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J LOCAL Mrs. P. B. Carwile was in the city j Thursday shopping. Fi Fi is great but the "Fee" will be small. Mr. C. E. Williamson went down to Columbia yesterday on business. Mrs. H. Weinraub was over on j business from Calhoun Falls Monday. Miss Mary Grace Wilson was on our streets from Warrenton last Monday. i Mrs. Dr. Hicks, was in the city last Thursday from Calhoun Falls on I a shopping trip. Mrs. A. F. McKissick of Greenwood, was in Abbeville last week visiting friends. Mrs. E. V. Snipe came over from Winder and spent last Friday with Mrs. C. L. Cochran. Leslie McMillan came down from ; Clemson and spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. McMillan. Misses Lillian and Mary Sweten-1 berg spent the latter part of the week with relatives at Peaks. Mrs. Susan Brunson Hill is in the city spending some time with her sister, Mrs. W. S. Cothran. Percy Leach, who is working in Atlanta now, came home and spent Sunday with his home people. Sheriff and Mrs. R. M. Burts went up to Due West and spent Sabbath -with Mrs. Burts's home people. Mr. Roddy Devlin was over from Greenwood this week seeing his friends and being seen by them. Miss Annie Hill, who teaches school at Level Land, spent the latter part of the week in the city with her home people. Mrs. Schwerin, of Sumter, has returned to her home after a pleasant visit to her daughter, Mrs. Sol Rosenberg. Mrs. Lucy Thomson has returned from a week's visit to her daughter, Mrs. Luther Highsmith at Shoals Junction. Miss Caroline Graves went out to Latimer last Saturday and spent Sunurith her home people. Mr. W. A. Klugh was here Saturday. He is getting ready to plant another good crop of corn. Miss Annie Marshall, of Greenwood, is in the city this week visiting Tier friend, Miss Lillian Richey. Mr. J. J. Grant, a prosperous farmer of the Lowndesville section, was in the city Saturday on business. The Misses Sullivan went to their home in Honea Path last Friday and spent until Monday with their parents. Henry Cason came down from Anderson and spent Sunday with his grandmother, Mrs. Fannie J. Marshall. Mrs. F. M. Welsh and little daughter. Winona, of Monroe, N. C., jpent a few days this week with Mr. W. D. Barksdale. Dr. F. A. Coward, of the State Board of Health, has returned from a few days trip to Abbeville.?Columbia Record. Mr. Peebles, the insurance man, is carrying his arm in a sling these days. He broke it in the usual way, cranking a Ford. Mr. W. R. Power spent Sunday with Mrs. Power and children, who are visiting at the home of Mr. Henry Power, at Brownlee. Mrs. Frank W. Wilson, of Warrenton, went over to Athens last Saturday to see her mother, and spent several days visiting. Mr. and Mrs. Martin and C. F. Nelson came down from Greenville last Saturday and spent Sabbath with Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Nickles. Misses Edna Bradley and Elizabeth Faulkner went up to Due West last Friday and attended the celebration of the Euphemian Society. Cann and Duckworth, of Anderson, will have a carload of mules here this week for sale. Headquarters will be at Johnson's stable. Mrs. P. A. Cheatham is back from a short visit to Athens, Ga., where she went to see her friend, Mrs. M. C. Thomas, who is quite sick at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dudley. I How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O. "We, the undersigned, have known F. J. i Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe I him perfectly honorable in all business 1 transactions and financially able to carry t out any oblipations made by his firm. I NATIONAL, BANK OF COMMERCE, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. NEWS S. M. Beatty, of Iva, was here ye! terday on legal matters. Messrs. Albert Gibert. R. L. Aria and E. H. Albea, of Wellington, wer here Monday on important businesi Mr. R. W. Knox, a substantial fai mer of the Sharon section, hs bought a new Ford touring car. j Mr. G. W. Cannon came dow I from Anderson and spent Sunda with friends. Miss Margaret Perrin pleased he 1 _ L : J AT irienas uy tiuiuiig uuwu nvm ?.? I derson Thursday and spending se> eral days with her home folks. Mrs. P. B. Speed left Monday fc Greenville to visit her daughter, Mr: T. M. Marchant. She will see "Th Birth of a Nation" while there. