The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-01
A Big PUFF FOR GREENWOOD.
"R. S. G." SWINGS THE CIRCLE AND
MAKES NOTES AS He GOES.
Amateur TheatricaIs for the Due West
Town CiOck---A Little Boy OF to
PhiIadelp IN hia.--Ofhcr Matters.

Amateur ThcatricaIs for the Due West
Town CiOck---A Little Boy OF to
PhiIadelph phia...Oth Matters.
Due w EST, Sept -, 1880.
September has been wet.
Cotton picking has been retarded
The prospects for our Colleges are very good. |
The young men of the town are getting up
an exhibition. |
our merchants have laid in nice stocks of
goods and are having Il good trade.
FacatOn,will soon he gone, and the familiar
chimes of college bells will then be heard
again.
partmcnt OF music in the Pcndlctnn High
school. She is Il most efficient teacher.
| Prof. Mccain left for Princeton last %cek to
take thorough course in several depart
ments.
The ladies of Due West are considering the
! idea of getting up asuppcr in the Interest Oh
the new building for Erskine. This ought
| to be grand success and every body should
cordially unite with them. Let this be the
biggest thing yet.
Miss Mamie Hood will have charge of the
musical department of Prof. Baird's school at
| Easley, s. &. This Is Il capital selection.
| Miss Ola Devlln is OH il visit to Nerdery,
SC:
priscd at the amount of building that was 90
| ing on. There is push and energy On all
sides. They now have three railroads and
are hustIing for the fourth. Mr.. T. F. Riley
|
Greenwood and South Bound" Mr., Riley Is
pushing the road, as well as running one ct
| the best hotels that we stop at. Hon. G. a. e..
Waller showed MS many points of interest
the railroad, compress, farmers warehouse,
&c. The latter is n big thing The Green
! wood bank Is thriving stock worth Sl23 to
factory will soon be running, Bailey, Barks.
dale " Co are putting up the handsomcst
store in the county.
There was very heavy rain on Saturday
| ,t,vl, iatl I'm
Miss l.. J. Galloway took little Marion
Gillin TO Philadelphia last week, ltc Will
matriculale tor the year in the Pennsylvania
Institute for the Deaf and Dumb. He Is not
entirely deaf and can talk little.
| One OF tho best trips Of our life we made In
Georgia recently. being gone about two
weeks. After leaving Augusta we found the
cotton lcatiesS-rust having eaten it up. THIS
was the case until we reached Jefferson coun-
ty. From indications we do not think the
crop in Georgia is good. The drought in An
gust cut of the cotton. We spent some time
in Augusta. The electric cars are pew lea
ture in the city. The .peop lc seem well pleas
ed with them--the noise being the only draw
back. An old darley on looking at them eX-
claimed "Dar, de yankee freed de Niger
and now he done gwine and come down here
and freed the mule" We saw some fine
stock In jefferson county. Big preparations
are being made for the Fair at Louisville. Ga
In October. The meeting OF the Second Pres
. Dytefy LOOK place aL lOulSNllle, anu WIS IL
most enjoynbieioccasion. The next meeting
occurs at Due West in April. 1891.
i The Ladies' Missionary Society gave on last
i Friday evening one Of the finest entertain
mentS that ever occurred in Due West. The
programme was varied and well rendered in
every respect. It is rare that SO much amuse-
mcnt Is derived from single entertainment
in Due West; there was something to suit
a the taste Of every one and 1t was gotten up
hurricdly. The music was fine.
Mr.. Siblcy, Of Augusta. Is on visit TO Due
West. He will have charge Of the compress
at Greenwood and the Ice inanutactory OF the
Thc sacrament Of communion ill be ad
mniStered in the Associate Reformed Pres.
bytcrian church on the second Snbbath OF oc-
tober.
Dr. Grlcr will preach and declare the AssO-
ciate Reformed Presbyterian pulpit vacant
on next Sabbath.
ing week To visit her old home and renew
cherished friendships.
"Iouva, the Pauper.' drama in five acts
Will he given by the Due West troupe on next
Friday night. 1t Is said 10 he good play.
The young people hope for full house The
proceeds will go for Il town clock.
ERsKISE AND THE SEMINARY.
The College and the Seminary will open
this year with good prospects. Erskine Is TO
have new and handsome building that will
add eclat TO 1t.
TIE FEMALE COLLEGE.
College, ever on the alert for the best inter.
est Of its patrons, have secured a full and
competent Faculty for this Collegiate year.
Mrs. l.. NJ Bonner, In her quiet, dlsnifleu,
and busness-like way will have supervision
, over the whole. She will see that everybody
has plenty OF work 10 do, and that every
thing is in It's proper place.
, In instrumental music Miss Nollle McDa-
vid will stand ut the right hand of Mrs Boz
ner. Miss McDavid is one OF the most tho
rough teachers of the piano the College has
ever had
the music department ana will also tcnch
calisthenics. She is one OF the best pcrfor.
mers that has ever gone out OF this inSttu-
tion and promises to make M excellent teach
Miss Jennie Edwards will teach Vocal and
Piano Music and Eocuii0n. For some time
past she has been enjoying splendid adyan-
iages under the very best German and llal.
ian masters, at the Grand Conservatory in
; NewsYorl city. With her natural talent,
advantages and real love fnr her work, this
department will not suffer at her hands.
Mrs. NJ. +. Williams y Ill still have charge
, of the department Mathematics. in which
department she has taught with great success
for the mast three years.
Miss N. G. Watkins vii! teach Literature,
+ History and other studies, and Will infuse her
accustomed enthusiasm into her classes.
Miss Josephine ID. Lacy will teach Latin
and French, and will no doubt be quite an
acquisition TO the Faculty in every sense OF
Miss VI. Anna Young will conduct the Art
Department with her accustomed ability and
good taste. This department Is growing IN
popular favor. ,
hands Of Miss Lucia Reid. \ little later In
the season she will be assisted by Miss Sallie
Kennedy.
Mr.. IT. +. Bonner will look after the bust.
ness interest of the institution in addition 10
' his usual classes.