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Lowndesvlle, S. C., July 81, 1896
Rev. f.. w. Mason went Monday, over tC
Tranquil to ASSIST Kew. w. u. Wharton In
Miss Mamie BasSin and Miss Carrie John.
son, OF Monterey, were here Monday and
Tuesday.
munity, gathered at Mr.. b. Z. Kay's Tuesday
night and had q pleasant time.
Mr.. w. e. Tenant lett Wednesday night fol-
Anderson, then on to AshvilIe, n. g., for 8
few days stay.
a big excursion from Anderson. passed
down our road to Augusta, Thursday.
Mr.. J. +. Watson, oI Anderson, came down
Mai. q. e. Hodges, of Green wood. represent
ing the New York Life Insuracne Co., spen,
several days last week in our midst.
Mr.. &. +. Horton returned few days ago
from an extended visit TO Waynsboro, Ga.
Mr.. Ernest Latimer and his mother, Mrs
J. 4. Latimer, went 10 Anderson by the dirt
road Tuesday.
Mrs +. +. owen and her daughter, Mrs. p
b. Speed and her children, came 10 Mr.. L. Ba
ker's Thursday.
MIR. K. . Bell, OF Latimer. was in town or
business Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. y. l.. I.atimer entertained 8
number OF their young friends Thursday
night.
| w. l.. Bowman's spring Friday.
Mr.. Calhoun Simouus, Of Charleston. came
| in Friday evening, and will stay for some
| Time Win us SlSlcE, hTS. i. !
Miss Lula Giflen, or Due West, and Miss
Henrietta Seal, OF Anderson, aud Miss Ma
| mie Latimer, of Bolton, spent several days
| last week with Miss klttie Kay.
Alta darkey meeting here Sunday night
| four OF those present, took that occasion Il
settle their difficulties and engage IN regu
lar "knock down and drag out" They were
| brought before the council. Monday and had
| TO pay SO W. A few more such meetings,
and our tOwn authorities will have enough
In.the treasury 10 run the town, without the
! levy and collection OF town tax.
Prof j. j. johnson, sometime ago, offered a
gold medal to the pupil in his school, who
made the best general average In all OF their
studies, and Ernest Johnson, who is moi
quite twelve years old, won the prize.
| The observance OF the 4th has about played
out, so far as this part OF the "Sunny South
| is concerned. The AlInanacs and some o
| the newspapers since, were the only remind
ers of 1t that we had this year.
Mr.. +. w. Harper and family have been al
Anderson for the past few days.
MIR. Earle Allen, who hns been for some
time past, working in the sewing machine
business for Alexander Bros Greenville
came home last week, to spend few days.
Ata late meeting OF our local Board OF Trns
tees, Mr.. q. NJ. Moore of Greenwood was
elected principal OF our High School
| Mr.. II. Baker has now on one his plantatiOnt
In the country, some tg bushes IN full bear
ing, which were set cut about 81 years ago BY
Mr. Bak ker's aunt, Mrs: Imam.
Mrs. w. 5. Baskin died at her home neal
Bordeaux last Sunday. Her remains wer,
brought TO this place Monday evening anC
| layed To rest In Providence cemetery.
| Yesterday, at ll.3O a. m., In the Presbyterian
church, Rev. II. Z. Fennel delivered an inter
estIpg and Instructive sermon before the
Lowmdesville Branch Bible Society. After
which meeting of the Society was held and
Jas W. Huckabee was elected President. 4
L. Latlmer Vice President. w. II. Shanklin
Sect'y and Treas. and K: II. Mosley, l.lbra
rian ID. A. }. Speer, j. II. Latimer, and j. w
Huckabee delegates to meeting of the County
BiUe Society.
II. w. Speer. OF Andersen, came down yes
terday for a short stay at his home,
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. y. Taylor. Jr, and children
Of Augusta; Mrs. j. II. Hopkin and chill
dren, of Piercetown, came in Thursday, ant
Mrs Will MattisOn, Of beams, came in Fri
day to uisit the family ol Mr.. y. V. Barnes.
! eve were very much surprised and saddenet
OF Miss Leila Swearington, which had jus
occurred at Abbevlle She was the eldeS
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. T.. Swearington
of the Fork, whereupon the banks OF Rock.
river, she was born and reared. She wa
beautiful and accomplished, aud possessed q
those qualities of mind and heart which al
ways glve the posseSSOr easy access To the al
miratIon and love of all whom they meet
We are told that death loves Shlnin
mark" Miss Leila is no more and we bu
voice the feelings OF her many friends. In eS
pressing heartfelt sorrow for the sad death G
this very estimable young lady, and In eS
tending the deepest sympathy to the man
dear oueS left behind in this their great o'
, reayemeut, Troupe.