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Biggs and li tie son. Bland, of Rockingham, N. C spent from Friday until Monday her with Mr. and Mrs. Jas. S. Cochran. Jim Sherard went out in the cour try and spent last Sunday. Whe asked if he went to see his girl h said he spent the day with "Mama.' When you attend Fi Fi on Frida evening, you will see what has bee quoted as being the greatest amateu production ever attempted in Abb* ville. Mr. J. R. Denton of Greenwoo< and Mr. William Sheldon of th p><ocKvtorinn CoHece at Clinton, wer visitors to the city over Sunday thi week. Mrs. Henry Pressly is getting we again and will leave the latter pai of this week for her home in Clir ton. Her friends give her up wit regret. Mr. and Mrs. George Smith an Master Joe Smith, of Breezewoo< Greenwood county, spent a few daj this week with Mr. and Mrs. Joe i Hammond. Miss Margaret Cothran came u from Columbia last Thursday an spent until Sunday afternoon wit her home people. She is as prett and attractive as usual. The many friends of Henry H. Di Pre are glad to see him on th streets again after his recent sicl ness, and they all hope that he wi continue to improve. Mrs. Mary Perrin, Mrs. Lewis Pei rin and little Miss Mary Norwoo Perrin are spending this week i Greenville visiting. They will se "The Birth of a Nation" while then Mrs. L. C. Brinkley is back froi an extended visit to her home i Suffolk. Va.. and is greatly improve in health. Her friends are glad t have her back again. R. S. Link visited Due West, Hone Path and Hodges last Thursday. M Link is selling Swift's Fertilizers, an is out for business. He made th trip in his new Ford. The work on the white way o Main etrPAt is nrotrressine sa isfactorily. The lights are in to th foot of Penney's Hill on the way t the mill village and are finished o Magazine street. Furman Bowen was in the cit Saturday on business. He is a fai mer who lives at home. When th price of cotton does not suit him h sells a little surplus corn and mea which he keeps on hand at all times. W. D. Wilson is in New York bui ing spring and summer goods fc Haddon-Wilson Co. Miss Lazenb from their millinery department with Mr. Wilson at the northern mai kets. Watch for their spring ar nnntt/iomant lijtpr nvuitwvutvau The George Washington part: which has been postponed from Fr day night will be held in the scho< auditorium Saturday night. Th young people hope that they will b well patronized. WHAT IS THE NEWS? Last Monday when we asked th young ladies in White's Dry Good store to tell us the news, they told 1: that they knew a certain young lad who had never been in love, but th,a she was beginning to pencil h'= eyebrows to make the boys think tha she could fall in love. The youn ladies said that they knew it was n harm because Mr. Daniels had sai in his sermon that girls should do e\ erything that they could to mak themselves look pretty. A SUPPER PARTY. Mr. C. D. Brown entertaine twelve of his gentlemen friends at fish and oyster party last Frida night at his home on North Mai street. The following gentleme were present: Messrs. R. L. Dargs.r H. L. Allen, L. C. Haskell, W. I Barksdale, Lewis Perrin, J. S. Mor:>< W. A. Calvert, W. P. Greene, Dr. I E. Harrison, A. M. Smith and J. E Kerr, and they greatly enjoyed th delightful supper served. The pls.c cards were white printed in gold an advised the guests to kindly refrai from talking of railroad, politics, wa and law. This narrowed the convei sation down to "set-back" and a each thought himself the only gco player in the lot and capable of wrii ing a book on the subject, the cor versation was as lively as at a ladie party. i~7 JUDGE WILSON TO PRESIDE. J Judge John S. Wilson, of Manning, ; will preside at the spring terms of ; the Court. Judge Wilson has been ' here before and the bar will welcome his return. OFF TO FLORIDA. Judge R. E. Hill left last Friday for an extended visit to his son, R. 5. E. Hill in Gainesville, Fla. He got out of town in time to miss the Valentine Blizzard. il e | BUY A HOME. s. Mr. and Mrs. John T. Evans, and r. