The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-21
LOWNDESVILLE.
Whnt the People of the Seven HiIled
City nre Doing.

Whnt the People of the Seven Killed
City are Doing.
Lowndesville, Oct. 12, 1903.
DIR. Baskin Sherrard of the Medical Univer.
sity of Maryland, in Baltimore being ut his
home at M0ffatisville for the summer months
registered at the Moseley House until the
next evening.
MIR. T. j. Baskin of Mofattsville spent n
day or two the first OF last week among
friends In and around this place.
Messrs. Il. &. Kay and +. w. Harper left
here last Monday night about o'clock for
Abbevile, and starting at that hour we're not
troubled 30 much with the dust.
Mr.. J. Hart Baskin of Monterey was the
guest OF DR.. j. y. Moseley last Monday night.
Mrs. Polie Williams and her daughter
Mrs. Charles T. Baker after spending two
weeks with relatives here, left for the home
will stay for while, then they will go TO the
home of the last San Francisco, Cal.
Miss Lou Suber OF Diamond Hill was IN our
town Tuesday.
Mr.. Henry Bowen and Miss Mabelle Burton
OF Little River were visitors OF Mr.. Il. II.
Armstrong for few days last week
Mr.. Mark w. Speer went To AbbeVllie TO-
day WAS a week ago and served as a Juror
till Friday evening.
The other seven Jurors from this township
We're at their posts AT last weeks court.
Mrs. Ellen Latimer IL back again at TINS,
her home after q sometime stay with her
daughter Mrs. Ottle Hill at Anderson.
Mai. aud Mrs. f. w. r. Nance spent day
or two at AbDeville the first oi last week.
We had u needed rain w Wedpesday evening
and another that night which were OF mnch
service besides laying the dust, bnt ahotheI
Is already needed again as the dust IL alfnoSl
as bad az 1t was before the rains OF last week.
Miss Annie Barber who has spent her VA
cation of two or three months here with her
father and family started for Ehpghaul
Florence Co., where. she has had charge OF
fine school for u year or TWO. sometime uso
bzl. lfNff hA
she went back 10 begin again her duties as
teacher.
Mrs. Carrie A. Lstimer Of Anderson and
Mrs w. G. Pressy of Elberton came IN FRI
day and have since been Win klnslolk mere
and In the nearby country.
Some two or three light frosts have been
seen in low places Some OF those VINO G aim
TO notice closely the signs OF the Times, nav, nave
weeks, saying that killiDg irost Is near
W hen the cockleburr forms and natures lts
fruit to the top OF the weed. rms has oeeu
the case for sometime. Some OF the poor
horses and mules that are occasionally seen
doubtless hope, # they can hope, that no
thing will happen to the grass lot sonetiLne
10 come as they look rs II they ala not gel
anything TO eat, but grass ana not very hluch
Mr. James NJ. Baker came In from his home
In Washington, d. G. on last nights train 10
stav a few days.
School, went to his former Greenville home
10 spend a day or two with his hoGnelolk on
Friday. ~
Messrs. J. F. Harper. , PainciPar la r1nsrl@n ., our
Saturday and came back yesterday.
The good weather for the past few weeks
has enabled the planters generally 10 Keep
and Il majority of them have rushed 1t upon
| the market. The most of those who can are
hCldiug for q better price. Troupe.
Oct. -, 1908.
Mr.A.T. McIlwain Of below Abbeviile was
| in our town Tuesday and "Wednesday on
| business. =.
Mrs. Berry Allen has been with relatives In
Anderson county for the past ten days.
| Mrs h w. Barber went to Marion, g. H.,
Wednesday, to attend n meeting Of the South
ern Home Nj visionary Society, OF which she
| ie the Secretary; will be gone about week.:
| MI u. l.. Barnes, a few days ago, bought the
| home place of MIR. r. J. Baskln which Is near
this place. Mr.. 'asklu has been ior seVerai
years making his home at the home OF his
sister Mra. jennie Sherrard at MuffdttVllle, In
Anderson county.
Mr.. Calvin smith of Honea Path came over
| few days ago 10 see his home lok MI Eu-
| ward Smith and family.
Mrs. B. &. Kay aud her two children went
| to Atlanta Thursday 10 spend sometime with
her daughter, Mrs. W. &. Tennent.
Miss Jennie May Dunn OF the Due West
Female College came over Saturday TO stay Il
day or two with the family OF her grandfather
Maj. +. W. r. Nance.
Mr.. IHul DlXOu Ol EeuuIttol Cdlne uDWu
Yesterday morning and Is the guest OF Rev.
IL. {. Fenne!.
There seems to be somewhat OF q boycott
unOrganiZed and to a limited extent, upon
the part OF some OF the nearby planters
against the cotton and cotton seed buyers or
more properly the prices ruling here for
these commodities. Al least number OF
those who have their cotton ginned here are
hauling, their cotton anu seed back home, to
hold for "a better price. II Is not by any
means time out Of mind. when our "hardy
sons of toll'' would have jumped, SO to speak
at present prices.
The fourth and last quarterly meeting for
this Conference year, for this charge will he-
gin with preaching service in the Methodist
church in this place next Sunday (25th) ll:3O
a. IN. by DR.. Jn0. o. Wilson. T. +. That night
ut O'Clock the Silver Jubilee OF the Woman's
Foreign Missionary society will be celebrated
In the same church by the branch ofthe
Society in and around this place. "A program
for said meeting will be arranged and carried
out which promises to be OF much interest,"
and Instruction TO all who may attend All
In reach are cordially invited to be present.
The next day at ll:3), In the same church,
there will again be public services at the
close Of which the Quarterly Conference will
be held.
Mrs. DR.. Brock ington and her daughter
Mrs. NJ. +. Latimer went 10 Anderson T. II.
last week and spent TWO or three days with
friends.
Measrs. Louis and Ira Bell of Calhoun Falls
and Middleton respectively came home Satur'
day evening and stayed Till yesterday even
| Ing.
Magistrate J. 6. Huckabee's court was en-
| livened few days ago by the preliminary
trial OF q negro man who had been caught a
| few nights before stealing corn from the
| field. He had gotten In all about thirty
bushels. 80 estimated. He is at present board
| ing with Sheriff Lyon at Abbeville.
Another report came here that darkey
was shot and killed while stealing cotton al
or near Calhoun Fails Friday night.
Still another, Louis Edwards shot Darnon
Smith, both colored, in The Fork, yesterday
examination pronounced the wound not q
very dangerous one. Troupe.