The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-08-05
TROUPE'S CONTRIBUTION.
Visitors Coming and Going Candf.
dates Address the People Good
Rnins-UgIy Behavior at a Church.
Lowndesville. $. G., Aug.

Lowndesvile $. c., Aug. 3, 1896.
Miss Corrie and Miss Josie, and Messrs.
Wade and Austin Thompson, OF Anderson,
spent several days last week with their KIDS
man, MIR. w. L. Bowman.
Miss Mamie Latimer and Miss Helen Bra.
zeale, OF Bolton, were at Mr. j. L. Latlmers 8
day or two last week.
Miss Blanche Jones returned to her home In
Mr. c. T. Baker went to Calhoun Falls Tues
Messrs. Henry and Bruce Moseley, Earnest
LaCimer, Mason Miller and Tom Liddell went
10 Abbevile Tuesday.
friends here Tuesday.
We hear that quite a disg raceful th ing oc-
Cured at Rocky River Baptist church last
Friday night was week ago. Rev. u. n I.
Burton was assisting the pastor Of that church
and when the services ended he found his
harness cut to pieces.
Miss Mamie johnson has been in the Mon
terey neighborhood with friends for the past
week.
Prof. ]. j. johnson was In the country for
several days last week.
Miss Vashtl Sherrard, of Moffattsville, was
visiting in this community last 1s6,n week; Eo,,s
Thursday TO meet Mrs. Mason and their Two
boys on their return from sometime stay at
their old home In Fairfield. Mrs, Mason and
the boys were accompanied by Misses Pearl
and Leila Bembert, of Fairfield, who Will re-
main here sometime.
Mrs. Calvin Pressly. Of Elberton, was with
the family of MIR, Edward Smith and other
Mr.. Nj. w. Speer and his sister, Miss Ethel,
went TO Elberton Friday.
Miss Annie McCalla, Of Georgia. is with her
Mrs. John w. McCalla, OF Elberton, is with
the family Of her brother, Mr.. Il. Bolin Allen.
Mr.. Bunk Sherrard and Mr.. Howe Ligon, OF
Mofattsvile, were visiting Mr.. Gain Baskin
Rev. G.H. Burton, pastor of Midway church,
occupied the pulpit in the Baptist church In
this place yesterday.
Mr.. viii Baskin, whose home is at Bor-
deau and who has been sick for sometime,
was brought up a few days ago and carried to
his nephew, Mr.. f.. w. Baskin, to see If a
change would not be beneficia, TO MN; En;,,o eor
| There was meeting held here Friday 1or
the candidates tor Congress and Soiicltor ior
this District. For the first were Messrs w lde-
man, Bowden, Latimer and keltl. FOR the
second-Hon. q. +. Prince All ana escn oi
them were allowed as much time az they
wanted for presenting their claims ior the re-
speclive office which each was seeking, were
given O respectful and attentive nearing, ana
| doubtless each Of them was satisfied that ne
| had lead his hearers to conclude that the In.
| tereSts OF the 3rd Congressional District wouhi
be safe In the hands of either OF the first four
named, and that the criminal slde OF M the
| Court would be well attended TO be the lasl
named.
Rev. II. c. Fenuel. assisted by Rev. Sum
merell, of Anderson, will begin several days
meeting in Providence church "Wednesday
next, August 9Th, at $50 p. IN.
The protracted meeting begun in Smyrna
last Sunday night. Closed the following We'd
nesday.
Mr.. j. G.. Thomas returned few days age
| from trip to Admission. Ala.
MIR. and Mrs. j. b. LeItoy returned to their
home last week, after a pleasant stay with
their son in Norfolk, Va.
A four horse wagon load of our young peo
pie went to Moffattsville Saturday and took
| In q picnic at that place.
A good rain Saturday In this place and for a
few miles south and west Of 1t. In OTHER di
rections 1t is pretty dry.
Mr. Drayton Nance was In town a sho
while last Monday. Troupe