The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-07-12

Office Is supplied with mail three times g
week from th, post Office at Level Land. The
OF Mr.. N Ashley, who is paid forty dollars
year by the government for his services.
Both post offices named above were estab.
lshed i6rt s6roug the agency and BY the perss
vide awake representative OF this District In
Congress.
LITTLE RIVER CHURCH.
Little River church ia making preparations
for an interesting occasion, Saturday, July
18th, will be Missionary Day. II will be the
semi.centennial of missions with the church.
Rev. 7. NJ. Bailey. D. D., OF Greenville, who
Mission Board, win make the address on
State Missions. Rev. w. T. Tate, Of William.
ston, the Vice-President of Foreign Missions
for the Saluda Association, will make the ad.
Moorer. the pastor of Little River, will take
Home Missions for his address. Miss M. Cray
ton Robinson, OF Little River church, WILL
read an essay on Woman's Mission TO Wo-
man. A collection will be taken on Satur.
day for State Missions and on Sabbath for
Foreign Missions. The exercises will be va
ried and interesting and large attendance is
Mrs. s. E. Graham, OF Kingston. 8. G., ia on
an extended visit to the family OF Rev. w. d.
Moorer at Little River church. She is accom-.
panied by her handsome daughter. Miss julia
Mrs. Mamie Todd Barton, OF Anderson.
with her Two little children, ia spending a
few days with her mother, Mrs, J. L. Todd:
Mr.. r. w. Haddon and Mr.. T. l.. Haddon
celebrated the fourth OF July with friends at
Mrs. W. G. Haddon has been on a ten days
visit to her mother and sister at Anderson.
Frank and Ralph went along to carry the
Tuesday Of last week q party of hunters
captured and put to death four musk rats In
the Chickasaw bottoms OF Mr.. Pat Kennedy.
While the excavation was being made Mr..
VIM. E. Bell set quietly upon a highland
mocoaain.
Mr. John Wardlaw. Of the Antreville sec.
ton. spent last Tuesday In Due West. He is
good farmer. Mr.. Wardlaw is fast friend OF
Mr.. Henry Power and says he is the best fel.
low on earth.
AN EARLY TOWN.
People who imagin Due West to be a slow
town may find themselver mistaken. A
busy mother and housekeeper remembering 6
that she had not called to see some Washing.
ton friends who were in town, had breakfast
6ouse ~as WbeTe sesn The Washnston friends
stopping before they had taken their morn.
ing meal.
W. p. Lindsay, Olin Brownlee, Lowry
Brownlee, Will Bryson. Speer Brownlee, DR..
]. J. Lindsay, Irwin Brownlee, were at Pelzer
on 4th Of July to see the foot races. bag races.
ball games and other amusements.
BAPTIST MEETING,
A protracted meeting begius at the Baptist
church in this place on Monday night, 18th
July, and will continue several days. Rev.
A. ]. Reamy, formerly OF Virginia, but now
pastor at Johnston, 8. c., will do the preach
ing. Services will be held morning and
plight. A cordial invitation Is extended TO all
to attend these meetings.
A protracted meeting will be held at Beth.
lehem including the third Sabbath of August.
Preaching by Rev. D. g. Phillips, Jr.
DR.. w. T.. Pressly preached In Jefferson
county. Ca, last Sabbath and returned home
Monday afternoon.
Miss Mamie Todd is visiting friends and
kindred In Laurens county. II ls an open
secret here that she will unite her destiny
with that OF q prosperous young Texas farmer
before the leaves begin to fall.
Birth-To Mrs. F. 81. Darlington, son, on
July 4th.
DEATH OF ASA BOWIE.
Mr.. Asa Bowie died al the home Of bis son,
Mr.. Jake Bowie. at Green wood and was
buried at Gilgal church. He WAS good man
and member at Gilgal for many long years.
He was deeply interested in the Bible cause
and with his wife frequently attended the
meets Of the Abbeville District Bible Society.
He was eighty-one years old last March. The
funeral services were conducted by Rev. W..
B. Wharton.