The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
ROCKY RIVER RACKET.
Big Fish Story with a Dead Negro al
the End J. Fox Hunters Abroad In
the Land-Want 10 Vote Taxes.
Lowudesville, May nth, 1897.

Lowndesville, May 18th, 1897.
Mrs. Crawford Keys, OF Anderson, came
down Monday, and spent lew days at Mr'
T.. w. Harper'S.
Mrs, ], H. Latmer, OF Abbeville, came up
Tuesday and remained TO tthe last OF the
the week with the family OF her orother-ln'
"Wednesday evening some OF our young peo'
pie had quite jolly ride. They started with
a four-horse team To wagon. Just altel yer
starting, one OF the team kicked out OF lis
trappings, and was left ut home. Quite sensl'
BILE, would have kicked out too-the party
drove 10 Harper'S Ferry and back that night.
Mr.. and Mrs. I: Baker LETT thursday morn, JIi
ing for Washington. D. g., where they Will
stay for some time with their children
Messrs. Jas. NJ. and g. l.. Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moulion Speer. OF Atlanta,
reached here Wednesday, on Visit 10 their
kinsman. DR.. A. J. Speer and family and other
We congratulate DR.. ]. 3. Moseley. and all
who are interested in our postal affairs, In
this place, that there Will ue no change In
our postmaster.
OF Messrs. J. Il. GasSaway, j. II. Lawrence, oI
Central; +. +. Looper. Plckeps; and George
Darby, Pendleton, S. c., came in, IN search OF
good foX-hunting grounds. They were well
prepared for . good time. having five horses,
wagon containing well-appoinled camp
ing outfit, and eight or ten hounds. They eX-
pecteu TO locate a lew mlles below here
BY the way, Senator McCaiia has pretty
large body OF land wired In, In which he
some fox-huuters entered the pasture, their
dogs stampeded his flock OF sheep, uinber.
ing tntrty-five or fcrty, which ran of, and be
has never since heard OF them. sometimes
there Is enough, in prospective, In such
sport, TO induce men 10 travel many miles
in search Of 1t, but sometimes there is
not much fup TO those near where these hun
ters make their headquarters.
Last week Messrs. Allen Il Tennent moved
their bachelor sleeping quarters irom the
rear end of their store 10 AN upper room on
ifn Gil Ia nj n.lin ~ q
store OF j. G. Tnomas
Monday evening Rev II. c. Fennel, Rev. Z.
w. Mason, DR.. b. A. Henry, Mr.. Jas. Boles,
aud perhaps others, went 10 Savannah River
TO take tsh. When they came back the
next uay they reported catch of about l5O
pounds. That, OF course, was pretty hard To
swallow, but the word OF two preachers and
u doctor could not be, by word or look, dis.
puted. This remarkable statement was soon
explained. They put out several trot-lnes
with hooks attached, and In fishing them the
one OF the hooks, which had q some way en-
tered one OF his heels. string was tied
around one OF the mans arms anu the body
was tioated TO the Georgia bank of the river,
and the authorities of that State were mott.
fed. This was done, because our party had
learned that on the Friday before, a colored
man. living in Georgia, had been drowned a
mile or two above where this body was found.
Prof. Willis, of Anderson, who is connected
with the music house OF Z. A. Reid, was in
town Saturday.
some OF tne cltlZens OF lnls town ana COM
munity, met here saturday evening, TO start
the ball in motion toward the forming OF a
special school district here. Prof. G. NJ
Moore was called TO the chair, and after some
discussion of the subject q committee OF
three Of three-Dr. j. B. Moseley, Messrs. +
Il. Horton and j. T. Latimer-was appointed
10 look into the matter, as TO the amount ol
taxable property, from the min imum TO the
maximum area allowed by law, the number
of mills to be imposed, &C., and to report at
another public meeting To be held Saturday
the 18th lust, at which time vote will be
taken 10 decide the matter.
Don't forget the entertainment next Friday
night by the LowndesvilIe Dramatic Club.
Mr.. J. &. Huckabee, Miss Mamie johnson
Miss Lille Huckabee and Master Bruce
Moseley, Went 10 Abbevile Friday.
A negro was shot and killed on Senator
McCallas place yesterday morning. Two OF
them were examining pistol; it went of,
and almost instantly killed one of them.
Troupe.