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>LOWNDEsVILLE LOCALS.
Death Of Mrs. A. @. Liddell-Prfmary
observation-disclosures Items.
Lowndesville, 8. c., Sept. II, 100

Lowndesville, 8. c., Sept. II, 1900,
Mr.. Henry Pressly, OF Atlanta, was with
kinsfolks in and around this place for several
Mr.. T. g. Liddell, OF Abbeville, came up last
Saturday night a week. ago and remained
until Monday morning. ,.l-', .:ss
Mr.J. 8. Fisher, Of Abbeville, was in on,
town for several hours last Monday on bus
iness. .-.., I -!
Rev. and Mrs. Peter Stokes left Monday for
the home Of the first named father, General
| Stokes, at Early Branch, where there was to
be Q family reunion sometime during the
week. r., = IT, 80 p" IT, =.
| Monday morning our three teachers, Prof.
J. g. Allen and Miss White and Miss Jones
we're all at their posts, and at the appointed
| hour The school was opened In due form, with
larger opening than usual and The prospects
/ Mr.. VIM. Mcintosh and his mother, Mrs. s.
A. Mcintosh, we're here for short while on
Miss Carrie aunnels returned 10 William.
ston Female College Tuesday. ..
7 Mr.. Gordon speer left for Fort Hill Monday
and will enter Clemson College. -.
Messrs. Cooley Speer, having bought the M
them, and having had some needed changes
made In the inside, have moved part OF
their stock Of goods into 1t. This will give to
them so much additional space that they can
van tage and II will be relieved OF Its hereto.
fore crowded condition.
Mr.. Ed. Moorhead left for Chester Tuesday
evening. where the probabilities are that he
Mrs. Hattie Todd, OF Augusta, was with rel.
atives here for several days last week.
Mr.. o. johnson. on Thursday vacated aie6 s his
entered q similar position In the oil mill
Mr.. j. F. Barnes, who has been con nected
With the oil mill for some time. entered the
store OF Mr.. j. E. Allen on Friday, as sales
on the 2lst Inst, next Friday, the summer
exercises in the Ridge School will close. On
that day. Mr.. Ira Bell, the efficient and pop
provided, TO invite friends, pupils and patrons
and make Of 1t a joyous picnic occasion: II
is hoped and requested that boxes and baskets
well sd Tn the ho h,ogs g II s s ben
ing hand along all lines TO make OF II sue
cess are invited TO be present.
The second primary election was held last
Tuesday. It was. as usual with US. very
ballots for our State for 1900. The day
sealed the fate politically for the present at
least OF some OF our good citizens: the sue
N.Y. is over, and that for the next two years,
neither dry nor wet, nor cold nor hot weather
will hurt their "crops." and the unsuccessful
as1ngn
Some Of our heretofore corn raisers are haV-
ing an unheard OF, to them, experience, !. e.:
They are now buying corn TO fatten their hogs,
NuuoeIb Oh Iue plauGers III tuis toW uepiP VII
have to buy the corn TO fatten their porkers
II they are fattened at all.
1t has been said that the preachers, doctors
and blacksmlths generally get their pay out
OF the top crop OF cotton. As there Is no top
crop, and by no means an abundant bottom
crop. it Is matter Of speculation as to where
the pay OF these important tfunclionaries is TO
come from.
Mr.. Will Miller, OF Mt. Carmel, came up Fri.
day evening and was the guest Of Mr.. Leon
Bell until the next day:
Mrs. j. h. Latimer, Of Abbeville, came here
Saturday evening and has since been at the
home OF her brother.in.lsw. Mr.. j. T. Lat
inner.
An all days rain Friday-more that night
still more the next day-(yesterday was
beautiful day)-which. added together, have
given TO us regular ground soaker. The
lands are wetter than they have been since
some time In June. It will, 1t is hoped,
bring up the turnip seed sown since the rain
two weeks ago, and do other good besides.
Rev. and Mrs. Robert Martin, OF Moseley.
came down yesterday. Rev. Martin occupied
the pulpit In the Methodist church at IL a. NJ,
TO fill the appointment Of the pastor, who
was absent. visiting the "old folks at home"
Yesterday Rev. J. A. Brown filled his usual
place In the Baptist church in this place at II
a. m. AtS.5O large crowd assembled at the
same place TO witness the rite OF immersion,
which was duly solemnized, after appropri.
ate preparatory exercises, In the baptistry ad.
Joining the rear end Of the church six late
additions thus became entitled to all of the
rights and privileges OF the Church.
DEATH OF MRS. L1DDELL.
| News reached US last week OF the death of
| Mrs. A. Z. Liddell, which occurred In Hinds
County, Mississippi, on the 9Th instant. This
news revived memories OF the long ago, some