The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-12-31
FROM THE CITY OF COLLEGES.
Happy Marriage So. Drama-..Guests.-
COmment-..FRcts.

DUE WSET, >. C., DeC. ~ lSSU.
| Due West is having quiet Christmas.
Mr.. Joe Moffatt Is on visit 10 Florida.
Mr.. w. l.. Miller spent Christmas in Due
West.
lady friends In Due West.
The soirce ut the Female College was quite q
success. DIR. Grier was called on by Prof
Bonner and made speech that tickled the
Mr.. Huckes Wilson acted as marshall for
Due West during Christmas.
Tlney Valentine Was killed on Christmas
Young Seawright. They were drinking.
Mr.. Ed. Polhill Is II first rate auetioneer. He
cried the sales In closing ont the goods oi
Miss Maggie Elder, of winnsboro, is the
guest OF DR.. Todd.
Mr.. J. I. Pearson ran down from Anderson
and spent several days in Due West.
Rev. W: +. Pearson went to spartanburg on
business Monday.
Mr.. William Bryson, OF Laurens, now teach
ing at Ora, s. c., took In the solree at the Fe.
male College.
Miss Kate Henderson, of Coronaca, has been
q guest OF Dr.. WldeTnan's family. dutIng
| Christmas.
For the information OF persons who have
lege building fund $3.50. The citizens OF the
county have been very kind in this matter
and Il Is greaty appreciated and will be re-
One OF the pleasant features OF Christmas
day was the marriage Of Miss Fannie Clerk, OF
Due West, the charming daughter OF Mr..
Frank Gerk OF the Presbyterian office, and
MIR. Williford. OF Greenwood The ceremony
took place at Mr.. Clerks residence Mt II O clock
Thursday morning. The M. rrlage was per-
formed by DR.. w. l.. Pressly, assisted by Rev.
]. A. Brown. number OF friends we"e pres
ent The groom WAS accompanied ny his
friend, Mr.. Carter, OF Greenwood. Miss Clerk
liz a most estirnnble young lady, graduate OF
the Female College, and we hear an excellent
riages are made In heaven" nice dinner
and reception was given at the home OF the
| bride. nnd the party left for Greenwood on the
4 o'clock train that evening.
Mr.. J. II. Burnett is the efficient manager OF
the Alliance Warehouse for cotton Ut Gresn-
wood.
We had pleasant visit to .Abbevllle Court
| the National Bank and found these gentle
| men exceedingly busy, but efficient and &C
communicating. The ladies were with us and
OF course must 60 to their headquarters-lhe
Co. and Mr.. w. E. Bell have elegant stocks OF
goods. They are capital fellows, all of them.
We looked In at Messrs. White Brothers, W.
Joel Smith Sons, 2. Rosenberg l. Co and w.
A. Templeton's. All these merchants are hav
| Ing good trade with large and well assorted
stocks. Abbeviile has fine Set OF merchants.
ner and found the veteran editor still fighting
In "the midst of the battle" on the College
matter. We think he feels very much like
Hannibal did after Hasdenpe brought him
OelOT6 Tue 1lIaT. we lad II hearty lauSn Win
him, remin ding him OF Ephrnim. &c. Then
| we passed Oh to some matters Of business and
afterwards looked through the fine equip
| ment Of this Office. Abbeville Is on o bona
| flde boom. No mistake about 1t. New livery
stnbles, new houses, city hacks. new railroad
whistle-sll these give quick ened Impulse
| to trade and 10 renewed activity.
Mr.. McClug. or Vii. is visiting his sis.
| ter. Mrs. DR.. Todd.
DR. Hood; Of Greenwood, ate Christmas din
Our people feel gratIfied at the election Of
Mr-4fa Is. J0nrs To the Speakership Of the
fhouSe. Mr.. Jones Is an Erskine boy and a
graduate. Heis gentleman OF ability and Is
| filled for the place. They had better have
elected him to the United States Senate than
Irhy. for he Is more conservative aud has
better record.
DR.. Taggart, OF Chappells, has been visiting
Due West.
DR.. ]. j. Darlington, OF Washington, is visit.
| Ing home and has warm welcome. DR.. Dar-
| lington Is taking great interest In the new
building for Ersklne. He is thinkingOf send
ing an architect from Washington down here
TO draw up plans, &c: Thl is is n good idea.
''rhe Turn OF the Tide, 6r Wrecked in Port"
was given by the Donalds Dramatic Club to a
fine Due West audience on last Friday eve
ming. The play is very laugbable and about
two hours long. The characters were well sus-
talned. The entertainment closed with q
laughable farce. Judge Martin, Of Donalds,
was In charge OF the troupe Mr.. Patton Ken
nedy engineered the exhibition for Due
West. r. s. q.