The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
COLLEGE AND CHURCH.

What the People are Doing at the
Centre Of Learning and the FOnn.
tain of a Correct ReligiOn-YOu
Ladies' Enter Erskine College -
Mexican Visitors Prospect for IL
Prcsbyte Church.
Due West. s. G.. Nov. 19, 1900.
Wheat sowing is now going on In this COM
munty.
The sweet potato crop is said 10 be very fine.
Mrs r M. Haddod and Miss Belle Haddon,
OF Abbeville, were in Due West Monday.
DR.. j. ]. Lindsay is the happiest man in
town. The little girl weighed nine pounds.
Miss Lizzie Miller, of Chester County, en-
makes twelve young ladies now attending
Erskine. Ten of them board in the Wylie
Home and two are residents of the town.
Rev. MIR Oates, who was pastor Of the church
at Potts Station, Arkansas, for many years,
died at his home Wednesday of last week.
He was advanced in years and had been in
feeble health for some time. The day before
he died Rev: Carson was Installed pastor OF
pastor for 80 many years. rather singular
coincident.
Capt. Dave Sharpton, of Sanhuis Potosi
Mexico, was in Due West last week. He Ia
pleasantly remembered in Due West, as a
former student of Erskine College. He Is now
a passenger conductor ON the Mexican
National Railway, and Is pleased with the
people and his work In that country. He
Joined Mrs. Sharptnn here, and with their
little son, went to EdgefieId County to visit
relatives.
1t is said the Presbyterian Church will orga:
nize and build church here at an early day.
Mr. =. r. Henry went to Columbia Monday
morning to take Cy Kennedy. an unfortn,
nate coored man who has been committed
to the asylum tor the insane.
Snap beans and squash for dinner last
Thursday, followed by frost and Ice the next
morning. ,
MIR. Gus Henderson a student In Erskine
College, spent Saturday and Sabbath with
his parents at Verdery. L..
Tuesday night, November Goth. the Casta-
lean Literary Society OF the Due West Female
College, will give an entertain ment In the
OF Erskine College. The play. Sc
lected for the occasion is The Deacon In five
acts 1t is said to be splendid play, and ful
Of interest from beginning to end. The fol-
lowing young ladies will appear upon the
stage, and we feel warranted In saying that
each one will perform her part In such way
rs to win loud and long applause from
the large crowd that Is expected to be present
on the evening named. The young gentle
men named below will also take part in the
play. Some OF them have appeared on such
before. and something rich, rare and
racy, may be expected from them, Walter
Sim pson, Neill Ransom, Walter Belts. James |
Young, Frank kirkpatrick, Walter Dilling,
Music, both vocal and instrumental, will be |
rendered between the acts. For the drst tim |
Miss Watkins, of Ennis, Texas. who has
slarS0 OIL LQS AIC D0p6Tlul6uIO VI suc SOllckO,
will appear in Violin solo. 49, =. --.., 49,.
Admission 25cts. reserved seats 85cts, chill
iren Is cts. Everybody Invited TO come out
md aid the society In worthy UNDERTAKING. |
There will be amusement sufficient for the |
entire crowd. Don't miss the opportunity Of
rour life. - 4, -. -. "
Miss Isabelle Escalente left for her home at
Mexico, Monday morning. She
vent 70 Coum bia. where she expected TO join |
Mrs. n. E Presley. who will accompany her
% her home In the republic, : =. :. ~.
Friday morning last there was black frost
ce and the ground frozen. 1t ts unusual to |
nave the ground frozen when the first frost
comes. .:g - .'... . -
The sacrament OF the Lords Supper will be
celebrated In the A. r. P. Church At this place
iext Sabbath. The preaching on this occas.
on will be>done by Rev. Il, P. Pressly, OF
Troy, Tenn. There will be services Thursday
hight, Friday at 4p. m., Saturday at II a. M,
Ind p. m., and two services on Sabbath with
he communion at the close of the morning
MIR. Pressly Is 8 good preacher. The |
public Is cordially invited to attend all the
At the meeting Of the "A. R.-P. synod arI
Louisville, Ca, last Saturday Rev. g. g.
Parkinson was elected a Professor tn Frs.
zine Theological Seminary Professor Par;
sinson was born and reared in Lincoln Conn.I
y, Tenn. He was educated In Erskine Col.
ege and Erskine Theological Seminary and
or three or four years past has been supply
ng the Mission Church at Little Rock, Ark.
More recently he has been engaged In mission
work at Huntsville, Ala. He Is about thirty
stature, but mentally be is giant, being re- +
,arded one of the ablest men tp the Synod.
1t this time IL is not known here when he'll
will begin work in the Seminary, but we prett
,une 1t will be at an early day. Our con.
are extended TO Mr.. Parkinson 7
Ind to the Seminary rs we'll. sTf.ep.E II
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