The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-16
THE TOWN OF COLLEGES.
The People Thereabout---What Mat
ters of General Interest X. 8. G..
Has to Saw on MANY.


DUE WEST, S. c., January l3. 1889.
Drummers are infeSting the town.
Mr.. Walter Ellis is now citizen Of Due
West.
daughter to Female College last Saturday.
Mr. Ed. Sadler from Cooks Station has just
entered Erskine.
Two men killed on the railroad track the
same day and only 40 miles apart People
had better lookout when at the depots.
The week of prayer was obserVee here every
day. There we're union meetings every day
at II o'clock in the Associate Reformed
church. All denominations visiting and the
services being conducted by the different pas
tors of the different denominations.
Mr.. Thomas Reid, Of Means Chapel is 10.
Gated at present on the "Galloway place"
near town. Mr.. Reid Is pushing young far
mer.
Dr. D. 6. Philips, Of Louisville, Ga, will en-
ter a son in Erskine in few days. The Doctor
is a firm patron of the college. This makes
the sixth child ne has sent here, three sons
treats the two institutions with great impair
tiality. AS he has several more children
which he intends educating 1t would only be
fair for the colleges to grant such an impartial
p1s The e. head b Of the "brillIant editor Of the
Greenviue Ne,Us" is level on all questions, ex-
cept prohibition. Here at Is off," The Ne10s
made splendid fight for economy and reform
This paper is q splendid exponent Of up
country IDEAS" as against the nabobs Of the
M Mr.. ]. Z. Todd bought splsndid pair Of
mules from Prof. Kennedy for S2i0 last week.
President Kennedy bought O nice bay for
$50 saturday and offers his cream for SALE.
A gentleman remarked the other day that
the congregational singing in the Associate
Reformed church is not as good as 1t was
when he was here two years ago.
The Phoenix Hotel hack drives spanking
pair Of bay mules that doesn't allow the grass
to grow under their feet.
It is said that there Is wonderful changing
about OF hands this years, and that they are
slow to make q contract. Some farmers are
short of workers.
Glass reunions in Erskine during the Semi
Centennial next July is considerably discuss
The Y. Nj. C. A., of Erskine held an interest
ing meeting in their hall last Saturday night.
Mr.. Lee Bell, Of the Senior class and Or.
James Boyce OF the Seminary made excellent
addresses and r. S. Galloway read an essay.
The Y. M. D. Mission held meeting tmme-
diately after this meeting, and among other
things pledged 500 to the Board OF Home
Mission. A mission station was reported as
having been organized in the Dunn section,
below Donalds, by w. A. Tood, with 70 or 81
members.
A good teacher can get a good school in the
Antreville section by being right smart now
The patrons are looking for one.
The primary department at the Female Col
lege has 60 pupils on the roll now.
man. Mr.. F. v. Pruitt. and one Of the, best
lady teacher in this country has accepted
position IN the primary department at the
Female College. She wtelds the birch In
me style W hen ea5a necessary; .,,a, ,os ,o,rb.
the u. c. McDill place" from Prof. P. L. Greir
He expects to move to it after another year.
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