The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-17
THEY HIT THE GRIT.
Lecture Of Mr.. Wideman-Destructi i've
Smash.Cp-Lectures and Lectures
Teachers-Ofher Items.

Lowndesville, S. c., Feb. Is.
Mr.. VIM. lickenS, representing the Mutual
Insurance Company oi Grcenville, was III
our section u day or Two last week, beginning
Monday.
Mrs j. u. Franks went to E!berton Mouday
and spent the week with friends.
Capt. and Mrs W. ID. Mann. Of AntreviiIe,
were with tue family Of Mr.. W. u. Huckubee
Tuesday.
MIR. Joe Gilbert, a former citizen OF this
coE,mnnity, but now a prosperous merchant
of WlllnSton, passed up our way Monuay.
en- route to Fort Hill, where he was united IN
marriage 10 Miss Fannie Canoun. daughter
OF Mr.. j. +. Calhoun, formerly OF this county.
/ Accui dug 10 appointment, The Hon. w. r.
" idemau came III Thursday To deliver thai
night his rapidly becoming iamOaS lecture,
"HIt the Grit" Owing 10 Inc bad weather IL
wa- postponed TIL The next night, but IL was
not much better He WAS. however, nOnored
with pretty lair audience. His lecture was
pronounced by oil to be one OF great merit
rh3 makeup Of 1t was unce&eptlonaUle.
1t abounded IN sound advice To all-those in
ali the walks OF life, 10 Hit the GrlL, as
only In that way could success DC attained
happy aud profitable results follow. The
rnure d'rec, anh .pertinent c'mme q Is
upon his subject were interspersed with an
ecduLe aud Song p ehsingly rendered. lie is
ueyOnd doubt fine lecturer, one who not
only handles his subject In Il maslerIul man
ner, orh his delivery oi 1t Is pleasing 10 all
He Is Wide in l"wL. wisdom, fun, song" aud
sLsture-en phatica ly u WIue-Inan.
SIR. T.. BaSkin, OF MuifLt tsvillc, accompa-
MED by NJ Iss Lois DAVIS, OF Troy, who low
has chaI &c OF lourishlug school ut Generus-
tee came down Saturday evening and spent
till yesterday evening witn The Iamily OIL DR..
J. B. MuSeley.
Mr j. C.:rnomas, having received word OF
tbs crlLlcdi illness OF his aged uIolher. living
IN Anderson county, went 10 visit her Satur-
day.
There was the most destructive smash-up
in the history Of our railroad last Monday,
Just above Cooks, owing IL Is said, 10 The
lt,uI a Of
freight train. About oue.eighth OF mile OF
| The rUad-bed was cleared OF crOSs.Lles and
ir'jn. Several OF the boxes were made into
Iklnding wood. One OF them was loaded
| with beef cattle, several OF which were torn
| TO pieces and others BADLY crippled. The
brakeman, who was on top OF Il ear when the
crash came, was thrown over The telegraph
Tire and when he hit the ground he hit II
lrulDDg. Only one of the crew was hurt.
No trains passed To Anderson TIL yesterday.
Messrs. Z. II. Baker and Earle Allen went to
Augusta yesterday.
Rev. Il. j. Williams will deliver In the Bap.
tist church in THIS place ON March 9th, AT
p. M, lecture on Palestine. The public II
cordially invited TO attend.
The LowndesviEe Dramatic Club proposes
TO give an entertainm' ut At Antreville In The
near future. perhaps next Friday night week,
Mr. ID. r. Cooley is adding TO bis house on
Main street, opposite the residence OF Rev.
Mr.. e. +. Chiders has rented one window
IN front end OF Alien & Tenants store
where he may be found In future.
Well, we are rising In the world-two lee
IN res within inonth-the one has been. the
other 10 be. Hon. W. =. WIdeman and Rev.
X. j. Williams seem TO be less avaricious
than the majority OF lecturers who go weere
the largest crowds are 10 be had and the
largest admission prices charged, and for
these reasons they generally give US poor
people The go-by. Vol, maybe our time is
coming. troupe.