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"T " ' ' ' The Press and Banner I WW. 4k W. R. BRADLEY. Editor* ABBEVILLE, 8. C. ^Published every Wednesday at |2 a j*ar In arivann*. Wednesday, Hay 4,1910. Pretty Editor of Medium Marries. Most of those who witnessed the marriage ceremony of Miss Grace Hemphill and Mr. D. A. Rogers which was solemnized in the A. R. P. Church, on last Thursday evening, April the 28th, say that it was one of the prettiest and most impressive weddings ever held in the city. Were we to write all the eulogies of that service we would fill a book. In point of interest it has been surpassed by few such ceremonies. The A. R. P. Church was graced and garlanded with the prettiest flowers until it looked like a fairy garden of the storied past. Festoons and vignettes and wreathes of beautiful evergreens and lovely flowers were in the greatest pro iusion ana yet in most pieasing oraer. The choir loft was separated from the body of the church by a hedge of cedar and flowers. Opposite the choir loft a similar space was similarly hedged in for the convenience of members of the family and for the pianist and singers. Before the arrival of the bridal couple the church was packed. Scores were un-' able to get seats and numbers could not get inside the church. Anticipating the coming of the bride and groom Miss Fannie Stark sang in her best expression the song, "0 Thou Art Like a Flower," charming the audience with the most pleasing melody known?a cultured voioe. At the approach of the bridal couple, Hiss Lorena Beacham, the church organist, played that grand old wedding march which has kept time to the tying up of ao many of us?old but ever new. > , .. The first attendants to enter the church were Messrs Gotlob Neuffer and Robert Coleman, nephews of the bride. These i - young men looked so splc and span that, ! not knowing, one would have thought that i . ' ther were about to become grooms them- i , "r' selves. After them were Messrs Wilson Johnson and Herman Benton, both of i whom will nrnhnhlv nlnv flrct AHHIa at. a similar service soon. i Next were Misses Hannah and Carrie I ,J-\ Cochran beautifully gowned and beautiful i In their gowns, followed by Miss Minnie < Greene and Miss Sharp, both adorned by i ' > nature and art to such a degree as to remind us of the fairy princesses of our boyhood lore. i :rt - -Then came two "sure-enough" fairies in i y the persons of Mary Greene and Florence < Neuffer unmindful of the rythm of the < music, but bubbling over with true fairy ? Spirit they came tripping in with smiles and gay abandon. Next came a most staid little Miss who was prettier than the flowers she carried and sweeter than their escence in her maidenly bearing?Eugenia Coleman. ;She missed not a beat of the wedding march but each little foot marked the time with a master stroke. The Dame of Honor, sister to the bride, Mrs, Gertrude Sign followed, and led the way for the groom who entered with his "beet man," Mr. Clyde Morgan. . The last to" enter was the bride, who ' never looked lovelier, on the arm of her her- - toother, Mr. James Hemphill. The bride was resplendent in the sheen and shimmer of silks and flowers and glory, and all , j there lacked -of the Homeric goddess was i the lambent flame and the effulgent | aureola, which wag more than balanced by , personal charms. Beautiful white peonies , she carried and with such grace that we expect peonies to take the place of brides "...Groses hereafter. < Eev. E. B. Kennedy, pastor of the bride, , perforated the ceremony, using the ring, < which was emblematical and impressive, j and new for A. R. Fs. j After the ceremony the family gathered at the home of Mrs. R. R. Hemphill where j the wedding feast was held. Thus a manly young man and a woman- j ly young woman have plighted their troth, ] and as they launch their matrimonial ship j we here and now break a glass thereon in | its christening with best wishes and ( hearty congratulations, hoping that the j storms will be short, that the shoals will j be absent, and that eternal sunshine will j follow their hallowed craft through the j voyage of life. Conet Tales and High Bread. . There was once a writer in the time of Queen Elizabeth, y'clept Leonard Digges, who did dig most asiduously into things | astronomical and eke who was a seer of renown. He did in the year 1576 in