The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-16
DUE WEST.
All OF the News in and About the
Classic City.

Classic City.
Due West, Oct. IL. 1901.
Raw. Jno r. Edwards will possibly leave
for Rio Verde, Mexico, this week. He is &C
comp panied by his little son.
Dr. and Mrs. W. r. Haynle OF Belton,
were In Due West last Sabbath.
Presiding Elder Rev. 4. A. Child OF Green
wood, passed through Due West last Satur.
day, in company with Rev. Duncan. on his
way 10 Gilgal, where be held Quarterly Con-
ference.
Miss Edith Dargan is boarding with Miss
Leila Brice in order to be near her work in the
The membtrs of the Knights Of Pythias
Lodge at this place, with few invited
friends, enjoyed an eIegaDt oyster supper al
Mrs Kennedy's hotel Friday night. Your
correspondent had two invitations extended
to him and endeavored 10 cover oysters ac-
cordingly.
Lewis Ellis, a colored man, who farms on
Mr.. ]. C. Tribbles land within the corporate
limits Of Due West. has out eight heavy bales
Of cotton from one horse farm and expects
to gather several more He prepared his
land well and applied the sweat OF his face
freely.
Iieves In the intensive system, which Is the
correct one.
Sam Gordon expects to go to Vaudergrift,
Pa, the last Of October. He will join the Due
West colony at that place and work In the
steel mill.
More good hay has been saved 10 this part
OF the county than was ever known before.
In five years We expect to see Due West ship
ping hay instead OF buying II as has been the
case In years past.
Mr.. James Bell has two fattening hogs that
will weigh four hundred pounds each. They
are the 0. I. c. Which he thinks is the finest
breed OF hogs grown. VINO can beat Due
West on hogs?
pupils enrolled. With Prof. McCuen an prin-
cipal and Miss Edith Darsan and Miss Helen
Grier as assistants, the school IL we'll equip.
ped and much Is expected by the patrons.
Tne teachers will be glad to have the patrons
visit the school and see how the work is be-
ing carried on. ,.,,
study hail with new patent desks. The
young ladies will now be entirely com tort:
able and will be expected to do some hard
studying.
moved into the brennan house last week.
MIR. Mcdaniel is doing the right thing in
coming TO Due West where the best educa-
tional advan,sges may oe secured secured: ,e., o.,,o
residence Of &. y. Nichols, Miss Ida Eliza
Nichols and DR.. Robert Luther Parker. will
be married: Miss Nichols is graduate OF the
Due West Female College. and admired ior
her splendid qualities or mind and heari
DR.. Parker Is "a successful young dentist al
Belton, and is to be congratulated 10 that
he bas won the affection and low OF one &c
well fitted to grace his home.
Mr. James Bell. one OF our most substantial
citizens, has bought plantation In the
neighborhood OF Monterey. MIR. Bell is one
of the best farmers in this neighbornood and
we shall be sorry to see him leave Due West
Monterey will find Mr.. Bell TO be IA pushing
enereetic farmer, and the people in that sec.
tion of the county will have 10 hustle if they
beat him farming:
Dr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Lindsay went TO Charies
Lipdssy was operated on by Dr. Manning
Simmons. who found the appendix oadiy in
vowed and many adhssions; me ,s operation
on He has suffered intensely since the
operation and 70 say the least bis recovery is
doubtful. His condition on Sabbath was :
little more hopeful, bis pulse being oetleF anu
his temperature less.