The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-07-17
ROCKY RIVER.
Notes of the District COnference-SO.
cial Gatherings-Childre Party
Crops Prospects.

-CrOpS prospects.
Lowndesville, July 1901.
Messrs. J. g Mobley Of Johnstone. and H
w, Ethridge OF Saluda County, reached here
guests OF Mr.. o. Johnson.
Mr.. T. G. Liddell went to Abbeville Mon
day.
eral days first Of the week.
Rev. Foster Speer went to Cokesbury. ih
company with Rev. Henry Stokes Monday.
The readers OF the Press and Banner will
pardon the writer for again referring TO the
late District Conference held In this place. In
last weeks report he carelessly omitted To
mention the musical part Of the con nference
which SO abundantly added 10 the pleasures
of the occasion. The instrumental part wat
performed by that matchless musician, Miss
Leona Blake OF Greenwood. She is one OF the
best Judges of music and is one OF the besl
performers. The leader of the vocal part
Va. is a recent graduate OF Vanderbilt Uni
versity, and is nov pastor OF the second
Methodist Church, New6erry;, He is young
man OF much promise-is well educated and
highly Intelligent and hAs but few, II any
superiors in musical talent These two with
unexcelled music, enIivened many Of the
would otherwise have hung heavily upon the
hands of those in attendance.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Moore left several days
ago for Norfolk, Va, where they will remain
for sometime, visiting their kinsfolks, Mr.
Miss Annie Liddeil left Tuesday morning
for Graniteville, where she goes TO visit bel
relatives.
In a y NJ. talk on Friday during, the Con
ference Bishop Duncan took occasion to ad
wise the making OF our houses Of worship
more comfortable and suggested many
changes to that end, and among other thing
would be highly Conducive to the comfort o.
worshippers. Ifthe learned bishop Will par
don the presumption In the writer, woult
take Issue with him in the last. This chang
doubtful II 1t would be in the summer, for al
hard as the seats are, the wriggling and twist
ing to find a soft place helps To keep some o
us awake, and If they were softer many more
of us might 60 10 sleep, than do during TIT
For weeks, until the past two, this place
(apd Sd did all others according TO reports,
seemed TO be the converging centre for all o
the rain clouds that formed for miles around
As consequence the whole country had al
most daily dowppour, and IT has required
extra exertions upon tue part of the planter
To conquer the grass, and they have all abou
succeeded. In destroying the grass, the CROP
had to be almost uprooted, and 1t would re
quire but short dry spell to seriously ipjuri
them.
Miss Jennie Harper has been in Greenwood
with the family Of her brother-in-law, Mr.. j
G. Nichols, for the past week or two.
Mrs. j. w. Morrah, and her two daughters
Misses Francis and Kathleen, OF Mt Carmel
came up Thursday, and were the guests o
Magistrate ]. g. Huckabee and Mr.. r. E
Moseley took q trip to Pearl Mills, Ca, Fri
day on business.
There was quite large gathering of ou
young people at Mr.. FL. j. Armstrong; Wed
nesday night.
Miss Corrie and Miss Jessie Thomson, O
Anderson County, have been with Mr.. w
l.. Bowman and family during the past week
MIR. Willie Taggart and his sister. Miss
Mr. Il. A. Tennents since Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andry Pressly; and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Turner, of Elberton. spen
scales during the past week.
Friday night our young people collected a
the home OF DR.. A. j. Speer and spent severa
hours very pleasantly: o-., -
to l2, gathered at sour house, and had ,
pound party. You just ought 10 have seer
the little folk. How they did enjoy 1t.
was grand time to them. If we could al
remain children, in some respects. this woult
not be such bad world after all.
Miss Maize Robertson and Miss Lille Tenn
pleton have spent the past few days with III,
family Of Mr.. T. d. Cooley.
Miss Allie and Miss Lizzie Wyche, of Flat
woods Ca, came saturday 10 spend sometime
W ith Miss Ethel Speer.
Miss lola Johnson, of Anderson came down
Saturday, then on the home OF her venerable
grand father, Mr.. W. F. Clinkscales, 10 spent
som metime.
Rev. T. w. Sloan and Mr.,W. T. Bradley. o
Abbeville, came up yesterday. The frs
occupied the pulpit In The Presbyterian
Church at II a. NJ, and gave to his hearers {
good sermon, which was listened 10 very
attentively.
The ladies OF the Methodist Church gave ar
Ice cream and cake festival Saturday evening
and night, in the Methodist Parsonage
grounds. The ladies in charge are Thankful
for the patronage extended, and were vel
pleased with the results. They can now
herewith add still more in the line of Inn
provement to their church.
Mr. and Mrs. r. Y. Hallams and their three
children, Of Greenville, came down Friday tc
visit relatives In this place. The first return
ed to his home today. The others will re
main for awhile. Troupe.