The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-07-25
DUE WEST.
The Lady that acknowledges that She
Is In LOye-Thunder ana LIg hten-
ing-.Dead hers
People.

Due West, S. e., July %.
Mr. Grier Presley has resumed his school
mi Miss Dora and Miss Ada Patton of Thorn.
we'll Orphanage, are visiting DIR. w. l..
Presley and family.
Rev. J. J. Grier was In our town last week
for q few days attending the called meeting
of the 2nd Presbytery and formally accepted
the invitation extended to him from the Abb
beville A. r. Church. He will be Installed as
pastor on the 18th inst. We wish for both
pastor and people long and prosperous ana
happy relations.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Bonner is on her annual trip
North. She will be in ItaHsingburg, n. Y. and
Jersey City for few vr,'.s and will start
North Carolina and South Carolina, looking
up students for the College which she and
Prof. H. +. Bonner have In charge. This Is @
noble College and the able and efficient fac.
ulty will give young lady the most
thorough training and best advantages for
the least money OF any college within the
State.
Miss Eunice Todd has been elected teacher
the first months OF the year near AntreVllle
and is In love with the work.
Mis- Ola and John R9ddy ey,n,ac 4eylin are VISIT
Miss Mamie Todd is in Laurens, the guest
of Mrs, j. Q. c. Fleming.
The young people had watermelon iesti.
val al the residence OF Mr.. H. Nj. Young last
Friday night. The young men had bought
the melons and they would not keep, 'tb ough
the rain and mud kept several OF the fair
maids" from attending that evening
Mrs. Corrie of atlanta spent last week with
her sister, Mrs. H. G. Poore.
Rev. F. Y. Bressly and Prof. ]. j.. Pressly
attended the silver wedding Of Rev, Calvin
and Mrs. Pressly at Moftatlsville last Satur
day.
Board Of Home Missions.
A number of persons from here will attend
the meeting of the Teachers Institute at Alb
Mrs. E. W. Watson and son OF Bradley, ac
companied by Mrs. VIM. Devlin. are visit
ing relatives In town. They are at the Hote
Mess. r. e. and j. ID. Brownlee are taking
an extended trip North. They will 90 as ial
as Toronto, Canada, stopping of at all the in
teresting points by the way. They will be
gone about Two weeks.
Mrs. Lltes, OF Long Cane, Is the guest o
her sister, Mrs. DR.. Wideman.
Rev. +. Y. Pressly filled the pulpit at the
A. r. Church Sabbath night,
The contract for building the Presbyterian
The work will begin by the 18th proxlmo
Mr.. Wren intends to push the work right
through in first class style.
Rev. w. o. Cochrane from Kentucky, mai
joined his family at PROT. ]. F. Lees, HI
has not been we'll for awhile past and We
trust the rest and good atmosphere of Dut
West will be of much benefit TO him.
Mrs. Lila Rice OF Ninety-Six IL on VlslL u
her fathers family, Mr.. VIM. Cowan.
Rev. ]. S. Sibley OF Augusta, Ga., Is visit
| ing his wife and son at Mr.. r. w. Haddon's
MIR. Slbley is O student OF theology ut th'
Presbyterian Seminary at Nashville, Tenn
He is looking we'll. The climate OF Tennes
see agrees with him.
We experienced severe thunder storm
last Friday afternoon. The lightning strucl
| the rod ON Prof. ]. P. Kennedy's house
something being wrong with the rod. Th'
electricity was clearly seen To play on IT for
| moment or two and then went into tht
ground. Mrs. Kennedy and little son wer'
| badly shocked. AT the same time coloret
man, Ad Washington. living about three
miles from town was Instantly killed. HI
had been out TO look after his stock anG wa
returning TO the house, stopped under a tret
| as the ram came on and laid his hand on tht
| tree, just then the lightning struck II and III
met his END without u moments warning
Another coored man killed In the same way
about Belton was brought here and buried.
K. :. Il.