The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-12-06
ABBEVILLE'S ATHENS.
Due West the Mecca for Learning,
and the Home or fTeachers-Thanks.
giving-PersOnals.

giving-PersOnals.
Due West, 8. c., Dec. 5, 1899.
| Miss Ida Nickels Ia teaching dourishlnR
school near Piedmont, and is much pleased
with her work. and the people Of that com
'nSh MISS Nellie Nichels is teaching good
school at Awin, in Anderson County. She ia
| we'll fitted by nature and education Tor teach
er, and we understand her patrons are vel
Pc b. G. Caldwell Esq, q prominentaemb o.
the bar at Statesville, N. G., spent Tfanksgiv
Ing with his brother, Professor D. g. Caldwell
It has been seven years since he was In Due
Boyce OF the Due West Female College.
Mrs. DR.. ]. j. Lindsay went 10 Seneca on
the early train Monday morning. On Tues
day she Win Be present at the marvage Sr SSi
who is stenosrapher to Capt. e. A: Smythe al
Pelzer Mrs. Lindsay Will be absent from
home about two weeks, and while away Will
visit relatives and friends at Seneca, Spartan
M. Ernest Clinkscales is taking business
course at the Neel.Heverlo business college ID
the city OF Spartanburg. Should he put the
shown In making and ginning cotton he will
| Rev. James Boyce will preach for Rev. A.
T.. Patterson at Concord church In Anderson
/ MISS Yeargin is teaching the school al
! Union Academy and has forty pupils. She
boards with John T. Bryant.
Mrs. Laura Grier Mohatt VIII leave ior ,,,,i hei
home at River, Tenn, on Thursday OF tnls
rev; Rev. W. D. Moorer, pastor OF the church q q
Little River, will preach next Saturday ESo
| p, NJ, at the home OF Mr.. simpson Asniey
Nj Mrs DR.. Dodson, OF Donalds. spent Thanks
giving Day With the family OF Rev. D. u
Caldwell.
DR.. and Mrs. Haynie> Of Bolton spent
THANKSGIVING with Due West friends and
Mis- Miss jamie Young is teaching a fiourishing
school on the Savannah side or the county
She come home for ThanRsgising ,si anH 10, wa er
| A lodge OF the Knights OF Pythias was
organized here last Thursday night. The iol'
lowing are the charter members, A.: D. kgnne
Sy n T. Eicseis' i snfy Efynesi HaSan' W. ]. Bryson
Geo, Collins, Prof. D. g. Caldwell, w. w
Smith, DR.. Carlton. James Booker, Dan Winn
and Mr.. johnson. About si1ty.nve Visltine
Knights were present from Green Vile. Ander
son. Honea Path, Aboeviile. Greenwood apo
Ninety Six and the halls and gallery OF tne
Kennedy house presented sucn scene IN tus
seen in this quiet little town except on com
mencement OCCASIONS.
Miss Lula Black we'll is teaching good
school near Craytonville In ANDERSON county
| Miss Cora Muse was with Due west rela
| tiyes last Saturday and Sabbath.
| Mrs Magill OF White Lick has had shor,
but pleasant visit to her sister Mrs. A. D.
Miss lizzie Jordan, of Fortlawn. 8. G.. ate
Thanksgiving turkey with her uncle, Or. =
he Edwards and attended service at the a. n
| p Church. Miss Jordan Is teaching sen ooi
at WoodIawn In the Drake neighborhood ano
Miss Link Of Hun ters, is visiting 5er oous g 8
ip's, Miss Nellie aud Miss Alma X may
Miss Link was pupil in the Fema &c
M Mr.. IN N. B. Clnkscales has just retu. ned
from the Baptist onvention, which met 81
Gatfney's in Cherokee County. he was @ ae
lighted With Gsnsy yyn and 5e5 people anu Tue
Miss Clara Rasor has tnlrty.six pupils IN
her school at Sunny Slope She boards In lhe
home Of Mr.. Robert Pratt. ,,,,,-
| Miss Emma ellis, daughter OF Mr.. L. Ellis,
ia spending the winter with her brother. Rev
M. r. Ellis, In his Arkansas home; From pri
yate sources we learn that M. T. Ellis, Jr.
arrived at the same home few DAYS ago.
RPy Church at ii a. M, on Thanksgiving
A good congregation was present ana ene
thank Offering taken up amounted 10 seven
ywo dollars and nnetysx i Gaovs Sens orphan
age, Thornwell Orphanage. Rio VERGE Mex.
COZ Orphanage. Barium Springs Orphanage
and various other causes, and persons .a'
designated on the envelopes used oy Tue COZ
Dr. D. r. Anderson and Mrs. Anderson, oil
Fairview. and Mrs. Maggie Craig OF Fountain
Inn, enjoyed Thanksgiving Win tne lahliy
| OF Mr.. a. Selden Kennedy.
Mr. VIM. Goldsmith and Mr.. Ned Brown o.
Greenville, were among the Vlsiting fylnia1s
here last Thursday night.
tbs Of she Pyshan Lodge 1T th
place last Thursday night.
Mr.. Sam Ashley and family recently re
turned from Texas. They made the Tip IN
| wagon and we're on the road ak weeks ano
three days. The expense OF the Zip amount.
ed to sixty dollars. They went TO Texas nve
| years ago, but tired OF their western nome
and longed for old Carolina.
| DR.. G. B. Cowan now drives Day anu
grey. ~, ,,,,, 1o,,er 1one
Cane last week on business. ~,
The Executive Committee OF Erskine Col
lege held meeting here Monday night In Inc
| interest OF the college.
While out hunting In rear Of Prof. J. +
Lees residence last Saturday, proL L
| Grier flushed covey OF about thirty gam
blers. They flew In all directions.
The entertain ment given IN Schmidt Hall
at the Female College, "Wednesday evening
large crowd present. II was given under tht
auspices OF the Amelian Literary Society and
netted about twenty ty-aeven dollars. The pro
ceeds, we understand, will be invested IL
books for the benefit Of the society.
The first humber on the program was rib
bon drill by fourteen we'll trained youni
lalies In graceful white robes. This was fol
fall" DR.. E. H. Edwards, Rev. James Boyce
Mr.. D. 8. Edwards, and Miss Minnie Pressly
Miss Mamie Morrison, Miss Lois Mo1att AND
Miss Lutte Brownlee took part. 1t was enjoy
ed very much.
Then followed a recitation college OH Can
by Miss Edith Little, OF Louisville, Ga. Tit
recit alton was somewhat difficult, but II wal
we'll done and pleased the audience.
Just as the sun went down" was given by
the Mandolin Club, made up OF mandolin
guitar, violin, flute and piano.
Miss Rosa Brownee sang pretty solo
"Wishing WE'LL" and received the applause o
her hearers. ::
4 hunurous recitation, 1.-THE bald head