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People Coming ana GOing-h"se haii
and FIeecy COttOn-SchOoi Exhibi'
tiOns-New Special school District.
T,owndesyille, s. c., May 10. 1897.

LOwndeSville, -. u, May ~, 1891.
Mrs. r. II. Smith spent seSerai uays Will
Miss Helen Shumate, OF Greenville, came
down Monday 10 stay sometime WIN ner Sis
Ter. Miss Lille Shumate, the efhclent assls
liant in our High School.
Mr.. Tom Liddell returned from a trip tc
ElbeIton last week.
Mr. Tom Britt and Misses Lizzie, jamie and
Mary Britt, of Bordeaux, were with the lam
iIy Of Mr. b. Berry Allen a few days ago.
Mr. f. K. Horton left Wednesday morning
for Wilmington, N. c., to attend the Southern
Baptist Convention that has since been I'D
session in that place. Io,o,
Messrs. B. Bolin Allen and }. b. Lefsoy
went to Abbeville Wednesday. -, ,,oo
Dr. ]. b. Moseley and Mrs. j. w. Huckabee
went to Abbeville Wednesday.
MIR. Mac Cooley, OF Anderson was III our
Me Messrs' a. =. Barnes and ]. G. Huckabee
took trip TO Abbeville THURSDAY. so
Rev. H. c. Fennel has added 70 ms @ mouse
which has not only helped lts look, out Will
be beneficial in other respects.
There was base ball contest again frlday
evening between the school boys and some Oh
the town and country boys. The first named
were again victorious. During the game Mr..
l. L. Fennel in throwing ball In some way
wrenched his arm, which has since been
quite painful and OF but very little service tU
him. N,
day on his wheel. w
Messrs. P. 8. Allen, OF Starr. VIII Crayton,
of Anderson, j. c. Thomas, Z. w. Harper
and d. X. Cooley, OF this place, went 10 Sa'
vannah river Saturday and took fish.
Mr.. Z. Bolin Allen has bought from the
Building and Loan Association, OF Atlanta,
the block OF brick buildings on the corner OF
Main and Bell streets, now occupied by
Messrs. E. Il. Horton and j. Z: In omas I'D
which they keep their merchandise. 49,
Sheriff F. W. r. NANCE now owns tne
west in which Messrs l.. Goldman. OF Angus
Ia Ca, and MesSrs. Allen Tennent are 40
ing mercantile business.
II is safe TO say from observation and re
port that there has and will be more May cot
ton planted this year than ever before. There
Is quite large number Of acres OF land In
tended for cotton yet TO prepare and plant.
Mr.. Mason Speer. of Monterey, came up
Saturday evening.
The spring communion in our Presbyterian
church began saturday at II a. M, WIN u
good sermon by Rev. Jas. Mcl.in, OF MI. Car
mel. He preached again al p. m. lhele
being no preaching services in either OF our
other churches large crowd gathered IN the
same church yesterday at IL q. No., ana llsten.
ed TO an instructive com mment upon the WORDS
"Ye are complete In him" found In part Of
the 10th verse of the 2nd chapter OF Cola
slams. After which the sacrament was ad'
ministered TO quite large number OF COM
municants.
Messrs. Ben Allen, Oscar Dean and Broadus
Austin, OF Anderson, were down yesterday
and worshipped with the Presbyterians.
Mrs. J. 7. Latimer went 10 Abbeville yes
Cozby, who had been here for day or TWO
Prof. Moore in closing his work for the pas'
year proposes TO give series OF entertain,
ments, and we are looking forward TO ana
preparing for what promises to be an inter.
esting time. Next Friday night week (2lst,,
the first will take place in our High Schoo
building, which will consist principally of u
temperance play, called "Adriit," and judg'
ing from those who are TO take part In II
success is assured. On Sunday following,
Rev. G. B. Smith, OF Spartanourg, will preach
a sermon particularly TO the school at ii am >,
in the Methodist church, and al p. m.,. he
Will occupy the pulpit in the Presbyterian
church. From his well known ability two
fine sermons may be expected. Monday
morning there will be short original speeches
by the young gentlemen, and essays by the
young ladies. These will be interspersed
with music. In closing this part OF the days
exercises the prizes offered will be delivered
Monday night will be TAX en- up by the smaller
children, contributing to the pleasures OF The
occasion. Tuesday night will be ftting
finale to what has gone before. The exercises
will be more amusing aud interesting. ALI
are particularly and cordially invited TO be
present.
Our people are now at work to secure q
special school district for this place. A meet.
ing of the citizens OF the town and lis Vicin-
ity is called to take place nextSaturday even
ing 18th, at O'Clock. All should be present
Troupe.