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with her two handsome young sons Frank
Pearson and Parks Thompson. Mrs. Wilson
is one OF the most popular ladies' that Due
West has sent out and Ia no doubt e5 ercising
a wide and good influence in the community
where she lives. She expects her boys to be.
come preachers.
PERSONAL POINTS.
Jno. Henry Hagan and VIII Leath have
to 60 in business at Greenwood.
They Will carry on grocery business and 8
young men and will no doubt
succeed. Mr.. Leath has recently married
and Mr.. Hagan Is thinking OF taking the
same step.
Miss jamie Caldwell, graduate ofthe Female
College. Is visiting her grandmother Mrs. A..
NJ S. Brice and will be here until after COM
mencement. Miss Caldwell Is from Chester.
Her mother was Miss jamie Brice.
Miss Mamie Miller of Statesville, n. c.,
will stop with Mr.. R G. Brownlee, Sr., during
commencement. Miss Mlllerfs father is Mr.
Dalton Miller, a successful and enterprislng
business man and her mother was Miss
Miss Julia Brice Galloway, daughter Of
Rev. J. e. Galloway, is with her grandmother.
Mrs. Brice, and OF course will stay for com.
mencement. Her mother was Miss Josie
Mr. W. J.. Roddy of Rock Hill. Rev. T. W.
Sloan, Mr.. Ed Wideman and Miss Rebecca
Kennedy's guests during commencement.
Miss Matte Bowie, Miss Nettie Bowie, OF
Anderson, and Miss Mary Lou Turner of
Greenwood will attend commencement exer-
cIses and stop with the family of MIR. l.. D.
Bowie
Miss Ida Miller will be with Miss Lemmie
Tribble during commencement.
Mr.. S. Watson Reid and wife, of Charlotte.
family OF Ti Dr. eP9Yy P2esssy fG@%s9'e"sn' Win 'ns
Miss Jennie SondIey of Abbeville, ia with
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Haddon, and will remain
for commencement.
Miss Lula Black we'll had Belton friends to
visit her few days ago.
Ed Moorehead and Ellis Huckabee, two
handsome young gentlemen from LoWndes-
willie, spent pleasant day with Due West
Miss Carrie Wideman closed a successful
school term at Bradeys last week aud return
ed home Saturday afternoon. Miss Wide
man. by her faithful and conscientious ser
vice as taachtr, won the good graces or both
pupils and patrons and will find herself In de-
Inand In the future.
The bank account OF Edward John Mccain
Erskine's busy and energetic dime saver, has
twenty-seven cents. Make his acquaintance
when you come to commencement.
Mr.. Bruce Giffen attended Princeton last
session. He was pleased with his course.
there, made the degree Of A. NJ, and is with
friends and relatives 10 Ohio for the Summer.
IRRIGATION.
Mr. ]. A. Devlln irrigated his Chickasaw
bottoms last week that he has planted In
corn. 1t was but little trouble and expense.
Bonner Grier PRESLEY OF Tampico, Mexico,
has been chosen manager OF the base ball
team for next season. Zeb Mangum was Sc.
lected for captain and 4. z. Mccain treasur.
Prof j. Grier Pressly who has been teach.
ing at Louisville. Ca. the past year returned
home Friday afternoon. Everybody knows
Grier Pressly, and everybody who knows
him is irreslstibly drawn to him.
EUPHEMIA's OFFICERS
Paul A. Pressly will preside over the desti.
MES of the Euphemian Society neZt session.
chair Augustus Henderson Will be Score.
tary. As Monitor Mr.. G. s. Mccain will keep
q sharp lookout for evildoers. Mr.. c. Y.
Love will guard the Treasury. Mr.. P. II.
Moore will carry the library keys.
DOUBLE WEDDING.
