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OWRDESvELLE .
Happenings Of a Week In and About the
Seveu-HiiIed City-PersonaIs.
Lowndesville, May 10Th, 1911

Rev. J. l.. Harley, of Spartanburg, came
in last Saturday, and the next day held
three special meetings, the n at Smyrna
at II a. M. another at the Ridge at $50 p.
m, and the other at $ p. IN. at the BitptlSl
church. At all three the congregations
were large and very attentive, and it is
hoped that much good will result. He, as
is known, is the superintendent of the
lSouth Carolina Anti-Saloon League, and is
giving his time and talent to the promo
ton of the temperance cause. He while
here made many friends socially n dalong
the line OF his beloved life-work.
Mrs. 0. Johnson, a former citizen of this
place, now Of Anderson, came down this
week and spent several days.
Mai. j. G. Huckabee went up the country
to-day was a week ago and spent a day or
1.-TWO.
Mrs. B.. c. Kay went to Atlanta the last
of last week and will spend sometime in
that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Bell and little girl,
and Mr.. Willie Bell, of Augusta, came up
last Sunday. The first returned to his
home that evening; the others will stay
for some time with their kinsman, Mr.. B.
A. Bell, and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. McCalla came up
Monday; the latter went to Gaffney to
spend a few days.
4 NJ, Z E1cy,I u-bo bo6 baap cDra1y,
afflicted for some time, despite the physi-
clans skill, the most unwearying atten-
ton of a trained nurse and all that loving
hands could do, reached the end Of life's
Journey last Monday, 10 a. m. Some years
ago she came here from Brevard, n. c.,
bought a lot, improved it, and has since &C.
cupied the well-appointed home. She was
a good woman, all of her life having been
spent in the service of the Master. She
was always at her post in the Baptist
church. The next day her remains were
carried to the depot and put upon the 1890
a. m. train for Walhalla. Quite a number
of her friends followed the casket to the
depot and placed upon it many beautiful
floral wreathes. Mr.. and Mrs. D, K.
Cooley, Miss Ella Floyd these last two her
only daughters, Mrs. 3. Boiling Allen and
Mr.. Robert Smith, went with the remains
and saw them deposited in their last rest
ing place.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Barnes went to An
derson Monday evening in their auto and
came back the next day.
Mrs. w. p. Tanning, who had been at
the home of her daughter Mrs. I. B. Bell
for ten days, left Saturday to make some
visits to friends in Georgia and then to her
home.
Mr.. Mervin Means, Of Anderson, spent
several days Of this week with Mr.. E. w.
Harper and family.
Mr.. J. B. Leroy and his grandson Bob
Lee Smith, went to Anderson Tuesday.
Mrs. R. H. MoseIey vent to Atlanta this
week for a few days stay.
Mr.. w. W. Thompson, who serves Rural
Route No. 2 from this place, brought with
him Wednesday a large bundle Of oats
from Mr.. Joe Hills farm. 1t is said to be
Il fair sample Of a field OF four acres of the
Fulwer variety. 1t eXcelled anything Of
the kind that the writer has ever seen.
The bundle was nearly five feet high,
standing on its end, and the heads were all
well filled, and it is safe to say that the
owner will get between two and three hun
dred bushels from the four acres. Besides
the above, Mr.. Hill also has about ten
acres of equally as good oats of another
kind. This will be a remarkable yield,
considering the dry weather. 1t shows
what industry, coupled with proper prep
"aration and proper fertilizing, will do, sand
that good crops can be raised despite adj
verse weather conditions. Mr.. Hills place
was quite poor when he began with it a;
now he raises the best crops to be found.
If all Of the planters in this section had
the vim about them that he has, it would
blossom as the rose. It is worth any
mans while to visit Mr.. Hills farm-to
visit it during the crop season. He owns
and operates more labor-saving machinery
han anyone else that the writer knows of.
Troupe.