The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
DUE WEST,

New Merchants Getting Ready for
Busipess-GOod Man Suffers Loss
by Fire-Rural Free Delivery For
Surrounding Communtty-PrOs'
perous Farmer.
Due West, Feb. II, 1902
The executive committee of the State Inter.
collegiate Oratoricat Association held meet
Ing here last week and decided TO have the
next contest In the city of Greenwood.
Mr.. Rook, who has been engaged in the
Presbyterian office since the first OF January,
has been Joined by his wife and children
They will go TO housekeeping and become per-
manent residents Of the town.
Mr.. Samuel Agnew has been In Due West
| for the past week.
| Mr.. r. o. McAdams and daughter OF Antre.
Vile have been at Mr.. F. v. Pruits for day
The condition OF Mrs. o. P. Hawthorn does
not improve.
additions to bis dwelling.
Mrs. j. D. Brownlee had fall last week
which alarmed her friends, but she 10 now
geetting along nicely, and 1t Is thought Will
LIT. d T, NJ, Miller are opening up nice
stock of groceries In Due West. They OCCUPY
| the old stand OF Kennedy & Pearson in fro1.
Lees bp,dng The M business RrsdIav ,s IN enarse
Brooks and Johnston have opened up &C.
| lect stock OF dry goods, hardware. groceries
and OF her goods In the MCGEE building. In
connection Herewith, they Will 40 the under
r. G. Brownlee Co. bought good deal OF
cotton at Due West and I,onalds last week.
60 Cd cotton brought eight cents and very
few lots are left Ia this community.
| Mr. A. C. Saxon, who lives on the plantation
of Mr. Press Smith near Donalds, had his
house burned Sabbath afternoon and lost all
bis household goods. Mr. saxon IL hard
help OF his neIghbors and friends. The fire Is
supposed to have originated from detective
stove f1ue.
expecting battle royal In the Court OF mag.
istrate r. II. Armstrong Monday morning.
The case is tangled one and was to be un'
raveled by F.. B. Gary, Esq, and W. P. Greene,
Esq, two prominent attorneys OF the Aooe-
The Semi.Annual Celebration of the Euphe-
milan Literary Society OF Erskine College will
take place Friday night Of this week. A good
debate and some good speeches Will De hearo
by those who attend.
DR.. j. w. Wideman lost q good mule and a
valuable dog Sabbath night. The dog 10 sup
posed to have died from pneumonie ioilowing
distemper. The mule died from Injuries sus-
tained In imprudently attempting to escape
from the stable and lot.
Mr.. Walter Devin, an energetic and thor
us sops ON was
nied by his handsome wife.
Two rural free delivery routes are to be es.
tablished from the Post office at this place at
an early day. This will be q great convent
ence to the people living In the surrounding
country. Applicants will he required to stand
an examination In reading and writing:
There are several persons who have expressed
a willingness to take these positions should
President Roosevelt wish them to serve him
In such capacity.
Miss Ella Marshall, after ten days spent
pleasantly In Due West, left for her home al
Millersburg. KY, Monday morning. Rachel
and Mary Boyce, the two youngest daughters
of Rev. James Boyce, went with her TO see
their grandmother who is critically Ill.
MI. F. v: Prnit is critically III: While M i9
since the day he was wounded he has been q
great sufferer. Having strong constitution,
for many years he led an active life on his
farm. but little by little the diseased limp
has been sappipg his strength. For several
years past he has been in declining health
and for several months or more he has not
been seen upon the streets. SO far as human
the grave for the past ten days. Conscious OF
the approaching end he is perfectly calm and
resigned to the will OF Him who doeth all
things we'll. He has the careful attention
children except one daughter (Mrs. Rush)
who lives In Florida.
Mr.. Joseph N. Nance Ia one Of the most en-
ergetic and hardest working farmers IN Aboe
Vile County. On two horse farm last year,
with an occasional days plowing Of a tenants
mule, he made over thirty-nine thousand
pounds Of seed cotton. Allowing four hun
dred and fifty pounda TO bale, he made
show the figures. We have see some splen.
did sample ears Of corn from his place, his
crop ieIding twenty-five bushels to the acre.
One hundred and ffty bushels OF sweet po-
tatoes were also made from small piece OF
ground. His barns are filled with an enor-
nous quantity OF peavine hay with which to
keep bis stock In nice condition. This farm
was regarded as poor but when Mr.. Nance
bought It, by good judgment and hard work
he Is making It yield bountifully. With a
good wife and happy family OF children Mr..
Nance should be the pappiest man in the
third Congressional district.