The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-08-16

Female College, Where sne won tne conn'
dence and love Of schoolmates and teachers
BY her splendid christian character. Gone TO
her reward.
Miss May Blackwell returned home last
week after pleasant stay OF some days Wlth
friends in Laufens county.
Miss Lillian Mattison and Miss Eliza Dunn !,
of Donalds, are with Miss Edith Cowan and
Miss Florence Cowan for few days vislt;
We hope these young ladies can be Induced
TO become permanent residents OF Due west;
Mr.. w. T. Cowan's mule came out second
best in diff1cu lty 1t had with barbed wire
fence last Wednesday.
game OF ball here last Wednesday The score
stood six TO five in favor OF Due West. Trus-
sell and Carter constituted the battery ior
Hopea Path, and Collins and HollingsWortn
for Due West. 1t was the best game OF Dali
played here this season.
After q months vacation spent at Monteagle,
Tenn. and Troy. 8. c., Rev. O.. Y. Bonner re-
turned Friday afternoon and entered upon
bis work again.
Rev. J. A. Brown will begin protracted
meeting at LowndesviIle In few days, and
will then spend the month OF September at
bis old home In Virginia: :,s,. ,,u,o ,or,
Mr.. A. +. Seawrght Is building large Darn
Six persons have applied for the position of
manager of the College Home for next ses.
sion.
GOOD FOR THE FEMALE COLLEGE.
Rev. James Boyce is making vigorous
canvas In the Interest of the Due West Fe-
male College and is much encouraged with
the prospects OF the College.
DIR. Widemau says he saw cotton In Inc
county last week that will make bale TO the
acre.
Miss Fannie Wideman spent two or three
days in Anderson county last week, where
she may teach school.
FROM ARIZONA.
Judge L. o. Cowan and wife reached Due
West Saturday evening from their far on
town In Arizona. It has been fifteen years
MIS- Mrs. Cowan % visits Due W West for the. frst time
and has been welcomed with open arms and
hearts by the family and friends.
Mr.. A. q. Kennedy and family are visiting
in Greenville County.
STUDYING GREEK AND GERMAN.
DR.. F. Y. Pressly, returned from the Uni
versIty OF Chicago last Saturday where he
had spent two months In special study Of
agree with him.
Mr.. ]. G. Haddon. Mr.. T. R. Blackwell. Mr..
J. NJ. Haddon and Mr.. Matthew knight and
othors from this community attended the
meeting in Laurens County few days ago.
KNIGHTS OF HONOR
Mr.. Todd OF Seneca, Grand Dictator OF the
Knights Of Honor for the State OF South Caro-
lima, visited Due West Friday night and ad-
dressed the lodge. The lodge here now has
eighteen members and was organized about
twenty years ago. The youngest member
pays one dollar and fifty cents month on q
thousand dollars insurance and the oldest
member pays eight dollars month.
GOOD QUALITY OF PREACHING.
A protracted meeting begins at Bethlehem
next Friday night: The preaching Will be
by Rev. D. g. Phillips and we can say WILD.
meeting will be carried on for several days.
John Bowen Jr., who has been employed
for year past by the Southern Railway In
the office at Pelzer, Is spendin part OF short
with his parents. He Will spend
Miss jamie Young went to Paint Lick, Ky-
last Wednesday to visit Rev. l.. l. Eohos and
wife. She was accompanied by her aunt, Mrs.
way OF Asheville and Jelltco.
GOOSE CREEK AND SAW LOGS.
MIR. Robert Pruit is saving some good lum-
ber for Mr.. ]. A. Devlin from his Chickasaw
Mr. Clinkscales has located his saw mill on
Goose Creek where he is saving lumber for
Mr.. Frank Drake, Mr.. ]. e. Haddon, Mr.. W.
" CAPT. q. n. Nlchels is preparing to get out
thousand feet OF lumber on bis
McCord place. The greater part OF 1t will be
forest lumber. Mr.. Robert Pruit owns the en-.
zine, that will run the saw to cut the logs that
were felled in the forest that Capt. NICHOLS
Miss s. E. Morton will occupy the first floor
Of Mr.. II. P. McGee's residence after Sept Isl
GAS TO ILLUMINATE GAS LAMPS.
Mr.. Polkill Of Kansas City. Mo. was In town UI
last week exhibiting his gas lamps and en-.
deavoring to induce the town council 10 ngnt
the town with them. The street lamps COST
fifteen dollars each but may be burned al
ing light but appear to us be somewhat ex-
Miss Rosa Brownlee, eldest daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. ]. d. Brownlee, went TO AooeViiite
last Friday and will spend FEW days Win
her friend Miss Nellie Edwards.
MIR, and Mrs. j. B. Bonner OF Pelzer, nave
been with their Due West friends 1or Iew
days. They have been with relatives at Brad
lev and Green wood during part OF tneir
vacation and are now on the way to their
adopted home. Mr.. Bonn er is book Keeper 1or
the Chiles Clothing Co., while Mrs B0nner
fills an important position IN tne feizer
Mr. r. C.. Brownlee Sr.. went to Laurens
County last Friday TO look at some valuable
landed property.
Uncle Peter Brownlee brought in the first
roll OF open cotton.
BUILDING LARGE BARNS.
DIR. w. L. Pressly and Rev. G. E. Todd are
puttinp up new and commodtous barns In
of heavy crops and peaVlne nay.
PRETTY MISS JOHNSON.
Mias Alice johnson, the pretty daugh ter or
Mr. j. Athens Johnson OF washington u. y,
will 90 to I.esslies this week, then to Charlotte
and On To Washington. She has enjoyed her
two weeks stay In Due West ana her 1rlenos
hone she will come again. -
Mildred Lillian. the infant daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs John Boyd, WAS baptized In the
A. r. P. church Sabbath night.
Willie Pressly 10 picking cotton ana Will
soon have some staple ready for market.
Fully Hawthorn came up from Hodges last
week To see his friends. He is tall and hand
some young gentleman.
AN OLD SOLDIERS CRITICAL CONDITION.
The friends of Mr. l.. D. Bowie will regret TO
learn that his condition becomes more and
more critical.
A game Of ball will be played In Due West
Saturday afternoon, August 10Th, between Inc
Abbevilie and Due West ball teams.
COULDN'T BE coMFoRTED WITHOUT WIFE.
Chamberlain Pressly colored, left Capt.
Nickles the m ddle OF last week stating That
he would not be back until he found vile.
Sabbath night he ran away with dusky
damsel and was married by one OF The minis
tiers in town, and early Monday morning was
ready to begin work.