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A AA The JL 11 V WEST Personal Paragraphs Contributed by MIhh Mrs. F. Rosenberg is in Atlanta spending a while with her brother, Dr. S. A. Visanska. Mrs. W. A. Lee is home after weeks' stay in Elberton with her daughter, Mrs. Z. B. Rogers. Mrs. Mary Parker and Mrs. Edwin farKer were in iuc tiij auupymg urday. Mr. and Mrs. John McDavid have gone to Mobile, Ala., where they will ' make their home in the future. 1 Miss Anna Beattie, who has been visiting friends in Greenville, came to < Abbeville last week and was the guest l of her sister, Mrs. J. C. Thomson, be- ' fore going to her home in Winnsboro. Mr. W G. Templeton, of Washington, j D. C., is in the city spending some i time with his home people. Mr. Tem- ( pleton has recently returned from an ! extended trip through the west. Miss Elizabeth Barksdale entertain-11 ed a few of her friends Friday evening ' at a Birthday party. The evening was i thoroughly enjoyed by all present. Mr. Preston Speed spent Sunday in I Greenville with his sister, Mrs. Thom- j as Marchant. Miss Grace Elizabeth Culver will ar- ; rive in the city Wednesday from De- i troit, Mich., to spend the Holidays i here with her sister, Mrs. R. G. Hemp- | hill, who is spending the winter here. I Dr. F. E. Harrison spent several j days in Charleston last week attend- i ing the Shriners' meeting. Dr. W. G. Harper spent Sunday with ; LOWNDESVILLE. Happenings of a Week In and About the; Seven-Hilled City?Personals. Lowndesville, Nov. 14th, 1912. Rev. J. D. Timmons, pastor of the Bap tist church in this place, attended the Bap tist convention at Abbeville last week. Dr. J. C. Harris, of Anderson, was here professionally for several days this week, attending upon Mrs. T. 0. Kirkpatrick who has been critically ill, and it is with much pleasure that the writer can say that her condition is much improved at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Bell and little babe, | f Augusta, came up Monday and have >ince been at the bedside of the brother of Itlie first, Mr. Julian Bell. H<* too is much [wetter, we are Rlad to say. Mrs. S. D. Brownlee. of Anderson, spent Iseveral days here because of Mrs. T. 0. |Klrkpatriek's illness. Mr. Junior Harper, with the electric I plant at Fortman's Shoals, with a day or [two off this week spent them at home [with his father. Mr. E. W. Harper and |family. Messrs. Jas. Latimer, of Charleston, Dan iLatiruer. of Greenville, and Wendell Lati liner,of Erskine College, were here for sev leral days berause of the illness of their |xnother, Mrs. Kirkpatnck. Mr. and Mrs. Brickie and their little jabe, of Elberton, came over Tuesday and Just Lots of' look o We hav Our sto< colors Onyx H Tioo m, A lUUj \~A X Come Ros< END and News Items Lily Tern pie ton his home people in Anderson. b Mr. Garry Hall is home from Atlan- p ta to spend the Christmas holidays v with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. c Hall. b Dr. and Mrs. R. D. Smart, of Virgin- o ia, are in the city the guests of Mr. and o Mrs. Wyatt Aiken on Greenville street, t Tir Tnr>lr Proaclv ia Viptp from Atlan- I ^ ta to spend the holidays with his home ^ people. i Mrs. C. H. McMurray was taken to ? Chester Monday for treatment. Her friends here hope that she will soon be well again. t Mr. W. E. Johnson spent Sunday with his home people in Donalds. Dr. D. N. Thompson, of Elberton, Sa? spent Sunday in the city. - Miss Mabel Nelson was called to Waterloo last week on account, of the extreme illness of her grandmother. The friends here of Miss Nelson regret to know that her grandmother died Monday. Miss Belle Visanska is in Summer ville a guest at Pineforest Inn. Mrs. A. B. Cheatham is at home again after an extended stay at the Grady Hospital in Atlanta. Mrs. Cheat ham has been greatly benefitted by the treatment and is able to be out again. Mrs. W. C. Beattie has gone to her home in Winnsboro after spending sometime here with her daughter, Mrs. J. C. Thomson. spent the day with the father of the sec ond, Mr. B. A. Bell and family, and to see the brother of the second, Mr. Julian Bell, who was