The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
nee down Saluda to beginning
FROM ACADEMIC SHADES.
Colleges I'd Open SoOn-Preachers
and People Coming and Going
Four Bales Of Cotton :Ginned per
DUE West. s. C september 9Th u

Hour. rs
DUE WEST. s. c., September 6th!i1ss7.
| Sermon SABBATH morning In the Presbyte-
rian church, by Rev. o. Y. Bonner. text, I'd
| Blackwell. - Is
Rev. J. A. Brown is at home from Lowndes-
Vile, where he conducted protracted meet.
Rev. and Mrs. Q. Y. Bonner arrived Thurs
day from Indiana.
Rev. D. G. Caldwell returned from Atlanta
Tuesdry where he has been preaching since
Rev. F. Y. Pressly preached In the A. r. p.
church In Columbia Sabbath morning. -.
A perusal Of Ms dots In the Press and
beville. He is on the lookout day and night.
More dwellings, as Due West cannot accom-.
modaie the new comers. -
Mr.. Payne has finished burning the Wrenn.
brick kiln and returned home.
MIR. and Mrs. Gillespie, after a pleasant visit
to Captain and Mrs. Cochran, have returned
TO their home In Kentucky. .. &
! Lookout for new mercantile firm In town.
Miss Statia Wideman left Saturday to take,
Prof. j. q. Pressly is off for the springs. 4
Mr.. r. W.cHaddon arrived home Wednes-
day from Atlanta. i;g
Some one entered the dwelling of Mrs Ida
Bonner Friday night for the purpose oftheft.
| Very little was taken.
Birth-september I'd. To Mrs. C. Z. Todd, a
Lindsay grave yard has been put in good
After an absence Of two months Mrs. Ida
Bonner and Miss Maggie are at home again. S
=, Miss Lola Bell entertained the young folks
Tuesday night.
Mrs Marquis, of Barlow, Fla, spending
some time With the family Of Dr.. j. W. Wide
man, is on shoruvisit to Verdery.
Messrs. Scott and Knight, OF Greenville,
were down looking around tor the purpose Of
locating.
Barmore's Mineral springs have become
our people are trying It's merits.
Mrs. Mary 1ngraham has been visiting In
Laurens ~
Prof E. l.. Reed and wife are expected
The Misses Ellis are expected this week.
They have been visiting in Georgia.
Our merchant prince has just returned from
a
ever seen In Due West, something that Will
catch the eye Of the wealthy, something that
will suit the paupers pocket. or course we
mean that Mr.. w. p. Bell Is ready to furnish
every needed article.
Mr.. H. Z. Agnew has concluded to accept
the prhcipaiity Of q high school In Laurens
instead OF entering the mercantile business at
Abbevlle, and will leave soon for the for
Mr.. Mac Nickels has accepted position as
teacher In n Spartanburg school, and will
Miss Winton Taggart, a pretty little girl
from Abbeville, who has been on visit to
friends in Due West has returned home.
Mrs. Drenpon, of Abbeville, after q ten days
visit to her people returned Thursday.
Our people are taking very little interest in
the election, only 100 votes out OF 225 were
Mr.. Rudolph McDavid has taken up quar-
ters in Greenwood, where he will assist post
" Miss Miss Maud Pratt is at home from school for
a short rest. Miss Maud Is successful
Miss Nora Black is visiting in Mount Car
mel.
Mr. r. S. G's, mansion is nearly completed,
and he will move in this week. -.
Our colleges will open the last Monday In
September. The prospects are good for the
finest opening in the history Of both institu-
tons.
Our girls In Abbeville who have completed
a collegiate course and desire further instruc-
tions In music, need not for moment hesl.
tate about the necessity ,ofgoing out Of the
is now prepared 10 impart such knowledge OF
the very highest order. Our popular Miss
Jennie Edwards Is In charge OF this depart
ment with numerous able assistants.
Mr. S. J. Todd has been on a visit TO New
berry.
The town is alive with delegates TO the pres
When soed MANY Whites have
attended the various exercises, and report
much progress with our colored friends.
Rev. F. l.. Brodie deserves special mention
himself, and the wholesome example he has
given his congregation under his pastorate,
The colored race indeed would rise to higher
distinction were all Of their pastors such as j.
the Rev. +. l.. Brodie.
MIR. E. Mckay is furnishing Due West with
first class beef
Fodder pulling has about ended, and fine
lot has been saved. Pea picking Is now In
order.
With his new machinery J. H. Wreen can
now gin bale Of cotton Ia fifteen minutes.
The cotton Is unloaded by suction from the
front of the body, while the end is turned i'm
mediately back Into the rear OF the body bY
another process. AS the last lock Is taken
from the front, the last end Is returned to
the rear end. The driver then goes to the
press, and the bale is thrown on top Of the
end, and away he goes rejoicing, having new
er cotton or the wagon With a little more
improvement, he will gin your cotton by tel
cphone.
Wood is plentiful at 81 20 per cord oftwo
feet length.
Sabbath days visiting seems to be on the
increase.
Mr.. James MaGin, and perhaps, Others.
from this place. will attend the Greenwood
exercises tomorrow.
DR.. w. NJ. Grier is absent from home.
Rev. w. w. Orr has been with us for few
days.
Mr.. j. w. Pratt will move to Greenwood
this fall. We regret to lose MIR. Pratt.
VISITORS.
Mr.. John Mattison, Mccormick: Miss Lula
Fass, Greenwood; Mr.. and Mrs. Ben MCGEE,
Greenville: Miss Cora Wilson. Piedmont; Mr..
L. NJ Pratt, Greenwood; ). w. Brown. Dom
aids; Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Acker, Belton; Mas
ter Clifford Haddon, Abbeville; Mr.. Walter
Pratt, Honea Path, Mr.. Claud McAlister,
Monterey.
Misses Rosa and Louise Brownlee have re-
turned from visit to Anderson. Miss
Brown accompanied them home.
Mr.. Stewart Miller Is we'll pleased with
Dnn WnHt.