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LOWNDESVILLE NEWS.
How the Students Will Spend VRcR.
ron-PrOf. lrI Hicks as u Weather
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I.nwndeauIlle- lime 22nd. lQn2-

LowndesvIlle, June 22nd. 1908.
The week before last the Rev. Il. w. Barber
and his daughters, Misses Helen and Annie,
went TO WILLIAMSON to attend the exercises
Miss Louise Barber, another daughter Of the
hrst named, OF the Williamson College fac.
ulty, came over TO spend her vacation.
Mr.. Nj. P. McCalla and his mother, Mrs. 1.
Fl. McCalla, went to Anderson last Tuesday
wsek ago, on business.
Master Junius Harper. who spent some
time In the hospital In Baltimore, has had to
use crutch In walking ever since. A few
broke one Of his arms.
Dr.. I. o. kirkpatrick went to Lexington
week before last.
MIR. j. F. Harper and family have been for
side OF the Savannah.
Mr.. T. G. Liddell and Miss Lille Huckabee
went by private conveyance to Abbeville last
Monday. the 10Th.
Mrs. Boiin Allen and her two children are
In Anderson county visiting relatives.
Hon. j. c. and Mrs. Lomax, OF Lstimer,
we're In town for several hours on Tuesday.
Cadet Bruce Moseley OF Clemson College,
Abbevile last Monday end on 10 Nipety-Si
Tuesday 10 engage In business I'LL The next
session OF the College opens which is In Sep.
tember.
Cadet Stewart Baskin. OF the above-named
institution OF learning. came home last week
and is at the home OF his father. Mr.. J. Hart
Baskin at MoEtery, for his vacation.
Messrs d. l.. Barnes and D. K. Cooley were
In attendance upon the Court at Abbeville
for two davs last week as jurors.
Mrs. E. W. Harper spent few days at Starr
last week,
came home few days ago 10 spend awhile
with friends.
Mr. John r. McCalla. ofwoftord. is at home
for his summers relaxation from College du-
Msj. and Mrs. F. w. r. Nance were at Able
Vile for day or two the first OF last week.
Miss Leila Fem ell, after delay of several
Wassi water fpr preVented her from getting home as
soon as the exercises In the Female College
at Asheville closed, where she had been Tor
the last year.
man left Thursday for Green wood. where
they went as delegates to the State Mission
ary Conference In session In that place. They
met with some trouble but q few m lies below
here. They were on the down freight train,
and when II reached trestle just beyond the
| water tank, IL was found that about twelve
feet of the trestle had been burned. train
on the other side, after time. carried them
Mr.. r. w. Collier went to Mt. Carmel yes
terdsy and spent the day with friends.
Miss Daisy Bell has spent the past few days
at Calhoun Falls.
Mrs. NJ. E. Hill, Of Greenville. came few
days ago to spend some time with the family
OF her son.in law Rev. R. W. Barber.
Mr.. John R. McCalla OF The Fork, ana MiEs
Callie Lou Graves. OF Latimer, worshipped
with the Methodists.
In and for few miles around this place a
good rain would be acceptable, but at the
same time 1t Ia not badly enough needed 10
make us gladly welcome one OF such destruc'
tive power as has fallen at many places DUR
| ing the earlier days of the present month.
| A good while ago Prot Irl r. Hix. the noted
weather prophet, issued weather forecast,
| 10 which be said that the first fifteen days Oh
June would be notable ones for floods, storms,
halls, 30 His prophecy has been most sig-
pally fulfilled. The destruction wrought bas
never been equalled in the same length oi
time. 1t seems as II distinctions oy nonos
| might be guarded against as to factories, &c..
by building them az has been said, ION high
ground, far beyond the reach OF swollen
J streams In their highest flights OF fancy"
/ Troupe.