The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-05-17

machine will prove a valuable one in cotton
mills, and the young inventor will no doubt
receive handsome sum from Its sale.
Miss Lizzie Tolbert, daughter of Mr.. Thos.
n. Tolbert, Is visiting her aunt, Miss g. E.
Morton, and will probably remain with them
until after commencement.
MIR. ]. w. Carson, Of the Seminary, went 10
Piedmont Saturday afternoon to preach for
Rev. w. L. Walker, pastor Of the Presbyte.
rian church at that place.
Mr.. Olin Brownlee. popular young sales.
man at Anderson, came down to Due West
Friday somewhat under the weather. The
restore him TO his accustomed vigor.
Frank Gerk, Jr., type sticker in the Office
Of the Green wood Journal, has been In Due
West for several days.
Miss Lula MCGEE is spending a week with
relatives at Greenwood.
Ernest Clinkscaes ia experimenting bis
fathers extensive farm at the Hook" He
sticks closely to his work, and is sure to sue
ceed.
Miss Lillian Erwin, Miss Ellen Sherard and
Miss lisa belle Escalepte were pleasantly enter
tained by Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Nance last
Saturday.
Miss Jennie Cain and Miss Jennie Galloway
spent Friday night with the family Of Mr.
Miss Eliza McDIll and Miss Maggie Haddon
enjoyed a visit with their Donalds relatives
last Saturday.
Reu. ]. A. Brown visited his sister at Spar.
tan6urg last week. returning home Saturday
Mr.: M. B. Clinkscales is fortunate in secur.
Edgefield. as housekeeper. She has with her
grand daughter, Miss Coy Wood.
DR.. ]. mccain and Miss Ella Lee are think.
Ing Of spending part OF the summer at
Mr.. W. C. Haddon. one Of the most energet
ic and thorough going farmers of this section
ls contest1ng for the cash prize OF SIS offered
by Mr.. Glrardean, Of Micanopy, Fla. to the
person who raises the largest Trump water.
Mrs. J. Y. Prather, who has been residing
In the city Of Atlanta for several years, has
returned to Due West, and will make her
J; 9; Lindsay, D. d. Mrs. Prather is q sister
of Mrs. Lindsay, and her return is pleasant
news to 9 large circle OF friends.
Rev. Mr.. Moorer, who is supplying Little
at Louisville, KY, last week, while Mrs
Moorer went TO the Charleston reunion.
BALL GAME.
A good game of base ball was played here
Thursday afternoon between Piedmont and
favor OF Piedmont.
VISITED THE REUNION.
The following were among those who visit.
ed Charleston from Due West and surround
ing country:
u. W. W 0rlSL, MlsH d6l6Q IrleT,
Rev. Z. E. Todd, W.T. Cowan
DR.. G. B. Cowan, Sep Edwards,
Or. 0. 2. Hawthorne, NJ. B. Clinkscales,
Harvey Pennei. Willie Mckee,
Newton Gordon, William Nickels,
Sloan Ellis, Robert Ellis.
W. n. McAdams, A. ]. McAdams,
r. H. McAdams, Jess Brock,
B. ]. Martin, F. II. Gerk,
Willis Gerk, Miss Annie Gerk,
Mr.. b. j. Martin took an involuntary sea
bath while on his Charleston trip.
Sep Edwards says he would have gone in
washing while at the Isle OF Palms, II some
one had gone in with him.
Clarence Jones, Of Camden, Ala, attend the
veterans reunion, and is now visiting some
of his special friends here.
ERsKINE COLLEGE CATALOGUE.
The catalogue OF Erskine College for ls9s-e9,
printed at Charlotte. N. c., is now being cir.
culated. The total number Of students given
Is eighty, while the correct numbe should be
eigbty-eight. We give the names of the eight
students whose names do not appear:
John NJ. Wallace, Zeb II. Mangum,
Robert 81. Brice. John F. Davis,
John /. Brownlee, George M. Collins,
Lawrence n. Moore, Mrs. Minnie ]. Spence.
The omission does injustice to the students
named above, and the college cannot we'll af.
ford TO lose 80 many names from the cata-
logue.
Miss Carrie Koldewey, of Charleston. is Wis
iting her uncle, Mr.. F. II. Gerk, and viii re-
main for some time.