The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-31
LOWNDESVILLE LOCALS.
Disappearing Ex.COnfederates - But
Few Snrvive-New Railro ad-FIne
Cattle.

Lowndesville. s. c., March 29 1897.
Mr.. Jlnk Parnell and Miss Mary LOFTS wer
Wednesday % 'oks at Is oeook and a1d quite III nnmSe sO
OF relatives and friends we're present In al
hour afterwards, met at MIR. Sunders Parnelr
where sumptuous dinner, had been provid
ThiSh drsa Wfs Ssnss mnee eDoysSs BY bs a
railroad and Pelzer Factory, are surveying
route from the last named place for O. railroad
TO tap the g., c. & N. railroad at or near tn
fess TO know, that this road will certainly b.
built, and that very soon. 1t will be abou
80 miles long and does not cross a sing
stream OF water. II located upon the presen
survey, 1t will be about four miles, from thi
place.
There was a pleasant gathering OF younl
people at Mrs. R. l.. Moorhead's Friday night
Hon. /. ii. McCalla left Friday night fo
Columbia where he will spend several days.
Mr.. B. Berry Allen lost valuable mule {
! few ago.
Last week Messrs. Allen e. Pruitt, of Starr
came down and bought 80 head Of cattle fro from 7,
per head. 1t was beyond doubt, the finest lo
OF cattle ever shipped from the county. The
Senator has mum ber of the same sort left.
A little over three decades ago, what is now
the Lowndesville township sent as many o
her sons TO defend what proved to be the Lost
Cause, as perhaps any other township In the
State. which had not more dense population
TO draw from and without any self praise
| we Say, bUAL lQey uOOly peEIOTIueu CuelT
duties. The remaining exconfederates as per
call, met here Saturday at II a. M, and organ.
lied by electine DR.. A. j. Speer, Chairman,
]. Speer, DR.. ]. B. Moseley and MIR. II. A. Ten
nant were elected Township Examining
Board of Pensio ls. There are only about
thirty of the veterans left. Some Of these
have reached and passed the allotted limit
and are living on borrowed time-some are
(and Justly SOY receiving aid from the State
II few are neither needing, nor asking help.
The long continued foul weather run itself
out several days ago and good sunshine took
It's place, and the change has put new energy
and hope into everybody, but this change
from shadow to sunshine, however mixed
with the blessing was misfortune which
depresses no little. l. e., two or three pretty
heavy frosts. which killed nearly, If not
quite all of the fruit blooms. This Is bad
very bad, but 1t can't be helped and what
cannot be cured must be endured.
Some twenty or thirty of Prof G.. NJ
Moore's pupils engaged IN a debate Friday
evening. The public was Invited and good
ly number attended. Rev. E. w. Mason, DR..
ed by those to engage in the discussion as
judges. The question debated by seniors was:
Resolved, that the mind Of woman is su,
perior to that OF man." The judges decided
before the Juniors: Resolved, that love Is
more powerful than money" was decided IN
the negative. or couse, again, each OF the
judges, suppose. having passed the. the age
age, when lads and lasSes, are wont TO be
such devotees at the shrine OF the little
blind god," their decision was right.
Messrs. r. f. Moseley, Joe Giles, Dick Speer
and Andrew Speer Of Anderson, were In our
midst few hours yesterday.
Mr.. Mason Speer, of Monterey, was up yes
terday with the family OF his uncle, DIR. A. }.
Speer.
Mr.. Joel Keys, OF Anderson, was visiting
the family Of his kinsman, Mr.. K. w. Harper
yesterday.
1t is possible, so say, some of the papers,
that the bill before the Kansas legislature to
enact the "Ten Commandments" will become
law. 1t is proposed by the same august
body. as the ten do not cover all of the ground
which reads: "Thou shalt attend to thine
own business, and let thy neighbors, alone"
That law will require multitude Of consta.
bles to enforce it. Troupe.