The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-08-07
LOWNDESVILLE LETTER.
All Kinds of Reportorial Items aud
Happy People.

spring Monday. which was very pleasing tc
all who were there.
Mrs. Tom Hill, of Anderson, spent las'
week with her mother, Mrs. ]. NJ. Latimer. ,
Mr.. f. w. Baskin went 10 AbbeVille, Wed
nesday as delegate from this Branch Society
to the Abbeville County Bible Society;
Mr.. ]. Fl. Epps and ms Two cnlidren, o
days with the family of his brother-in-law
Miss Alice and Miss Cora Moragne, of Bor
Mr.. b. Berry Allen for several days last week
MIR. j, E. McDavid, of Abbeville. came ur
on Thursday to spend at least part of fif
teen days furlough, with relatives and friends
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Epps entertained quite O
number of their young friends Thursday
night. Refreshments were served. All pres
ent pronounce the occasion very pleasant
Mr. R. F. Mllburn, of Williston, Nd, came
Friday to visit his brother by marriage, Mr.
w. L. Kennedy.
At Prices Mills a goodly number OF young
people gathered Friday and had picnic.
Mr.. j. G. Huckabee having volunteered In
the great army of knights Of the Grip" left
for the seat or war Friday.
Messrs. Lindsay Fenre! and =. H. Simpson
OF Toccoa, Ga, reached here Friday, for 8
stay of q week or Two nong friends.
Master Giles Templeton, of Abueville, who
had taken q wheel trip TO Anderson, came
through this place Friday, enroute to Cal
houn Falls.
On Saturday w. James Booker, in company
with Miss Lena Booker, Miss Belle Ro
land and Miss Kay, Of Donalds, came ovel
for few days stay with the family OF Rev. E
Mrs. E. r. Horton after spending several
days at Mt. Carmel, returned yesterday eve.
ming accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. r
w. Collier.
Quite large contingent OF the friends o
Hon. /. H. McCalIa gathered at his home Fri
day night and serenaded him.
DR.. q. V. Barnes. of Anderson: preach ed
from the pulpit Of the Methodist church last
night to a large congregation.
sHILoH's HAPPY DAY.
On Saturday large crowd gathered at Shi
loh 10 participate either in one way or anoth
emphatically O childrens day, for it seemed
as If the surrounding country. for miles, had
brought out It's entire supply, OF young
America Shiloh has long been noted fol
Yesterday, entities her to the championship
In that line OF the county. The main part o.
the church was full, the galleries were full
and a good part Of out doors was full. The
exercises began about IL q. m. with Superin
tendent L. p. Harkness, master of ceremonies
who proved himself equal to the occasion
Included in the programme were several
feasts, literary, musical, physical, and these
were so nicely adjusted, and timed, and 80 In
termixed and varied, as that no one of them
was continued long enough to lose Its attrac
tion. The most prominent, the one specially
designed TO commemorate the day, was the
active part taken by the school In recltatiOns
dialogues and music, all of which showed q
familiarity and fitness, upon the part OF each
for their respective parts and were SO vel
performed as TO rob the occasion OF the mo
notomy, sometimes attending them. Anoth
er part OF the literary feast, was furnished by
Rev. f. w. Mason, Rev. w. H. Arial, Mr.. l.
z. Hardness and Mr.. W. w. Bradley our efh
Client county Auditor. All OF the addresset
I fn int IND
appropriate. About 1880 p. m. an interval o.
on hour and thirty minutes was given to the
bodily feast, coupled with social converse
both OF which were contributed 70 llberally
by the good people Of that section, who know
50 we'll how 10 administer to the comfort and
happiness OF all visitors. Several OF the af
ternoon hours were very pleasantly spenl
within the sacred walls, and then az the
approaching close OF day. we made our way
to our respectives homes, having spent day
long to be remembered.
The programme for the day was as follows
Song-"Happy Welcome to ALL"
Recitatlon-"Be Good Little Children."-
Nellie Milford.
Recitatlon-"Juvenile Work"-Allie Hark
ness, May Prince, Eula Brown, Sallie Had
Recitation" Recognition in Heaven" =
Recitation" ITO Give is to Live" Cors
Speech After school-Fleet Stokes.
Song-"Hide Me-"
Recitation-"Only Little Children"-Lillie
Recitation-"The One who is Missed''-ollit
McAdams.
Recitation-"Speak q Winning Word for
Jesus'-Helen keaton.
Recitation-"Little Glrls"-Corrle Haddon
Essay1Selt Decep!ion-Miss Una Haddon'
RecitatlonI"LIttle Glfts"-Maud Kay.
Recitation-"Never Forget to Pray"-Orrie
Iemming.
Recitation-"Gullty or Not Guilty"-Pear
speech-How my Boy Went Down-Thom
Recitation-"The Winner of the Race
Recitation-"O Plea"-Carrie Flemming
Recitation-"The Burial Of Moses" Ross
Issongyswhy Not Now9"
Recitation "Our Training School"-Johr
Haddon and Chris Suber.
Recitation-"A Commonplace Letter"-Luls
Stokes.
Address by w. w. Bradley.
Song-"His Mercy Flows"
Recitation = "She Always Made Hom'
Happy"-Lula Haddon.
Speech by Tom Stokes.
Recitation-"His Yoke"-May Prince.
Address by Rev. E, W. Mason.
Observation-Disclosures that Never Die"-Loi
Sutherland.
RecItation-"Praise to God'-Lemmie Trib
BILE.
Recitation-"True to Thee-Emma Stokes
Recitation-"A Cradle Hymn"-Isabel Nil
ford.
Song-"I will Sing the Wondrous Story"
Recitation-"Borrowing Trouble" -Lowri
Tribble.
Speech by Irwin Prince.
Essay-Every Day Reiglon-Orrie McCar
ter.
Recltation-"I'I Know thee There"-Lll
lian McCcarter.
Speech-Be In Tlme-John Harkness.
Recitation by Allie Harkness.
Address by l.. G. Branyan.
Collection. Song-"Pass 1t On"
Dinner.
Recitation by eight little girls: Allie Hark
ness, Corrie Flemming, Orrie Flemmine
Helen Keaton, Maud Kay, May Prince, Salli
Haddon, Mollie Kay.
DoxoIogy-" Praise God from whom al
blessings flow"
Blrth-last Sunday to Mrs. J. M. Hu ckabee