The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-05-24
DUE WEST.
Her People and Her COws-Her Pref.
~ Girls and Her Handsome Men
Her Games end Her Social Chaf.

cHARLEsToN's GOOSE EGGs-ERsKINE's VIC
TORY.
The College of Charleston and Ersk Inc COL
lege base ball team played game here Fri
College OF Charleston, Erskine
Benet p, Davis, p.
Spark man. G, 1uuteT,.c,
Marshall, lst b, Collins, ISL O..
Furman, End b, stewart, Enu y;
O'Bryar, Srd b. Brownlee, 3rd b.
Furmup SIS Maugum, as,
Ieryey r f. Caldwell, rf,
Chisolen, ,cf, James, 81,
AIstop, f. Moore. +.
College of Charleston-o9000000Gs-9:,
Batleres-College of Charleston, Benet and
Erskine, Davis and Hunter.
Struck out by Davis, ii,
Struck out by Benet. 5.
Base hits-College or Charleston z.
Base hits-Ersk Inc II. .
Errors-College of Charleston 9.
Errors-Erskine2
Collins and Hunter each MADE tnree oase
hit. Umpire w. P. Lind dsey.
Prof. Mark Bradley, who has closed the sue,
cessful school taught at Jones. In Greenwood
County, was with Due West friends Saturday
and Sabbath.
REMARKABLE cow.
DR.. C. B. Cowan has probably the smallest
COW in the county. She Is about IL months
old, weighs 800 pounds and gives gallons OF
milk day.
CONFEDERATE SPECIE.
Among the travelling men who have visited
Due West recently, was Mr.. G. B. Bullock OF
Versailles, Ky. Mr.. Bullock is confederate
veteran and was with the party OF soldiers
who passed through Abbeville at the close OF
the war and shared In the division OF money
on the Georgia side OF the Savannah. he
Il pDn -nrtxy ho hod on
on, hearing that the money was being divided
galoped back and demanded share OF the
money. A second division was made When
the amount falling TO his lot was only s21.
Mr. Bullock thinks the bulk OF the money
was deposited In a bank at Washington, Ga.
PREACHERS AND VELVET BEANS.
Dr.J.O. Lindsay and DR.. F.. Y. Pressly. are
experimenting with velvet beans bought IN
Florida.
The theological students and number Of
Young ladies were royalty entertained by DR..
and Mrs. w. l.. Pressly Friday evening.
cow SHOW.
There will be COW show during the farm.
ers institute to be held here during the sum-
mer. Get your cows in good condition and let
us show the Clemson College Professors and
other people, too. what Due West has in the
MIR. A. T. Lindsay of the Seminary and Miss
Minnie Sloan of the Female College will visit
their uncle, Rev. T. w. Sloan, at Troy this
week.
The patrons OF Mr.. J. E. Todd's -four and
grist mill are highly pleased with the work
M Mr.. an and Mrs. S: D. Brownlee of Anderson,
with their children, Olive, Ida and Frank
Miss Essie Ellis, has closed her school in
Saluda county and returned home Saturday
Samuel A. Pressly. who is doing a prosper
GUS brokerage business In the city OF Apder-
son, visited bis Due West friends last week.
IMPROVEMENTS.
Rev. C. E. Todd is making extension i'm.
provements on bis Lowry property, which be
will occupy after July lst.
ONE OF THE BEST FARMERS.
Mr.T.R. Black we'll is said to have the finest
rye in this neighborhood and is one Of the
very best farmers In the upper part OF Aboe-
WIT Mrs. sGu Iivy Watson OF Bradley, returned to
Due West with her mother Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watson have the sympathy OF
all their friends In the loss OF their first born
child.
COMING TO EDUCATE HER CHILDREN.
Mrs. ]. p. Robinson OF Mccormick. has
rented the Todd house In the grove near the
A. r. p. Church. Mrs. Robinson will come
here to educate her children and will take
boarders. She is model housekeeper and a
good woman who will be cordially welcome.
WHAT TALMAGE WILL DO.
Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage. D., D.. OF Washing
ton, D. c., will deliver the Anniversary Ad
dress at the commencement or Erskine Col
lege on Goth Of June. He Ia the most popular
platform speaker In the country, and Will
draw tremendous crowd.
rooTHsoME TooTHLEss CHICKENS.
DR.. ]. H. Bell raises the most toothsome
chick kens In this section, his roost being raided
about every two months.
An entertainment Is promised for Tuesday
night at the Female College.
Mrs. A. NJ. Erwin and children OF Antre.
Vile, spent Saturday with the family of Rev.
The following persons attended a pic.
David Pressly, Moffatt Grier, Barron Cald.
and Miss McGuimiss, Miss Helen Grier. Miss
May Pressly, Miss Viola Poore and Miss Eunice
Todd, They report boun,ifut spread and a
Rev. j. A. Brown entertained large party OF
young people at his home Tuesday evening.
Strawberries and other delicious refresh.
ments were served.
riage in the A. r. P. Church at nine o'clock
Wednesday morning June 7th. Miss Maggie
McCintoch Todd, daughter OF Mrs j. L. Todd
will be married to Rev. Lemual j. Echols Of
daughter OF Mr.. James E. Todd. will be mar
rIed to DR.. William r. Haynie of Bolton, s. e.
The young ladies are among the most attrac-
tive and popular Of the fair daughters OF
Due West and The young gentlemen are TO be
congratulated that the happy day Is 30 near
at hand.
Mrs X. P. Kennedy is spending few days
In the city OF Greenvile, with her niece, Mrs.
SalIie Wideman Addison.
Anthony Pears on. David Pressly. Sep Ed
wards, Sam Todd, Billy Moore, Lewis Hich-
man, A. T. Lindsay! ]. M. Brigham, ]. w.
Miss Ray Shelton. Miss Ellen Edwards. Miss
Edith Cowap. Miss Ella Lee, Miss Ximena
Hunter, and Miss Nellie Stach, picknicked on
the bank ks Of Chickasaw at Ellis schools Mon
day night.
PATIENTS THAT PAID SMALL BILLsl
DR.. Kate Ne l. daughter OF DR.. J. D. Neel OF
Troy, Ia now at Del. Maiz, Mexico, studying
the Spanish language and preparing to enter
10 connection with the Mission work OF the
Associate Reformed church In that land.
Within the last three or four months she has
in one week. although 1t is expected that her
work will LARGELY be work OF charity.
Saturday afternoon telegram was received
here announcing the death OF M. Eros 8.
Hamilton, at RusellvilIe, lark. DR.. w. NJ.
Grier was asked to conduct the funeral ser
vices OF Generostee In Anderson county, Mon
day afternoon. Mr.. Hamilton died from a
complication Of diseases, being attacked first
with MENINGITIS He was one Of the most
brilliant young men that has been graduated
fiom Erskine College in the mast ten years.
For two or three years he had taught success
fully In Arkansas, but had entered upon the
study of the law. Judge Wilson, with whom
ne was studying, said that he had the bright
est mind OF any young man that had ever
studied law in his Office.
HAMPTON'S BRAVEST ACT.