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LOWNDESVILLE NOTES.
Meeting of the District Conference M.
T.. Church - Locals. Personal ana
Ofherwiae.

Lowndesville, July 9Th, 1901.
Miss Wharton of Iva, spent several days at
MIR. 4. d. Cooley,s last ] week. =, p,,or,on eo
spent last week with the family OF DR.. a. j.
Speer. IA,
her friend. Miss Ethel Speer all OF last week.
Miss Pearl Sullivan OF Laurens, was at the
EKay House for several days since last report.
MIR Rob BrownIee OF Honea Path, was with
his Klnsman, DR.. T. 0. kirkpatrick for day
| or two The first OF the week.
| Mrs Blake of Greenwood, is with the family
of her aon-in-law. Mr.. II. A. Tenneut
Yesterday and the day before, n week ago, the
attendance was. much smaller than usual,
owing to several causes. The meeting, how.
was TeJy Ra bn ia oayng business
at Chester. came home Monday to spend
awhile with his homefolk In resting up.
| MIR. r, ID. Cooley and Magistrate j. G..
Huckabee took business trip To Abbeville
Mrs Bette Kennedy left Tuesday for
Ninety-SiX, where she will remain for some
time with kinsfolk.
oaks were left, some In the streets, sone on
the sidewalks, and some still near the side.
walks. or them all, only one remains. II
a hollow, in one OF It's large limbs. has been a
swarm OF bees for several years. During the
| past few months, at four different times un.
der It's spreading BRANCHES which form q
time, and 1t Is supposed that each OF those
swarms came from the parent swarm above.
Mr. and Mrs. d. M. Lipacomb OF Ninety
Six, have been with the family of DR.. ]. B.
Mr.. j. r. Blake and his three sons have
been with relatives and friends In and around
this place for several days.
/ Mr.. 6. w. Speer OF the GaHney Bar, has
been with his homefulk here.
Yesterday q week ago. DR.. A. j. Speer, went
over to Pearl Mills in Gilbert, County, and at
tended celebration Of childrens day, and
had the honor OF delivering a speech before
| the assembled crowd.
/ A few days ago Mrs. ]. B. Franks and little
~: b." of Philadelphia. and Master Jas. NJ.
place. They will probably spend several
The past weeks have been those of unusual
I preparation, excitement and interest to our
little town. First, the ,Lipscomo.Mosely
marriage. At the close of the aapae week the
Union meeting in the Baptist Church and the
next week the Cokesb bury District Con.
ference. These, so closely succeeding each
other. more or less preparation was essential
TO their success. They caused no little ex-
citement, and as each has passed by, they
and mastered each one In turn. The last OF
the storms to come upon US was the Con.
ference, Within It's bounds, there are
twenty-tWo preachers and iorsyloar lou dele, dele,
thirty.fve delegates were present: The
initiatory services we're held in the Methodist
Church at $50 p. NJ, on Tuesday. The hour
was taken upi in fine. comprehensive, In.
teresting sermon, Oh Christian education, by
Rev. r. q. Jones, OF the Abbevile Station
He handled bis subject In highly creditable
way to himself, and entertaining to his hear
ers.
At9A. M. Wednesday, the Conference was
organized by Rev. r. A.. Child, Presiding
Elder. in the absence Of Bishop Duncan. .(who
was expected) took the chair, and Rev's. w.
B. Wharton and w. T. Adams we're elected
Secretaries. And II was agreed that the
business sessions would be from to ii A. M.
and from to P. NJ. each day. The first
pleased with his administration. The other
two performed their duties satisfactory to all
At A. M. Rev. ID. P. Boyd. OF Newberry,
gave to his hearers an instructive and inter
esting talk. At 8 80 P. NJ, Rev. T. s. Black.
. man occupied the pulpit At II A; NJ, On
gave to us one Of his best sermons. A little
over two years ago this brother ended four
years pastorate of this charge, all OF us regret
!, ting that We could not have him with as long
: master of the Woford Fitting School attemp.
ted to speak In the interest of bis work
hut in very few minutes after beginning,
Prof Pro- John q. Gin ksoaies, OF wofFord College
then gave US a very interesting speech In the
Interest Of the college represented by him
Both OF the last mentioned are Abbeville
boys OF whom we are Justly proud:
Among the outside notabilities present
were DR.. Jno. A. Rice, former President Of the
Columbia Female College, DR.. John 0. Wilson
editor OF the Southern Christian Advocate
Prof w. T. Lander, Williamson Female
!; College, DR.. w. W. Daniel, President O
|, Colum bia Female College, Rev. T. H. Wad
dell, Superin tendent of Orphansge In Colum
! bia. Those mentioned above all were given
, the opportunity, and gave to us interesting
!, talks upon the work IN which they were en-
! gagged. Bishop Duncan came In Friday even
Ing and gave us two splendid sermons In the
; Methodist Church yesterday. one at II A. M.
. and the other at 8 20 p. NJ Rev. r. 81. Jones
preached in the Presbyterian Church yester
: dav at P. M.
With last nights service ended one OF the
r most pleasant occasions that our people have
ever enjoyed. We were all glad Indeed tC
open our hearts and homes TO preachers, lay
men and visitors. We united In one granc
effort u make the stay OF all OF these, one Il
be remembered. and no doubt the daily asso
citation with these good people will prove Il
be benediction to our entire community.
Troupe.