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LOWNDESVILLE NEWS.
Dwelling. House BurDt-Plea for
Good ROads-PersOnal Mention
Other Items of Interest.
LoHndesYille. S. c.. July

Lowndesville. S. c., July 22nd, 1901.
Mrs. ]. E. Brownlee, Miss Lena and Miss
Margie Brownlee, OF Penny's Creek, were ir
our town on Monday.
Mr.. 2. c. suber and his son. Mr.. ]. E. suber
Of Antreville, were over Monday, brought q
bale OF cotton and sold 1t at cents per pound
This farm product has been very scarce upon
our market for sometime.
Miss Emma Bowman went TO Anderson
Monday TO stay sometime with friends.
DR.. A. j. Speer, MIR. D. L. Barnes and Miss
Leila Belle McCalla, left Tuesday morning for
Franklin Springs where they will remain for
Prof and Mrs. ]. F. Harper and their chill.
drep, OF Iva, were in our midst among friends
for day or two last week.
Mr.. G. w: Speer, OF Monterey, was up on
business Wednesday.
The latter part Of the week before last, Mr..
B. Bolin Allen had the misfortune to lose by
fire the dwelling house upon his Latfmer
place about four miles out. II con taiued sew.
eral rooms, and as 1t was built good many
years ago. 1t was built OF the best material.
1t was, In part occupied by negroes and for.
tunately for the owner he carried several
hundred dollars insurance upon 1t. This was
the fourth big house that Mr.. Allen has lost
In the past few years In the same way. doubt.
less careiessness. Under such conditions,
when houses of more pretentious than an or
binary log cabin are occupied by negroes. the
owners In self defence ought always to have
them fully insured.
A room in the home OF DIR. J B. Moseley has
an unusual record. It has been used as a
bridal chamber, twelve or fifteen times.
ly At 1t for such an occasion but it han sim.
ply happened so." II anybody can beat Il
along the same line, let US hear from you.
Mrs. 3. F. Epps went TO Newberry Wednes.
day, as q delegate to the Woman's Missionary
convention that was 10 meet In that place
the next day.
Miss Mamie Bowman left Wednesday for
Coronaca, Newberry and Asheville. N. C.
n avlh a xDh nf nnnh 10
named places, while away from home.
From all quarters In this section OF our
county, comes the cry OF bad roads, bad
roads. The excessive rains some time ago
only very trying, but dangerous to ride, or at.
tern pt to ride over them. A good many OF our
people In selfdefense, have taken their own
hands, and at least patched the worst places
to keep from breaking their wagons and bug.
giles TO pieces. Some complain that the roads
near their homes have only been partly work.
eu once In the past three or four years. Our
people are liberal hearted. not at all disposed
TO grumble, but they do claim a fair "dIyis.
ION OF the spoils" in having good roads, or at
least to have them In such condition that
jeopardy while travelling around.
Mr.. j. l.. Richardson Of Hartwell, stopped
over In this place on Saturday for q few
hours and was the guest OF Mr.. T. Baker.
Rev. Thos. A. Reid OF Charleston, has been
with the family OF Mr.. b. Bolin Alel, his
kinsman, since Friday.
Hon. I. H. McCalls sold thirty odd bales OF
bis last years crop Of cotton few daysa ago,
at Sots per pound
Doubtless there are none to deny, that all
would be exceedingly glad for the heated
term TO come to an end, not alone that they
might be relieved OF the suffering caused by
the heat, but 1t ia believed and hoped that
milder weather would give 10 them fewer
electrical and wind storms, which according
TO the newspapers have been 30 destructive TO
life and property.
Mrs. w. w. White who has been here for
the few weeks. and Mrs. r. Y. Hallams and
her three children, who have been here for
more than week. left for their Greenville
home on Saturday last.
Some much needed rains have fallen In
different places around during the past week.
There has not been anything like general
rain. and nothing less will fill demands.
Fruits with US TO date, have failed to be
what might be called good. The earlier fruits
rotted because OF two much rain and the later
ones are generally hard and knotty.
Troupe.