The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-01-29
LOWNDESVILLE'S LETTER..
Personal Paragraphs and Pehch
Points-Going to the Wrong Place
to Buy Horses-ReliEion an" All
Sorts, .~.'.


Lowndesville, ). c., Jan. q, 1896:
Mr.. w. NJ. Tate and his brother-in-laW. Mr
P. E. Spoon apd -;Amily, left TUESDAY lot tae it
Lone Star state" where they Will nlahe 'nei'
future home. ,.o, ooroa IN
Friday to spend q few days.
Mr.. j. B. Franks, OF Auanla' re"'ne" Ae'
Friday on short visit ,,,,.
Miss Lena Booker, OF Donaias, aIu ~ mIe ~ I,,s
Jennie Martin, of Barnes, were with the lam,
ily of Rev. E. W. Mason from Saturday until
Governor Wade Speer went to Anderson
MIR. N. W. Speer went to Ebert county, Ca,
last week to spend awhile with relatives.
Mr.. Butler, representing the Marietta Mar.
BILE Works. spent day or t~S IN toTm hnss 1ss'
Mr.. Earl Allen made short visit 10 Ander'
Dr. ]. G. johnson and Mr.. D. L. Barnes are
now in Atlanta for the purpose OF puy1ng
some horses.
Messrs. E. ]. Huckabee and Robert Moseley
took pleasure trip to I.atimer Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Lomax, OF Latimer. were
ES.Judse % and Mrs. T. A. Cater, of Montery
were guests OF Mr.. J. H. Bell few days ago
Presiding Elder G. T. Harmon arrived Fri
day night and held bis lst quarterly confer,
ence for this charge Saturday at II q. m, and
at the same hour Sunday he occupied the pull
pit in Smyrna church, giving to mis- hesrers
two very acceptable sermons, ana lormea .
very favorable impression upon all "notn ne
Rev. P. B. Ingram, Of West Abbeville cir
cult, attended the quarterly conference sap
urday. n,
came in Sunday to visit the family of his un
Prof. B.. A. Bolt. of the Ridge, attended ser
vices in the Methodist church Sunday.
GOOD ROADS.
The writer made a dirt road trip to Abbe.
Vile Tuesday, and he can safely say that ne
never saw the)roads in as good condltlon RI
this time of the year, owing TO Two causes. !,
has been better worked than ever before, and
we have had less rain. There has oeyono
doubt been q very marked Improvement IN
the roads generally In the last few years, ano
the dread of and danger to vehicles ana mar
ness in q mid-winter dirt road trip have ma
terially lessened.
JUSTLY PROUD OF OLD ABBEv1LLE.
The undersigned during his several days
sojourn at Abbeville, has at least Kept MS eyes
open. He always has been proud OF old Alb
beviIle and he is more so today than ever
She is almost always on top. He has always
concurred in the oft expressed opinion that
she is the banner county as we'll as town, In
the State. The town seems to have started
upon new era OF push and prosperity.
THE BEST SHERIFF, THE BEST CLERK, AND
THE BEST SOLICITOR.
Hon. Nj. +. Ansel. our worthy and efficient
Solicitor. said here Saturday that Abbeviile
had one OF the best Sheriffs and one OF the
best Clerks In his circuit. Hurrah for
Abbeville! We can return the compliment
by saying that no circuit In the State Is ahead
OF ours in Solicitor, and neither our circuit
nor our county would be damaged by contin
uing the above named officers for some time
to come, and bat voice the sentiment OF the
people generally, in expressing entlre satlslac-
tion with the management Of all Of our coun-
ty affairs.
FATAL MEASLES.
Mr.. w. L. Bowan during last week buried
his three youngest children, and Messrs. E. G.
Kay and Edward Smith each buried their
youngest child. These little ones had the
measles, which later on took the form OF
pneumonia and resulted fatally. These loved
ones were all laid to rest in Smyra cemetery.
Troupe.