The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-08-17
LOWNDESVILLE.
News from the Seven Hill City as Re
lated by an Interesting Writer.
Lowndesville. Aug. Sth 1904.

Lowndesville. Aug. Sth 1904.
Messrs J. l.. Jones and j. Bruce Mosely
went to Anderson &. II. yesterday Il week
MIR. r. b. Blake and his two daughters
Ruth and Augusta. and Mrs. y. \. Peay OF
Greenwood {. II. came up last Saturday Il
week ago, and were At the home of Mr.. IL. n.
Tennent. till Monday.
Mr.. j. II. Blake and his son Master Lowry
Blake of Abbeville c. H.. were at the same
pleasant home for the same time.
Miss Norma Power OF Augusta came up on
Tuesday, and Is at our home.
Mr.. j. n. Nance of Due West, candidate
for the Legislature spent two or three days
in this place and section, last week LOOKING
after his interests.
MIR. 7. b. Speed OF Abbeville, I. IL. spent
last Wednesday in our midst.
Latimer was represented here, "Wednesday
in the persons OF Messrs G. u. McAlister, u,
G.. Graves and S. W.Johnson.
Messrs. w. T. Cunningham and g.. w.
Speer, Of Montery came to this place Wed
nesday.
was here Wednesday, meeting his friends.
Mr.. Fred Luis and Mrs. Mary Thompson
of Bolton came down Thursday and have
since been with relatives and friends.
Miss Lila Calhoun, after giving her friends
a pleasurable two weeks stay left for Able
vile G.. II. Thursday where she will stay for "A
few days and then go to her Greenwood
home.
MI. A. V. Barnes who has for some years
so satisfactorily filled the position OF Knight
OF the Grip, has resigned and is clerking and
keepirg books for Mr.. f. Horton.
Mrs. carrie BraZeale OF Anderson, has spent
the past few days with the family OF DR.. A.
J. Speer.
Mr.. Harper Spencer of Alabama. spent
some days last week With Mr.. Berry Allen
and family.
Mrs. Martha Watson and Mrs. DR.. Duckett,
are at the same pleasant home.
Mr.. Ira Bell, who is at work for the sea.
board Air Line at Heardmont in Georgia,
spent a day or two at his old home here lasl
Mrs. Kate Sadler and her daughter Mrs.
Marie Watson OF Moseley were here shopping
on Wednesday.
Mr.. W. NJ. Speer spent a few days at Ander-
son last week.
Mr.. Clarence Under OF Hartwell, Georgia.
being on a vacation from his bank duties al
the home of his father in law, Hon. l..
McCalla spent a part of Saturday In thih
place.
Miss Josie ClinkFcales went to Anderson,
Saturday to visit the family Of her brother
in law, Mr.. Henry Johnson.
MIR. Leon Bell in the Central OF Georgia, II
r. employ as Telegraph operator In savannah,
ia at the home OF his brother, Mr.. John II
Bell. 1900,
from, this has had fine rains, beginning with
18th ult. first dog day and without hardly an
exception, IL has rained more or less every
day or night and sometimes both. Fortu
nately, the almost daily rains; nave oy no
means been excessive in this place nor very
near it. While some crops further off have
been damaged (main ones corn and %cottoul
to som extent. to just what extent cannot
yet be determined. While as said. those
crops on some places have been somewhat
damaged. yet on a large majority OF places
those and all others have been much bettered.
SO that in 8 way crops and things generally
have been far more than eveneG up, and :he
general good done by the rains far, very far,
overbalances the evil, and all ought 10 be
thankful.
Wednesday last was the day appointed for
the congressional Candidates., Hon. l. II.
McCalla and Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken, to ad-
dress the people OF this section, The eandi
There were perhaps one hundred voters pres
emit. (No ladies'; That SO few were pTesen,
and county campaign meetings coming so
close together, the one on the 10th ana the
other on the Goth. This 1t seems was un-
avoidable. The meeting was uneventinl.
The speakers each gave short talk and the
crowd scattered.
Mr.. K. w. Speer and family of Anderson
G.. H., came down Saturday and will remain
with the family OF his father, DR.. j. A. Speer
till this evening.
Troupe.