The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-03-21
ERSKINHS NEW DORMITOR9YI1 I
New Building fokShs AccomrnSdas
ton OF Young Ladies-Due WesI
4 News and Notes.. sSy &c.. : ~ stSiil 4

Due West, SC, Marcb20, 1900.
DR.. .. P. Hawthorn soldStwenty two bales
sp'qn al nine aays sgo
Erskine College last week. He will be pitcher
for Erskine base ball team. rs ~.
Some days ago Dr.J. w. Wideman. assisted
TOR a tumor on Mrs. Thomas Smith. DR..
Carlton and DR.. Hough, were also present.
Mr.. Joseph Nance spent day or two in
Columbia last week looking after bis proper.
Mrs. E. p. Kennedy. OF the Kennedy House,
attended the Smith-Muse wedding at
Verdery last Wednesday. -.
Mr.. Il. G. Brownee went to Anderson last
Friday, and bought fine buggy horse.
The bridge that spans the creek between be-
tween Due West and the home OF MIR. X. W.
Haddon, proves TO be OF great convepince,
and Is highly appreciated by the travelling
washing deeper and deeper for. the past ten
years, and the stream shou Id have been brldg.
ed long ago. In behalf Of an appreciative pub
Tic, we return thanks to Supervisor Lyon ior
petitioned for this bridge, =
lack Caldwell since last fall. has been
travelling for G. G. Green, OF woodbury., N.
j. He Is now In Colorado and making sue.
Mr.. Ira Caldwell, of the Seminary, pre- eached
at Central school house last Sabbath after
noon.
Prof. D. q. Caldwell, Mrs. D. G. Caldwell,
Miss Ellen Sherard. Mr.. j. Broadus Knight,
and Mr.. Phillips, spent Saturday and Sabbath
quite pleasantly at the hOspitable home Of
MIR. and Mrs. A. NJ. Erwin, at Antreville.
a hog last year politely helped himself TO a
side of bacon from Mr.. Jack Elgin's meat
house few days ago.
Mr.. Sloan Ellis and Mr.. Robert Ellis. sue
ham Church, sold cotton At Honea Path last
Friday at 8-S cents. This Is the blghest 7
price that any OF our farmers have obtained
for cotton, 80 far as we have been able To-
IN Miss Maggiel Haddon and Miss Katherine
Jay ,Nhave lately had q pleasant visit with
Miss Corrie Haddon, west of Due West.
Resolved that Washington was 10 greater
general than Robert Z. Lee. The above was
the subject debated at the public school last
Friday afternoon. Earl Clinkseales, Bee
Loner, and Lawrence Brownlee represen ted
the Sfifrmative and Ludin Wrtn. Josie
Mohatt and MarllIa Brooks the Negative.
Mrs. n. IF. Bryson bad pleasnt visit with
her dapghter, Mrs. Livy HNatson' at BradleVs
iRst week
has been offered three hundred dollarss q
month TO play base ball this summer with
the Atlanta league.
a Monday morning We had an opportunity Of Of
that are expected TO attend Erskine College
|inlffle future. The. building is built Of brick
and stands 1n the beautiful grove OF pines
where the vast crowds that attend commence
ment hitch their horses and near the path
leading from the campus toward the resi-
aennS OF NTH. w. Young. In size II Is Al
Ffeaf byt56 feet and the central portion OF the
bnildinx Is three storiesi in height. the re-
ndafnd& two stories. The front piazza Is
abontS seven feet from the ground, Ten leet
wide and seventy-four feet long, The en-
trance is arched overhead and the double
doors SCI back some four feet from the front
Well. sOn the right are the two parlors l5xl5
FEET seach and conn ected by double sliding
doors on the left are the library and office,
same ealsB as the ,parlors and also connected