The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-03-28
LOWNDESVILLE ITEMS
News and Personal Paragraphs OF 'In-
terest as Noted by Our Enterprising
News Gaiherer.

Iowndesville, March 26, 1900
Messrs. R. E. and r. II, Moseley and Magis
trate ]. G. Huekabee, took a dirt road trip te
Maj and Mrs. F. w. R. Nance, OF Ab6ev1lle
C.. H., spent the greater part OF week peiQrt
last in our town and section.
Phliade phia last Thursday, on a visit 10 her
husband, where she will remain 1or some
time.
'Tis said that misfortunes never come sing
Iy. A few mornings ago one OF Mr. J. "a
Daniels mules was found with It's tongue cnl
out. 1t Is not known how 1t occurred. ous II
is supposed that another mule bit 1t of. The
tongue was found in the trough;
Rev. Peter Stokes and Mrs. j. 7. Latimel
MIR. Wslter Speed left Monday for Echman,
West Virginia. where he went TO take q POSI-:
tion on the Norfolk and Western railway. =,
Mr.. A, L. Stevenson, OF Lincoln county.
Ca, was in town day or two last week, The
guest of Mr.. VIM Moore.
Misses Laura and Mamie Baskin, Of Monte
rey, began to move into our town Thursday.
They will occupy the Baskin House. We are
glad to welcome these ladies to our town.
Mr.. J. NJ. Daniel who carried his five chill
dren to Baltimore about three weeks ago, TO
be treated for q mad dog bite, returned Thurs
day morning bringing his children, who are
Miss Docia Brock, of Little River. passed
through this place on her way to Anderson
c. II. last Friday.
Mr.. Leon Bell IL SLuuylDS CeI6RTdpuy duu
general depot work under our efficient agent,
Mr.. r. w. Collier.
Mrs. Nj. E. Latimer went to Anderson c. b.
for stay OF day or two.
Mr.. W. L. Bowman went TO AbbeVille on
Thursday.
Quite lively trade has sprung up In old
irons. A few years ago these things were
thrown aside as being in the way. Other
kinds of trash could be burned and gotten rid
of in that way, not so with irons. The late
craze was and is particularly strong with the
little boys, and some OF the young ladies have
engaged In The industry to raise litty pin
money, and old wagons and buggies have
been burned to get the irons.
A few days ago this writer took ride OF
several miles, and In that distance rode over
a mile or two OF, be doubts not. the worst
road in the county. Near Mr.. John 7. Bas
kin's there are some bills, as every one knows
who has been there. that requires consider
able horse and mule strength to pull up, In
going up, and hold back in going down. This
the hard rains since have washed such gul.
lies In each OF the wheel tracks that 1t is dan.
gerous TO undertake to either drive or haul
over them, and the road is 80 narrow that
there Is no chance to get on either Side OF
them.
MIR. j. H. Epps, OF Due West, spent day or
two last week with the family OF Mrs. F.
Epps.
son .in-aw, Mr.. Z. r. Horton, till Thursday,
when he went on to Atlanta, Ga, on busin ess.
Another one OF our oldest citizens passed
away the first of last week. A little over
three weeks ago Mr.. A. u. Bowman had a
stroke Of paralysis, his whole left side being
affected. For about two weeks he improved
In some particulars and seemed to get worse
In others. Today a week ago he died quiet
|suddsniy ,and 1t is supposed that he had an
rs 1trQke.. The next day his remains were
ytfl1S6dsby Rev. r. G. Lyon. They were
Zen Drought here and laid away In Provi,
Edence cemetery In presence of quite crowd
bef his neighbors and friends. Thus ended
with earthly things. He was
kSzifRnd reared near here, and spenta long
,Ss%gtr Troupe.