The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-10-07

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Association.-cpcning OF the Col.
IcgeS aHd Theological Seminary.
Survivors of Orr's Rcgimcnt-.Dafc
Fixed for tho Union Of the a. T.. T..
and the L. Il. Churclles--PrOIiGc
Families and Bald %IIcads...A Lady
Throws Her Jewels on the Altar OF
Her God--A Young Lndy's Dilen.
ma.
DUE WEST, S. c., Oct. 5, 1855.
! The Rev. Frank Prcssly, Of Auburn, Mo,
alled the pulp, Of the a; x. I. church last
Tie "boys" have resumed tho work or pol
ishlng the logs in front OF the Female College
Miss Jennie ,tiricr. one of Due Vests bright
est. lnirest and most fascinating daughters, Is
Visiting relatives In Newberry. On her return
we understand she will visit Florida, where
she will spend the greater part OF the winter.
parture Tor the Land Of Flowers, we presume
II certain young merchant IF Due West Will
wear "the usual badge Of mourning"
Right OH the heels OF the \. Il. L. Synod we
which convencs here on Wednesday Of next
week-the 18th Instant. This Association EN-.
braces sixteen congregations. -.
The last social gathering Of thc scason-the
season" In Due West Is confined to The vaca-
ton of the CoIltges-was held at Mrs. Brlcets
on Friday evening last. The bellies and benuS
Will now Initiate the boa -rctlrc to winter
quarter and hibernate.
One result of the rcopcning OF Ersklnc Col
legc Is a bonn In the cigarette trade.
~ IN pIssliS s.Ianse WmS W rev "i ~ metu
az nrini,lss"!.rn Inv rnustt'SSW .rG ur -
mnsnioIuiy QUEEN VII =. y :, u s'"'s
The \. r. p. synod selected the Rev. w. NJ.
!5rlcr, u: D. as their deicGane 10 tlG unlaoa
i.eSnytetiah E e nsss!'n.y Will nn,n
10y nI"r. liz = hnM 90 ~. ~ n.otI"nnr-
tn". !" n' ,'n "1 ,pt
amIS ot t., Manar mny osnu, r. - rri i ~,
nru !, IT, ',u , nmi ,rn wi o"t a ''''"'
tTTnLais ~ iSei.ue. D,o, D,.,o, -,
,hn = E,' = I.'iynoH T,mneo ond NO tE nnw ~
t,lc S"uth eMtoti"t f"'!cS", a,'u tnC i,oh.n.e.
Bradley; OF Troy tl'is State, as ihcir DELEGATES
10 tne lah-i,Saihio9y Iouncll, "m!cn liSS.s
ih iAaiipch' tioiIuiu,n eAt year. MI. Df"oleS
Is Inc aolc Tultor OF Tue l%ntm oih9er.
Inc ne"tnSical SEMINARY opcmCu nn nton,
uhy WIN q :uiI corpse iIoIessors anu srscInt
sIuIemts. Aiions ,ne iuttG T.. a. a. niG Guoga VI
Inc Go!leseS opener on Nlonday Win III.
creased ~ttrrdahce IN cncn, ana Tue ouIiooA
pCnoHehs u pIosperou coIieSihle vettr.
Hereafter tlc!e VIII ne morning ana aitcI-
noon services each Sabbath in the a. H..
cnurcn. c,, ,,,,s
or. ~ =. oo"un. vi oe"'ef'e o'o'"uo' us
III ~ 'S,at,seS heie. ,. s,,,, ,v,ho
ne .Mu,'eS m"nsE nHs ne" C a5,e, nS ins
niiiiSr r' ""o 'o"'e "e'' 0o"@0 ""
en,tutem. .. ,oh
,,tonJon, ~ y, H f"a \ re p nh" ~ thn ~ thn i io
diIo. ~ ,ho "o,"ro1nLnr eli thn nnonss,tv or
uitncrinn co -, IS thn honi, ~ ,ncb ms,C r ".
