The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-09-24
LOWNDESVILLE.
school Opened Moaday-Remark
CestOn Picking Ree0rd-YounE
People LeavtnG for College.

CestOn Picking RecOrd-YounE
People Leaving for College.
Lowndesvillc. Sept. -, 1902
Our High School exercises were begun Mon.
Harper and Herbert Brooks we're In their
places, with m fiattering q number OF scholars
as might have been looked for under the cir.
cumstances. Some OF the near by patrons
cotton 10 opening NO fast that they are forced
70 use all OF the help at hand 20 pick II.
Miss Pauline Moseley and Miss Ida Calhoun
O( Greenwood came mp Tuesday, and have
Mr.. NJ. p. McCaIls went 10 Anderson We'd
nesday evening on business.
During the past week, our young peorie.
who for cause were dexirous Of getting ed uca.
tions advantages elsew here than here have
left for the Institutions OF learning OF their
choice. Miss Jennie May Dunn, Due West
Female College: Miss Lila Fernsi. Normal
ana Industrial School, Asheville, N. c.: Miss
Beuiah Armstrong. Aug susta. Ga. Miss Eliza
Kay and M'ss Emma Bowm Chicora Mr..
Roscoe Horton, FurmaD Uuiversiiy.
DIR. }. ID. Wilson and Mr.. l. 7. Mccullough
went to Richland. Oconee Co, az delegates
South Carolina Preshytrry.
Mr. wiliie l.Htimer OF AbbevIlls came up
Thursday 10 spend u few days with relatives.
Mr. R. A. Bell has two little sons, the one
OF age. who have In date, picked over three
bales OF cotton. This In rather a remarkable
record for bOys Of those ages, alone with no
Older ones with them 10 hurry them up. and
TO idiene,s and would rather play than work.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Jno. j. Hardy Of Lavonia, Ga I.
came over Saturday, and spent the night with
Mrs. Kate Sadler Of MoSeiey, and came here
yesterday and are yet with the family of Mr..
Il. c. Kay. who III n half brother OF the first
named. Mr.. Hardy IL native OF this section,
but has spent tho greater par, OF bis manhood
In Georgia.
Mrs Kate SadIer and Mrs Marie Watson OF
Rsrnes, attended Errvices In the Methodist
church Yesterday at II q. m.
Miss Vera Allen left yesterday for Ander-
son. where she will spend day or two. then
return To Limestone Female College and
spend another term In that nourishing iDsti-
tuition OF learning.
Some Of the forerunners Of winter, cool
dence rather early. and u looks ns IL white
and thin clothing will soon have 10 give place
TO something darker, thicker an warmer.
Some OF our planters are complaining because
their late sown peas have no fruit ON them,
and are blaming the cool weather OF the past
two or three weeks, with this condition OF
things.
Two monntain wagons. the hrat OF the sen.
SON. were in town on Saturday with cabbage.
chestnuts and apples for sale.
Those Of our pia tiers who lost two or three
crops Of corn upon their bottom lands because
OF overfiows. have been quite uneasy for
sometime. for fear that high waters might
again come and damage u not destroy their
crops, but up io date they are safe. and unless
some destructive agency comes along. nne
times an much corn will be made In this sec
tion ~ was made last year. with perhaps but
hall a crop OF cotton, and even With the small
crop Of cotton the planters will : Id the year
within lar more encouraging surroundings
than they ended last year. Troupe.