The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-06-15
DUE DROPS FROM DUE WEST.
Homes of Mourning in The classic
City Literary Halls Music and
SOnr.

Due West, S. c.. June 18th, 1892.
| Mrs. Margaret Ellis, while at the break iaS1
table on last Monday, was stricken with pt
rnlySis. She fingered until about two O'Clock
| that evening when she died. her daughter
| Mrs Bell, of Abbeville arrived short time
before her death Mrs. Ellis was the WIDOW
Of j. II. Ellis. She leaves three children. al
of whom are married except her Sonn.eSl
son. Robbie, who lived with his mother. The
| funeral services took place Tuesday evening
| In the a. r. L. church,. after which her re-
mains were borne to their list resting place In
the Lindsay Graveyard: She was most ex'
ceIlent worlan. and will be sadly missed in
| the community.
| Rev. Q. y. Bonner read letter from Dr.
Jacobs, thanking the people Of Due West for
their kindness and libcrality. unsolicited lib.
| erality, to him. The collection taken up
amounted TO S27, and the young ladies OF me
Female College gave on his departure siS'
Hon George S. Mower, of Newberry, S. c.,
and Mr. Cope of Augusta. Ga, came up on
Monday on business with reference to the
College contract. The matter was equitably
Miss Minnie Elkin, of Columbia has been
visiting Mrs. II. p. MCGEE.
DR.. W. NJ. Grier left on Friday for Hunters
Vile, y. e. lie will deliver the Commence
ment sermon there. He will then go direct
To Columbia to deliver the Anniversary ad-
dress before the South Carolina College for
women.
Literary Society of the Due West Female Col
lege took place on Friday night. This Is the
prelude l0 Commencement. The exercises
were most delightful. The novelty OF seeing
young ladies preside and young ladies make
speeches and debates does not soon wear of.
And while perhaps If the same exercises were
read by young men they would De trile ana
tireSome, yet when read by Young ladies' they
are as fresh and entertaining as boquet OF
flowers. Below we give the program In full
Programme.
Opening Chorus-"From Shore to Shore"
Reception address.-Miss Kate Neel.
DISCUSSION.
Resolved, THAT individuality rather than
Environment Determines Mans Iife-Af
trnative.- Miss Emma Latham. Negative
Miss r. Craig.
Duet-"Sailors Sighs"-Miss Null and Miss
Recitation.-"s liked him real WE'LL
Miss Susie Hood.
Cho-us.-"Beautiiul Bells"
Song-"iove's Golden Dream.-Mlss Aymar,
Miss Faulkner, and Hiss simpson.
senior Farewell.-Miss WIlIie kirkpatrick.
Junior Reply-Miss Mary Miller.
ChoruS.-"Siar of the Twilight"
Delivery Of MedaIs-Mlss Florence Temple
Mir. S. Galloway leaves to-day for Phil
ion Giflin, who has been attending special
school for the deaf and dumb, and he Is able
now 10 talk, besides being able 10 read and
write.
MIR. w. c. Brock has been engaged this week
in erlntendng the sewing and laying OF
the carpet in the Philomathean Hall. 1t Is
very pretty indeed. costing about S3OO
The merchants of Due West have all signed
an agreement to close their stores at p. IN.
from June Goth To Sept. 18th. This will give
the clerks an opportunity OF attending the
night exercises OF Commencement. Let the
pupils take notice and do their trading or TO
usea more elegant word, shopping. before
o'clock.
Next Sabbath will be Commencement Sab
bath. The sermon On that occasion will be
preached by DR.. Grier
Mr.. ). G. Dale, student of Erskine College,
received very painful cut last week. The
key 10 the Euphemian Library was lost and
he was going through the window, and put
his knee on piece of glass that was sticking
in the sill. He was taken to Mr.. Robert
Rrownlee's, and had the doctor to sew up the
wound. He has not been able TO be out on the
street yet
Again we have been called to the house OF
mourning DR.. l.. =. Kennedy, second son
OF Prof. j. P. Kennedy died Saturday morn.
Ing about o'clock. de has had long and
wearying illness. He was taken with ty-
phoid fever early in the Fall, which develop
cd into pnuemonia, which in It's turn grew
into consumption. DR.. Kennedy was rising
doctor OF Atlanta, and was prorietor ana ea,
itor of the Atlanta Medical Journal. He
graduated from Erskinc in 1850. He also took
a course ut Amherst College. He vas elected
Tutor Of Erskine College, which place he hll-
ed most acceptably. Soon after this he began
the study OF medicine under DIR. Wldeman,
and completed his course in the University OF
New York. He remained there for some time
having charge OF a hospital. Then he remov-
to the city OF Atlanta where he remained
until his last illness. He WAS fast gaining q
reputation as Il physician In that city. The
funeral took place Sabbath evening. a. num-
Der OF relatives were present. Rev. .. Y. Bon
ner, DR.. Todd and DR.. Pressy all made re-
marks. The entire community mourn his
loss. IL.