The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-01-31
A JUMPING ENGINE.
Beautifying a HOme-POund Party
Ltthia Harris-And Other Things.

| Lowndesville, Jan. 18th, l9OO.
| Mr.. Joe Black, OF Wellington, was Tuesday
night on business.
There was a slight wreck or rather jumI
off of the engine attached to the freight trair
on the Savannah Valley Railroad "wednesday
at or near Mccormick. Mr.. Greason. the en-
giueer, was hurt. For day or two the trains
did not run on schedule time. II seems lit
| tie singular, but IL occurs to this writer. tha
since this road has been In operation, all o
the mishaps to the rolling stock has been tc
| the freight trains not run off Of the passen
ger trains.
spent q day or two with the family 0f mel
brothef-in.law, Mr.. E. y. Mechlne. he, Mr
] a considerable force at work improving ano
/ beautifying his home and no expense viii DC
spared to make H. one OF the most desiraoie
rural homes to be found.
Mr.C. G. McAllister and his daughter. Miss
Alice McAlister, of Latimer, came up Thurs.
day and spent few hours. We hope THESE
good friends will soon come again, when tney
will not be in such hurry to return home.
Miss Bertha White, one of our teachers IN
the High school. went to Abbeville FRIDAY
evening on short visit TO her home folk.
The choir Of the Methodist church spent
some time In practicing at the home Of MIR. j.
r. Latimer Friday night. 1t is a we'll known
fact that In many Of our chui ches this depart
ment Of worship is sadly neglected. This
should not be so.
Mrs ]. T. Barnes went to Iva several days
ago to spend while with her daughter, Mrs.
]. +. Harper.
Messrs. W T. Cunningham and NJ. r. Huch.
isou had business at Abbeyille on Monday.
DR.. ]. B. Moseley spent day or two at
Greenwood the past week. attending the
meeting of the District Stewards. He reports
q very pleasant time, harmonious session.
and a larger number Of that body present
Messrs. Kennedy, Watson, OF Mt. Carmel,
and 9. q. McAllister. Of Latimer spent a few
hours with US yesterday.
township will meet In this place next Satur-
day 3rd OF February. All interested will gov
ern themselves accordingly. BY order OF DR..
A. j. Speer, chairman.
The Epworth League will meet at Mrs. j. W.
Huckabees CHATS the modern way OF put
ting 1t. Just because our good wives some
times wear some OF our clothes, so said. Is no
reason why they should be given the place OF
head Of the household. too? next THURSDAY
The good ladies of the Baptist church will
have a pound party next Friday night, i2nd
Mr.. E. r. Horton. Everybody Is cordially In
vited and asked to bring pound. The
pounds received will be sold for the ben eft OF
their church ~
Springs, was In town one day last week. A
poung man OF O thousand. perhaps million,
would not be far wrong. He is handsome, In
teligent. industrious. and to bis other quail.
Ties lS LDaL OF Delns spienuiu coohr auo thas
which ought to commend him TO the good
optimism Of everybody is that be is teetotaler;
never has drank a drop ofspirits, except on ce
when he was very sick. and his physician
said that 1t was the only thing that would
save his life, and he had to be forced to take
II. He does not need the dispepsary, prohfbt-
tion. or any thing else as shield against to-
perism. As he is a good catch, any young
lady that wishes TO learn hls name phone 3,
Friday night about 12 o'clock the negroes
living on the place where DR.. ]. g. JOHNSON
lived and died, were awakened to find the
barn iu flames. II was soon burned TO the
ground with Its contents, which consisted OF
all of the corn that some OF the negroes mad,
together with one bale OF cotton. II ds not
known what caused 1t to take,fi Troupe.