ye towne of London write a most wonderful work entitled "Prognostication Enverlastinge." In it this wonderfully wise man says: ' 'Comltes signifle corruption of the ayre. They are signes of earthquakes, of warres, of chAncvlnir nf bvncrrtmnps trrpatA H dearthe of come, yea, a common death of Wm mac and beast." Kg First "cometes sign! fie corruption of the B ayre." Greenwood and Anderson are unKgl certain yet what the trouble is with their mm atmosphere. It has even affected "moonH shine" in Greenville, and in Charleston the water has been so "cometized" that |H nobody dares drink it. Kgl . Second, "they are signes of earthquakes, (evidently the writer meant cyclones, for , did not a cyclone hit the U. S. Senate only fin last we?k and square in the face?) "Of gj warres and of changying kyngdoms," and what could be truer? The Democrats are going to win out in the next fight "as sure $9 as grass grows round the stump." The next terror that this Elizabethian quill pusher flabbergasts us with is a "Greate dearthe of corne!" Holy smoke! H Now who will raise any objection to the |H laughing gas theory? A "Greate dearthe |W of corne!" and corn already out of sight, up a tree, on a limb, in a hole! Wonder if ha, meant to include fat backs in his tariff? this wise seer, Digges, knew that it would not do to leave us in such misery sH so he kills the whole "shootin' match" I?"yea, a common death to man and beast, he says will be the result, so, watch the comet! Odd Fellows Meet. On Thursday night May 5, the Odd Fellows of Abbeville will entertain the De_ grree team from Elberton, Ga,, all the Odd Fellows of the city will take |notice? and come out. There Is work to be done and your presence is ninaiy bohciwju. ; J. C. Cox, Sec. What Abbeville Has Not. Abbeville has not a law forbidding under 18 years of age to frequent rooms. We Itelieve In freedom here, sufh laws for us. If a boy is easily astray just let him go, who cares? will not bind ourselves down with ; tanical rules oil account of such seiitin The state is not rosiiousiblc for tho what has the town to do with res children? Let the fathers and mot take care of that. If a boy learns ho1 smoke cigarettes in the pool room 1 difference does it make to the town? ought to be home at work or at study, is no affair of the town, let his mai look after him. If the boy loses his politeness gentlemanly instincts in the peccam mosphere of the pool room who cares is his business, not the town's. "Who heard tell of an evil thought being exp ed over the pious expanse of a pool l anyhow? These fellows who make laws and talk such rot about pool ti and pool rooms being unhealthy for morals of the average young Amei are Pharisees and Puritans. They never enjoyed life themselves and in sequence they do not wish anyone els do so. Who, pray, cares about the time wo -1 1 +;m at puui uiuitro; it uy uvu ??u.?to uuj there as anywhere else? If the boy lc other duties undone in order to satisf; desire for this pleasure what business of the municipality, it is no guardian god-father. Oh, you think some parents woul glad that such a law were enacted in c to help them in safeguarding their I well don't you think that would b< knowledging a great weakness on 1 part? No, this municipality does not the Sah-ation army drum and cymbals are no purists. As to a boy learning how to dim swear or tulk the untalkable in such ha who believes it. If a boy is bad he is If he is good he is good, and environi has nothing to do with the matter, your sun-shine-color-in-the-flower stor the birds, who credits it? What do you think of a man, too, would not employ a pool room hal 'imply because he was afraid of the t habits? Doesn't it occur to you that i an one is a copper rivited, brass 1 steel re-inforced old fogey? You lads of Anderson and Spartan! and Greenville and ether places where municipality has girded itself with apron string?come to Abbeville, lads that are not allowed to spend ; time on the streets when deserted axcept the night watchman and the 1 eome to Abbeville. If you glory in making debts for ; parents to pay, here is your chance, is your chance, here opportunity sfc ever ready for you. There is not a < :>f Quaker blood in our veins. You jome and go as you please here anc 3ne will say you nay. You may si your time with the cue, even into the hours of the morning and every nigh the