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Evans, have IS purchased the old Bruce place. They J will improve the same and occupy | the house in the near future. v ! A PLEASANT DANCE. Miss Kate Haskell entertained her ?r j friends last Friday night with a pleasi ant dance at her home on Greenville j. street. The younger set was out in j full force and thoroughly enjoyed ithe time. ?r | s. i OFF ON A VISIT, .e; | Mrs. Wm. M. Barnwell left last week for Snowhill, Md., where she t- J will visit her sister for a month. ? j While away she will visit also rela"e 1 tives and friends in Washington and Baltimore. i. j THE ROOK CLUB. n e ! The rook club recently organized ? among the young ladies of town met with Miss Ida Mae Brownlee at the y \ home of her sister, Mrs. John Dickn son, Tuesday afternoon. The meetir ing was an unusually pleasant one. A TEA PARTY. i, | Mrs. J. L. Johnson entertained at ,e a pleasant tea party last Sunday e night in compliment to Miss Allie is May Power and Miss Sallie Sue Nicholas. This was a pleasant affair and greatly enjoyed by those pres11 ent. t i- A SEWING CLUB. h I I Miss Lucy White is organizing a , ! sewing class among the little girls , of the city and will give one lesson a I week. She will teach them plain , I sewing and all kinds of fancy stitches I in omHrniHprv and hemstitchine. I ? p ! A REGULAR PASTOR. d! ^ I Dr. A. T. King, of Johnston, is in y j Abbeville and will supply the Bapi tist pulpit for the next three months. | The congregation is pleased with Mr l" I King and will make his stay a pleasie|ant one. He is rooming at Mr. i Stark 's and taking his meals with the 11! family of Mr. W. D. Barksdale. r-! OFF TO BALTIMORE. d j " ! Mr.. H. R. McAllister left Monday ^ for Baltimore, where he goes to buy " | a full line of clothing for the firm of Ca.son and McAllister. They will n j have the very best this year and will n i fall tl-ia nnKH/? nf thpir harcains d through the columns of the Press and o Banner. a COMING BACK. I s ? a Miss Eva Lazenby, who has been e Haddon's milliner for the past two years, will return to Abbeville this season and is now in New York sen lecting a handsome stock of goods t- for the trade. Miss Lazenby is very '6 popular in Abbeville and her friends o will be glad to know that she has ren considered, and will return. y ! COMFORTABLY SETTLED. r- j e I The Acker Buildine & Repair 'e | Company have gotten comfortably t' | settled in their new quarters on the j Cabell Hill. They have built comfortable offices and the old hill has a very busy and business like look, ir This hill has heretofore been the y place in town for the holding of caris nivals and circus performances and r- people who enjoy such things have had many good times on the grounds. "Fi Fi" is pronounced (Fee Fee.)) f y i g TO RENT:?A comfortable cottage on upper Main Street. For terms apply to Fred Cason. 2-9 tf ANNOUNCEMENTS ,? Cards inserted under this head are strictly cash in advance. is y it FOR SHERIFF. sr We are authorized to announce tr I T irTT T T-l T-l .J /I 1 ? 0 I W. Li. UI 1TJLU Ad c. 9 canidate for Sheriff, subject to the r i rules of the Democratic Primary. e ! FOR MAYOR. j We are authorized to announce J. i A. LONG as a candidate for Mayor d ; of the city of Abbeville, subject to a j the Democratic Primary. y I n We are authorized to announce n ! Patrick Roche as a candidate for !' I Mayor of the City of Abbeville, sub! ject to the rules of the Democratic : Primary. ' I g ! The friends of Dr. C. C. Gambrell e I hereby announce that he is a candij date for the nomination for Mayor n of the City of Abbeville in the Demcr|cratic Primary, subject to the rules of the party. is ; d I hereby announce myself a cand:.