The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-04-22
BREAKING UP THE DUE WEST CHOIR.
Seventy.nve Poll Tax Dodgers Will
Now Come to Time---Essays and
Music...Grooms and GroOmsmen...
Brides and Bridesmaids...Com.
mencement Sermon...Dr. Max
Rell,R Gift.
DUE WEST, 9. c., April 20, 1891.


DUE WEST, 8. c., April 20. 1891.
A few preachers left.
Prof. Mccain arrived home Saturday,
Miss Kate Henderson attended the wedding
last week.
There is to be another marriage in town
The darkies were quite lively on our streets
The days are getting much longer and hot.
ter. We had June weather last week.
Rev ]. T. Chalmers Is to preach the com,
meneement sermon before the Theologlcai
Mr.. Bradley's publication Of the poll list is
a good idea. We heard a gentleman say he
had already counted up seventy-fve who were
The farmers are all busy planting cotton.
The crops are about as forward as usual, at
least cotton is. Corn may be little late.
We see that "Old Tumblln" has broken out
in new place. What is the matter now?
The Keowee Courier came last week en-.
larged and In splendid new type. we are
glad to see this new dress. Our mountain
friends are pulling on. It's denotes deserved
The young men OF Erskine are very much
interested Spiritually. At the meeting OF
to to hold prayer meetings every evening this
week. We have never seen as much feeling
exhibited In any Of these meetings as was last
S We congratulate Greenwood on securing the
Baptist orphanage. DR.. Maxwell's noble gen
erosity cannot be TOO highly commended. 1t
is such deeds as this that helps m to lin up poor
better OF his race, We lift our hat and stand
uncovered before the Doctor.
One Of the pleasant events OF this season
ing Ing or Of D. &. Phillips, Of Barlow, Fla, and
| Miss Jane Wideman, Of Due West. The GER
emony took place at $50 O'Clock. DR.. w. l..
Pressly was the oficiating aL,3I bishop and per:
couples "stood up with the bridal pair:
Rev. T. w. Sloan with Miss Sallie Kennedy.
Prof. r. A. Lee with Miss Carrie Sullivan.
Mr.. W. W. Bradley with Miss Louise Phil.
Mr. ]. r. Philips with Miss 8. Wideman.
On the evening before reception had been
given the happy couple. They left on the
Ing few days at his fathers home in Jefferson
Ga. they GO to Barlow, Fla, where the tai.
ented young divine has charge OF q church.
Another OF our fairest flowers has been taken
and 1t looks as If the thing would 60 on until
the garden has yielded up Its last rose. 1t Is
about to break up our choir.
| One OF the rarest entertainments that has
been given in Due West occurred at the Fe
male College on last Friday evening. TWAS
one o. those public entertainments to which
as many OF our people. are invited as the
chapel will accommodate. The occasion
consisted Of vocal and instrumental music
and original essays by the Senior class. The
music was good and as for the essays we have
no hesitancy In saying that they excelled any
we have heard produced by young ladies
young IN pi ladies. was q romanee and rioh Sd
throughout, The Rev. Calvin Knox Erskint
hailed from Due West. Some of the discours
es brought out In the story elected sponta.
ment was quite an honor to the institution
We give the programe:
| Mariners Chorus-L. 0. Emerson.
Piano D9ettwVive La MRepubnaue. Kunke
Essay-American ResLlessn ess-hlss Alma
Brock,
ay-Mozart-Miss Leona Booker.
| Piano-Anx Armes, Lichner-Miss Minnie
DeVlin.
y-Nationalism-Miss Laura GrIer.
VocalaGoing to market. l.. Deihl-Mist
EssayzGen. Booth and the Salvation Army
PIan9.,yaIse Baprice, (op I'LL. No. ~, Raj
VocaiNEchoes, Moir-Misses Rosborough
and Grier.
Chorus Country Fair Waltz. Song. Abt.
Plano and Finte-Cradle Song. Schuman-
Miss Carrie Sullivan and Mr.. Mckay.
Krecken-Misses Edwards and Fawikner.
Piano-Hark the Lark, Schubert-Liszt-
Miss Lily Aiken.
"The Point OF view"-A Romance of 1891
gathered from bundle of letters and jour
nal written by four sisters In Washington, D
c., presenting the standpoints of Rev. Cal
vim Knox Erskine-a young minister-Miss
Bessie Barron.
Miss Masn Tateno-A Japanese gIrl-Misf
Maggie Todd.
| DR.. Alessandro Assiss-an educated Indian
representatve-Miss Ella Sterling.
Miss Dorothea Van Rensseler-a society girl
Miss Carrie Sullivan.
Chorus from Comic Opera Nine. Angoi
Chas. Lecocq. r. g.