The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-02-20
LOWNDESYILLE LOCALS.
Troupe on Observation-Disclosures Pre-.
pairing for Another CrOp-Pretty
YOung LadiPs-PersOnaI Notes.


AT q holinineas meeting being held near
here last night was a week ago. Jim Mcintosh
shot and pretty seriously wounded Lum
Scott both colored. DR.. T. o. Kirk patrick was
who al last reports, was doing we'll.
MIR. P. G. Suber, OF Antreville, came over on
Tuesday on business.
DR.. A. J. Speer was called 10 ardmopt,
Thursday on professional business. Mrs. DR..
l.. o. McCalla was very sick, some better at
this writing.
Judging from the daily arrival of the NOR
ming up freight train. II Is due any time be-
tween 8. q. IN. and sundown. For sometime
an unusually large amount OF freight has been
hauled TO this place. and higher up. One train
had to make an occasional run, apd even
with that help the regular engine Is over
loaded nearly every day.
For the past Two weeks there has been big
move in guanos. Our planters seem TO be
getting ready 10 raise some more or cent
cotton. Some OF them are perhaps. building
upon the hope that providence will again
take hand, and by dry weather or some
other potent agent direful calamity so reduce
the production Of cotton as. TO make II bring
high price, IT is frequently bad policy TO
take any chances and II might possibly be
better for the large and i'm portant class OF our
citizens TO look forward TO raising their own
supplies first. and then to plant all of the cot.
ton that they could work.
Misses Rosa Bell Ais McAllister, Annie and
Ida Hawthorn, four Of Latimer's attractive
young ladies came up Thursday morning and
remained with friends in and around this
place the balance OF the week, adding ma teri
ally to the pleasures OF our young people, and
particularly so to the pleasures OF our young
men, / reckon.
Thursday evening the most Of the young
folk went out 10 the home Of Mr.. +. G. Mes.
chine near the Savannah River, on pleasures
INTENT and in pleasures received. In the past.
times INDUCED In was valentine drawing.
This formal, and perhaps 10 some "stale, fiat
aud unprt fitable way ofcelebraiing St Valen.
4 10 Anx tSn q frnFf Irn
ration upon the old time way of welcoming
the day. Then, no such haphazard plan was
adopted. Every one claimed and exercised
the right to follow their own inclinations
Then the valentines were adorned with Gu
pids dove and flowers, and a bounded In eX.
pressions which sent the life blood of the reel
pienL coursing along its accustomed channels
with renewed vigor. (l've been along there
Now reat many of those sent are topped of
with carricatures flt only for "scare crows"
and they are bOttomPd off with wretched
doggeral, unworthy of the name of poetry.
They were then treasures, now they are ouly
fit TO be thrown into the fire. Then those who
observed the day did SO in an Interchange of
the Sincerest expressions of good WILL and
some used the "Masq uerade trappings OF
valentine tn express warmest feelings for
their best girl or boy. The old way was best.
Mrs. Ellen Iatimer who has spent sometime
at Anderson. came back to her home here, q
few days ago.
Mrs. Melinda Kay is now with the family OF
her stepson. Mr.. b. G. Kay, at the Kay House
where she will remain for sometime,
Miss Emma Eiheridge, of Johnston, who
has spent several weeks very pleasantly in
this place with the family OF Mr.. o. Johnson.
returned to her home last week.
Mr.. L. r. Horton was for several days at his
old home IN WIllamston, where he went on
business.
A little retrospection brings TO mind the
couplet:
"Times amt now as they was yooster,
When people went TO bed at dark and got up
with the rooster"
Then. about all night gatherings took place
at early candle light (no lamps In those bays
social functions began about dark, and from
that day TO this. The hour for meeting nas
gradually moved up, TIL now the popular
hour seems 10 be about p. m. and adjourn.
ment takes place somewhere between mid
night and daylight. and Ii The hour for meet.
Ing moves up In the time 10 come as 1t has In
the past. the probabilities are that in a few
more years night festivities will not begin
till next day. We are not com planning. but
simply state facts as they exist In some
places. Troupe.