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LOWNDESVILLE MATTERS.
The Killed City Realizes Loss,
While COkesbury Makes a Dis.
tinctive Gain - Crop Conditions
Troupe on q Trip.
Lowndesville, July 81, 1899.

Lowndesville, July 81. 1899.
Messrs. j. E. Allen and ]. NJ. Huckabee
went to Mt. Carmel Monday.
Dr.. 8. NJ. Orr. Of Anderson, came down
Monday, called TO see Mrs. Jas. a. Bell, who
has been very sick for sometime.
OF up M %onday The susss
DIR. A. j. Speer.
Mr.. ]. g. Huckabee was called to Anderson
Monday on business.
DR.. W. 8. Stokes and Mr.. s. F. Epps left
Tuesday morning for Ninety Six, TO attend
the District Conference 10 be held In that
place. beginning that night
1t Is rather unusual for Methodist congre-
CATION 70 change Its pastor twice In the same
year. Such however, has been the expert
ence Of this charge this year.
At the last session Of the South Carolina
Conference, Rev. W. 8. Stokes was assigned
70 this work. Very soon thereafter. he and
his family moved into our midst. They very
soon gained high position among our peo.
pie: They at once were given the confidence
steadily and surely risen till now 1t will be
hard to sever the ties which have been formed
At late meeting OF the board Of trustees Of
the cokeso5ry oaa;o1 Conference School Dr.: Stokes
and renowned institution of learning. While
no one, who at all knows DR.. Stokes, can for
moment doubt bis fitness for the place nor
question the election. YET as we are all more
feel that In this change in his surroundings.
Cox kesbury's gain has been brought about by
our loss. He Is well equipped for the oattle
Of life. During bis oybood and early young
manhood he had the best literary education
al advantages TO be found, which he eimproved
TO the fullest extent. He then stored his
mind with all that was to be learned in the
man, he has already made his mark in teach.
ing, In the practice OF medicine and In preach
Ing. His well proven ability along these lines.
gives promise Of much future usefulness
Wherever he has been tried he has been fully
up TO all Of the requirements, and nothing Is
risked In saying that his management of his
present position will give to II an imputus
future raise 1t TO the high standard Of excel.
lence which 1t once occupied In the days
long gone by and TO which 1t Is so eminently
entitled. The best wishes OF all Of our people
will 60 with him and bis family to their new
home, and hope for them future health, pros
perity and happiness.
Miss Ethel Speer spent the most OF last
week among friends In the Monterey neigh
Miss Ida Watson, OF Anderson, came down
q few days ago. and has since been with her
sister, Mrs B. Bolin Allen.
Mr.. Clarence Young. OF Anderson. came
down Saturday to spend few days with the
family of bis cousin, Mr.. j. T. Latimer.
Miss Mary Robertson, of Atbeville, came
Mr.. c. L. Ciinkscales and other relatives In
'nIs The eU crop Conditions have changed much for
the better in the past week. Wednesday, {,
In this immediate section, but in all others,
30 far as heard from. While the ground has
not been thoroughly soaked, the rains did
much good, but with IT all, an average crop
cannot be expected. However, If the people
will give that increased attention and care to
the Fall and winter crops, that the situation
demands, next year will not be the hard one
that the long continued drought gave promise
OF, Corn and peas have been planted since
the rains and they will perhaps be Of some
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Clinkscales lost their
second little boy on Saturday with something
like congestion.
Messrs. Harper & LATIN er have bought Mr..
J. B. LeRoy's stock of goods, and will move
them TO their present stand near the depot.
Mr.. Leroy has been engaged In the mercan.
tile bushes here for about thirty years. He
has ever been regarded as an honest dealer,
and 1t is much regretted that he feels called
upon TO change his business.
Mr.. B. j. Huckabee left Monday for visit
to Magnolia In the low country, to spend q
few days with the family of Rev. E. w.
Mason.
This writer and his wife and daughter, took
a drive TO the country, to the pleasant home
of Mr.. w. s. Bowman, about Two miles out.
It is very pleasant indeed to 60 to such places
and all who 90 there see many evidences 10
disprove the oft-repeated assertion that 1t
does not pay to farm-that there is no money
in farming. Mr.. Bowman not many years
ago moved to where he is now living. then
poor place, but by proper rotation or crops
and manuripg, he has brought up bis farm 10
be one of the most productive In this section.
Now he does not feel the hard times. He
lives at home and lives well. If all OF our