The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-07-25
Smiths Dry Goods and Milling
OUR COLLEGE CENTRE.
Due West to Have u Bank-Best Cot.
ton Patch In the COunty-Carnival
NOtes-PersOnals and Other Items.

Due West, July ., 1900.
DR.. $. a. WideInan returned to Leslies Mon
Il Dr. Jesse Il. Bell is spending part of the
summer at Caesars Head, and while there
will be Physician 10 the hotel
Mrs. A. S. Kennedy returned last week
Ga.
The meeting at the Baptist Church closed
last Friday morning. The sermons OF MIR.
Parrot were interesting and edifying.
Miss Fannie Wideman Is visiting Miss Lucy
Wallace at her home at Sardis, n. &. These
young ladies were close and Intimate frien DIS
while In College and will enjoy relating to
each other their experiences since their
Mrs. D. G. Phillips ard children are with
the family of DR.. J. w. Wideman, while DR..
D. q. Phillips is away on trip to Denver,
Colorado.
MIR. Patton Kennedy has twelve acre
patch of cotton that he proposes to show
against any twelve acre patch In the County.
He has four acres that he thinks will make
one and half bales to the acre.
Mr.. Samuel A. Pressly, u prosperous young
broker OF Gastonia, y. c., Is in Due West OH a
visit to his father and mother. He reports
that there are three cotton mills going up In
the town Of his adoption and every tn Ing Is in
flourishing condition.
Mrs. ]. McC. Caldwell, the eldest daughter
of Mrs. A. NJ. Brice, is visiting her mother.
Mrs. Caldwell lives in Chester County, near
the old homestead.
Miss Static Wideman has been chosen
sponsor for Camp Sam McGowan at the State
meeting of Con federate Veterans TO be held
in Greenwood In few days.
Miss JAMIE Young is attending the State
Summer School at Rock Hill. For next ses-
sion she has accepted O position In school
at Oak Hill, Ala, and will teach art and the
primary department In the school Of which
Prof John r. Young is principal.
Rev. ]. A. Martin preached at Bradleys last
Sabbath. He was accompanied by bis daugh-
ter. Miss Eva Martin.
Miss Alma Kennedy Is visiting friends In
the city Of Anderson.
MIR. B. Frank Mauldin, Cashier OF the Bank
Of Anderson, was in Due West again last
Bank of Due West which is expected to have
a capital stock Of twenty thousand dollars.
The other officers have not been selected as
MIR. James Ken n edy, of Yorkville S. c., has
been elected principal OF the preparatory de-
partn ent of Erskine College. Mr.. Kennedy
is q graduate OF Ersklne. He is a young man
Of splendid character and has had considera'
BILE experience in teaching II is hoped that
a good deal OF enthusiasm Will be thrown In
TO this department aud make 1t a success.
Mrs. Ida McClintock and children OF Ora,
came over last week TO visit Mr.. j. A. Devlin
and family. They Will remain for some days.
j. Altheus Johnson, Esq. OF Washington,
d. c., reached Due West Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. johnson has many friends of his boy
ed to see him. He is prominent among TIE
South Carolinians In the Capital Guy and
merits the success he has attained in the pro-
fession OF the law.
Mr.. David H. Shields and wife are spending
part of their vacation in Due West With Prof.
and Mrs. d. q. Caldwell. When we went 10
school with her. just few years ago at the
Female College, she was known as Miss Eliza
Stton. For several years Mrs. SHE lbs nved
in Atlanta, but now she has no fixed abiding
place. Mr.. Shields Is successful salesman
for a manufacturer in the Northwest ana from
time to time is Joined by Mrs. Shielas At
various distributing points.
Miss Jennie Edwards IL spending rev days
at Asbeville, y. c., combining business Win
pleasure.
Mrs. j. 8. Mofrat. OF Chester. with some OF
her children. is visiting her mother, MIS-. W.
NJ. Grier. How pleasant, yet now sau i,,s tmis
visit. Pleasantto associate once more WIN
the mother, but sad to see the vacant chair.
We spent two or three days In Abbevllle
last week attending the Carnival ana Incl
dentally attending 10 some otner business.
We found the people there very kind ana
special obligations by their attentions; Our
interest and sympathy were especlally gu,
listed in the old soldiers as they marchea
from the school building, down MAIN Street
and through the Square. lt was srauu
Fsight. Some with one arm, others WIN one
leg, others with disfgured iaces or nanus'
marched as II fresh from the field OF carnage
All honor to the brave Confederate SOL ldlers
who suffered and fought for cause tnat @ %as
dear to their hearts. There were ABOUT two'
hundred In the line. But the nuueer IL ne
ing rapidly reduced and the ranks OF tne SUI
vIvors SNI be more rapidly talnneu IN atie
nosr futIIfe What are we doing 10 Perpet-
ueta fhair memnrieso We suggest that the
peonle of AbbevilIe County undertake to
rai 90 fwantv a yp hundred dollars with Whlch
tn erect n monument in tho public square mt
AbbeyiIIe and To br dedicated To The tonicd'