The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-08-07
CORNER COMMENTS.
OlutiOns-COrn-Of for Egypt-Due
West In Luck-Other News.

DUE WEST, s. C., Aug. 8. 1889.
Mr.. Steel Bricc Is In town.
The Due West Farmers Alliance met Satul
day and adopted the following resolutions:
Resolved. That rs our efforts are in favor E
MI farmers out OF, as well rs In our order. tha
we secure as far as we can, their cooperation
in this endeavor to punish or destroy a trus
which has oppressed us to the extent OF IL
power, and would still oppress If possible.
| ReSOlUel 2, That we Will not regard 1t n
| friendly to our interest for any merchant o
gnner to sell or use jute bagging, except so IN
! as the amount of cotton bagging may fall shor
OF supplying the demand, as 1t is plainly L
the general interest of our country to use on
own product to prepare our crops for market
and further, as we believe 1t to be selfish anC
| narrow policy to put any obstacle in the way
| of our com pletc success.
| The corn crop of this county Is wonderful.
| Capt. Nichols has had his dwelling in Brook
| lyn freshly painted.
The iron casting on top of Prof. P. L. Grier's
house cost $50.
| Miss Minnie Bell, daughter of Mr.. Noble
Bell, on examination received second scholar
ship for the Winthrop training school,.
Mr.. NJ, B. sullivan stood first on examination
at Abbeville for Wesl Point out of sixteen con
testants. This is highly creditable to thi!
young man.
Mr.. Courtney MCGEE, graduate Of Erskine
was one of the four successful young men who
stood examination at Columbia for the Pea
body Scholarship at Nashville, Tenn. MT
McGee will draw S25. at the end of each month
The term is for two years. Forty-four young
men stood the examination.
Due West and her college pupils have faret
| well on the recent examinations: Miss EN-
ma Perrin, of Abbeville, who took first schol
arship In Winthrop Training school was 6
| first honor girl from Due West Female College
| 80 this makes four. prizes her children have
won.
position with E. NJ. Keesler & Co., passed
through Due West Saturday. and went ou1
home that evening. He is looking exceeding
ly well aud was taken for drummer.
Saturday and subscribed for the Press ana
Banner. He also wanted 10 copies Of Com
mencement issue. The Professor So ggests
that the Press and Banner print 1000 extra
copies OF its Commencement issue. He thinks
there would be no trouble in selling the las,
one. The demand for this issuels simply as
tonishing.
Miss Clark, who was in the Female College
recently and who Is a great lover and writer
of poetry sends q special request for copy o.
the Press and Banner 80 she can see DR.. Pat
Rev. John Giffen and his twochildren, Lulu
and Bruce, left for Ohio last Thursday even
ing. They will sail for Egypt the 3rd OF next
September. The two children will return tc
this country in eighteen months or Two years
Mr.. Citizens next furlough will not come until
1899, ten years, this Is the law OF that mission
unless health gives way.
DR.. James Boyce, who has just died, had not
missed o meeting Of Synod but twice in sixty
years, and then unavoidably. What record
II all ministers were as punctual how interest
ing our church court meetings would be.
As news is scarce this season Of the year We
give full account OF the burial and funeral
exercises and speeches on DR.. Boyce.. We
know anything pertaining to this good man
will be interesting to many Of the readers o.
this paper. He was subscriber Of the PTeS
and Bonner for many years.
Mr.: w. L. Miller, Of Abbeville, has beer
spending week Of vacation very pleasantly
in Due West.
Rev. Brown and family are spending theil
vacation in Virginia. His church here very
kindly gave him furlough.
Prof Hood made a speech at Troy week be
| fore last to their Bible Society. He reports s
most pleasant meeting and large audience
in attendance.
DR.. Lathan's sermon before the Bible Socie
ty we have heard we'll spoken Of The Docto
is one of the greatest workers in this coun ty
He breaches regularly somewhere every Sab
bath. besides his regular work and great dea
Of writing.
Editor ]. B. Bonner, of Greenwood, spent ,
few days in town last week.
Mr.. r. G. Wilson, foreman of Press and Ban
ner, has been getting ont good issue Of tina
paper in the Editors absence. r. 8. 6.