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LOWNDESVILLE LETTER.
Bad News for .'SockIess Jerry-An
Aged WOmnn's Denth-PersOnaI
I.nwndSYille. March, 4.h, 1871.

| liOWuuSVllIe, hhIClI, fsht lSVi-
| Last Saturday II week ago, Mr.. Mr.. j. ID.
| R.rns came over and remained TIL Monday
| mOrulup the guest OF the Moseley house.
Judging from appearances, there is some al
| lracIIon 10 u III near here aud We Look Tor hitn
ernere WAS a stocking party" at DR.. J. B..
MuseIey's Tuesday night. Ii there are any
| VINO do not KNOW what Kind ut party lnht
is will say 1t IL plan TO raise money, IN
| which small Stockings play an important
uart About 100 Invitations, each conthinlng
small stocking made oy one of the young
| Indles of our EpWorlh League, were AenL out
| On the night AUove stat ed. between eO ana w.
| from those but Il few } ears OF age To those who
nave pasAeu The merl'lian OF lie, male aud
lemnIe assembled ana as They arrived. each
| handed in TO the door Keeper his or her stock.
lug containing their contribution. From
Tins IL Is seen tnat IL IL a plan 10 raise money.
Now ior It's object. The State League Confer
ence that assem- bled III WILLIAMSON last sum-
mer decided that The 70 or SO Leag ues In the
State could support al least one missionary IN
Cuba. TnlS League through It's delegates to
that Conference, pledged IL To raise between
Is ana 70 dollars. Thus party was gotten up
| 70 raise Ms much VI the amount as possible
rbe receipts OF the night together win
amounts received from those WING conia not
come, gave US when aggregated g. we ol
The I.egue are very thankful 10 all VINO con
trlbuted. A well arrainSed program Iur lhe
pleasure OF the crowd was satisfactorily car
rled out. IL consisted OF readings anu inusIc si
on the violin aud piano. Atu pretty late
uour retreshmenl, Cake and Ice cream were
served free. Everything passed on 10 lhe en-
tire satisfaction OF all present, anu IL was au
occasion long to be remembered.
Wednesday night there WAS musicale al
the kay House. The music was furnished Dy
Mr.. Dave SllVerman, Of Andeis son, on lhe
violin, and Miss Leoua Blake, OF GREENWOOD
ON the piano.
Thursday night there was choir practice
al the home Of MIR L. La'lmer.
There was an exhibition FRIDAY nlght al
lS D. m The hand bills in crcuiaL on tod Us
moi n In b6 most wonderful COUuUlnG-
tiun OF fun and amusement" by Anderson
Brothers. We were not out, out some say
that they were pleased and some were nol.
Mr. Jno. ClInkscales, Of Little RlVer, was IN
Town On business Friday.
Capt. John +. BrownIee, OF Penny's creek,
came up Friday and spenta few hours IN our
midst.
MAN IN OUR MIDST.
Hon. w. ID. Mann. ofAntrevil'e, came over
Saturday aud attended d meeting VI our lIo 1ge
of Free Masons.
Hon. j. C. Lomax spent Saturday in our
Mr.. WILDER Power and Miss Mamie Baskin.
OF Anderson, came down Friday morning
d d will remain .or several days with KIDS
people In this section. -
Mr. d. W. Lipscomb, of Ninety Six, came
down from Anderson yesterday.
Mr.. NJ. b. Clinkscalss. OF Que Wess na CAM and
over yesterday with Rev; j.. a. Brown ana
worshipped with the Baptlsts.
Mr.. j. E. Allen spent Friday and Saturday,
of last week In Aug ugusts, GA. on business.
PLANTERS FELT LIKE PLANTING.
What a difference. Yesterday week ago
" as q very cold day. ground was covered WIN
snow, Yesterday was mild pleasant day
made one feel like donning his summer
cIothing-made the LIZ trds and wasps conn
out Il ON their winter quarters. and mace the
planters feel like planning corn.
Mrs Sarah McGhte, OF Griffin Ga. died last
Monda Her remains were brought 10 this
place Tuesday night. Wednesday they ,s Wers
River. and deposited in the family cemeter!
naar Harper's Ferry. Rev.. l.. Daniel, Daniel per- per-
porn and reared In the dwellipg. within
hundred or two yards of where she was iaio
TO rest, she was about SO wears OF Hge, WA.
the oldest sister of the late Col. H. IL. Harper
30 we'll known To our pe"pie. In her death
he last ON , OF the children of Nal. Lindsa'
Harper, Of revered memory, Is no more; Mrs
Mctih-e WAS lifelong member OF the Metho-
list church. IL was her lifelong wish 10 o
ouried al her first home, aud funds from hei
estate were specially set apart TO carry oul
her Wishes A good woman Is gone.
Troupe.