The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
L0WRDEsvlLLE.
Happenings Of a Week In and About the
Seven-HilIed City-Personals.

DR.. and Mrs. T. O. Kirkpatrick and
their two little girls went to Atbeville
Tuesday on a pleasure and shopping
trip.
During the past week or two, there
has been quite a change i'll the use OF
autos-their long confinement N
their winter homes because Of the bad
weather and bad roads was ended
and they we're again brought into use.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Gilbert, Mrs. Ut.
Latimer and DR.. J. D. Wilson took a
ride in the auto of the first, to Will
lington and back Tuesday. These ma
chimes just now fill the bill, when the
rail road schedules do not suit would
be visitors from this to other points.
Mr.. Mac Beattie of Starr was here
in business Tuesday.
Mrs. P. DeLon of Elizabeth City, N.
c., came in Tuesday to spend a while
with her afflicted sister, Mrs. Jas. Lo-
max.
DR.. j. B. Moseley left Wednesday
for Chester, then the next day attend
ed the unwilling of the Monument to
the Women in Columbia. He, at this
writing, is still on the wing.
Rev. R. A. Child, D. D., was here
Wednesday and Thursday in the in
terest of Lander Female College, in
raising the needed funds for building
of the dormitory.
Mr.. B. F. Mauldin and Mr.. ]. S
Fowler, two Of the most prominent
men of Anderson's county seat, were
here on business Thursday.
Hon. J. c. Lomax went to Columbia
Wednesday and was an interested at
tendant upon the ceremonies OF the
next day.
Mr.. J. F. Gilbert in his auto accom-
panied by Mrs. S. B. Cook and Miss
Bessie Baskin, took a drive to Able
vile Thursday.
The Western Union Telegraph Co.
are at work. on this part OF its in
terests, repairing this line, putting II
new posts and other material needed
Mr.. Mac McCalla, with headquar'
tiers at Chester, cattle inspector, came
over Friday for a few days stay will
his home folks, Hon. I. H. McCalls
and family.
Mrs. Clarence Under and Mrs. Jas
Carter of Hartwell, sister and aun
respectively of the first named IL
above paragraph, are at the some
very pleasant home named above fol
a few days stay.
Mr.. Joe Gilbert and family and Mrs
J. T. Latimer went to A0beville Sat
urday to stay with relatives till today
Mrs. w. P. Ried of Seneca cam
down Saturday en- roIte to Green
wood to attend the Sunday school col
VENT N 70 ie held t that place Thu
week, a.tn1l.d and spent a day or two
with har I'd frields, Rev. and Mrs
u. C. Chandler.
Years ago Mr.. A. A. McCord ant
Miss Mary Speer, then living in tn
Fork, we're united in marriage. Sew
eral years afterward they moved tt
Fayette, Ala. In 1869 the last named
came to S. c., on a visit to her kin
people. On returning to her home II
the West, just after Sherman's de
structive march through the country
it took her several weeks to make thu
trip, much of it having to be done BY
private conveyance. It took $55O.O(
Confederate money to pay herr way
Mrs. McCord celebrated her S4tf
birthday a year or two ago. She ant
her son, Rev. Milton McCord, witt
whom she is making her home, JUS
ended a weeks visit to the families
of the two brothers o fthe first, DR.. A
j. Speer of this place and Mr.. George
W. Speer of Monterey. Troupe