The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-16
Due West Dots.
Mr.. Stribling Of Oconee is in town.

DR.. Mrs. Cowan is home again after a
pleasant stay at Chappclls.
There was preaching in the Baptist
church las Sabbath morning. These
good people are to complete the house
of worship soon.
Last week Mr.. A. Y. Thompson of
L-aurcns county spent some time with
relatives here in the interest Of the Todd
estate.
Miss Eastlcr of Philadelphia. sister Of
Mrs. DIR. Ellis has joined the Associate
Reform choir.
Our esteemed friend Mr.. j. ~. McDiil
is the "GNpert collector for the ch oir on
Sabbath.
One Sc our gondlooking young men
took the advice offered in these columns
recently and visited Anderson, Court
hocS2 drinking in the melody Of the
keys most pleasantly for n couple OF
days.
The Young Mems Christian Associate
held their monthly meeting last Satur-
day evening. What has become Of the
Young Womcns Christian Association
that was organized last year?
We much enjoyed reading the clo-
qucnt Grafton OF Dir. w. NJ. Grier in the
columns OF the Ncm$ and courier.
Mr.. John +. Calhoun gave Il pleasant
party on the birthday Of Miss Susie his
daughter, last Friday evening at the
Phoenix hotel. Miss Annie Reynolds
of Greenwood was IL guest Of the family
on this occasion and lent her charms to
the event.
Last Friday night at 8 o'clock Mr.. j.
e.. Caldwell put III the yuano depot at
Donaids 25 tons Of fertilizers and by ~
o'clock next morning the farmers had ii
hauled oil. We do not remember to
have ever seen more CONT through this
place.
MIR. j. =. darkness fell from his wag-
on last week and dislocatcd one ar,n--
but DR.. Ebeneczcr PRESLEY was on hand
and Jessie is doing we'll.
We received a copy Of the New York
IribMne last week only to find that 1t
is fighting the war; as vigorously as
twenty years ago. 1t is Il most bitter parti-
Fan sheet and is !uil of attacks on the
South. The rebels being in power is
its wormwood and gaul. IL evidently
booming Blaine for President again.
Miss McQucrn's eighty-titth birthday
occurred last week. President kcnnc-
dy's little speech was a model Of brcvi-
tN, beauty and pathos. The teachers
a;Id pupils made many nice presents to
this veteran teacher, after which seven
turkeys and nine chickens paid for the
whistler
The very bcs: OF health prevails in
the Female college. The young ladies
look the very picture Of health and Mrs.
Bonner tells inc that they have not had Il
case of sickness in months.
Mr.. Willie Todd brings Back a bad
report from Kentucky. He says he
never heard as much complaint OF hard
times in South Carolina. Pluro-pneu-
mollia has broken out among the cattle
and they cam sell their stock. You
may have a line herd OF Jerseys and if
they have only had one chance to catch
1t ii health committee can walk into
your premises and shoot down the last
one ard you can't help yourself nor get
any pay.
We have been looking over DR.. La
than'S history .! the Associate Reformed
Synod of he South. Our admiration
for EbcneeZer ErSkine and his followers
has materially increased. Our rorcfath-
ers had Il hard time of it.
Mr.. Striking left his fine horse Hamil-
%toniau'' in care of Mr.. Oliver John
son.
AS the MESSENGER suggests let the
farmers have their convention. Every
other profession has it's organization,
the doctors, lawyers. editors and minis
ter, and why not the farmers? We can't
see why. We take no stock in the
abuse OF the lawyers and editors how
ever and the less the better. 1t is
undcscrved. On the othcrhand we do
not believe in abusing the farmers con-
vention, if they wan to hold one it is
their right. No profession hat does not
take care of itself is respected.
Miss Werner, Of Oconec County, is on
q visit to her sisters who are pupils of
the Female College.
The selection Of DR.. Leftwick of
Nashville Tenn, TO preach the Bacca-
laureate sermon is capital. The posi-
tons of honor are now filed. DR..
I.eftwick, the Hon. John Bright, Rev. c..
h. Mcdonald, Messrs. Geo. Hodges and
w. 0. Bradley. These gentlemen will
pay the public for hearing them.
X. S. G..
Tr.--. NJ