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Lowndesville, S. C., Sept. q. lsy

Lowndesville, S. c.. Sept. 81. 1896.
\ Mr.. g. L. Baker is at home for few week +
Miss Emma Carwfie, of Level Land, spent a
few days the week before last at Mr.. w. F.
] Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Armstrong, Of Belton; it y;
were over for a few days with the amliy Oh
Mr.. A. J.. Latimer.
Miss Mary Mclaughlin, of Kings Noun
lain, spent several days with Miss Ethel
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ley, OF Elberton, were among kinsfolk last
week.
Miss Olivia Duckett, of Anderson, after
spending several days with her cousin, MISS
Meta Allen, returned home last week.
Mrs. =. B. Allen, of Starr, was with the FAM
lily of MIR. +. w. Harper for day or two last
week.
Miss Lila Calhoun, of Greenwood, after a
two weeks stay, left for Barnes yesterday.
Miss Lizzie Carter of Georgia, spent a few
days with Miss Leila Belle McCalla.
Miss Mamie Johnson went to Anderson
last Saturday week ago to visit the family OF
her brother, Capt. w. q. Johnson.
Mrs. w. G. Johnson. of Anderson, has just
ended a weeks visit at her fathers, DR.. j. L.
BaSkin, OF Monterey.
Mrs J. E. Brownlee and her daughter. Miss
Meta, OF Penney's Creek. were over Satur-
day. 49,.
Friday week ago, then on to GreenVllle her
home next day. Mr.. H. +. Moseiey accom-
panied her.
MrS. Mary lOCnr;tn, OF AnlTeNlle, Is Will
her daughter. Mrs. w. q. Huckabee.
Mr.. NJ. w. Speer carried his sister, Miss
Ethel Speer, TO Young Harris College last
week. Miss Ethel proposes to take a thor
At this writing the venerable Mr.. Calhoun
Simonds, of Charleston. is critically Ill at the
home OF his sister, Mrs. T. I. Gun ningham.
Another spell of very hot weather was end
ed yesterday by q cool east wind which was
quite refreshing.
Miss Lizzie and Miss Laura Nance, and lit
lie Miss Ruth Dunn, of Abberille, came to
Mr.. Enoch Nance's Friday, and worshipped
at the Methodist church in this place yesier'
day.
Friday night, on the grounds of the Metho-
dist parsonage here, the ladies OF the Mission
airy Society gave an entertainment Tor the
benefit OF the cause represented by them.
Although hastily gotten up they were much
gratitled at the result, having taken in about
$50.
AS soon as the mists Of the last primary
election had sufficiently cleared to ioreshadow
the nomination of Judge j. II. Earle TO Unit.
ed States Senate, some OF his strongest sup
porters In and around here determined 10 ce;-
ebrate the event with Il banquet in his honor,
and last Monday night was agreed upon as
the time for the jollitication. Invitations
were sent TO many ReformerS and ConServa-
tives, the most of whom were present. 1t was
as foreign TO the wishes and intentions OF
those who con tribute to as we'll as those who
particip pated In this gathering of citizens,
that 1T should be anything else than an anti
iactional one, as anything could possibly be,
and it is much 10 be regretted that Others
took q different view, for IL was hoped TO be
strictly family affair, in which all would
Join in making it, an enjoyable occasion
Those who were there pronounce 1t success.
1t was held in the unoccupied brick store No
|, right of Main Street going west. Messrs. E..
T. Baker and Earle Allen Is due the credit o
the admirable management. II Is needless tt
DarticulariZe as the general verdict OF "a!
present is, that IL was the most complete sue
cess of any ingathering OF citizens In this
place.
The eariness Of the opening of cotton this
year is the subject of general remark, but 1
is by means without a precededt. a lady
who died in this community few years as'
could boast that once, years before, she nae
with her own hands picked out some cotton
iinger picked II, spun IT, wove IL, ana MADE
her Il dress and wore 1t, all before SeptemDel
the 1st.
In but few more weeks and the entire
cotton crop in this section will have been
gathered. Senator |. II. McCala has to date
gathered over fifty bales of cotton from an
eight horse farm, more than double what ne
has ever before gathered from the same sizet
farm. In many places the cotton is all open
and picked, and for the past few days IL hat
been rapidly marketed, and we think we risk
nothing in saying that our merchants have
collected, more to date, on account than ever
before.
Mr.. Walter Wilson and lis sister, Miss May
Wilson, and Miss Mamie and Miss Ethe
Watson, of Lebanon, came up Saturday on Il
visit TO Mr.. }. Il. Baskn's family.
Mrs. w. l.. Kennedy went 10 Baltimore
about two weeks ago TO spend sometime with
relatives at her old home.
Mrs. w. +. Kennedy left last Monday fol
Gadsden, Ala, being summoned hy telegram
because of the critical illness of her daughter
Mrs. i. NJ. g. Oliver.
Miss Annie Lou Power, OF Augusta, Ga, has
spent the past ten days with us.
Rev. Z. b. Ingram, of the Mt. Carmel Cir
cult, occupied the pulpit in the Methodist
church last night at O'Clock.
Mr.. j.. Z. Cromer, of Admission, Ala has
been visiting here sometime. Troupe.