The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-07-26
CROP PROSPECTS.
Nubbins in q Buggy-Tin Cans In the
Store Took q Train - Back from
Texas College Professors Clean
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Lowndesville, July "a, 1899.

Lowndesville, July "a, 1899.
Mr.. A. A. Traylor, OF Augusta, Ga. came
up today a week ago, and remained here till
Monday the guest Of Mr.. D. l.. Barnes.
Female College, came here Monday morning,
and remained here till Tuesday evening the
guest of Mr.. s. F. Epps. The Doctor was here
IN the interest OF the f1ourisbing college over
Prof J. F. Harper, of Barnes. was in our
Hon. 1. Il: McCalla made business visit to
Miss Lille Huckabee. after two weeks
stay with friends at Mt. Carmel, returned TO
her home here Monday. She was exceeding.
Fowe. L we.! pleased with the people 0' '0e al'ss
Miss Annie Liddell. after a sojourn with
friends at Aboeville and Due West. came
back to her home the first Of last week:
Dr. w. s. Stokes and bis son, lit le Edward
went to Cokesbury Thursday and returned
on Friday.
years after the war;; and remained there TILL
last week when he came back TO Eloerton,
Ga, where he has since been making his
home for the past few days, has been at MS
Mr.. VIII Baskin, OF Bordeaux, came up
Tuesday and spent day or two with kinsfoik
Mrs. T. B. Clinkscales went down to her old
home at Wideman's, to spend two weeks
with the friends and relatives OF earlier days.
The excursion from Anderson TO Augusta
and oIack, the latter oonsidera bly, in the ma.
jority. The crowd was pretty lively when It
passed this point about IL O'Clock.
Mr.. Arthur Speer, OF Monterey, was with
'fa Messrs. s = q. Nv ". speer and T. A. Cater. of
Monterey, were here Wednesday the guests
Miss Rosa Bell, OF Latimer. was up Wednes.,
day and made short stay with the family OF
her uncle, Mr.. J. H. Baskln.
for Montesgle, Tenn, where she will meet
the family Of her son, Mr.. w. II. Barnes and
some friends of Prattville, Ala, who will to-
gether spend sometime at that noted health
Mr.. e. NJ. Horton, of Savannah, Ga, came
no Wednesday to spend few DAYS 81 tne
Kay House and with Mr.. A. L. Latimer's
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace c. Simmons and their
little babe Of Columbia, s. c., came up Wed
nesday. and have since been with the family
of Mr.. ]. c. Lomax, brother OF Mrs. simmons.
Messrs. L. j. Moorhesd and Walter Speed,
Of Clarksville, having charge OF the telegraph
ONCE at that place, reached here Saturday to
spend q day or two.
morning for Spartanburg, where be goes TO
take q course in book keeping In the business
college OF Neel and Hervelo.
Mrs: A. p. MooIhesd @ eio ana her .a aa9Sgntear, S
Mae and Master Cliff, moved to the Diamond
Spring Monday morning to spend sometime
for the benefit Of their health.
It is not at all pleasant TO present 8 dark
picture, but the truth must be told some
times, however much the telling OF 1t may
hurt. We are dry, very dry, and everything
looks DARK and gloomy. Old corn is q fall
ure, cotton is very small and unpromisipg.
No fruit, no Vegetables, and no indications
now OF conditions suitable to warrant the
planting Of turnip seed. Last year. and for
several years, our merchants sold annually
several hundred dozen Of fruit cans, this
year there has not perhaps been more than
ten dozen sold In this last matter our GOOD
ladies really deserve the sym pathy OF all. In
that they have been deprived OF their spring,
and summer employ Of dealing In futures,
/. e. canning and preserving. No fruits. no
vegetables, and they cannot look forward to
their usual fall, winter and spring pleasure OF
presenting these delicacies, evidencles OF their
skill and handlwork TO their visiting friends.
Now and then one Of the ladies has by per-
sist Mt effort gotten enough fruit TO put up q
In" that with them this profitable Industry
might not become one OF the last arts.
A few days ego one OF our merchants went
into the country 10 look over the crops OF
some Of those whom he was running"
When he came back he had perhaps dozen
small "shoots" or ears Of green corn In bis
buggy. When questioned he said he had got
ten his part OF some Of the crops. But then.
we are somewhat consoled when some OF the
reports Of the crops from here to Augusta,
one year since the war, are remembered. A
gentleman from this place made the trip,
when he came back he brought "npbbin"
about two inches long and one and half
inches in diameter. He said there was only
one OF them TO the mile square. We think
we will double that, II the worms and things
do not make divide. Troupe.