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.LOWNDESVILLE LETTER.
The Notes which Troupe Takes In
and About the Seven.Hilled City.
Lnwndesville, S. O.. Nov. l6. 1896.

I,nwndesville, ). g., Nov. Id. lSJO.
Messrs r. w. and Andrew Speer, OF Ander.
sou, came down last sunday week ago, anu
spent y few hours.
Bill Terry, colored, had his harm, roughness
and cow burned last week. The indications
around /. e., bottle OF kerosene. rich nine
etc. clearly pointed TO 1t, as the work Of an
ducepdiary.
Mr.. A. L. Latimer went to Anderson last
Tuesday q week ago, TO meet his vile aud
children who had been on two or three
weeks visit to her kinsfolk at Kingstree.
The election last Tuesday week ago was one
OF the most quiet eSer known. There were
but very few Mckinley tickets polled here.
Miss Helen ShumatP, of GreenVillt, came
down Thursdly To stay IL while with her sister
Miss Lille Shumate, who Is assisting froi'
q. w. Moore in our High School.
Mr.. Calhoun Black. OF Antreville. Is again
clerking for Messrs. Allen Cooley.
Mr.. E. ]. Huckabee Is now at work for
Messrs. Harper 4 Latimer In their store
Mr. w. G. Presley. of ElOeton, Was over
here for day or TWO the latter part Of last
week.
Prof. Sep Edwards and Misses Lena and
Meta Brownlee, OF Penuey's Creek, were al
Mr. j. l.. Latimer's last week.
Hon. l. H. McCalia and Messrs e. 7. Baker
and D. s. Barnes, went 10 Colmmbia. Monday
10 take In the State Fair. They were very
much pleased with their trip.
Col. and Mrs. j. Il. Barnes. OF Barnes, were
with their relatives here last Monday.
last Sunday and were with US till the next
day.
Prof ]. F. Harper and his wife and little
Henry were down Monddy.
Mr.. w. q. Watson one OF Anderson coun
ty's foremost men, was In our town Wednes
day, accompanied by his son, Mr., w. V. Wat
son, a thriving merchant OF Barnes. THESE
Iwo gentlemen are very popular win ou'
people.
went TO Abpeville Thursday.
Mr.. Tom Liddell went To Elberton Thurs
day where he went to engage in the mercan
tie business with Mr.. Charles Milford. OF Alb
beville. These being Abbeville county boys
IL of itself au earnest Of the success OF The
firm.
Mis-. Wilson, quite a1 aged lady, and, al
most lifelong residence OF this section. d led
last Tuesday with cancer. Her rena lns were
carried 10 Cedar Springs the next day, and
Mr and Mrs. A. V. Barnes went to Abbe
Vile Friday aud returned saturday.
MIR. Walter Price, having been elected, wa
sworn in. and began his duties as marshall o
this town last Monday. MIR. Price Is wei
qualified for the place, aud no doubt vii
make an efficient officer That office, is ant
has been, TOR q long time a sine cure. but II II
impossible TO determine what the future ha
in store for ns. II, in addition TO Mr.. Price
..club," we could get q State Constable lie and
calaboose. neither OF which we now have, w
might hope tor quiet time, reckon.
The two or three half killing frosts that w
have had to date. have, together, reached ant
killed the greater part OF vegetation, put IN
trees OF the forests. are SILL covered VIII
their summer foliage. "
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Mattison and their chill
dren, OF Deans, run down yesterday, ant
spent few hours with their kins!oIk, MI
Irs. A. V. Barnes.
Rev. P. b. Ingram. of the Lowndesville Cir
cUti, came in yesterday evening and preach
ed at I p. m, In the Methodist church ant
ayas the guest OF Rev. L. W. Mason.
The great ForepHugh Sells Show, which !
10 come of at Anderson next Wednesda.
has been an absorbing topic OF conversation
amony the young folk for the past week o
Two. Somehow shows attract and get none.
when nothing else will.
Miss Emory Diver, OF Anderson, spent
fsV hours in town yesterday.
Miss Eliza Ga,ubrell, OF Abbeville, was Wis
iting here u lew days ago.
ON next Thursday week there W Ill be tw
Thanksgiving services in the Presby teria
church in this place. AT ll:3O a. M, the pa'
tor Rev. II. &. Fennel, will preach sermo
suitabIe to the occasion, and immediatel
following, so rumor says. there will be anott
.er, ut least, To two. OF our young people
More of this later on Troupe.