The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-01
LOWNDESVILLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Davis, of Augusta, came
Monday and then went on to the pleasapt
country home OF their k1nsman, MT. ,. :.
Epps, three, miles. out, where they spent
DIR. and Mrs. Henry B. Allen and their lit,
tie babe, OF Amerious, Ca, came Monday ana
have since been at the home OF the latner
OF the first named, Mr.. b. Bolin Allen, where
thew will stay for u few days longer.
Mrs r. l.. Smith and her two children lett
FRIDAY morning for Donalds, where they Will
stay for few days among frlenus ana then
90 into Greenville county for WISH of some
Mr.. W.T.. Cunningham, Of Monterey, was
here the most Of the day FRIDAY.
There was a match game OF base pail on tne
diamond in this place Friday evening oe-
tween Lowndesville and Rock Hill, place
on ROCKY River q few miles above mere, and
at the close OF the game the score STOOD 10 10 8
In favor of Lowndesville.
MT J. Baskin and Mrs. j. Hart Bas Elm,
OF Iva, came down Saturday and have since
been among friends here:
Miss Nell W Watson, of Lebanon, has spent
the past few days al MIR. T. D. Cooley's ana al
Mr.J. NJ. Huckabee left Friday morning
for Everdale, Tex, after darky VINO once
made his home here and Is wanted mere lor
Yesterday morning early, before the day
was but little more than opened up, q dusky
couple called Tor the services OF Magistrate j:
g, Huckabee to open to them the door Vi
matrlmOQY which u6 Qlu III elOSL oAuOA, ~
the satisfaction of the applicants. If this In
dustry" continues and increases IN lls late
frequency, this place will in time become
verltable "Gretna Gleen." Inc maglstra!es
services are called for at all hours OF the day
or night, on any Of the days OF the week, ana
at any season OF the year, hot or cold, wet or
dry. Fashion or custom for the legal union
Of hearts and hands, on particular aay or
hour has been cast to the four winds.
A protracted meeting began In Providence
church. this place. Wednesday at $50 p. =.
and ended with u the SS9 service as eaSs sssis,eG
by Rev. ]. l.. Wilson, OF Ninety Six, who did
all Of the preaching, giving 10 mis- hearers
some interesting and impressive sermons.
over on the Ga side of the savannah, Satur-
day evening there vas considerable fracas
and bloodshed between some young Wnlte
men from this side and negroes on tne otneI
side From the best Information ootalnaole
at this hour, on Saturday the negroes on tne
other side and some from this side had q pig
gathering In the way of picnic and matcn
game Of baseball.
Messrs. Ed ana Ike Manning and two or
three others went over; the first two carried
a load Of watermelons TO sell.
Mr.. Ed Manning and negro ma man .su nsa
with base ball bat then shot him. MI. Ike
Manning then got a pistol, shot and killeo
the negro, he was the only one there WIN
pistol among the whites tne nesros ,ns ,aen so y,
away from there leaving MI. Manning on tue
ground for dead. That night Mr.. Jas: Man
ming went over and found that an old man
living near had taken his son who was still
living 10 his house and was doing the best
that he could for him. He brought him
home and of last accounts was still alive,
Mrs. D. II. Wilder, Of Richmond. Va, has
been for several days with Mr.. r. Collier ana
family.
Miss Lillian Clinkscsles OF Abbeville Is
visiting here.
Mrs. Mary Cochran Of Abbeville spent q
week or two with her daughter, Mrs. same
Huckabee. Troupe. .