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I I LOCAL ' 1 Dr. G.'A. Neuffer went over to Atlanta on business last Monday. Frank Bailey of Elberton, was in Abbeville Monday for several hours. Miss Eliza Mabry is at home for ^^the week, much to the pleasure of ^Kher friends. Miss Sadie Magill came home from Conway and spent the holidays week with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. McDonald, Jr., I were over from Atlanta for the holi- j days with relatives. y W. H. Lyon, of Anderson, was in I' the city a few days this week seeing I / Miss Caroline Graves went to her home at Latimer and spent the holiday season with her home folks. Jno. G. Carlisle of Calhoun Falls, is spending the holiday* in the city with friends. John Sign is up from Lethe and is spending several days with his friends Jim Coleman and Bill Greene Geo. P. Cannon came down from Anderson Friday and spent a few days in the city with his mother. Miss Sadie Hammond is spending the Christmas holidays in Rock Hill, with Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Hammond. ?* J \U m! ,r Misses myrtle anu maugc went to Savannah Christmas day and are visiting their friend, Miss Mrytie Wilsjn. Owen Speed came home from Charleston for the holidays, much to the pleasure of his parents and . friends. Misses Marie and Bess Minshall, Mr. Robert Minshall and Mr. Otis Bell were here Sunday and were the guests of Mrs. Rachel Minshall. Miss Annie Cochran came over from Atlanta last Saturday and is spending this week with her mother, Mrs. R. H. Cochran. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Evans. Archibald ; Hutto and Mrs. Henry Sign went down to Augusta Christmas day and spent until Monday with friends. Mrs. James Martin and little son, William, of Spartanburg, are in the wiei+inop Mrc TT M. Pennel and ?.*VJ family. Arch McCord, of Greenville, came down and spent Saturday night and Sunday with his mother, Mrs. W. L. i McCord, on Magazine street. Miss Sarah White is at home for the week and is spending the time pleasantly with her parents and with Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Smith. Mrs. W. P. Wham of Abbeville, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. C. C. Fleming, on Oak street, for a fortnight.?The State. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Hammond and Oscar Hammond are spending this week at Breezewood, near Greenwood, with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Smith. . Prof, and Mrs. David Henry are here from Clemson and are spending the time abound with Prof. Henry's home people. Tlr on/1 r,c W IT o rr^or wotif up ty Anderson last Friday and will spend a week with the home people of Dr. Harper. Mr. James S. Cothran is at home from Furman for the holidays. He is a little thin from hard work, but otherwise as handsome as ever. Mr. Fletcher Hodges is here from Alabama visiting his people. He came Friday and spent sometime with his daughter, Mrs. W. G. Harper and then visited with Mrs. J. C. Ellis. ^ ' Mr. and Mrs. Frank McGee were here from Spartanburg for the holidays. SDendinc the time with Mr nnd Mrs. R. L. Dargan. They were accompanied by their two fine boys. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. McKee and three children, of near Due West, spent Sunday night in the city with Mrs. R. H. Cochran. They were returning from a visit to relatives in Atlanta, Rome and Monroe, Ga. Rev. M. R. Plaxco exchanged pulpits with Rev. Henry Pressly and preached in Clinton last Sabbath, while Mr. Pressly preached to the Abbeville congregation and pleased all his hearers. Miss Bessie Fretewll came up from Hartsville on Christmas Eve, and is spending sometime with her sister, Mrs. Wm. M. Barnwell. Miss Fretwell is very popular in Abbeville, and her many friends are delighted to have her come here for the holir days. