The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-11-10
DUE WEST.
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This was crowded out of our last
weeks issue.
Due West, S. c., Nov. 1.-Mr.
Muse, proprietor of the Due West
hotel, visited his old home at Verdery
the past week.
Our fellow-townsman. Capt. G. N.
Nickles, took twenty odd premiums
at the recent State Fair. All Of
Due West is proud of Capt. Niches'
success. We learn that the same
exhibits he had at Columbia will be
made by Capt. Nickles at the County
fair at Abeville this week.
A congregational meeting was held
at the A. R. P. church yesterday
morning after preaching and the
committee recently appointed to soli-
cit funds for the, erection of a new
church building reported that pledges
had lready been made for $18,700
of the $4,000 needed. Several
talks were made and all felt as if the
new building was now certainty.
One speaker said he was now in favor
of raising the amount set for the cost
of the building from $3.50 to $780,
600.
Mrs. Leila P. Todd was taken to
the hospital in Charlotte by her ply
sician, DR.. J. W. Wideman, for treat
ment. DR.. Wideman informs US
that his patient was doing nicely when
he last heard from her.
The Ladies' Missionary Society of
the A. r. P. church met with Mrs. G
G. Parkinson on Friday afternoon
last.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Anderson Of
Fountain Inn, spent several days in
Due West last week.
DR.. R. M. Stevenson and family
hope to move into their new home in
a few days. ...
Drs. Mason and Henry Young, who
have been engaged in hospital work
in Philadelphia, are at their old home
here. DR.. Henry Young intends 60
ing to China as medical missionary
in December.
DR.. w. A. Barnett, assistant veteri-
marian of Clemson College, was in
Due West last week on business.
The young people of the Y. P. G..
u. gave an entertainment in Memori-
al Hall at the Woman's College on
last Monday evening. The enter
tainment was for the purpose Of rails
ing money to purchase books for the
A. r. P. church. Thirty dollars was
taken in at the door.
The entertainment committee of
the A. R. P. church for Synod, an
nounce that over two hundred names
of those who expect to attend the
meeting have already been sent in.
Erskine College Items.
The Philomathean Literary Society
has elected the following members to
represent her at the semi-annual cele-
bration to be held in January: Presi-
dent, Roderick Beard; senior orator,
P. W. Miller; senior debaters, B. M.
Grier and Raymond Caldwell; junior
debaters, R. S. Ellis and Bedford
Hamilton. The sophomore and
freshman declaimers are to be elect
ed later.
We are very glad to see CASTOR
Moffatt out again. Mr.. Moffatt
broke his leg while playing foot ball,
and has had hard time for several
weeks.
The Senior class of the Woman's
College visited the Euphemian Liter
ary Society on Friday evening, Octo-
ber 29. That their visit was appre-
ciated and enjoyed was shown by the
unusual life and enthusiasm which
prevailed throughout the evening.
On the evening of October 80 there
was an entertainment at the Wiley
Home. Nothing in the Students life
is more pleasant and enjoyable than
these entertainments given by the
Wiley Home girls. The crowd was
unusually gay and jolly, drinking to
the dregs this rare cup Of social hap
piness. Delicious punch was served.