The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-08-21
THE SEAT OF LEARNING.


SchooIs.-Other News OF General
Interest In and Around Due West
DUE WEST, s. c., August, 10, 1889.
Mr.. Mack Edwards left Monday for Lancas
ter.
MI. ]. G. Haddon is improving his premises
The Teachers Institute meets this week
Due West will take care Of 1t.
Mr.. Peden, Of Fairvtew, Greenv1lle county,
is visiting Rev. w. F. Pearson.
Thursday. He has fine school and is liked
The family Of this local has put up fifty gal
Ions of canned fruits, peaches, apples, berries,
and plumbs.
We trust the editor of the Press and Banner
had good trip and Is braced up for another
years hard work. He deserved the rest
Prof. Hood had squad OF hands in Erskine
campus Joe Sanoe s
fne colt Lady Of the Lawn" at the Ninety
Six stock show. He deserves it.
The Newberry people are going to build
byterian. Brother McCliutock and his good
people are wide awake.
Mrs Larken Agnew, Of Donalds, died last
Friday morning and was buried at Greenvtue
church, Rev. w. F. Pearson officiating at the
funeral. This is said bereavement. Five
children are left motherless and q kind hus
band grief stricken.
We acknowledge with thanks copy of the
ereses on he sss OCCASION Of REV. W. Pressy
dissolution Of pastorate. The resolutions Of
the congregation to Mr.. Pressly were very
complimentary.
We failed to notice few weeks ago the Wis
June Haddon, Of Indian Territory. Mr.. Had
don is doing we'll there. Has charge Of 9
large government school as superintendent
and is making living as well as making 9
hNvQ
everywhere.
We were much interested the other day in
hearing Prof. Kennedy tell Of his different
trips to Illinois when boy and also later in
horse team. 1t took month to 60 All the
family was along. On one trip every river
between here and there was forded. The big
saddle horse stumbled on rock and fell in
driver, who was our present distinguished
friend. Another trip was made later In q car
riage, with many incidents falling out by the
laughable. On one trip President Kennedy
got into cholera epidemic. What would
people think now Of starting TO Illinois in q
fonr-horse wagon or carriage.
We see our friend Mr.. ]. Altheus johnson 1s
about to start West again on Government
business. 1t seem that he will likely not be
molested IN his present position. His merit
is recognized.
Mrs. N; 3. Clinkscales has been very sick
Mrs; Laura Horton and family are visiting
Miss Carrie Calhoun has resumed the post Of
duty at Verdery. She Is a good teacher and
Miss Annie Brice returned home from York
county, Saturday. Miss Annie is looking
"Ye local" our talented young bachelor
friend, ~. K: H." Of the Presbyterian, objects
to our complimenting the Due West girls, be-
cause me crossed the Savannah river" he
puts US on the public pillory for doing So
the see
some recent drives we thought our friend
proud Of them, too. Perhaps though ye local
claims the right Of monopoly in "dotting'
Rev. W. w. orr's Huntersville High School
makes fine showing in last Presbyterian
The cut Of the building looks well. Rev,
Orr Is the pushing President and is doing q
Rev. w. F. Pearson preached fine sermon
In the Associate Reformed church last Sab.
bath night from the words. Come thou and
60 with us and we will do thee good. He got
Inc closest attention attention OF the audience; The
preached in Due West.
This local has cotton stalks over s feet high
corn 1S feet. What is the matter with Due
Mr.; and Mrs. VIM. Allen are visiting thei,
sons in Greenville.
Rev. J. H. Strong, Of Ataka. Tenn, sends q
subscription for the Press and Banner. He
has many friends in this county and wants to
keep up with them. Rev. Strong is doing q
fine work. He has the largest church in our
Synod.
We will be glad to get items Of interest sent
us!from friends at distance We will be glad
to note them and 1t will be interest reading
ing to friends to know how:others are getting
on. Dear friends send US any scrap OF news
you have about yourself or others. We will
appreciate it. R.SG.