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Maultzby came up from Bennettsville and spent the Christmas season with Mrs. J. C. Klugh. Mr. William Klugh was here from Rock Hill, Miss Margaret Klugh from Columbia and Miss Mary Klugh from Pageland, thus making a delightful family reunion at the Klugh home. NEWS r I 5 s Mr. Boyce Wideman was in the I city Monday on business. c iRussell Lawson is here from Columbia and is spending the holidays with his parents. C. J. Lyon, Jr., spent a few days in Greenville last week with his par- * ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Lyon. r Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Witt, of 2 Greenville, are here visiting Mr. and I Mrs. W. A. Jamieson, at the Eureka. ? t Mr. Johnny Lyon, is in the city fc telling al the boys and girls how ( 3 1? v" /naUaa! of rirnnnvillo _ g"OOU lit; ..fi> Hi SViliUUl CIV V4 A Wti f c and what good marks he is getting. c t Miss Julia Mabry is home from Columbia looking as pretty as ever, much to the delight of her many friends. Delph McDill is among the many ( good looking young men who have v come home to spend the holidays. a He is making his home in Columbia. v c Dr. and Mrs. John Lyon and their o interesting family of children came e over from Greenwood and were en- 3 tertained at dinner Tuesday by Dr. e and Mrs. C. H. McMurray. a Mrs. W. W. Bradley went down to h Troy this week, where she will visit v friends and will be present at the marriage of Miss Bunnie Kennedy , and Mr. J. W. Bradley. Mr. and Mrs. Erskine Blake, of Memphis, Tenn., and Mrs. John R. Blake, of Greenwood, were in the c city this week seeing their many ? friends. ? c Mr. and Mrs. John G. Edwards and I children are in Abbeville this week p from Edgefield spending the holi- R day season with Mrs. J. G. Edwards ( and Mrs. C. C. Gambrell. 3 Mrs. L. M. Fouche is in the city I spending the Christmas with her daughter, Mrs. J. F. Bradley. She e is looking as handsome asi usual and h her friends are "glad to see her. Kennedy Magill came home from Clemson for the holidays! and has enough appetite for the good things he is getting to eat not to worry his parents as to his state of health. ' Q Prof. J. L. Grier and his younger ^ brother, Mr. Mark Grier, were down ]E from Due West last Friday shopping ii for Christmas and no dor.bt, there- t by making glad the hearts of some f half dozen good looking girls. '1 1 Paul Kennedy took timu from the o good time he has been having during o the holidays at home to go over to h Atlanta last Monday to sue a doctor S and to take a Iook at tne gay city, a He is doing well at Clemson. a Prof. James Moffatt was in the r city last Friday engaged in the pleas- ^ ant occupation of getting a license * to get married, which interesting c event will take place tonight at the 0 home of the bride's father, Mr. Joe N. Nance, at Due West. Mrs. J. W. Sherard went up to Due West Monday where she will visit for several days and attend the v marriage of her niece, Miss Leila ^ Nance and Mr. James S. Moffatt. She ^ was accompanied by her little grand- j, daughter, Miss Elizabeth Thomson. 0 t Mrs. C. J. Lyon came down from s Greenville, last Monday and went on g to Troy, where she will attend the g marriage of Miss Bunnie Kennedy v and Mr. J. W. Bradley. Mrs. Lyon will visit in Abbeville before she re- ^ turns to Greenville. 0 F Christmas is the home-coming c time for all the young people who f belong to Abbeville and are making r their homes elsewhere. The fes- e 1 Li / tive season inis year oruugm, iiumc, i Messrs Townes and Allen Robertson, V Calhoun and Langdon Haskell and v .W B. Perrin, all of whom are doing c well and prospering in their chosen o fields of work. Mr. and Mrs. W. Renwick Bradley went down to Troy this week to be present at the marriage of Mr. Bradley's brother, Mr. John Warren 1Bradley and Miss Bunniu Kennedy, e Little Miss Mary Renwick Bradley s will take part in the marriage, being f one of the ribbon girls. Miss