The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-09
Due West Dots.

Rev. Calvin Pressly paid Due West a
visit.
A trial at Judge Syttons court Hast
week.
Prof. j. W. Magill is home again for
one month. He is looking we'll.
Mr.. Ben Chiles Of Troy who is trav-
Cling for j. w. Berry Of Augusta pays
us a visit rcgularly.every three weeks.
He sells goods low and plenty Of them.
The choir met last week at Mr.. r. c.
Brownlee's. They sung some splendid
pieces which we enjoyed from our dom
icile.
Mr.. Willie Todd has returned from
Kentucky. We welcome him home
again. Mr.. Todd will visit relatives in
his state for u couple of weeks before
coming OH.
Rev. Mason Pressly has accepted a
u. p. Congregation IN New York. Ills
there more to follow"
We know a little Sabbath school boy
who has undertaken to memorize the
whole Of the Psalms and has gotten well
on the way now. He ~rccites one each Sab
bath. This same little fellow with sew
eral other are making the effort to re-
peat Ut ppe time the shorter cat"chism
to theitYaStor and thus secure Il bible
frqnthaalss NV York fund.
sEcare ISs..4i to see that the MMssEN-
aGG kAE "W5pted tho plan to give the
uitHkah1HS&orl Of Abbeville.
ApHEH,F Arc the Associate Reformed
pe2pss at Ts6f getting ready for Syaod ?
ASy3aendidSiSw church is a pointer.
MrkSgIbzah and Marion Bell are fin
ishin4Stps&nic job on the Bankers
creek Church II Baptist organization.
MI. jar. Coleman has one of incest
fields Of wheat SSe have se.h.
At the Missionary, meeting last. week
Mr.. Stewart of the Seminary gave an
excellent address on "Faith the founda-
ton Of Mission" DIR. James Boyce
was elected next President, Rev. w. l..
Pressly, vice President Mr.. o. Y. Bon
nrr Secretary and Mr.. j. Il. Cochran
Treasurer.
The consensus Of opinion here seems
to be TINT the majority Of writers OPP
posed to the union Of the United Pres
bytcrian and Associate Reform Prcsby-
terrain churches appeal mainly to the
preiudices and var memories Of the
people. We guess the union for the.
present is dead.
Mr.. William Kennedy has cleared up
and turned ovcr' the Murphy place
near fowl. 1t is now Il fine farming
plantation.
The question is asked on all hands
what about the c., G. G. & G. Rail-
way
When shall we have another lecture
in the course from Erskinc ?. These
occasions are much enjoyed and we
trust profitable.
Our five young doctors, Messrs. l.. P.
Kennedy, Payson Kennedy, Erskipe
Miller, +. w. Pressly and j. j. Lindsay
have all returned home from Medical
Colleges l!orth. Mr.. Erskine Miller
did up Washington on his return and
was much pleased with q look at Con-
gress.
The meeting Of the Literary Club oc-
cured at Mrs. Anna Brice's last Thurs
day evening. 1t was enjoyable. Miss
Jennie Edwards read the essay. Sub
iect, "Mrs. Langdon" the author and
poet. The essay was a nice one. Miss
! Edwards "%stu,nped' the club as no one
could guess her subject. 1t is the GUS
tom Of the club to write about a subject
but not to name it and then ut conclu-
sion for all the members to guess the
subject. In this case they failed. The
next meeting occurs at Mr.. H. p. Nc
Gees. Mr.. Il. G.. Boyce reads the es-
say.
Rev. Calvin Pressly has n fine stock
and poultry farm in Anderson county.
He is perfecting arrangements to supply
Due West with fifty dozen eggs per
mon h.
DR.. Grier's address to the medical
students Of Charleston seems TO have been
an admirable production. worthy of its
distinguished author. The Doctor has
received letters from friends outside Of
his acquaintance sincerely thanking him
for his address and for the good it was
calculated to do. r. 8. g.