The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-09
LOWNDESVILLE,
What tho People of the Seven Killed
civ arC DOING

What tho People of the Seven 1IiIicd
City are Doing.
Lowndrsvillr, Sent. :, 1903.
| Mr.. +. G.. Liddell and his sister, Miss Annie
were in Ahbevl!c last Monday on business.
Mrssrs. Marion Latirner and Bruce Moscley
were ai \ hbeville today was week ago.
| Drs. r. y. Henry, OF Anderson, and J. G.
! Haruer, OF Green wood together with DR.. J
| ID. Wilson were called the week before last to
see Mrs. f. w. Harper who was critically I'll
ut that time. She Is much better at this wri
ting.
Miss Essie Lou Scott. OF Verderv, is spend.
| ing n while with Miss Montague HuckHbee.
Mr.. G. W. Webb. of Anderson. was here on
Monday looking after some business.
Miss Emma Lewis, Of Clemson. came down
Monday to take charge of a school near MIR.
JAS y. Baskln.
A few years ago. who would have thought
that peach seed would today be an article OF
commerce. so 1t Is. Two or three have been
buying here for q short time. and Mr.. j. w.
Shelor, of Ocopee was here last week and
bought from the local buyers and shipped one
hundred bushels, leaving nearly as many
bushels in the hands Of buyers here. who
would have thought it, but then everything,
and perhaps not quite everybody, has mon
rsports E%tse as .GSe to deauers. Whie there are
some who are wi ling to sell out for quite
small consideration. others there are whom
alone thousands can buy.
Mai. +. w. Il. Nance bas the credit OF BRING
ing in the first bale of The present crop OF cot
ton, which he did last Monday the Slst of Au-
gus'. II weighed 4S0 hounds, and was sold TO
Mr. +. K. Horton for Sll.25 hundred.
Messrs. Irwin Ceckley and John Daniel
ench brought in bale the next day and sold
at the same price.
Capt. and Mrs. W. u. Mann, of Diamond
Hill, were. guests of Mrs. Salie Huckabee
Monday night.
Mr. Jas. NJ. Baker and family after spending
much of the heated term with the family of
Mr.. r. Baker. the father OF the first, left for
their Washington, d. c., home Monday eve
ming.
Prof NJ. d. Earl, OF Furman University, has
been travelling over the State at least In part
in the interest of the college which he repre-
sents. and stopped here Tuesday and stayed
TIL the next day with Mr. b. Henry Allen and
family.
Mr.. Will Adams, of Starr, was here on bus-
ness Wednesday.
Stu Baskin and Bruce Moseley left Thursday
morning for Clemson College. The first two
are new recruits to that institution, the others
were of the supply last year.
Miss Johnnie Sanders, missionary TO China,
under the direction OF the Womans Foreign
Missionary Board Of the Methodist church OF
South Carolina, bel nS in this State her home,
came here Thursday, and by appointment
gave quite an Interesting talk in the Meth
0dist church at $50 p. m. Her talk was rem
iuiscence OF her experience and OF the posi-
bilIties of such work rs she Is engaged In, IN
that far away land. She showed 10 the crowd
present, and explained number OF Chinese
curios, which were interesting and attractive
because Of their dissimidrity 10 like articles
here or rather articles put to like uses here
were very different in form and make TO those
shosn. Miss Sanders hearers were told
many, many things that they did not know
ocfore, and were very much pleased.
Miss Kate Liddel spent a few days last
week i'm The Fork at the pleasant home OF
Mr.. Eugene Clinkscales.
The exercises of our High School Will begin
on Monday, 10Th instant and II Is desirable
upon the part OF its management, ns far as
possible, that all who expect TO attend 10 be
present at its opening.
Miss Mary Cooley, of WILLIAMSON. came
down Frinay and Will stay for some time
with her uncle and family MIR. T. d. Cooley.
Mr.. j. + MoOrhead left for Atlanta Friday,
where he went TO further consider business
offer made him there, and II he Is not salts
fled with IT, will go on 10 st. Louis, Mo-, where
he has another offer.
Mr.. j. +. Harper went TO Mlddletsn, Ga,
Friday to stay a few days with relatives.
While the dry hot weather has been very
helpful to the planters In saving TO date, the
best and largest quantity OF ioddeT, IL mas
been destructive To cotton and forage crops.
Grass. pea vines, &c, will be hardly worth
saving.
The dust is very annoying these days. On
Saturday last as usual on that day, there was
a considerable crowd In town, and almost
constant passing Of vehicles, and ut times and
places along Main street the clouds OF dust
were so high and so dense that the houses
COuI0 not See each OlDeT hCTOsS tue street, anu
we felt like crying out, oh, for sprinkler, not
like the other used at the time of the deluge,
hut one of more modern make. that will give
US shower after shower, Till combined they
would make ground sOaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Cook, OF Troy, being
on visit to their Latimer kin, spent several
hours in our town Saturday.
Hon. and Mrs. j. Il. Blake, OF Abbeyille,
came up Saturday to Mr.. II. A. Tenants,
brother-inlaw OF the first, to spend few
days. =.
Mrs NJ. Ellen Black is no more. She was
born May 3rd, 1879. near this place. and died
here Sept. 3rd. 1905, being in her 18th year.
These many years were spent either near or
in this place. Her name was on the roll OF
the church OF her choice (MethodisD from
early childhood, and from that time on her
Christian duties were never neglected. II was
in the home surrounded by her loved ones,
that her worth the most 10 be priZed personal
attraction, was consplcuousy shown. All
who saw and knew her were profoundly I'M
pressed with her overruling kindness Of heart
aud could always feel that she WAS good wO-
man. The writer knew her for years, wax of
ten with her around her tlreside, and neither
the responsibilities nor cares of home life,
ever rufllcd In the least, her Cal and peace
ful feelings. Not one WORD Of faultlinding or
scolding ever passed her lips. Her walk and
conversation ever eXehp!iiied the religion
which she professed
A few weeks ago when the infirmlties OF age
began to press more heavily upon her she
realized that her end was near, and she COM
meuc-d the putting "of her house in order"
and openly expressed her wishes as to how
the last sad rites TO her memory shou Id he OBJ
served. She desired that ns few as possible of
the formalties attending the usual burial ser
Vices should be performed. Her, as II were.
dying wishes were complied with, and her re-
mains on the fourth were carried TO the Pres
bylerian ('rOvdcnce) cemetery, and quietly
laid 10 rest in presence Of many mourning
relatives and friends. Rev. H. w. BARBER, her
pastor, officiating. Thus was hidden from
sight one OF the noble women OF earth, one
whose life and virtues exhibited in meek ness
were constant reminders TO those who knew
her most Intimately and loved her, that she
was fully alive TO the purposes of her creation
along all lines, and with such innate prompt
lngs well spent life resulted. which could
only in peace with her Maker and all man.
kind. Troupe.
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