The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-04
L0WNDESVILL.E
Happenings Of a Week In and About the
Seyen-HiIled city-Personals.
LoWndesyille, Feb. 80, 1914.

Lowndesville, Feb. %, 1914.
MI. E. W. Harper, Jr., who was so badly
burned at the time OF the bursting OF ON
OF the generators at the Portman power
plant some time ago, and who had been In
the hospital at Anderson till a short time
ago when he came home, Is able to be
about, almost as we'll as he was before the
accident.
St. Valentines Day passed here without
accident or incident and was duly observed
by young America" and 1t Is supposed
that the observance gave to u young
people their usual pleasure, II no special
profit.
Monday Morning Mrs. j. B. Moseley re-
ceived aIdispatch from Chester saying that
her brother Capt. W. G. johnson, 30 well
known and highly esteemed here, had been
partially paraly7ed, and to come at once.
She went that evening, and daily news
from him says that he Is improving, which
is gratifying to his many friends here. 1t
is said that misfortunes never come singly
the next day his wife got a fall and broke
her arm. She Is getting along as we'll as
could be expected.
Mrs. Clarence Under, Of Hartwell, Ca,
wa here for a short time q few days ago.
Born: To Mr.. and Mrs. WIN. Speer, a
bright little daughter, OF 21st Inst.
Last Sunday, Washington's birthday,
being Sunday, there was no outward OBJ
servance Of it. The rural carriers wor-
shipped-took In the regular Sunday SER
vices. On Monday they rested from their
labors.
Rev. and Mrs. T. G. Odell, the first named
the Presiding Elder Of the Anderson Dis
trict, came down Saturday evening and
were guests Of Mr.. R. 81. Moseley till Mon
day. The first occupied the pulpit in the
Methodist church at II 80 q. m. on Sunday
and again at 7:3o p. m, giving to his con-
gregation at each hours service a plain,
practical, impressive sermon. The above
pastor held the first Quarterly Conference
for this year for this charge at the close Of
the morning service. They, at this their
first visit here, gained many warm friends.
Capt. and Mrs. Charles T. Baker, who
had spent some time in New York, are
again at the home Of the mother Of the
first, Mrs. T. Baker.
At the Campbell school house the first Of
last week, while some of the scholars were
enjoying their moo hour recess eating
their luncheon, a strange dog came run
ming up and bit the little daughter Of Mr..
Feaster Patterson on the leg. Its head
was sent to Columbia, and upon examine
ton it wa decided that the dog had rab-
les. Mr.. Patterson left at once with the
little girl for Columbia, where she was
treated for several days. They then came
back, bringing additional treatment with
them, and the little girl is seemingly doing
well. Mr.. Patterson desires in this con-
nection to sincerely thank his neighbors
and friends who so kindly and literally
aided him In his time of need.
Miss BERTHE Power, OF Augusta, who was
on her way to Anderson last Monday
stopped w here till Tuesday with the
family Of the writer.
A thunderstorm and hail-cloud in these
parts Monday evening gave some Of each,
with colder weather afterward. Then on
Wednesday we had an all-day snow and
sleet, and during the night following,
which left with us the deepest covering OF
white that We have had for years. 1t was
from 4 to 6 inches deep.
The sad news. anne to US on Tuesday
that Miss Leona Blake, Of Greenwood, who
some time ago went to Baltimore for treat
ment, had passed away in that place. In
common with other parts Of the country