The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-28
LtMabEsvIlLEl
Happenings Of a Week In and About the
Seyeu.HilIed City-PersonaIs.
Lowndesville, S. c., Sept. 19, 1910.

L~owndesville, s. c., Sept. 10, 1870.
Prof. J. F. Harper, who has been IN
charge of a f%iourishing school at Heard
mont, Ga, since last report OF the writer
spent a day or two in this place with reia-
tives.
Miss Elinor Keys Of Greenville, was the
guest Of Mr.. E. W. Harper and family 1or
O week.
The second and last 1910 primary cleo
ton came off Tuesday and it can be safely
said that it's results given as the peoples
fiat at the ballot box virtually settled who
are to be the State county standard pear
ers for the next'two years as independent
ism has not as yet gotten such nolu upon
the voters of u grand old State, as II mas
UPON our nearby State-Georglan, n one
a little farther o~ff-Iennessee, Wnere Ine
cratic rule as set for. the primary and
kick out of the traces, and 1t Is to be hoped
HAT IL never will while some OF those
elected or rather nominated (Which Is one
and the same with us) were not for various
reasons supported by many, yet n only
good advice to be given is to wisely &C
cePt the situation In good falth ana give
to the fortunate ones a hearty support.
The Baptist Sunbeams their motners
and many others directing p alolngl
gave an ice cream in Aliens Hall Tuesday
from 10 a. m. to 9 D. m, to raise funds to
supply the Baptist chucrh In this place
with q better, more up-to-date class OF
hymn books. The effort brought these
little church workers about or near $500
which will 20 far towards accomplishing
the purposes for which it was intended.
MI. Charley Britt OF Wideman's, being
on q visit to Mrs. T.. B.. Clinkscales, his sis-
ter, spent g. part Of Tuesday In this place.
Mr.. Eugene Clinkscales brought to the
writer a few days ago a field pea pod that
measured u inches In length.
DR.. T. o. Kirkpatrick went over to Due
West on Tuesday and carried his youngest
step-son, Wendell Latinler, and entered
him in that noted institution Of learning.
The fall term Of the High School in this
place began Thursday with Rev, r. W.
Humphries, principal, and his assistants
Misses Annie Bell and Ell Louise Harper
all at their posts and a fair average open
ing attendance OF pupils prepared for their
years work.
Drs. B. A. Henry Of Anderson, and I: @.
McCalla Of Starr, were In this place we'd
nesdry night to pay a professional TO Dr.
A. ]. Speer, who has not been well for q
week or two. The Doctor at this writing
is improving. He can say what but few
others can say. Up to a few duys ago ne
had net taken q dose Of medicine In 46
years, but that may be one Of the reasons
for having passed hib three score and ten
Mr. Tom Wilson Of Grain Ridge. was
with the family Of his. brother DR.. j. ID.
Wilson on Thursday.
Rev. Foster Speer and family OF Prince
ton, came in Thursday to see the sick Ia
Their Of the first DR.. A; J. Speer.
tured in the Presbyterian church Thurs
day at 8 D. m. So far as a be harmed
his hearers were we'll pleased. he Is a
wonderer from no where In particular. He
was born in one Of the northern states,
was raised q Roman Catholic and after be-
ing educated for a priest, united his for
tunes with the Raptists, becoming a min
ister and has travelled extensively ever
since. ,
MI. G. W. Speer Of the Gaffney bar and
family came In Thursday.
DR.. q. F. Hoyt Of Cornelia, Ga, came
over Saturday to visit his son-in-law. DIR.
A. j. Speer and preached In Providence
church yesterday at II a. M.
In the late primaries there were more
than the usual number Of close races BE-
ces. The one that gained the plum did not
have much to brag on, and crow over and
from rurnors one liz led to believe that Is
by no means the worst Of It. The writer
may be-, and doubt Is behind the band
wagon" It used to be that voters were
sworn, and had to present other creden-
tails before they were.considered a quail
fed voter, and allowed to cast their vote.
but how now. At the last two primaries,
and~for more than one preceding them,
anybody could vote and as often as they
pleased, by going from n box to another;
If this is the law, 1t seems as II II should
be changed and have such restrictioIs
thrown around the primaries as would
give us an honest election and d fair count.
Many of the voters Of today are Of a rowing
disposition, here today and gone to-mor-
row. and feel no interest in an election e1-
cepting what they can make out OF 1t. In
none OF the above Is the writer charging
any failure in doing their duty against any
of the managers Of election here, as they
were all good men, but from the best In
formation ~obtainable, primary elections
for several years In many places, have
been almost destitute OF any and all re-
St%rictiOhS. Troupe.