The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-05-01
LOWNDESVILLE LOCALS.
Of TO AuguSta-Magis gistrates Court
Cotton Planting - Personal and
Other Items.
Iowndesv,,Ie anr,l 2sth 10o1

Lowndesville, April 2sth, 1901.
Miss Allie May Fennel went to Augusta
Monday to spend a while with friends.
rnsta % Monday and while there will attend
The performances of the Merry rymakers.
Mr.. J. l.. Fennel and Mr.. r. E. Moseley
went over on Penney's Creek Monday and
spent the night with the family OF Capt. j. E.
MIR. Carroll Latlmer, who was at Starr lay
Ing some new lines Of rural mail delivery,
came down Tuesday and stayed In town for
Miss Mamie Bowman went to Augusta
Tuesday and will remain there for some time
with friends.
DR.. J. B.. Moseley and Mr.. R. H. Moseley
The daily excursions TO Augusta because OF
Merrymakers Week delayed for two hours
our up 7 p. m. mail.
damsels feeling that the best way TO end their
rivalry Tor the affections Of a buxom swain
was To submit IL to the arbitrament Of the
code fsticuff, and they proceeded at once 10
utilize the most improved up,t4.asle iaclies, So
hads OF the other. and came dangerously
near being fatally so
And again, anoi her one OF our COOKS was
arraigned before the Magistrate j. 6. Huck-
abee's court day or two afterwards for max
Ing too free and unauthorized use OF her em.
poyer's money. 1t developed that she mad
thus appropriated TO her own use 10 smai II
tho aid OF friends the matter was compro'
missed.
our midst for short time on Thursday.
Rev. j. H. Graves, Of the Shiloh Circuit, was
the guest of Rev. J. l.. Daniel Thursday.
Or. T. o. kirkpatrick, MIR. John H. Bell and
Master Roscoe Horton Joined the excursion TO
Augusta Thursday. -,
man with the Mountain City Milling Co.,
Greenv Vile, 8. T..
MIR. o. Flquette spent several days last
week IN Ebericn aa on Msmd 6nsiness rensr
the Diamond Spring school, which she has
been successfully and satisfactorily teaching
for the past two years. On Friday she left for
with her friend Miss Rosa Boil, then on to her
home below Abbevile.
Miss Annie Llddell went TO Latimer Friday
for q few dnys stay with the family OF Mr.. h.
0 Bell.
II can be safely said that very nearly the
entire cotton crop of this section has been
marketed, and that there is marked decrease
IN the shipments from this place. For several
years past there has been from S,OOo TO 3,5OO
bales sold here each season. but for the past
fall and winter only about 500 were sold here
The young people OF the Antreville section
picncked at the Iron Bridge on Saturday. 1t
~ said that there was large crowd present
and more than an abundance Of good things
TO eat, and very pleasant time to all.
Mrs. B. G. Kay and Mrs. w. c. Tennent
went to Atlanta saturday 10 spenQ "nle.
Saturday Mis-. B. Bolin Allen received
message over the phone that her nephew Mr.
Vernon Watson, had been shot the day be-
fore near Old Pendleton by negro. and that
he died from the effects Of the shot that night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen left Saturday on p. m.
trniu for Pendleton.
Without great change in the weather con-
ditions very soon. a reduction In cotton acre.
age In this part of the country Is quite proba-
bIe Some OF those who planted three weeks
ago are plowing up and planting over. the
seed having rotted. Those were able to get
reed for that purpose, but unless the weather
becomes much warmer seed rotting may be-
come general, and all needing them could not
be supplied.
Since 1t cleared up 1t Is seen that during our
late cold spell, frost or some other btghting
agency had been abroad, as the tips OF the
leaves on some OF the trees and other Vegeta-
tion were nipped.
TO date, only very fow straw hats, and but
little of The light colored goods that go TO
make up summer dresses, has appeared.
Word came to us last week that just on the
Georgia side Of the Savannah. about tuesday
or Wednesday, negro committed the usual
crime"-his victim little white girl ten or
twelve years of age. AS soon rs II was known
a number Of men hunted for. captured, took
TO the river and drowned.
Troupe.