The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-04-04
ROCKY RIVER.
A Great Lot of Interesting Items from
the Roaring River.

the Roaring hiSer. 81
Lowndesville, April 2n q. 1900.
Mr.. C. q. McAlister. Jr.. Of Latimer, was ID
our town Monday,
Messrs. MooIhead Bros. have sol9 Inelr
stock of goods to Messrs. Cooley and Speer
and delivered The same to them Monday:
Mr.. +. D. Cooley received a telegram Mon.
day morning, stating that his sister, mIs:
Lewis, was very SICK. ae wens @ over ea a SnG,nc
her better, returned home the next day.
Our town oyerf1owed With drummers on
day last week. There were ten or q dozen
here al the same time.
tractor for making brick for our oil niil, nav
ing several thousands left, shipped them 70
other places last week.. 20 .-fss.. e.
PNEUMONIA.
Yesterday week ago it was learned from
telegram that Mr.. Ira Bell oldest son OF our
townsman, Mr.. B. A. Bell. was very sick with
pneumonia In Spartanburg. MONDAY m0rn-
ieft in IS for Spar spar,anburg. Mr.. Bell finding bis
son better and In the best OF nanos, came
back Wednesday. Mr.. Ira Bell mas been IN
Wofford College during the past term and 10
we'll pleased Wild M ms 81 ssas
exceedingly kind and attenuve 70 Mn, anu
particularly so since he has been sick.
Mr.. L. j. Norryce and family, OF Anderson,
spent several days last week at the Kay
MIR. Robert Moorhead, OF Anderson, came
down Monday and spent several days Win
the family of Mrs. E. M9orhead. \,
Augusta. Ga, came up Wednesday to spend
his vacation at his home in this place..
Mr.. MoReid, OF near Means Chapel. was
here for q short time on Wednesday. i
was over here Wednesday on business. -
Mr.. A. V. Barnes went to Anderson Ioes'
Dr. Larry Mccala. Of ElbsIton, spent s s.o, ssE. y
or Hepry h Carlisle, Mrs. John Carlisle and Mrs.
Othello Hester, went to Anderson FRIDAY ana
returned Saturday. ~ tS& .-| :
STORE cLosED-DIsTINGUIsHE GUESTS AS.
sEMBLE.
On Thursday Gen. M. L. Bonham and Hon
G. e. Prince. OF the Anderson Bar, Mr.. ". T.
Greene of the Abbeville Bar. Messrs., w, &.
w. WAGNER and T. Il. Maghan, OF Charles
ion, Capt. John NJ. Clark, Of Atlanta, and Mr..
p. B. Allen, OF Starr, were here, either as prln.
Messrs, Harper and Lstimer, who found II
necessary as they thought, more than week
before, to close their doors. Mr. Harper tne
surviving partner Of the firm above men
Gssa SoSs apeg aie9 S sns
some time the matter was satisfactorily ad.
justed to all the interested present. one or
TWO OF the creditors were not present ,aa ana an
other day In the near future was appointed
when II Is hoped and believed th9t the matter
will be so arranged that Mr.. Harper will again
Mr. Mr.. and Mrs. B. Bolin Allen went TO Heard
mont, Ca, Friday and remained Till Satur'
N Mr. E. CIinkscales went to Anderson Fri
Mr.. ]. L. Fennel Of the Medical College OF
Charleston, came In Saturday to spend his
vacation, -..
Mr. Jeter Horton, who has had charge Of a
f1ourishing school Oh "The Ridge" for the
past few months, closed IL Friday, apd on
Saturday left for Greenvilie' where he has &C.
Our oil mill closed its labors for the season
the first Of last week, has cleaned up and Will
be ready for business again as soon as tne sea.
son opens. 1t is still, however. In me marker
Some Of our fun. lovers have prepared 9
well.arranged tennis court just in rear o1
Providence church, where some Of their lei
sure moments are happily spent.
Sweet potato seed are scarcer than ever oe,
tore known. But very few OF the potato
raisers have as yet been supplied.
Mrs Mary Cochran, Of Beach, for the past
day or two has been with the family OF her
son-in-law Mr.. w. g.. Huckabee,, who has
bleeding at the nose. He is better.
THE TAIL.
The tail end OF the cold weather, which the
newspapers stated the first OF last week was
on In the north west, came upon ns Frloay
and Saturday in the form of high winds, and
tapered off yesterday after very heaVy & lros, 81
the fruit crop will be, at this early date can
not be determined.
The most Of last week the conditions for