The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-04-15
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Pen...The Editors lust Pride.
DUE WEST =. G., April l2, 1891.
We are having fine weather.
Mrs. w. +. Bell IS visiting Due West.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Bonner and Miss Josie
Miss Royce and Miss Stevenson, two young
ladies who are 10 take IN extra course IN the
Female College, before going 10 MEXICO as
missionaries, have arrived In town,
4 very large audience was out 1T the A. X.
church ON Sabbath to attend the participant
ing Ia the sacrement OF the Lords supper
Quite II number from different potions OF the
The Chicago and Cumberland Gap road Is
kicking again. We would Ike TO know Just
what "Oid Tunblin" Is goiug do this time.
We want and must have II road: If this one
Is not coming than we must look Tor dl11er-
cnt connection.
Editor j. T. Bigham, of the Gustonia Gazett,
y. c., has accepted Il position on the Chester
Enterprise and will move from Gastonia to
Chester. Mr. Bighau married q Due West
lady lie is Il brethern-in-law of Col. w. l.
Miller, of the AbbevilIc Bar, and graduate
The second presbytery has just adjourned.
The meeting took place at Due West. Thirty
one delegates were present-a very full meet
ing Rev. r. y. Pressly, OF the mississippi
and Alabama Prcsbytery and Rev. j.. a.
MyieS, OF the L. l.. church, were received into
this PreSbytery as members.
Mr.. Johnson. of the L. p. church, was also
received rs a student Of theology, The M next
meeting to be held at Woodruff, ;. {. THIS
was q most enjoyable session.
Mrs. Morrow, of Nerdery, Is visiting MI.
Lou Morrows family.
We got home last week after "a months a,,ies
canvass for the College. Found the weather
ed well to the call, and we made goou many
new acquaintanccs. Did some good work for
the A. K. Presbyterian. We are going to have
a college building that this county Will be
proud OF. We will expect everybody to he at
the dedication.
we stopped over n while in Greenwood on
our return home last week. That prince OF
good fellows, Mr.. Ramsey Blake, who captured
one of Due Vests faireSt flowers, insisted on
our taking meal with him, which we did.
we found Mrs. Prof. Hood, of Due West, on
q visit there. Mr.. Blake is getting up a name
as a gardener, a handler of fine stock, Il rent.
er and a mcrchant. AS TO the FIRST we found
cabbage in his garden nearly ready 10 head.
AS to the second, two OF fhe pretticst COWS
we have seen. One OF them has given ~ gal
Ions milks in week and he has just refused
500 for her. AS to the third, he has erected
and Is renting for good prices number oi
houses in the town. ASto the forth, he has
charge of fine merchantie business. His
success is fully explained when we say, he
married Il Due West lady. Greenwood Is
building up very rapidly. We notice many
marks of it since we were there In Deccm-
Der. Houses are going up Oh all sides. A
number of manufacturing enterprises are
going up. The factory is being filled with
machinery. 1t was In operation on trial
when we were thcre, ana was slShI 70 see.
The machinery IS all first class and will make
Il fine mill when completed. The operatives
arc nearing in and Mr.. burst is pushing the
enterprise.
When In Rock Hill we found an Abbeville
boy that was doing well. and holding the es-
TEEN of every onc-young MIR. Wardaw. son
of the former president OF thea bbeville Nat.
ional Bank Mr. WardIa" IS in the insur.
ance business with Mr.. Joe Roddy. He most
kindly drove us over the city OF Rock Hill,
pointing out the places of interest. We found
him Il noble young man.
Preaching IN Due West continued after
Presbytrry adjourned. Rev. Y. w. Sloan
preached Monday night, and Rev. +. y. Press
ly Tuesday night.
We thank MIR. +. f.. Polhill for his graceful
pencil point in the Press and Banner In our
absence.
The printed subscription list of Press ana
I.uuncr is handsome and Il thing OF interest.
The pride of tie cditoru Press and Banner
i'm this master is pardonablr. X. >. Il.