The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-29
DUE WEST.
Items Of Various Sorts.

Due West >. o., May "a, 1894.
Mr.. R. c. Brownlee is In Greenville ON bus.
Mr. MIR. B. c. DuPre is now publisher of the Cot.
ton Plant, Columbia, ). e..
spring oats are looking fine. The excessive
raj fall just suits them.
Only three weeks now until mmence-
ment. All the orations are arranged for.
We learn that the "mad dog" has been run.
ming wild" ABOUT Ninety.Six, and biting
things generally.
He has two lots OF fine pigs
Due West township Is raising more hogs
than for years. This reminds Us that she Is
hard TO beat on fine Jersey cows.
Mr.. ii. j. McGee has beautiful plat OF red
The annual report of the Treasurer Of Able.
willie County In last weeks paper makes In.
teresting reading.
cordial invitation to attend commencement.
Of course he will be present and Will receive
a cordial welcome.
Prof Hugh Robinson has been elected TO a
Tenn He has accepted. He once had charge
OF the primary department of Erskine.
Rev. Z. i. Todd Is canVasslng In Georgia.
DIR. b. +. Riley, one of Erskine's hOnored
sons, has been engaged by the American Bap-
tist Publication Society OF Philadelphia. 10
write u history of the Baptists OF the South.
He IL now busy on the WORK. II could not
have been put into more competent hands
DR.. Grier was at Ninety.SiX SaDoalh TO
preach the annual sermon before Prot. Cork 's
school.
Erskine last week the nuine OF Mr.. X. ;. Har-
rls was unin ten LionalIy omitted from the list
Of those taking part.
Mrs. Geo. Sullivan, of Williamson, spent a
portion OF last week with friends IN town.
Miss Statia Wldeman Is expected home
from Georgia today-Tuesuay
Mrs. ID. o. Phillips and children, OF Borrow,
Fla, will reach Due West some time This
Rev. J. l.. Vass, President of the COME Max
well Orphauage Of Greenwood, was ln Due
West on last Sabbath and gave most Inter
esting lecture on orphan work anu especially
ON the Greenwood orphanage-in the Baptist
church sabbath night He nad Two sweet lit
tie girls with him. The orphanag has been
running three years and has o6 children IN II
now. They have had 1OO applications.
Rev. o. y. Bonner wi reach home the l1th
! of June. He has done fine work in Arkansas.
! Greenwood Journal: The Press and Ban
ner came forward last week with partridge
story, and this week the Due West CORE.
! spouuent tells OF Il partridge flying in The win
dow of the Phoenix Hotel. Greenwood don't
! propose to he downed by AbbeVille or Due
West when ii comes to partridge story. Mr.
! K. z. Blake tells US that on Monday par.
fridge flew in the door OF his residence and
gently walked into the room where his little
daughter was playing. She caught the bird
and kept it tor Il day or TWO, and then Eel IL
free again. Due West comes again Since we
wrote last, Il partridge in hy Ing across The
campus struck one OF the huge Uig widows
of the new auditorium OF Ernkine aud went
crushing inside and lit on the floor. II was
so frightened that one OF the young mel
! walked up and caught ii. petttd IL awhile aud
! turned IT loose 1t went oil aS II IT WAS al
right. The journal will have TO come again.
, Mr.. Patton Kennedy went down Friuay Ia
attend the Nerdery High School closing eXer
cises
( We heard a gentleman of Abbeville Of wide
j observation say recently that Maj. Nance was
b without doubt the best sheriff the County
ever had. Kept right up with his business
and did IL efficiently.
! Rev. 4. NJ. Ellis filled the a. Il. i. pulpit las,
Sabbath. X. :. Il.