The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-05-29
LOWNDESVILLE.
Preparing for District Conference
Lecture-SchOUl Picnic-LOcaI and
Personal Items.
Lowndesyille. May 9th, l9C

Lowndesville, May 9th, 1901.
Mr.. Leon Bell, telegraph operator at Wood
lawn. spent several days the first OF last week
with the family of his father, MIR. j. h. Bell.
Major and Mrs. F. w. r. Nance went to Alb
beville Monday and remained till Wednes-
dav.
Hon. l. II. McCalla Mr.. D. l.. Barnes went 10
Greenville Tuesday and heard the speech OF
Senator j. L. McLaurin at that place the next
dav.
Mrs Henry Johnson, OF Anderson. came
down Thursday, and then on TO he fathers
Mr.. w. F. Cipkecales for a sometime visit.
Miss Meta Allen and Miss Vera Allen, came
home few days ago, from Limestone Female
College. where they have been for the past
year. They will spend their vacation here,
and rest up and be ready for the opening In
September for the next session OF this un.
exceled Institution of learning.
The ladies of the Methodist church gave an
ice.cream and cake entertainment In The par.
sonage ground Thursday evening ard night
for the benefit OF their church. They decided
upon this step only day or two before, and
1t was not generally known, especially In the
country, and yet the management was much
gratified at the patronage received, The re-
suits, about Sl5 will 10 materially help the Ia
dies in their intentions of improving and
beautifying their church building preparatory
be beld here. beginning July 3rd and contin.
uing through Sunday, the 7th.
Miss Blanche Clinkscales. OF Little River
came up Friday and has since been with Miss
Lila Fennel aud other young friends In town
Mr.. VIII Miller, of Mt. Carmel, camein Fri
day and was with friends for a day or two.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Price and their daughter
Ellen, OF Means. came up Friday-the first
returned to bis home that evening the other
TWO Will remain awhile with the family o
the sister OF the one and the aunt OF the other
respectively. Mrs. A. E. Moorhead.
MIR. Enoch Nance and family, OF Mountain n
View, came over Thuraday and spent the day
,pIt n tbe fa milv Of his father Mai f. w r
Nance.
Prof. Thomas C. Walton, Superintendent o.
the Anderson city schools, delivered hit
Education, although much used one on such
occasions and although 1t might be thought
by some 10 be entirely exhausted. yet the
speaker handled IT In way 10 be interesting
to his hearers. Good and new ideas were
brought out, which, If properly utilized
would do much 10 better and uplift this very
important line OF life's work.
MIR. A. M. Erwin, OF Antreville, who is gen.
eral manager for Georgia, Of the w. S. James
Window Sash Lock Co., was In our midst dur
ing Saturday.
The School picnic took place Saturday al
MIlchelPs spring, Just within the suburbs OF
the town. The crowd In attendance was moi
very large, but the eatables were In abun.
dance and the little folk especially enjoyed
their surroundings.
Mrs. r. E. Kinard and her little son Master
Lee Of Ao6evilie came e. IN F5idsy o.es, evening
this morning. They were special visitors oi
Miss Bertha White.
Chick ems, especially frying-sized ones, have
been unusually scarce; In fact, some OF those
that have been brought In, that were de
signed TO "f1ll the bill' along that line. have
been 80 very small-poor little thlngs-that II
looked like "cruelty to animals" to take them
at their tender age from the mother hen. A
hungry man, a good eater, might put away
four or five OF them and not think that be
hs had a good square meal.
DR.. j. g. Harper, OF Starr, came down Fri.
day and remain ed with bis brother Mr.. E. w.
Harper and family TIL yesterday evening.
Mr. j. j. Johnson, who has held q respopsi.
ton OF bookkeeper, with the large firm
Prattville Mercantile Co., Of Prattville, Ala.
for the past eighteen months. resigned few
days ago and came home Saturday evening.
Mrs. Mary Cochran. OF Diamond Hill, was
with her son.in-law. Mr.. W. G. Huckabee and
family for the past day or two.
Miss Ida Hawthorne, of Latimer, came up
yesterday evening to spend some time with
Miss Nellie Mosely. Troupe.