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LoWNDESVILLE.
Happenings Of Week In and About the
Seven Hill city-Personals.
I,oWndesyilIe, Sept. 10, 19l

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LowndesviIe, Sept. 13, 1909.
Mr.. Joe Gilbert and Magistrate j. u
Huckabee went to Abbeville on Monday on
Lowndesville's quota of jurors for the
September term of Court were on hand al
| the county seat to serve as above.
| Miss Miller, of Anderson, a trained nurse
came down Monday evening to take charge
of Mr. r. Baker in his illness.
Labor day, last Monday, passed OIL here
without fuss and feathers" with no at
tempt to celebrate it as usual. IhlS may
be accounted fer, in part at least, by the
fact that there are no labor organizations
in or near this place. We are therefore
free from strikes and other such ike ln1u'
rious agencies to public interests. Inc
three rural carriers resting from thelr Ia
bors as such, at home with their families,
ali other laborers, So far as known'by the
writer, spent the day in the pursuit OF the
almighty dollar" Labor day" is rather
a misnonier, for the 5th Of September. 1t
would be rather more expressive ana give
clearer insight into the meaning o. 1t to
call it 'Laborers Day." or something more
descriptive Of holy-day than the first is.
Rumor has it, that moving day will soon
be upon US, as several important nome
changes, for this small place, as to owner
ship is mentioned, but as there is said TO oe
many a slip between the cup and the
lip" the particulars are withheld lor d
while. ,, oo
Mrs. I. H. McCalla, Of the Fork, was
among friends here for time on Tuesday.
MeSsrs. G.. G.. Graves and G. G. McAllls-
ter, OF Latimer, were here on business on
The teachers, together with creditable
enrolment of pupils OF the school IN TINS
place, were in their places on Monday ana
began work for another scholastic year.
Messrs. Talmage Harden, John LomaX,
Willie Bowman, Dan Latimer and Alvln M
Harper left Wednesday for Clemson Col
lege for another year at that renowned IN,
stitution of learning. The first named
went up there during the late vacation and
stood an examination for q scholarship
and gained it, and is reaping the benetlts.
The success of Mr.. Harden is quite credita-
bic to him, and his friends are quite sure
that he will make good use OF the oppor-
tunity thus gained.
Mr.. Jas. B. Latimer, graduate at Woi,
ford College at its late commencement lelt
Thursday for Oswego, Union county, 70
to take charge of fiourishing school IN
that place Of which he had been electeo
principal.
nGr nOlIt llciO NCuU W <hiluSio ooAA ASSN W
for treatment.
Rev. r. w. Humpbries, pastor, carried on
four days meeting at Smyrna, this place,
beginning with the II a. M. preaching ser
vice Yesterday week ago and ending Wild
the $50 D. M service Wednesday.
Miss Ethel Speer who had spent some
months at Gaffney, S. c., and Gainesville
Ga, with relatives returned to this place.
her old home. last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Speer after time
spent in Atlanta and a few days at Com.
merce, Ga, came back to their nome III
this place last week. ,..
The venerable Mr.. T. Baker, the Oldest
citizen of this place and section 9uletly
passed away yesterday at a: m. He Was
born near this place Oct 25th, 1924, ano
spent the many years intervening between
| then and now OF his checkereC career
among the people of this section. While
growing up he utilized to the best adyan'
tage the best school facilities to be haa
and being we'll endowed mentally maze
good use of them. For number OF ms
earlier years he gave his time and atten'
tion to agriculture, where his labors were
crowned with success. He was among the
favored few, being endowed with an energy
unsurpassed; whatever his hand found tt
do. he did it with his might. just before
the war, he went into business with MI. u
F. Freeiand, one of the most successful
merchants that this town has ever known
while engaged in above business on Oct
2Sth. 1860, he married Miss NJ. Z. Latlmer
only child of Mr.. j. Marion Latimer, a maj
of considerable wealth, widely known anC
highly esteemed by all. that knew MIN
Mr.. Baker, the subject OF this memoir, II
pily lived for nearly half a century, and by
three sons. His eldest son, MIR. James M
Baker, is and has been for some years, as
sistant librarian OF the United States Sen
ate. His second son, Capt. Charles +. ba
ker, of the United States army, stationed
at New London, Conn.,, and third son, MI
Gibbs L. Baker, prominent lawyer o
Washington, D. c. His only daughter, VIII
was Mrs. j. B. Franks, of Philadelphia, dle'
in that place more than year ago. ,
Mr.. Theophilas Baker who first saw TN
LIGHT near here, spent the most Of his NOR
than four score years in this place or uea
it, and all along through life was closel.
identified with the people amid all OF tn
changes in the citizenship, he was ever re
garded as being one Of the best citizens
After the war he moved to. this place, an!
until few years ago was one or ltS lead
ing merchants. By that time his mercan
tile and farming interests had brought II
him a competency, and he gave up the 1or
mer and devoted his time and attention u
the latter, till the infirmities Of age causet
him to give that up also. For some month";
he became gradually more and more en-
feebled, and when at last he succumbed i
was the wearing out Of all that was morta
about him. 1t was in the family circle, ant
among his most intimate friends, that MI
true worth could be estimated, and 10
years to come, the memory Of Mr.. L. Ba
ker, by host Of friends, will be revered
and by them he will be missed and mourn
ed, and the friendship true and tried form
ed for him long years ago. by the under
signed, has never In all OF those years fel
even momentary check, SO with all OF nj
Iintimates, those closest to him.
At II a. m. today at the home, the funel
al services will be conducted by Rev. X. "
Humphries, at the close Of which the re
mains of the deceased will be carried
Smyrna cemetery, and laid away besid
his loved ones gone before Troupe.