The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-12-23
DUE WEST AS IT Is.
All About QIer PeOple..-Some Com.
ment.

DUE WEST, S. c.. Dec. 81, 1901.
This is the shortest day in all the year.
From now until the 2lst of June the days
will continue TO grow longer.
Prot. II. Z. Bonner has returned from Phll-
adelphia.
Miss Mamie Hood. daughter Of Prof. VIM.
Hood, who has been teaching school at rem
dleton, Is at home, where she VIII spend neT
holidays. She is a good teacher, and well
liked ny her patrons.
DR.. w. l.. Hood. OF Greenwood, will be mar.
ried on the end inst, to Miss Cothran OIL
Bradley. He will bring his bride to the nome
given them. We wish them a long and hap
ny life. DR.. Hood Is the second son OF Prof.
VIM. Hood. We hear that he Is fast rising III
our sister town OF Greenwood.
Mrs. II. l.. Grier who has been visiting her
fathers family, has returned home.
Mr.. Michael MCGEE has moved into MRS.
Mary Pressley's house, which was formerly
occupied by DIR. r. Latham. 49,
MI. w. Il. Cowan is expecting to move INTO
Mr.. J. u. Bonner's house this week.. so you
see Due Vests population is slowly grow
Mrs. Mary Darlington, of Atlanta, Ca. Is
visiting her parents, MI. and Mrs. VIM. Al
MIR. S. King who lives near here had his gin
house burned lately. Several bales OF COTTON
were also burned.
town last week looking after some land bus
mess.
We nave heard some inquiries about
"rlghts of way" We would like to know
what 1t means.
There will be a sale ut the residence of the
late Rev. ]. N. Young of his household and
kitchen furniture, and Of some cattle, anu
other things on the SOth inst.
The wreck on the c. & G. road on Ihursday
was the cause OF a great disappointment 10
the people of the village. Rev. w. ". pr,
who had been holding a meeting at Bradley
was to come up on the evening tram anu was
TO make an address before the prayer meet
ing. A large congregation had assembled TO
greet him. All eyes were kept on the ooor.
Rev. O. Y. Bonner announced that the train
was delayed, and that he would just &c, on
with the regular exercises, and II at the close
OF the hour, he had not arrived the congrega-
ton would be dismissed.
He did not arrive until $50. and having en-
gagementS ahead. he was compelled 10 leaVe
next morning. He assured us however that
he would come again ITO to see .eii us. ana 'ha' lie
Rev. o. Y. Bonner preached q strong tem.
perance sermon on last Sabbath, and brought
the lesson home to us. He said he was not
preaching politics, but was simply showing
how we could use the power we had, the pal
lot. We need more of this kind of preach
ing. We read the flimsy excuse OF our Sen
ator why he voted as he did. we DON'T give
a copper why he votes as be did, but we 40
lot, and that goes for the man who will vote
for prohibition.
Mr.. Henry Mech has gone to New York:
We ave heard several reports, but We VIII
give the one his son John gave US. He SAID
that his father had sold a shoe last which he
had patented for $500, and that he was a.
tending to some business connected with IT,
and was also making arrangements Tor Inc
family to move to the Empire state. we
rejoice in the good fortune of our townsman.
more faithful worker ever walked the
street of this town than Mr.. Mech, the shoe
maker. II.