The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-05-08
DUE WEST.
School ClOsing-Pretty "eddtnH-
Memorial Day Exercises-LocR'
and Personal.

Due West, May Z, 1901.
Mr.. r. y. Galloway is attending the meeting
of the First Presbytery at Eoenezer church
near Charlotte, this week.
Mrs Cora Sibley, wife OF Rev. Julian ).
Slbley pastor Of the Presbyterian church AZ
Winchester, Va, Is visiting ner iatner, mr.: N n;
the climate In Virginia seems to agree win
decoration of Soldlers's graves at the GENE.
terry In Due West Saturday, May llth, at
Bring the children to the decoration exer-
cises SATURDAY.. May llth, at 4:So p. m.
Mr.. r. X. Mcdaniel has gone 10 his farm In
raurena County for a month.
Mr. Joe Smith went TO Vandergrit, Penn,
last week to remain for an indefinite time.
Mr.. Bricc Mills, son OF Rev 5. NILS was Hs
went from Due West to Abbeville. where he
will have position with the up-to-date gro
Gerry firm OF l.. 7. & T. NJ. Miller.
The Due West public school closes this
week.
The closing exercises OF the public school
will be held on Thursday and Friday nights
OF this week. Thursday night the exercises
will begin at eight o'clock. Friday night the
exercises will begin at an early hour. After
the school exercises have closed on Friday
night, the anniversary address will be deliv.
cred by Hon. George +. Pr nee OF Anderson.
Thursday May 2nd at 2:0 p. M, Miss Bertie
Amanda, second daughter OF DR.. Jno. A,
Robinson, was married to Mr.. George w.
Griffln, foreman of the Greenwood journal,
Greenwood, 8. c. Miss Julia L Robinson,
sister of the bride. played the wedding march
| Rev. A. D. Woodle Of Greenwood, was the
officiating minister. The bride Ia a graduate
OF the Dne West Female College and an &C:
compished and popular young woman, and
we'll fitted by nature and cultivation TO adorn
| the home OF the husband TO whom she has
pledged her lifelong love and devotion. This
marriage was quite surprise TO many friends
woman can keep a secret She is good
friend Of your reporter. but had not given us
the faintest whisper that she was about to
take such step.
the cemetery Saturday. May llth at 4:3O p. m.
TO decorate the Soldiers graves.
The ball game Thursday afternoon between
the South Carolina Co.educational Institute
OF Edgeheld and Erskine resulted IN score
of fourteen to six, in favor OF Erskine.
Saturday morning Furman and Erski Inc
played ball here, with score OF eleven to
! four in favor OF Furman. Erskine did heavy
kine's pitcher, Pope, struck out McTeer In
| nice style to the great oellaht OF tne
Rev. Gilbert Gordon Parkinson. recently
elected Professor In Erskine Theological
Seminary, spent few days here last week
For several months past be has been attend
Ing lectures at Princeton Theological Semi
nary. In addition TO the lectures from mem
| bers OF the faculty he had an opportunity o.
| hearing q number in the endowed lecture
courses, and among these were two by Ex
President Grover Cleveland on the Venezuelan
question. He also bad an opportunity o
bearing some Of the most noted prerchers ol
the day, both vt Princeton and in New York
which he visited several times.
On his way South Prof. Parkinson stopped
over q Sabbath and preached for Rev. M. M
| Ross, pastor of the U. P. Church at Oxford
| In eastern Pennsylvania.
Miss Fannie Wideman, who has been teach
| ing school in Anderson County the past two
years. Is at home for vacation.
| Miss Lula Blackwell Ia at home for sea
son OF rest. She has been teaching for severa
months In Newberry County.
| Next Saturday. May 11th, Memorial day ex
ercises will be held at the Cemetery In this
place. Mr.. Ernest Orr will make the address
on this occasion and we are quite sure IT Will
| be good one. Mr.. Orr ia a young man bu
| 1t Is we'll TO link and interest the present
generation with the one That is fast passing
away. There will also be some recitationt
appropriate to the occasion by members o
Miss Stacks elocution class. The Due Wes
cornet band will discourse sweet music
Flowers will be strewn on the graves OF Con
| federate Soldiers whose remains were buried
/ in the cemetery and other flowers will bt
dedicated to those who we're buried far from
home and those they loved. We owe II TO tht
COME terate Soldiers, both dead and alive, Il
| keep fresh In our memories their heroism anc
self sacrifice. Show your interest in thii
matter by attending these Memorial exercises
The exercises will begin promptly at 4:SO p. m
Saturday. May llth, having been postponed
one day on account of the absence Of many
veterans at the State reunion In Columbis
this week.