The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-12
LOWNDESVILLE.
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Lowndesville, July 10Th, 1905.
Mr.. ]. j. johnson went to Anderson =. 81.
Monday evening to spend q day or two.
Monday night the ladies OF the Methodist
church had an Ice cream festival for The bene.
1T OF the church. Before It began, to further
increase the pleasures OF the occasion, there
was an open air cohcert. Miss Helen Barber
was in charge. An hour or two was whiled
way very pleasantly, st least to the on-look-
ers, 10 listening 10 the rendering OF the we'll
arranged programme, consisting uf music on
the voices OF our young misses. There were
also some Rotations by Misses Ruby Mclean
gbey, VINO was here on q visit, and Miss Min
ME Fennel, Of this place. After the close Of
then came the "inner man. treat, which was
enjoyed by all. The ladies cleared about four.
teen dollars.
The only thing to mar the pleasures OF the
evening was that word came there TO DR.. u.
K. Cooley through Miss Ira Mckinney, who
was at home ut the Kay House, That she had
the large psnes of glass in one OF the front
windows Of his store. This created 8 il tile
excitement. Mr.. Cody and some Of his
friends hurriedly. went 10 his store. some two
thorough examination, bat found that no
further damage had been done than breaking
the glass. The would-be burglar has q bad
character. A day or two afterwards he took
his dose like q little boy, did not have to 60
to the hospital for repairs, and doubtless
thinks that tall is not gold that glitters," and
IT is to be hoped that he will go and sin no
more.
The old Fourth was passed here without
any sort OF recognition or observance. TheIe
was. however, q special excursion trah run
10 Anderson g. H, and q number OF our p9o-
pie took advantage OF 1t to attend a Dig oele-
bratiou OF the above day at that place. Re
ports which have reached us since lead to the
conclusion that the people OF that thriving
city spared no pains or expense to make Of 1t
q memorable occasion.
Rev. r W. Barber left Wednesday for New.
berry to attend a session OF the Cokesbury Dis
trict Conference.
Mr.. Robert Bell, working for the "Blg Four
r. r. at Charleston, ILL.,, came thome Tuesday
to take q months rest at the home OF his
father. Mr.. +. Henry Bell.
Mr.. r. II. Moseley went to Iva Thursday
night on q pleasure trip.
Some OF our male citizens took thefr part
OF the Fourth in q big SEEMING frol1c In Rocky
River, near where 1t enters Into the Savannah
River, and had better luck than q fisherman
usually has-made q nuDber Of good haulg.
This Is q much more profitable and sensible
way OF spending 1.-THE day we celebrate" than
is sometimes done In many other places that
we hear of-drinking fighting and killing.
Not even the government oficials-post
master and rural mail carriers-were excused
from their labora and given q holiday on the
Fourth at this place.
Mrs. a. E. Fley d, formerly Of Walhalla, has
moven INTO her new home OF Depot Street.
1t is one Of the prettiest places in OWL.
Mrs. M. E Watson, ofAnderson, is with her
bOu-lu-ldWp u DUTY Nv II dmliy " q
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Groves, Of Florida, reach.
ed here Tuesday morning and will spend two
or 'hrae weeks with Mr.. W. L. Brown and
family "np other relatives.
Nj. So G :nevieve MarchOnt, who had attend
ed IL. summer school at Fort Hill, came In
ThursL.y i, and then went 10 the home OF her
uncle, Mr.. James r. Baskin.
The Charleston and Western Carolina Rail-
way ran an excursion train from Anderson to
Charleston last week and q few OF our citizens
took advantage Of 1t 10 visit the "City by the
Sea-"
Mr.. Jas. T.. Baskin went to Mt. Carmel Fri.
day on business.
Mrs. j. T. Baskin went to Latimer Friday to
spend the day with relatives.
MI. &c. Thomas, OF Middleton. Ca, came
DOM from Anderson on his return from
Charleston and spent a while with some OF
his friends here.
been with kinsfolk in Anderson for the past
week.
MIR. and Mrs. J. +. Barnes, OF Athens, came
here Friday to spend some days among rela-
Mrs. ]. D.. Wilson and two children went
down Saturday q week ago 70 Grain Ridge.
the boyhood home Of DR.. !. Z. Wilson, where
they attended the marriage and wedding fes-
tivities of Mr.. Jno. Wilson, brother OF the
doctor, and Miss Evans.
Miss Alice Humphries and little Miss Alice
Lee, OF Dohalds. came Tuesday and spent
several days with Mir. X. L.. Smith and lam.
Mr.. G. L. Smith and Mr.. 8. w. Moore, OF
Laurens, came Monday. AT a meeting of the
directors Of the High School in this place.
Mr.. Moore was elected principal Of the school
and Misses Helen and Annie Barber were
elected assistants.
Week before last Mr.. L. c. Clinkscales re-
ceived q telegram stating that his daughter,
Mrs. George Brownlee who was then living In
Southwest Georgia, was very Ill. He at once
went TO her home. She lived only about
halt an hour after her father reached her bed
side. She was born and reared In this sec
tion. She was we'll known and highly e.
teemed by many relatives and friends. who
were saddened to know that she had been
called away.
Troupe.