The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-08-26
DUE WEST ITEMS.
Extracts from a Newspaper of Thirty
Years AgO-PersOnnl Notes.
Due West, S. c., Aug. 81, 1896

Due West, S. c., Aug. 81. 1896.
| There are other burglars in town, as an el-
| fort was made Wednesday night TO enter the
store of H. p. McGee.
Mr.. S. D. Brownlee. OF Anderson, was the
guest of Mr.. II. c. Brownlee, Sr., last week.
Miss Gertrude McAdams visited friends IN
| town last week.
MIR. Olin Brownlee has accepted a position
with Mr.. Seybt, OF Anderson. II push and
energy will accomplish anything Mr.. Brown
| lee has already succeeded.
| Mr.. Sherwood Bonner, of Bethel. Ala, a del
| egate to the Convention In Charlotte, stopped
over with friends in Due West for few days.
| Mr.. Henry Pressly returned from Glover
las. week, where he had beelf visiting his
| brother.
Mr.. A. G.. Clinkscales had pleasant trip to
New York, where he attended the Bryan no.
tifcatOn.
Mr.. L. Mcmillan, of Abbeville, has been
awarded the contract for furnishing the brick
for Erskine dormitory and will commence
work Immediately.
The Due West Stock Association met Aug
| 18th, and elected the following officers:
| w. c. Haddon-President.
]. w. Wideman-lst Vice President.
| r. G. Brownlee-2nd Vice-President.
H. +. Bonner-Secretary.
| Dr. G.. B. Cowan-Treasurer.
Wednesday, October 2lst, next, the fair will
be held.
Mrs. Teasdale, of New York, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Hugh Poore.
The Misses Keller. Of Abbeville, spent Fri.
day night with Miss Ida Nickles.
Master Roy Power, Of Antreville, is visiting
Thompson Holingsworth and other friends
| Miss Mamie Taggart, after pleaaa Mt stay
in Due West, returned to Abbeville Wednes.
day.
Messrs. B. r. Tillman jr., and Robert Ceath.
am spent Saturday and Sabbath In town.
been spending sometime with friends in Due
West, is on visit to Greenwood.
Mrs. J. r. MeGee and Miss Jennie have re-
Il fv,N NtpIf Two Dali
Mr.. Dora jay, of Troy, was up Saturday.
Miss 0nie Black, of Antreville, Is visiting
Miss Lola Bell.
Our ministers were all absent yesterday
serving other congregations.
Woodlawn picnic was largely attended Sat
urday. The occasion was pleasant affair fol-
the children. Rev. o. Y. Bonner and r. s
Galloway delivered speeches.
Il. II. Hemphill and daughters passed
through Due West Saturday morning enroute
for Zarlne Island.
issued Friday. January 10. 1866. On that day
cotton brought 2S% cents In gold, and 43 cents
in currency-gold IA and silver l4l. OF the
persons doing business In Abbeville at that
of the firm of Aldo1s & Seal and w. T. Pen
ney OF the firm Of Moore h Penney. Here are
few of the ads: Marble yard OF ]. d. Chal
mers; Clear Springs Academy, Prof. j; l.
clocks and jewelry; musical instruments, J
w. Trowbridge; cotton seed and corn, T. C.
Haskell; sherff's advertisement by r. Jones
gem eral merchandise, Edwin Parker; for sale
by J. w. Power, young mules and brood
mares; school notice by Mrs. Geo Allen
groceries, Small & Son; reason why Jefferson
at Green wood; Mcneil q Morene's photo
graph gallery over H. S. Kerr's store: Mason
ic Female College, Cokesbury. s. c.; Marshall
House livery stables and hack line In Wash
ington, Geogia. by p. S. Rutledge: dentistry
by Samuel H. Beard; tinware by w. H. Law
son; estray mule by Mrs. Col. Marshall; pr
vate school by Rev: E. l.. Patton; Erskine
College, Profs Jas. P. PreSsly, d. D., ]: +. Lee
and W. r. Hemphill; f. Westheld, Coroner
There ore many other matters that are very
interesting, but we will not take up more
space.
ter Mrs. o. Y. Bonner.
Rev. ]. A. Brown has returned from visi'
10 his parents In Virginia.