The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-22
DUE WEST ITEMS.
Hundreds Of Students Will Respond
to the Chimes OF the College Bells
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Due West. 8. c. Sept. 20, 1897.
Rev, o. 7. Bonner being absent at Presby-
terry Rev. D. q. Caldwell conducted services
10 the morning and Rev. w. l.. Pressly IN
the evening. -;
Presbytery convened at Bradley last Thurs:
day and quite number OF our citizens were5
Miss Nora Black, after a pleasant visit
among friends in Mt. Carmel arrived home
Saturday evening. ssssg
Miss Florence Ballard, W. E. Bell & Co,s..1
pretty miliner, arrived last week and is busy
making preparations for the grand opens
Ing Sept, 3Oth and Oct. lst and end.
| al Louisville. Ga. az
Miss jamie Young gave the young people
reception Tuesday night:
Mr.. aud Mrs. a. NJ. Young will celebrates
their silver wedding tomorrow night.
| Miss Essie Ellis, one of Due Vests most
charming young ladies, Is home again after
an extended visit TO friends and relatives In !
Mr:John Leeper arrived home last week,
having been on visit to friends In Charles,
Little Agnes Devlin is almost able to be !;
out again.
The annex to the female college is nearing
completion.
the Willie Todd place, occupied by Mrs.
Black.
Mrs. J. H. Holinsworth is visiting in ABB
bevllle.
Miss Pearl martin, a pretty little girl from
Dover has returned home. @s
The .Abbeville Baptist Association con-.
venes at Fellowship church, near Ninety
Delegates from this place will attend.
Mrs. F. NJ. Bell is quite Ill. S
Mr.. F.. I. Bell has finished painting the 4
Galloway mansion. 1t is the prettlest house
Born to Mrs. P. L. Grer, Sept. Is, a son.
Dr. Henry Pressly goes to New York today
to resume bis studies In medicine. 81
a nil IL for hQ Of AlxufY1 70
Handsome David Pressly is clerking for
Kennedy & Pearson. fsS.
Rev. j. B. Hood is In town. ~
Due West Is in need of more room. Our cit
izens cannot be accomidated-in fact you cam
not find vacant dwelling in Donalds or Alb
beville. We will give later. the Whereabouts Z
Of our new comers. 80
Both the colleges will be filled to overflow L
ing. and just as predicted, another college
home Will soon have TO be erected. The Fe-
and will build more next year. People are
determined to educate their children, and
are looking out for the best advantages as
moments thought TO determine where TO send =
Erskine and the D. F. c. s. s
i In sIookng ling. over an old Due West psper,
little Willie Ellis, by DR.. w. r. Hemphtlly
July, 1862. The following will recall the in-as
cident to many Of his friends: One of thes5
luOsI pIOtLieiuS yOuuS "Su VI Duc w Wcoo, Wdo
Willie Ellis, son of Joseph Ellis. He was a
smart boy, took high stand in his class in 4
Erskine CalIege. where he had been a stu
dent for several years. But answering to the
call OF his country he volunteered in Orr's (
regiment about year ago. AS a soldier he
conducted himself nobly, but he sickened
and died In Richmond on Monday the l4th :
inst. His father was with him in his last
illness, which was no-doubta great comfort
to him. Willie was buried in the soldiers Z
burying ground near Richmond in the same Z
with his friend and DaiPhhOr Iient x
Latimer 1t being impossible to bring their K
bodies home at present"