick land his school will have picnic, Mt or
near this place. and all who will come with
heavy laden baskets. Will he cordially well
c>me The exercises will begin as the crowd
gathers. -
brought over from Ireland about 1882. II run
and kept good time for one hundred years
Because 0I II worn out wheel, Mr.. II. y. Der
nau now has II for repairs. ana he proposes 10
exhibit it, at the Cotton StaleS ind lnterna-
tional Exposition at Atlanta, Ca, in Seplem-
Whilst collecting items in that neishbor.
hood, another one worth repeating. was ioana
pane which was used UPON the bed In which
General Lrtnyettee, Of Revolutionary iame,
slept during his last visit 10 the United States.
in or about 1882, In Charleston. The morning
after he left there, everything In his room was
sold for SuuvnoirS. This part of the bed Gov.
ering was bought by Mr.. Jno. Frazier, then
merchant in tuat place, and II has been hand
ed down ever since, and is yet In a good state
Mrs. CALVIN Pressly and Mrs. Swift, of FL
berton, the first OF last week were over visit
ing the family OF their father, Mr.. Jas. NJ.
Young.
CapI. W. Il. White says that the editor Of
the Press aud Banner last week in reporting
the changes, which he, the Captain. told hin
had taken place in Abbeville city, since he
left there omitted 10 mention the most i'm
portant one which he desires emphasized, !. e.
IT is now one OF the most beautiful cities that
he ever saw.
Miss Ida Bowman whom we are always
glad to meet, has Just ended few days stay
at Mr.. f. w. Harper'S.
Mrs. Lantle Huckabee who had charge Of
tlourishlng school ut Monterey, closed IT Fri
dav and returned here to her home al her
brothers., MIR. VIM. Moore.
The last issue of the Athens Banner, adVer-
liseS for sale, (bv the chief OF police, twenty
seven houses and lots owned by white people,
and twenty.lhree houses and lots owned by
coored people, ITO satisfy Il city tax Il IA
and IT IL said that Atlanta has about on hun
dred and fifty Of the same sort. These cities
of our sister State seem 10 be In bad way.
Troupe.