The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-08-29
DUE WEST ALIVE.
The People and the Matters Which
are Attracting Attention Just
Now.

Due West, s. c., Aug. q, 1894.
A nice rain last Friday refreshed every body
| Miss Susie Hood and Mrs. M. E. Williams
came up from Greenwood last week and re.
Barlow, Fla. today. Mrs. Williams will be
greatly missed In both the college and the
town. She will take place In the faculty oil
Summerlin Institute Of which her father is
now principal.
Mr. Paul Pressly has returned from a short
visit TO Troy and Long Cane.
DR.. John Mcbride. the pastor elect Of Green.
VILE church, spent last week among the con,
gregation and assisted with the protracted
meeting there. He spent one night In Due
| West.
Three OF our young ladies, Miss Nellie Ken.
nedy, Miss Julia Cowan and Miss Helen
most proved serious: They were coming
home from Greenville. and as they came
down a hill near MIR. Joe Haddon's the line
broke, and the horse. although gentle one
| two OF the young ladies out OF the buggy,
Miss Grier was quite badly hurt.
Mrs VIM. Purdy and son, Jimmie paid
their relatives In Due West short visit last
week. They were the guests Of Mr.. j. A. Dew.
| lin.
MIR. Clifford Brice is in town. He came up
| from Columbia Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Z. L. Stewart from Pelzer Is on G visit
J to her mother. Mrs. Jane Todd.
Greenville congregation has been greatly
blessed by The preach Ing OF Rev. W. T. Ma
thews. The meeting closed last Thursday af-
ternoon. The visible results were about for.
! ty-slve accessions, so We have heard. Our
people were much pleased with Mr.. Mathews
sermon last Wednesday night in the A. r. p.
church.
Mr.. j. II. McDill, OF Abbeville, was in town
last week.
Quite q number from this place and COM
munity attended the ClinkScalef reunion last
Wednesday. DIR. K. II. Edwards, Mr.. S. B. La
than and some others furnished the music for
the occasion.
Miss Alier Tenant, OF Lawrence Mass, will
he teacher Of piano and voice In the Female
College next session. Miss Tennant Is beau
tiful singer and a splendid pianist as we'll.
She comes highly recommended by the New
England Conservatory of Music of Boston
and has had much experience in teaching.
We will furnish some dots on the Sabbath
School Convention which meets here tomor-
row for next weeks paper. We hope 10 have
good delegation and that good will be ac-
complished.
There is considerable railroad discussion In
town Just now. Two routes are proposed.
Some are agitating the line from Abbeville
via Due West to Pelzer and Piedmont, while
others prefer the line from Greenwood via
Charter @ for the latter route viii be applied for
% the Legislature. This route would connect
Due West with two large towns and railroad
Rdse to
West. Due West will do her duty. Our peo-
pie are anxious for q railroad.
Mr.. H. NJ. Young leaves for the Northern
market today. He will bring on choice line
Of goods.
Messrs. Anthony Pearson and ]. Y. Miller
both leave Due West the first of September
to begin work In Abbeville. We regret to
lose such young men. They are both sturdy
young men OF excellent habits.
DR.. w. l.. Pressly and wife are off for an
"outing." VIII take in Glover. S. c., and
Statesvile, Z. They have u son at each of
Mr. f. Y. Pruitt is much improved to the
delight Of his friends. He Is able to be on the
street some and has been out to his planta-
tion near town.
DR.. Grer and Mr.. Moffatt each write that
they are encouraged in their work for the Col
lege.
The ladies Of the town will give a Dime
Reading at the Female College
night, after which Ice cream and cake will be
served. The proceeds will 60 to Erskine Col.
lege. They hope to have a liberal patronage,
The Todd family had pleasant day last
Thursday. when a large number Of the fami-
y and connections met ut the spacious home
Of Mr.. H. NJ. Young and Joined In dinner
and much pleasant intercourse.
Rev. Joe l.: Pressly preached fine sermon
In the \. r. Z. church Sabbath. In the after
noon Rev. F. \. Pressly preached in the Bap