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LOWNDESVILLE LETTER.
The Farmers About to Get the Short
Crops they Prayed for this VIM
rowndesyille. August 10. 1895.

| Lowndesville, August 49, 1885,
Messrs Oscar Robertson and: Hugh Bowen
of Level Land spent several days last week,
With the family of Mr.. Frank Chnkscales IN
Mrs. W. c. Owens OF Abbeville c. H. came
up to Hon. 1. H. McCalla's last Saturday week
Several days since, Mr.. w. II. Shanklin re-
Mr.. c. Harper, the lately elected Prlnci-
pal of the Honea Path High School, went
over to that place last Monday, to look after
the interests OF said school.
Mr.. Ernest Latimer went to Calhoun Falls
Mr.. j.. T. Iatlmer left for Athens, Ga, on a
Misses Ida and Nora Hammond who had
been visiting relatives in Anderson County
passed here Thursday, en- route TO their Abb
Rev. and Mrs. W. Smith Martin, and their
three children OF Marion c: H., and Mrs DR..
Brockington. the mother-in-law of the first
named, OF Kingstree, came up. to spend a
Miss Anna Watson of Anderson is now
with her cousin Miss Meta Allen.
Mr.. Floyd Watson and Mrs. DR.: Duckett OF
Anderson, were with the family Of Hr. b.
Berry Allen several days last week;
Mr. J. NJ. Baker of Washington d. c. came
home Saturday, on few days furlougn.
Mr.. Curtis Kann of Anderson County came
down Saturday to Mr.. VIII Harden's his
Mai. and Mrs. F. w. R. Nance OF ,Abbeville
were with us Saturday night, and then 10 MIR.
W. G. Huckabee's till yesterday evening.
Because OF the bad weather, Friday
Baptist Church grounds, was postponed In
Mr.. T. b. Cooley left Saturday for. a several
days stay, among relatives ana 1rienos' IN
Last Saturday during thunder storm, a
bolt struck o tree, under which Mr.. N. b.
Sutherland's two hogs, his next pork supply,
Mrs. 3. NJ. Black is now and has been for
sometime at the home Of her son-in-law, Mr..
B. F. Price near Abbeville.
A protracted meeting will begin In the Bap-
tlst church in this place next Sunday, the
And at the same place the Abbeville Asso-
ciation will be held commencing Tuesday,
Mr. VIM. Broadwell has bought the Moseley
place from Dr. B. A. Henry and will take
possession the 1st of January next.
Our very destructive drought was ended
last Saturday night week ago, since then we
have had more or less raa every aay t
ing much OF the little fruit on the cotton to
drop off, Many OF the planters are pretty
we'll satisfied with their prospects, for good
corn crop but all are more or less discourag-
ed as to the yield OF cotton. Some put 1t as
low as fifty per cent. off, The fruit crop with
us has been q very heavy one, so much 80, Or
from HOme Otl6f CauS6 Iudt IuGT6 uHS UbeIl
but little OF 1t that was as good as usual. We
have, however, made out with 1t. 1t beats
none, badly.
Wednes night. It was one of the best
meetings as to results, that there has been
here for several years. The membership was
greatly revived, some thirty conversions, and
believe only two accessions. While here as
In many other places there was, and is, much
material out OF which better christians
might be made. yet the rather peculiar condi-
exists, that nearly every one, even 10 the
small boys and girls, is member OF some
branch OF the christian church, and much OF
an Increase in membership is not to be ex.
pected. It was more OF union meeting
than this writer ever saw before. 1t was well
ATTENDED and taken part In by other denomi-
nations, and all have alike felt Its good ef-
fects. This was as 1t should be-. Rev. +. w.
Mason is doing good work here, has the
confidence of, and is beloved by every body.
We would like to keep him here always.
Rev. w. Smith Martin preached one OF his
characteristic good sermons last night In the
Methodist church. His six years OF labor In
other fields, since he served this charge. have
not damaged him In any particular. He is
the same genial. whole sou led christian SER
want OF God, We are glad TO have him and
family once again with us. If we were able
to keep two preachers and had the choosing
OF them, we would select Bros. Mason and
Martin every time. Troupe.