The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-10-21
LOWNDESVILLE'S LIFE.
Jealous Women Raise Church Funds
With Their Feet-CotiOn-Other

Lowndesville. s. c.. Oct. 10, 1896.
Mrs. A. l.. Latimer and her children lef
last Monday for visit to kingstree, her Ole
home.
Rev. Foster Speer went over to Georgls
las! Monday to see relatives. e., p. c,,h
scales spent a few days at Anderson last
week with friends.
Mr.. j: NJ; Baker and family. and Mis-: M
Mamie Irwin, OF washington reached mere
Mr.. J. G. Huckabee and bis mother, Mrs. j
w. Huckabee, went to Calhoun Falls Iues
day. =.
was called to unite in marriage, w. Tom
Wright and Miss Lera Booker.
Mr.. Jesse McCallster, OF Star, was down
here on business Wednesday. ,,o,
Mr.. ]. c. Thomas went 10 Anderson
Wednesday to look after some business.
Mr.. w. H. Shanklin, our popular and etti h
Client depot Agent, went to Anderson las'
SATURDAY, returning on ~ MT3dayip parnes snep,
day or two last week at Anderson.
Mrs. ]. B. Leroy went to Middleton, Ga
Wednesday to see her daughter. Mrs. II
Mrs. E. ]. Belott came up from Willlngtou
Tuesday to spend while with her orother
Sheriff and Mrs. F. W. R. Nance, Of Able
VILE, spent several days last week with lhe
Iamlly OF InolT SOu, MT. CuoCn A>nhSoi ohN
other knaiolk In and around this place.
MIR. A.V. Barnes and Miss Lucia Moseley
went TO Abbeville Friday and returned on
Saturday. -, ,. -
Mrs. W. F. Kennedy returned from Gadsden
Ala. where she went 10 attend upon hel
daughter, Mrs. P. M. B. Oliver, in ner Illness
brought back with her. Two of her little
erand.daughters who will remain mere ioi
some time.
Mr.. and Mrs D. F. Pr Ice, OF Means, came
up Saturday TO stay yardSyoS day or l"o With Tue
Mr. Tom Milford, from Abbevilie. reacned
here Thursday and stayed I'LL Saturday Win
his friend, Mr.. Tom Llddell
Prof. Gile Moore. Principal of our High
School, went to Calhoun Falls on his wheel
Friday, then on to his old home 10 Green
wood, and by rail road. came back Saturday.
During the past week the cotton has oeen
rapidly picked, prepared for market aho a
sold. an unusually large number OF bales
having changed hands, and before long the
crop OF U6 will be thing Of The past. except.
| ing bale or two now and then, ana u tneLe
should be IN advance In price. IL VIII not oe
of much benefit To those who made the
| cotton. .,.o
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. H. Baskln went to Aobe'
VILE Friday to stay day or two;
A new departure as TO raising churcn iunos
At church (coloredl not great AVA ways Sne rrooi o.
the needfui. IL was decided by the powers,
that we're 10 have "foot show" which this
writer will try to describe. Any one OF the
lucky damsels who concluded 10 act as plin'
cipai was required to describe one OF ner ieet,
If II was not already in that condition, was
to conceal herself behind a curtain and ex-
pose her nude foot under 1t. Anyone oy
payipe 25 cents could feel II and examine II
and guess as TO whom II BELONGED. II the
guesser guessed correctly as TO ownership OF
exposed pedal extremity. then he or she was was
out only a quarter, otherwise the yuesSer nag
to plank down another quarter. II is sa,u
creased thereby. This is mentioned that II
may be determined as TO whether II Is an
i'm provement on the old plan, l. e., festivals
entertainments etc.
There was as much frost this morning as
the dryness OF the atmosphere, together
with the breeze that was stirring. could ailo"
enough to smartly nip vegetation. ro