The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-15
DUE WEST IDEAS.
The CImmencencnt-De OF
CicerO~ Memorial Services -
Clns>cS and Classes.

Due West. :. e.. May T., l&';.
+ The last IS>re ni the Press and Banner SAYS
Nearly ali ri The property in town Is owned
py women. An interesting statement
, rnnse presen, from Due West We're delight
ed with The "Merchant,s jubilee.
The Baptist Sabbath School oi this place en-
joyed picnic last week.
nr j. H. Bel, spent several days in
: Lnwndesvi'le last week.
: Capt. Cochrnnr had charge OF Bonner (
Reil'S drug store iaSt week in the absence oI
pr. Bell.
The college authorities are having The cam.
pu> OF Ersklne p,owed and tertiilZed. prepara-
tory To SOW ing ii IN grass
| Bro Todd and family arrived In Due West
last Friday. Oar people are glad to welcome
MIN and extend the right hand OF citizenship.
Mr.. Todd is now on the grond and Will push
his college along on lines. His canraSSlrS
agrees with him. He is looking stronger
Mr. Llry WATSON, OF Bradley, and Miss Cor
al Muse, OF Nerdery. came up 10 attend the
JUNIOR Exhibition. They remained over until
Monday. Mr.. Watson WAS driving An elegant
turnout.
rhe class day exercises OF the Senior class
comes of next Friday night in the new audi
torlum. 1t iS brought OIL previous 10 Com
meucement 80 that the Young men may get
some OF the work OF OF their hands. II Is ex-
pecIed 10 bs very Interesting 10 the public.
The Juniors delivered themselves last Friday
evening. There are II in the class Ten OF
these spoke the other four Will participate IN
the C0mmen ement exercises. Ihe large au-
dItorium OF Er>klne was pretty well lIiied.
upon the stage. 10 make the opening prayer.
rne uSherS were kept quite busy passing up
May flowers aS each young cicero took MS
seat after having made the effort OF his life.
The order WAS good. the Aglll-Polhill QUAR-
tette furnished the music
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
]. NJ. Rgham, CheSt ter. :. C-The Future OF
W. K. Bradley. Troy, y. C.-The Obligation
of The Stale II Her Future citizens:
K e Davidson, StateSrille, y: C.-Tribute
TO the Twentieth Century.
W. NJ Grier. Ir., Due West, =. C.-Southern
Development.
W. r. Harris, Union Springs. Ala.-The Tyr
amy of Pubilc Opinion.
ID. ID. \eiIl. Lancaster, =. CA LOOK into
the Twentieth Century.
r. H. To bert, Ab6eville, $. C.-Our Ian.
guage: its Future.
J. B. wtstnrook, Chester. S. C.-Sslf Ag-
\. VI. Wylie. Chester, :. Contemporaries.
Prof II. f. Bonner took advantage OF the
excursion rates To Baptist Convention IN
Washington. He ran up TO New York on bus.
mess. Expects 10 return to day-W Wednesday.
Ms. F. y. PresSly and Mrs. Abbercromble
were among the eNcursioni>tS to Washington
last week.
We had little frost in low places Monday
morning
Memorial exercises were held at the A. r.
=. cemetery on last Friday evening. Dr..
Grier had charge of the meeting. He read a
sketches prepared by Prot. Hood OF each sol.
dier Killed in battle, who lived In this com.
munity, was read by DIR. Grier. Then were
flowers laid upon the graves Of the fallen
in battle. the 10th OF May-the day of the
death Of Stonew' II JackSon-is always re.
membered here.
The June issue of the ErSkinian. will de de-
voted to sketches OF The alumni Of ErSk inc
and is expected 10 he especially interesting.
We see that Mr.. Il. Z. DuPre is now man.
ager of the Cotton Plant. MIR. DuPre is most
Besides always having an eye To the beautiful
IN The mechanical part OF the paper. should
occasion require II. and could make himself
quite u>einl on the tripod.
Prof. II. T.. Bonner expects TO have his resi-
dence Oh H,yue street painted.
The Spring communion was held in the 4.
K. 2. church last sabbath. On this occasion
The following min SteIS preached: DR.. Grier,
Rev. ). l.. Wilson. Rev. F. Y. PresSly and Rev.
4. Ransom. Rev ID. &. Caldwell and Dr. Grier
dispensed the sacrament.
Rev. and Mrs. :. l. Wilson. OF Abbeville,
were up on visit last Week. Mr.. Wilson
Il. =. church Saturday evening.
rr W. l.. PreSSly preached at GeneroStee
and conducted communion last Sabbath.
Mrs. Pearson has been on q visit OF several
days in Abbevilie to see her daughter, Mrs.
Mary White Pearson Wilson.
Prof J. L. Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy Wis
tied Piedmont and Greenvile last week.
Prof Kennedy attended the annrai dinner
and stock holders meeting OF the Piedmont
factory. The factory is making money.
The alumni OF ErSkine Will give banquet
at mneucemeni. 4 good Geal of interest
has been excited in IL here. r. 5 &.