Ka- e trina Morrah will be her companion, c and together they will make a path- c way of ribbon for the happy bride I and groom. t c GETTING THE PRIZE. i Mrs. W. W. Bradley offered a ?:? ^?? in tVio Snhhath C pri?C CU 11^1 WlttOO AAA W..W School of the Associate Reformed v Presbyterian church for attendance f and good behavior. Last Sabbath 1 morning it was announced that Cath- ? erine and Ada Faulkner had tied and 2 on drawing lots the prize fell to 2 the lot of Miss Ada Faulkner. These t two bright little girls neither missed c a Sabbath or a question in the * class, which is a fine record. t VISITING GRANDMOTHER. \ 3 Little Misses Virginia and Marie s Marshall, of Anderson, are in the e city for a visit to their grandmother, t Mrs. Fannie Marshall, 011 Magazine street. These little girls are the ? daughters of Capt. Calhoun Marshall 1 and are sweet and attractive in ev- 1 ery way. Ji BORN. At Abbeville, S. C., Dec. 26th L915. to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mc *Jeill, a son. AN ACCOMPLISHED VISITOR Miss Leonora Neville Long, teachei >f Voice in the Woman's College ii Due West, is in the city this wee! pending the time with Mrs. J. C Sllis. Miss Long sang in the Metho list church Sabbath and delighted al ler hearers. AT OUR SCHOOLS. The schools closed for the holiday! ast Thursday and the teachers wen lome for the week. In all th< ooms, both at the High School an< it the graded school, the childrei ;ave their teachers a "shower," am ruits, candies, fancy handkerchiefs its of crochet, and tatting and em iroidery were as plentiful as black terries in summer time. At th< Jraded School, in most of the rooms ixercises were held and the parent; ?f the little folks were the guests 01 he pupils. ACCIDENT ON SOUTHERN. Mr. Tom Klugh, engineer on th< Abbeville Branch, of Southern Rail vay, was painfully hurt Monday i; m accident on his run from Abbe 'ille to Hodges. From some caus< me of the flues in the boiler blev iut, causing Mr. Klugh to be scald >d. In order to escape further pos ible injuries, he jumped from th< (ngine, and suffered severe bruise: ibout the body. He was resting well last night, anc lis friends hope to see him out agaii rprv snnn. ENTERTAINING THE PRETTY VISITOR! Miss Ruth. McLane and her tw< harming cousins, Misses Sallie Kati md Elizabeth McLane, who are her< rom Cameron, Texas, for the holi lays, were pleasantly entertained ii )ue West last Friday at a dinne; >arty by Rev. E. B. Kennedy tin< drs. Nelle Moore, and on Monday a )akland Heights at a delightfu pend-the-day party given by Mr ind Mrs. Davis Gilliam and Mrs lock. Wednesday Miss Ruth McLane wil intertain at a pleasant party ii lonor of these young ladies. CHRISTMAS CLEMENCY. The only case in which Governoi banning granted Christmas clem ncv was a parole for three days t< Villie Mew. He is a prisoner ir larnwell Countv, who had been serv ng on the chain gang until abou1 en months ago. when he was trans erred as a trusty to the Court Hous< n Bprnwell. to serve as janitor lie three days' parole was gran ;ec n a petition signed by the count] fficials of Barnwell, in order tha' ie might sriend Christmas Day ant Sunday with his family in the towr f Fairfax. Governor Manning to-day offeree , reward of $100 for the capture ant eturn to the State farm, of Green rood Rogers, who escaped from th< Itate Farm on December 2. He wai onvicted in Laurens County in 1914 n the charge of murder. PROF BANKS A VISITOR. Prof. A. R. Banks is in the citj isiting his daughter, Mrs. J. Aller jong, and is having a big time wit} lis two fine grandsons, Billy and A1 en Long. Prof. Banks is one ol ur most popular educators, having aught some of the most successful chools in the State. Just now he if Superintendent of the Bethune Grad d School, where he is doing a fin< pork. He brings to us the good news tha' lis son, Col. William Banks, Editoi f the Columbia Record, is fast im iroving