The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-16
: DUE WEST LOCALS.
Base BnI1---Auxiiiary Bible Society,"
commencement School Exhibit.

DUE WEST s. G., Juno II, 1856.
The Baptist congregation were deprived OF
preaching last sabbath morning, IN conse.
quence of the serious Illness of the little child
Of Of the pastor. The congregation expect to oc:
cupy their church building on the fourth Sab
bath.
Rev. Calvin Pressly, OF Generostee, Andcr.
son county. was in town few days last week.
DR.. Grier, accompanied by Miss Jennie,
went 10 Newberry Oh Saturday. The Doctor
was to make on address TO the students OF
Newberry College Sabbath evening.
NanSe school aps Friday
quite success. Prof. Hood of this place, Mr..
6. C. Hodges. Col. .. T. Calhoun and Ellis q.
Graydon, Esq, OF your town, made short
speeches. AS usual the people of TINT section
most fastidious epicure. Major Nance Was the
mnster OF ceremonies.
Messrs. r. S. Cochrane and J. T. Pearson
took O trip to the city OF Anderson last week.
cerning Of woman and the latter on business
concerning Of sewing machine,
Mr. H. II. Robinson, OF Cotton Plant, Miss,
has been elected Chief Marshall for Com.
mencement.
Miss Cason was out of town for few days
last week.
Rev. w. F. Pearson spent last week at Spar.
tanburg ON business He tried to get home on
Saturday but failed to make connection at
Greenwood. lie preached for the good people
Of Greenwood Sabbath morning and then
came nome That afternoon.
We are authorized TO say that County Com.
missioner Cowun will not run the coming
race. His friends all over the county (and
who has more p will be sorry to hear this an.
nouncement. Mr.. Cowan has made faithful
and efficient officer.
Our commencement season is q goal tn
which the average Due West citizen sets out
his "pointers" The wives, the sisters. the
cousins and the aunts leave the orders for
their silks to be sent in by commencement;
the farmer max es an effort to get the grass out
of his cotton and get his grain out by COM
mencement; the young ladies and young
men who leave the community as pedagogs
strive to get their school term over by com.
Mr. Jas. H. Pressly who has been teaching
near Selma, Ala, and Mr.. r. H. Brice who has
been In the same business near Selma. Ala,
and Mr.. NJ B. Grier who has been taking an
English course In Johns Hopkins University,
Baltimore, Nd, returned last week.
Miss Leila Brice who has been teaching In
Laurens returned to this place last Thursday.
Due West expects to be well represented at
the railroad meeting this week.
-Four telegrnms conveying sad news were re-
celved here last week. To Prof. Miller, on
Wednesday announcing the death of his
Thursday. calling him to Newberry ou ac-
count OF the illness Of his daughter, Miss An.
ME; to Mr.. Jas. Fl. Simpson, on Friday, tell
ing him of the death OF his aunt, Miss Simp-
son. at Bolton; to DIR. Boyce, on SATURDAY, an
nouncing the death OF his sister. This is IN.
deed very unusual occurrence for our town.
The like has never been known before.
The Columbia Base Ball Club will play the
Wideman Base Ball Club of Due West, at this
place on Wednesday, June Both. and Thurs
day, July lst, next An admission fee OF Is
cents will be charged. The Wideman's expect
their friends all over, the up-country to turn
out and lend Il helping hand by their presence
and by their quarters. For tickets apply to
Mr.. A. D. Kennedy.
The Due West Auxiliary Bible Society met
last Saturday at ii o'clock, the Rev. w. l..
Prcssly presiding. DR.. Boyce delivered an ad-
dress upon the advantages OF combined
strength In all our enterprises and the supe-
riorlty OF the Bible over all other books. The
treasurer, Mr.. r. s. Galloway, submitted his
annual report for 1885 and 1886. Cash on hand
last report $3.50; MembershiP fees Sl9.75; b.
rilents given away 10; Bibles and testaments
on hand 26; value Sl2.. Credits-Paid Mr.. J. F.
C. DuPre, S26.25; Cash on hand June IL, 1885,
SS.05; amount of membership tees and contri-
buttons June -, 1876, Sl7.7O. The following
gentlemen were appointed to represent this
society at the meeting of the parent society.
DR.. J. l.. Miller, Mr.. J. B. Bonner, DR.. j. w.
Wideman, Prof j. NJ. Todd, Dr. Boyce, Mr.. r.
8. Galloway and DIR. +. H. Edwards. A vote
OF thanks was rendered to DR.. Boyce for his
interesting address. All money in treasury
was ordered 10 be turned over to parent socie-
ty. On motion, all the officers will serve for
another year with the exception Of Prof. w.
s. Lowry, the secretary He asked to be re-
lieved and Mr.. ]. l.. Pressly wns elected In his
place The thanks Of the society were tender
ed Mr. Lowry. The society adjourned TO meet
on the first Saturday Of June, 1887.