The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-31
LOWNDESVILLE.

Lowndesville, 8. c., July %, 1907.
Mrs. Herbert Barnes and Mrs. d. l..
Barnes spent several days the week be-
fore last with the family of Prof. J. F.
Harper at Mccormick.
Some, more or less, of our people at
tended the Firemen's Tournament at
Anderson and were pleased with their
visit.
MI. Felix Watkins of Anderson was
here some days ago looking after q land
matter in which he was interested.
Miss Grace Wilson of Anderson has
been with friends in this place for the
past few days.
Misses Jennie Robertson and Louise
DeBruhl of Abbeville have been at the
hospitable home of Mr.. T. D. Cooley
for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Bollin Allen and
their little boy, Rembert, went to
Greenwood Wednesday and stayed un-
til Saturday with friends in that place.
Prof. Dukes, rector of the Cokesbury
Conference School, spent. Thursday
night, the guest of Rev. o. M. Abney.
He was looking after the interests of
the institution which he was repre-
senting.
The young people of this place, with
older one as chaperones, took q straw
ride to fuckers Ferry Thursday even
ing, and had q moonlight picnic on
the banks of the Savannah and a ride
of several miles in the flat upon its
waters.
Owing to greatly increased railroad
traffic to and from this place some OF
those most interested began an effort
sometime ago with the proper officials
to get an enlarged depot and greater
track facilities, which resulted on Fri
day in the presence In this place OF
Railroad Commissioner J. M. Sullivan
of Anderson, Supt. G. O.. Lynch, of
the Charleston and Western Carolina
Railway, and Mr.. o. Porter, railroad
engineer. After q conference with our
people it was decided that the depot
and platform be considerably enlarged,
the waiting rooms be put In more up
considerably heightened.
A few of our people, Messrs. J. w.
and Will Harden, D.. l.. Barnes and
some others, went seining in Rocky
River Monday. They began near
where Young's old mill stood some
years ago, and went up the river.
When quitting time came, the haul
amounted to about seventy pounds, q
ten pound carp in the lot. Tie next
day MI. B. A. Wilson and Junius Bell
began about where the others left off,
and went up and they caught about
seventy-five pounds. These two par
ties seined about q mile and half and
caught about one hundred and fifty
pounds which would indicate that
above stream is much better stocked
with fish than it has been for some
years.
The Home Fund Life Insurance 20.
of Greenville, Mr.. R.. II. Mosely
Agent III this place, has paid out
in this place, in insurance in
the past few weeks nearly 100000
to benefciaries in this section, some
of whom would have been in a bad fix
without it.
On Tuesday, Andrew Oglesby, a
good Georgia name, was brought up
before Maj. J. G. Huckabee's Court for
beating his wife-result the gang re-
ceived a recruit.
Mrs. J. r. Latimer and her Sunday
School class had on sale on the School
House grounds, from 6 to IL p. m.
Friday, several kinds of prepared
dainties. The receipts, about $1,000,
to be added to the painting fund for
repainting the Methodist church in
this place
Miss Lizzie Nance and her nieces,
Misses Jennie, May, and Ruth Dunn
who have made their home in Florida
for sometime have been the guests of
some of their country friends near
here, for q week or two, have been
with the family of DR.. J. D. Wilson in
town since Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Barnes and their
two children of Royston, Ga, came
over Saturday to stay a few days.
A few nights ago the house Of a COL
ored man, in this place, 80 said was
broken into and some of his stuff
taken. It seems to any one, who
knows a thing OF two, that q burglar
must be hard up to make such a raid,
too much like going ito a goats house
for WOOL"
"The Worlds Richest Man, no
doubt receives a few? letters every day,
some of them from the anxious ones.
One of whom sent off from this place
to him claiming kinship and asking a
gift-he'll doubtless get it.
Mrs. Bob Watkins and her four
children of Augusta Ga. came yester-
day and will spend sometime with
their kinsmen Hon. ]. G, Lomax and
family.
TROUPE.