The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-23
THE CITY OF COLLEGES.

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Classic GrOves--.A People that will
go to Church, no Matter About the
weather...Thc Poor We iiave Al.
ways with Us, and!in London, Too.
DUE WEST, S. c., Jan. 10, 1889.
Farmers busy planting oats.
Mr.. j. c. Wenck and family are located
very pleasantly on Mr.. 7. V. Pruitts place.
than formerly, Farmer Peterkin advises this
course in we'll written article. He says the
land needs rest from the acids i'll the guano,
which he has tested.
Mr.. John Martin has moved out to West
End. He now inhaes the balmy, pure atmos.
phere of the Brooklyn of Due West, which
he thinks beats Tailapoosa, ''the city of the
Golden RIVER"
Miss Carry Calhoun has taken charge Of q
very much pleased with her school and the
Nerdery people generally. she mas oeen
The school promises to be very flourishing.
Our young men in New York, Drs. Cochran
and Hood are getting on nicely from what we
hours Il day. They take no stock in the, war
that Is going on between the faculty and the
students over the recent election of DR..
Seeley.
Rev. B. F. Brown and Mrs. Brown, who
| by the way is a charming lady, spent Sabbath
| in Abbeville where Mr.. Brown preached.
Before returning home they expect to pay
Rev. Carter and family OF Greenwood a WISH.
Mr. John Martin who married Miss Francis
Burton, met with bad loss in the burning Of
mis- dwelling last week. Mr.. Martin lives
some or miles from Due West ~
Our most excellent friend DR.. j. l.. Miller
| has Just received letter from Dr. Il. j. Barn.
| ards, of England, who is the Superintendent
OF the home for orphans and destitute chill
| DIR. Barnards make touching appeal in be-
half Of these "poor waifs,t strayS" He says
Il have now actually three thousand poor
children under my care and every day elght
| nj, 16 m a1 the Shplipr
| of our home" "Christian people By the eX-
ercise Of Il little sef-denial could very effec-
| lively hold up my hands whilst and my
colleagues continue the arduous task IN
which we have been ceaselessly engaged for y
wears in the east end of the metropolis" OF
course the kind heart of our worthy friend
responds literally 10 this touching appeal
| and he will take pleasure in forwarding the
clined.
DR.. w. L. Presley is on q visit to his son E.
| w. Presley, of Glover, S. {.
President Kennedy sold nice plat OF some
several acres of land, in the incorporate ilim-
| its last week.
Rev. w. +. Pearson and wife went up last
son. preach at Greenyille. We expect to have
| u glowing account of the great preacher,
when our friends gets back-especially II he
felt like we did after hearing Sam Jones. ..
The cron crop of the United States for 1855
| is very large, = billion bushels. This means
cheap meal for SO. The wheat crop Is def
cient and flour will rule higher than last
| year.
In the absence of the Pastor Prof. Young
was to preach In the Associate Reformed
church Sabbath morning. The inclcment
weather prevented him form getting out.
DR.. Grier conducted informal services, Re-
marks were made by DR.. Grier and DR..
Latham which were exceedingly interesting,
practical and appropriate: DIR; Grier conduct
| cd the evening service. 1t is hard to keep
Due West audience from church Sabbath day.
| A peep in at DIR. c. b. Cowan's dental office
will show you one of the coziest and incest
fitted up in the up-country. 1t Is beautifully
carpeted wall-papcred ..and well furnished,
and the Doctor is a good dentist.
Prof. Kennedy has Il beautiful young Jersey
calf He expects TO make good COW out
OF her She is very promising stock, "Caroli-
| ma Chief"
| The semi. mi.annual celebration of the Philo.
malhean Society occurs next Friday night a
most attractive programme IS laid out. we
give the editor OF the Press and Banner n cor
dial invitation to be present "The latch
string of the writer hangs open to him and
Il. S. G.