year if you like. The municipi will not gainsay you. As long as you walk straight you are your own man 1 ay sunshine, moonshine, or star light alack night. We are yours for elbow r ind swing and scope and latitude and lependence and immunity, and ag? ;hrall and tutelage and subjection and ipron string and the yoke. Infair to South Carolina's Delegal (Contributed.) Zach McGhees articles written f Washington are always readable, and 1 are generally fair. In an article app ing in The State of last Tuesday, how< he was unfair to representatives in 1 ?ress generally, and especially so to t; 5f his own State. Amongst other things he asserted "no State sends its best man to Cong :>r ever did." This is a sweeping assen ind for one as well informed as Mr. 3hee is, and for one as free as we thinl s of any kind of animus, it is hari 'athom. A little rellection recalls the nam( Reagan, Mills Culberson and Paile rexas; Brickuiridges from Arkansas Kentucky; Blackburn and Carlisle f Kentucky; Morgan, Pettus, Pugh Herbert from Alabama; Harris, Bate, 1 or and Carmack from Tennessee; Stephens, Gordon, Colquitt and C rom Georgia; Ransom, Vance, Hin Daniel and Tucker from Virginia; 3ampton, Butler, the two Tillmans, 0'< lor Dibble, Hemphill, Perry, D. W; 5c, 10c SATL A strictly 5 i-l- - J jy i me store iormerj will be some sur We are mem Stores and get tl Come in an See window Store will o 5c, 10c . / A ikon, Cothran and Geo. Johnston from South Carolina. boys jthese men do not compare favorably with ;the very best in their respective , states, then the best men area type that it has never been our pleasure to know. ^ p They certainly compare favorably with t he l,un* best men who are sent to Congress from ,('"k the Western States, in whom Mr. Mc(5ee boy. seinijs have found such superior ability. Ln"? Coming home to our present delegation .hers ju Congress, it may be said truthfully, that there are fewer colonels and judges what jn ti,e j0t than ever haled from a state, ',e but the statu is the gainer fur that fact. that These men are all young and were chosen mnni ijecause uf their merit, and for no other reason, and they are making reputations . an(l by strict attention to the interests ?f their, j \ nt" constituents and t.he State. ' ^ Through the Record we have followed | ,ever their courses in Congress pretty closely. ' ress- jn point of ability as well as of constant' j table an,i faithful service, we do not believe that ( such even jjr> MoGhee could select more repre ibles sentative men from this State. the Sometimes we are at fault ourselves in :ican jut]gjng the faults of others. have As a matter fact, who is better capable . con- of judging of the ability of representatives ( ;e to than the people themselves. Is Sir. Mc- . Ghee's judgment to be set up against the j istcd combined wisdom and patriotism of the e State. 1 aves Could it possibly be that Mr. McGhee has j y some ulterior motive in thus giving our is it representatives a stab. "Say not thou, \ i, no What is the cause that the former days ' were better than these? for thou dost not ' J be enquire wisely concerning this?" , irder To say the least of it, Mr. McGhee's arti- i x>ys, cle was uncharitable if not wholly untrue. 1 i ,ac- m iheir ( i a n> D>u?a llnAlinAo In Arront ftall tn UL'UL VI* DUJUC vcvilliwa iv nvvvpi ?? .? Women's College k or Dr. T. G. Boyce who lias been called to , unts the College for .Women of Due West debad. clines to accept. Dr. Boyce is a good man 1 nent and a splendid preacher, and by way of Tell example and precept would make a most y to suitable president for the institution. As 1 to 'his (experience in teaching we know who little. No doubt, however, he has had jitue some training along this line, else the joy's Board of Trustees would not have offered such to entrust to his care the future of the ined College for women. i If the Synod has an important pulpit burg to fill it does not select a teacher for that the position, when it has an important chair the to lillft should, not select a preacher fir 1 You ^e position unless he has had the neccsyour sary training. ; all The future of the Due-West College for jats, Women depends largely on who will be at the helm, and the Board should l)e most your careful in the selection of a man to pla-je here there. It would be infinitely better tint mds the institution go without a president for irop a short while rather than that the Board ] raay make a mistake in selecting one. j no In order that the institution maykeep lt8 , jend ranli among similar colleges it is necessary wee to have at the helm a wide-awake teacher ! t in and educator, a man who is familiar with ' xlity the details of such .work, for other in- i can stitutions that are reaching the proper d j- < iere> gree of success have such men and w<> , or men at the helm, oom - ?? ' in" Comet Fact?. unst i I the This morning Halley's is 54 million i miles from Abbeville. 