The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-06
ROARING ROCKY RIVER.
People of the Seven.Hi7led City-The
Dinner Which Was Not Eaten -
Cabbage by RailrOad-Land Which
Will Not Grow Food Products.
LoWndesyille. Sept, 4, Is

Lowndesville, Sept. 4, 1879.
Miss Addie Horton and Miss Julia Simp-
son have spent the past week at the home Of
their kinsman. Mr.. Z. Il. Horton. These
ladies are from Clinton.
II the all day blow and rain Tuesday had
been few days later, it would have been
September gale.
Miss Sadie Huffman, of Seneca, came down
Wednes day to spend q short while with the
Misses Allie May and Ada Fennel, school.
mates of hers at Ashville, N. c., during the
ssS Pref sfn G. Allen the recently elected Princi-
pal of our High School. came In Wednesday,
and will remain at least a few days, prepara-
tory to taking charge Of the school on the .llth
Of this month.
MIR. l.. p. Harkness, OF Antreville, came
SssRfn aa e fW hGns
the past week with friends In thls place and
community.
Latimer, Ii G Of Of Beiton. came over Monday and
remained TILL Saturday with kinslolk in this
Mr.. R. E. Moseley who has been for the past
few months In Nashville, Tenn, taking a
course In book keeping, finished up last week
and returned TO this, his old home Wednes-
day.
Messrs. E. L. Horton and u. l.. Barnes were
called to, Augusta Tuesday and returned on
Wednesday.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Carlile and Miss Annie Clink-
scales went to Abbeville Friday. The last
named will remain there with friends for
sometime.
Our town and community have been pecu-
liarly fortunate this year, In that our young
lady visitors have excelled In beauty OF form
feature and grace. II they are a fair sample
OF the young ladies OF the places represented
along.thst line, then many other places be.
sides our own, show that mother Ewes fair
daughters OF this the closing year OF the 18th
| La, takn
sonal attractions and that other places can
boast OF, nearly but not quite as attractive
specimen ems Of bright womanhood as our own
Mrs. .. ]. Barnes who has spent the past
month or 80 at Monteagle, one Of the most
famous aud pleasant of Tennessee's health
resorts, came back Friday improved In health
tions Of her sojourn at that place.
Miss Allen entertained all OF her young
friends Friday night in honor OF her friend,
Miss Laura AgneW OF ponalds.
Hon. w D. Mann, Messrs. p. 9. Suber and
Max Below, represented Beech, at the meet
ing OF Rawlin Lodge Saturday. Drs. Diver,
OF Anderson, and Harrison, OF Abbeville,
were each expected TO deliver lecture before
the Lodge, but neither Of them came. A din.
ner was served at the Kay House. Perhaps
no other Lodge of Free Masons, or any other
organization, can show az faultless Journal
as can the Lodge here. Since 1852, when the
Lodge was organized, the same journal has
been In use and has been kept by several diff
ferent secretaries, and II s safe TO say that no
other book can be found that is as free from
bIemishes, there being only word or two In
one place which Is the least blurred but theE
1t has been In good hands and 1t shows
remarkable care and cleanliness. When
such men have had charge OF IT,, as Mr.. Jno.
C. Speer, Capt w. r. White, Prof J. F. q.
DuPre and DR.. A. j. Speer and have had the
keeping of it, nothing else could have been
| expected.
|. Mr.. W. A. Pressly, OF Atlanta. is back at
| this his old home, TO spend while with
| friends and relatives here.
| Work In the oil mill is being pressed for
ward as rapidly as possible. The ginning
outfit as arranged by Mr.. Andrew Speer, has
perhaps but few, II any superiors, and Will do
splendid work. 1t will be ready for business
| In day or two. The wheels Will De started
in the near future.
Mrs. w. d. Mann and Mrs. Thomas
Cochran, Of Beech, were in town Saturday,
| guests OF Mr.. w. g. Huckabee.
| The meeting in the Presbyterian church
closed Monday night. Dr. j. .. Lindsay, who
was assisting the pastor prayed for rain last
Saturday was q week ago, and II has raineo
more or less every day since. We ought TO
| have had the good Doctor with US all summer.
BY the way. was made TO say j. o. Lindsays.
never put It that way, ! have too much
respect for him not to give him dis well de'
served title.
Again am made to say in my tribute to
the late and lamented Prof. ]. +. G. DuPre,
money had no value In his noble nature, IN
all of the relations of Iife'' when 1t should
have been as written, Money had no value
| in his eyes, excepting to crafty the prompt.
I ings and impulses of his noble nature In all
| the relations Of life," which will be readily
seen, not only materially alters the phraseol-