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ABBEVILLE'S ATHENS.
Musicale at the Female College
Pretty Young LadieS-PersOnals-
Other Notes Of Interest.

| MuSlculc 6L TIC feIntlc- SOllcSe-
Pretty Young Lndics-PersonaIs-
Other Notes OF Interest.
Due West, May 90, 1899.
Tuesday evening Musicale was given at
the Female College. The following program
Piano-"Heather rPolka."-Coy-Miss Cllnk-
scales. Miss Hagan, Miss L. Brownlee. Miss
| r. Browniee.
Reading" Miss Kirk patrick.
Piano-"West End Poka."-Miss Williams,
Miss Clnkscales and Miss Morrison.
"Swing Song."-Lohre.-Miss L. Brownlee,
Miss r: Brownlee.. Miss Hagan: Miss Ellis,
Miss Glnkseales: Miss Kittrell, Miss Carlisle,
Reading-"The Raggedy an."-Miss Ruth
Todd.
Plano-"scarf Dance"-Chamlnade - Miss
Bell and Miss Carlisle.
Voice-"Swallow's Gaily Singing."-Delibes
Miss Kirkpatrick and Miss Galloway:
Plano-"Invtation TO the Dance."-Weber.
Miss Carlisle and Miss Kittrell.
Voice-"O Hush Thee My abie."-Sul llivan.
Miss Brice, Miss Flenniken. Miss Wallace,
Miss Wideman, and Messrs. Grey, Pressly and
| Hunter.
| Delsarte Poses Class Elocuton Pupils
Miss Audrey, Miss Tindal, Miss Sherard, Miss
Welch, Miss Moore and Miss G. Stack.
Piano.-"Pathetique Sonata" - Beethoven.
Miss Cowan and Miss Hunter.
| g-"Entertaining Big Sisters Beau"
Miss Minnie Tindal.
Scott.
| Reading -"Josbia Aliens Wife at A. T.
Stewards Store.-Miss Kate Ardrey.
Voice-Musical Reading.-Miss Stack.
Piano. Polka Brilliantine." - Fowler
Miss Cannon. Miss Wallace, Miss Brice and
| NJ Mss Flenniken.
| Chorus.-"From Shore to e"-Emerson.
Miss Hunter and Vocal Glass.
The thirty young ladies who took part In
the exercises of the evening entered into the
spirit OF the occasion and gave good deal OF
enjoyment to the large audience present.
The Delsarte Poses showed careful training
and the Musical Reading by Miss Stack
showed her TO be mistress of the art she de-
lights to teach. Miss Stack teaches elocution.
music and Delsarte, and with great success,
| ing the year. The public is pleased to know
| that she will return to Due West next session
as member OF the faculty now being organ
ized by the Rev. James Boyce, wbosucceeds TO
| the presidency OF the college on July lst.
DR.. ]. o. Lin dsay is said 10 have the finest
garden in town.
Miss Hattie Caldwell. daughter of Prof. D.
G. Caldwell, who has been attending the Nor
NAL College at Ashevile. n. G., returned
home Tuesday night, to the delight and sur
Prise of the family.
Mrs. f. Y. Pressly, after pleasant months
stay in Texas, returned home Wednesday
Mr.. Livy Watson, an enterprlsing business
man from Bradley, spent "Wednesday night
In Due West. He drives splendid pair OF
MIR. A. T. Lindsay, who has been in the
Theological Seminary here the past session,
left for his home at Fayetteville, Tenn, Tues
Mr.. Archie A. Timer from Anderson has
been at work here for several days. He ts q
nephew OF Dr. r. A. Archie, who lived and
ptTSfrH The friends % Of Mr % Horace johnson viii be
pleased TO know that he Is happily married
and lives in York County.
Robert Calvin Grier Todd, Is exercising
himself at farm work since his return from
the University OF Maryla where he studied
medicine the past winter.
Mr.. Black we'll ia the champion turtle hum
| ter hereabcuts. He tells an interesting story
OF race he had with jersey bull In Mr..
Marshal Jim Fisher of Abbevllle, was in
| town last week with shot gun hunting q
Miss Ximena Hunter left for New York
Saturday morning. She will spend the Sum.
mer in the Metropolis, studying music and
preparing herself better for teaching.
Mr.. a. r. Ellis is a successful veterinary
surgeon having prdcticed for several years.
HI charges are reasonable If his patients re-
co er, II they die no charge Is made.
MIR. r. w. Haddon visited his daughter.in-
law, Mrs. G. q. Haddon, in Greenvllle last
Tuesday returning on Thursday. He reports
that the crops are very poor on the upper end
Of The CoIumbLa and Greenville Railr1ad. u,
Rasor, returned from The Peabody Normal
College at Nashville, Tenn, last week. By
close application and attentiveness TO her
Work s0e won q SCQOlarSQlp IN tn6 COlleBe.
Quite a crowd OF boys and girls from town
enjoyed themselves at the picnic at Zarline
Mrs. W. i. Cowan lost forty half grown
Prof. 2. L. Grler is giving the Sophomore
class 10 Erskine College some practical work
In surveying In the open fields.
The happiest man In Due West Is Mr..
Patton Kennedy. We do not have to 60 far
TO discover the cause Of his happiness; He
was married last Thursday morning at Pros.
perty to Miss Sallie Witherspoon and
brought his bride home that afternoon. She
| 10y and comfort to her husband in the ups
and downs of life. Patton will redouble his
efforts that he may win the success he so
richly deserves. The couple was married by
Rev. A. G. kirkpatrick. Mrs. Kennedy's
mother is remem bered here as Miss Alice
1876.
Mrs. II. P. McGee spent the greater part OF
last week in Due West. Mrs. MCGEE lived
| here for many years and left host OF friends
behind when the family moved TO Greenvllle.
A meeting of the citizens OF this school dis.
Lrlct will be held In the interest OF the Due
| West high school on Saturday afternoon,
June 8, at o'clock. Everybody Invited to at
| tend the meeting.
A number Of young people from this TINS place Pa:,
| val at DonaIds Friday night. The young
men were charmed with the young ladies
they met and will 60 again at the first oppor-
| tunity.
Rev. Boyce the newly elected President OF
the Due West Female College and who takes
charge of the institution on the first OF July.
will spend the two weeks Immediately pre-
ceeding commencement with DR.. +. Y. Press
ly aud family. Mrs. Boyce will accompany
| the President. Mr.. Boyce will meet with q
cordial reception in Due West. and 1t Is be-
lieved that he will make reliable, energetic
and successful President.
| Mr. Thomas Cowan is making brick for the
Wylie Home for girls in connection with
Erskine College. His brick machine has q
capacity Of twenty-five thousand brick day.
The steam power being furnished by the
| engine of Mr.. j. H. Wren.
| Mr. j. Athens Johnson is having the fam lily
home place at Due West touched up. The
dwelling house is being repaired and some
| minor alterations made in the plan of the
house. hall inserted and porches broadened.
The yard fences are also being renewed and
other improvements made that will en- hance
d the value of the premises. The house was
built and originally occupied by DR.. Ebenezer
lPressly, the first President of Erskine College
i Mr. Johnson's attachment to the county Of
his birth and the loyalty be cherlshes for the
IState causes bis Washington friends to say
he ia an illustration of the saying "Once a
South Carolinian, always South Carolinian. u