1* 11 Kn Kfinrhnof nfJov Afnf 1fit.li Some preachers of the middle aces extion plained the phenomena of comets by saying thut they were composed of Bins cf 'rom inol^a^s' which, ascending to the sky, and ,, so coming to the notice of the Almighty tear- areset?n lire by his wrath. Just imagine what a spectacle the "Daily Mail'' alone Con" wouldn?ake! hose Tails of comets sometimes grow several million miles a day. that Comets have been seen which \ad six tails. TCSS . Comets which travel less than 26 miles ' per second return at stated periods, those traveling at a greater rate never return. j 6 The tail of the comet of 1S82 was over 100,000,000 miles long, a distance greater . than from tho earth to the sun. ;S ?, 30 comets are known to visit the earth y or and re*?u'ar iHtervals, of 3 years, 4 months and up. The total number of distinct and sepa.? r rate comets which have been so far ot" served amount to 800. 1 The spectroscope has shown that Halleys . is composed, in part, of very poisonous and gasesCollision betweeen the eai'th and comets yatt *s ^ie Pa'es ?* possibility. and Zo< FR D AY, F, ^ ^ ^ ^ J O t O >u, iuu fctnu cuu k^iburc y occupied by H. P. prising values offered .bers of The Southern ie benefit of 100 store d look us over display on Thursday, pen at 9 o'clock Saturi ! and 25c I EAST END. I What "M" Sees and Hears on Ms, J Rounds About the City and Along \ Route No. 3. Ahlmvilliv S. (!. Mav l. 1!I10. I On Inst Saturday afternoon Miss Faniiiu Dul'rc entertained i|iiiLo a. number of her * little gill friends at her birthday party. During the afternoon delightful refreshments were served and everyone spent a most delightful time, and as they left all wished many Imppv returns . for their charming little hostess and friend. Miss K?ite Marshall was called to Washington, D. C., last week by telegram announcing the extreme illness of her aunt, Mi.-'s Eliza Calhoun. Many friends learn :>f her illness with sorrow and hope she rnav yet recover. Mrs. Mason DuPre and baby were expected in the city yesterday and will be Hie guests of relatives during their stay. ....... Dr. Hay ford Power is spending a while ?:* in the city with friends and relatives, all ; >f whom give Jiim a hearty welcome. Dr. 0i Power is a student at Charleston Medical * [College and holds a high stand in his jlasses.i I HEMPHILL?ROGERS. ^ On last Thursday evening, April 28th, "JT 11)10, at a o'clock, the marriage ceremony , :>f Miss Grace Hemphill and Mr. David '' A Arthur Rogers was solemnized in the As- . sociatc Reformed Presbyterian church of this city, Rev. Kennedy, pastor, ofllciating. The church was most artistically and beautifully decorated in evergreens and followers and was filled to overllowing to \% witness the union of these two happy hearts. Immediately after the marriage ** the bridal party anil relatives of the eon- : tracting parties enjoyed an elegant reception at the home of the bride. The bride jj?;s never looked more lovely than on this oc- , casion, as she stood before the altar gown- % ed in a lovely -white satin, carrying a show- | er bouquet of white peonies. The brides- 3 maids looked lovely in their costumes of j! white and green satin. Of course the | groom and his groomsmen all looked p handsome (as they always do). The little % flower girls were as beautiful as fairies | just from fairyland. { Miss Lorena Beacham presided at the ;i organ and rendered with a masterly touch | that grand old wedding march Mendels- : sohn in all its sweetness and beauty. The bride was the recipient of a large number of beautiful and costly presents, testimonials of her popularity as well as 1 showing the high esteem in which she is jj held by hosts of friends in this community. $ Mr. and"-Mrs. Rogers are now roahiing : llH-ough the Land of Flowers as happy as ' happy can be, and will soon be at home to their many friends in Abbeville. This happy young couple begin their wedded life under most flattering circumstances and have the congratulations and best wishes of hosts of friends. Mrs. John A. Harris with Mrs. James A. Hill and Miss Fannie Richie will leave this week to attend the musical festival in Atlanta. Mr. Gaines Hammond spent last Sunday in the city with his home people. Mr. .John Tolhert spent last Saturday night and Sunday at Ills country home. Mr. Will Penney, the faithful carrier on * route 4, spout last Sunday with his home A people at Sharon. NEWS ALONG ROUTE 3. Mi3s Claudia Ashley, of Abbeville, is the pretty guest this week of her cousin, Miss A.llie Evans. Mrs. A. W. McNeill, of Honea Path, is pisiting relatives on route 3. Mr. E. P. McNeill, one of Sharon's hustling young farmers, was in the city last Monday. The grain crop looks badly from the dry spell, and unless rain falls soon it will be 2ut olT considerably. Miss Sallie Wilson with her brother, Mr. L\ E. Wilson, spent last Monday in town. "1 After several weeks illness Mr. W. C. Mc- g SToill was in the city Salesday. His friends I tvere glad to see him out again. | Miss Eobena Gilliam, of Watts, is spend- J ng a while with her aunt, Mrs. James Giliam and family. ? DEATH OF MISS LUCTNDA RAITET. Oil Tuesday evening, April 2Gth, about 10 /clock Miss Lucinda Ramey breathed her ast at the home of her sister, Mre. S. M. kVardlaw. The deceased was a most estimable wonan. quiet and gentle in manner and exlibitea unparallelled patience during all ler extreme illness and suffering. She was a consistent member of the Methodist church of Sharon, and lived as she died, showing the great power of the Jhristian religion to sustain and comfort ler in all the troubles and trials of life, md even when the last enemy death came ;he was not disturbed but had the power x> conquer this her last enemy. She was largely connected and had many !riends all over Abbeville county. Her funeral services were conducted by Rev. Geo. Gary-Lee Wednesday afternoon it 4 o'clock at Sharon church in the presince of a large and sympathizing congregation, after which her remains were inferred in the cemetery near by, where she sleeps with loved ones gone before. Her last resting place was made beauti'nl liv lnvolv ttnr.nl trihiitfifi nlanfifl nnon ;he newly made grave by gentle and lovng hands. Two sisters and two brothers with many elatives survive her, all of whom have the iincere sympathy of many friends. Wanted. ? I want to buy forty shares Farmers Bank stock. ltobt. S. Link. ' Store.; If 4 li 'lay 7 th I; i will be opened in Mcllwain. There ~ for 10c. Association of 10c ] buying. 9 Btr May the 5th. up day morning. th: ve 1 Ud 8tl STORE. 3 cou Mil Greatest Cloti WE'VE EVER PI SCHLOSS BROS.* CO. Fine Clothe* Maker* IL-i.as.o -r.J Now York ,11 we want is for you to you'll agree with us in sa^ values in the world a PAPICRP & THE BEST MHO CO at $4.75 We have 5 cars of the best "Jellico Block" C that must be delivered between May 20th i June 20th. In order to do this we offer t lot of Coal CASH ON DELIVERY ONLY $4.75 per Ton This is certainly the LOWEST PRICE you ^ have on good Coal for the next 12 months, buy now. We will take your orders as fasl you bring them in. This is a strictly CA off; r; will charge at $4 if not paid as delive fe are ready to make prices on June August, September, October am November at good prices. Amos B, Morse ( Hen lice, chicken lice, and mites, cost the poultryman more Ijg noney than all tho othor items of poultry expense combined. They ire responsible for moro disease and mon poor egg records than. ill other count's toother. They infest tiroodem un'l roosting places, ind multiply by tens of thousands n week. But they can bo posi- R ? ' ivoly exterminated at a mighty small coot compared to the saving. inSmLt/. J, fV CONKEY'S INVINCIBLE TRIO? t,Ice Powder. Lice Liquid and Lice Ointment ?does the workdonkey's Lice Powder will kill all body lice. An unequalled di?nfectant and a positive germicide. A delight to fowls. mMm Conkey's Lice Liquid is a positivo death dealer to mites and ice. A germicide and preventive. Penetrates crevices where powlor will not. Harmless to fowls of any nge. K2&js| Conkey's Head Lice Ointment is the only positive extermln- R?SS| itor on the market for the parasites that pester little chicks und :uuse them to droop and die. Theie wonderful remcdicJ sold in quantiticf to iuit purchaser. Complete direction! with each | lackage. U?ed by thouiandi of poultrymon throughout the United State*. Satisfaction (uarantecd.