The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-05
LOWNDESVILLE'S ECHOES.
Personal Para%raphs-Sch0ol Exhibi-
tiou-Lucky Scholars - The Able.
willie Press - Death of Good
Woman.


Woman.
l.owndesville, ). c., May q, lS!6
! Mr.. j. J. Johnson went To Anderson Tues
! Mr. and Mrs. Z. w. Raskln gave Roclnbe
! ~ their home Tuesday night, which was en-
! ioyed by all whuatiended.
! Mr.. Joel Keys, oi Anderson, was the guest
! OF MIR. j.. w. Harper uesday night.
MiSs Lois Watson, Ui Anderson, came down
Saturday io visit the family nl her brotner-in'
law, Mr. B. R0lin Allen.
MeSsrS. Ernest LitiIner nnd Henry Allen
lett saturday morning Tor Young harrls COL
iesc To take in the commencement exercises
to be held There lhis week.
Master Willie Armstrong, OF Honea Path,
came over saturday to visit his grandmother.
Mrs. 1nS. Iiattiner.
Mrs. o r. Horton, who has son, Master
Charlie Horton. at Young Harris College,
went over yesterday To attend The closing ex-
ercises of That college.
Mr. NJ. W. Speer and his sister, Miss Ethel,
left Yesterday by private conveyance yesier-
day morning for Young Harris College. Miss
Ethel will stop over a lew days at Toccoa To
visit her friend. Miss Ilie May Fennel
Prof. J. w. Daniel closed his school on the
"Ridne" last Friday for a months vacation,
and left for a AbbeviIle for few days stay with
the family ol his brother-in-law, Rev. w. II.
Ariail, ana then on TO his home in Lnurens.
Mrs. Enoch Nance has, judging from the
regard upon il, perhaps the oldest piece OF
earihenware hi the world. Written upon one
side of il, before IT. hardened, is May ID, i3I5.
Miss Mary Stasc." II will hold about gal
Ion and is still In II gODu state Oi preservation.
except that lhe handle and part OF the spout
i broken OF. It's sides are decorated with
flowers, and Is quite curiosity.
The promised exhibition In Proi. L. " hlrK-
paIrick's IS schO u in this place came off Friday
night. Although it, was raining little, yet
long before theShour for beginning the eX-
ercises, large crowd had gathered around
the academy. we'll arranged programme,
carried out admiralty and credltaniy alike 10
tutor and pupi's. more than met The high eX-
pectationS of those present. Music was iur
nished by Miss Julia Andrews aud Miss Lu!ie
Price on the organ. Our efficient and popular
teacher, at the beginning OF the term just
ended, offered three prizes, ono prize TO the
pupil in each OF the three departments, !. e.,
higher, intermediate and primary, who
should make he best record as 10 scholarship,
and the successful contestants were Miss Meta
Allen in the highest department, Master Mae
Horton in the intermediate department and
Master Roscoe Horton in the primary depart.
Inent each o: whom WAS presented gold
medal. Honorable mention was given To
Messrs Henry Allen, Ernest Latimer, Ernest
Allen, Robt. MOsley and Thomas Sidel In the
first named department. Masters Ernest
johnson and Bruce Mosley in the 2nd, and
Vera Allen, Jimmie Latimer and Glen Baskiu
In the 3rd.
by rail for his nome at Honea Path. His leav
ing again leaves our High School without
principal, as he sometime ago decided not to
be an applicant for the position, as his ousi-
ness lnteTGSlS ut IloDcd 1 dLb iCquiiCu
presence. His presence in this community
for the past lew months gave 10 nj IN mauy
strong friends. His management OF the school
interests was satisfactory alike 10 patrons and
pupi's, and the brst wishes Of our people fol-
low him wherever his lot may be cast.
Prot. j. +. Harper will have an exhibition
in his school at Barnes next Monday night,
June 3rd, followed Tue next day by an ad-
.iresS by Col Grogan. Of Elbert county, GA,
,fler which u basket dinner will be IN order
All sreAinvited Go to the exhibition, you
will be delighted; listen 10 The address tue
rext day, you will be well entertained, and
all carry q large basket OF good things. and at
the proper hour we Cali all eat Us much as we
please.
The Abbeville Press" by w. A. Lee and
Hugh Wilson, jr., OF December IA, lS6O, is be-
fore us. 1t contains President Jas. Buchan-
ans message, or So much of IL as then related
10 The pt culiar circumstances by which we
we're surI Ounded. AS will be seen by the
above date, 1t was just upon the eve of seces-
sion-that which brought upon us woes not
,lreampt of in our philosophy, and brought
about changes which the best statesmen could
not roreSce. The first editorial Is ON The
Electiun,' then follows the names Otto.
Perrin, EDWARD Noble, Jno. I'll. Wilson, Thos |
Thomson, ID. l.. Wardlaw, Jno. A. Calhoun"
who were elected delegates 10 the State Con-
venlion, which met in Columbia few days
.atrr and formulated aud signed the ordi-
uance OF secession. In the same paper Is CIV |
en- tn: name OF every delegate from every |
county in the State and quite number OF
matters ofinlerest. Can any one In the conn.
~ show an Older paper? troupe.