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News the Seven Hill City ~ Re
i.tHe. by ar Interesting WRITER.
Lowndcsvillc, Aug. %, 1901.

: rrotractnd meeting began at the Ridge
chui"h yesterday q week ago. Rev. X. W.
Barber pastor N charge, assisted by Rev. j.
II. Lawson Of AhhcNilie G. H., who is In
char"c OF the work at the Abbcville aud
cotton mills. The meeting con-
!lnucG till Friday night, and doubtless some
IDui was done.
Mr.. 4. Henry MoScl"y went 10 Mccormick
Monday, 10 enter the bank in that place for
4 months stay, that he might the more thor
ouEh aCquaint himself with banking bust
ness, preparatory 10 taking the place OF cash
Ter, 20 which he was sometime ago elected, IN
the Observation-Disclosures, as soon as Il Is ready
10 ncgin business, which will he in the near
future, as the building * almost finished.
Mr.. W. T.. Cunningham and his daughter
Miss Gussic Cunningham, went I" Dean Mon
day, the first came back that evening the
other Will stay some time with friends.
pI om M Inr .nnss YEAR Years rs owmrG n "Gti' iiveG upon ona
ny Mrs. y. t.. MoorEead. The first rhmed
will move IN his new property as soon Ms the
latter Gun give possession which VIII he III
two or three weeks when she Will move to
Atlanta, Gu.
Mr.J. L. Latlmcr went to .Abbcvllle &: II.
Monday on business, and came back Tues
day. :,
Tuesday to spend n while with her brother
Capt. W. &. johnson and family:
Mr.. J. NJ. Huckebee went TO Elbertcn, on
Wednesday on business.
MI F, Harper and family vino have been
citizens of our town for several years moved
to Mccormick on Thursday. We were glad
JUDGED 10 have these good people with us and
much regret that their business Interests
have ca led them 10 another place. Mr.
Harper Will be the Principal OF the High
school, ut his new home, for another yehr
They have made with IFS worthy and accept.
ible citizens, and IL is hoped and believed that
IN their new homes, they Will receive. thai
courtesy and Kindness, which is 50 justly
their due. :,
AZ, rInl trim m 4 hhayillH T.. H.. on Tues
Hiss Jennie NJ. Dunn, ha. been for some
days with friends at Rock Hill aud Cncstei
Miss Leslie Nance and Miss Ruth Dunr
sp.nt a few days last week at Mr.. "BosS'
Nance'e at Monterey.
MIR. J. T. Allen OF Consul. Ala. came Thurs
day and will stay Tor a few days, with his
MIR. Walter Dean, OF Dean, came down Fri
day and has since been with his friend Mr.
J. Bruce Moseley.
MI. u. U. Watson of Anderson spent sew
| eral days with relatives, in and near here
last week.
Mr.. j. L. Moseley of Anderson {. H., came
down Friday and was with US Till yesterday
evening. -,
Rev. and Mrs. Joe Black and their little
Twin BOYS OF Kentucky, have been for severa
days with the family OF Mr.. 1T. Wilson.
For several days it had been annonn ced
that the LowndeSville Ministries would give
an entertainment in the school building
Friday night. The entertainment was given
| but owing to the very rainy weather but few
| were present. It's first appearance before tbs
public is said 10 have been quite q creulthoie
one, those present being much pleased.
Mrs. Otlie Hill of Anderson c. H., is visiting
| her relatives in this place.
Messrs. Dave Mccullough and Jas. W. Gam
brel OF Princeton, are with the family OF theil
kinsman Mr.. ;. L. Epps.
Mr.. David Horton, city Editor of the Amber
son Daily Mail, spent two days with hi'
friends here last week.
Mir. W. w. Bradley one of the hustling and
| popular owners OF The time honored Pres
and Banner, helped by his presence TO swell
| the crowd and add 10 It's pIehsuicS, on Salur
dsy. His many friends here were glad Indeed
TO give him a cordial Eandshake, and enjoy
his company for " very few moments. Come
again friend W.. W. and when you can stay
longer.
There was q considerable stir here Fri
dag owing TO the pre+cnca of a good many
| from the country. Same were here through
curiosity 10 sec how things looked on the
day prior to hig Saturday (neXL day-"oine
come TO bring tho contributed ana bought
carcGScs 10 be hid away next day-come to
| perfect arrangements and begin the barbe
cueiug OF the meats, superintended by Mr.. j.
NJ. Boil Of Monterey and Mr.. Joe Bowen 81
The Nal!on' those engaged in the business
had II very unpleasant time of II, at least
| till after midnight us it rained ard some
times nnrd Till after thai hour.
Big Saturday for ~Lowndesvil!e has come
Hn0 zone because vi llN HluEullutC w /
il up in detail. would doubtless too greatly
lax The patience to read, OF the dlstanl
readers of the T. and +. who rely mainly tsc
the writer has several times been told,) upon
the weekly contributions OF this writer's
1orncws OF this their Old home, aud would
be too much OF a repetition TO The near 10y
| readers as they were present ana coulu see
row it was Themselves therefore the day
main events Will only be touched upon III
n sort Of general way
The fine rains Friday evening and night
had assured the many corners a Tree
dom from dust that dlsturder OF comfort
/" a dry hot time in 81 striving large crowo
pnd people began very early Saturday morn
| iyr To come in from the four cardinal point:
A. veil as in between by Rail in carriages
l.. giles. horseback and muelbacG, with foo
cavalry" mixed in and when all had gOtter
as near together as. they could the woods
W, e full. 1t covered such Il large ares
nat it was hard to DE estimated as TO mum
Der.
IL was much mixed as TO age looks etc. In
due time the chairman +. W. h. Nance
ca led the meeting TO order and the Legis
Iative candidates each was in turn intro
duced and each did his 81 are in convincing
| lie dear people of his fitness for the position
sought. The candidates for the minor Offices
still hunted" through the crowd shaktn!
hands with the big folk and kissing thu
little folk. -,
after the speaking came the dinner which
perhaps had been anXi0usly awaited To-
| some time and all so far as known to tlt
writer had enough circumstances prevented
| his being present and If he has made any
mistakes he hopes to be %pardoned MS he ha'
written from hearsay. II is 10 be regretted
that each of our loving friends, now In iht
race annot be supplied with a good fat office
| but there are not eOnpgh TO 60 round, ant
some OF them will have 10 fall back anc
l"pick their tllnts,' for two years and Try
| try again" The crowd although SO very
Quiet well behaved, orderly one, yet latel
| on a few were somewhat talkatlve and funny
none 10 hurt.
This one of 1T biggest days in the history
OF our little town will be remembered.
Abbeville county may well be proud OF lie
candidates this year In at least one particular
/. e. they all seem TO be hail fellow wei
met not one of them Is publicly strlvlns
lHS II sometimes the case in our own county
and from newspaper reports IN other cout
ties now to defeat their opponents by
bringing up all of the lille misdemeanorso
which they may sometime IN the past beel
accused.
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