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LOWNDEsV1LLE.
Lowndesville, Nov. 18th,

Lowndesville, Nov. 18th, 1907.
Monday morning quite early MIR. Marion
L4timer, while putting some pillow STOCK up
in the loft In q guano house, the joist broke
and he came down With q part OF the load
upon him. He WAS thought to be very aerl-
oasly burt at first, but later he was found 10
be worse bruised than hurt, and Is attending
10 business as usual.
Mrs. o. Johnson OF Anderson spent a day or
two with friends in this place the first OF last
week.
Messrs R. r. Jones and E. j. Huckabee
went to Abbevllle Wednesday on business.
Mrs. Dr.. Hoyt OF Cornelia, Ga, has Just
ended q visit Of several days at the home OF
her sop-ln-law DR.. A. j. Speer.
Miss Jennie Harper ended q some time
stay with the family OF her orother-in-law
Mr.. c. Nickles At Greenwood ana came 10
this place 10 remain with the family OF her
brother MIR. f. w. Harper, during the winter.
Misses Annie and Pet Hawthorne, and III
tie Miss Lourine Cook OF Latimer were with
iFi Msi. s tOd : Mrs. Iss F. Sf W. WI R. IN Nance nsse Of Aobeville
we're mere for several hours Saturday eVet-
Mr.. J.. c. Thomas OF Middleton, Ga. was
here for a while Saturday evening.
Since the ~"scare' began and the price OF
cotton began TO tumble the great need OF a
cotton warehouse here has been seriously iell.
carried back home by the owners and mad to
be LETT out to take the weather for the want OF
a better place to put 1t. Some weeks ago II
readily brought IL l-2 cents, Saturday IT, nao
ROu6 uOWu " IcSS kudu q SOhCo. Wv
man. Henry johnson, brought in 10 bales Sat
urday, as he did not feel Ike taking less thap
10 cents for 1t, he put 1t out In q convenient
lot exposed 10 the weather 10 wait for a better
price.
A rather unusual and peculiar case was
brought up in Maj. j. G. Huckabee's court
last Tuesday. The IoAd working gang" hak
been camped near here for some time ano
has been getting supplies from one ano
another OF our merchants. A trusty wonio
be sent after Them with only a verbal oroer'
but q bill of the goods bought by The trustS
would be sent by him 10 the manager Mr..
Franz Dorm. Last Friday week Ego the
trusty came in, bought several dollars world
of supplies from Bell & Bowen and LETT with
out a bill for them. A day or two afterwards
when Mr.. Dorm came in the bill was present.
ed to him. He denied getting them, and an
investigation was begun and II was learned
that the trusty after getting the things had
carried and hid them in The woods, and tney
were gotten by Charlie Lesley (colored) be
tween whom and the trusty there was an I'M.
Outstanding. Charlie was arrested and
brought before the Magistrate and the evil
dence WAS such as 10 Increase Tue numoer o.
the gang. The trusty's time would have been
out In about a week. but for the above scrape
How now?
Because OF q wreck Wednesday at S p. M.
on this r. r. at Tank about four mileR below
here of the up through freight train upon
which were several passengers seVetai OF
whom were hurt, Mrs. A. Z. Press!y OF At
lanta who was q native OF this place war
hurt and hes since been at the home OF her
sister here Mrs. OthelIo Hester; Ia some better
at this writing. The down mail and ,passen-
ger train due here at about 6 p. m. had TO stay
here till the next morning a. m.
Yesterday gave US a rainy disagreeable
mornin but q little after midday the clouds
scattered, the sun came out and gave as an
Troupe.