The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-08-20
DUE WEST.
Re-uuicn OG survivors or Orr's nrki'
meat Essays and Speeches - -
Grand Occasion.

Re-uuicp nj survivors or Orr's hrxi'
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/ Grand Occasion.
Due West. - c.. Aug. ~. lst'
Mrs. f. L. Reid and children went 10 Cnsr'
lotte some days ago. ,,
| Prof. p. l.. Grier and Mas Fannie Wideman
ere at Andarson. where they ar" engnxea s., =,
Rev. o. y. Bonner returned home Monday
afternoon after q mOnths vncntlon spent "
| Monteayle. TENN. Montreal, n. C.' ana Troy
Miss Fannie Stro,her OF Ssluda Ia visiting
Dr. and Mr.. Z. Il CowaD.
Mr.. and Mrs. William J. bryshn are now
keeping house at the Pearson homestead, 1p.
posiie Mr. A. s. Kenncdy's. and appear quite
MI. samuel PressIy. aftsr q weeks stay >;
Gssionla ard Cleveland Springs returned 70
DR. Dr. +. Pressiy 70 with Mrs. Pressly at All
Healing Springs. y. Z.
MIss Amanda Lee and Miss Ella Lee return.
ed home last week after short stay with tne
|! family of Rev. w. q. Cochran. ID. d., at BriH-
HIs. h. II. Grier aud children OF Ora are
spending few days with the family o' fro''
Mr.. and Mrs. Patton Ken uedy are spending
f-~ days with the parents OF MS. Kennedy
Miss Ellen edwards has been conducting q
HOCCTTkLut
Won wish 10 improve the congregational sing
Ipv In your church, get Miss Edwards 10 teach
your singing school and you VIII % agree
ably surprised nt tho result. she 10 thor'
ouyh and suceesaful teacher.
Mr.. ]. E. Tavi0r OF Lancaster was In Due
West over sabbath.
Thursday IL campaign day in Due West.
and = large crowd ~ expected here 10 hcar
the county candidaies give their views on the
various Questions Of the day.
Mr.. r. 81. Liddeil, . successful young mer'
chant from LowudesSiite.. has been IN Due
West for several days and there is every rea'
son 70 believe that bis stay has been pleasant.
Mr. Jno. T. Young and family arrived In
Due West last week. Mr. Young has been
teaching at Oak Rnl. Atn.. for several yenrA
TVo yeara ego he waa married 10 Miss Lizzie
rhsn,a.Icas r,nan 2, Ssns1l ssmin.rv In October. ~
Mr., and Mrs. J. N. Slt'on arrived 10 Due
West Saturday nighI They will be here Tor =
Ms. A. a Kennedy. with his family. 10 Al
Fairview for n few Gays rest aud recreation:
Mr.. 4. D. Rrownleo IN expected In town this
week by his Due West friends.
A large swarm Of county candidates 10 ex'
piss Msss II Nary T Baird and Miss Alice Baird ven,
70 Antrcviile Monday ~ attend tbs campaign
meeting and visit the family OF MI. Il. A.
Haddon for few days.
Rev. J. A. Brown is conducting protracted
meeting St Midway church.
Let the lndies turn out on Thursday anc
hear the ooopty cnDdidates. Ino speecnes
wili be short and some OF tnem sp.Sy. a, y,
ladies have attended the meetings aud Due
West must not be behind ON her campaign
dny. Men, women and children are In Sited.
On Wednesday august is.n. me snrSiyS,s =, SsTs
West Forty .nve members OF the rcgimeni
we're present and one hundred and fifteen Old
soldiers were registered. The exercises were
held In the auditorium OF Erakine college.
m rs ~ nal ho NJ m N.
,horiliea, extended . cordial welcome 10 the
veterans and turned the Iown ovcr TO them.
General Z. 4. Hemphill Of Aboeyille was The
presiding officer, and discharged the duties
sracofuIiy as might have been expected.
CoIouel James Armstrong OF Charleston was
the. orator OF the occasion. His address was
iuii OF VII and humor. entertaining from be.
ginning 10 end. Az hespoke the oaitie.soarred
Veterans lived over once more their export
epccs on the tented field where legs and arms
and eyes we're freely sacrificed for loved ones
st home. TIE audience vas delighted With
pIsassd 10 hear from bin again.
Miss Julia Charles. Q danght OF Mr.. Henry
Charles, brave Con onfederate soldier who dis.
charged faithfully the dutiss OF citizen and
faiher % well IN thosc Of q soldier, read
beautiful and appropriate essay on the causes
mat led 10 the war. The essay was much On.
Joyed By tho entire audience. Mics Charles
10 q handsome young ldy. refined and well
Nj. Helen Gr,e. reci.sd In her inimit.bis
cay, "FurI that Flag"
Col Bayls Cray ton made Iome Interesting
remarks.
The Due West band furnished the music.
the old aoidisrs yniled. the ladies smiled aud
applsuded. aud the occasion was pronounced
by one and all great success.
Six hundred persons partook Of the picnic
dinner that was served In the college dormi.
lory dining hall on account OF tbs threaten.
ing rain. Doe West was glad 20 entertain the
aid soldiers and they expressed themselves ~
highly pleased With their treatment while 10
Due west All nonor 20 tne old soIdIefs wa0
Who must come to see m again. The reun.
Ion at Due West will be long talked Of m one
of the most pleasant occasions In the history
OF the town.