in a Healthatorium in Chi ago. He has gotten rid of fift] our pounds of extra weight, has lormal blood pressure, has had his lyseight completely restored, and ii ree of any organic trouble of an] :ind. He plans to have the peopl< vho have treated him and so man} ither South Carolinians successfully ipen a brar ch hospital in Columbia. T amab ri iNtrsrAi FS HF.AD Mr. Lamar Clinkscales died at hii iomc on Upper Main Street Monday ivening, at 8 o'clock. Mr. Clink / olae V>oH Koon in rlpflininc Viealt) or a number of years, having suffer id a stroke of paralysis some thre< >r four years ago, from the effect' >f which he did not recover fully ror the last several months he ha: >een confined for the greater par >f the time to his home, where h< tas suffered from dropsy. Hi: leath had been expected by his fam ly and friends for sometime. Mr. Clinkscales, in his youngei lays, was a very active man. H< vas a good farmer, and came of { amily which knows how to accumu ate and save. He followed in th? ixample set him and accumulate l considerable estate. Some yean igo he removed to Abbeville, bough' he old Livingston place, and erecte< >ne of the handsomest residences ir he city. He married a Miss McCurry, ant hey have a number of children imong them Mr. Pratt Clinkscale! md Mr. Cody Clinkscales. Th< rounger children are pupils of cui ichools, Mr. Clinkscales having mov id here for the purpose of educating ;hem. Mr. Clinkscales was a member o: \spen Camp No. 20, Woodmen o he World. The funeral service: ,vill be held today, and the inter rent will be at Melrose Cemetery. joo OOOOOOOOOOOOO OO l o o ., o THE SOCIAL WHIRL. o 1 - o O 00 0000000000000 00 The young people home from college are enjoying the Christmas season to the fullest extent, and parr ties, dinners and a general good 1 time are the order of the day. c Miss Margie Bradley gave the first party Monday night at which 7 she entertained about thirty-five of the young people of the city at a "conversation party." Each young man was provided with a card and his partners in conversation were assigned to him av.i there was mjch : merriment and pleasure in changing +1 j! at the ringing of the bell. The a Bradley home was lovely in its J Christmas decorations with a pretty tree in the hall, which gave the final j touch of the seasons festivities. zj At the close of the evening refresh- ] ' ments of cake and Charlotte were served. * * * e] a # Miss Leila Link, the pretty daugh' ter of Mr. S. J. Link, who is home ^ from Converse, entertained her i yuuiig: menus <xl <x ciMiveisaiiuii par- | ty Tuesday night. Here also the . Christmas decorations of holly and mistletoe were used profusely. The evening passed pleasantly and wound . s up with the serving of a salad course.,, * * I Miss Ruth McLane will give a par* ty tonight in honor of her cousins, ?r a the Misses McLane, of Cameron, l!j " Texas, who are here visiting. i; 7 * * * M " Mr. Gottlob Neuffer will entertain ^ I a few friends at a dinner party to~ night at the home of Dr. and Mrs. ~ Neuffer. The young people invited ^ j are Misses Mary, Sarah and Margar- ? 1 et Perrin, Miss Janie Morse and Miss Lavinia Coleman. The young men invited are Messrs James Hemp- ] hill, W. D. Wilkinson, Albert Morse and Owen Speed. 5 * * * Among the younger set the par- ?, ties are just as plentiful and just ' as gay. Christmas night Miss Mary F1 " Hill Harris gave a pleasant little V 2 dance to her young friends, who gathered togetner ana trippea me ~ _ light fantastic toe until eleven o'clock. V! 1 * ? * j Miss Howard HilL entertained a ^ big party of her little friends Mon- " * day afternoon at a rook party. The ^ " little folks enjoyed the games and " i the Christmas goodies of Charlotte, _ j cake and candy which was served at the close of the afternoon. * , * Miss Katherine Faulkner gave a rook party to sixteen of her friends h on Christmas Eve. She entertained b them in her usual bright and at- b tractive way and every thing about 1 the party was enjoyed, especially 2 > ? ~? l ' ; -(k r The Daylight Corner t I Special ; Custom T I n Iu e c c ii Mr. Mac Leod will ha The Lauer Co., Cincinnat j prices from $12.50 up. delivery if you wish to do I this display whether you i . 