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NEWS OF LOWNUESVILLE,
And Echoes From the River That
Roars, and Sometimes Goes ON d
LoWndesyille q. C.. May7 lQrO

Lowndesville, s. c., May Z 1900.
; Mr.. G. w. Speer left Monday TOR Anderson
where he remalnded TIL Thursday, when be
went to WILLIAMSON to attend as a delegate
! from this League, the State Epworth League
Con ference.
} On Tuesday our stores began to close their
doors at p. m: for the summer months.
little time which they can call their own,
neither will 1t seriously discommode the buy.
ers, as they can make their arrangements &C.
{. cordingly. II would probably be good idea
I for our merchants TO draw straws," or de-
termine some other way which one Of them
will keep open TIL dark, 80 that we loafers
may have some place to spend the last hours
OF the day, otherwise "our occupation" is
: gone.
Supervisor John Lyon came up Tuesday TO,
: and did receive, the bridge work lately done
in this section The refooring OF the iron
bridge across Rocky River, and the new
bridge built across Pressley's Creek on the
Harper's Ferry Road, all ofwhich was done
by Messrs j. M. Huckabee and 8. w. Barnes,
and the new bridge across Pressley's Creek
Miss Fannie Bnlow, Of Charleston, came mp
! Tuesday to spend some time with the family
of 5N. her kM9sman' Mstla MIR. T; T. Gun1ingham. %
reached here Tuesday TO spend sometime
with her sister, Mrs. D.K.Cooley.
Mr.. B. F. Mauldin, cashier Of the Bank of
Mrs. Carrie A.. Latimer, OF Anderson, came
down Monday and will spend few days with
relatives and friends in this section. =.
Mrs. W. c. Presley, OF Elberton, came over
i. Latimer that night, and the next day went
to the home OF her father, the venerable Mr..
Mr.J. c. Harper, of the University OF Mary.
land, reached here Monday TO spend bis vaca-
| ton. '-0A |..."
Mr.. B. C. Kay went to AbbevIlle Monday on
Mr.. B. j. Martin, of Donalds, candidate for
Sheriff, was here few days ago in the inter-
est OF his candidacy. q" "
The closing exercise OF our High School
will begin the Goth OF this month and close
the 22d. The opening exercises will be a lay
sermon on the first mention ed date at IL q! NJ.
in the Presbyterian church by DR., Lee Davis
Lodge, President Of Limestone College, Gafr.
Ciinkscaies, OF Wo6ord College, win deliver
| the literary address In our school building.
The two days will be taken up In appropriate
The IowndesvilIs Oh Mill Company held "a
meeting on Tuesday TO elect officers for the
ensuing year with the following result: bon.
I. H. McCalla, president, Mr.. E. r, Horton,
and treasurer. Mr.. A. V. Barnes retiring from
the management TO engage In his former en-.
ploy ment, that OF travelling man for the
o%ins we're eeeisd a dreotors Of the MIL m
property: Messrs. l. H. McCalla, E. r. Hor-
| ton, E. w. Harper, b. F. Mauldin, ]. B. Daw-
Son j. ~ T. Norw0od snd + D. Cooley
these columns few weeks ago by this writer
that the creditors In part OF the firm of Har.
per g. Latimer had met here and agreed upon
satisfactory terms OF settlement subject 70
the decision of the absent creditors. Since
then a permanent settlement was reached
and the doors Of the store which were tempo.
rarily closed have been re-opened, and the
business Is being conducted under the name
of E. w. Harper. We congratulate M& Har.
per on bis good fortune.
There has been and will be more cotton seed
planted In May this year than before known
there Is nearly one.fourth OF the month gone,
and n much nc Of the land to be plantsd In cotton
nephew, MIR. Julius Mann, Of the State MedI.
cal College, Charleston, were In our town for
Mr.. ]. J. Baker, OF Anderson, came down
ing the day Of bis uncle, Mr.. T. Baker.
