The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26
LOWNDESVILLE.
News from the Seven Hill City IN Re-
lated by an Interesting Writer.
Jowndesyille. Oct. II. 1904.

DIR. I'D. Wilson aud Mr.. r. j. Hutchlson
w-nt TO Aobeville, Monday, on business;
Messrs: K. w. Mason and +: j: HucRsSee s
with other places. they will spend some days
in attending to some business.
Rev. r. W. Barber, pastor, began a meeting
night was week ago. The meeting with
two services day. the one al III q. M, the
other ats p, m. continued 10 and included
Friday night. and while there were no out.
ward signs OF good having been done, 1t is
hoped that good was done. and the results be
seen In the future.
Rev J. II. Graves of Oneal st. Methodist
church. Newberry, came Monday evening
and assisted the pastor till the close of the
meeting. He preached good sermons, which
1t is believed, will show in the after lives OF
some who heard.
Mr.. D. Z. Barnes started Tuesday for Allan.
Ia, Ga then 10 Nashville, Tenn, and ST.
Louis. Mo-, to buy horses and mules. He
propo.es In the future TO deal In STOCK al
Anderson, having sold out his interest," In the
Livery and Sales stables here TO E. w. Har-
per.
a long. & coaches) and crowded excursion
train, from Anderson to Atlan Ia. Ga. passed
this place w ed u esday evening. A few of our
citizens took advantage OF the cheap rates 10
visit the Gate City. From reports, number
oflively, turbulent spirits were, as usual, on
such occasions, much In evidence.
Mrs j. Fulton Clinkscales, Of Troy, came
up Tuesday, then on to the home OF her ven-
cradle father, Mr.. Frank Clinkscales In the
Fork. TO spend while with her sick
mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berry Allen spent several
days last week with relatives in Anderson
County.
Mr. Bunk Sherrard ofIva. was in our town
for O while on Friday.
Invitations have been issued to the mar
riage OF Mr.. j. Henry Carlisle and Miss Car
rie Gunnels. which lakes place at the home
OF Mr.. 8. F. Epps, on the 25th inst at p.
Two Mountain Schoouers" loaded with
apples, chestnuts and irish potatoes, were Oh
our streets Friday. This visitation was the
first OF this season loaded with mountain
products.
quite plainly to be seen frost, was on the
iron bridge across Rocky River, Friday
morning. Itwas too dry, and not enough
dew snyw here, for there to have been frost
enough to do any damage,
DR.. J. Knox, OF Antreville, came over SAT-
urday and spent some hours here on busi-
Mr.. ]. F. Eppa OF Due West, came owe,
Saturday with DR.. j. A. Brown, who came L.
till his appointment IN me Baptist ap CnIreb
OF the opportunity to visit the family OF hIt
uncle, Mr.. s. F. Epps.
1t seems that there ia a scarcity OF bagsine
and ties not only here, but other places 10
which our merchants have written 10 obtain
additional supplies of these just now, badly
needed com modities. Since the cotton begai
TO open, the extra fine weather conditions
have not only caused 1t 10 open with great
rapidity but the raisers of the staple have
gathered 1t very fast, which caused very
heavy demand for bagging and ties, and ih,
planters have generally put their cotton
upon the market as soon as 1t was prepared,
SO that the receipts 10 date are very large,
which gives the buyers chance TO CLAIM,
that maximum crop has been made and the
price has not been so high as 1t would Other
wise have been.
II had been six weeks last Saturday night
since we bad rain here. Somebody has Said
that there will be none Till the Winter
Solstice, 22od Of Dec. Maybe he did not
know. aud IL is TO be hoped that he dio
not
berg to attend the annual meeting OF the
Stale Home Missionary Board.
:ev. w. s. Hamiter, pastor of the Presbyte.
rian church In this place, delivered Mission
Troupe.
Lowndesville, Oct. 25th, 1904.
Miss Bessie Jones. Assistant in the Mt. Car
mel High School, ended three days stay in
our town, at the home OF Mr.. j. I. LatimeI
Monday morning.
Mr.. VIII Adams, OF Starr, was down Mon
day on some law business.
Our Municipal as well as civil law officers
were som ewhat in demand Mo1day, nothing
serious. only enough excitement to interrupt
the usual calm and quiet Of our town.
Mr.. ]. F. Cox, of Williamson began work
as clerk in the store OF Mr.. d. X. Cooley, last
Monday morning.
Mrs. Carrie A. Latimer of Anderson. c. H
VINO Qau bp6nG dUOut leu udN WIN hlnSpeO-
pie in this place, went back to her home,
Monday evening.
Mrs. /. Baker and Mrs. ]. T. Latimer went
to Anderson, q. H., on Monday to spend few
days.
Mr.. Matt Barnes, of Anderson, C. H., has
been With relatives here, for several days.
Mr.. L. P Harkness, OF fAntreville, was here
on business, Tuesday.
Hon. w. D. Mann, of Diamond Hill, spent
some hours In this place, Oh Tuesday.
Mr.. Ernest Allen, was for two days with
friends at Anderson, G. H., the first OF last
week.
Mrs. E. W. Masop, Of Pacolet. came owe,
Wednesday, and will remain for sometime
with friends here.
Something unusual at this date. The cotton
is so nearly all picked In some fields that thu
owners stock, is turned into them, behind the
pickers. as they go forward with their work.
and allowed 10 eat the remainder, with the
leaves, etc. These existing conditions, are by
no means general. Ou large mum ber OF the
farms, there is yet much cotton TO open and
pick, and the owners perhaps will finish up,
but little, If any sooner than usual.
Born-on Saturday last, 10 DR.. and Mrs. T.
o. Kirk patrick, daughter.
Mrs. Kate Sadler and Mrs. Marie Watson
and her two pretty little daughters. of Nose
ley, were down yesterday, and WOrshipped
wIth the Methodists.
The no-rain season still on, and its dam.
aging effects stil Increasing, the steam
some time filling the trestles, on this part OF
the Western Carolina Railway, had TO stop
work last week for want Of water.
Some Of our citizens in and around here are
having their wells dug deeper, because OF the
very short supply of waller In them. This Is
putting upon the owners OF the wells, much
trouble. as we'll as expense, as the walls Of
the wells have to be taken out before their
depth can be Increased.
Some time ago an appeal was made
through the columns OF the Southern Chris
tian Advocate to Methodisls In South Caro-
lima by Rev. g. H. Waddel, Superintendent
OF the Epworth Orphanage, for aid for said
institution, proposing that each one would
pay their earnings, for cue day, Goth inst to
above cause. In the Methodist church In
this place, yesterday at the close Of IL g. m.
preaching service, a collection for above
cause, was taken up. the result of which was
S25 90. The collection in the Sunday School
on every fourth sunday goes the same way.
The amount tax en- In from the Sunday School
collection was over Sc 00, giving to the Or.
phanage on yesterday total of over S3l 90.
A few nights ago, near here, Jim Williams
and Ed Devlln met Tom Ware (all colored)
In the road and q fuss was started and Ed
Devlin shot at Tom Ware. the ball struck
him on the head "a bad place if he wanted 10
hurt him very badly and glanced off pro-.
ducing only skin wound. AT the iuvesti
cation of the case, Saturday in Magistrate J .
g. Huckabees court they were sent to jail, to
await action In the next county court.
Mr.. NJ. L. Hutchison told the writer a few
days ago, that he had one pea-vine rom one
seed that had upon 1t .275 pods of full grown
peas. A very large Increase. Troupe.