The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-01-24
DUE WEST AND MEXICO.
New School House to be Dedicated
The Female College-Miss Ed.
wards-Rev. c. E. Todd's Affection
Reading RoOm-Schools, Etc.

DUE WEST, Jan. o. 1894.
Mr.. Walker Edwards OF Abbeville came up
Sabbath to be with home folks.
The Sick Of our town are all improving.
Mrs. M. Jennie Cain, OF Georgia, ia visiting
friends IN Due West. She leaves this week
for her home.
Mr.. w. B. Knight, of Lancaster, is travel
ing for Sweet Wafer Flour Works, OF Tennes-
zee, and ia also aelling goods for Armour's
mG1se q a spent last
Associate Reformed Church.
Mr.. VIII Donald and MIR. George Hagan
have drove OF fine horses and mules for sale
ut Donaldsville.
Miss Jennie Edwards has been visiting In
Abbeville. She is expected to take a class In
m usic at Kershaw, In Lancaster County. She
will be greatly missed during her absence.
Mr. John Wren is laying down material to
build good gin house at cross roads near his
brick yard.
By reason OF the recent sorrow in Rev. C. E.
Todds family his lecture TO the Seminary
Students has been postponed.
DR.. ]. P. Kennedy, OF Atlanta, Georaia, ar
rived In Due West last week. 1t will be graf
flying to his many friends in this County 10
know that he II rapidly recovering from
The Primary Department OF the Female
College IL in fine working order. 1t is in the
hands OF good and experienced teachers,
Misses Russel and Brice. They have enrolled
The Semi-Annual Celebration Of the Philo.
mathean Society occurs next Friday evening
the 26th. These occasions are much enjoyed
MIR. +. a. Ransom. Of the Seminary, has
charge Of the Reading Room OF Erskine Col
lpge. Besides literary and theological works
zines and periodicals OF the day.
The dedication OF the new Wood Lawn
school house will take place next Sabbath.
Rev. o. Y. Bonner has been invited TO preach
the sermon. This will be day OF rejoicing
for this community. They have for some
time been looking forward to the time when
they would have comfortable house for their
day school and for Sabbath school purposes.
this good work. May it long prove blessing
to these good people. The exercises will be-
gin @ at 3 o'clock krp.n p, m. uoNo,r ~ caoro,a J..
now with Mr.. Holder: He Is a relative OF
hers, and an orphan. He comes to enjoy the
advantages Of our schools.
Collec lion was taken up In the Associate
Reform Church last Sabbath for the benefit OF
the church building fund OF El Maize, Mexi-
CO. This Is the station where Rev. j. s. A.
and Mrs. Emma McDill Hunter are loca ted
former contributions makes about $3.50 this
congregation has contributed TO this fund
during this year, and over $4,000 to the cause
/ OF Foreign Missions.
In the Hagan section. Mrs. Ellis is proving
herself to be successful Instructor. About
80 pupils enrolled. The best school this COM
munity has had tor some years.
Mr.. w. A. Todd left for Orleans. Fla the
18th Instant. He expects 10 enter into busi-
Miss there. We wish for him abundant sue
| cess.
The friends OF Rev. G.. +. and Mrs. Todd
will deeply sympathlze with them In the
death of their lovely little daughter, Sarah.
She struggled with death for nearly three
physicians could do, was done 10 stay the
haud of death and relieve the suffering, but
in vain.
We see from the Atlanta Constitution that
the suit OF Mrs. Mary o. Tennant against the
Augusta Railway Company, for $4,000 has
been filed.
! Mr.. r. G. Brownlee as Special Agent for the
! Greenwood Fertilizer Company hns sold
about $500 tons OF Fertilizer for that company y
TO date. That"l3 tons" last week was "bad
brake" Il. s. O.