The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-09
OUR EDUCATIONAL CENTRE.
Full Contents Of Il Good Letter Which
Was Crowded Ont Last Week.
Due WEST, =. c., Angus

Sow turnips and barley.
The Alliance met Saturday evening.
Mr. pcvlin is putting up neat picket fences
around his place.
Mr. Il. G.. Rrownlcc is painting his dwelling
Il canary color. 1t looks well.
Prot. and Mrs. }. 7. Kennedy are spending
some time in Winn>horo with Mrs. James n
l;ricr.
lrr. l.. +. Kennedy spent recently several
days with friends here. II gives us pleasure
To say that he is getting on we'll in Atlanta
lie is not only max ing his mark as physi
ctan, but is one OF the proprietors Of the AT
lanln Medical Journal-a profitable paper &c
its owners.
The State had a fine showing for our Col
lpges in It's Saturday issue. II was gotten W
by Mr.. T. f.. Po:hll. The Presby terrain wants
to bring out "College issue next week with
cuts, DC.
Miss Leona Blake, OF Greenwood. has been
added TO the faculty of the Due West Female
College. This is u wise selection. Miss Blake
already has tine reputation as teacher.
Miss Marie Brown, OF Anderson, has been
selected to take charge of the Art Depart
ment. Besides considerable experience In
this line, she has n natural talent III this de
partment.
Miss Russell. daughter Of School Commits
soncr Russell, of Anderson, WI have charge
of the Primary Departmer. She is a teacher
| of experience.
| Miss Georgia Bennerson, of Philadelphia
will have q place in the Instrumental Depart
ment in Music. She is teacher of large ex
perience and has 81 highly cultivated voice
This institution is now well equipped WIN
eleven first-class teachers, Here is the place
! to send your daughters. The prospects iof an
other year Is excellent.
Mr.. Livy Grier and wife arrived in Due
West Il few days ago. 1t gives us much pieas
ure to state that Mr.. Grier will enter our sem
mary at the approaching session. Mr.. Griel
had a position in the Motlattsville Manuinc
turing Company, of Chester, which he gave
up. Mr.. Grier is the oldest son OF Dr. Griei
and young man of much promise.
N1esSrs. Cox & Calvert have moved up 9
| brick machine 10 Due West to make brick fol
Erskne College. Mr.. j. II: Wren has Just
| finished burning two large kilns. Full Specl
| tications arrived from the architect last week
and the committee is now ready for bids from
contractors. .
MIR. and Mrs. l.. Agncw left for the New
| York markets last week. They expect 10 ouy
n handsome lot of goods this season.
DR.. J. VIM. Jones gave his eloquent lecture
on "rhe Boys in Grey" to n Due West audi
ence last Wednesday evening. The lecture
was rich with humor ana haldsomeiy reeeiv'
tcrrupted with generous applause, when
would have been much more demonStrative
| if ii had not been in church. The exercise
attention unwearied. 1t was for the benefit
OF the Confederate monument to be located
here. About Si5 was realized. The admis
sion fee was Csc.
three miles from Due West on the Abbeville
road are busy building church. They will
erect it near the site Of the former church
The dimensions will be about 30XGO feet We
hope they will get up neat substantial
building.
4 very large crowd attended the meeting oI
the Saluda Baptist Association. Many more
than could get in the house. The sessions
were very interesting. A number Of visitors
stayed with Mr.. II. p. MCGEE, among them
Rev. 4. J. S. Thomas of the Baptist Courier
Prof. Townes OF the Greenville Female Col
lege, DR.. Il. VI. Bailey Of the State Mission
Board, Col. j. A. Hoyt representing Furman
University, and Rev. j. \. Noss stopped with
Rev. j. \. Brown.
The County Teachers Institute closed q
most Interesting meeting here on Friday. II
was very enjoyable indeed. About seventy
five names are upon the ROLL Half or more
Of these were in attendance. The bad wealth
cr prevented more from getting here. We
will not give q more extended account as the
secretary will forward q full minute TO the
Press and Banner.
Mr.. James McClintock, of Ora. Laurens
county, is in town on special mission.
DR.. l.. III. Edwards has returned from Lau
rens county. He has had charge OF u singing
school at Ora.
The opening prospects of the Colleges seem
flattering
The record of the Press and Banner as
shown in the last issue for the past six years
Is Il proud one. Not many papers have dou'
bled their subscription list In six years.
The Associate Reformed Sabbath school had
one hundred and thrty-one scholars and
teachers present on last Sabbath. r. 5. u.