The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-01-17
LoWNDESVILLE.

Jan. 9Th 1905.
Several weeks have passed since the
weekly report OF n Wrlter naS uee
honored with q place In the columns
of the Press and Banner, YET ne VIII
.try again and pick up a few OF tne In
cidents of Christmas and since.
Roslin Lodge Of Freemasons, held
its last meeting for this year, on Wed
nesday of Christmas. There was some
work done for the good of the Order
in its Hall, after which the Masons
in uniform formed on the side walk
and marched to the High School build
ing, where they partook of an oyster
dinner, a treat which they always en-
joy on their last day of meeting, IN
each succeeding year. So, -,
On that night some of the we'll wish.
es of the school had IN oyster supper
In the echool building. for its benefit.
About fifty dollars were taken In, from
which the expenses had to be deducted.
MI, D. N. Bowen and his sister,
Miss Annie Bowen of Sampit, spent
several days at the home Of Rev. K.
w. Barber, during Christmas week.
Mr.. J.. M. Huckabee and family
moved to this place the week before
last. and are occupying a part OF Dr.
J. B. Moscley's house.
Mr.. Ed Mason Of Pacolet, came over
yesterday was q week ago and went to
work the next day for Messrs Cooley
and Speer. =, 81,
Mr.. Hal Harmon who has been at
work for DR.. T. O. kirkpatrick In his
Drug Store for some time, gave up his
job q few days ago and returned to his
Mccormick home.
Mr.. Earl Watson and his sister, Miss
Amner Watson Of Anderson, spent
several days week before last. at the
home of their uncle, Mr.. B. Berry
Allen.
Mr.. D. G. Likens.o of Kansas City in
the Eastern part of Kentucky, has
Just ended q several days stay In this
section, his old home. HI moved from
here % years ago. and this was bis
first visit since then.
Mr.. Paul Mcmillan of Cedarville,
Ohio, was with Nh. Jas. T. Baskin
and family, for ten days. He left for
his home q day or two ago.
Senator A. G. Latimer q few days
ago sent his little Nephew, Master
Clement Latimer a very pretty Shet-
land pony.
Mr.. J. Bruce Moseley left a few days
ago for Boston, Mass, to begin work
with the general Electric Company.
Mrs. Carrie Acker of Greenville,
spent several days the week before
last with the family Of Mr.. R. w. COL
lier.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Moseley and
their little babe of Anderson, we're
here for several days, the guests OF
relatives.
Christmas-tide with its joys to many,
very many, and sad to say, with its
sorrows to not q few, is past. In con-
nectiou with the time are some recol.
lection of it, which are alike credit
able to LoWndesville and Its people,
that they are worthy of space in the
old and tried Press and Banner. From
reports of eye witnesses there was for
several days previous to Christmas, an
unusually large quantity OF spirits
landed at our Depot, which led some
of us to fear that the Christmas holt
days, in addition to the few last days
of the old year, would be marked by
the widest excuses II nothing worse
in the way of blood.shed, but strange
to Say, the whiskey brought in vanish
ed from the Depot, and If there was
any heavy drinking done, it was done
privately at the hom e to which 1t was
carried, 80 that to the credit of our peo-
pie be it said that the Christmas just
passed, meaning the ~ or Is days be-
fore New YEARS. day, the writer saw
but one or two men who gave indica-
ton of even a slight, plain drunk.
Everything passed off decently and in
order. The little folk had glad hearts
because of Old Santa's having come
heavily laden with gifts, which made
glad their little hearts, and the big
folk exerted themselves in giving
smiles and kind words and in other
ways gave euidence of the good fellow
ship existing in great contrast to the
troubles at other places.
Invitations are out to the marriage
of MI. David Nettles Bowene, OF Sam
pit, and Miss Helen Cloud Barber, of
this place. The marriage will be
solemnized in the Methodist church
here, on January 18th at 4.9n p. m.
One of the writer's good dy friends