The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-03
DUE WEST.
Rev. Bruce J. Giffen will be % Mission
ary-Dcath of two Aged Citizens.


Mrs. r. H. Mcdaniel, Of Belfast Tenn. !.
arrived Saturday 10 take in commencement.
She has two daughters In the Female Col
lege.
Little MIss Sarah Addison left Saturday for
visit to her uncle, Mr.. w. P. Wideman at
WidemanS.
Mrs Sadie Wright Is spapdlng a few days
with her sister, Mrs. j. J. Lindsay.
Mr.. Grier Presley. who has been teaching
in the College OF New York, will reach home
this week.
The Public School closes Friday, June s.
There will be no entertainment.
The home ni Mr.. Foster SeawrIsht was de-
stroyed by fire last Monday night. Very few
things we're saved.
Rev. Bruce GiGen will arrive this week
to spend the summer with Mr.. r. s. Gallo
wav. He Is talented young minister OF the
U. P. Church and sometime during the year
he will go out as missionary to Egypt.
Some twenty-eight years ago his mother,
Mrs. Mary Galloway Giffen went out as the
first missionary OF the A. r. P. Church to the
same field.
Mrs. Louis Pressly is expected home from
New FORK this week.
Miss Maggie Bonner, who has spent the
past year In Newberry, will be with friends
in Due West Commencement.
The Due w est Band furnished music at a
picnic at McCords School House last Satur-
Mrs. Mary Miller returned to her home In
MIR. and Mrs. W. T. Cowan went to Green.
Vile to attend the graduation Oftheir daugh-
ter. Miss Lois Cowan, which took place Mon
day
DR.. and Mrs. Henry 'Pressly, OF Birming-
ham, Ala. will arrive this week on visit
to their parents, DR.. and Mrs. w. l.. Pressly.
DR.. Pressly Is one OF the leading physicians
In Birmingham.
Miss Minnie Bowie returned last week
from Easley. where she has been teaching a
successful school. Little Miss Eunice Ellison
came with her to spend few days.
On last Friday night the Philomathean and
Euphemian Societies held the closing meet
Ing of the year. The public was invited and
Miss Louise Brownlee will return from
Converse Tuesday. Her friend, Miss Alma
Walker, of Yorkville will come with her to
spend few days.
Mrs. Wood OF Cincinnati, Ohio. was in
town last week.
On next Monday afternoon, June 8. the
Amelian Literary Society Of the Female
College will have meeting to which all the
Alumnae of the Society are invited.
Miss Elphemia Young, who has been teach
Ing school in Alabama. will reach home Fri.
day.
Monday afternoon Due West received q
much needed rain.
Due Went is again called to mourn the
death OF two Of her Oldest and most promi-
nent citizens, Mr.. Robert Haddon and Mr..
James McGill. Saturday afternoon Mr.. Had
don was found in front of his house In an
unconscious condition. Mr.. Loper sent over
TO the nearest neigh6or, MI: James McGlll,
for assistance and Mr.. McGill was found
lying In bed with his clothes on, dead. BE
was alone at home, the rest OF the family
having gone to picnic. Services were con-
Quoted In the A. 4. P. Church Sabbath after.
nuan at four o'clock by DR.. W. l.. Pressly.
Mr.. Haddon died Sabbath afternoon at six
o'clock and was buried Monday at four. He
was the oldest elder In the A: r.. P. Church
here. These two men were brothers-in-law,
their homes were In calling distance of each
other and were both old soldiers.