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AMELIAN CELEBRATION.
InserestiaE Literary Excrcises-
Youug Ladies' Debate ON Important
Nubiecs-D Doe West News aud Nsirs


Due West, y. C.. March II. lar2.
Mr.. W. T.. Anderson oi the Theological Sem.
inery preached In the A. X. =. church Sab.
bath afternoon.
Rev. James Boyce preached at Turkey
Creek last sabbath for Rev J A. Martin, the
pastor OF the church who ID sick.
Mr.. Mccullough and Mr.. Gambrell or i.an-
ems and Greenviile counties were iu Due
weat last Friday aud attended the celebration
Of the Am. liam Society.
fertiiizers are now being hauled by the farm
ere through this section. The agent NJ Don'
aids says he never saw place where SO IN uch
fertilizers were sold.
Enoch smith, the husiiing saw mill man,
has located his mill on the plantation OF Mrs
Lola Devlin where he iwll saw large quan'
lily OF lumber.
Mrs. DR. Haynie OF Belton is visiting NJ her
father'x. Mr.. ]. T.. Todd.
M2. J. Il. Barton OF Anderson spent day
with friends at this place last week.
MR. l. Ecbols OF Swapping shoals: Ga has
been with her mother, Mrs. J. l.. Todd. for
MT Hicfiin. representing the southern Iy.
ceum Bureau has been Ia Due West Tor a duy
or sso ssoe to
Rev. II. b. Blakely will delivers lecture In
the A. X. p. Church Thursday night OF this
week. March 18th, The lecture IL for the
logical Seminary bot all who attend viii hear
an ontertAi Ing and Instructive LECTURE
The friends OF Crawford CiIukscaies VIII re-:
gret 10 learn that he vas shot by u fellow
took effect In his arm and the other iu his
side. He is reported To be boinx well. Mr.. NJ
B: Ciinkscalse will go To Edged eld Monday
piyht 70 see hia son.
male College Friday night nnder the super
| vision OF Mias Stack. and this Ia n sut len
guarantees that It will be nrst class In every
Miss Mary Galloway. Miss Daisy Brock aud
Miss Ellen Scawright composed the ommit.
lee OF decision at the Amsiian celebration.
Miss M,s! ks.hlssn Jay % W.. the Ghlet Mar.hai
Martin and chief Pearl Mciee were the as
| sistant Marshais. The crowd that attended
the celebration are Indebted to these young
ladies for courtesies shown.
Mr.. Allen McAdams has very fine violin
that he might be induced TO part with fol
| ave hundred dollars. The insirumeul wai
made 10 Cremona. Italy In l6oa by Antoniu,
instru menis. Mr. McAdnms has owned the
violin for my years. having bought II from
Mr. John Louis Donald. II was bought
Donald more than a haif century ago. Send
Mr. X. r. Ciinkscales. Jr., who IL teaching
a pend!sson. speut Friday night In due
The Chicago GIee Club will appear in Du.
| West Saturday night.
| Mr. X. +. Ciinkscales. a prominent farmeI
90 tue SAsbhuhn slue OF AnderROh county
| attended The celebration OF the Ame!iar
society Friday night ana had the pleasure o
| hearing an excellent debate read by hin
daughter Miss Opbeiia Clinkscales.
sabbath afternoon Miss Matte Boyce made
| q report Of her visit to Toronto, Canada to tht
young ladies OF the Female College. Mis-,
Bo' CO met some distinguished n,issionaries
| from Africa, ludia, Japan, and other heather q
| lands.
The exercises In Prof. MeCain's room at the
public school were suspended for two or three
days last week In order To allow him To writ
Ills father In his last u iness. Prof. McCair
bias the ~ mpathy of the people OF this com
| munity In his sore bereavement.
! The fourth annual celebration OF the
| Amellan Literary Society occurred at The
Female College Friday night. The address q
welcome was made by Miss Mary Galloway
and wss Timely and appropriHle. An essay
| BY Miss Bettie Brysnn. on Dame Fashion,
| Thumb. was well received. A reading, "Pnps
and the Boy" by Miss Jennie Wideman VIA
much enjoyed. Miss jamie Kednedy read ,
| vel prepared essay on this subject, Through
ldiniculti-s TO success. Then followed a read
Ing by Miss Dot uTquhari. Lady Geraidinei
COuriship. Considerable interest ceuteTed ~
the debate on the following subject, RE
solved that women has more influence Oh
IciviIizStiOn than man. The affirmative Wal
represrnted by Mi-s Louisa Caldwell anC
Miss UpEslia CiinkscaleK: the negative by
Miss Reua Kennedy and Miss Janie White
sides. Considerable attention had been giver