The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-06-21
LOWNDESVILLE.
June 18th, 1905


| MIR. and Mrs. G. w. Spear OF Monterey pass
| ed through this place, today was Two week
| ago, on their way Ia Atteld the CImmeuce
| ment exercises OF Clemson College as tbe.
! had TWO sons Messrs A. } and George Speer
| in that splendid, fiourlsnipg institution o
| learning. The first graduated with consider
| able distip ction. ana doubtless will be beart
| from In the days TO come, rcore is expected u
be said OF the second, later On.
Miss Leila Bowman al the late Commence
ment at the Jones Seminary at Gaslonia,
c.. graduated with honors, received very
nan dsome diploma and has been al the hom
of Mr.. W. l.. Bowman, her father, for SOM
daNs. r.
Rev. r. w. Barber went TO Green wood, {
H.. last Tuesday week sgo 10 attend meet
ing OF the officials charged with the manhSe
neni OF Lander Female College.
Mes-rs J. NJ. and +. }. Huckabee went u
Abbeville. c. H., Monday on business
Hon. |. H. McCalla went TO Anderson, {
H., last Monday u week ago.
Misses Calie Lou and C0rrie Graves o, l.atl
mer came up THURSDAY ana spent soihe houf'
IN this place.
Miss Louise Barber OF the Lander Female
College Facn " OF Greenwood, Z. b., haVlns
ended at The late Commencement, Tor TN
lime helng, her duties In that connection
ca m home Thursday TO spend her vacation
Miss Ouie Kennedy, of Mccormick, havins
been on ayiNit TO friends at Anderson, Z. II.
came down Saturday on her way home and
stopped here TO pend u few days win mel
friend Miss Vera A lien.
Miss Annie Bell who has been attending
and graduated at The Female Co lcge at Ashe'
Sile. \. c., came home few days ago pear
ing handsome diploma, indicative OF hei
standing iu thar College which is credit tC
the old North Slate.
Week before last Mrs. Salie Parker Of An
gusta, spent several days he!e with her kins'
folk
Mr.. w. c. Presley ofElberion on his return
from Anderson, G. H., stopped here and went
10 the home OF his venerable faiher-ln-aw
Mr.. Jas. NJ. Young where he stayed for sever
III days
Mr.. Young, above named. Is one OF our old
est and most respected citizens. A short time
ago be had spell of the grippe, which left
him In An enfeebled condition. Alter ne gol
30 that he could walk about, when In the
yard fell, and since has been confined to bed
Tuesday evening, few nj our young people
went to the pleasant home oil Mr.. Z. l.. Cllnk
scales and spent few hours very pleasantly
In lawn parry. Refres hments, substantial
and delicacies were served and delightful
time resulted.
TUESDAY evening Mr.. w. NJ. Bakers little
boy Charlie, fell II few feet from small tree.
struck stump and broke bis arm.
Messrs. JAS. Latimer and Theron Allen
who h.ve been In Clemson College for the
past year came home week ago TO spend
their vacation.
Mrs. NJ. +. Hill who had spent several
months with her son and his fami y al
GreeDvilie came here Wednesday and will
stay for sometime with the family OF her
son in-law Rev. Il. w. Barber.
The rains which were beginning to be
badly needed and which for the time being
4nded the heated term, began In somewhat
CATERED localities THURSDAY evening, sluce
then more or less rain has fallen every day,
tin for miles around fine seasons are report
ed. Yet what has fallen todate will not
grealeIy add 10 the work and worry OF
hose plan ters who have not flushed clean
cleaning their crops OF the grass. While
The Farmers Cooperative Union may not
have counted the sometime ago wet spell as
,ue of the factors In the reduction In the
cotton acreage. II has already played part
and may s,ll play greater part along that
ine Acres in these parts have been either
abr ndone ed :aitogelher or have been planted
to something else, and from much OF that
already worked out, without favorable
condito from now on, an average yield
cannot be expected.
Mrs. r. o. Kirk patrick and her children
left Friday for kingslree, her former home,
10 spepd awhile.
DR.. T. o. irkpatrick and his stepson
Jas Ta'imer left Saturday morning for
Charleston, where b. will be for a day Or
two, then will come 10 kingstree and meet
mis- family.
Mr. Marion Latimer of WOfford College
came h"me a day or two ago, to spend the
vacation. Troupe.