The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-03
DUE WEST INKLINGs.
The Literary CInb-.Tramps..New Stu
Hcnts..Childrcn's Day--900 Letters
"A Preacher who has Married GOD
Couplcs.". visi sitOrs-.-SunGny School
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DUE WEST. S. c., Nov. !, 1886.
The Literary ub has assumed ministerial
The little boys are investing their niclSes in
sling shots.
The little larger boys are investing theirs in
cigarettes.
Three tramps were found In n box car when
unlocked Mt Donaldsville last Friday morn.
New students continue to come to our Col
Mr. Jno. H. Chilcs, Jr spent night in town
last week. Come again John, and shed around
your smiles
Miss Josie Chlcs, of Bradley, is visiting at
Mr.. J. Il. BonncrS.
We regret to say that Mr.. Bonner's little
girl i still quite i'll.
Baptist church next Sunday. An interesting
programme has been arranged but We have
not been able to see it. The collection will be
given to foreign missions.
Mr.. John w. Ellis was so well pleased with
his two weeks tour as Il commercial travel
Ter" that lie expects to take another trip in Il
few days.
tended the union meeting nj Midway church
Saturday and Sunday last
NIeSsrS. {. f. Mckay, w. c McGce and ]. NJ
Ellis were at Turkey creek church last Sun
day.
We would like to see our street lamps trim.
med and burning these dark nights.
| No less than 900 letters were sent through
! the post office here one day last week.
Some of our friends have had their stock
taken up for trcspass on their neighbOrs II
| we are u have Il stock law, let 1t be enforced
| Bnt do not be too bard OH your neshbors for
| damages.
DIR. Harper Doprald, CT Piedmont. passed
| through this place ch route to Abbcville to-day
to attend the sale of some land belonging to
his fathers estate near here.
| The Rev Wilson Ashley, OF Anderson cOun'
! ty, was in town few hours last Friday. liz
! has "joiTcd tOgcther' more happy couples
! than any minister we wot OF He reports 60y
! as the grand total
Dr. =. b. Cnrwile, formerly Of this county
has been visiting his mother recently, in tho
Level Land mcighborhood.
col II. w. Ha'ldon let his hand gntinto his
gin the other day, and coming too close 10 the
! saws has now two fingers shortened and his
! hand considerably scratched.
4 blind man from Georgia lectureil to
small audience last Wednesday night, in iht
! interests OF the Y. NJ. G.. A. Receipts nominal
your most interesting correspondents, from
! the Walnut Grove section, is now studying
| Hebrew in ErSkine College. We hope he vii
stick 10 the otd-:ashioned English when lie
| writes again
Some time ago your LowndeSvile CORES
! pondcnt invited Us 10 come Overland be editor
! printer and devil on the new paper that was
! 10 be issued from that new railroad town. II
he will get ~ the Company and the money
we will come over and write the locals for It,
but we do not care to haveany more irons In
we ire I one lllnc. we are IieuScu 10 KNOW
! he is in the hotel business, for now we cap ge,
good dinner for puil or IL puff for dinner
We have heard II said that it takes S!S9 pei
month to pay for washing, In this place
How true this Is we do not know, but some
til ink laundry ought tn be started. TO this
we would object. As long as we can get our
washing and ironing done at the present
price, there is no good reason for establishing
an enterprise that would deprive the poor nc.
grocS of the almost only means Of making Il
livelihood. Let well enough alone.
Through the Kindness of Il friend, we en-.
jioyrd last Sunday at Turkey Crrck church
The Sunday School Union of the Saluda Zap.
list Association was in session. Encouraging
and gratifying reports were given from the
several Sunday Schools represented. Several
Now schools Euvc been recently organized
ana much gool is being done by this branch
ing features nf the exercises was II short but
excellent address by Mr. w. s. Mcticc on ''Pa
rental influence" THIS was spoken to in n
very touching mtnner by Rev. NJ. McGee,
Mr. II H. Armstrong then read splendid rs-
SHY on "The Coming Man. or "ManS Re>pDn.
Sibiliiy to Man from the Christian Stand.
point y handsome collection WAS lifted
which will he appointed TO Home missions.
Dr. John \. Robinson made an clrnrSJ plea
for Foreign missions. The next meeting OF
the SUNDAY Srhunl UniOI will he held with
the First Creek church on the fifth Sunday In
Mnunry. Mr. W. F. Pruiri is to make an al,
dress and Mr. &. {. Grubhs TO read an essay.
The introductory sermon for tho Association
il to b., preached by Rev. n. W. If0tt. the es
say To- he read by Miss NJ. J. C:inksralcs and
the address by Mr.. J. II. Bramlrtt. Subject To
hc discussed, "What are the best incentives
younG?" The exercises were lntarSperSrd
with excellent music. In the afternoon the
meeting was closed with an excellent sermon
by the Rev. u. McGcc.