Mr.. L. 9. Miller, who has spent some time
with the family Of his uncle, Mr.. w. T. Cum
ham, Ala, where be will enter into business.
COTTON WORK. ,,
Somewhat rather singular conditions exist
as TO the usual duties Of planters about this
time, In reference 10 cotton. 1t is quite com.
mon TO see some OF them preparing and plant.
ing In the same fleld, at the same time. and
some are known to have been preparing the
land In one place, planting 1t In another. and
soonE cP.S Aen lie SPs Stare AN
derson county, breaks the record along this
line. Last week he laid of for cotton, dis
| tributed the fertilizer, bedded, opened, plant
ed and covered sixty acres in one day. Who
can beat It? -. =.
OVERTURNED BUGGY.
A few nights ago DR.. T. o. Kirkpatrick
came near meeting with q serious accident
While driving from the home Of one patient
to that of another, along q plantation road,
In crossing pine pole bridge (the usual sort)
| his horse stepped on one OF the poles, which
flew up, and caused his morse TO jump, which
Oh 5ne END 9 the
| under 1t. The shafts were both broken off
short, and the Doctor, although without q
scratch. was sore for several days.
Master Roscoe Horton, left Wednesday for
Kingstree, the childhood home of Mrs. Lat
inner. They will spend some time.
| Rev. and Mrs. Peter Stokes started for Will
liamston by private conveyance Thursday
morning to attend the League. Con ference.
Mr.. Stokes ia Secretary OF State League. They
will 60 from there to-day to Greenville 10 WIS.,
It for few days the family OF his father-in-
Miss Lille Huckabee went to Anderson
Thursday morning and that evening on to
Williamson as delegateio the League Con.
Word came to US Wednesday that DIR. ]. O..
Lindsay Of Due West was quite sick. Bis
daughter. Mrs. 81. G. Fennel and her son Mr..
j. L. Fennel went over to see him. AT last
report he was some better.
Master Bruce Moseley and Miss Mamie
johnson went to Anderson Friday evening.
Master Moseley returned home yesterday.
Messrs. L. T. Miller and r. E. Moseley, OF
Abbeville, came up yesterday and spent sew
eral hours In this place.
| LAMENTING FRUIT.
! All over this section 90 far as heard from. q
kind Of blight ia upon the apple trees. The
ends OF the twigs where the apples form are
dead and most OF the apples with them. A
else ELSE in INV places % has SO damaged the stPawSerrs
crop as TO make Of 1t almost a failure. Some
say that their rose bushes are badly hurt by
som ething OF the same M nature, i,, but few II any
older time but alas 1--WE never loved a tree
or flower, but IL was first to fade away" The
application can be easily made. If there
should be no hail or wind storm, We will
have peaches in abundance.
TIMID THIEVES,
Il There were two attempts to burglarize here
saturday night. The Oil mill Office was en-
tered, hut nothing OF value was where 1t could
be reached. One of the front window glass TO
Messrs. Cooley & Speer's store was broken
lout, but 1t was not determ ined yesterday as
10 WnetneL an ytninH Nas Lahoh " uoI' - 10
lsupposed in both cases that the would.be
thieves were frightened of before accom-
lplishing their purpose.
There waa surprise marriage In town yes
terday at 8 p. M The contracting parties
were Mr.. 8. A. Werner. of Elberton, and Miss
Laura Clinkscales, living near here. The
Imarriage was solemnized at the home Of Mr..
IT. ID. Cooley. Mr.. Werner is connected with
1.-THE Southern Railway and has his headquar.
u tters ~ Elbertpu,f Ga. He has lucrative po-
lsitton, and ia yonng man OF considerable
iproihiSee EMf@ Clinkscaes Is the fourth
-ldsfi1 2of M. @. Il. Clinkscales, was born
Land feafed In his section, and Ia uell.known,
popular 1ntsliigent and pretty. The oere-