sick and is still sick but much better. Dr. J D. Doughty, of Augusta, was wired for and came up Wednesday, to give what aid lie could to relieve Mrs. Kirkpatrick. Dr. J. T. Brockington, of Kingstree, spent several days this week with his sis ter, name above given. The road gang which has been putting in some needed and good work, finished up to the town limits east, and on Monday moved into The Fork, south of us. TJ T /J T >1? -vr -\f C?u? riwu. v. kj. uuiiiUA anu .ui. n . *u. upuvt went to Charleston the first of the week and attended the meeting of the Grand Lodge of Free Masons of South Carolina. They went as delegates from Roslin Lodge this place. The weather has been so favorable for the saving of meat, that manv of the porkers in and around this place have been killed, and hog and hominy will be in or der for some time. Thursday morning Rev. H. C. Fennel i was called to the home of the late Mr. John T. Cliiikscales, whom he performed the funeral services over 'the remains of Mr. Clinkscales who had dwd a day or two before, and then they were!carried to Mel- ( rose cemetery near Abbeville, where they were placed in their long home. This death brings about four singular and very unusual conditions. By it the family was broken up. It made the fourth In the fam ily from the dread disease pneumonia in 1 less than -twelve days?Mr. Clinkscales, ' his wife, their adopted daughter, and col- 1 ored house girl. Troupe. ] >sen (i PART a hew I Chris you have presents iver our tremendou e just received a la 3k of Bed Room S 11 mi qti a 11 tr nrftttv osiery in silk and oves, Handkerchie: In and Do Yc enber T IN CLE SAM NEEDING MAIL CLERKS. iOUTH CAROLINIANS HAYE GOOD CHANCE. 'arcels Post Service Will Create More Than Thousand Jobs in Country. During the spring months there will le many excellent chances for ap lointments in the United States rail way mail service and those taking the ivil service examination which will ie held here January 11, in-the post ffice, will have their names placed in the eligible list, should they attain he required average of 70 per cent, i'he list resulting from the examina ion in January ^vill be continued for 2 months and at any time during that ieriod appointments will be made ac ording to the needs of the service. It is certain that the parcels post ervice will create many new posi ions both in postoffices and railway nail service. An official estimate by he department makes 1,000 addition 1 postal clerks necessary on account f the parcels post which will be in ugurated January 1. At present the register for railway nail clerk for the state for which the xamination is to be held has been lepleted, the opportunity for appoint ment of qualified persons are excel ent. The United States civil service com nission announces an open competi ive examination for railway mail lerk, for men only, on January 11, 913, at all places at which city deliv ry service has been established in he states of Alabama, Arkansas, Del iware, Florida, Georgia Louisiana, tfaine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, s'orth Carolina, Rhode Island and south Carolina. From the register or jligibles resulting from this examina ion certification will be made to fill .'acancies as they occur in this posi ;ion in the states named above at $900 jer annum, unless it is found to be in :he interest of the service to fill any vacancy by reinstatement, transfer, or promotion. i Competitors will be examined in the following subjects, which will have the relative weights indicated: Weights. I. Spelling (20 words of more than average difficulty 10 I. Arithmetic (fundamental rules fractions, percentage, interest, discount, analysis and state ment of simple accounts 25 J. Penmanship (the legibility, rapidity, neatness, general appearance, etc., of the com petitor's handwriting in the subject of report writing) 15 *. neport writing ^tnat m writ ing letter form report not more than 200 words in length, summarizing and arranging in logical order series of facts included in a given sidement of 400 or 500 words) 25 5. 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