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L0WNDEsVILLE.
Happenings Of a Week In and About the
Seven.hiIIed city-PersonaIs.
LOwndesyille Nav 30th. 1910.

Lowndesville, May 30th, 1910.
The looked-for total eclipse OF the moon
came to time Monday night, and for the
time being it aroused more interest among
our people than the great comet had
brought about, in that many did forego
awaited the total obscurity Of the great
luminary and were amply repaid. None
dreaded nor feared the taking place Of the
last, but go much cannot be said as to the
first.
In honor Of the ending Of the last term
Of the Iva school, an entertainment was
given Monday night consisting OF music,
Rotations, dialogues, &c. Quite O large
crowd was present, which by close atten-
ton and other signs Of approval, gave the
best Of evidence Of enjoyment. Some OF
our people were among the favored many.
Such attractions were offered for Tuesday
night as to induce a larger contingent OF
our f~un-loving, sightseeing citizens, to at.
tend than went the night before.
Mr.. Mac Beatty OF Anderson county
came down Tuesday to look after his land.
ed interests q few miles from this place:
a change Of SO minutes later in the time
Of arrival Of the 10 q. NJ. mail train, puts
somewhat Of an additional burden upon
the rural mail carriers at this place, In that
1t required hurry work to maket their daily
ROUNDS eVen WIN BOOu ury iodus III uay-
light. Now they will be pushed even with
above favorable conditions to finish their
| work before dark.
The venerable Mr.. Joseph. P. Young Of
Anderson, was here for a day or two about
| the middle OF last week, looking after his
farming interests In the Fork.
Mrs. j. D. Wilson and her four children
went to Iva Friday and spent the day with
the family OF the father OF the first, Mr.
Joe Sherard..
Mrs. A. j. Speer and her two children
went to Anderson Friday, then to Elberton
to attend the funeral services of q relative.
Mrs. R. T. Kirkpatrick OF Donalds, has
been here for a week or two waiting upon
and ministering to her sick son, DR.. T. 0.
Kirkpatrick.
Mrs. R. ". HUMPHREYS, her three chill
dren and her sister, Miss Maud Chandler,
left for Kingstree Monday, the old home OF
the first and last. The last named had
been here for several months with her SIS
ter; had gained the good will o. our PEG.
pie. who much regretted her departure and
| return to her former home,
Mrs. Polite Williams, Mrs. G. T. Baker
and her little boy, who have spent months
with their kinswoman, Mrs. NJ. E. Baker,
left Tuesday morning for New York, where
they will make their future home for some
time. The good ladies above nathed have
been known and highly esteemed by our
people for years, and have ever been heart
lily welcomed, and their late %sojourn with
US has been n of much pleasure TO their
around this place and they will be very
much missed.
Mr.. &C. Sullivan Of The Anderson Bar,
delivered quite an interesting and instruc.
tive lecture Friday night in the school
building, Owing to bad weather thea at.
tendance was much smaller than 1t would
| otherwise have been.
DIR. q. 81. Harris Of Anderson, has been
here for some days, by request OF DR.. TO
| Kirkpatrick who has been quite sick, to
attend to his practice during his Illness.
The upper division Of the Abbeville Asso'
citation met with the Baptist church in this
place, beginning Saturday at 10 8. m. and
continuing through yesterday: The meet
Ing was OF much interest to the member
ship Of the church,. as we'll as Others in az
tendance.
MI. and Mrs. D. L. Barnes went TO An
derson Tuesday, and the first traded for ar
auto car, came home in 1t, and has since
been trying it, and Is much pleased.
A few nights ago Mr.. Lewis, u depot
agent, lost q valuable horse.
"A few days ago MacSmith, who haG beer
q familiar figure in and around this place
for twenty odd years, became helpless
| with no one to take care OF him, and being
house" Troupe.