The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-23
Due West Dots.

March weather has struck here
abouts.
Mrs. Polhill has returned to Due
West. q
Young Mr.. Prather is again in the
Il. IL. Presbyterian office.
Mr.. Wrenn has two car loads Of lum
Der on the way for the new church at
Little River.
The town council is doing some good
work on the streets.
Mr.. II. M. Young is putting the finish
ing touches on his neat new residence
in town.
Mrs. Jane Young has returned from
Alabama after a protracted stay at the
bedside OF Mr.. McHcnry, who we are
glad to say is better.
The young Doctors PRESLEY and
Lindsay are expected home in a few
days.
1t is reported that IL popular young
merchant MIR. j. Il. McDill is turning
his telescope towards Il neighboring
village, where u Venus resides.
The sad news was telegraphed here
last Thursday evening from Grcenville
vi" I'LL hS1N"y, jill llIuc ouc VI
our citizens was, dying.
Solicitor Orr will preside at the de-
bate in the Philomathean Hall at COM
mencement.
We take the following from the in
teresting locals Of the last issue of the
Il. IL Presbyterian and 1t is Il quotation
from Il Presbyterian minister ut
seems to me that Il religious paper
should exclude all secular natter"
This carried out would cut off the spicy
locals Of the Presbyterian which its
readers appreciate.
Rev. ". K. Pearson has just returned
from a visit to Col. ID. Wyatt Aiken. and
reports him. no better. We sincerely
hope he may have n speedy recovery.
We have not forgiven Cleveland for not
appointing him Commissioner Of Agri-
culture which he richly deserved.
Miss Table Nance is teaching an cx-
~cellcnt school near that sterling dcmo-
crat, Mr.. j. X. Brownlce Of An:rcvillc.
Miss Nance is a most worthy lady.
Young Allen Emmerson who was
recently accidently shot is fast recover
ing. DR.. j. 4. Robinson, the attending
physician has fixed him up or crutches.
Miss Fannie Calhoun has just com
pleted the most perfect and beautiful
folding serene We ever saw. The pretty
pictures blending with delicate flowers
makes it look like fairy land.
In a little trip through the country
the other day we saw about 80 bales Of
cotton at Mr.. NJ. B. ClinkscalcS. Mr..
Clinkscale's surroundings denoee him
to be 4 mun Of thrift and energy. a
little further up the road Mt Mr.. Robert
McAdams we counted about 40 bales Of
cotton. These gentlemen don't need
morey as bad as some Of us.
Messrs. J. +. Todd and Frank Lee
bought four mules last week for
$40.
Miss Annie Belle Miller has accepted
the position Of a fine school offered her
ut China, Greenvillc County. Due
West has as energetic Il set of young
ladies as can be found.
Mr. n. Il. Johnson Of Level Land
has just completed u splendid residence.
We took 2 peep into it last week.
Mr.. Mansfield lIollingsworth says he
intends to put in all the fine bottom
land on his Fair place and make a thous-
and bushels Of corn. He made over a
hundred bushels Of Peanuts on one
acre of ground last year.
Ii Due Westers want their pianos
tuned MIR. Dcnck Of Columbia will give
you the cords.
We heard n most cultivated and we'll
educated gentleman remark the other
day that it was wonderful the hold the
MEssENGER had gotten on the people Of
the county III so short a time.
r. S. G..