"ucstInr gentlemen not not TO snit iron thre floor.
| It,is s,o,Ei ~, h,,o J,"nn ,onasc"rr yonr
c omis Saouia h1 nlt haS9 Se an i hrSessnay; tobac.
co che wcr, manngcs TO refrain from the use Of
tho wcrG vhnn in churcb huyI,T bnc, taught
when n Child thut M thorunrIhrcd gentle
man viii unit ,,rnr, ,i,o Gnnr Of - hnrso Stable
much less upon that of the house OF God.
" WSnnro , nr", =" " ~ thnI NJ I,,nns Mo
r,n mv v.no p,SI hoo, !" LII" ,fIa w., .iI Gn 80 "a ,'noI, ~ mn
Sn,, ~ nn nvs rs :, o.eont "''N VI VII
Sr' !, g .,Ihnw.S tho rou,,, oioctnd Prog.
Idemi Of iheE nEeIsH MlSslunary SocIrtv. gave
ms mniia an intcreS,inr "tnisJS on MoSicS at
inc regular rnoniLlv I1cetinp la.t TLmrsIny
evening
Charitnbly disposed Due Wcsters Will please
notice that re genial local editor Of the Pres
Owing to the locality selected for the meet
Ing, none of the survivors of Orr's REGIMENT
from Due West and vicinity attended the re.
cent reunion at Sandy Springs. It. would have
rcquile ed several days time and involved con-
siderable expense to have reached there from
this section. Anderson would have been n
far more preferable point at which to have
held the reunion.
1t is generally remarked that back OF the
center Of the \. X. =. church IL Ia very di1ll-
cult to heir II speaker, unless IT be one who
enunciates very clearly and distinctly. Your
correspondent has experienced this difficulty,
but attributes II more 10. deafness than 10 any
defect In the acoustic arrangements.
Your CORRESPONDENT predicts thnt the now
mucn-Ellkcu'm union between Inc w.. r. ana
the \. Il. L. churches will lake place about
the same time the Cumberland Gap railroad
reaches here.
In France they put a'hOunty" OIL large fam
HES ny CAUSING every seventh cnlld To DO sup
porttN oy tnSSIato "eie t''Hl inc INV III Lnis
countlE, "ilu etSr! sectlon U! Soutl rhIoi!nn
e. e, tno,.,iS ~ ~ III LeHpeIt "S puS f1sti 'nS
ten DAYS.
Those young men among us who contem.
plate getting spliced nj an early day may find
much food for thought in tho announcement
just made that seventy.two per cent. OF the
bald.headed men OF this country are married.
An interesting feature OF the meeting Of tho
Foreign Missionary Society last Thursday
evening was the p~rescntation by a lady.
through the Rev. ", l.. Prcssly. OF n cair Of
hy,,dSnine rolL hr,ccieis IN hc diSnosod of for
The benefit IF the missionary finI' Accom-.
%nnnvin~ tho p,rt wns a wnii.wnrdrJ q iiectinr
letter. Which was road nv Mr. Prcssly' 10
which the wri,"r stated that tha nance ~ for.
e,,n mi.sions ,r,s onc vcrw IcoE ;" hor hhonr,
nnnI TINT having no money 10 hesto,t. she Ind
conciuJed To- send the 6raceietsOIhc Gin Of
her Innth,rNand nrovI,e thot tho bless7nn Of
God would 90 viii him She further st.1tcd
that tho oripinni cost of her elf was 10 and
requested MI. pressiy to Withhold her name
from the Society and the hubble. While lis.
tening TO the reading or the letter NoI1r cor.
RESPONDENT could hut Conclude that the donor
;ras some ngcI saint tniterinG imam the brinl,
of the grove. one WHO had seen Mi her Iovcd
ona'. norisr tron, hnr ,,dn q n,t ~, -; rn :, $50