The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-06-26
DUE WEST ITEMS.
Social Life In Quiet Time-LOne Fire.
Successful-HappyM Marriase--Pret-
Nv Girls-Mrs. Lindsay Sick.


Due West, June "a. 1901.
Rev. ]. r. Millen left for his home at Rod
mans In Chester County last Wednesday.
Hale Brice is employing his spare moments
At work in the office OF the Associate Reform
Mr.. Jno. L. Boyd is farming during his va
cation.
Alexsnda remained in Due West after com.
DR.. j. l. Mccain Is teaching English at the
State summer school now in session at Con
verse College at Spartainburg.
Friday night, June 14th, the first vacation
Iociable was given at the Female College.
Mrs. W. w. Orr and children lett for Cor
-icana, Texas, Wednesday morning OF last
week.
ma Miss Alice Todd Will be at the summer
school at Spartainburg for a month. They
went over last Wednesday afternoon.
Dr. G., B. Cowan, Mr.. J. Grer Pressly and
Mr.. r. II. MoAdams were in Atlanta last
week on business In connection with their
patent window lock which they are pushing.
Miss Clardy. Of Laurens County, is visiting
her cousin Miss Maud Martin.
Mr.. Moffatt Bradley OF Washington, D; G.,
/ son OF Mr.. w. y. Bradley, VAS In Due West
few days last week. He has been catcher on
the Pelzer ball team for . several Rsd weeks; on,
Miss LavinIa Kennedy lett Due West last
Wednesday for the Pan American Exposition
It Buffalo,FN. Y. They expect TO be absent
tbOut Two weeks.
Mrs. W o. Cochran and children, Of Bristol.
Tenn, are visiting at Prof. J. F. Lees. They
will be here for some time
Miss Hoilingsworth, of Cross Hill, who has
been visiting the Misses Iona, returned 10
uer home last Saturday.
DIR, j. D. Chapman, pastor of the Baptist
church at Anderson will conduct protracied
meeting at the Baptist church In this place 10
July. The meeting will embrace the third
sabbath of the month. DR.. Chapman is said
10 be an unusually good preacher and an IN
teresting series OF sermons m2y be expected
Mlss Josie Clodfelta, who has been mouse, use,
nurse Mrs. A. NJ. BIice during the summer.
She is most excellent nurse and the family
Is fortunate TO secure her services.
cosse MISS aphS APP wSa has completed three Years
course at the Peabody Normal College at
Nashville, Tenn. will teach In the graded
school at Yorkville next session.
Rev. and Mrs. james Boyce spent last week
Al Ihe teachers meeting at Spartan bdrg.
Mrs. NJ. E. Johnson, of Leslte's, Is In due
West for the summer.
Mrs. Matte Neel and Miss Sallie Devlin of
verdery have been Visiting at Mr.. j. A.
PROT and Mra. w. B. McCuen lost their only
,hid u few days before commencement. They
nave the sym pathy OF Due West friends.
Prof. McCuen Will be principal ot tbe Due
West school for another year. Miss Edith
Uargan of Florence will have the intermedi-
,te grades and Miss HELEN Grier the primary
grades.
past six weeks. She IL beiag tenderly nursed
oy her daughters Mrs. M. o. Tennent, OF Au-
,usta, and Mrs. H. G. Fennel, Of Lowndes'
vile.
An hour or Two at the bedside OF his mother
one day during commencement week.
Mr.. E. l. Reid Of Orange, Texas, Is visiting
his sister, Mrs. F. Y. Pressly.
The cottage of James Bradley on upper
Main Street caught fire one day last week and
would have been destroyed had 1t not been
lor Mr.. James G. Tribble who was working
near BY MIR. Tribble proved himself 10 be
veteran fireman. He not only invited the as
.istance of q paSserby. but compelled him 10
come to the rescue and the flames we're soon
extipguished.
der promise to speak at the Camp Sam Nc
Gowan picnic to be given at Due w est by the
people Of Donalds and Due West some time
during the summer. He is one Of the most
popular speakers In the State and Will nave
d large crowd to hear him.
AT twelve O'Clock noon. July, Sd, 1901, at the
Baptist church in Due West, the marriage OF
Miss Viola Poore TO Mr.. j. Alien Caldwell
ed daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. g. Poore and
Mr.. Caldwell is son of Prof d. G. Caldwell
or Erskine College, and is the popular travel
ing salesman OIL. NJ. Green OF Woooo4ry, n;
friends who will be glad to learn OF her early
happy marriage aud who wish Tor the con-
tracing parties the largest measure of nap
plness as they begin the journey OF life.
Among the graduates Of the Due West Fe.
male College In the days of 1866, was Miss LIZ
zie Cowan, daughter OF Mr.. JOhn CoWan VINO
lived one mile from Due West. She was at.
tractive In person and easily maze iriends OF
all with whom she came In contact. MOI
long after her graduation she was married 10
DR.. D. =. Holloway who practiced dentistry
al this place for several years and then NOV
| ed to Americus, Ga. After the death or pr.
Holloway she was married 10 Mr. w. G. Heath
nf Madison Ga. and afterwards they llVed AZ
Clarkston, Ga. for several years. About the
tue first of this year her health began to de-
cline. A few weeks ago surgeon OF All Ia
was consulted and she went to his private
sanitariuffi In the city. Ten days ago an OPP
GRAFTON was performed for what was supposed
TO be a tumor. Incorporation disclosed a
deeply imbedded cancer 0fthe stomach which
was removed under the sklllful hand OF the
surgeon.
Mrs. Heath had but little reserve strength
aud gradually became weaker and weaker
until Thursday morning last when she
died. Her remains we're brought TO Due
West Friday night. Funeral services were
conducted Saturday morning at o.3O AZ Inc
residence of Rev. Z. +. Todd by Dr.. W. j.;
Pressly, and then In the presence or loved
ones and friends the remains were laid away
was covered with flowers sweet and oeautl.
| iul, con tGibuted by those know and loved ihe
deceased. Mrs. Heath was fifty five years ol
age. She was O full sister OF MIR. w. I. COW
| an and Mrs. John Seawright and half sister
| of DR.. G. b. Cowan, Mrs. e. E. Todd ana MT
| Oscar Cowan. To the bereaved husband ano
| afflicted family are rendered the sympathy
OF the people Of this community
| ---- - ~-------