The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-05-03
CHICKASAW'S ECHOE.
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big auditorium next Friday night May 5th.
Ihere are some excellent speakers In the
class and the exhibition promises TO be one OF
the very best. Everybody cordially invited.
Mrs. Woodside, OF Greenville, Mrs. DR.. An.
derson, OF Fairview, Mr.. James Anderson,
wife and child, of Greenville, have been with
the family OF MIR. A. S. Kennedy for several
days.
Mr.. r. S. Galloway has a Jersey COW that
furnishes him with a pound OF butter every
day. besides an abundance OF milk for the
family.
Secretary Wilson was entertained by DIR.
Grier during his stay In Due West. He made
himself exceedingly pleasant and proved To
be man Of extensive information. He made
good talk at the prayer meeting.
Erskines ball team will play Furman at
Greenville Thursday afternoon Of this week
and Woford on Friday. On the 9th OF May
the College Of Charleston team will play Ers.
The teachers and pupils of the Due West
Friday, May 5th.
Dr.: Montague, the president OF Furman
represented the Furman faculty at the Ora.
torical Contest. Profs. Morrison, Clinkscales
and Shiver represented Clemson College.
Profs. Spence and McWharton were present
from the Presbyterian College OF Clinton.
Miss Mamie Robinson, OF Lancaster, is WIS.,
iting her brother who Is student OF Erskine
College.
Miss Sallie Devlin. q sister of Mr.. Jno. A.
Devlin and Mrs. E. P. Kennedy, came to Due
West last Saturday and remained until Tues.
day. Miss Devlin is said 10 be one of the best
farm managers and successful financiers In
the country.
7. Fairman Preston, popular professor in
Chicora College, Greenville. was guest OF
Rev. D. Y. Bonner at the Oratorical Contest.
Mrs. Victoria Lee and her daughter, Miss
Mamie, have been visiting the family Of Prof.
Joseph f. Lee, Miss Lee is one Of the hand.
soonest young ladies who visits this town.
Miss Maud McGinniss, OF Charlotte, is visit.
Ing the Misses Young and the Misses TODD.
We hear OF some new corners for Due West
next fall. Some want to rent, others talk OF
building. There is plenty of room for all
who come ana they will receive cordial
Calvin Armstrong, the sexton of the A. R.
=. Church, was stabbed In the arm by Allen
Weems at the Presbyterian church last Sab
bath. Both colored. The town council will
investigate the matter as soon as Armstrong
Mr.. II. P. McGees family has been Ia Due
West for several days.
The new shades recently hung In the hall
OF me =: M. 9: A.; add much to the beauty
Congressman Stapyarne Wilson, of Spar
tanburg attended the Oratorical Contest Fri.
day night and spent the night with the fam.
iiy Of Mr.. r: G. Brownlee. The family was
Due West always observes Memorial Day.
Usually II is the tenth OF May, but on account
OF the reunion In Charleston at that time, the
e4eEClttb Will De Q6JQ aL LQ6 A. n. T. CHURCH
next Friday. May 5th al four O'Clock. The
speech OF the occasion will be made by Gen.
NJ. L. Bonham, OF Anderson. kecitals will
be given by young ladies and the music will
be furnished by the best talent Of Due West
After the decoration Of the soldiers graves,
Con. Bonham will organize camp OF the
Sons Of Veterans from Due West, Donalds
and the surrounding country.
Mr.. Rem wick Bradley, the assistant princi-
Due West Friday night. Mr.. Bradley has
many friends here who are pleased to know
OF his successful work as teacher and discip.
linarian In the Abbevile school.
Mr.: j. Altheus johnson, OF prominence al
the Washington bar, is spending some days
with Due West relatives and friends. He IL
accompanied by his daughter, Miss Ada.
Dr. Haynie, a successful practitioner of Bel
FdsS ns es ES1s s se Sss
an appointment Two miles out from Due Vest
on the 9Th June.
1.-THE young ladies of the Female College have
donned their spring and summer uniforms
white waists, black skirts, pretty hats. stand
ing collars and small ties. Quite number
OF them wear Euphemian and Philomathean
badges, but we take this 10 be q private ar
rangement and not requireme ent OF the col.
lege.
Mrs. r. R. Moffatt, formerly Miss Laura
Grier, aud now living at Rives, Tenn, will be
In Due West for several weeks.
Pat Henry returned from Cuba last Satur.
being mustered out, went 10 Cuba, and has
been driving for Nebraska regiment.
The committee on the girls dormitory met
here last week 10 locate the building, but
place for it. Some OF the committee wished
10 have 1t built In the pine grove west OF the
boys dormitory, others preferred the east end
of the college building. The location will be
aAed In few days; however; when active
awarded to Mr.. J. C. Williford, Of Green wood,
who ~ q first class contractor. He will per-
sonally superintend the work and give the
college first class job.
Rev. F. Y. Pressy, D. D., will read paper
before the Presby terian council which meets
n Washington, d. G., In September.
Mr.. A. 5; Kennedy has put up several hun
ired panels of plank fence about his premises
turing the past few months and has still fur.
her improved bis Main street residence prop
srty by widening the side walk and putting
up painted picket fence.
Mrs. Lfvy Watson and Livy Watson, Jr., OF
Bradley, and Miss jamie Muse, Of Verdery,
friends.
Mrs. M. E. johnson is preparing to remodel
ler dwelling and will likely remain In Due
w est during the summer.
Rev. NJ. B. Grier will leave this country for
nis Chinese home in June. Mrs. Grier will
'emain with friends In the North for some
months longer.
Miss Florence Cowan, of Arizona, furnishes
weekly news notes for the Presby from
,he Female College, and MIR. Charles NJ. Boyd.
of Tennessee, notes the news from Erskine's
campus.
Mr.. Calvin Reid, Of sardIs. N. c., was one of
he finest looking gentlemen at the contest
asst week.
Marshall Johnston, a thrifty colored man
farming on the plantation Of Mr.. r. &. Brown
lee, ST., died last week from something like
tramp collie. he was sick only few hours.
Johnston was q farmer who always had
something TO sell, a pig or peas or potatoes or
.urnips or something else. He drove pair OF
good mules to double seated buggy and was
respected by the white people of this com mu-
nity.
Mr.. ]. r. Kennedy and wife were amcng the
interested visitors at the oratorical contest.
Prof. D. G. Caldwell has rented house frop
will move into 1t this month.
Dame Rumor says Due West is to have q
double wedding on the sixth of June. Partic.
alars and names will be given later.
Iarline is dated for a picnic on the fourth
Congressman A. c. Latimer and the Rev. B.
3. Riley, ID. D.. Professor Of English In the
State University OF Georgia, at Athens. we're
sntertained at the hosptable home OF MI. 4.
3. Galloway while here to attend the oratori-
cal con test.
Mr. John c. Haddon is one OF the very few
persons who has prospect OF fine crop Of
fruit
Miss Ann Russell has returned to Due West
after protracted and greatly enjoyed visit
with relatives In Brushy Creek, Anderson
county.
baby of Prof. and Mrs. E L. Reid was bap-
lied recently in the A. R. p church, By the
Rev. w. NJ. Grier. D d.
Rev. j. A. Black made an interesting talk at
Lbe 7. NJ. c. A: meeting Saturday night Nr;
Black always has something good 10 say and
says II in an impressive way.
Jess Cowan, an old and we'll known colored
man; died from the effects of a stroke OF pa
ralysis last week. Since 1915, he had been liv-
Ing on the plantation once owned by Prof. j.
?. Kennedy and now part OF The landed pos
session of Mr.. A. s. Kennedy.
UPPER LONG CANE.