The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-05-26
DUE WEST ITEMS.

ftors Of Su5scrtptiens...s~ce Nee
tor that Should be lHusbandcd.
DUE WEST, May 81, 1856.
Rev. l.. w. Reid spent Il few hours In town
on Saturday. Mr.. Reid has been whiting the
| Associate Reformed Presbyterian churches in
the interest of the P"ttns Singer. =,
On Sabbath we noticed Prot. $. +. McElroy
and wife from LaurenS Mr.. j. Hayne McDill
and Mr. Walter Tusten from Ahbcville in at.
| tendance upon divine worship in the Associ-
ate Reformed Presbyterian church. ~, ,.,
Our people are to ,c well supplied with
soda water this summer. Messrs. j. l.. Miller
& CO., have just put into operation very fine
fountain. The soda that they dispensed on
Saturday, the first day in operation WAS as
good as any wei get in cities. DR.. Edwards cX-
poets in Il few days to erect q new one
The excessive rains OF the past week deprlV-
cd lis of our double daily mails to some cN.
tent. Very few small towns receive and send
off more mail matter than this. and an un-
usual in terest Is taken in It's regular delivery.
Due West can also boast of one of the most
competent and obligng pustmaSters in the
State, Mr.. II. f.. Bonner. In this connection
we will say that the friends of Mr.. Bonner
propose to bring hlIn out as candidate for
County Treasurer. No better man can be
found for that office.
Now LOwndeSvilc has a railroad, the next
thing we expected was Il newspaper. II any
body has any surplus cash 10 spare, and is ut
q loss to know how to invest 1t, we would ad-
wise them to put their surplus in newspaper
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the results. They will never see it again.
MI Jnu. McDill, one of our prosperous
young farmers, has two pet rats.
Mr.. III. e.. Poore, OF whose misfortune Tcn-
tiCn WAS made last week, has moved into the
house rendered by Rev. j. n. Young. The
citizens or Due West and the surrounding
country cOntrbuf cd about $50 In cash. ana Il
liberal supply Of house hold goods, and cata-
hlGS. Abbgrllle sent up contribution also.
They are very grateful lor this kindness, and
return their sincere thanks Tor the same. We
welcome Mr. Poorc and family to our TOWN.
! In the absence of the pastor, the pulpit OF
the baptist church WAS occupied by the Kew.
II. II. Griffith, OF Greenvlllc. The Doctor is
now soliciting funds Tor the endowment OF
Furnan University.
! owing to the Indictment weather, our pco-
pie were deprived Of the pleasure of hearing
Rev. II. NJ. Bailey, the agent for State (Bap-
tis) Missions, last "Wednesday afternoon.
| New II. Latham, ID. d., one Of the professors
in the Theological Seminary. expects to spend
his old home, after the Seminary Commence:
ment. The Doctor is n hard worker, and
needs rest and recreation. We wish him IL
| The unitIi meeting of the Abbcvllle Bap-
tiSt Association c0liveneS with the church ut
Du,,aldsvillc next Saturday, the 2yth inst
| Miss Bessie Cox OF Due West, Is to read an
! essay before the next union meeting Of the
Saluda Association, to be held at BarEcr's
! Creek church, Anderson county, OH next Sat
urtlay. Miss COX is Il graduate of the Due
West Female College OF the class of 'S5. We
! expect an excellent essay.
| Quite IL heavy rain and wind storm passed
over our town saturday evening There was
some hail. No special dilnaSe done: The
lightning riddlcd u tree in the yard or Mr.. j.
y. SittO.., that stood near his dwelling.
Some OF our "country cousins" spent last
Thursday night I'm town, uStGnSibly because
the creeks were too high to cross, after the
shower that evening. But we think 1t was
because they were short Uf ratiOnS, and want
| cd II good square meal.
| Rev. W. NJ. Gricr. ID. d., goes TO Hamilton,
| OHIO, this week, ms the delegate FROM the
ASsucistc Reformed Presbyterian church to
the United Presbyterian church at which place
| the General Assembly of the Ia ter church
couvrneS. The Doctor Will no doubt repre-
sctt the sentiment Of the majority, on The
question OF the union or the Two churches,
which Is now being ng!tated.
! Rev. y. LOWrie Wilson. of Ahbevillc, IS to
preach the sermon before the students Of the
| Theological Seminary ut the commencement
| in that institution which occurs this week.
The sermons Is 10 be on "Wednesday evening.
and wehnticipate good one.
! 1t is said to nc quite fashionable for young
! ladies to allow their beauX - "Sip sweet nee
! tor" from their dainty lips Then meeting and
also when the parting h0Lr comes. How true
| this is we cannot tell. But we know one
young man, who quotes poetry. ana sihgS
! love songs, that declares that no young lady
can hc1uie him into the 'bOnds of happy
we,.locit" by any such proceeding as that
! that he would faint If apprnarhed in that
way. We cannot tell you who this is, but we
| think he Is giving us tally.
1t may be in bad taste, and some of our good
citizens may not be pleased wi II what we
! have to say, but we cannot refrain from eX-
! pressing both our surprise and our great adj
! miruti0n Of this community at the ltneraity
and chccflulness that has been exhibited in
! contributing to tine wants OF Mr. II. G..
| Poorc and family last week Though cOmpar-
ativcly Il stranger here, having moved into
the ncighb0rhuod only few months since, so
soon as the news or his Sad misfortune Was
| spread abroad. ladies' Gnd gentlemen set out
To gather up something for them, and success
cruwneh their efforts. Near two hundred dol
lars was raised. in cash and clothing and
household necessities The chccrHlneSS with
which these contributions were made entities
Due West TO the name of the "banncr' town
| in the county and the State.
! Mr.. j. II. Wren, the contractor and house
builder, goes this week to Anderson TO build
Il house for Mr.. S. ID. Br0Wnlee OF that city.
| Old Billy Fields. who used to dig wells IN
! this community some forty wears ago, died
: last Thursday was Il week ut Mr.. MintOn Fish
! ers in this township, at the age Of 81.
Rev. w. +. Pearson and his accomplished
daughter, Miss Mary White. left Monday TO
attend the Presbyterian General Assembly in
! Augusta, Ga Rev. J. o. Lindsay, ID. d., also
went down on Monday. by the way we no
! tice that the Assembly has elected AS Modera-
! tor, an old Associate Reformed Presbyterian
minister, Rev. j. II. Bryson, OF Alabama.