The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-09
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DUE WEST NEWS.
a. R. Presbyterian

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| Miss Kathrine Galloway is visiting
Miss Louise Dawson at Vidette, Ga.
| Mr.. C. M. Boyd preached in Clin-
ton on last Sabbath at both morning
and evening service.
Mr.. L. L. Bonner, now with the
Anderson Daily Mail, was visitor
in. Due West last week.
Miss Susie Nance left last Thurs
day to resume her work in the States
vile public schools, Statesville, N. G.
Miss Clara Agnew left on Saturday
for Anderson to take up her school
work for the coming year.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Plaxco spent
few days last week in Augusta, Ga.
with DR.. John .Plaxco.
Mr.. A. S. Kennedy is beginning
textensive repairs and additions to
! his. dwelling on Main Street.
Mr.. D. G. Phillips, Jr., and Mr..
Bbenezer Gettys have arrived in
town.
/ Mr.. J. C. Todd went over to Edge
moor last Saturday, returning on
Monday. Mrs. Todd returned with
him.
Mr.. Howard Agnew, who has been
playing ball with York and Clover
arrived in Due West on Saturday of
last week.
Miss Virginia Edwards left Friday
for Greer where she has has accept
ed a position in the Greer public
school the coming session.
Miss Ethel Jones of Mountville ar
rived in Due West last Saturday.
She comes to take up work in the
Due West public school.
, Prof. E. L. Reid and family re-
turned last week from visit to
friends and relatives in North Caro-
! lima and Virginia.
The public school opened last Mon
day. Erskine and the Woman's Col
lege open on the third Wednesday of
September. This year that date comes
on September 21st. =,
Mr.. schuler of Orangeburg who
married Miss Kate Davis is making
improvements on the Davis home and
will probably move from Orangeburg
to Due West.
Coach Parish of Bristol, Va, is ex-
pected to arrive in Due West We'd
nesday of this week to begin football
practice. All who are interested in.
football have been requested to re-
port by the 10th. Erskine is expect
Ing to put out winning team.
Most of the old team will be on hand
and we are looking to Coach Parish
with the aid of Phillips to show us
some real football.
Rev. R. A Young and family of
Elk Valley, Tenn, passed through
Due West on Tuesday en- route from
White Oak, Ga, to Ora. They are
enjoying their vacation among home
folks at the above mentioned places.
Some of our people are in sorrow
because the beautiful shade trees on
our streets where the State Highway
runs, are being cut to make way for
smoothly gliding automobiles and We
hicles Of traffic. The Highway from
Abbeville strikes main street just at
the corner of the A. R. P. grave yard
coming up the side street by the Wo-
mans College. From that point
on towards Donalds all the shade
trees are biting the dust. In Donalds
the shade trees are being cleaned out
from ca to e." In some places the
Highway runs right by the steps of
houses. Quite a diversity Of opinion
has developed. We suppose people
will like it better when they get used
to it. From Due West to Abbeville, in
a forty foot space, the trees have
been grubbed and are lying by the
wayside. Squads of mules, dump
carts and wagons are to be seen be-
tween Abbeville and Due West and in