The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04
LOWNDESVILLE LOCALS.
Capt. Baker at Home i Family Re.
unions-CrOp Notes, High waters.
I,owndesviIle, Sept. -, l90l

IOWDdeSviIle, Sept. -, l9ul.
DR. H. b. Allen and Mr. K. r. Moseley went
to bbeyille Monday on bus1ness:
Rev. ]. l.. Daniel went to Due West on Mon
day. then on to Laurens to spend Few DAYS
with his own family, who nave oeen tneIe
for the past two weeks with kinsiolk. he
vii, also 90 TO see his mother who lives not
| far from his father-in-laWs.
Road Supervisor G. n. Nickles was In THIS
section for day or Two me h,d hrst oi last "eeA'
Mr.. and Mrs. Ardry Pressy, OF Elherton'
have spent some time at Mr.. G. L. Clinkscales,
father-in-law OF the first named.
ITranspor "Sumner," came in Thursday and
spent till yesterday with the family OF ms IA
th er Mr. r. Baker. With the exception OF Mr.
Bakers son-in-law Mr.. j. f. Franks' ,Sn,le Wn9se
have been with him for the past lew Gays.
Such a reunion, to say the least OF II, Is uh-
usual. These days, when self-lnlerest CATS
children TO remote fields OF lanor; paren.s plI
need hardly expect to have them all Assem-
bled around their tiresides at any one IlIne,
and more especially so When as ~ M WI. ,raI ahu
Mrs. Bakers case, ther chlldren IRE 90 WIZ
Iy separated-two OF the sons In Washlngton.
Is e. another on the high seas; anotner
child, a daughter, in philadelphia. u IL onl
OF the usual order OF things for al once more
to be together in the home Oh lneir early
MIR. r. f. Butler, of Marietta, was IN town
the guest of DIR. j. B. Moseley, part Oh the
day Wednesday and Ihnrsdav uorner oc.
companled the aforementioned TO Starr on
Rev G. shives, of Piedmont, will begin
two-days sacramental meeting IN ProViuence
en- urch. this place, on the first Saturday In
September at II a. M, and on Sunday at the
close OF the IL q. ID. services VIII aomlnlslef
the sacrament OF the Loro snrpia supptis' cams IN
Friday and will spend while with the fam.
ily of her brother-inlaw, DR.. A. j. .Speer.
Hon. I. H. McCalla went TO Anderson
Messrs. T. d. Cooley, H. A. Tennent and
Will Harden went TO Anderson Friday 10 al,
tend the political meeting OF that Day, ana
but because of the looked-for presence of Sen
ator McLaurin on q late train the speaking
did not begin till too late for our contingent
Nj. Mason Miller, and his sister-in-aw Miss
Ella Froyd OF Walhalla, came down Frlday.
Che first had started upon western "Trip the
second will remain sometime with ner slster
Although the price of cotton was much
better last winter and spring than II .sS, nae
been for several years, to date there ls etiil
producers, and now and then few bales are
marketed. and now IT seems as II tne Sot.o1 ot
season of 1900 and 1901 will run into the COT
ton season of.l90l and 1902. coo,- -.
Mrs. P. B. Allen and Mrs: Emma Gook, OF
Starr. spent few days at MIR. E. w. Harpers
Mrs. c. Baker, of Anderson, came down
Some of the folks living on the eastern sue
of Rocky River, walked over here Tuesday
morning, and after getting here downpoor
OF rain Till after - M. prevented tneir h
the river they found II far beyond lts orainary
limits, and they had to wade about seVenty-
five yards before reaching the par ol ee tee os aa
bridge not covered by water. Ine water "as
from one inch to four feet.
1915 through the Intervening years 10 oate,
has been talked Of as very dry one. 90 Iar
r.
tive to the corn crop than any that had gone
before It, 1t seems as II 1901 Will go doWn
through the years to come as very wei year
and one also very damaging to the corn crops.
Then the planters relied upon their uplanos
Flor their corn supply, and then 100 II tney
did not make enough to do them Tor Two
years they were discouraged and were AFRAID
that thev or their stock would be on short ra'
TONS 2here was no necessity for economic
ing in feeding. Now the tillers OF the SOIL
rely upon their low grounds upon which 10
make their corn, and this year tney are
failure.
Methodist church at IL a. M, and gave TO MS
hearers quite an interesting and Instructive
sermon. ..o-
day evening to begin work today with the
Last Tuesday DR.. j. p. Wilson left here for
reached Little River it was too full to cross.
He spent the night with Mr.. Fed Nance, came
on back to Rocky River and he could not
cross it. He left his horse and buggy and
took the train at the tank on the Savannah
Valley railroad, and in that way got back 10
his home here.
The flies have had their day for this year,
and now the gnats are getting in their work
are particularly annoying. Nothing else
could be expected, these being dog days. The
daylight, even temporary RELIEF is TOBACCO
smoke, therefore the burners OF the weed are
encouraged to indulge in their favorite pas
time oftener than necessary.
Now there comes an Omaha prophet VINO
SAYS that the world will come to an end on
the 18th of November next.
Yesterday at the close OF the p. M. preach-
Ing service in the Baptist church In this place
the pastor, Rev. ]. A. Brown baptlsed three
-accessions to the church, result OF the late
protracted meeting. troupe.