The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-27
Due West Dots.
y bcg@ar in town.

y bcggar in town.
Grass is beginning to grow.
Rev. c. T.. Todd spent Il day in town
last week.
Light rains last Wednesday,, with a
good season at the "Hook."
"Vasmcr" from Ninely-Six gets up a
good dish.
Messrs. John A. Dcvlin and a. D..
Kennedy have the finest barley patches
in town.
Rev. w. f. Pearson has n fine cow. She
gives three gallons Of milk a day md
from which plenty Of butter is made.
We were much pleased with Mr..
Benet's article OH the negro. 1t is the
best thing yet. We heartily endorse it..
Prof. Todd has the prctticst and cozi-
est residence in town. Some Of our cit
liens were surprised ut its location. but
the Professor has developed it into one
Of the incest situations in the place, with
tasty and convenient improvements.
Mr.. j. a. Brock, Cashier of the An
derson Bank, gave his brother of this
place, 4 visit last week. MIR. Brock is a
high toned gentleman with n. splendid
record as a bank official.
The printer slipped up on us in max
ing us say ~'Sunday.' The Associate
Reformed Presbyterian uses the word
"Sabbath.' He has no authority for
anything else either in his bible or his
catechiSm.
The Associate Reformed Prcsbytery
that met ut Ora, Laurens County, was a
very full and interesting one. Action
on the union question was postponed
until Fall.
We hope the evol ton business will
be definitely settled by the General AS
scmbly in Augusta. 1t would seem to
an outsider that DR. Woodrow is carry
ing a fearful responsibility. This evo-
luton business is getting nauseating.
We hope the General Assembly will sit
down On it..
rev. w. f. Pearson has just finished
Il splendid underground milk house with
bottom ceinented and exccllently ar
ranged. In the winter he will use it
for II hot house. He says he has the
best wife i'll the State and wants to
make her comfortable in every way.
The council has dccided that all non
residents selling goods at retail in Due
West hereafter, shall be required to pay
n license Tor this privilege.
Prof. Young was much pleased with
his trip to Florida. He reports the
country as settling up fast and thnt i'm
mediate'y in the section where his son.
Rev. G. $. Young is living he saw the
finest pine timber he ever Saw any
where. Prof. Young has invested some
capital in these lands. He thinks the
pros. of establishing an Associate
Reformed church at this point excel
lent. The permanent loss to the State
by last winters freeze is only estimated
ut about '%one-third the next orange crop.
DR.. j. l.. Miller & Co have ordered a
beautiful soda fountain for their drug
store. Two Of the drug stores in town
will have soda fountains.
Mr.. j. II. Wrcnn is pushing towards
completion the Little River church. Our
Baptist friends in town are arc just wait.
ing for HIM TO begin on their church,
and President Kennedy is also waiting
or his job
What about the children's Missiona-
ry Society spoken Of in the report of
Foreign Missions to Synod in the Due
West congregation -? Do VIC not need
the help of the children in this conyrc-
CATION "a. IL. Presbyterian
\ good suggestion we think.
Mr.. w. Il. Cowan, who represented
the knights Of Honor Of this place at
the meeting in Georgetown, reports q
pleasant trip and a most interesting
meeting.
The prospects Of the Carolina, Cum
berland Gap and Chicago Railroad are
Frightening. Mr.. Schoiield reports def
mite arrangements made with Mr.. Tall
mage Of the South Carolina Railroad.
He is also closing n contract with the
Louisville and Nashville road. We are
glad to note n better and more mani
nous feeling at Abbevillc Court House
on railroad interests. Let us all work
together hereafter. Other towns do.
Prof. Saunders gave an excellent elo-
cutionary performance in the chapel last
Friday night. Those who heard him
were we'll pleased. 1t was at the earn
est solicitation of his class. The.or:hes-
tra led by DR.. f. II. Edwards, assisted
at the exhibition.
The schools at Due West are in a very
fourishing and satisfactory condition.
Walter L. Miller, Esq, of the Able
Vile bar, spent a couple Of days in town
last week. Mr.. Miller is placed on the
examining committee Of Erskin,.
The little folks had a most ENJOYABLE
pound party at Mr.. w. p. K~ennedy's
last Friday evening.
The colorcd Presbyterians Of this
plac" have built a beautiful and attract.
i've church. 1t il a credit to the town,