The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-08
A CITY ON THE RIVER.
ReverberatiOns From ROari ng Rocky
River Calhoun Sale - Press and

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Lowndesville, s. c.. April 9th, 1896.
Mr.. J. Il. Latimer went to Abbeville las
Sunday evening by the dirt road.
Mr.. ID. l.. Barnes, went TO Anderson shor
time ago, and brought a horse home witt
HIM Last Monday as ne was ,ne not wei
and 1t dropped dead few minutes aftel
reaching there.
Our town was represented at Calhoun Falls
Tuesday: to witness the great Calhoun lane
&. T. Baker and J. G. Huckabee. This was
the largest land sale that ever took place ir
the state, cabin a lump" There were about
10000 acres, sold together. They brought
Sl46000 and were bought by the legatees.
April FOOLS day was more quiet than usua
with US, but few being called upon 10 contri
butte to the merriment incident to the occa'
Rev. E. w. Mason made trip to Abbevillt
Mr.. n. w. speer, his sister Miss Ethel Spec,
aud Miss Allie May Fennel, went 10 Capt. j
f. Brownies OF Penny's Creek, Wednesday
Mr. Jno H. Bell Wednesday night.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Bolin Allen and their brigh
and interesting little daughter, Miss Ida
went to Anderson Wednesday.
Miss Sallie Mann, OF Antreville, has spen
the past week with the family of her cousin
Mr and Mrs A. V. Barnes went to Deant
Saturday TO visit the home folk OF the las
Mr.. q. F. Burdett, of the firm of Jackson 8
Burdett. of Cooks, was in our town Saturday
Mr.. Moses Lapero who left here severa
years ago, returned few days ago to bis faith
er's home in the Fork.
There was an Easter egg hunt. in the Meth.
odist church grounds Saturday evening. ir
which q good many participated. The pro
ceeds will go to supplying the parsonage with
some needed articles.
Rev. ]. A. Brown, OF Donalds pastor of the
u xt,to okr t,al hnr G,aft rAu n
filled his regular appointmen yesterday.
Prof. j. j. johnson and Miss Mamie John
son went to Anderson Thursday evening and
returned Saturday.
scales and Miss Annie Clinkscales visited An
derson Wednesday.
Mr.. Jno. Daniel went to Bowman, Ca, to
enter the high school in that place.
A regular summer rain Monday night, and
for two or three days afterwards, the weather
was quite cold, but 80 far as can be learned
the fruit crop is still safe.
There was q big financial discussion on
gold bugs and two silverltes reckon, and il
they had been given a little more time, the
all absorbing question, would have been de.
cided and settled perhaps.
Corn planting has received much attention
for the last week or two, and, cotton plenting Z
has come in for Its share, which Is generally
small at this date. Many Of the planters pre-.
terring TO walt Till nature put on q greener
robe than she has on now.
Hon. /. H. McCalla while on his late visit to
Clemson, bought Devon bull calf for his
farm In the Fork.
The part OF the supplement to last week g
Press and Banner, showing the present edi.
tors come ection Herewith, Is very interesting
reading matter. Having an old Banner. now
In my possession, this writer can testify, and
prove, II necessary, as TO Improvement, as 10
size and general make up, IN the Press and
Banner OF today, and without being more
complimentary TO its present head. Will only
say, success In any and every line presupposes
q competent head. Long live the Press and
Banner and Its editor.
Yesterday being Easter Sunday. Rev. E. W
Mason, in the Methodist church here at ii 80
gave his hearers an Interesting sermon, from
the text-"But now is Christ risen from the
dead, and become the first fruits of them tina,
slept.-1st Corinthians, 90 verse, of the 18th
chapter. Troupe.