The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-21
LOWNDESVILLE.
chants - Variable Climate - Wages
Hands Take s'French Leave''-Mis.
siOnary Patch And Many Other
Items.

Lowndesville. July 49, 1897.
Mr.. j. G. Huckabee, Miss Nellie Moseley
and Master Bruce Moseley went TO Abbeville
Monday to take In gala week."
Rev. Foster Speer or the Providence circuit
embracing q part OF Berkeley county, came
up to his old home Monday for a short vaca
tiOn.
Mr.. NJ. w. Speer returned from q trip to
Rock Fence, Ca, ON Monday.
MIR. Tom Liddell q few days ago went to FL
berton to tske Ak charge Of the store, while his
TAX es rest.
Mrs Jas. M. Young and Miss Susie Miller
went to Abbeville Wednesday to spend few
Mrs. D. L. Barnes left Monday for Franklin
time.
Miss Annie Latimer. of Bolton, was with
relatives here the latter part of the week be.
fore last and the first of last week..
Mr.. Robert N. Smith, representing The mu.
sic house Of G. A. Reed & Co., Anderson. s.
c.. spent several days last week in and
Miss Mamie Bowman returned from a visit
10 friends In Anderson Thursday bringing
Miss Ellie Seel with her.
Thursday and has since been circulating
among friends.
Mr.. Ernest Latimer took business trip to
Mt. Carmel and other points on the .. V. R.
From some cause Saturday was one OF the
best trade days that our merchants have had
for some time. Money was more freely used
than 1t has been for Two or three months,
Green wood, who had spent q week Or two
here returned TO their homes Thursday, &C.
companied as far as Calhoun Falls by Messrs.
j. f. Allen and Jack Barnes.
DR.. j. B. Moseley and Mr.. G. r. Baker went
to AbbeviIe Saturday.
AS usual at this time Of the year the sun or
something else has been too warm for some
OF the wages hands. Some Of them have
toIy laox, Ofy yhair
A rather variable climate is this In which
we live. A short while ago the heat was al
most intolerable, and not even the shade OF
trees, nor the shades OF night afforded much
clothing and fires would not have been un-
comfortable.
Mr.. ]. T. Latimer and his little son Marion
went TO Abbeville Saturday.
Yesterday morning being rainy and bad
there were very few attendants at the Sunday
school services In any Of our churches.
Mr.. r. e. Moseley, OF Anderson, spent few
hours here yesterday.
A friend Of ours says that short while ago
the grass worried him 80 that he thought be
would have TO give up small patch OF his
cotton. Afterwards getting along better than
at one time be thought he would, he worked
calls 1t his missionary patch. e..
On the school building grounds the ladies OF
the Methodist church last Thursday had
cake and ice cream entertainment for the
benefit Of the missionary cause. The crowd
In attendance was reasonably large, and the
receipts were Hattering.
In the "local and special' column Of the
Press and Banner Of last week is the follow
ing: "The erstwhile conservatives are con.
seryatives' yet. They are practically unani-
nous for McLaurin." That may be, and no
doubt Is true, 80 far as some sections are con-
cerned, but as to this 1t is doubtful. Whilst
our present Senator has many strong support
ers In said faction here, yet some OF them. at
least. in the coming primary, will vote for
the other fellow" This opinion is rist,ed be-
cause of present lights but then every one
knows that the results Of q primary election
are about as uncertain as the decision OF a
petit jury.
Messrs. Jas. A. Hawthorne and ]. NJ Huck-
abee, OF Latimer, were In town Saturday.
Little Miss Leila Moseley, OF Abbeville, has
been for several days with relatives In this
place.
The planters have had an unusually hard
fight with the grass for this time Of the year,
but the most OF them have about conquered
1t. The crops are generally In good condition
and give promise OF fine yield. AS TO the
fruit crop. apples will be pretty plentiful, but
we will have 10 buy our peaches.
Miss Fannie Mcmahon has spent the past
week at the home Of her uncle, MIR. w. &.
Huckabee.
Mrs. Ellen Black Is visiting her son-in-law,
Mr.. b. F. Price. near Abbeville.
Rev. Foster Speer occupied the pulpit In the
Methodist church last night. Troupe.