The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-02
LOWNDESVILLE NEWS,
Better Crops than Last Year-Farm.
ers Encourage ed-Mule Team Falls
from n Rridee-Scarlet Fever.

LowndesvilIe, Sept. 80, 1901.
Mrs j. T. Latimer returned from several
days stay among friends at Anderson on
Mrs. B. c. Kay went to Atlanta last week to
spend while with her daughter Mrs. w. G.
Tepnent.
the planters along the way busily engaged
gathering their crops, which were much pet.
ter than expected.
D. e., where he will spend part of his time
in studying dentistry, and the balance OF his
time will be spent in business.
Mr.. j. f. Harper and family moved down
home for several years, and are occupying a
part of Mrs. Othello Hester's dwelling. Mr..
Harper was elected Principal OF our school.
and was TO have opened u up three weeks ago
but owing to sick ess. did not commence the
exercises of the school I'LL last Monday, when
he and his assistant Mr.. Herbert Brooks had
quite flattering opening.
Ella May Kay left MONDAY morning lot
Columbia where she went to enter the Female
College.
The month just closing has e1celled all 9th.
ers that can be recalled, In Its continuous east
wind. Since the latter part OF August there
has been day and night pretty stiff breeze
from the east or northeast This for 80 long
time is very unusual.
Dame Rumor (and FOR one she Is ABOUT rlgnt)
has IL that this section will lose some OF Its
citizens, but will gain others TO I'LL their pla-
ces. These changes will be brought about by
the work of the little blind god," who dur
ing the fall and winter months seems to be
more Jealous and successful In bringing about
"heart disease" than at any other time OF the
year. These important events, when they
materialiZe will be given to the public later
on.
Several months ngo scarlet fever made it's
appearance In our section. Just how 1t start
ed, has been more matter OF conjecture
than certainty. Since then While there has
out. or prevent its spreading, yet most of the
parents have exercised due caution to that
end. yet now and then new case has devel-
oped, and although 1t has been SO long IN our
community have had 1t. 1t has been OF a very
mild type.
It is now rapidly approaching the 'round
up" OF the year 1901, at least the crop portion
OF it. Last year the dry weather was particu-
larly Obstructive 10 the crops, this year the
wet weather seemed for time to be equally
30, but comparison to date makes the pres
ent year far more encouraging than the past.
In this section, and so far around Rs this writ.
er has been informed there will be much
more corn raised. cotton will be somewhat In
excess Of last year, and the forage, sugar cane,
pes-vine and crab-grass hay. far exceeds what
Saturday as Mr.. Tom Lofts was crossing
the bridge at Young's old mill in a wagon
driving two mules, and had reached place
on the bridge where 1t had sunk on one Side,
because Of late rains, one OF bic mules slipped
and went over the side of the bridge carrying
the other mule. driver and wagon TO the
ground about ten feet below and strange TO
say, the fall and mix up was not much dam
aging 10 any one or any thing in II.
Rev. j. B. Graves of the Shiloh circuit was
over for few hours on Saturday.
Miss Sallie Mann, Of Diamond Hill, on her
return from visit to relatives at Cold Water,
Ca, stopped here and was the guest OF her
cousin Mr.. W. G. Huckabee till Saturday eve.
ming.
No rain for about three weeks, peas and po-
tatoes would be benefited by some rain. The
two crops will make fine yield II frost does
not come for few weeks. Troupe.