The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-03-11
IN TROUPE'S TRAP.
All Sorts of Good Things "hic"
Come His Way.
Lowndesvllle, S. c. Marcn y,

Iowndesville, S. C. March g. 1896
Mr. Jas. Booker, of Donalds, came SS over ens eass
Monday and 6roaght his his home sSaer Monday
Mrs. f. w. Mason went 10 DohaiaS, .'i, MUihy IriHoH
where she remained with friends tlil th rLtuty
The young people had an enIoyaole sHraofe Wna y
at the pleasant ho'ne ot MT anu Nl's' '''' H'
Kenneiiys tuesday night. NV =, ,,,,,,
Mrs. III. Il. White, and Mrs. W. IL; pi,iing
ham, OF Anderson, were with kins,o.h III anu
around here from Tuesday I'll FRIDAY.
Rev, n. G, Fennel and family moved INTO
the Nance house Monday, where on Weunes-
night their friends gathered ana presenleu 10
them, as token TO tne,r sss, ep,mc Hnn snnnIisS
4Wr i G. Thomas and Trial Justice j. g.
Harden went to Abbeville Monday.
Mr. and Mrs J. NJ. Huckaoee and Miss Ida
Of wlIn ns Til sse Sesierday n
Wessrs. Henry Allen and Ernest Latimer
went to Anderson Monday by the dirt road
Friday. ,.
urday for 4 few days stay with friends.
Mr. T.. w. Harper spent several days last
week at Anderson buying cotton.
Mrs. b. Berry Allen has been visiting rea-
tlves in Anderson county for several days.
Mr.. ID. X. Cooley was called to Anderson
few days ago by business.
Capt ]. Z. Brownlee and Mr.. Albert Power,
Of Penny,s Creek were here last Saturday, cror
Mr.. and Mrs. q. w. Speer, OF Monterey,
were in town Saturday.
Mr.. j. j. Bowman carried a car load OF cat
tie to Charleston last week.
Mr. ]. Z. McDavid, one OF AbocVllles wlue
awake merchants, passed through here MOD
Dr. ]. o. Lindsay, of Due West, came over
Friday, bringing Miss Ida tennel home; ne
was the guest Of his son In law, ReV. H. v.
MIR X. H. Smith went to Washington, Ga,
Friday, to spend few days with relatives.
In 1s6l com pany OF volunteers was IoI ins.
in aud around this place. It was ed "Ihe
McCala Rifles" in honor Of the honored faith
er OF our present Senator, Hon !. h. McCalla
and was commanded by Capt. II. Il. Harper.
handsome flag was furnished and mace oy
Mrs. w. X White. Just prior to the depart
ure of the company, for the seat OF war,
large crowd collected In this place, and Mrs.
w. Il. White in az appropriate speech, pre-
sen ted 1t 10 Capt. Harper, who accepted ,a y Ia
WIS notified that the flag was now In the
museum in Richmond, Va, and that she
could get 1t II she wanted 1t.
Saturday morning. A dog came running
into town followed by man from the coun-
try, crying mad dog. The dog entered Rev.
E. w. Mason's yard and bit his calf. then into
| the street again, and rapidly on to Mr.: w: M.
Bakers where 1t bit his dog. BY this time
several guns and pistols were fired at II, and
as was afterwards proved Into him. By tnls
time he was passing Rev. H. z. Fennels gaze
him in his mad career: The bitten, calf and
dog were at once Killed.
Last week the mosquitoes and Wasps came
| out OF their winter quarters TO look around,
and the doves began TO coo, ali OF which 60 10
| show that 1t is time to plant corn.
Agreeably to resolution passed py Inc las
South Carolina Conference at ROCK Hill,
That the second Sunday in March, or some
other Sunday where more convenient, be sci
| apart. an u day TO be known as the Columbia
| Female College day, In which the interests ol
| said college be brought 10 the attention, oil
every Methodist congregation In Inc State, oy
| their respective pastors" Rev. +. ". Mason
gave to his hearers yesterday at ll.3O q. m, an
appropriate sermon in above interests.
A few days ago two or three shorts trips 10
| the country showed TO this writer, that o
great deal OF work had been done on the
farms, plowing and cleaning up: The roao
and gully fringes of bushes and briars, nave
been cut away, and later on In their places
will be seen good corn and cotton, and more
! of these waste places will be occupied, oy
more cotton than corn. Beyond DOUBT an
| average, (and may be more) cotton crop VIII
| be planted. The gratuitous advice given ny
] some OF the cotton exchanges and newspapers
as 10 the lessening OF the cotton acreage, VIII
| be barren OF results 80 far as this section is
concerned.
One fact connected with the "pounding" Of
Rev. E. w. Mason the week before last, ano
which has since come TO light, Is That two
knights OF the Grip" Mr.. w. H. Turner
| representing Dunbar & Co. OF Augusta. and
Mr.. Jas Bradley. brother OF our popular Au.
ditor, and who is travelling In the interest," o.
Lee & Both we'll, OF the same place, were here
and generously aided In the good work.
Troupe.