The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-03-23
LOWNDESVILLE.
News from the Seven Hill City as Re.
lated by Interesting Writer.
Lowndesville, March 81, 1904.

Lowndesvlle, March q, 1904.
MIR Paul Earle oi Starr, was with the lam.
lily of Mr.. b. Berry Allen yesterday aud the
day before, q week ago.
The ii mid ones among us,and that includes
about all when IL comes TO wind, were some
what alarmed last night. Il week ago, by the
storm OF wind, rain, thunder ana lightning,
that was in evidence between IL and p. m.
None OF them, nor all combined, did any spe.
cial hal M excepting TO cause another several
DAYS delay in preparing lands.
Mr.. johnson Cleckley, OF Latlmer, was here
on business Tuesday.
Dr. j. b. Britt, OF Bordeaux, being on visit
to his brother-lnlaw Mr.. II. B. Clinkscales,
spent the greater part Of Tuesday in our town.
MIR. Henry Power of Creek, was in town on
business Tuesday.
Mr.. PAU II. irwin, of Washington, Ga,
spent part of Tuesday and Wednesday In
this place on business.
Messrs. J. w. Qualtlebaum and j. NJ. Pad
get two prominent lawyers of the Anderson
Bar, were in town Tuesday, being called In
Loier, defendant, In Magistrate j. q. Hucka.
bees court. The case was a suit between tie
above mentioned litigants for SIC. The suit
resulted in an award of S5, the defendant
having also to pay the costs.
Miss Maud Hopkins, of Seneca, is and has
been for day or two the guest or MIR. a. v.
Barnes.
Dr. Edwin NJ. Poteat president of Furman
University, will address the members of our
High School, and all others VINO honor wit h
their presence, on Saturday at $50 p. m, 9Th
OF April next. The address Will take place
in the schonl building. and all are specially
invited 10 be present. The next day at II 80
A. M the above-named noted divine Will nc-
cupy the pulpit in the Baptist church. All
who desire an intellectual feast will not al
low the opportunity to pass unimprOved or
attending the address. So, too, will DR.. Po-
teat's weiI.kpowp ability as q sermOuiZer
attract all In reach. as the above two occa-
Sions will he OF much more than ordinary in
terest, and be of q decidedly bPnt ficiary
character. The day just past, ST. Patrlck's,
which was celebrated in due form In many OF
our larger towns and cities, in honor of the
apostle of Ireland as called, received no spe-
cial recognition here, because perhaps, OF
there being none Of the followers Of the not.
ed patron lint within this territory, or at
least not enough OF the faithful TO make the
day one of rejoicing.
Mr.. Claude McAllister OF Latimer, was up
Yesterday and attended services In the Meth.
Odist church at IL. so a. m.
About this time OF the year many OF our
good ladies have no little trouble because OF
the old speckled hen getting into their gar
dens' and scratching up the seeds after they
are planted. 1t Is reported that good lady
who carefully planted among other things
some English peas, and but short time
thereafter discovered that the above men.
toned disturber of the peace had scratched
up and eaten all that she had planted few
moments before. Not TO be outdone In any
such way, the sufferer had the hen caught
and killed, took the peas out of the craw, re-
planted them, and Is awaiting with anxiety
and interest the next move upon the chess
board of experience that she may know as TO
whether she comes out ahead or not.
The past week OF spring-like weather has
caused the small grain to begin to make Il
show, and may yet make fine crops.
To date, although there has been several
quite noticeable frosts and some Ice, the fruit
crop ts still safe.
Troupe.