The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-08-23
LOWNDESVILLE LOCALS.
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Lowndesyille, Aug. 81, 1899.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. W. Speer, Of Anderson
spent the past week VIII the iamily 9fDr. A
Is hS ssF s n Mdea sss s sna ns%sa Rse
Miss Annie Lizzie Carter, Of Elbert county
Ga, we're In town Monday.
Mr.. B. Berry Allen went to Anderson Wed
! Mr.. E. r. Horton sometime ago bought the
Mcbride store, wooden building near the
Moseley House. Last Monday some hands
were put to work upon 1t tearing 1t down
him near the depot. When the house il
finished he will move his stock of goods into
1t and there do business. The house was
present location for more than half cen:
tury. In Its removal another one OF the old
land marks, OF the old town is being carried
away.
Thursday t to 81 spend % a i few days with friends
in this place. He will soon go to Benpetts
Vile. where he will have charge OF the High
School In that place.
sbent the past week at the Kay House. as her
husband. a railroad man, has his temporary
headq uarters here.
Messrs. Gil w. Cade and Joe Austin. of Bor.
deaux, en- route to the mountains, spent
Thursday night with Mr.. j. E. Allen.
Mrs. E. M. Black has spent the past two
weeks with the family OF her son-in-law,
Mr.. B. F. Price near Abbeville.
From the way that cotton baskets are being
brought In here by the wagon load. 1t would
look as II a big cotton crop was looked for.
Miss Lou Agnew, OF Donalds, came Sstur-
day to spend q while with her schoolmate
and friend, Miss Meta Allen.
Two bales OF cotton. the first of the season
were brought 10 and sold Saturday. The one
by Mr.. Irwin Cleckley, which weighed 466 lbs
The other by Ed Carson colored, which
weighed 476 lbs. and was sold to Mr.. j. h.
Latimer for &c.
lie Huckabee by special invitation went to
Millwood Saturday, 10 meet and join with
some Mt. Carmel friends in picnic. All had
tMaj. MAJ and % Mrs. F. ". r. Nance, of Abbevile,
came up yesterday morning and will spend a
few days in our no idst.
Miss Leila Bell McCalla went to Pendleton
a tew days ago and viii remain there for
Mr.. ]. T: Young, Of Anderson, is with the
family OF Mr.: ]. T. Latmer, looking after his
interests In this section.
A protracted meeting began In the Baptist
church in this place yesterday at II q. M. In
the absence OF the pastor Rev. ]. A. Brown,
Rev. T. A. Reid Of Charleston, occupied the
N. His sermons were attentively listened to
by the good congregations present. The pas
tor will come in today II the sick ones In his
family improve so as to warrant his coming.
Mr.. L. E. Moorhead ran down yesterday TO
Woodlawn and spent a few hours with his
brother. Mr.. L. j. Moorhead.
Mr.. Walter Speed. OF Woodlawn, came up
Saturday and remained here till this morn
ing.
Not long ago we heard OF a gen ntleman who
while sojourning "in the land Of Nod,'
dreamed that he was in Augusta, the ground
was very deeply covered with snow, q discus
sion arose as TO the depth OF the snow, be-
tween him and another gentleman. The
"other fellow" used some words that our
dreamer did not relish, and proceeded to give
him kick. Unfortunately large iron
bound trunk that stood near his he'd received
rs heard from, but the loot that came In con-
tact with 1t had its toes stove up and badly
skinned. The good wife by the help of an oil
stove, quickly heated some water with which
she bathed the badly bruised foot for about
two hours which greatly relieved 1t. He was
rather bad kicker. Troupe.