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THE CITY OF DUE WEST,

One of the Delegates From the. Abbe'
Vile Baptist Church 10 the Abbe'
willie Baptist Association which
Convened at Due West Tells of the
Trip, to the Classic" city ana OF
the Kindness and Hospitality Vi
the People.
On last Thursday the writer made ittie
trip around the world, that Is around a llttle
world. He was at what Is to some people, ine
four corners of the earth nancy Aooe'iiie'
Due West Donalds and Hodges.
He was one of the delegates appointed oy
the Baptist Church here to attend the Aope.
willie Baptist Association which convened d,
the Due West Church, August the 2otn' anu
29th. ,. ,a ~
Mr.. Chas. E. Mckay, who was also one OF
the delegates appointed from TINS cnu[cn'
yery kindly gave the writer seat In MS neat'
new, pretty buggy drawn oy Ru al aoS of The hu.
man race, especially those OF the fema,e ss3,
had great deal of curiosity ana woulu o ssop
for q Jew minutes and gaze luteutIy p'S upJS
anything unusual that mi gnt appear oeso atiod
the road. but when her curiosity was satlsneo
she would drop her ears down ana troC aiThe Tte
as nicely and contentedly as you please w n ne
farms along the road from mere otce2 ~ hv the
writer we're those OF Mr.. u. Z. Dusen perry,
Mr.. Sam Cochran, Mr.. Evans Goroon, wno VIZ
has become tired OF SOLITARY rea EaSnI,o' IN town
at the Glenn Ethel hotel. MIR. CroWther, MI
George Milford, the old Mcllwain place oceu' e
pied by a family of the name OF dawson, =
A. Hagan, who also runs a saw mill ana gin,
merry, The old Rstclif place. the Westnelo
place. MIR. Sam Gordon, Mrs. Mary Gordon
and her two SONS, the old Henry place, known
by the name Of the Buck stand, MI. Jonn
Duncan, well to-do young bachelor, Whom
eny young woman would do we'll TO set her
CAP ior, Mr.. James Green, the father OF our
highly esteemed townsman ana rising yqune m,e
n
and MI. r. W. Haddons, said to be the oldesi
Landmark on the road. All OF these farms
were In thriving condition we'll planted IN
heavily laden with bolls, squares and
blooms, but as far as could be seen from tne
road not a boil Of cotton was open, out II Ins s
sun will just shine warmly Tor lew Gays, n. o.u
famers say will surprise you how last VIII open
out. The cotton has not seemed TO nave SUI
fered as yet from the excessive rains OF Tue
past few weeks put VII suher ,bepgb has se Caught
1t BADLY and q great deal OF IL is moulo!ng
and rottening IN the fields. The corn In the
bottom lands is BADLY blown over ana WASH WASH
ed down. But taking the crops as who're
they are said 10 be In better shape now thah
at this season for many year, 49, A.,
This was the writer's maiden trip 10 Lne
pretty little "clsssic" city OF Due West ana 10
say that he was well pleased with the place
and delighted with the charming soclapleness
and generous hospitality OF the good people
would be expressing II but mildly.
a
some modern up-to- date as we'll as some ro
mantic old "fo-de-war" residences, beautliuI
shade trees and pretty flower gardens' Due
West is hard TO beat. ,,,
tie CITY and what gives II the name OF "clas-
SIC" are the TWO colleges, Ersklne, whlcn - d o
co.educational institution conducted unaeI
the auspices Of the A. Il. +. Churcn, anu
which, besides having the usual college
courses, also has a theological department. at
tached SO that 8 young man can enteI taels
fna
minister of the A. r. p. Church and the Due
West Female College, ana lnsIltute enttotS ocs
for young ladies and also under the auspices
ofthe A. r. P. Church. both OF tnese com11Gs rneS
are handsome buildings with elegant dorml-
tories and magnificent society balls eacn
situated in beautiful campus, esPeGiaiiy car
these things be said Of Erskine. But Wnat
the Due West Female CoLege may e9,isss zoe m mild
ing is much more than made up oy tne grace
and charm of It's pretty occupants ouTins
nine months OF the year. put the ErskiSe ,sef as
there are twenty-five young ladies who have
already engaged rooms in the female oormi
tory for the coming session. Botn OF tue col
leges are first-class institutlons OF ieaIain ie &
they are justly the pride Of Due West ana 90
honor to the A. R. P. denomination OF the
Due West not only has the nick name OF the
classic" city, 6ut also goes py S tne fsct ibas at
least Two thirds ofits citizens are A. n; fs'
Ali those OF Due w est who are not "Seeeo,
ers" are OF the Baptist persuasion ana !,ps ~ Was
that the meetings Of the Abbeville BapIisI AS
ISOLATION were held. The number OF oele-
gates attending the Association were between
fifty and sixty. representing seven. esooio,ion 20
which includes all the Baptist Churcnes OF
Abbeville and Greenwood counties, anu one
in Edgefield County. ex,.,
Just before the morning session was dnlsh-
ed one OF the Due West gentlemen got up IN
the church and said that dinner was on tne
ground, which announcement oronghI loltn
from DR.. Hatcher the command 10 louo
voice, "to put 1t on the table" This joke was
very merrily received by the congregatloa'
and when the services ended all betook tnen
selves to the lot adjoining the churcn ana
there beneath the trees was most eiegaus,
bounti1ul dinner spread upon table sure
enough and not on the ground. EVERYBODY
partook Of the repast. which was served 10
picnic style, and felt unexpressable thanks 70
and bountiful hospitality in providing such
good things TO satisfy the inner man;
Among other pretty things especially notice
able at Due West were the great numoer o
sweet looking, charming young ladies' anu
girls who were to be seen In great numbers
upon the streets and In the church and also
assisted in graciously waiting upon the taoIe
at DINNER The delegates svro6 VINO were @ bRbeyie
were Rev. NJ. w. Gordon, Mr. 6. {. Dusenoer
~, Mr.. c. E. Mckay, Mr.. Il. P. Wham, Jr..
Mr.. VIM Graves. Mrs N; f. ao,iihHGsW,Gipsn Ho,ipas,
worth, Miss Annie Lou Wham and W. IL.
Morse
The meeting OF the Associations closed
Thursday afternoon at O'Clock 10 meet next
time in the Mccormick Baptist Church the
Wednesday after the second SUNDAY IN sep
tember, 1902.
The writer made the return trip home by
hack to Donalds and from thence by rail to
Abbeville via Hodges. AS before stated was
his first visit to Due West as was also some OF
the other delegates from Abbeville. but II
they can help It will not be their last oy
long way. The trip was made doubly pleas
ant TO two of the Abbeville delegates by The
acquaintance and company OF two OF Ninety
SKIS sweetest and prettiest young ladies, Miss
Ettie Moore, who used TO live at Abbeville
and is most pleasantly remembered here by
her innumerable host OF friends, and Miss
Dora Patterson, who has but recently moved
10 Ninety Six from Seneca. The memory OF
the two days spent In Due West will long
Iinger asa most delightful remembrance In
the minds OF all the delegates from all the
the churches TO the Abbeville Baptist Associ-
alton. w. H. NJ.