The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-05-27
DUE WEST.
Deaths-BaSe BaIl-PeOpie Going and
COming-PersOuaIP Paragraphs.
Due West, s. c., May 25th, lS9

Due West, s. c., May 18th, 1896.
Erskine's auditorium has been recently fur
nished with handsome folding chairs. Mr.. j.
H. Wreun has nearly finished placing them,
and the hall now has beautiful appearance.
The excursion to Charleston took several OF
our citizens TO the sea boad last week. We
caught the following names: Miss Mamie
Todd, Miss Lidie Thompson, Mrs. F. Y. Press
ley, Dr. \. Henry.
Mrs. A. s. Kennedy and children, have gone
No rain as yet, but prospects good.
Mrs. Martha Galloway died Friday morn ~ g
al eleven o'clock and was buried Saturday.
In the death Of Mrs. Galloway, Due West
loses. .one OF It's best and oldest citizens, be.
was the widow OF the late Rev. Johnathan
Galloway, deceased. Mrs. Galloway was the
mother OF Mrs. Glffin, the first missionary OF
the A. r. P. church. Mr.. NJ. Galloway, OF
ua. Mrs. J. e. Galloway and MIR. Il. >. Cal
loway, OF the A. r. 7. paper.
AS announced last week the OLD soldiers
were To meet ut Donalds Saturday evening
for the purpose OF organizing a Con federate
veterans camp. A committee was appointed
to solicit names and and arrange matters
generally. Another meeting has been called
10 meet at o'clock on the evening OF June
the 3rd for the purpose Of completing the Or
Mr.. David Blackwell, now attending the
seminary In Columbia, Is home for little
recreation. ~,
IL. v,
gar Ransom are on a visit TO Cooks 5. u.
Miss Birtie Ellis has returned home after an
extended visit to friends In Santuc.
Mrs. d. b. Ells'is quite i'll but at this writ
ing Ia slightly better.
Miss Kitty Pruit is spending few days
with friends In Antreville.
Thomson IiolllngSworth and n. b. Hull at
tended Prof. d. S. Edwards exhibition satuf-
day.
DR.. Z. H. Edwards has announced his can;
didacy for School Commissioners. Nollce Will
appear later.
MIR. Clinton Armstrong, Of Tenn, Is on
visit TO his brother, Capt. II. II. Armstrong.
Honea Path and Due West will cross bats
Saturday evening.
Mrs. G. n. Nickles has been absent for few
days, with her sister Mrs. William Morrison,
who has been so unfortunate as 10 lose Que
OF her little girls.
The following young gentlemen of the sem
mary preached at the various points Saooatn
morning: j. V. Black. Prosperity: .. "
Ga. r. w. Hays, Kings Creek.
Just as we predicted, Abbeyille couldnl
stand before the Ersk inc cyclones. Il 10 . tne
final outcome. Tuesday evening precisely at
T. Is o'clock Umpire Copeland sung out play
ball and the boys lined out. Erskine 10 lne
bat. The playing Of both teams was eNcelleni
with very few errors. hD4enIie nce yusc IJ ihar
short score The fielding O the cyclones was
perfection itself, and those that were not snot
on the fly, were killed at the bat. Occaslonaly
one pol as far as first with broken wing, put
couldn I flop to second. This ended the first
lesson. May be the cyclones VIII give Aooe'
willie another lesson in the near future.
1t has been great surprise TO the irlends OF
of Dr. w. NJ. Grier to know that be Will re-
sign the Presidency OF Erskine C0ilege at an
early day. DR.. Gricr has been President OF
F;rsi; inc for almost Il fourth of century, and
b is Intention TO resign will be universally re-
gretted throughout the whole land.
There will be a meeting OF second Presoy-
terry Thursday next. for tue purpose Oh licens-
ing Rev. L. 1. Echols.