The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-09
DUE WEST.
How the Holidays were Spent-Christ.
mas Trees and Santa Claus-Pyth.
inn Ranouet-PerBOnRl Mention.

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mas Trees and Santa CIaus-Pyth.
ian Banquet-PersOnal Mention.
Due West, 8. c., Jan. l, 1901.
| Mr. r & Galloway went to Atlanta last
Friday and returned Saturday afternoon
he went on business for the Presbyterian
Mr.. s. B. Latham OF Spartanburg, has been
in Due West for some days soliciting business
| for the Prudential Life Insurance Company OF
Newark, v. ]. Mr.. Latham is well qualified
| for such line Of work, and has been quite
successful in his efforts here.
| Miss Gertrude Stack OF Salem, Ala, visited
her sister. Miss nellie Stack of the. Due West
at one time attended the Due West Female
College, and is pleasantly remembered by her
many friends.
Ga, with the family OF Rev: s. LMorris,D d.
Rev. o. Y. Bonner spent the holidays Win
his family, at the home OF DR.. j. ID. Neel al
The holidays passed of pleasantly in Due
West and surrounding country. Good humor
and good cheer prevailed everywh ana no
accidents or casualties occurred to disturb the
quiet and good order that prevailed. many
turkeys gracefully surrendered to the inevi-
table. and went far towards furnishing tempt,
| " Christmas dinners. Santa Claus reached
here in time to l the stockings OF sns ltle
every kind and description, and LETT on the
early train, Christmas morning, before the
Of the i1e MIsr Hpes %eEs 1f GPIn
prominent member Of the bar, was In Due
West for a few hours last Friday. He was
cordially greeted here by a large number OF
| friends who are always glad TO meet him, and
who hope that his visits In the future may be
more frequent. Judge Miller showed his In
lterest in Erskine College by attending the
meeting OF the board oftrustees atGreenWooo
A large number OF students from Erskine
and Due West Female College spent the holi-
At the meeting Of the board of trustees OF
| Erskine at Green wood last week, Prof. Juo.
L. Pressly was elected to the chair OF Greek
and German. The election OF Prof. Pressly
is heartily endorsed by the people Of Due
West and no doubt the entire church will as
heartily endorse the action Of the board.
Mr.. James Ross Mccain, who is attending
/ yersity at Macon, Ga, has been in town
MIR. r. c. Brownlee, ST., has moved back to
his old home in the country where he LIVED
before coming to the city.
| MT. Olin Brownlee ia now drumming for q
clothing house in Cleveland. Tenn. he is
/ fond OF the work, and thinks 1t will be good
for his health, and satisfactory to bis purse
| He is q hard worker of pleasant address, and
viii no doubt make a success OF his new bus
Mrs. R.H. Henry recently bought from Capt
]. NJ. Cochran, the old homestead OF Capt. r.
V. Mr.. % Martin, of Hodges, has rented from
Mrs. Henry, the house recently occupied oy
T. NJ Who MT Was az one ame
pupil Of the Female College, and comes to
| Due West to educate his children. His son
will enter Erskine, and the daughter the Due
West Female College; The people OF Due
Mrs. Onie Rogers and family have recently
moved to. Due West for its educational ad
Vile section of the county. and will have sev.
eral children to enter the school and colleges
here. The family occupies acottage built for
her by Rev. G. E Todd, IN the oak grove
/ Mr.. VIM. Bryson has bought an interest IN
the general merchandise business OF Mr.. 3. }
Todd and will become permanent citizen ol
Due West. He has lived In Due West sever
4 al years, and liked the town and people 30
we'll, that he could not make up his mlnd 10
go into business at any place other than Due
The faculty OF Erskine College are busy on
the reports OF the students, for the term
closing, Dec. 31st., and the reports will be
lsent out this week.
MGs Ms " Of n TrGy es Tsna and Will vs'ins
Miss Clodfelter is the assistant TO Mrs. Boice
in the domestic department Of the Due West
The Christmas tree at the public school
; building, Friday evening Dec 2lst. was great.
ly epjoyed by the children. The old folks
were present to see the children enjoy them.
Eppes impersonated Santa Claus and distri6.
uted the gifts taken from the tree.
u Prof. w. B. Mccain and family, spent the
HOLIDAYS at Princeton and Honea Path.
All the young people OF Due west, VINO are
teaching within reasonable distance. came
l home and spent the last Christmas OF the
nineteenth century with the home folks.
The old century was tolled out last night.
and the new century rung In oy all Inc oeiis
in town. >.
| friends for q two weeks visit. Mr.. Todd has
been absent from Due West for seven years,
and Mrs. Lee, for eighteen months.
kept open house Christmas week and their
young gentlemen friends we're quite attep-
tive They went early and stayed late. Straw
rides and persimmon hunts were the order OF
| the day. A masquerade party was one OF the
Interesting features Of the week. Mr.. Horton
Of Erskine disguised himself so completely
| that he was taken for young lady, and won
the prize. Miss Lois Moffatt captured the
Oy Miss NeiIe Kennedy and Mr. Sam Moore
were married in Lincoln County, Tenn,
Thursday OF last week. II was known that
these young people were deVoted 70 @ eacn ,tis oth
be married during the Nineteenth Century.
| Mr.. R. w. Haddon spent part Of Christ.
mas week with relatives:in Greenwood.
Miss Maggie Brown is visiting Mr.. win
Hardness at San Antonio, Texas. She is de.
lighted with this city of si1ty-ive thousand
Iinhabitants. From San Antonio, Texas, she
will 60 to Kaufman, Texas, TO visit Mr.. Cal
Hardness.
The banquet given by the Knights Of Pythias
Friday night OF last week was decided sue.
cese. The banquet was gotten up by Mrs; r.
'lS. Galloway and was served In excellent style
and taste. Visiting Knights were present
tfrom Lowndesville, Abbeville and Donalds,
i and quite number OF guests were present
4 from the town and country. The appetites OF
all were sharpened for the occasion and full
ljustice was done the tables that groaned 80
loud under their heavy load. The guests were
at the tables for two hours. About sixty
plates were served. The more substantial
part OF the supper being followed by del.
icacies OF the most tempting kind. DR.. j. ].
lLindsy was the toastmaster and proved him.
selie an expert. DR.. g. A. Neuffer was called
upon aud responded in an eloquent speech
of the objects and aims Of Pythlanism. He
is we'll posted on the history Of the order, and
! devoted TO Its principles. Other and appro-
Ipriate toasts we're responded to by Prof. F. Y.
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