The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-04-18
LOWNDESVILLE ITEMS.


News and Personal Paragraphs Of In
terest as Noted by Our EnterPris.
ing News Gatherer. r,
Lowndesville, April 10Th, 1900.
Messrs McUalla and E. Moorhead went to
A1oes1aeG 1 saw Gvpsies with several horses passed
through this place Tuesday heading west.
Rev. ii. 3C .Fannell left Tuesday morning.
for Greenwood TO astsna asva2sl days ae ''
months absence, returned "Wednesday. -,
"Wednesday was cold, CLOUDY, rainy als-
agreeable day, and 1t was feared It would be
foiloWed py such weather as would injure the
fruit crop, and although there was considera.
Bile frost for two or three mornings, yet tne
damage done, If any, was very hsht. por,ho
White went to Abbeville Thursday evening
and the last named remained with home folk
till yesterday evening.
| Good Friday was observed IN our scnooI,
the exercises were suspended. holy day
Mr.. Milton Lee, OF Anderson, was down for
a day or two, which he spent at the nome Oh
Prot. I. c. Allen and Mrs. B; Berry Allen
went to Anderson county Thursday and
spent several days with kin folks.
Captain John Lyon, road supervisor, was IN
IQuTSQay
Ing ofthe bridge across PRESLEY creek on the
Harper's Ferry road; also the refooring OF
The iron bridge, both OF which were Dld on py
Messrs. Sam Barnes and ]. w. Huckaoee.
The last named was nearly finished Saturday
Mr. Ernest F. Latimer, of the Atlanta Den:
tai College. came home Thursday 10 spend
his vacation. - r. r.
having been granted weeks leave Of ab-
serce. came home and spent the time With
his home folk.
Mr.J. E. Allen, having been compiling ented
witbk an Invitation to the wedding OF Mr..
rhon,as II. Halliburton, of Griffin, and Miss
Pearl Swift, OF Elberton, Ga, left here Thurs
day evening for the last named place, wnere
the Marriage was soiemnized In due time, az
the elegant home OF the brides father, Colonel
T:|M Swift. All Of the appointments were
fnliy up to date. No expense was spared to
make Of it grand and joyous OCCASION.
PREACHERS WELCOME.
RavSPe,er Stokes and his bride came In
Friday on the 5:25 D. m. train. They at once
went 10 the we'll appointed home OF Mr; J. i.
Ietif,1er where q splendid supper had been
prepared for them. After It was over the oTl-
came can 5ih to the parsonage. This. their future
bone, at least for tme, bad been taken
charge OF. by the good ladies OF the MetnoolsL
chnrch. had been beautifled and adorned re-
fnrnished and repainted, TIL the "old things
had passed away, and all things become
new and it was pronounced by judges to- be
one OF the best fitted up homes 10 oe louno.
We congratulate, most heartily, our preacher,
in his good fortune, In securing one, 80 wei
fitted lii every particular, for lie com,
panion, and wish for them all OF the good
things given to mortals. .
Presidipg Elder Rev. r. A. Child came In
Friday evening, and Rev. T. 8. Black man, ol
the Shiloh Circuit, met him here and carried
him to his home near, Shlloh cnnrcn, ~neIs
he preached the next day at ll:3o q. m.' alisr
MI. e. +. Lalimer went over Saturday
morning and brought the first mentlone9
over that evening and at p. m. Inc secoI9
quarterly conference for this charge was hela
In the parsonage, as the ladies had charge OF
The church preparing 1t for Easter, the next
day. They, the ladies, deserve great deal OF
credit for the decorations displayed. Material
the ha e sprpg has
caused fiora's kingdom to be but poorly sup,
oiled with, at this date, her usual 6eauti1ui
and fragrant open air subjects. ln anu aIounu
feature. Ali harmonized and was quite at.
tractive. Nothing more need De SAID aescrlp.
tive Of the decoration, when II 1s known tnat
the ladies of charge were Mrs. L. Baker, Mrs.
j. T. Latlmer, Mrs. Bette Kennedy Mrs; A.
n. Moorhead, Miss Jennie Harper, Miss Nan
ME Johnson and Miss Lille Huckabee: Pot
ted flowers were brought out from tnelr WIN
ter quarters and played an important part 10
giving finishing touches to their well ar
sdnged evergreen companions In lending 10
the ssmrroundings a most attractive appear
ance. ...-
o.. GROUND AND LOFTY TUMBLING
Mr.. Boltn Allen,s five-weeks.o sold colt took a
loft,y' or rather deep tumble a few days ago.
1t fell into the Brooks gully, and every one
who has been here, for even a few days, KNOWS
something Oft. 1t is about as Dig across ana
down as such waterways ever get TO be In ibis
country. The colt had TO he driven down the
gully for some distance and there the bank
was SO steep that II required the united eHorts
of four men to push 1t to the top. and strange @
TO say, that with such an adventure IT was
not hurt by even scratch.
Our doctors have been quite busy for some
time. Many of our people have had the need
of "a physician on eccouat OF the grippe.
Nearly all of us have had one. and some TWO
attacks. None serious.
A report reached US few days ago that
darkey near Latimer had the smallpox. But
a later one shows that somebody was worse
The property of Mr.. A. u. Bowman. de.
ceased, was appraised Friday. TWAS valued
at nearly s5,OOO
FROST AND SNOW.
Yesterday was the flfty.hrst anniversary of
q memorable day In this country. The l4th
OF April, 1Si9, was warm day, The people
some time before had been wearing summer
eooer not mneh but tarned rd
colder, and before II a. No. II was showing
beautifully, which was nearly all gone before
night. For five successive mornings there
were very heavy frosts, which caused many
of the planters to haveto plant over their en-
tire cotton crops. 49,.
Mrs. Salle Nance. ofDne West. and Mrs.
Will Sherwood, OF Mofatsyille, having been
ON visit TO kinspeople on Little River,
passed through here. Friday, on the way to
their respective homes.
ZINE SERMON" TO "GooD CROWD" a
Rev. r. A. Child occupied the pulpit in the.
Methodist church at lI:30 a. M. and gayesto
his large congregation fine sermon from the
passage Of Scripture taken from the f8kgt
chapter of Revelation. and the 10th verses
81 am He that liveth, and was dead; and
hold, | am alive for evermore, Amen; and
have the key ofhell and OF death" It wiltbe
readily seen that 1t was fruitful theme, one
well suited for the event, which called forth
the celebration of yesterday. BY the same at
s p. m. Was given O stirring sermon to good
crowd. 81. W
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