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Death.
Dne " est, 8. c., July 18th. 1891.
Miss Ruth Cotield is the guest OF Dr. Grier's
Mr. ]. E. Todd ls off for short stay at Bari.
um Springs, N. c. He with bis wife and
County, N. c., before returning home.
Miss jamie Young Is at home for vacation.
She has school near Latimer's station and
will return In the early Fall. She Is pleased
with her work and situation.
Mrs. ]. s. Moffatt and children OF Chester
are at DR.. Grier's for the Summer. Mr.. Mof
fatt will be ION the wing" for two month, In
the Interest Of Ersklne College. He will visit
Rev. j. Il. Pressly, of statesville, N. c., has
been on stay OF two weeks to his family and
friends in Due West. He left last week. 10
spend the remainder OF months vacation
bama.
Mr.. S. B. Latham and family are spending
their vacation In town with Prof.. Lathan's
| father, DR.. r. Latham.
The young people Of the town had pleas.
ant social at the residence Of Mr.. ". J. Bon
ner, on Friday evening the 9Th. The occa-
sions tend to liven up vacation days.
Mrs. j. A. Brown and daughter nave both
been quite sick but we are glad to note they
are much better.
Miss Clayton, OF Atlanta, Ga, is the guest
OF Mr.. Viola Poore. She Is a charming young
lady.
Mrs. Jane Prather, OF Atlanta. has favored
her relatives and friends with a stay of three
weeks. She left last week for her home In
Atlanta.
Miss Mary White Pearson is "rusticatIng'
In Anderson county, on the farm Of her un.
Gle. She greatly enjoys horseback riding:
We acknowledge with pleasure cards 70
and wife of Moffattsville, s. G. We regret
Inability TO be present on this eventiul occa'
sion. May the happy couple continue to
travel OF life together for another twenty-five
years and may they be Permsted TO cal their
Miss Maggie Bonner has been in the Antre.
VILE section for a week. She attended the
exercises on children's day at Shiloh.
Mrs. j; Polhill is at Hodges with her son Mr.
I. f. Polhill for stay of some weeks.
The many friends OF Miss Maggie Lowry
are glad to have her In their midst for q
month. She will spend the month OF August
at Rockbridge Bathes, Va.
Mr.. Bennie Kay. OF Lowndesville, attended
the burial services OF Miss l.. j. Galloway
last Monday the 9th.
DR.. Latham filled the pulpit In the Associate
Reformed church last sabbath evening at
O'Clock. He had In the morning made q most
interesting talk to the sabbath school. The
Doctor is full of history and is an interesting
speaker.
Pref SrIer a and d., bis s, surveying party spent
Mr.. C. D. Haddon, Of Abbeville, is spending
month at the home OF his childhood near
Due West He seems to have improved by
tQ6 T6SL ITOtQ DuSlu0sb. f16 IL lOOklUk W6ll.
Rev. O. Y. Bonner preached an excellent ser
mon last Sabbath moring, from the text
"Walk about Zion" He mentioned facts
about the history of the congregation here
that made IL one Of interest.
The Abbeville Associate Reformed church
is TO be congratulated on securing the ser.
vices of Rev. J. j. Grier as pastor He Is
young man full OF love for the work OF the
church and Will make the flock good pastor
az we'll as good preacher.
We take the following from the Presbyteri'
an, written by DR.. Grier.
DEATH OF MISS LOU GALLOWAY.
Miss Lousia j. Galloway died on Sabbath
afternoon last In Columbia, S. c.. In the Wo.
mans Hospital. She had long been sufferer
from rheumatism. Several weeks ago she
under special treatment she might recover.
The hopes OF family and friends have been
been sadly disappointed. Two of her broth
ers we're with her IN the last hours her only
sister, Mrs. Devlin, reached the hospital few
hours after her death. 90 Monday her body
was brought to Due West and, after appropri-
ate funeral services, conducted by the pastor,
was laid away In our village cemetery.
Miss Galloway was daughter OF Rev. Jon.
athan Galloway and an elder slster of Mrs.
Mary Glffen. Her life was an illustration oi
the Christian graces. Through the furnace OF
aff1icLion and pain she was rlpened for her
change Purified of earthly dross she was
meet for the blessed rest that remains for the
people Of God.
ills noteworthy fact that not one Of the
older children OF this family died at home.
Calvin died on the battlefield, Mary died far
away in Egypt, and now Louisa died In Co
lumbia. May the aged and stricken mother
be sustained and comforted In the midst OF
her sorrows. X. 3. u.