The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-09
A GOOD TIME.

Duc west Celebrates tho FeuFlh for
tho First Time-Au Ex.Due westsr
Prospering In tho West - Friends
Conisg and G0iuE.
Due West, y. c., July !, 1909.
Miss Luna Tribble 10 at Mount Carmel for o
weeks stay with her aunt. Mrs. William NIL.
Mrs. Mart Floyd and daughter OF spartan.
burg and Mrs. WIN wright o. Columbia arc
Misc Ella Lee has gone TO Bristol. Tenn. 10
spend some time With the family OF DR.. W.O.
Lsns Bonasr SSoS .psn. The s,h Of July With Ms.
aud Mrs. ]. B. Bonner at Pelxer.
Mr.. Il. w. Haddon and Mr.. w. T. Covan
spent ilh OF July st PeIzer and enjoyed the
festivities. They report that about seven
hundred old soldiers were present.
Candidates David Gillian and George S.
Wilson were circulating In and around Due
West Friday and Saturday last.
Mr.. William Snsrard In Anderson County.
Mr.. Ernest Clipkscales has promising
crop OF corn on his Hogskin bottoms.
K. r. church VIII he held ON the third nab
bath OF July. Preaching will begin on the
Thunday night before.
Little Bonner Ellison OF Anderson is spend.
ting the summer with her gradmother. Mrs.
The families OF Prof p. l.. Gr,er. Mr.. \. 3.
Kennedy. Dr. +. Y. Pressly and Prof: J. L..
rss' ssd sdss H!Snss srs soE' 1R REID .ea sS
dren Of Orange. Texas, Rev. y. Y. Bonner and
Master James Bonner were also present 10
lend helping hand.
his brother, Mr.. Andrew Hawthorn, Wash.
ingion. Arkansas, last week. He LEFT Due
West In lsi6, went IN Texas and finally settled
In Arkansas. Mr.. Hawthorn has been In Due
West only one time since he moved sway
forty-six years ago. He writes that he has o
hundred and my acres OF land In cultivation
and o good crop. but needing rain. A. some
convenient season he hopes to visit hls old
Due West had its frat Fourth OF July cele.
bration last Friday. In the afternoon the
stores closed and about three hundred per.
opened With prayer BY DR.. ". l. Pressiy.
Mis- Agnes Grier read the "suppOaed speech
Of John Adams" by Daniel Webater. Rev.
James Boyoe read the Declaration OF Inde.
Rev. j. A. Brown. d. D.. made the address OF
the occasion. II was full OF thought and sen.
%ss ss 10 n Ss
bis speech was worthy OF the man and the
Miss Bessie Boyes read Old Glory In an en-.
entire crowd that was present.
Mr.. Septimus Edwards sang some humorous
songs.
A barrel Of lemonaoe eoaeo interest 10 the
occasion and the day will long DO remember.
ed by the children ss the day when they
drank 10 much Iced lemonade.
Music OF the best kind was given by the
Due West COruet Band.
| sent tho thirteen original States that form cd
the Union. The neld sports were engaged 10,
consistipg OF racea. ball throwing. etc.
enjoyable occasion 70 all who were present.
Missea Lizzie. Gussie. Sudie and Ella Har.
per. Johnnie. Wiiiie and Virginia Addison
| and Ruth Bell are at homo from the Thorn.
we'll Orphanage to spend their summer vaca.
ton.
Prof p. L. Grier Ii canvassing for atudents
for Erskine College He will DO absent from
here about three weeks.
and Lila Morse bon ner, are OK peeled In Due
West today (Tuesday) and will remain for
A musical IL announced TO take place at
O'Clock. Ice cream will be served at the same
place.
a railroad meeting will be held In town
Tuesday afternoon. Capitalists from Augusta
The Sub Jet. Due West has built more rail-:
roads on aper or with wind than any other
| town In these United States. including Porto
Rico and the Philippine Islands and sho Ia
| still In the business nj the same old stand.
Mr. E. NJ. Rncker and w. W. Watkins,
prominent attorneys of the Anderson bar mp.
peared In the Court Of Trial Juatica Ellis an
Tuesday In the preiiTn iuary trial OF Bannistef
| for assault and battery.
A large crowd estimated at twelve hun.
dred attended the picnic at Sunny Slope last
Saturday. Messrx. +. n. Rucker. I. II. Nc.
Csila: George Z. Prince and ID. Wyatt Aiken
Candidates for Congress addressed the
multitude pressing their claims upon the At
tention OF The voters and pledgipg themselves
to faithful service In behalf OF their consti.
tuentR. Mr.. Jpo. q. Lomax made some ex.
plantations In regard 10 his votes al q mem.
ber OF the last legislation. MsJ. Nance ex-
pressed his gratitude 70 the people OF the
County for the two terms given him In the
| for tho State senate. The crowd was good
humored and orderly. everything passing
on pleasantly. Basket dinners In great
abundance were served 70 the entire crowd
and every body went away happy.