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THE ATHENS OF ABBEVILLE
THE ANNUAL JUNIOR EXHIBITION.


Musicale Mt the Female College,. Base
Ball NOtes---The Farmers Club.
Democrats RnllyinG .-- Other Mat
ters of Interest About Town.
DUE WEST, S. G., May 10, 1856
\ meeting OF the Due West Democratic
Club was held last Saturday afternoon. II
minute account Of the business transacted ut
the meeting OF the Central CLUB on Saiemay
in May was given by Maj. Nance. The
roll is being revised, and 1T behOores every
good and lawful citizen of the township to
enroll his name. 1t was moved and adopted
that 1t Is the sense OF this club that tile clec'
ton for COngressmen should be by the prlma-
~ plan. We believe this resolution was pre-
mature. Our people have not discussed the
matter sufficiently 10 pass Judgment upon SO
important a matter II it is to be run upon
the same principle as the primaries for the
other officers, why. it will not sIit at all our
workingmen. Think of the time that will
necessarily he consumed in holding elections.
suppose there Is candidate from each conn-
ty In the Congressional District, and 1t Is pre-.
sulned that each county will support Its own
candidate, how long then will It take to make
q nomination? The convention plan con.
sumes time enough in making nomination.
but If we understand the primary plan 1t Will
be folly to try it. This club will meet OH the
following the meeting of the Cen
trail Club. The officers OF the club will con-
stitute the Executive Board. Delegates to the
County Club will be elected monthly.
Messrs. NJ. b. Clnkscales. J. H. Brooks, J. G.
thorne and +. w. II. Nance were elected to
this club ut the next meeting OF the
Central Club.
Quite an enthusiastic meeting was held by
our farmers Saturday afternoon. Maj. Nance,
the President, made report of the workings
of the Central Club and also gave n glowing
account OF farmer Tllmaus convention.
This club has now on its roll siNty-five names
tation. \ committee consisting Of ]. G.. Nc
Dill, ]. r. McGee, 0. p. Hawthorne, j. f..
Todd and F. w. II. Nance was appointed to
draft constitution, rules and regulations:
The following named gentlemen were elected
Central Club on Saleday in June, as princt-
pies: c. +. Lee, NJ. B. ClinkScales, r. V.
Pruitt, ]. r. McGee, F. w: K. Nance; J. L.
Robinson; as alternates, j. c. McDill. $. j.
Davis, A. H. Ellis, VIM. .Alewine, j. MELON
aid, A. J. McAdans. and l.. A. Morris. Mr..
NJ. r. Clainksrales Is the efficient Secretary
of this club. We are heartily in accord with
this departure. and If politics can be kept out
we believe success will perch upon their ban
rived from it both to the people of the county
and State.
Mrs. j. L. Todd went last week to Pelzer, to
spend few days with her daughter, Mrs. c.
Is. Stewart
Mr.. VIM. Sherard was on our streets several
days last week. This place seems 10 have at
fractions for that class of men that no other
enjoys We hope you success,
friend Sherard.
male College last week.
Miss Annie Hemphill was the guest of Mrs.
John l.. PSessly last Thursday night She
came up to attend the musicale We expect
rlo,r ri,,ro nd f,if
MIR. NJ. B. McGee. of Walnut Grove, w. L.
Miller, Esq. of Abbeville. and Dr. Latham
with Faculty of Erskine College on the night
of the Junior Exhibition.
Mr.. Charlie Donald is on visit to his BROTH
er, DIR. Harper Donald, of Piedmont.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Haddon are visiting in
Anderson this weOk.
The cut worms are destroying the young
cotton. An old lady's receipt for preventing
their dcpredations in our gardens "to wrap
each plant with piece of papcr," would be
Mr.. NJ. !. Brock. q prominent young mer-
chant of Honca Path was in town several
days of lust week visiting his brother MIR. w.
e. Brock.
held quite an interesting meeting last Thurs
day evening. DR.. Boyct, the President, made
some interesting remarks, as also did Revs.
w. l.. PreSSly and w. NJ. Gricr, d. D.
y
morning service in the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian church has recently been made
During the summer the services will begin OF
IL O'clock instead Of 1l.5O O'Clock:
Why not organize u Base Ball Association
or q County Club in this county? We have
the material In old Abbcvilc to fan OUT the
State. Let the young men around Abbcville
issue call for delegates so that the ball may
be started.
ho don T. object
keep itup. You had better, dispose of your
wood at once, anyway. for when we get our
railroad we expect to burn coal.
Messrs. J. NJ. Kennedy, of Troy, and j. II.
Chilcs, Jr., of Bradley, attended the Junior
Exhibition last Friday evening
Mr. J. F. Hardness, Of this place, and Mr. j.
NJ. Kennedy, OF Troy, went to Greenvillc last
Wednesday to assist Williamson play game
Our battery added more feathers 20 their cup.
The game stood in Williamsburg favor l3 to
q. We take the following from the GreenUiHc
Nc,Us: Notwithstanding the large score, the
game was pretty one, well played ON both
sides. The play Of the Greenvtlle club was
able under the circumstances, and the
result is anything but bad when it is consider
cd that tho battery played against our men Is
said TO be the strongest in the State. 1T comes
from Due West and Troy, which IS all fair
ana allowable and not objected 10. The bat
terry is fine one and interchangcabc-a very
rare virtue. When Kennedy, the catcher
had one Of his fingers broken so that the bone
almost cut through the flesh he went into
though he was struck In the face by the ball,
having his lip laid open. He continued play
Ing and the spectators loudly applAuded his
pluck. Hardness Is about as
good q catcher as he Is q pitcher, which IS
saying great deal.
4 negro near here had q member of his
household who had acquired the habit of
sucking all the eggs he could find. Remedy
after remedy was tried, but without avail.
So one day last week, without the fear of the
law before his eyes, he administered small
dose of poison, under the impression that it
would act as powerful emetlc, ana In hopes
that it would cause the offender to cease his
but alas he gave too much and
been notified, but a verdict of mot guilty
was rendered. 1t was only Il cur dog.
Miss Mamie Hardness spent a night In
town recently. Miss Harkness has become
quite popular both i'll this county ana In An
derSon as teacher.
One Of the most unusual events in the his
tory of Due West was the conveying OF one
corpse to and another from Donaldsville last
Monday We have hever known the like be-
fore. Both parties were young. and here the
old saying ':thc old must die the young may
die becomes very significant. :.
SiXty-f1ve dollars taken in at the "Bill Arp
lecture. Almost as much as at Abbevillc, and
yet our admission fee was only half as much:
Does Abbeville not appreciate the lone and
unly""Bill Arp?"
This collegiate year has been one of the
most prosperous the Female college has ever
enjoyed. One hundred and tifty-five names
are enrolled; ninety-Seven of these are in the
Collegiate department. thirteen In the Senior
Glass, forty In theJunior. The catalogue will
be issued soon.
Two young men have been in town repair.
ing the old cooking stoves. This is certainly
quite an accommodation to our people
There is need Of frst-cass repairers of differ
ent kinds of machinery.
4 case of disturbance Of the peace by col
ored man and woman replenished the treas
ury of the town to the tune of SIX dollars
week before last.
From what we can hear and see we have
reason to believe that orange blossoms will
bloom profuSely in the corporate limits OF
tbiS uuiet little town ere the 'scre and yellow