The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-01-15
ROARING ROCKY RIVER.
Broken Legged Mules Preachers-
Sick Telegraph Agents-Love Let
terB-MeasIes.


Lowndesville, 8. c.. July l3, 1896.
Last Monday Mr.. J. NJ. Huckabee fonnd one
of his mules with broken leg, supposed II
been SSe Ss9 ss1seS 1y y ss6 m
| Alta congregational meeting in Providence
church last Sunday, q unanimous call was ex
| tended to Rev. b. c. Fennel, who moved from
paSs 70 asn e yaadd
hope that he will accept.
Messrs. G. L. Baker, ]. O. Thomas, 8. w
Barnes and several others OF our citizens went
There was big turkey shooting below here
last week, at which, some twelve or nneen
agent, took advantage Of a few days leave Of
absence to visit his old home at Grovetown,
Ga. He turned over for the time being the
depot affairs TO Mr.. Charles Horton, who.
the measles, and as there was no one else here
who understood telegraphy,. there was no
chance to notify the railroad authorities o.
the situation, and had 1t not been that Mr.. g.
R. Parker. Of Calhoun Falls, could and did
come up every other day, we would have
Mr., W. W. Thompson, OF. Williamson
Wednesday evening, and that night was the
Isss Rev. ansls Mason NV Was called to 6onads on
business Tuesday. Hewent by the dirt road
returned by rail road.
M. Van sxsaslgtn, q Mexico a !s his slsss, Ms.s
AAASso
Brownlee, OF Penney's Creek, were in town
Tuesday guests of their uncle, Mr.. E.W. Har.
per.
Mr.. e. J. Huckabee went to Abbeyille Wed.
nesday where he will be for some days.
Miss Ophelia Cochran, has been With the the
we hear Of a wedding. tthink OF II, wed.
ding) that took place,son time ago, at which
and and q no females excepting the bride. her moth.
er, and perhaps one or two oshers.
A few days ago, this writer while looking
over some old papers, among them found
written at Mtlledgeviile, Sandersville, Lonis:
VILE, &C.. (and directed to Abbeviile y. h.
and the postage upon each of them. was 1Sal
cents. The paper upon which they were witt
sealing wax. They we're penned In q plain,
On nvarnished dignifled style and were by no
means prototype OF the gushing e1nsions OF
the love sick swains of the present day. 1t
may be asked how does be know? He an.
swers, that he has seen both.
A rumor Is af1oat hereabots that worries as
good deal. 1t is,. that after yesterday, the
railroad will be discontinued. II this Is true,
1t Will almost entirely shut us of, from going
to Abbeville, and points beyond, by rail- road
as such a schedule would necessitate and all
nights stay at Calhoun Falls. Well for a
long while, with some OF as, we followed the
dirt road plan, bearing winters cold and
mud, and summers heat and dust, and II we
must, we must, and can do 1t again.
The measles still having material to work
on. are still In our midst. They have been
unusually liberal, having visited both white
and black, and good many twice, and now
tits said some of the horses have them. All
OF this is powerful strain on them.
Mr.. Ernest Latimer had some of his friends
to tea, Friday night. They enjoyed them
selves very much.
Mr.. Baskin Sherrard, Of Moffattsville, wor.
shipped with the Methodists in Smyrna
church yesterday. ...
Mr.. r. w. Speer, OF Anderson. was down
yesterday with the family OF his father, DIR.
A. j. Speer. go. .... ....
| The first quarterly conference for this charge
will take place here next Saturday 18th. The
new Presiding Elder, Rev. G.. T. Harmon is
expected to be present. Troupe.