The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-07-10
OUR RAILROAD CENTRE.
HAPPENINGS IN AND AROUND THE CITY
OF GREENWOOD.

The Duc West Commemcement..
''SeminOIe'' in the City of College.
| ---Distinguished yisitOrs...The G
&. & n. II. R.-.-PrOtracted ReIig
| iOus Services.
| GREENWOOD, S. G., July /, 1889.
Rain.
And still 1t rains.
| Miss Aylette Chalmers. Of Abbeville, il
Mr.. Andrew Lyon, Of Abbeville, spent Sun
| day in the city.
| Rev. Leslie Morris. of Trenton, preached IL
the presDyssran church on Sunday
day In the city.
The largest rain that has fallen here thi
year fell on Sunday afternoon last. The side
walks arc washed up in several places.
| Quite a number OF ladies and young mel
passed through here on Friday last on thei
return from Due West commencement.
| Messrs J. w. Jordan and w. r. Cothran, o
Bradley's, were in the city Monday last.
| Miss Idalie Hunter returned from New
berry where she has been visiting friend
Saturday last.
Edito Bonner and his brother Mr.. VIM
Bonner attended commencement in Du
West.
| Misses Bell and Lovinia Neel and Anni
Cothran stopped over for a few hours Frida!
on their return from Due West.
| Mr.. w. &. Cothran attended Due West com
!
he had any near relatives in College. Keel
your hat on VIII.
Mr.. W. 7. Bradley, of Troy, was in the cit!
Saturday.
byterlan church this week. Rev. w. #. Mat
| thews is being assisted by Rev. Leslie Nor
ris Of Trenton.
DR.; Arthur Wideman, of Bradley's, wa
In the city Monday last.
| Mr.. D. A. P. Jordan is in the city.
Mr.. A. j. Bell attended the Due West com
mencement
Miss Lula Clark, Of Graniteville, is visiting
Miss Rosa Switzer, OF Spartanburg, spen
Sunday in the city as the guest of the Misses
Miss Bessie Hill returned home on Friday
/ last. She has been spending sometime
with friends and relatives in Greenville.
1t seems that Wall Street is taking notice 0
| the advantageous prospects of the u. c. q N
Il. r.. The sG,0OO,O00 bonds were soon sold ant
the demand was great for them. Thil
amount Is quite sufficient to complete the
| road, and railroad men think the road will
soon be pushed through The Sunday Ne,o
extended along the Gulf States and to New
Orleans. Be this as 1t may the prospects fol
the present charter are encouraging enough
| for Doubling Thomas and railroad jokers u
dispel all doubts on the question. Letter
come.
The plant of the brick works of Messrt
Wells and Mays is now erected and they are
prepared to start to work. Their machinery
is complete and with two business men like
Messrs Wells and Mays it will not be long be
fore they will have the necessary amount o
! brick Tor the Factory.
Miss Maggie Guy who has been spendini
sometime with friends in the place left fo
her home at Lowndesville on Monday last.
Editor Bonner returned from Due Wes
Monday.
Two Of our young men went to Ninety-si,
on Sunday last, and report rain at tha
Mr.. ]. c. Nickles is off on prospecting
tour: Mr.. Percy Hartzog is clerking for hin
| In his absence.
One of the brick made by the new mill o
Messrs. Wells and Mays was on exhibition a
| Messrs. j. K. burst & Co., monday. 1t Is
good specimen of the brick work and Seems
10 be thoroughly compact, we'll shaped and
good quality.
Spring chickens and eggs are coming IL
| now. The demand Is not SO large as was ear
lier in the spring.
| Protracted meeting is now being carried OF
at Rock School house conducted by Rev. Geo
Davis.
| On Thursday last your correspondent tool
passage for the fair city of Colleges to attenc
| the Commencement, in company with an ole
veteran who has Rasset
we felt our unsophisticated self in exper
fenced hands 20 take US through with care
Upon our arrival at the beautiful little city
Of Due West we found the streets and side
l
course of sightseers, buggies, horse Inen, wag
ons and carts. Indeed the scene looked like
an occasion Of much attraction common tc
the closing Of two Of the most prominent
ters at Kennedy's Hotel and found comfort
able quarters and good fare. After resting
awhile and cbaperoned by the aforesaid com
mencement veteran we started out In quest
especially the latter. We soon found oul
| selves among a bevy Of as fair young ladies
| as ever made bright the smiles OF man. AT
ter spending several hours with them we
| started for the center Of attraction Lindsay
Hail." AS we pass through the College cam
pus our admiring eyes lit upon the grand
stately building OF venerable Old Erskine
Its grand old walls stand out in bold rel!e
against the cloud bedecked sky: It's aged ap
pearance giving evidence Of Its reign o.
learning. But we will pass our eyes on the
| less pretentious but more beautiful buildings
the Philomathean and Euphemian Halls
being OF modern architecture and OF very
pretty, and attractive appearance: Indeed, nc
pains have been spared to make beautiful
these buildings, and their appearance at once
| suggests that the happy founders made sue
cess. There too, TO complete this classic
group, loomed up Lindsay Hall with its stone
stair cases and iron railing: Though many
summers scorching suns and winters chilling
blasts have shone and driven over thii
structure is still stands unhurt.
"As she ever stands in the strength Of hel
AS she ever stood noblest and best of hel
time
Giving evidence and typical Of its purpose
both In architecture and use.
And as these grand structures and classic
n So We
read OF learned Greece, the abode and home
of the flower Of learning.
"On the records Of time she will grandly en-
dure.
AS unchangably bright as her honor il
pure"
But we are infringing, on R. s. g; thu ihi
say Hall in company still with the aforesaid
veteran and found the hall and galleries
literally packed. In short while the grad
uating class filed in upon the rostrum anC
we're seated. 1t was then that our visionary
orbs revelled in the wealth of beauty which
adorned the stage. A loveier set of young
ladies never greeted our delighted gaze be
fore. After spending the day listening TO
addresses the night closed in bidding the
hurryi2g throng repair to their homes
The soiree being next in order. Your mum
BILE scribe betook himself to the Female Col
lege alone, the aforesaid veteran having
deserted us, and gone to dance attendance
upon some Of the fair daughters, no Longer
able to withstand the mptation to leave
prosy newspaper correspondent and go with
At the.hour we strobe forth alone In the
dark toward the towering building OF the
Female College there to behold the beauty
and lovelines of the land in merry making and
high enjoyment. We could fill columns IN
praise of the grandeur OF the buildings, the
high grade :of society and last but not least
the extreme hospitality OF the kind inhabit-
ants Of the fair little city. We can safely
say that never In all the events Of our life
passed one so pleasantly and enjoyable as the
commencement of Due West. The fair flow.
er of gratitude would wither and die were
we not TO keep in constant remembrance the
kind treatment we received at the hands o.