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Smiths Dry Goods and Millin'
ROCKY RIVER.
Moonlight Picnic-Birthday Dinner
Union Meeting Collection for
Famine Sufferers.

UulOu MeetIuR - SOiAcCthoh hVA
Famine Sufferers.
Lowndesvilla. s. c., July 16, 1900.
Mr.. VIII Gilbert, OF Mont terey, was In ouT
place on business Monday evening.
Miss Anna Watson. OF Anderson County
came down last Saturday week ago and has
since been with her cousin. Miss Meta Allen.
Mrs. Belle Loner, Of Baltimore, Md has
heen for sometime with her sister, Mrs. WI
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Armstrong gave din.
ing on Tuesday In honor OF the 2lst birthday
of ther oldest son, Mr.. Will Armstrong. A
goodly number OF our young people OF both
sexes attended and we're very much pleased.
An elegant dinner was provided, which
amply IN ct the taste OF all In variety and pre-.
paration. and 1t was an occasion not soon TO
Mr.. Fred Frammel. OF Deans, piano and
organ tuner, was here for a day or TWO last
week in the interest OF bis occupation.
Messrs. Bingley speer. =: j.. Bsskln 3s BloshI ana
terIan church in this place last week. Its
new coat when completed will add greatly 10
It's appearance.
Miss Helen FeIlers and Miss Allie May Fen,
mel went to Iva Wednesday and spent few
days with friends.
Mrs. E. ]. Barnes, after an absence OF some
weeks at Greenville, Spsrtanburg and Ander'
son, returned home Wednesday.
Master Roscoe Horton has for the past few
days been in Savannah. Ga, on visit TO bis
brother, Mr.. Charles NJ. Horton, who has q
Georgia In that city.
Miss May McCaiia, OF the Fork. was in our
town shopping on Thursday.
A white man was arrested here THURSDAY
who was wanted in Mt. Carmel for several Of
fences against the peace and dignity OF the
State" He was carried back to the "Valley
Town."
About thirty.ive or forty of our young gen.
tlemen and ladies met In Horizons Park Tues
day night and had a moonlight picnic The
refreshments consisted of cake and ice cream:
The young folk were chaperoned by Mr. ana
Mrs. =. R. Horton, Mr., and az Mrs: =: W. w. + Ha5- r
Cooley. Although the moon was shining
brightly some additional lights were thought
TO be needed to add enchantment TO this de-
lightful sylvan retreat, and lanterns were
hung about at intervals, which len guile
charm to the surroundings. Mr.. E. r. Hor-
ton, the owner, has been at some expense In
fitting up the grounds for snGh ana IKE occa-
sions, and be proposes to still beautify them
In the gEound ia a bold spring OF very colu
clear water. Over the spring is very wei
arranged milk house, and not iar OIL IS wen
OF summer com fort, will add much to the en-
joyment of the family and their visitors.
This initial coming, together OF our young
people In this attractive spot on the ABOVE oG
casion, was the source of much pleasure 10 all
present, and was an earnest OF what the lu-
ture has In store along this line.
Mr. NJ. Il. McCalla started Saturday morn
ing for Washington, ID. c.. where ne goes 10
ployee.
Birth-To Mrs. W. L. Kennedy, daughter.
on Thursday.
Last week report says darkey, who was
stealing ride on 8. A. l.. wanted 10 stop AT
Watts, and as the train did not stop there ne
jumped off and was killed. and day or two
after another one was Knocked OH tne train
near Calhoun Falls and badly hurt.
Prof. and Mrs. J. F. Harper and their three
children OF Iva were with the family OF MT.
d. l.. Barnes Saturday hight and YESTERDAY
MIR. j. p. Young and his son, Mr., Ciarehce
Young, OF Anderson, came down Saturdhy
morning to look after his business interests
Mrs. Tantie Huckabee, who has spent the
past few months with her son IN Asnourn'
ia. came back TO her home with her DroLner,
Mr.. VIM Moore, in this place, the day Deiore
yesterday. .o,,, tho
A collection was taken up yesterday 10 the
Methodist church In this place at tne CLOSE oi
the II -. m. service. The amount colIects9
was SIG. 50 and was for India's starving nit.,
lions. ,h..Ss
on the third Sunday in August next lneIe
will begin here by agreement or Lhres pasIors
of the Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterisn
churches, respectively, union, lnteIaenSSh. ny III
national protracted meeting. Because o. lne
PRESBYTERIAN church being the most centfauy
y, 1TI".eu ,'re,, '''e DOL Troupe.