The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-10-25
BLOOMING COTTON.
The ShOw-Peas and Frost - Out of
the Chicken Business-Fall Crops
RELIGIOUS Chat.
Lowndesville. Oct. %. 1899.

- +tsss.s' Lowndesville, Oct. %, 1899.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Lanier, OF Monterey
A few of our white citizens went to Able
Vile Tuesday and attended the show, with
which they were we'll p leased. wagon loads
OF people, colored, were heard passing through
town Monday night on the way. Some OF the
darkies who could not raise enough OF the
needful to pay the price of adm ission 10 the
show, paid quarter each 10 ride 10 Aope.
willie 10 see the free part OF 1t and to see and
be seen.
Capt. G. T. Bakers furlough having about
ended, he left for New York Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Baker LETT for Virginia
Tuesday, where they will spend few days.
then on to Wash ington, where their home
will be for sometime. .
Cotton Is blooming in many places as IL
does In July and August, but IL Is safe TO say
that It Is waste OF the raw material, as hard-
ly anything short of miracle could cause
these forerunner OF Gotten 10 reach maturity.
Many OF our planters are wishing for stay
In fIosts of week or Two, as they would
thereby make some peas, and as the late
planted corn would by that time be In con-
dition to make better feed: killing i nh, iross
about almost an entire failure In the pea crop.
Seed peas will be high next year, even Win
all Of the advantages that may be looked lor
It does some Of US much good to get off
from home sometimes. A change Is at times
beneficial. Sometime ago darkey was sent
.ss Gy 1s fSSSs os
thirty days for chicken stealing, when ms
time was out and he came back home, DIS
wife asked him II she must COOK chicken
for break fast, he said, Lord, never want 70
hear OF, see or eat another chicken as long as
Hive"
The most of the past week was spent either
in person or by their pockets, oy all OF our
citizens liable TO street duty In work upon our
streets, None that was done VII be- OF
greater benefit to the public than the trim-
ming of the shade trees along the Sidewalks,
as their low hanging limbs were very annoy
ing In knocking of hats and tearing umorei-'
Ia covers.
Capt. Jno. Lyon, County Supervisor, was
here Thursday night q guest at the Mosely
house. He was looking after the roads and
bridges OF the county.
It was needed and will do much good TO The
peas, potatoes and turpips, The weather Tor
the past week was warm and pleasant up TO
Friday night. Saturday and yesterday were
quite cool.
MIR. J. L. Latimer went TO Atlanta Friday
to spend a few days at the Georgia State Fair.
Rev. 6. T. Harmon, Presiding Elder came
in Friday evening. Saturday at II A. NJ, ne
occupied the pulpit In the Methodist church.
At the close of bis sermon, be called the 4th
and last quarterly conference together. The
stewards we're somewhat In arrears. IN Tue
claims against the church, but 1t Is safe 10 say
con ference year. Yesterday at II A. NJ. and
at 730 p. NJ, the above named minister gave
us another Of his good sermons. whlon closes
for the time being his connection with us, az
next session Of the South Carolina Confer.
'ence. We OF this section regret very much
the necessity for his removal. In bis four
years periodical visits to US, he has endeared
earnest, able, jealous divine, is well fitted for
the position, occupied by him. We would
gladly have him continued to US, but 1t can
not be done. troupe