The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-14
ROCKY RIVER.
Pebbles Picked Up On the Banks OF
the Flowing Stream Preachers
GOyernOrs-PistOl Practice-Ltving
Negroes.

Negroes.
Lowndesyille, June 12. 1899.
Miss Jennie Harper is In Green wood, to
spend sometime with her sister, Mrs. Nickles.
Mr.. l.. ]. Moorhead. telegraph operator NJ
Parksville. came up Wednesday TO spend a
day or two with the family Of his mother.
Miss Fannie Buloh of Charleston, came In
Wednesday TO spend sometime with the
family of Mr.. T. T. Cunningham.
Mr.. +. j. Huckabee went to Mt. Carmel
MIR. L. Il. Horton went to Augusta, Ca,
Thursday, then on to Wilmington, N. O., to
be gone several days.
Mrs. r. j. Barnes was among her Latlmer
friends for several days last week.
Miss Allie Wyche of Elbert county, and
Miss Pauline Clinkscales of Anderson, came
in Wednesday TO spend while with Miss
MIR. joel Keys, of Anderson. spent several
days last week with Mr.. F.. w. Harper and
Mr.. and Mrs w. l.. Kennedy. lost their six
months old babe on Wednesday, and 1t was
buried in the Providence Cemetery the next
day.
At meeting Of our High School Trustees
on Monday, Mr.. John Allen, OF Anderson,
was elected Principal. The places Of assist
ants will be filled later.
Our Dramatic Club went over Friday to
Honea Path and performed the play, NE
vada." The club was much pleased with the
kindness and hospitality extended and 1t
will be gratefully rem embered.
1SSleTQay WEEK dkO, Qultc luIclcs
meeting was held in the Baptist Church In
bis place. The Pastor Rev. J. A. Brown OF
Due West, reached here Saturday, accom-
panied by Mr.. Luther Haddon Of Little River,
and were the guests that night Of MIR. O. john
son. The next morning Rev. V. !. Masters.
field agent from Greenville, and Rev. ]. l..
Vass OF the Connie Maxwell Orphanage.
interesting talks upon their special line Of
work and at }:30, an ordination service took
place, at which Messrs o: Johnson and Hugh
Wisb grge were maority Of 15e State our peo
pie regretted very much to hear OF the death
OF Governor Ellerbe. He made us a good
Governor, and the people of the State mourn
has fallen into good hands. In the history OF
our State, has 1t ever before happened that
the 1t. Governor became Governor because
of the death of the Governor?
In the News and Courier OF the 9th inst.
Is the following from her Abbeville corre-
spondent:" The negro Logan. who was shot
by Mr. West Harper has died." That is q
great mistake, and in order to correct any
other errors that may have gone abroad in
regard to the affair an account Is hereby given
in justice to Mr.. Harper. Two weeks ago to-
day, he went out to his place few miles from
here to look after his business as he often did.
In going over the farm he passed near Jim
Logan's house and found Jlm's vile not at
work. He said something TO her about II
and i'm who was near by came up, went into
the house. got his pistol, came TO the door
and ordered MIR. Harper OH. AS Mr.. harper
pared for one MIR. Harper thought best 10
prepare for an emergency, went TO neigh,
bors and got double barrel shot gun. and
sometime afterwards was walking over the
farm and n passing through piece OF woods,
was fired upon from ambush, but be did not
know who until both barrels OF double bar
! rel shot gun were emptied at him and three
chambers ola pistol. These five shots were
as rapid as they could be made. lew OF
the shot only striking Mr.. Harper. he then
saw Logan in the bushes and brlars some
distance of. MIR. Harper thought 1t about
time for him in selfdetence, to take hand.
He fired both barrels OF his gun. Az the
second shot Logan fell. Mr.. Harper sent for
wagon aud had Logan carried to his house,
came to this place, got DR.. A. b: Mathews and
took him back to see Logan. He pronounced
| him pretty badly, but not seriously Wounded.
Since then till about the first of last week the
Doctor attended him regularly and dlscharg-
ed the case. Friday and SATURDAY. Logan
was walking about pretty lively for a dead
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