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LOWNDESVILLE. ,
Quarterly Conference-Masontc Vfsi-
tatton - Cheap Show - Loss OF q
Valuable Cow,
Lowndesville, May 4, 1908.


Lowndesville, May 4, 1908.
Mr.. Louis Bell, telegraph operator
at Calhoun Falls, came up yesterday
week ago and spent the night at his
fathers, Mr.. B. A. Bell.
A few days ago Miss Kate Liddell
gave q finch party to some Of her
young friends. The gathering was
much enjoyed by all.
Mrs. T. Baker left Wednesday for
LAGRANGE, Ca, that she might witness
the nuptials of her son, Capt. Charles
II. Baker and Miss Carrie Williams,
which took place Thursday evening.
Mr.. w. 81. Barnes, of Prattville,
Ala. came in Wednesday and remained
with relatives till yesterday evening,
when he left to return to his western
home.
Mr.. G. R. Leroy, of Norfolk, Va,
spent day or two last week with REL rel-
atives in this place. He left here
about thirteen years ago, and, from
his looks, his eastern home has agreed
with him, physically and financially.
If our little place and it's surroundings
cannot provide desirable and profita-
BILE business places for all OF the young
men that we raise, we can boast Of
eeuipping 80 we'll those who have to
seek homes elsewhere, that they make
a success of life wherever their lot may
be cast.
Mrs. w. E. Tate and Mrs. L. 81. o.
Martin, of Elbegt county, came over
Thursday for few days stay with
their brother, Mr.. J. F. Harper.
Mrs. Bessie Allen, of Starr, came
down Friday and spent q day or two
with Mr.. E. w. Harper and family.
Mrs. Marie Watson, of Moseley, was
down Friday and Saturday with the
family of Mr.. B. @. Kay.
Messrs. Nose Morrow and Diver
Thomas of Pearl Mill, were over Sat
urday among their friends here.
DR.. Jno. D. Wilson, Presiding e.
der, came in Friday evening, preached
in the Methodist church at II q. m.
Saturday, and hell. the second Quar-
terly Conference for this charge.
Among tho other business attended to
was the election of two delegates to
the District Conference in the near fu.
ture. Hon. I. n. 'McCalla and DR.. A.
J. Speer were the ones selected. DIR.
Wilson occupied the Methodist pulpit
on Sunday at II a. m. and 8 p. m, Civ
ing to his hearers two good sermons.
James Shelby's New 25-Cent Show
came In Friday morning and gave two
performances-one at p. M, the 9th
er at 8 p. m. It was said by some OF
those who attended it to be q pretty
good 25-cent show. Both perform
ances were reasonably well attended,
particularly by the darkies. Many OF
them manage in some way to get up
the price of admission to all of the
shows that come along. From the
above it will be seen that two ex-
tremes "a show and Methodist Quar-
terly Conference) came near meeting
in town last week. The one came Fri
day-the other Saturday. Well, acci-
dents will happen sometimes.
Mr.. F. l.. Morrow, District Deputy
Grand Master, Of Abbeville, came up
saturday and met Roslin Lodge in
this place. A pretty good number of
Masons were present, and Mr.. Morrow
gave them some work with which
they were well pleased. For an occa-
sion like the one OH Saturday, Of the
meeting Of the Lodge, our town was
honored by the presence of four of our
former representatives in our State
Legislature, viz: Hon. I. II. McCalla
of The Fork, Hon. w, =. Mann of
Diamond Hill, Hon. John g. Lomax
of Latimer and Hon. A. j. Speer of
Lowndesville, and all Of them have
ridden "the goat"
Mrs. 81. A. Tennent went to Able
vile last week to spend a day or two
at the home of her brother, Hon. Jno.
r. Blake.
Mr.. r. L. Smith lost very valuable
cow few days ago. She had supplied
the family with all of the milk and
butter needed, besides that Mr.. Smith
shipped about two dollars worth of
butter week. Troupe.