The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-04-25
OUR COLLEGE TOWN.
Some Interesting and SprightIy Cos
sin From Due West.

SOme Interesting and SprightIy Cos
sip From Due West.
DIR. Mccain went to Anderson on oueiness
Frank Pearson and Miss Caro- Miller. repre-.
senting Brown, Osborne 4 co OF AnusrsoI' , sol
we're in Due West q day or Two iast week seli-
ing dry goods and II mlaiTgs ,ha Thssoog,caI Seminary
at Columbia. lectured before the theological
students last Thursday night. He gave the
young men much good advice and wholesome
counsel. The lecture was entertaining, IN
structive and strong. DR.. Reed was enter
tained at the home of Rev. {. E. Todd during
his stay in Due West. ,,.
Mrs: Roy Watson and son are Visiting
Dr. Jesse r. Bell. after stay OF Twelve
months at the city hospital In Charleston, re-
turned home last Saturday. His experience
In hospital practice Will no DOUBT oe OF great
value to him in his future practice OF Inedl-
cine.
WORK FINISHED.
Miss Lula Blackwell. Miss Lula MCGEE,
Miss Nellie Nickels and Miss Statia Wlueman
spring season and returned to the homes.
Little Miss Ruth Robinson gave about forty
of her school mates an egg hunt on SATURDAY
Mr. Sistrunk moved his family to Due West
a few DAYS ago. They will engage In the mil.
linery business and from time 70 time VIII
make additions in other lines to their STOCK
Mrs. Siatrunk will also take In sewing. 80,
Rev. D. G. Phillips and family were with
friends here last week for few days.
PAINTED COWS.
A few weeks ago Mr.. ]. A. Devlin lost fine
calf that had found late supper In q pa1nl
keg. A few days ago Mr. NJ. G. Donnald was
on a ladder painting his house when his fine
Essex SOW knocked over a keg OF paint and
made her dinner of white lead before he
could reach her. She died in great agony
Last week Rev. o. Y. Bonner had fine Jer.
sey calf to die after great suffering. II Is
thought to have found its early morning
meal in paint keg.
Mr.. W. 6. Haddon who is giving attention
fipe fE s'fSs Essex sstS and Berkshire pigs.
Mr.. James Bell has sold one hundred and
| forty pounds Of fine butter since the first o
January. He milks one good COW and two
.'strippers."
The regular monthly meeting of the Due
West Foreign Missionary Society was held a. in
| the A. R. P. church last Thpsday night Inc
priate address and the routine business was
Mr. r. G. Brownlee Jr has been appointed
auditor fSr the Mills Manufaoturing %. ~
Greenville, 8. O. He went to Greenvtlle Mon
day morning to attend to the duties pertain
| ing to that office.
Mr.. B. j. Martin and Mr.. Paul Ayers Press
csnsus for Due W est township. They begin
their work on the first day Of june
Mrs. Dorcas Strange returned from the Con
seryatory Of Music, Boston. last week. a
Northern climate seems to agree with her al
she looks we'll. ~.
| PUBLIC SCHOOL. ~.
The Due West public school will close the
latter part OF May. There will be some inter
esting exercises by the children ana poss,oly y
Miss Mary Pressly visited Prof. and Mrs. J
G. Pressly Saturday and Sabbath last. Hel
mother, Mrs. Lois Pressly, took her place In
| the school room last Monday.
| EXHIBITION OF HORSE SENSE.
Edward John Mccain attended the CLOSING
exercises OF school near Honea Path las
Friday night. On the return trip his hors'
turned off at Mr.. J. E. Todd's and would no
| Abbeville road. n,
Below we give the speakers at the oratori
cal contest held at Greenwood last Frida!
New6erry College-Mr. Derrick. declama
Presbyterian College, Clinton, Mr. Ligon
defamation. IS 8; thought. 70; average, 1873.
,lon, Q ntsn ST.; thought, SIS; average, SIS.
Wofford Coliedge.M Mr.. Kooge. declama
tion. S3l; thought, 80 9; average, S9.7.,
Clemson College Mr.. Hill, defamation
Erskine College--Mr. Boyd, defamation
$50; thought, S7.6; average, s6.5.
| ELocUTIoN. '.-
The elocution recital given at the Femal
epioygabIe eOitsgs I entersainment % large crowd va
present to hear what was to be heard and y
see what was to be seen.
reception was held at the college, doriml
Sase Sas 'Ss Saii victory, and MIR. 6. n. sryd. Wh
| represented the college In the intercollegiate
oratorical contest, and won the gold media
as best orator in the colleges OF the Stats
Several Of the professors and students MAD
The grip has had Due West in its grasp 70
the past two weeks. ." ,'....s
| FOR SELLING LIQUOR, ,....
Will Sullivan was arrested here this morn
| ing by the town marshal for selling liquor
| He was promptly tried by the town council
convicted and paid 500 or 80 days In the chai
gang.
Whitman, Of Sunny Slope. are to be marrie
| at the residence Of Mrs. J. n. Simpson today
Miss Simpson is handson young lady, ant
Mr.. Whitman was gallang soldier OF tn
second regiment. Capt: ]. L. Perrins' CON
pany, in the campaign in Cuba. The happ,
young couple begin life with the good wlshe
OF large circle offriends.
! Samuel w. Davis and w. B. Golngs ar
\ painting Prof. Liss' house. ~
IL PRETTY LADIES.
\ Miss Eva Kirby and Miss Lula Powers, twt
/ handsome young ladies from Abbeville, spen
lanlght with MissLola Bell last week and al
tended the entertainment at the Female Co
lege.
Rev. W. B. Wharton, of the Methods
church will preach at the Baptist church lex
Sunday afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
Rev. w. D. Mooner, pastor OF the church q
Little River, preached in the Baptist churcl
l Sunday aftern OOn to good congregation
His sermon was very much enjoyed. A
night he preached for the colored Baptists a
| st. Mary's. ........ . f
Judge A. r. Ellis represented the knight
of Honor at this place at. the meeting of tn
grand lodge In Columbia last week. He Wis
| tied his brother Memminger in Richlant
county while away from home. He does no
regard the sand hills OF the State very IN
Viting field for settlement.
| One hundred and twenty-five boys, girls
men and women went to Greenwood las
Friday to see the base ball game between
Erskine and Clemson, and 70 attend tn