The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-31
BREvITY AND SPICE AT DUE WEST.
/ Score of Readable Paragraphs
from the City Of Colleges.
DUE WEST. october 29'

DUE WEST. october 80.
| Mr. ]. y. Rrce left for home Thursday.
Mr.. Coulter failed 10 put in an appearances
and there was no lecture in y. NJ. Z. a. hal
Thursday night.
There will be meeting of three Sabbath
schools at bethlehem on the first Saooath OF
November, ut ten o'clock. Professors Hood
and Mccain will speak.
We are Quite averse TO Bermuda grass being
sown Oh tie Eastern.side OF Erskine college,
campus, and enter our protest now.
The Bagging Trust Is 10 go under. ohe or
two factories nave al eady closed oeciuse ~, ~
much cheaper. The people Will DC the VIC
lors and the South the gamer. ,.
We think senator Hampton had Just as
we'll have siaid in Washington as to come
down here and make the speech he dld IN
Charleston, lie is tossing his grip on this
State. .., ,r,
wells life by Palmer. 1t is still fascinating.
Reader, if you haven't read 1t, do so lmme-
datcly. ,-,so
Mr.. r. ]. Hood and his handsome bride
arrived in town last Friday on time, but one
of the party remained lin Greenville TO get
his nap out, and was left. For particulars APP
ply to Prof John Hood.
The marriage bells are again ringing. Thls
time they come lover the water.
The last issue of the Press and Banner was
much sought after. Our copy was out on the
rounds for several days. .
The racket store in Due west is SetLlng Or
some OF our people are looking forward
with interest to the dedication OF the Presby-
tcrian church in Abbeville by DR.. Palmer on
the fourth Sunday in November. :.
1t Is expected that the union meetlng at
Bethlehem next Sabbath will be attended by
a good house. We hear Of persons going OUT
from Due West.
Shiloh church is to have one coat of oil and
three coats OF pure white paint. Most per-
sons are satisfied with two coats but Shlloh
never does things by halves. .,
Col r. w. Haddon will attend the meetlnS
of the stock OF the c. c. G. & e. rail-
road in Aiken next week.
We learn through private note from Ar
kansas, that there a full meeting OF the Il. H.
synod ST Potts Station.
We received tho circular sent out by the
Executive Committee of the CountyIbiolelSo
ciety. All the Societies in the county are
urged to look after the destitutlon OF Bloles
all matters TO the parent Society at AobeVllle.
We are eating delicious young Irish pota.
toes from second crop. Our first crop IS not
out either. II. .. ";
Mrs. Ramsey Blake and children are visit
ing Prof. Hoods family.
Mr.. j. w. King, an expert In silver, is STOP
ping in Due West for a few days plying ms
profession. He can take q steel knife or spoon
and put it through the new process or "Eiec-
tro system Of scientific plating" This sys-
tenn IS ahead OF all other systems Of plating
ware. The Major Is no humbug.
Our quiet little town was the scene OF ar
rival Monday of Mr.. Julian Sibley, OF Angus
ca, Ga, accompanied by his brother. Mr..
Sibley marries on Wednesday morning, the
3st Of October, Miss Cora Haddon, youngest
daughter of Mr.. r. w. 1Iaddon, of this place.
The party leave Immediately for Augusta on
the down train. Mr.. Sibley Is a pushing
young merchant Of Augusta and son OF Pres
idcnt Sibley. Miss Cora is a charming young
lady, and q graduate of the Due West Female
College. A bright future looms up before the
happy young pair. May Its rosiest dream be
realized. II. .. ".