The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-04
LOWNDESVILLE LOCALS.
Fine Crops-saluda Baptist Associa'
tion-Troupe Talks Out In Meet

Lowndesville, S.. c., Aug.2.
Last Monday evening and night a large
scope OF country hereabouts was vl 8 1sr os
many of them, higher than ever before
known. The crops Of cotton and corn were
washed up and of. and the lands badly torn
Rev. E. w. Mason, DR.. ]. B. Moseiey and
Mr.. A. l.. Latimer went 10 Greenwood Tues
day TO attend the Cokesbury District Con Ter
ence being held at that place. They report
sG MIR. JIM. j. :. tFennel and his mother, Mrs; H. G
Fennel, went over to Due West Wednesday to
spend a few days with their kinspeopie: :,
BIrth.-A few days ago, to Mr.. and Mrs. D.
NJ. Huckabee, a daughter.
From what we see and hear our country
friends are now reaping the fruits OF their Ia
bors on watermelon lines. Numbers OF inc
home raised are being put upon the Market
The Saluda Association met AZ UNION
church, Barnes station, on the 5; V. 4, X. iasl
Tuesday. There was a pretty full attendanc
of delegates, who tremendously attended 70
all OF the business requiring their presence
Some fine sermons were preached, a very
large crowd was In attendance ana q eoou
time was had generally.
Mr.. H. V. Watson, merchant OF Barnes, was
In town Saturday. -
Miss Ida Hawthorne. OF Latimer' was mere
Saturday.
MIR. w. T. Broadwell had q family reunion
at his home Saturday. A good dinner nau
been provided, and was partaken OF, oy not
only his descendants but his invited irlenos
| AL lepjoyed 1t very much.
Mr.. Joe Giles. OF Anderson, was down yes
terday and worshipped with the Methodists.
Birth-To Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Horton,
daughter, Tuesday.
We are again having some pretty no! Gays
but the nights are cool and refreshing. l!
will not take many OF such days as the last
two or three TO make rain needed.
Mr.. Editor, your words under the head OF
"To Stop Lynching" are just and true, ana 10
the point. The colored people, ana partlcu,
Iarly those having intelligence enough 10 cai'
a public meeting, as they recently dld IN Coi,
umbla, and pass a long string OF resolutions
asking the Governors Intervention 10 save
their race from lynching. ought to have sense
enough TO know that such resolutions, memo
rails and petitions 10 Governors, state Legs
latin es, and even to the President OF the
United States. will not bring about me result
that they seem 10 desire. WINE the cause
remains. the effect will be the same.
Night as well attempt TO stem ola ocan,s
tIde" or dam the waters OF the mighty Mag
ara in It's lofty leap over the worldwide won
der. the mighty Falls. as to stop the lneVlla'
Times this writer has almost reached the con.
clusion that the leaders OF the race, as they
have most signally failed in their more than
thirty years Of freedom to gain any heaoWsy
toward hat social equality with the Whlte
race that they were led to believe and expect
wonid be theirs, are quietly wlnKln AT u
they do not approve the course pursued oy
many of their race. II their newspapers anu
! their preachers would denounoe thls crylns
evil a better effect might be produced man
can be by all such resolutions as those OF Inc
Columbia negroes Whlcn Deson TroNna
will "embolden evil hearts,. AiouPe'