The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-07-15
LOWNDESVILLE LETTER.
Pretty Women and Good Preachers
Visitors Going and Coming Rivers
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Lowndesville, S. c., July l3, 1896.
Mr.l Lowrey Brownlee OF Due west came
over Monday.
Mr.. Charles McCay of Abbeville, and Miss
Lillian McDavid Of Due West, came In Sun.
day to visit the family of their brother-n-
law, Mr.. +. r. Horton:
MIR. ]. b. Franks OF Atlanta, who came over
Saturday, returned Tuesday. Mrs. j. B.
Franks and little j. b. Jr., accompanying
him.
Mr.. l.. w. Blackburn representing Black
burn, Harvey &c Co., tobacconists OF Winston
n. c., was here one day last week, travelling
In = house on wheels which made quite q
show. 81,
Mr. and Mrs. ]. B. Leroy, after spending a
few days In Richmond, Va, attending the re.
ypion, went on to Norfolk, where they will
spend sometime with their son, Mr. q. Il.
MIR. b. Berry Allen is having his dwelling,
two miles out, remodelled and considerably
Mr.. ". T. Broadwell, is having a black
smith shop built on his lot just beyond his
house on Main street.
Our high school Is without a principle.
Prof ]. J. Johnson who had charge OF II, hav-
ing made other aud more satisfactory ar
raTgements was not candidate for the place.
Miss Lille Huck abee who had spent two or
three weeks, with Miss Lena Booker and
other friends at Donalds and Due West re-
Miss Mamie Johnson and Miss Lucia Nose
ley spent several days last week, at Col. j. L.
Barnes.
| DIR. b. A. Henry was at Anderson for day
or two on business since my last.
| Miss Annie Liddell of Mississippi, is at her
grandfather's, Mr. Il. Il. Cunningham, for
sometime stay.
Saturday, and Is the guest OF Mr.. VIM. Moore.
| According to the Greenville News, there are
nine candidates for Coroner In that county.
That office up there must not be so much OF u
| sine cure there as here. In this county, we
| rppy ever have more than one.
We had gentle ground soaking rains Mon
day, Tuesday and part OF wednesday, when
they broke up, somewhat IKE darKey lroilc.
| in a row, with hard rains, and considerable
wind. Some OF our streams were higher than
they have been for sometime, and the crops
upon them were considerably ~ damaged.
| little girl were coming down The street In q
buggy driving mule, 1t got scared at Ned
Riley (nobody blamed 1t for thaD and began
to act muesh, which frightened the occu,
pants of the buggy who quickly alighted, and
the mule left that place In hurry. 1t was
soon caught and nobody hurt
Rev. f. w. Mason, after an absence OF near.
ly three weeks, returned Friday, somewhat
| improved in weight.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. I. Latimer went to Abbe-
willie yesterday. where the latter Will remuin
MIR. NJ. w. Baker and family of Due West
came over Saturday TO spend few days
among kinSfOlk.
The ladies of Providence church propose to
| nave on sale, on inc day OF the cainpaisn IL
meeting in this place. for the benefit OF their
church. Ice cream, lemonade &c.
Rev. q. II. Harmon Presiding Elder, reached
here Friday evening, went TO the Ridge
church Saturday morning where he occupied
| the pulpit at ll.O q. m, after which the third
quarterly con ference tor this charge was held
The next day at ll:,0 Il. m, he gave a fine ser.
mon TO a large and attentive congregation,
that night At $50 he occupied the pulpit In
the Methodist church In this place. This good
brother is gradually and surely rising In the
good opinion OF our people, socially and
ministerially. Troupe: