The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-25
LOWNDESVILLE.

The writer being two weeks behind, will
come to date in this report.
The past two weeks have been very dull
ones, but little stirring along the many line.
The pleasure seek ers have stayed quietly at
home or somewhere else, supposedly 80, a.
there hays been but. few arrivals In. or de-
partures from our town.
The readers OF the time honored Press and
Banner, are given below, the few that have
taken place.
Hon. J.. G. Lomax left today was two weeks
ago for Columbia to be at the opening OF the
Legislative SESSION, on Tuesday.
Mr.. Courtney Wilson, Of Abbeville, came
down from Anderson, G. H., Tuesday and
stayed a day or W with friends In this
place.
Miss Vera Allen went TO Anderson Tuesday
to spend a while with friends.
Yesterday two weeke ago, our ~1ntendent
MIR. r.. II. Mosely, who keeps his eyes open
Tor municipal law breakers heard either some
gun or pistol reports which he knew 10 be
went to the part OF the town where several
negro families live and found that some
young "coons,". had caused the reports
They were called upon TO appear before toe
councils the next day and were fined each
Ave dollars, which 1t is hoped will be a lesson
10 them.
A reading club was formed here a week or
two since, which was Joined by the most OF
our young people and some OF The oder ones.
There is still some open cotton In some OF
the fields and the picking Of 1t Is slow and
with the weather hat we have been having,
dlsagreeable work. II Is hardly 10 be ex-
pec,ed that the planters would show the
same vim n energy in gathering the rem
nants with the present discouragipg price oil
the staple as they did in more favorable
weather and under more remunerauee
prices but they are going ahead when they
can trying 10 wind up the gathering OF last
years crop. Just here the writer would like
TO ask why II is that so little, comparatively
of the seed cotton made Is burned. when. the
careless way Of handling and particularly
storing it Ia thought of, it is very surprising.
1t Is q very rare thing 10 hear OF any OF IL
being lost by fire. Since the war 1t after be.
Ing picked has been put In piazzas, under
beds, in cabins, by both white and cOlored,
many times where there were small children
left at home in charge, who were not. expect.
ed to be other wise than thoughtless and
careless yet there seems TO have been some
kind ola divinity overlooking and protecting
It goes up In smoke.
Mr.. T. G. Liddle and his grandmother. Mrs
Augusta Cunningham, went TO Aobeville e
II. Wednesday and were with friends TIL
the next evening.
Mrs. j. c. Lomax left Saturday morning fol
Augusta, where she will stay for q few days
then will 60 10 Columbia and spend some
time.
Rev. j. E. Garlic. the appointee of the late
South Carolina Methodist Conference al
Presiding Elder of the Cokesbury District
came In Thursday evening was the guest o.
Rev, R. w. Barber, who carried him 10 Belrs
the next day, where he after the llS0 preach
ing serviceheId quarterly Conference.
On Saturday the first named preached 6
good sermon at ll.30 In. Smy rna, and at III
close held the first Conference for this charge
for this year. AT this conference the preacher
in charge, Rev. X. w. Barber, and thu
stewards of the church, made as encouraging
re ports as could have beer locke for. .
A short while ago there was a farmer
Educational and Cooperative Union formed
at Barnes, The Ridge, Mountain View anC
this place. Last Saturday each OF the above
Unions met here for the purpose OF conferrint
as TO the best interests OF those whom thu
organizations are intended TO benefit. Tit
writer not being present cannot speaE
definitely as 10 their actions. Mr.. James 7
Union and NJ. Z. ]. Bowman Is Secretary.
Troupe,