The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-08
LoWHDEsVILLE.
August, 3,th 1909.

August oVita W.
daughter Of Middleton Ga. came over last
Sunday, by the dirt road and spent the day
with reletives here.
Rev. 3: ": Aunphrlss len Monday morn;
While ,or a much needed resi-.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Baker OF Warrington
D.. J. have been the guests OF Mr.. T. Baker inr
M Mr.. N. g.. Allen from the Power Dam At
GregR's Shoals on the Savannah, came this
far inspecting the Electric line 70 Abbeville c.
b. He had two colored men with ihim az as
sistants. They we're OF course afoot. They
LEFT this place early yesterday morning was q
week ago. AZ they had 10 closely follow The
line, they had some rough places TO pass
over, probaly some poles 70 climb. gulleya 10
weather 10 endure. This 10 done once q month
A good number OF red shirt men left here
Tuesday on The 10. A. n. train for Anderson
O. q. TO be In readiness. for the next day the
GOOD many more on 2. 2. N. same day, some
mounted and some in busgies.. The last Two
GLASSES, camped about Two miles this side OF
the point to be reached and went In the next
the contingent from this place. Reports are
TO the effect, that the crowd at Anderson was
one of the largest ever gathered there. One
OF the remarkably noncsaoie n prsise-
ing was that several persons who went from
here reported when they came back, that
they did not see an intoxicated person on the
wsy there. on the way back: nor wnils III In tn, me
condition. 1t 10 q sadderinR fact. that in these
latter days In snch large crowds ss was at
Anderson that Q good many good men would
forget their manhood, their mob le In:
mi,eration 10 give the mildest and the least
oommendatory effects produced upon the be-
" 10 be commended condition Of things to be
attributable? Let the returning good sound
sence, togather with the multiplying res
tructions a. TO the liquor traffice Of the times
answer.
On last Saturday q few Of our young peopl
on pleasure bent" attended q plcn 10 ands
Of our Older citizens believing that there are
things In life far more valuable than simply
bent on nobler better things attended Q meet.
ing Of the upper division OF the Abbeville As
ISOLATION at midway babtis church.
MT: J: T, s Lssi%e n,s wno 9 ssm 0ee Ss, s's ssip2
day and 10 the guest OF Mr.. T, Baker.
Mrs. We. johnson and her little son Toby
Of Chester G. b. came Saturday to remain
Mr.. j.. Il. Grogan came here from E bertor
Ga. nearly two years ego. He went to Gin
c,np.'ti about . year ago and married Misi
Fee. T Q ave been keeping house here since
and speer. They left here last Saturday TO &c
70 his old home in Georgia In . few days ht
goes to Oklahoma city and she and tina little
babe 60 TO her old home. He has joined ,the
"Kinehts OF the Grip" and a. soon as be dc.
cides upon . future homo the divided family
viii reuniie.I We are sorry 70 ioose the abovs
good folks, for all Of us esteemed them highly
The dry hot weather 10 hitting tie crops ip
this section, 90 It 10 In many other places from
newspaper reports some very hard llcks and
without rain very soon.. the crops Of corr
and cotton will be very badly damaged and
as %eonsequnco farming Interests Will suns!
| very badly. A Late Anderson Daily Mail said
that county was loosing 1000 bales Of cotton q
day.
Without break In some way Nj.
w, w, Baker Of our own will be the Guam
| pIon sweet potato raiser over . large ares
around here. He has and one half Ares In
| potatoes set out the slips early has worked
| them we'll and for sometime has been eating
| them would now and then get one from hi
patch tnst weighed over three pounds.
Yesterday was an on DAY as 10 preaching
services no preaching In any OF our churches
Later had q pretty good rain last night.
Troupe.