The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-10-25
CHICKASAW CHAT.

CHICKASAW CHAT.
The Colleges The Professors - The
Students-Preachers-People.
Due West, 8. c., Oct. "a, 1899.
DR.. c. B. Cowan and wife are planning &c
visit Atlanta during the State Fair. They
will also visit Mr.. and Mrs. Heath at Clarks
T. q. Ellis popular young gentleman from
Due West, is now d salesman In the store OF
L. A. Brock at Honea Path.
Mr.. Jahles Bell has the largest fattest
rounC -s., plumpest hogs around Due West
He had good stock to begin with, the Q. j. c.,
and has fed them all they could eat. He will
probably have meat and lard 10 SELL
On Saleday 10 November the dwelling
house and lot OF the late Capt. r. Q. Sharp In
Due West, will be sold at public sale at Alb.
beville. The house Is in splendid condition
and has eight or ten rooms: The lot contains
did well Of fine water IN the yard. This is
a chance for some one to buy splendid home
In Due West. On the opposite side OF the
road will be sold at the same time. another
lot OF three acres. On this lot is store house
and gin house. This lot Is covered with q
fine body Of oak timber.
| Mr.. A. D. Kennedy has gathered fine crop
of corn. He looks closely after his farming
Interests, and any man who does 30. may suc.
ceed on the farm.
The personal property Of Mrs. 2. T. Cochran
was sold last Wednesday. A Small crowd
the auctioneer and H. Bonner serSed as sbs
capacity of clerk. The goods brought fairly
good prices. although some Of them went for
a song. The furniture and household goods
were In an excellent state OF preservation and
should have sold for more money.
Miss Leila Brice has been sich for ten days
Mrs T. G. Cowan scalded herself with hot
coffee last Friday. That night about twelve
o'clock she was taken with hard chill. She
| is in the hands OF her physician and IL is
hoped will soon retain her usual health.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
At meeting OF the Board of Foreign Miss
ions. held few days ago, Rev. F. Y. Presley,
D. D., was elected president Of the board 10
succeed DR.. Grier who had been the presiding
officer OF this board for many years. DIR.
ment or the work OF the church, is deeply
sensible of the responsibility he has assu med
and In every way ia admirably qualified to
take up the work that had been so we'll done
and that was so recently laid down by his
Dr.J. W. Wideman received q few days ago
the first dividend from his gold mines on
Long Cane. We presume that others will
follow in the not far distant future.
BIR. ITO Mrs. q. E. Todd, a son. Tuesday
Octobe 10Th,
Mr.. T. a.: Haddon has been selling purple
top turnips In this market weighing from
Mrs. w. o Tennant after pleasant visit 10
her Due West relatives has returned to her
home IN Augusta, Ga.
THE HOLY COMMUNION.
Last Sabbath was communion Sabbath in
the A. r. P. church at Due West The prayer
meeting service on Thursday night previous,
was conducted by Rev. J. B. Hood OF New.
berry, Friday afternoon at four o'clock DR.. F.
Y. PRESLEY preached, Saturday morning Rev.
| D. g. Caldwell occupied the pulpit. Sabbath
| ne
DR.. w. l.. Presley from the text ThanKs be
unto God for his unspeakable gift" Rev. C.
| E. Todd and Rev. James Boyce addressed the
tables The afternoon sermon was preached
by Rev. James Boyce. The sermons were all
good. The sermon Sabbath morning was ex.
ceedlngy appropriate, earnest and impress
i've. The older DIR. Pressley becomes the
more earnest and animated he becomes In
the presentation OF the gospel. Four persons
were received into the mem bership OF the
church on this occasion. There are now
about two hundred and twenty active mem.
bers on the roll OF this church.
! ERsKINE's PROSPERITY.
There are now about one hundred names on
the roll OF Erskine College. The student body
is made up Of a fine lot Of young men coming
mature young men than Erskine has had for
some years and they have been made the i'm.
preston upon us that they are here for work
and not play. They are quite genteel IN their
Three cheers for the boys (and girls too) OF
Thomas v. Miller is selling some fine Ohio
pigs fed vnes bat T he sa it is moi
q satisfactory feed and be proposes to try corn
Rev. r. L. Grier and family from Okete
No., arrived In town last week.
YOUNG LADY MISSIONARY.
Miss Fannie Wallace. of Point Llch, KY.
offered herself TO the Board OF Foreign Mis-.
sions Of the A. R. P. church as a foreign mis-
sonary. The matter has been referred 10 g
Synod. Miss Wallace is a graduate Of the
Due West Female College and Ia qualified by
nature, education and grace for the york that
she feels she is called upon TO undertake. II
is hoped that some way will open up by
which she will be able TO enter upon a work
that lies SO near her heart.
IN DANGER OF GETTING MARRIED.
Ida Bonner and Miss Maggie Bonner. He is 9
son OF Mrs. Lizzie Hawkins, who WAS Miss
Lizzie Hawthorn. Bennie IN stenogra pher
and Is employed in the office OF Mr.. Terrell,
business with his office in Columbia. He Is q
good looking young man, and the next thing
we hear Of him he will be married, for he In.
vited US to stop with him when we went to
Mrs Matte Neel and Miss Sallie Devin
:. we're In Due West last Sabbath. They are sis.
ters of Mr.. John A. Devlin and Mrs. E. p.
Kennedy, and are always cordially welcomed
here,
Miss Lou brennan has returned to Due
West after an absence OF two years or more.
We we're glad to see her 30 cheerful under her
trials and affections. While at Troy some
months ago she fell and fractured limb from
which she suffered much. We hope the time
may come when she may be able to lay aside
her cruLches.
i Mr.. r. A. Haddon, of Antreville and Mr..
Samuel Shaw, OF Level Land, each have q
daughter In the Female College.
DR.. John A. Robinson Is a friend OF the col
leges at Due West, and has a daughter with
Rev. James Boyce at the Female College.
AN OLD CITIZEN SUFFERING WITH PARA
LYsIs.
Mr.. Iachariah Haddon who had stroke OF
paralysis some days ago does not improve.
The family feel that he Is gradually losing
his strength.
GOOD GARDEN CROPS.
We called to zee the garden of friend q
day or two ago and found the best prospect
for O second crop of Irish potatoes that we
have ever seen. We have never before seen
so large patch nor have we ever seen them
growing more luxuriantly at any season OF
the year. There were also cabbages, turnip ps,
tomatoes and other vegetables In abundance.
The colored man who was hoeing the garden
reason that he thought they were out of sea-
son. Strawberries, raspberrIes and grapes
are found plentiful In season. The lady whose
garden we visited requested US not to give her
Iname and we shall not do 80.