The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-13
DOINGS AT DUE WEST.
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Dne West. s. C., Sept. M

Due West, S. c., Sept. IL, 1898.
Rev. o. y. Bonner Is canvasslng the AS
socate Reformed Presbyterian cnurenes In
eipn Missions, The church Is 10 send out
three or fonr missionaries this fall. and these
funds are for their support. Inc response 10
raised in addition to the foreign mission as
seSsment. Mr.. Bonner makes fine agent.
Good news Is coming In to the colleges. IL
is expected that there will be the fullest open
ing for years. The faculties OF the two col
Ieges are busy drumming. Some students
have already come In. The session opens the
first Monday Of October.
Erskine College IN completed and IL a splen-
did building. \ new McShane bell weighing
about 600 pounds, and new Seth Thomas
town clock will soon be placed In the build.
ing. II will then be equipped and an orna.
ment TO the town, county ana State. Inc In
stitutinn deserves good patronage.
Mr.. Grier Pressly OF this town Will have
charge of a school near Antreville., The AS.
sociate Reformed Presbyterian OF last week
thus speaks of Mr.. Grier: MIR. Grier Pressly
When he rises to the height of the occasion,
1t will be time to stand from under" He Is
6 feet ) inches
Miss Ellen Edwards goes to Lowndesville to
Rev. H. c. Fennel, the principal. has been for.
tunate in securing her services.
Mrs. Lila Bonner and MISS Jennie t:dwards
are can vassing for students In North Carolina
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with friends In Georgia..
The missionary society met last Thursday
evening, Dr. Latham in the chair. Mr. Joe l..
Pressly made the address OF the evening.
Prof +. h. Kennedy was elected president for
next quarter, and MIR. A. $. Kennedy secre'
mir. Clifford Brice is visiting friends In Due
West.
the ground preparatory to entering Ersk Inc.
Mr.. Pressly Brice leaves for Winnsboro this
week. He will return to college In OCTOBER.
Dr. j. ]. Lindsay, who Is now located near
LowndeSville, was In town Friday.
The prospects of the colleges are hattering.
Messrs. Bradley and Lyon, OF Long Cane,
SOUS Of Rev. r. F. Bradley and Capt. John
Lyon, paid Due West visit recently. Mr.:
from Long Cane will accompany him.
Our cotton and corn has been damaged ny
the storm. We are fortunate however. COM
pared with those along the coast. Governor
United States for help Twenty thousand
people will have u be supported Tor nine
months. Nine.tenths OF them are colored
people. Their crops have been swept away
and In many places their houses Due West
forwarded money and supplies last week.
The destruction and destitution Ia worse even
than first thought. One thousand lives were
MIR. Jessie Bell will have charge OF the pri-
mary department in Erskine College next
year. We trust the department will be well
patroniZed. Mr. Bell Is an excellent gentle
man and we'll liked BY our citizens. He grad:
ua ted with distir ction. He Is the only son oi
Dr. Bell of this place.
Mr.. NJ. b. sullivan has taken his position In
the graded school at Rock H and Is delight
ed with his surroundings and prospects.
II you know or pupil that thinks OF going
to college drop q card TO the faculty ut Due
West TO that effect. Let everybody help to
build up our institutions which are pride tn
the church.
A number OF inquiries have been received
from persons wishing to move here 10 live
They will be heartily welcomed u they come.
We know of seven such inquiries. We nave
been authorized TO name the followin Ing com.
miIIee who Will be glad to correspond and
furnish Information TO all parties who may
wish TO make Inquiry or arrangements win
A view to moving here: Rev. U. Y. Bonner,
prof. p. L. Grer and r. S. Galloway. This
Prof E. B. Kennedy has just returned from
Cornell University, N. Y. lie has been Ak.
ing u course In German and Greek !; the chairs
that he will fill in Erskine next year. The
Professor made good use Of his time at Cor
nell.
Anderson county last week the interest oi oi
speak OF entering Erskine from there.
Mr.. Sherard, OF Gencrostee, is here and has
taken charge Of the new college building.
lie will be monarch OF oil he surveys there
The town clock has been ordered and is ex.
pected to arrive here about the 18th OF Sep
ielnber. Our place certainly needs q town
clock. We have three public Institutions be-
sides the churches. Heretofore the time has
been variable. Now 1t will be regulated
There is a general desire to see the CLOCK up
1t will he put In the tower Of the new college
Rev. o. johnson Is In Due West Oh his way
to Princeton from Atlanta. He nlled the AS
sociate Reformed pulpit last Sabbath night:
The Home Rnle bill for Ire land has been de,
fpated in the House OF Lords by vote of 4ls
To IL.
We understand that Miss Carrie Sullivan
leaves for Abbeville this week to take posi-
ton In the graded school. Miss Sullivan is
an accomplished lady as well as an excellent
Mr. s. B. Latham left for Mt. Carmel las,
Monday 10 take charge or the school at thai
place He is a first.class teacher and has tht
bllity to advance his SScholarS-which always
pleases the patrons. We expect TO hear q
good report from him.
The Teachers Association met ere accord
Ing to appointment, and while the attendance
was not large, and while the weather Wns
very unfarorable. still the sessions were In
teresting. The teachers who attended these
MEETINGS seem anxious to make the most ou
OF such conferences. They are quick TO zee
and adopt any improved methods OF lnstruc
ton or discipline.
Rev. ID. g. Phillips and family left for Bar
tow, Fla, las: week by way of Louisville. Ga
Prof. Hood also lett tor the same place TO TAX
charge OF the Summerlin ln.titule there. HI
gave the Sabbath school here an instructive
address last Sabbath morning on "Search tht
Scriptures" His earnest words will not bt
forgotten, we trust. by the young people.
The young men and young ladies OF DUE
West are being sought after for teachers
They are filling places OF usefulness Al owe
the State. r. s. e.