The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-02
LOWNDESVILLE LOCALS.
Visited By an Esteemed Oea0Eenarias
Farm and Gnrden Work Delay.
ed-Beantiful Chareh ServieeS on
Easter Sabbaih-Searcity OF Flow.

ers.
Lowndesvilie. q. C., March 30. 1902.
Mr. J. u. Huckabee went 10 Latitner on
The venerable James NJ. Young. OF "The
Fork" spent Tuesday shaking hands aud
bringing forward reminisencies OF the long
gone by. He 10 In BIZ S3rd year. and 10 In Zee.
bio health. he Ia ,SnE way pas. @ me M mera, rn
with pride point 10 life tbsi has been well
spent, has seen much and enjoyed much OF iis
Sunshine. and has. without! murmuring.
passed through some OF Its shadows. and i.
gradually nearing itS end In peace and good
WiIl with all man z ind. and looks forward TO q
biissfui Immortality "when life's htful fever
In over"
II. Tuesday on q shopping expedition.
Mr. James II. Baker. OF Washington, ID. c..
spent several days With bis hOnored father
and mother the frst OF last week; ~
During the past week favorable weather
conditions permitted garden and farm work
10 be pushed early and late, and considerable
progress was made In these two directions.
and flowers. are rapidly getting rid Of their
winter garb and are putting on one far more
pleasing to the eye. and later on nature's
handiwork in these several dePartmsnn VIII ~,
the eye. because Of some others. giving Joy To
the inner man, so that the "inner" and
..outer" man will both be rewarded.
Miss Jennie May Dunn came home from
"p Miss Nina Wilson, OF warrenton, came up
Friday and has since been the guest Of Rev.
II, &. Fennei.
Cadet j. Bruce Moseley. OF Clemson Agri.
cultural College, came down Saturday morn-
ing for q few days relaxation from his school
duties and a happy meeting with bis home
folk.
The promised play came OF Friday night In
our high school building, and although the
night was threatening. stormy pretty large
crowd was present Everything passed on
very nicely. Those engaged 10 u, performed
their respective parts very satisfactorily, and
ali in attendance were we'll pleased. The re-
receipts, were SE.0.
Our good ladies OF the Metbodist church
consumed the most OF the day. Saturday, In
decorating their church aud getting ready for
Faster. They were much perplexed In getting
material for making their handiwork attrac.
tive, In that the occasion came 900 soon for
them TO get many 1wsr. Eiors musi ,! either III
To delay It's coming, before The good ladies'
can reach their expectations In the proper
brautifying OF their church with nowerS.
Of a limited siyle-s few potted plants and
ferns, with few open air flowers were all that
could be obtained. Across the arch In the
chancel was the word "Aileluiah,' 90 while
ground, the letters of which were trimmed In
box wood and velvets. Over the arch we're
the words, Christ the Lord In Risen To-day"
trimmed In the same way. To the right of the
arch was crown trimmed 10 oO1wooo ana
yellow fiOwera and over and about the crown
The words Grown Him Lord OF All" To
the LETT Loves Redeeming Work IL Done"
With a leaning crOss. These last all trimmed d
In box wood and whi'e flowers. All OF these
aided In making quite an attractive appear.
snce Oh yesterday n; II : 30 tho pastor. Rev.
J. l. Daniel. gave To his many hearers quite
an intererii ing and Instructive sermon from
pasaage of Scripture taken from the lat chRp.
ier of Revelation and 18th verse, II am he
that liveth aud waS dead. and behold, am
alive forever more. Amen. and have the keys
OF he'll and death"
Al SD. m. the above pastor occupied the
same pulpit and used the 3rd verSe taken frof=l
the lHt chapter Of THE Acts OF tha Apostles.
ITO whom also he showed himsplf alive AFTER
his passion by many infallihle proofs, being
seen OF them forty days, and spanking NJ the
things pertaining to the kingdom Of God.
A. will be Heen the above two selections Of
Holy Writ are suitable for basing Easter ser
mons upon which the Officiaiing minister
gave to ,is, both OF which abounded In telling
proof of the resurrection OF Christ. and the
con nfirmation OF the ChriatiHns hope OF
blessed Immortality.
Mr. T. ]. Baskin OF MofFatisvilIe came
down Saturday and remained with friends
Messrs. j. Y. Bowman and VIII Armstrong
went over TO Honea Path ON Saturday on I'm.
portsnt business.
Friday last, was long ways from being
"COOd" one. II wan had enough rs tn rain TO
give us nnOth her overflow In our streams. ana
another delay In the planting interests, 0uIy
a few acres OF corn, here and there. have M
yet been planted. Troupe.