The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-05-10

Ave feet five inches. The heaviest one weighs
l72 pounds the lightest one loI nounas. NM,
From the subject o ( one OF the young men
1t might be suspected that he was In love
The class is large one, and only part OF II
appeared at this exhibition. Others will take
part in the society celebration in June, and
the remainder of the class will appear IN an
exhibition next November or December.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ALL.
The following young ladies were escorted
by the young gentlemen named:
Miss Jennie Edwards, J. w: Carson,
Miss nellie Stack, 5. j. Todd,
Miss Edith Cowan, w. A. Moffett.
Miss Ellen Edwards, j. M. Bigham,
Miss Helen Grier, D. II. smith,
Miss nellie Kenn nedy, s. d. Moore,
Miss Lizzie Link, Lowry Brownlee,
Miss Louise Brow nlee, ,Olin Hagan,
Miss Mrs EuphemiaYoaSng Ea nGaS; C. S. Mccain,
Miss Mary Pressly, E. G. Martin,
Miss Jennie Moffatt,
Miss Ida Nickels, E. E. Strong,
Miss Ray Shelton, A. Il. Lindsay,
Miss Addie Ellis, Ernest Hagan,
MISS Maud McGinniss w. M. Grier, Jr.
Miss Laura Martin, r. B. Pharr,
Miss MabelClinkscales,F F.. D. Carson,
Miss Lillian Agnew, Will Bowie.
DR.. w. L. Pressly went to Louisville, Ga
last Friday TO assist the pastor, Rev. }. D.
Mills, with communion service.
DR.. F. Y. Pressly went TO Piedmont, Green.
Vile and Spartanburg Thursday with the
boys on u base ball trip.
DR.. j. l. Mccain went to Columbia Thurs.
day 10 attend meeting OF the State Board oi
Prof. b. G. Caldwell went 10 Warrenton. in
this county, Friday last TO preach for the Pres
President c. E. Todd was in AbbeviIle last
Mrs. G. E. Todd and Miss Georgia Johnston
were in Honea Path last Thursday.
ERsKINE's BASE BALL BOYS GET THE CON-
cE1T KNOCKED OUT OF THEM.
face Of the earth last week. In a game with
Furman, at Greenville, the score stood y 10 :
in favor OF Furman. AT Spartanourg Wof
lord defeated Erskine to g. AT Piedmont
Erskine met with the browning defeat, the
score being 81 10 /.
The Kennedy house entertained seventy.
Ave guests al the oratorlcal contest.
Pat Kennedy hauled about seventy-five pas.
sengers from Donalds. and others about an
Lawrence II. Moore and Paul A. Pressly
are nursing broken fingers from playing base
ball.
an Interest In the Jefferson County Banner,
published at Louisville. Ga. II 1t be true
that the largest pole gets the persin mons,
Grier Is destined u reap rich harvest In the
journalistic field.
Communion services were held at Bethle-
hem on Sabbath. Rev. Q. Y. Bonner preached
on Saturday and DR.. w. NJ. Grier on Sab
bath.
Miss Josie Bonner, daughter of Mr.. John
B. Bonner. OF Pe!zer. will attend the reunion
at Charleston, and represent the Pelzer Camp
az sponsor.
w. G. Jones and Lindsay James attended
church at Greenville and Donalds last Sab
bath.
Two respectable colored people of this COM
munity graduated at Ferguson Academy q
few days ago. Jessie Gaines, step-daughter
Of Isaac Ellis, and Homer Kennedy, son Of
Mrs. o. Y. Bonner is visiting friends at
Troy.
Tie cutting scrape at the Presbyterian
church few days ago added $50 to the tow
treasury. Allen Weems was fined fifteen
and Calvin Armstrong ten. Verify the way
Of the transgressor is hard,
COMMITTEE ON FARMERS INSTITUTE.
NJ. B. Clinkscales, T. r. Blackwell, ]. r,
McGee. G. N. Nickes, Prof. p L. Grier and
H. z. Bonner have been appointed a commit
ulty to hold farmers institute here during
the summer. President Harlzog writes that
he will be glad to hold the institute here, and
will inform the committee little later as TO
the exact time when the institute will be
held.
While Mr.. j. D. Rrownlee was enjoying the
music, rotations and refreshments at the la
dies entertainment last. Wednes esday night,
TURKEY gobbler and quietly led him away.
The gobbler escaped down at the creek. was
recaptured the next day, and returned to his
owners coop where he died, much to the
Rev. c. E. Todd and Mr.. S. ]. Todd went
fishing on Saluda river on night last week.
TOMATOES ON JIMPsoN WEEDS.
Dave Crawford and T. ]. Bowen spent a
pleasant day at Clemson College last week.
They saw much TO interest and entertain
them while there. They expressed them
selves as being under obligations 10 Prof. ]. F.
G. DuPre for oourtesies shown them. Tomato
vines grated and growing on "1impson
They were much pleased with the one hun:
dred and twenty-five acres Of bottom land
they saw In one body, but think the students
ought TO do some Of the farm work.
Corporal JET Nickels and Musician Ben
Magill returned from Cuba few days ago.
Their army reminiscencies are quite enter.
taining and sometimes amusing. They are
hale and hearty, and appear to have been
feasting on army rations. jeff says Col
Wylie Jones will be the next governor oi
South Carolina.
Mrs. Cora sibey. wife of Rev. Julian 8.
SlssE StS her 0 aber Mr r Taddos 'e" Gays
Mr.. E. E Mccain furnishes Erskine's news
notes TO the A. X. Presbyterian, and not Mr
c. IL. Boyd, as we stated last week. 1t affords
us pleasure to make the correction.
Mrs. NJ. A. Lindsay left for Atlanta on the
early morning train last Thursday:
VIII Bowie, OF Santuc, walked eighteen
He has the right kind OF grit, and one day
will become wealthy cotton planter.
DESCENDANTS OF MUSIC AND BRASS HORNS
John Magill, Ben Maglll, Robert Ellis
Luther Ellis, Crawford Clinkscales and Sep
dc how iunH ho q
Instruments have been ordered, and will be
on hands In few days. The band Is made
up Of talented musicians and Due West is as
sured once more Of having a tirstclass band
OF the very best home talent. Some OF these
young gentlemen are descendants OF mem.
bers OF the old Jocasse brass band that furn
ished music for the exhibitions and com
mencements before the war; Three cheers
for the Due West brass band!
CUBAN SOLDIERS STORIES.
Jess Gordon, a gallant member OF the Sec
ond South Carolina Regiment. returned from
Cuba few days ago. When he went oul
from Savannah he took cat with him, ten
derly cared for 1t while in service on the
island, and brought 1t home with him when
mustered out OF service.
LADIES MISSIONS.
The Ladies' Missionary Society OF the A. r
p. church, gave an enjoyable entertainment
in the pariors of Mr.. K. Z. Brownlee last Wed
nesday night. Recltations were given by
Miss nellie Stack, teacher of elocution In the
Due West Female College, and Miss Nellie
Nickels. Of Brooklyn. Beautiful songs were
rendered by Miss Jennie Galloway, Miss
Ximena Hunter, Miss Fannie Wideman and
Mr.. r. NJ. Gray. "Campus Dreams" on the
violin by Miss EsteIle Waller, Of Camden
Ala, was much enjoyed. The musical parl
of the program was closed by chorus, "Tht
Mermaids Song" Ice cream and cake were
served in the dining hall. The astonishing
thing about this entertainment was that the
whole outfit, reoilations, songs. cream anc
cents. It ia confidently believed that no towr
| in America or any OF it's colonies, except Dut
West, can furnish SO much enjoy yment for sc
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