The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-08
DUE WEST.
School Library Turkey Shooting -
Sale of Valuable Property Per.
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ford's store near M,rIln's MIL last Saturday
10 hold an Inquest over negro. The verdict
of tue Jury was that the negro came to bis
death by the accidental discharge OF gun In
scuf1le.
Rev. s. l.. Wilson is still with bis family In
Due West He IL quite uDwell, but his friends
hope he will soon be restored 10 sound health
Mr.. W. F. Wideman brought his daughter
back to the Due West Female College last
Friday. He was accompanied by his little
son.
MIR. John Gambrell was in Due West Fri
day night ON business for the 1rm OF II. NJ
Miss Lizzie Penney has returned to Able.
willie after completing her business engage
ment with K. NJ. Haddon q Co. for the winter
season.
| DIR. J. j. Lindsay has bought the house and
lot on Hayne street recently occupied by the
family. This property was bought al private
sale from Rev. Il, d. Lindsay, OF Pitlsourg'
Pa. and IL valuable property.
Mr.. Rook OF Sparlanburg Is now employed
In the printing office OF the AR Presbyterian.
| II the arrangement IL mutually satisfactory,
MIR. Rook will bring his family to Due West;
Mrs. Maggie Crowther, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. &. Loner spent the Christmas hol-
days with he9 parents. Mrs. Crowther lives
at Greenwood.
| Frank Gerk, Jr.. OF Greenwood, spent part
| OF the holidays In Due West.
The Minutes OF the Associate Reformed
Synod OF the South (the meeting held at Rose :
mark, Tenn. in NUvemuer) have been re-
ceived and distributed at this place, and are
| which they were printed.
This is the week OF prayer. Services will be
held daily at 4 p. M, In the Y. NJ. Z. A. Hall.
The meeting Monday afternoon will be con-
Quoted by the several ministers Of the town.
| Prot. McCuen, with the assistance OF the
teachers and pupils OF the Due West public
school, Is getting up school library. Fity
volumes were received last week and more
money has been raised to buy additional
books. Help out the school by contributing
books or money. No better investment
could be made for the SCHOOLS ana Town than
nice library of books suitable for the chill
dren.
Miss Mamie Patterson passed through town
last week on her way from Anderson 10 MI.
Carmel.
Miss Essle Ellis has had to extend her va
Gallon on account OF her sickness.
The turkey shooting, turkey head pulling
and turkey leg stretching on the last day OF
the Old year. not far from Due West, is said TO
have been great success. We are unable to
give the names OF the winners.
Mr.. Robert Ellis, the youngest son OF MIR.
w. r. Ellis. IL keeping house. all alone, two
miles out on the Martins Mil road. He is Il
worthy young man, and we commend him 10
the tender sympathes OF some good young
woman who would be willing to share the
Joys and sorrows Of lie with him.
The real estate beloning to the lae DR.. ]. o.
Lindsay was sold at public sale at this place
Thursday, January 2ud. The bidding WAS
spirited from the beginning and the property,
upon the whole, brought fair prices. w. b.
Goings was the auctioneer. The land was
sold by the acre, and 10 ten lots: Lot No. l,
eight acres. was bought by G. +. Hngan nj
S3O.75 per acre; No. 2, six acres, bought by DR..
j. H. Bell al S45 50 per acre; No. 3, eight acres.
bought by Mrs. E. p Kennedy at SAG per
acre; No. 4, eight acres, bought by Mr.. sloan
Ellis at $40 per acre; No 5, =. acres bought
ny Rev. Z. Z. Todd at SIS 80 per acre; No. 7,
seven acres. bought by Rev. G. Z. Todd at
$40 50 per acre; No. s, five acres, bought by
bought by Mrs. E. b. Kennedy nj SGS 80 per
acre No. 10, thirty acres, bought by Mr.. j.
W. Bryson at $3.50 per acre. The last lot
named Is about four miles from town.