The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-24
LOWNDESVILLE.
Many Interesting Items About the
Old Town and Her People.

Messrs. ]. I. Latimer and 81. A. Tennen
went to Abbeville Monday and spent q par
of their stay in that place attending Court.
Messrs. b. Bolin and j. f. Allen went I,
Abbeville on business Tuesday.
1t will be remembered by the readers OF tn,
Press and Banner that several months agt
five OF Mr.. ]. M. Daniels children were bitter
by pet puppy, and that he carried them u
Baltimore to be treated. About the aam,
time one OF bis cows was also bitten. Wher
last heard from few days ago the COW had 6
confined and she was raging mad.
MIR: 4. L. Smith went TO Anderson Monday
| to take the position OF book-keeper with the
firm of Harrison &Co.
Prof and Mrs; j; F. Harper and their chill
dren and Mrs. D. l.. Barnes went over into
Elbert County. Ga, Thursday, to spend few
days with the kinspeople Of the first named
Judging from Tee number Of blooms now
on the cottoDtstalks In places. big yield will
yet be cotton from those places II frost dOet
not put In killing appearance till after
Christmas, but the cotton spectators had bet
ter not bank very heavily upon this contin.
or they will be very apt 70 be left. It looks
like waste OF the worst kind for the very
hourishing new growth and large nupply ol
new blooms upon the cotton stalks TO come
to naSught S TO be destroyed by frost, but so II
There Is negro woman living on Hon.
II. McCalla's place who iB said TO be los years
OF age, but cannot last much longer, judging
The probable near scarcity Of corn is caus
ing some people to offer some OF their hogs q,
small figure. We hear OF one man who is
offering bis In prices ranging from SO dozen
up. 49,.
Not many days ago the venerable Mr.. J. j
Kennedy, while out walking, fell upon some
rocks and skinned his face badly. About the
same time his aged brother, Mr.. w. +. Ken.
from him, GOT q iaii which has confined him
to bis bed ever since. .. . 1--..-. a III,
Word reached us few days ago Of the sud:
den death OF Rev. T. A. Harris. which sad
Vile, Ca, on the 3rd inst. This adds another
one to the already large list Of old-time
friends who have crossed the River He was
born in this county, not far from this place,
and young manhood days in this oommunity.
He graduated at Woford College. While In
college he: YVES united In marriage 10 Miss
Paisy Walksr After the war having come
them, where he remained for several years,
employing his time principally In his minis;
terial duties, teaching and looking after his
first to Elberton, then to other places, as duty
or interest called, till his last move, where he
was found when the summons came. Agood
man has passed away. Bis place cannot be
tian. he M had but 1s few II sSai any superiers, %
Miss May Harris, OF Washington,t Ga. has
been for the past few days at the Kay House
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Mrs. j. T. Latimer went to Anderson on Sat-
urday 70 spend day or two. -4
Mrs. Emily Bowman and Mrs. E. J.. Barnes
went to Abbeville In the early part OF last
week, and remained with friends TIL Satur-
Mr. r. E. Moseley and Miss Bertha White
went to Abbeville Saturday by the dirt road 4
and returned yesterday. es.l,r,i.
the home of bis brother-ln-law, Mr.. W. L.
DR.. J. &. Harper came down yesterday nom
Starr, where he has been making his home
He,will spend few days here, and
will then return to the m edical college In Bal.
reto spend another session In that insti:
FEHandbiIls scattered around announce that
DEJSWs DanieL, ,tof Abbevil1e, will deliver eli
1nIh6 School Hall. His subject VIII
be Mules II The writerIby no means antici.
treating p S1 his sSSssS s1
the bfpeds, as we'll as 4uadrupeds, q rub as be
passes along. The Doctors well-known abtl.
lty In, the lecture field insures him full
1q Rev r. a. CSid Ptpesidins Elder, came in
evening, went q few miles out, and
spent the night with Mr.. 8. F. Epps and fam.
ily: The next day at II a. M, Rev. Blackman
ans be spd
instructive talk, after which the flrat-named
took the chair and opened the fourth and last
quarterly Conference for this charge for this
Year. The report OF the pastor, Rev. Peter
the spiritual condition OF the church The
financial report as made by the ste yards,
though not In settlement OF all the ,hurch |
claims, was yet as good as might be expected
at this time. As our stewards have hereto
fore met the claims Of each Conference year
before its Close 1t is safe TO say that the same
will be done this year. AS the Presiding Ell.
der oosld give Us one day only. This round
our people w:re deprived Of hearing one of
bis usually flle sermons. We hope for better
luck next time.f JN.'-, -
In flock Of crows which use near the home
Of Mr.. Jas. T. Baskin's are three which arel
partly white. To be more plain, one OF the
three has wings that are wholly whits,
another's wings are white to the first joint,
the other has one entirely white wing and
These crows are quite curiosity, and several
people have been near enough 70 them to
plainly see these changes In the natural order |
which generally controls the crow tribe. I
Deputy Sheriff Dillingham;, OF Anderson, |
was In our town and community Saturday
Of our people, whose presence will be re-
9uired at the court to be held at Anderson |
This week.
A few days ago Mr.. j. T. LaIimer had an e1.
The time, but wonld have been little funny
70 an onlooker, II he was at safe distance.
BE went into q pasture In which he had soms
cattle, he want TO see how they we're get
ting on. He called his cattle and with them
came bull. which was said to be vicious.
stances discretion the better part OF valor,
looked around for way escape and there be-
Ing nearby tree possessing advantage for
climber Of his size. he took it. The animal
around and beloved. but as he could not
ali NH the tree he went off and our friend did |