The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-01-31

News and Personal Notes In and
About the City which is Campact
and Fair.
Dne West q Ian IN ION

Due West, $. c., Jan. 30, 1900.
Mr.. VIII Leath has had thousand cross
ties heWed out and will have another thous.
and sawed. We understand they will be
Miss Alpha MCGEE. daughter OF Mr.. 81. P.
NcGhee. of Greenville, Is spending a few
days In Due West as the guest of Miss Lola
Bell. Miss MCGEE has many friends In Due
West who will always be ready 10 welcome
her return TO her old home.
Mrs. Julia Cowan Ransom returned from q
| visit TO friends 10 Charlotte few days since
and will remain with her parents for some
time.
Mrs. DR.. J. D. Neal and Mrs. z. D. Haddou,
| OF Troy. visited friends In Due West last
week. They preferred 10 travel the dirt road
Nils Allie Prult amp Miss Crayton Robinson
came up from Bradley last Thursday TO see
Mrs. NJ. q. Donnald who has been quite sick.
Miss Rosa McAdams. Miss 0llin McAdams
and M; Robert McAdams, Of Antreville,
snent Friday night with the family OF Mr.. F.
". Prutt and attended the Philomethean
celebration.
Furman Milford. son Of Mr.. q. W. Milford,
Of AntreviIle, spent Friday night with his
friend Roscoe Knox, who was one Of the
speakers at the celebration OF the Philoma.
thean Society.
son county, attended the celebration last
Friday night.
Mr.. Jim Andy McIlwaln and Mr.. John
Bobert McIlwain from the neighborhood OF
Ellis and heard the speeches and debate at the
Philomathean Celebration.
Miss Lillian Erwin, who is the assistant
teacher in the Antreville School. was present
at the Friday night celebration to hear her
Miss jamie Hollipgsworth, Miss Maud Hol.
lingsWorth, Miss Corrie Hollingsworth, Mr..
Thompson Hollinysworth, and Mr.. Grover
happy visits at the Philomathean Celebra-
ton. .tstf.sF -F1 ny
The large crowd in the hall OF the Phioms-
thean Society last Friday night should have
been and no doubt was an inspiration TO the
speakers on the program. There must have
been three hundred persons In the audience.
One OF theFmostepleasan features OF the
Philomatheap Celebration was the delightful
from Anderson, under the leadership OF Mr..
M Miss isoDoass Docia ssfost came home from Mon.
terey to attend the celebration.
Miss JAMIE Young came over from Lat!mers
last Friday to attend the Philomathean Cole.
bration and remained at home for day or
two. = ',sa'S%t93s
Miss jamie sondIey, OF AbbevIlle, is visit.
ing at Mr.: J. @. ,Haddona.
Rev. j. O;Llndsay, d. D., delievered an in.
tensely and instructive address to the stu.
dents OF the Theological seminery last Thurs.
day evening on the Holy Spirit.
A musical club has been organized here
from which good results are expected. Rev.
James Boyoe is the President. DR.. E. Fl. Ed.
WarQ6, MUSICAL Qlr6cUOr. mlbB J6QQl6 Ed
wards, assistant director. Miss Minnie Press,
~. accompanied. Miss Nellie Stack, Secre'
The friends of Mira. M. q. Donnald will be
very much. Her mother. Mrs. Acker, OF Bel.
ton, B no came DOWN some days ago TO nurse
her is now quite sick at the home OF Mr..
Dcnnalds Both are receiving the closest at
inson, and It Is hoped will soon be restored
TO health. TheE families have the sincere
sympathy OF asall their friends. Tuesday
morning ,Mtssp ponnald reported as better. but
3 yDr.J.HsD0nnald, Of Piedmond, has made
three yistts 20 the home OF his brother, Mr..
N, g. D0nnald, within the past ten days and
eqnsusston W,th 1T Ms Dr
f1fs JOseph,B. N. Wright and family have
taken up thier residence In Due west. They
Eoccqpy q cottage near Prof. ]. +. Lees on
MI. MI james @ C G. TriSbls f Il having vi NJ large num-
Der OF stock logs cut and hauled from Trib-
bes addition TO saw mill that will locate on
his lot Mr.. Trlbbie has more nergy to the
square inch Than any man we know and just
The public school In Due West opens next
Monday. The school building 10 being paint
ed. the grounds have been graded, trees being
planted, the trees and sidewalks adjacent
thereto will be put In good condition.
Prof E. l.. Reid has set out quite number
of shade trees In his front yard and also on
the street about his premises. We com mend
his thoughtfulness TO other property owners
In the town. /
Kit Moore went to Atlanta Saturday night
with the intention OF enlisting In the United
States army. He did not 60 out TO Fort Nc
Pherson, but says little fellow In the city
examined him and told him he had heart
trouble and that his eyes we're weak. He was
mighty glad TO hear such report and at once
turned bis face homeward, reaching Able
VILE Sabbath afternoon. He says the rail-
road shops were running full blast In Atlanta
on the Sabbath and that he did not like the
moral tone OF things In the city. He Will
bitch his mule a5a prepare to pitch bsD sn
p'YSS Your r''e Correspondent had pleasant call
from an old friend a few days ago. He will
be seventy nine years old next June. He has
though not at the same spot. AS beverage
he has not tasted liquor since be was eighteen
years old though often tempted by friends In
his younger days. He has raised family OF
six children. three boys and three girls. one
son was lost in the Confederate army and the
the wife of Mr.. ]. H. Green, and is the mothsr
or talented children. Another married Mr..
David Green. Another still married Mr.. Ers-
kline Agnew, who died some years ago. Ee
has long led correct life and reads his Bible
night and morning. Enjoying the confluence
at peace with all the world and hence bis is 9
happy home. We refer 10 Mr.. II. B. Bowie
who lives near Gilgal church.
Mr.. Harvey Pennel of Sunny Slope bought
q fine mule from MIR r. w. Haddon Monday
afternoon. Mr. Haddon has some other STOCK
TO sell.
Below we give the program Of the Semi.An.
nual Celebration Of the Philomalhean Liter
ary Society.