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LOWNDESVILLE LETTER.
Our -CRinpaiEn Day. Big
Dny for Observation-Disclosures Ball.
barbecue and Picnics.


L.cwndesvilIe, July -. lgr2.
Mr. Albert Power. OF Peuny's Creek was In
town Monday.
Sir. q. /. Baker, OF Washington. ID. C.. came
| Monday to .tay s,,rne Time with the family oi
his father, Mr.T. Baker, u
came over Monday to assist the pastor. DR. j.
A. Brown, Of the Baptist church In this place
The meeting began yesterday one week h.p
The first named preacher took charge oI the
meeting Monday and preached two very IN
| tcresting sermons of power. one at III a. NJ.
aud the other at S:D =. NJ. Our people are
very much pleased with him IN man snd M
a minisier. He breaches TO the point and calls
things by their right name. More OF rucn
preachers are needed.
Misses Lula and Daisy Brock, whose home
Ia sn Due West. came Monday. The hrst Is
ways engaged In this her life work during the
school terms. The second hRr just graduated
at Due West Female College. Their many
friends were glad To see them.
Messrs. ]. 81. Baskerville, OF Charlotte. n.
C.. and T.. e. Mitchell, of baltimore. who
work for the Standard Electric Co. we're here
The greater part OF last week putting electric
Mrs. Henry Cason Of Mt carmel. came TO
Mr. r. w. Golfers Monday where she spent u
day or two aud thcu 10 Mr.. +. B. Ciinkscales.
Mr r. w. Harper went to Starr on business
Mrs. Frank Brainard. OF Chicago. and Miss
q ueepie Ebbert, Of Atlanta, have been nj the
Ray House for the past week.
some OF our men folk went TO ApdersOn's
Shoals Of Rocky River Tuesday aud then To
Cherokee Shoals on Savannah river tbe next
day. They were well pleased WIN their sue
cess In the hshipg line. and h"d pleasant
Mrs. 81. w. smith, OF Anderson. having
beeu on a visit 10 the family Of Mr. JohE
Cup kscpies on Little River. On her Ieturn
home spent the night nj Maj. +. w. Il.
Nnnces. ~ @ u
I.aurens. ended n TWO weeks visit At the nome
,,T her venerable father. Mr. Frank Clink.
scales. aud returned 10 her own home. accom-.
pauied by her niece, Miss Louise BELL.
Sir. ]. A. Boyd aud his sister. Miss En'e,
spent the past few days with their aunt. MrA
Tuesdsy evening there wns n snciable at Mr..
=. +. Epps from 4 to- r. N. Refreshments
were served aud those present enjoyed the oc.
thinking the above hours are decidedly pre-
sersbls 10 the nOurH generally used In this NJ c.
tion-irom to IL or r. M.-ior the gathering
and scattering Of young people; The above 10
Mrs Mary McCalla aud her daughter. Miss
May McCalla, OF the Fork. were In town
Wednesday.
Mrs. +. j. Barnes. after An absence Of two or
three months AT GreenviIle. Spartnnou'g,
Iaureps and other places, came back 10 her
home here Wednesday,.
Miss Ethel Spser went 10 Elan. Ga. 10 stay
Dr. and Mrs. J. b. Moseley went by private
conyeynpce To verdery, where they were To
stny a day or ta o .ihen;to Ninety six for q few
days, and will probably 20 10 several other
places before they come back.
Mr., Fuimer Watson, ot Anderson. came
down Thursday 10 look alter some oil his In.
Ierests In this community.
There was q neighborhood barbecue at Mrs.
Elizabeth Lock harts spring on thursday.
There were about l25 present by Invitation.
E.tables 70 supply Nil wants were tempiinsly
arranged ON tables and when sli present had
bad a suflicisncy oi the good things provided
taken up" M Vas at the time Of which We
read when .the multitude was fed, and
there was no miracle nj above time either.
Mrs. X. l.. Smith and her two children went
10 Anderson e. II Friday.
Miss Montague Huckabee went 10 Nerdery
Thurpday To spend sOmetiIie.
Misses Allie May Fennel and Annie l.iddel
went TO Iva Thursday and attended and took
part In the celebration OF Chiloren's Day nj
Good Hope church on Friday.
Mr.. Ralph Mason, al Verdery, came up
Thur sday 10 stay u while with friends here.
Mrs; II. +. Hoyt. OF Harmony Hf1ss; en'ne pc
Saturday evening on visit 10 the family o!
her SOD -ln-lnw, DIR. A. J. Speer.
Friday was n big day for Lowndesvilie.
Tbursdny evening The Congressional and. ex
cepiing two or three oithe County oahaiantes.
once went to work with u vim, and ~ several
of them were heard the next day TO say that
they had not siept much the night before. IL
is reasonable To suppose that they kept up the
hn nd shaking. smiling and talking all night,
or nj least ns ionx nE they could nnd any one
10 smile TN, shake or talk to-,
The next morning the cary coming In OF
our country friends gave promise OF Dig
crowd aud the promise was realized. a lara.
crowd, many OF whom were our good ladies'.
were ON hand To grace the Occasion.
The meeting took place near Mitch'lFs
Spring. Hon. J. &. LoInax. chairman. intro
duced the speakers In nm appropriate way.
Each sre.ker was allowed ~ minutes. which
WIS entirely loo short n time 10 enlarge upon
the national i.sues, i'm peri iism, ex psnsion.
ship subsidy, etc. The writer has never seen
ca nd i,inies iOr the same Office more per fectly