The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-03
Items of Interest in and About Due
West.

Items of Interest in and About Due
West.
associate Reformed Presbyterian.
The bank at Clinton is doing a good bust.
Measles are prevailing in the city of Green.
Miss Carrie Todd has gone to Ora, Laurens
county, to teach school.
Mr. w. A: Todd and family, of Kentucky,
are expected this week.
One of Maj. Nnnce's mules got its leg
broken last Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Marcus CaSon atten ded the eNerctS cs IN
the Euphemain hall Friday evening.
The Methodist Quarterly Conference con-
vened with the church at Donnalds last Sab
Mies MeQuerns has been very unwell for
several days. Her friends are very solicitous
about her.
Mr.. j. II. Chiles, Jr.. Of Bradley, came up
last Friday and remained over until Monday
with friends and relatives.
The next union meeting OF the Abbevil'e
Association will be held with the Baptist
church OF Donnalds in May.
Mrs. r. Fl. Deviin and Mrs. DR.. brennan, or
Verdery, were in attendance upon the semi
Annual Celebration Friday evening last
The audience seated In the Euphemian
hall last Friday evening was estimated at
three hundred. the.targest ever seen IN the
hall before.
The Commencement exercises Of the Medi-
cal College of Charleston will he held on the
4th proX. DR.. Grier Is TO deliver the address,
pupil OF the Due West Female College, Is
teaching school near H. S. KirlSpatrick's OH
Sauda river
Mr.. W. Il. Harris. of Waterloo, once a STU
dent Of Er>klne College, isattendins the Medi-
cal College of The State Of South Carolina,
Charleston, S. &. =.
A brother sends us three Methodist SUBJ
scribers and an intidel-PsaIn, Singer. It
Il int fn k ~
going to do with the inf1del, brother
Miss Mary Darlington made Il Tying visit to
our town last week, coming on Thursday and
returning on Saturday. She is now teaching
Mrs. w. p. Addison and Mrs. w. 2. Wide
man, of Troy, were up visiting the families OF
ProL Kennedy and Or. Boyce since Thursday.
They returned Wednesday OF this week.
Perrin. J. II. McDill and r. S. Link, OF Able
Vile, lent the charm Of their presence at the
Semi.Aunual exercises on Friday evening
last.
If the railroad authorities would offer spe-
ciaI or reduced rates to Charleston during the
visit Uf Moody and Sankey there, we haven I
any doubt but that it would handsomely
benefit them.
Some road hands while working upon the
streets In Greenville this week dug Into Il
Large bank of snow eight inches deep, clear,
hard and white" 1t is part Of the snow that
tell there in December, tity-two days ago.
beautiful folding screen on exhibition In Mr..
Agncw's store. 1T was made by Miss Fannie
Calhoun OF this place. TIE design Is beauti-
full and the work plainly shows the skill OF
deft hands.
The regular monthly meeting of the Due
West Foreign Missionary Society Will be held
al the usual hour and place, Thursday eve.
ming. March a. Mr.. r. B. Stewart. of the Sem
second quarter arc to be elected. :.
Mr.. John Mckay, aged 22 Years, died at his
home in Greenvi last Thursday; For u
number Of ygars NJ Mckay was employ%ehh %h,a tn
good traits of character, ali Of whom will
regret to learn Of his early death
Troy, came up last Friday on visit to friends
and relatives. II would have been difficult
matter for the beauty and lovelineSs oil Troy
TO have been better represented at the eXer-
ciseS In the Euphemain Hall Friday evening.
than in the persons Of these accomplished
young ladies. They returned home Monday
morning.
The students of Erskine College are partic-
ulurly fortunate in procuring as the anniver-
the Hon. J. NJ. Bright, of Fayetteville, Tenn
Mr.. Bright is perhaps the greatest orator Ten
nessce has ever produced and the friends OF
Erskne will not be disappointed If they
Bright delivered the anniversary here.
The first number of the Psalm Singer for
1856 Is before us. It comes In new style, new
dress, &c. tits a sixteen page folio, neatly
own office of Troy. S. c. We wish that its
editor may succeed In establishing the princi-
pies for which he 50 ardently and conscien.
tiously buttles The Psain. Singer Is worthy
Of the patronage of every lover and admirer
of the pure and unadulterated songs OF God.
The friends here (and who has more? or
Rev. G. f. Mcdonald, of Charlotte, n. c., will
be glad to know that he has made known his
tyr fn honorary
medal orator, for the Philomathcan Society
at its anniversary celebration in June.
DR.; j. II. Carlisle, of Woftord College, lee,
Iaurcnsvlie areu svii Female en- W College on aMartha
Laurens." The Herald says the subject "was
treated in the Doctors usually strong: forci.
BILE, earnest style. which, for an hour, chained
the attention of his auditory as he spoke or
Christian virtues and gruces and and bright
example set forth in the subject of his lecture,
strong ly and eloquentIy urging the young
ladies Of the college, and all young people, TO
initiate the illuStrIOuS example,
The Laurenyviile Herald says 1t does not be-
lcye that the law regulating the giving OF
certificates to persons by physician, for the
purpose OF buying whis41ey from a druggist,
meGica 1s gts'y fraylernty % The he Revsed statSes Of
this State tSection l75l) says that 1t shall be
unlawful for any physician to give u prescrip-
tuul!y in bona ttle attendance upon q patient,
and any physician violating this law Shall,
upon conviction, be fined In sum not less
than 500 or imprisonment for not less than
three months.
The Ninth Semi-Annual Celebration of the
Euphemain Society was held last Friday eve
nllig ut o'clock. By G:30 the hall was literal
ly packed with the representatives of beauty
and chivalry, not only Of the town and vicin-
ity but OF the whole county. 1t Is hardly
necessary to say that the participants in the
pleasant exercises acquitted themselves with
honor and credit both to themselves and all
concerned. This was fully attested by the at
tention given by the crowded audience. DR..
Edwards with his excellent orchestra cOntri.
buted largely to the enjoyment Of the occa-
sion.
Prof. Todd has been quite unwell for sever
nj weeks. We are glad to state that he Is now
better and will resume full and regular work.
His many friends throughout the church Will
rejoice with us at this announcement.
Rev. J. w. kOger, the superintendent Of the
missions OF the Methodist church in Brazil.
died recently. He leaves q widow (Sster OF
Rev. y. Coke Smith) and three children. He
died In the full vigOr Of young manhood, be-
Ing only thirty years Of age, and with most
encouraging prospects. The mission is rapid
Iy growing. The loss of such lnen is Il public
calamity.
RObber Crying RObbcr.