The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-17
LAST WEEK ABOUT DUE WEST.
oRAToRY, RELIGION, EDUCATION, MAGIC
POWER, ENLIvEN1NG GOSSIP.
A Compliment to the 'Press and Ban.
ner".-AbbeviIIe'S Alumni Orator.
The Missionary OMcers---Dr. Eind-
says EOrk.--The Oldest Lady in
the Female College --- Personals
and Other Matters.
+ associate Reformed Presbyterian.

4 SSOciGte Reformed PreS6ytefi0nl
Our medical students have resumed work.
The condition Of Col. Aillen's health still
remains unchanged. ,,,.,
Dr.. and Mrs. Cowan spent last week with
relatives at ChappellS.
DR.. Grier returned from Charleston on Sat-
urday. He reports quite a pleasant trip.
Rev. Calvin Presley and family were dowE
visiting relatives and friends last week.
Col. j. +: Calhoun has been down for y az few
The cotton mill ut Nrwbcrry stopped rum
ming one day last week for the want OF coal.
Some of our wood "borrowerS' are being
used as targets for pistol practice these nights.
Mr.. y. y. Thomson, OF Ora. Laurcns county,
has been over visiting relatives this week.
DR.. Lindsay was at Mt. Carmel last sabbath.
He is building up quite an Interesting charge
at that place ,.,.
put up q new front to their church ana con-
tempate other improvements.
one OF the weak points OF the ''poor farm
err was quite perceptib!e on our streets last
Saturday-lhe guan0 trade was brisk.
The authorities at Pclzer. one of the cotton
mills, in this State, forbid the kecpingof dogs,
pigs or chickens by the operatives.
1t is claimed that two ladies OF ADberllie
can perform successfully most of the IeatS oi
the celebrated Georgia wonder, Lulu IlurSt;
NJ. John Wren, nf our town, has secured the
contract for building fine residence for Mr.
S. d. Browniec, in the city of Anderson.
Miss Josie Chiles. after a visit of two weeks
with her friends in Due West, lett for Will
liamSton last ;turday afternoon, to Visit her
sister, Mrs. G. W. sullivan.
The Press and Banner, with Its usual lndom-
liable energy and enterprise, gave It's re;iucrs
last week Il very full account OF the lnstala-
ton of Rev. J. Lowrie Wilson as pastor Of the
PRESBYTERIAN church of Abbrvllc.
The exercises in the Due West Female Col
lcgr were suspended last Monday afternoon IN
honor Of the natal day of the venerable Miss
f. McQuernS. the oldest and most t,ilnl
preceptOr ever connect ed with the institution.
At the meeting OF the Missionary Society
last Thursday evening the following oh!cers
we've elected for the next quarter: pr D.
Boyce. President; Rev. W. l.. PIesSly, vice
President: @. y. Bonner, Secretary; j. Il.
Cochran, Treasurer. .,.,,
Miss Lucy league is teaching the Flint Hill
school, Newberry county. :,
Mrs. Eliza Elmurc, OF NcWbcrrN, VINO dleCl
recently, willed one-third Of her property TO
the Newbcrry Lutheran church, and one-ihird
10 the Bachlnan Endowment Fund or New
berry College, and the remainder to nephew.
The estate is estimated to be upwards Oh 81
COO. go w
w. O. Bradley, Esq, of Abbeville, will de-
liver the address before the Alumni ASsocla-
ton of ErSl,ine College at their next meeting
in June. Mr.. Bradley is pract!cing law at Alb
beviile, and is making for himself an tnvEl-
be reputation. He is OF the class of 1873:
His friends all over the State will be pleased
to know that he has accepted the invitation
that Is SO we'll bestowed, and confidently eX-
pect OF him 1; rich literary treat