^S^t; For Sale by The McMurray Drug ( ? I P1?j/?h tniir fire ii with Abbeville Insur A J WF Tru6t C() If the fi] fTirl -n A-?r- they give you pro: L&lv&Xlv jr / satisfactory settlem( 1 ^ j represent fifteen of 1 CBt (JUJJLJJJclUiCO., We insure town or liVhat They Will Do for You property. They will cure your backache, McDavit engthen your kidneys, cor- ~ ~ :t urinary irregularities, build ( James Frank Clink the worn out tissues, and| Attorney and Counsellor minate the excess uric acid Abbeville, s. c at causes rheumatism. Pre- | Office?First floor City nt Bright's Disease and Diates, and restore health and Money to Loa ength. Refuse substitutes. Money to loan at 7 per ce C. A. MILFOKD & CO. fe. ' I MOOBE & I iere Ib do cough medlolne bo popular as ; March 22, 1910. 1 *y's Honey and Tar. It Dever falls to cure _ KhM, colds, croup anil broncblUB. C. A. ? . .. L, *('? Bine Flame oil stoves lo all loru ? U0, Dargan-Klng Co. . ,,, ai?? les Values SHOWN iM ' * mm We're featuring the greatest Clothing Values : we've ever offered at SLik $15 and $20. They're clothes made for us by km || Schloss Bros. & Co. P|| with a view to giving 4-Vfc /N V* ^ A n ? i' 1 A IfrxHfc UlggOOU [JUOOl UIO values in Suits; specially ly tailored of picked |||p| fabrics, made up with, the most serviceable PH of linings. [Ifijfp: , v .. .y gl b|: ' The newest shades of i|||| this season's newest If/.! grays and blues are p|| here represented in a Bfpj great array. Sizes for fey all men whether stout, thin, long or short. see them. We know King* they're the best t $i5 and $20. v t 1 V t County Democratie Convention Hold 1 I Monday. f* I I The different clubs of the county held ilU their convention on Monday May 2, last to elect delegates to the State Convention t Hon. F. B. Gary was elected President: A. F. Calvert Vice-President and IE. B Cheatham secretary; Hon. A. W. Jones, was elected executive committeeman. The members elected to the State ConvorHnn ar? .T MonrA Mars. P. B. Garv. J. Melvin Ashley, Wm.|P. Greene, Wm. N. md Graydon' W. A. Stevenson, Henry Power, ^ ,hig and W. R. Dunn. i. A mptlon was made to the effect that primary elections be governed by the same rules and restrictions which characterize the general elections but the motion was lost. rill ^ DO YOU PAY I as , HOUSE RENT? !, July, I Why not own yonr own home ?Be your own landlord ? We will help you. Belnw we offer you desirable homes - in difierent sections of the town. If PfVHHMj you are prepared to mafee a small cash S4|"|(-j-f payment we will arrange to sell you AMfifl the property on easy payments, bringing a home within the reach of any energetic, ambitious man. Make the effort and you will soon own a home of your own, where you are the boss and you will not have to be moving around the town every timeat-aleof bouse and lot is made. The prices we offer on each piece of property listed below is attractive and will prove a good investment. On North Main Street, one two story practically new dwelling, in fine condition, ou a lot 65 x 500 feet. Price $3,000. ;o. Also on North Main Street, one new two story dwelling, ou lot boxauu ieei. Price $2,500. 18UrailC6 On Walnut Street, leading from anreand Main Street, to the Ice Factory, two new two story dwellings, with uewerre COmeS aee just installed, on large lot. Price mpt and $1.5U0?nt We Aleoon same ntreet, handsome Dew the* lar cotta^e'corner,ot- Prfce $2,000. ? On Magazine Street, a splendid cottage with all modern improvements, Country large lot at the very attractive price of $3,750. 3 Mo-* On Cherokee Street a pretty cottage, JUfir. cjose jQ ^ Wardlaw Street for $1,500. Two new cottages in ivon ricKens, fifidlfiS ou 'arEe 'ot f?r l^e exceedingly low ' figure of $750 each. at Law A nice little tract of land, 50$ acres, well improved, 4 room dwelliug, panHall. ture, orchard, etc. In fine community, U miles from good echool. Close to Presbyterian ana Methodist churches, D. in Diamoud Hill township, near Little nt on lone Mountian church, at a very attractive ve or ten P)ic' JARS, Abbeville Insorance & Triist Co. ikk m Ttie j 8 gtarki PreJ j e McD?vW, Sec. ????