The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-24
THE CLASSIC CITY.
Disappointed I'm the Corn Crop-En.
q tertainment to be Given by the
Young LadiM MSoon-Personals.

Du6 w 6St, .. VI, OcL. 70, lgUU,
Mr.. ]. Grier Presslyyprinoipal of the school
at Mt. Carmel. spent Saturday in Due West.
Mr.. George Collins went to Atlanta last
Mr.. J. R. Ellis and wife spenta day or two
Mr: A. p. Kennedy had an old time corn
shucking last week. -
Miss Alice Todd left Monday morning to be.
gin work In her school at Central in Long
Mr.. Pink Meilwain is disappointed in the
amount Of corn he made this year. He made
only five hundred bushels when he should
have made thousand. SO g.
Mr.. j. o. McLain made only three hundred
bushels OF corn on land from which he should
have gathered six hundred bushels,
The Due West public school will observe
Arbor day on the third Friday in November.
An appropriate program will be carried ont
A new bell will be hung ir the belfry OF the
public school building In few. days. II is
now on the way and is expected any day.
be quite an acquisition to the school. -
Alfred Moore has secured good Job in the
machine shops at Union, 8. c., and will begin
work there ss soon as bis crop is gathered:
meet with success In his new home. ,''.
Miss Ellen Mc1lwain. daughter Of Mr.. Ben
McIiwatn, Is attending the Female College
and is In the Junior class. She boards with
Joe Miller, of Smithville. is assisting Miss
]. E. Morton in the post office for few days.
Mr.. X. e. Galloway and Miss Jennie Edwards
went TO Rock Hill last week To attend the
dedication of the A. r. P. church at that
REV Rev. L. r. Echols, wife and child, of Paint
Lick. KY, are expected In Due West this
week. Mr.. Echols will attend the meeting Of
Synod OF Lewisville, Ga, before returning to
Mr.. Pat Henry went to Greenville last week
Mr. ". A. Todd, who has been living in
Texas for several years. is expected in Due
West in few days. He will likely attend the
meeting Of Synod. We understand that Mr..
Todd Is making such big crop Of cotton that
he will not be able to gather 1t all.
A protracted meeting is now In progress at
Bethlehem, the services being conducted by
the Rev. ]. V. Black. OF Iva. Preaching every
morning at eleven o'clock and at night.
for Mr.. ]. r. Ellis. He Is attentive to his bus.
iness and makes good clerk.
MIR. James Ross Mccain is studying law at
Mercer University, Macon, Ga. He is In every
way qualified for the profession he has entered
and we predict for him a successful career.
Mr.. A. S. Kennedy had calf to fall in an
old we'll last Friday. He was hauled up by q
rope and didn't seem TO regret his xperlence.
Judge A. r. Ellis and Mr.. Enoch Smith are
supplying the Due West market with beef
Butter IL worth twenty cents In this mar.
ket. Eggs fifteen cents dozen and scarce at
that.
III tD6 country around Due w est GOOu
many persons are having chills. Just what
the explanation Is, We do not know. Years
ago chills were not uncommon, but for num-
ber OF years past shaking have been rare.
Mr.. t. r. Blackwell was in Augusta last
week on business.
Mrs. b. p. Neel and Miss Sallie Devlin, of
Verdery, spent Sabbath with Mr.. j. A. Devlin.
The Castalen Literary Society of the Due
West Female College is preparing to give a
public en- ntertainr1ent at an early date. Some.
thing good may he expected from the young
ladies and large crowd will greet the society
representatives when the curtain rises.
Mrs. David Sharpton and son. of Mexico,
are visiting the family of Mr.. j. w. Ellis.
Miss Nellie Kennedy Is teaching school near
Mr.. b. ]. Martins.
Miss Clayton Robinson is teaching the Sun
ny Slope school.
Miss Effle Watson, OF Lebanon. began her
school near DR.. p. B. Carwlle's last Monday
morning.
| The first issue of the Erskinlan was dis.
tributed here last Saturday. 1t is creditabe
college magazine and should have a large sub
scription list.