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LOWNDESVILLE NOTES.
A Negro and q White Man Shoot at
Each Other - The White Man is
Killed Sunday School Proceed.
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Lowndesville. 8. G.. May 18th, 1899. Y
Miss Zula A. Brock went to Anderson shop.
ping on Wednesday evening. .,..
Mrs. ]. M. Latimer: who has spent the past
few months at Anderson with the family OF
her son-in-law, Mr.. r. Hill, came down last
week 10 spend awhile with kinsfolk here.
The Spring communion in Providence
church. OF this place. began Saturday at II A..
NJ, with 9 sermon by Rev. II. G. Fennel, the
pastor. Yesterday at the same hour another
after which the sacrament OF the Lords Sup,
per was administered.
A want OF rain is perhaps moro talked
grain and the later planted crops are needing
It badly-the cotton seed that were planted
only week ago especially 80, to bring them
up.
Elberton. From there he will 60 70 Augusta,
and from there to Charleston. he will be
gone about a week.
A few Of our people left Monday morning
diers and some were not. Mr.. A. L. Latimer
and family we're in the number. They will
also visit relatives In the low country before
coming back. ai
Saturday last. according to appointment, q
Sunday School celebration was observed at
Salem church near Latimer. The day, which
gave promise Of being an unfavorable one,
su9dsy Clothes R % Being T. thsreSy ere s so IN much less.
ened, quitea crowd was present at the church.
Rev. Henry Stokes, the pastor, who was also
master Of ceremonies. called for music, which
was given by Miss Annie Hawthorn, organ
ist, ably assisted by competent choir. Rev.
w. 8. Stokes led In an appropriate prayer.
Then awhile was very pleasantly passed IN
listening to well-rendered and suitable selec.
tions Of 10 usic. Then the pastor In few re-
marks introduced the speaker whose services
had been engaged for the occasion. Rev. WIS.
Stokes, Of this place he gave to bis hearers
the Sunday School, its great Importance and
good TO the church. Then an addition was
made TO the intellectual part OF the occasion
by IN address from the pastor. who gave us
upon. It now being about the dinner hour,
all were In vited to repair to the table in the
shade Of nearby trees In the yard. There was
found one OF the finest dinners this writer
ever stood up to, or sat down to, either. It
was In the greatest variety and profusion
and just as nice as 1t could he. It was pre-.
pared In the very best style, and enough was
left TO feed crowd several times 90 large as
the one present. In the afternoon, while
was spent In listening to some more good
m usic, and the crowd scattered for home we'll
pleased indeed with the day.
between Mr.. n. Moore, a White man, and
Loveberry Oliver, q negro. on Mr.. F. B. Al
lens land three miles out. A dispute arose
between tn em ; both used their pistols and
both were wounded-the white man danger
ously. The last named was brought before
Magistrate J. G. Huckabee, who sent him up
TO board awhile with Sheriff Nance. Drs.
Speer and Wilson were called to treat Mr..
Moore, and did all that was possible TO be
done for him. but he died Saturday. Maj. j.
3. Huckabee empanelled Jury Of inquest
OF the following: E. w. Harper,
Ioreman. j. E. Allen, ]. H. Bell, w. NJ. Baker.
VI. T. Beggs. B. c. Kay, J. F. Scoggins, D. 9.
u L. Scott, l.. B. Speer. w. W. Thompson, ].
II. Baskin. The verdict was the deceased
,arne to his death from pistol shot wounds in
he hands Of one Loveberry Oliver,
Rev. o. NJ. Abney, OF Starr Circuit, Ander-
ION county, came down Saturday and was
he guest OF r. T. Majors at the KAY House.
The sermon at our High School Commence
nent will be preached In Smyrna church on
sunday, the 2Sth inst, at II A. NJ by Rev.
+. A. Chllds, Of Greenwood. The literary ad-
Treas will be delivered in our school building
N Monday at $50 P. NJ, by Rev. II. s. Hart
og, president of Clemson College.
Troupe.