The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-17
LOWNDESVIILE.

Last Saturday night was week ago, the
| store OF Mrs. E. A. Floyd and Co. was burg
larized, 1t could not be determined to what
extent. The same or some other Of the light
i fingered gentry, made an attempt same
night but failed, upon the store OF Mr.. A. "
Barnes.
for Cooley and speer, for the past year or two
| left on Monday for Augusta, Ga. where be
had had offered him, and had accepted po-
sltion With the Augusta Drug Co. He wentto
| begin work.
Miss Ruby Conwell Of Elbert Co. spent some
days here last week, the guest Of the Misses
Bowman and OF her friends. !,
There was some Kind Of show here Wed.
learned q sort Of non descr1pt-a catch-penny.
Ourpeople took but little STOCK In It. -.
| Little Miss lrma Cooley, about years OLD,
with her nice little pony and buggy, are
quite attractive as they take an evening air.
ing along our streets.
Mrs. R. L; Smith vent to Augusta Wed.
will return to her home here today
The ever to be remem bered 4th OF July WAS
better observed here On Thursday than IL has
been for several years. the Rural Mail Car. Ca r
bank. the stores. the shops. we're closed In
| honor Of the day.
The darkies or the most Of them who jump
day day of: Those East Of us had q base bail
game and picnic S or miles out and Il 10
said one little scrimmRge-uo body
| hurt much. Those West had plain picnic
without the usual addenda. 1t would be far
more praiseworthy In them 70 have their
jubilee gatherings etc. conducted and ended
| In right and proper way.
Quite number Of our people neither see
| Ing nor hearing OF anything TO thke place
here to either instruct or amuse In any way
OF honoiing the day, went to Anderson Q. j.
and took In the festivities, and as that place
never does anything "by halves" they were
Sometime ago, the feeling in this section
was that there would be but little II any de
nfand for fruit cans! ,.!and the merchRnts In
n @sSs sSs
industry became such q large one. 30 lar
black bsrries have alone filed the cans.
| Hon. and Mrs. J. r. Blake OF Abbeville c.
Of Of their heir bsotherinIaw M. b. A. Tennent for
Mrs. A J.speer and her children went to
Gorpella. e., on Friday 10 spend q while at
| Mrs. E. ]. Barnes Of Anderson came down
Friday and will spend sometime with rela-
Mr.. E. j. Huokabee went to Anderson C.
| II. Saturday TO spend some days.
Mr.. J. NJ. Huckabee. and his brother Msgis
trate J. q. Huokabee went 70 Calhoun Falls
Saturday.
time to raise funds to repaint the Methodist
Church. In furtherance OF that object, Hon.
Jno. G. Loma1 and his Sunday School GLASS
| concluded 70 have festival, which they &C
| cordingls did Friday from 6 TO 10 q. m. on
the Presbyterian Church grounds. Dainties
I to eat and drink were on sale and the receipts
amounted 70 nearly twenty two dollars.
Rev. ]. n. Booth who has been In charge OF
the Baptist Church In this place, q short
time ago resigned his pastorate, preached bis
| farewell sermon at p. m. yesterday and
| will soon leave for Tennessee where he pro
poses ~ make his future home.
4 iOk kan ia md ra In
i munity have struck another snag. For some
years they have had an mp hill business OF
| IL in way OF trouble and expense, and Q
| lice, sorebead, etc. have been bad enough,
now the Texas feas are playing havoc with
/ the little chicks.
i Mrs. w, Herbert Barnen and her two chill.
dren OF Prattvile, Ala, came Friday and
have since been the guests OF Mr. A. V. Bar.
nes.
/ Troupe.