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LOWNDESVILLE.
Religious MeetIng-ViciOus Cow
Wind, Rain and Hail StOrm-visi.
tOrs-Death Of Prof. j. F. G. DuPre.
Lowndesyille. Aug. %. is!

Lowndesvile, Aug. %. 1899.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. L. Baker, Of Washington,
d. c., reached here Monday TO spend a mon tn
Messrs. Tom Liddell and Ed Barksdale, of
Abbeville, passed through here Tuesday on
their way to the Elberton Carnival:
Etoile Watson, OF Anderson. spent last week
with Mr.. Bolin Aliens family and other re-
latives In this community.
lington, came up Tuesday and spent the
night with their brother-in.law, Mr.. ]. T.
Mr.. A. B. Cbeatham. OF warreuton, spent
Messrs. ]. E. Allen, E. +. Latimer, l.. E.
Moorhead. Bruce Moseley and DR.. A. B.
Mathews. went to Elberton last week and
spent several days taking in the Carnival.
Mrs. r. l.. Chsrping, one OF the Oldest
ladies in our community, fell out of her bed
q few days ago and one OF her arms was
Mrs. b. c. Fennel spent several days last
week at Due West, with the family Of her
father, J. o. Lindsay.
Mr.. Marvin Mann, Of Macon, Ga, was in
Mr.. Richard Edwards, Of Charlotte, N. c.,
who was visiting relatives In Beach, was here
for while Monday.
meeting at Varennes Wednesday.
A few days ago Mrs. j. T. Latimer was at
tackled by a vicious COW, whicn but for the
been seriously hurt. AS 1t was she was only
badly scared.
Mr.. E. r. Horton bought the unlmproved
lot OF Mr.. G. Lofer near the burnt store OF
Messrs. Harper q Latimer In new town, and
is moving the main part of the store built BY
Mr.. Jno. NJ. Moseley. AS soon as 1t can be
placed and fixed up, Mr.. Horton will move
his business TO that end OF town.
Rev. T. A. Reid, OF Charleston. as the pastor
Rev. J. A. Brown could not be here on &C
count OF family aftiiction, conducted the ser
D.,zt 4, ral, n htnl
Sunday at II a. m., till Monday night, when
the Rev. ]. +. Singleton, OF Pepdleton, who
came In that evening and took charge. This
was his hrst appearance before and among our
made fine Impression. He gave TO bis fair
ly good congregations at each hours service,
an and well prepared
A communion service, and afterward q
protracted meeting began In the Presby terian
church saturday at II a. m. DR.. ]. Q. Lindsay,
OF Due West assisting the pastor. Rev. H. c..
Fennel. The duration OF the meeting will be
determined later
One OF the few small areas in our township
in which the crops were good, was visited late
Monday evening by terrible wind, rain and
bail storm. The lower or Southern part Of
The Fork, about six miles from here In which
sons, Mr.. R. B. Hulchison and SOD, Hon 1.
H. McCalla, Mr.. Jas. Manning and others,
had their fodder crop destroyed and their cot.
ton very badly damaged. Some Of them will
ton promised 500 or 1000 pounds OF seed cot
ton per acre, report says that they will be
glad to get bale of cotton to Is or 20 acres.
Some fields we're white with open cotton, -.he
rain and hail beat 1t out and II Is not worth
picking up. F'om reports 1t was bad, very
bad ii its effects
Mr.. viii Hill and Miss Mamie Cox, OF Alb
beville. came up Saturday and were the
guests Of Mr.. G. l.. Clnkscaes.
We had one of the most ground wetting
rains yesterday that we haye had in our
town. and imm ediately around IT. that we
have had since March. One peculiar thing
about the few rains that we have had since
then, have to my recollection all been In the
day time, not one at night.
DEATH OF PROF. ]. f. c. DUPRE.
Our people without exception, were very
much shocke ed and we're very sorry TO hear
Friday morning Of the sudden death OF Proi.
J.F.C. DuPre OF Clemson College. He was
born about So years ago near what was then
known as Pendleton c. H. When but boy
his father bought and moved TO lands near
this place. On the farm, bis boyhood and
early young manhood days were passed. Hls
educational advantages did not go beyond
those Of the old time, old field school; Even
these circumstances did not allow nlm 70
utilize beyond very limited extent, lew
ing the benefits of the school room, out hls
mind was OF such high order. that study
business relations, reading and intercourse
with his fellow-man, contributed 10 the
storing OF 1t With that knowledge, that ADAPT
ability to surroundings that always shoWeo
him 10 be "the right man in the right place.
wherever found. He was certainly remark
able man In many particulars.
He came to this place when young man