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LOWNDESVILLE.
Good Revival Meeting - Rebuilding
Bridge Work at Oil Mtll-Other
Notes.
Jowndesyills Sept, 10, 1900

! Lowndesvills, Sept. 10, 1900.
Yesterday week ago Mr.. G. L. Baker founo
: Washington, D. c., which will cause him TO
be absent week or ten days.
Mr. j. E.. Allen has been absent from MS
home here for two or three weeks, superln
, tending the rebuilding OF a bridge across
Rocky River. few miles above this place.
Mrs. N. C. Thompson, OF williamson, for
week or two has been here visiting her son,
Mr.. w. w. Thompson and other kinsfolk.
MIR, E, F. Latimer now has charge OF the
rural mail delivery route from this place.
Mrs. Jno. Horton, Of Augusta, Ga, whose
husband Is engaged with the Charleston,
Western, Carolina, Railroad Company. spent
a few days here with friends the first Of last
week.
ended with the beginning of this month. and
the trading public can now be served at any
hour Of the day after the morning opening.
SpeSer %aaee Is or tbe Necessity Of the buyer
Hon. I. b. McCalla and his daughter, Miss
Leila Belle McCalla. went TO Anderson Mon
day.
to Anderson Monday on business and pleas
MIR. Louis Bell went to Abbeville Monday to
enter the store OF Mr.. Poliakoff as clerk, and
he Will no doubt fill the position creditably to
himself and with profit to his employer.
Mr.. r. T. Kirkpatrick OF Honea Path, came
son. Ses Dr.. T +. 8. Kirkpatrick at the Kay House.
Mr.. b. F. Mauldin. Cashier OF thelAnderson
Bank came down Tuesday-then on to the
home Of Hon. l. II; McCalla where he remain
Mr.. Gordon Speer went TO Anderson Wed
nesday to stay few days.
Mr.. George Wilson, OF Warrenton. came up
brother DR.. ]. D. Wilson for day or two.
Miss Camille Smith, at the home OF her
grandfather, Mr.. ]. B. Leroy, gave a dining
number of her little friends. They of course
had good time.
Mr.. Nick Benson, of Little River, was in
town Wednesday on business.
MIR. Theo. Watson, Of Anderson, spent last
week with his Allen relatives in and around
Mr.. Walter Geer representing 'The State"
was here Wednesday and Thursday.
Miss Mamie johnson and Master Bruce
Moseley went to Anderson by the dirt road.
Mrs. Belle Lauer who has been at the home
of her brother-in-law, Mr.. w. l.. kennedy,
started to her home in Baltimore Thursday
morning.
The two, as well as four legged lovers OF
muscadines are roaming the bills and hOl-
lows in search Of this palatable wild fruit.
The late rain was followed by September
nights but part of the days is of an August
temperature almost, ana My daiIy rising higher,
over Thursday to spend few days with his
son, Mr.. f. r. Horton.
Mrs. Nj. 4. Lindsey and her % SOD; m Mr. VIII
and spent few days with the family Of Mr..
II. e. Fennel, the son.in-law OF the first NAM
Mrs. w. w. Jones, of Waterloo. arrived
here Thursday evening. She was accom-
panied by her SOD, Prof. j. @. Allen, who
takes charge OF our High School to day:
been here for the past several days driving
some wells (two) for the use Of the Oil Mill.
Somehow this Industry suffered somewhat
last season for lack OF water, and the manage
ment is thus increasing its facilities for q
water supply. The wells being driven are
somewhat on the artesian order, and 1t la
believed and promised that they will supply
Rev. H. c. Fennel went to Newberry Tues
day to attend Presbytery and returned Thurs
day.
Mrs. Tom Martin and her children, and
Miss Rosella Bowen, OF Little River, came
over Thursday and have since been at the
home of Mr. H. J. Armstrong.
The ladies OF the Latimer section gave an
Ice cream, lemonade and cake festival Friday,
night, for the benefit of Salem Church.
Sometime ago the people IN that community on
and build a new and more modern structure.
and despite discouragements they went
the work furnished, they sometime ago
finished quite handsome building, and the
proceeds about s26.0O, OF the late gathering
will be spent In painting 1t.
the first dog day 1t would rain every one OF
them, but 1t did not prove to be the case this
year. There was some rain. though not much,
on the first day, and there was none till the
last one when We had good one. Dry,
again and hot.
Gallantry carried TO an extreme. for
young man TO pull his hat of, when talking
10 young lady over The phone. This was
done here a few days ago by visitor.
Rev. Peter Stokes began meeting at
Ridge Church yesterday week ago. and con-
tinued 1t, two services a day till yesterday.
after II A. NJ. service. Rev. Robert Martin,
OF Anderson. assisted him. There was
good meeting, fourteen: joined the church,
which makes thirty additions TO this charge
smyrna and Ridge curing the last month.
aud doubtless the membership WAS revived.
and strengthened for future conflicts.
Troupe.