The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-13
THE RIVER THAT SLEEPS.
The Winds are Never WPary-The
Cold Weather IL Severc-RallgiOn
Ice-Snle OF J. NJ. Bakers Proper.

Lowndrsville, s. G., Feb llih 1884,
Mr.. j. &. Thomas went 10 Abbovllc. last
Sunday, to attend on the following day, q
meeting Of the county and township super.
viSnrs.
I HAIessrs. P. Berry Allen. Dave and Tom Coo.
ley went to Ahheville Monday on business.
! Mr.. j. u. Chambers Of Atlanta, reached
here Sunday and spent two or three Gays.
The first Of last week Mr.. Albert Brown, OF
, Anderson. came down. and bought Mrs. K. L.
Moorhead's place situated above Anderson.
| days last week with relatives In this commu-
! ntv.
! Capt and Mrs. J. F. Brownlee of Penny's
. Creek, were in town Wednesday.
! Mpssrs. Catlelt and Grafton. Of Anderson,
were here Wednesday. having with them a
phnnograph, which was something new to
u any Of our neOpe.
Mr.. ]. b. Franks spent several days last
week in the city OF Atlanta.
Mr.. Will TennanL went 10 Abbcvillc, on
| Wednesday.
on Wednesday, 10y trustee ]. r. Vandiver. Of
Anderson. brought the following prices. The
single brick store on right nf Main street. 60
Inc west, in which the post office is, sold for
$500. The two story brick store on corner Of
Main and Bell streets, in which the F. II.
Horton Co., have been doing business, brought
ll6J. and the cottage on Bell street. $500.
The whole OF this property was bought by
Mr. A. l.. Latimer, agent for the Southern
Home Building and Loan Association, OF AT.
Iuntu, Ga.
On Wednesday and Thursday, Mr.. Tatum
Bradley, representing Auditor w. w. Brad
ley was here listing our township property.
\ return was made by nearly, ID not quite all
of our citizens.
Wednesday we had a nice little snow, 1t
was not deep enough 10 Measure.
Sometime ago Il local weather prophet (who
in Hs good as AN almanac any tine.) said that
we were going 10 have plenty of wet and
cold weather during the months OF January
and February. For once. so far, he was right
On Thursday our postmaster was notified
by telegram from the weather bureau. that Il
cold wave was coming, sim ultanenuSly, or
little before said Information was received,
the biggest kind OF cold wave, accompanied
by q sort Of intermittent storm OF wlld. was
upon us. Since then, the weather has been All
that could have been desired even by polar
bear. 1t is cold, when the branches, creeks,
and even rivers Gas has been the case n the
last few dayS)-when 1t required as cover
ug a feather bed at nisht,(as WAS the case, ,mnd
when the water in on we'll, chow many more
not repprted) froze hard. This last, is too
great a tax upon the credulity OF one, and we
ask that 1t be not believed.
DIR a. J. Speer went to Anderson Wednes-
Messrs j. P Doughty and ]. w Foster. Of
the Cotton Compress Company. while here
went hunting Wednesday and killed sixty
partridgeS.
Mr.. A. l. Latimer having business with the
two last named gentleman, met them again
ut Mt. GARNER Friday.
A few days ago Mr.. A. V. Barnes oousht one
.Nl l
on The hill next 10 the Presby yterlan church.
Mr.. H. A. Tennant, from four COWS Is ship
ping about 10 pounds of butter every month,
besides Supplying his family with all vi the
milk and butter wanted.
A col0red infant was found dead day before
yesterday morning, on DR.. 3 \. Henry's
place. II could not he positively determined
whether II frpzed or was smothcred.
Prof. kirkpatrick went TO his former home
at Hunea Path Friday. for short solurn.
There mas been some changes made In our
towns church directory. In the Methodist
churcn, services by the pastor. Rev. r. w.
Mason every Sunnay at ll.3O Il. NJ. and p.
M, except the third Sunday, when he
breaches al the Ridge At il a. m, and IN town
ut night. In the. Presbyterian only two
preaching services In The month, 10y the pas
ior Rev. Luther Link) the third Sunday at
IL 80 d. m., and 7.30 p. IN. In the Baptist, the
pastor, Rev. II. j. Williams breaches at ll.30 d.
tn on the fourth instead of the first Sunday
Ms last year. There is Sunday school In euch
of our churches al 10 a. w., every sunday.
Last night at bed time IL WAS clear and
there waI a promise OF IT. remaining SO, At
least for a day or TWO, but at getting Up time.
(day break) this morning showed the ground
covered with snow, which AT this writing v a.
M is between Two and three lncneS deep, and
II Ii still falling rapidly. troupe.