The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-06
LOWNDESVILLE'S LETTER.
A Pretty Good one on the Ceunty-A
Runaway Scrape - People Going
uuI Gaming.

Lowndesville. S. C., March 4th, 1895.
Mr.. Jno. McCalla, of EIbert county, Geor-
giu, was over circulating among his friends In
TINS place Monday.
MIR. j. G. Huckuuee and his mother Mrs. A.
NJ. Huckauee went 10 Aboeville Tuesday.
MIR. &. T. Baker Went To AUbeville on Tues
day. Mr.. Baker is reading law under Capt.
W. Fl. Parker, at that place.
About the first ploughing that was done
since Christmas, In this community was done
the 2ith oi last month. The planters Will
School commissioner W. I. Milford was In
this part of the county Wednesday and Thurs.
day. looking after the schools. In travelling
a road upon which there were gates to be
o zen ed, he got out Of his buggy at one OF
them. opened II, lead his horse through, and
stepped back 10 shut it, when his horse from
some cause ran off, and smashed up his
buggy. AS smart man as a school commits
Sluner ought To be, ought TO have a horse too
smart To play the fool that way.
On Thursday we heard man say that he
pulled corn Tuesday and picked cotton Wed
uesday. Rather late winding the gathering
MI j. J. Johnson made a business visit to
Abbeville Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. P. b. Allen, Of Starr, were
among ireinds IN anu around here for day
Ur Two last week.
Mr.. II. G. Prince, Jr., and his sister NJ iss
Carrie Prince, OF WILLIAMSON. came down
Thursday and spent day or two with kins'
folk here.
DrJ b. Moseley spent two or three days
professionally at LalIIner last week.
a lew days ago, two children OF Mrs Kings.
In the Shiloh neighborhood were bitten by q
dog, supposed TO Ue mad. a. it had been bitten
sometime before 10y dog that was mad.
Sheriff and Mrs. +. w. 4 Nance, OF Able
VILE. were visiting the families Of Messrs. w.
q. aud J. w. Huckabee. for day or two, last
week.
We had some rain Friday and Saturday, the
first in almost a month, unusual TOR February.
In this section, during last week more oats
were sowed than ever before, at the same
ate, and in the same length of time.
Having pretty good one. on the county TO
report, here 1t is. gentleman sometime ago
paid his lax. and after getting home, eXamin
ed his receipt, aud found That he had not
been charged quite enough. Judging from the
amount OF property returned by him. and the
~ l-2 mills to be paid upon II. He went and
bad the mistake corrected. as he thought he
could better afford to lose II, than the county
md state could
Mr.. w. u. Huckabee, ON Thursday moved
from the A. l.. Ialimer house near the depot.
into the A. V. Barnes house near the Presby-
Miss Lena OgIesby. OF Elberton, came in
Friday, To visit the family of her brother-in-
law, DR.. B. A. Henry.
Mr.. Calhoun Black, OF Antreville. was in
our mid>t tor u day or two last week.
There were several small mixed droves OF
horses and mules In this town. during the
past week, but few sales.
MIR. NJ. w. Speer was bitten on the hand by
vicious hog few days ago, not seriously,
but enough So ~ 10 somewhat interfere with
his ,ieing up of bundles.
Mr.. A. V. Barnes Is having some improve
nents put upon his house and lot a late pur.
chase.
Ned Riley. perhaps the most noted darkey
In this part OF The country, Is on crutches, re.
suit of broken ankle. He poor old fellow.
caring for nobody, aud nobody caring for him,
| ~ IN Il bad fix.
Rev r. B. Ingram. of the Lowndesville cir.
cult. occupied the pulpit In the Methodist
church In this place last night. giving TO his
hearers, a very good sermon. He was the
guest OF Rev. E. w. Mason.
| In these days when South Carolina Ia flood
| ed with statesman, eager to guide the old shir
II is refreshing TO know that there are a few
| in our county, WHO are conscious of their Ina
bility (and so express themseIveS) to repre-
sent Abbeville county in the coming CDnstt
tuLional con eention. Like Schotiuld of rail
road notoriety. I'VE are still hopeful"
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