The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-07
L0WKDESVILLE.
Happenings Of Week In and About the
Seven-HiIIed City-PersonaIs.
Democrat.
LoMndesvillc. S. c., Sept. 5,

Lowndesvillc, S. c., Sept. 5, 1910.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Brownlee of Ander-
son, were the guests for several days OF
Mrs. B. G. Kay last week.
Mrs. W. A. Pringle of Charleston, was
| for few days last week at the house OF
her brother, Mr. j. G. LomaX.
Miss Lola Harrison OF Trenton, spent a
day or two among friends in this place
last week.
Miss Annie Brown of Greenville, is and
has been for sometime the guest of Mr.. b.
| Boiling Allen.
Mr.. Harry Parnell of this place lost a
| little babe of few months Tuesday night.
The next day at p. m. its remains were
| funeralized in Providence church by its
fathers pastor, Rev. r. W. Humphries,
and then placed in its long home the near
| by cemetery.
Road Supervisor Stevenson, of Abbeville
Wednesday looking after the roads and
Hon. W. n. Graydon of Abbeville, in the
second race for the State Senate, was in
this place and section Friday and Satur-
day looking after his interests in above
race.
Since last report from the writer show
ers have been frequent in this section in
some places more, some places less.
Almost all parts OF the township have
been blessed with good rains which will be
beneficial to all crops, peas, potatoes, su-
gar cancl corn and cotton. The rains
have given fine opportunity for sowing
turnip seed and getting good stands OF
turnips.
Mr.. J. C. Thomas of Heardmont, Ga,
was here Saturday. So near here was his
home for several years, he has many
friends in this neck Of the woods" who
are always glad to see him.
The 6 D. M. store closing in this place
came to an end last Wednesday by limita-
ton.
Rev. R. W. Humphries is at Spartan
burg attending the Preachers Institute,
and will be away from several days to
come.
High School trustees the above was elected
principal, Miss Annie Bell to have in
charge the intermediate and Miss Ell
Louise Harper primary department.. The
exercises will begin today week. xssS
The first primary election came off hste
as well as over the State last Tuesday
The day opened up with such weather con-
ditions as to give us an idea that a full
vote need not be expected and it looked
like we were to have such a day as we had
two years ago at the first primary that
year five days sooner, but later, it cleared
up and vote was polled nearly equal to,
if not quite, the largest vote ever polted
here, with possibly one exception, that OF
| '76 when we had to poll u big vote, and the
! poll lists We're SWCllCd to suit the times.
Tuesday, although a large number Of peo-
| pie were present, an ObServant man who
was constantly moving about among the
people said that it was one Of the most
quiet, orderly elections that he ever at
tended none of the usual signs of dram
| drinking were in evidence, loud and Often
sive language to ears polite, OF actions
such alone as spring from a too free indu-
gence in tangle brain. The most hotly
contested part of the election was for that
Of Magistrate between the incumbent, Mr..
J. G. Huckabee and Mr.. J. II. Hell in which
! the first came off victorious.
Mrs. Ellen Patterson, living at Iva, was
here one day last week. The was born
and reared near here and made her home
III this section till few years ago. She is
81 years of ago; is still able to sew, cook,
wash, etc. She has had fifty grand chill
drnn. eighty-three great grand children
and three great great grand children.
Years ago when but few of our good ladies
could or did indulge in sewing machine
and did all Of their sewing by hand. this
good woman went from house to house
among those who could afford to hire this
| kind of work done, and helped them, and
in that way supported herself, She can
still sew on all kinds of cloth except black.
some years yet, with her record for dccen-
dants there is not much indication Of race
suicide. Troupe.