3 > ? / t I i I Jk II Our New Spring SI ij I | VOTICE QI> After January isl be operated on Tues each week until Fet ABBEVILLE ie salad course served after the ames were over. * * * Miss Lydia Owen will give a party lis afternoon at her home on Magaine street to which she has invited 11 the bright and pretty little girls i town. Rook will be the form of ntertainment. A SIX O'CLOCK DINNER. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nickles enterlined at a six o'clock dinner Monday ight complimentary to Prof, and [rs. David Henry, who are in the ty spending Christmas. Mrs. Nick!S always has delightful entertainlents and this dinner was a charmig affair. The guests for the eventg were, Prof, and Mrs. Henry, avid H. Hill, and Miss Susie Hill, [iss Ruth Calvert and John Calvert, [r. Albert Henry, Misses Mamie and essie Hill, Mrs. Mamie Wharton, [isi? Edna Cox, Mr. James Cox, Miss [ary Hill, Mr. Cecil Cromer, Dr. nd Mrs. J. C. Hill and William and rank Leslie. DEATH OF MISS MARY LYLES. The State newspaper gave the ews Monday of the death of Miss [ary Lyles, at the home of her lother, in Columbia on Sunday. Miss yles was thirty years old and her eath was alter a long ana weary Iness. Miss Lyles is well known in Abbeille, having lived here some years co with her parents, Capt. and Mrs 7. H. Lyles. She is survived by er mother and two brothers, one of hom is Mr. Belton Lyles, of Sparinburg. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Shareolders of the National Bank of Abeville, S. C., will be held in the bank uilding Tuesday, January 11th, 916, at eleven o'clock, t. H. G. Smith, Cashier. Announ a i 1 o r i n g D e iber 2 9, 3 ( ive the Spring and Summe ti, Ohio, showing more tt You can be measured for a so. Pease bear in mind tb nlace an order or not. lirts are Here. Cc ININQ DAYS t, 1916, our gin will [days and Fridays of >ruary 1st, 1916. : OIL MILL Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Thomson have as their visitors for Christmas Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Highsmith, of Shoalft Junction, Mr. Highsmith, of Winston Salem, and Mr. Thos. Thomson. A pleasant dinner party was one of the enjoyable entertainments of the visit Then He Knows Better. The average man thinks housework is one continuous round of pleasure until his wife is ill and he tries to get his own breakfast. Holland's Invulnerability. Holland's safety In time of war lies ia her ability to flood great tracts of land. William of Orange flooded the country in 1574, and by so doing drove out the Spanish invaders. The same 1 policy was adopted on the occasion of the French invasion of 1672. Retaining Individuality. Individuality is the salt of common Jife. You may have to live In a crowd, but you do not have to live like it, nor subsist on its food. You may have your own orchard; you may drink at a hidden spring. Be yourself, if you would serve others.?Henry van Dyke. At Least Not A!ways. When a woman wants to make tip for lost time it isn't absolutely neces* eary for her to go to a heauty parlof. ?Exchange. Real Sinews of War. The bodies of men, munitions and money, may Justly be called the iln?wa of war.?Sir Walter Raleigh. The Dumdum Bullet. The dumdum bullet is one that Is so made that it split or flattens upon hitting its mark, thus producing a much uglier wound than Is made by th? BtRpl-rnBpd hullflt finch an thft nresent rules of warfare are understood to I e&ll far P A Man's Store icement ipartment t ^ 1 * J v * r line of Woolens from Lan 500 styles ranging in l tailored suit for a later at you are invited to see * F >me and see them.