The double wedding In the A. r. p. church
Wednesday, June 7th, at high noon, was a
recherche affair. A large number OF invita-.
eight hundred persons had assembled to wit
ness the double marriage. The contracting
parties we're Rev. L. l. Echols Of Kentucky,
and Miss asHna ef Renn ana apd
Eunice McClintock Todd. The church had
been appropriately decorated with flowers
and evergreens the day previous. The bridal
party met at the residence OF MIS-. j. L. Todd,
the mother OF one of the brides and grand
mother of the other, and from there were
conveyed In carriages to the church.. A
rustic at the door announced their arrival.
Entering the front doors the four couples
wended their way slowly down the long
aises. On the extreme left we're seen Rev. l..
!. Echols, and his best man Rev: w. B. Lind.
say. In the second, aisle Miss Margaret Todll
and her bridesmaid, Miss Janie Young. In
the third, Miss Eunice Todd and her brides
maid. Miss Mary Pressly: In the fourth, Or.
w. r. Haynie, and his best man Mr.. John
Horton. The respective couples took their
places, q short prayer was offered by Rev. o.
Y. Bonner, the marriage ceremony proper
was performed by Rev. Z. E Todd. and the
closing prayer offered by DR.. w. M. Grer.
Ecnols entered their carriage. and were driv.
en- to the home OF their mother, Mrs. ]. l..
Todd, where they dined with relatives and
friends and then took the afternoon train.
They spent day In Ashville and reached
their Kentucky home Saturday, afternoon.
They will go to housekeeping at once. DR..
and Mrs. Haynie, after leaving the church,
were driven TO the country home OF their
with relatives and few young friends.
They spent their honeymoon at Blowing Rock
and will 60 to housekeeping on their return
Mr.. Sam Todd, Mr.. John Young, Mr..
Moffatt Grier. and MIR. Calvin Todd were the
ushers. We take DR.. Haynie to be about
twenty-five years old. He Is clean shaven,
his carriage is erect, quick in ,n his moVems snts
Haynie Is universal favorite In Due West.
Mr.. EchOls Ia somewhat older, has broad
shoulders, a dark moustache and would be
taken for preacher any day y IN the ne week.
Mrs. 70. G. Fleming and children attended
the double wedding and will remain In Due
West until alter the commencement.
HIS PROMOTION Is UNDERSTOOD.
Mr.. w. E. McGee, the pleasant, popular and
pushing passenger agent Of the Southern
IDnll n dor vi of a
c. was In Due West on Monday looking after
business. BY the way, Mr.. MCGEE is one OF
the many Donalds boys who are rapidly. forg-
ing their way to success. we have always
found him prompt and accommodating Off,
cial and can easily understand why he has
been promoted from time 10 time.
DR.. Chalmers. Dr. Miller, DR.. Orr and other
members Of the board OF trustees Of Frs kline
Monday.
RETURNED MISSIONARIES REPORT THEIR
WORK.
DR.. Edwards now has with him the entire
family of Rev. j. r. Edwards. including the
missionary himself. Mrs. Edwards and their
three sons. John Roddy, Frank and Ralph.
The % talk Of Rev. Rev. r. EDWARDS, Of Rio Verde
Mexico, last Sabbath morning on the Mission
ary operations of the A. r. p. Church In that
land were one of the most satisfactory that It
mas oeen our @ phase pod rfob, y a, "a, ne sa1a Inc
Ia DO rers are doing there, and IN this we think
he Is correct. He told OF the magnificent
work that Rev. Neill E. Pressly had accom-.
plished in Tampico and the territory adjacent
thereto during the past twenty years. That
he had talked to congregation of one hum
dred and twenty at that plaza on recent Wis.,
1t In mid week and that frequently congrega-
tions of two TO three hundred heard the gospel
on the Sabbath.
In timed words he referred TO the
excellent school work that Is being done
there by Miss Macie Stevenson and her
Mexican co-laborer. The work OF Rev. ]. S. A.
Hunter on the table lands at FL Maize also
claimed his attention. MIR. Hunter has been
In the Republic for about eleven years and his
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