> 1 date for Mayor of the City of Abbei ville, and agree to abide the resu.t !S of the Democratics Primary. W. M. GRAYDON. WORKING ON THE SQUARE. The Daughters of the Confederal are planning to make the monumei Park more beautiful this year th? ever and have placed Mrs. W. \ Bradley in charge of the work. St was working on the square last Fi day and set out many plants to fu nish beauty for the eyes during tl summer. OFF TO MARKET. Mrs. Jas. S. Cochran is off to tt Northern Markets where she goes 1 buy her spring stock. Mrs. Cochra makes a specialty of millinery, read; made dress, suits, and things for chi dren. She carries a fine line of en broidery material and will bring fro: market this year the best in thes lines. BY INDUSTRY WE THRIVE. The ladies of Upper Main strei have organized a Needle Club an the first meeting was held at tt home of Mrs. George White, la: week. The members of the club ai Mrs. W. F. Nickles, Mrs. Fred Caso; Mrs. P. A. Cheatham, Mrs. J. ( Evans, Mrs. W. A. Calvert, Mrs. T7I TT11! AV H K A * CI J nojungsworm, mrs. a. m. oton Mrs. Frank Henry, Mrs. W. E. M Cord, Mrs. W. F. Perrin, Mrs. Alvi ^rilliams, Mrs. E. E. Williams, Mr J. L. Hill, Mrs. R. E. Hill, and Missi Rosa and Corrie Hamlin and Mi: fr.'amie Hill. These ladies will mei once a month and will spend tl time in conversation and dainty se\ ing. A CHARMING DINNER PARTY Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Allen ente tiined a few friends at a dinner pa ty last Monday night, at their hon on Chestnut street. The date beiri * eby. I4tn, tne decorations were a ter the style set by good St. Valei tine. In the dining room there wei garlands from the electrolier to tl ends of the table of bright red hear in all sizes. The place cards wei hearts on which were written som thing pleasantly appropriate to tl holder. These cards were cut i different ways and the guests four their seats by matching their car< and making the sentiment fit. T1 little squibs were bright and attra tive and caused much merriment i they were read. The table w; beautiful in its appointments and ? elaborate five course dinner wi served to the following guests, D and Mrs F. E. Harrison, Dr. and Mr G. A. Neuffer, Mr. and Mrs. R. j Mabry, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. P. Green Miss Mamie Morse and Miss Magg Latimer. After dinner cards were enjoy* until a late hour. A llo??o /linnorc nrp 5*1 WA" 1V1JL 3. Alien o uutuvAu ? , lovely and an invitation to her hou: is always prized. tyj /a\ mty T CTVfjC \ / gj STETSON'S $1.59 to S5 Mew Snrin? Ties "?*?? wr- --o 50c up The Ai i 1 fori Fit and quality guar- /I (|/ anteed by us dMu - I jy' nonHnraniHBB THE TRIANGLE. ?y The triangle at the intersection o Main and Greenville Streets, will b in something worth looking at this yeai Mrs. W. D. Barksdale has consente !e to take charge of the beautifying o .j_ the plot and she has associated wit r_ her, Mrs. J. C. Ellis and Miss Mami ie Lou Smith. This guarantees tha the work will be well and artisticall done. Berckman, the favorite nui seryman of the South, has bee; asked to select the plants to be pu out. ie to A WEEK.END PARTY, in Mr. and Mrs. J-Jj- McMillan en 1- tertained a pleasaitr week-end parti 1_ beginning last Friday. They had a m their guests, Miss Willie Sue Nichola 5e of Charlottesville, Va., Miss Alii Mae Power, Miss Florence Bradford Mr. Leslie McMillan of Clemson, am Mr. and Mrs. Otto Bristow. The oc casion was a most pleasant one everyone being charmed with Mis e; Nicholas in whose honor it was giver id l? THE LEAP YEAR CLUB. st _ Miss Eugenia Coleman entertamei the "Leap Year Club" at her hom J* on Greenville street last Tuesda; e' night. This club has recently beei organized among the young peopl with a membership of ten and th young aldies invite the young men t ag each party. The entertainment Tues gS day night was telling Valentine For ^ tunes, playing Broken Hearts and ii ^ other games. The refreshment ? were "Young love sandwiches, "Dream Salad" and "Soul Kiss" ices THE MEETING OF THE DOCTOR: The Abbeville County Medical As r- sociation met in Abbeville last Fri r- day night and the Abbeville Doctor le had as their guests doctors from a] ig the surrounding counties. The en f- tertainment was in the form of n- supper, which was served in th re Knights of Pythias Hall at half pas le eight o'clock. The menu was dc ts lightful and after the supper wa :e enjoyed the Association was calle e- to order by Dr. uamDreu. ui le Neuffer read a paper treating of th in epidemic in Abbeville last summe id which, for want of a better nam< is the doctors called the "Asiatic Cho] le'era." This paper was interestinj c- and the discussion which followe as was taken part in by most of the doc as dors. The complaint had been ger in eral all over the stata. as Dr. Epting, of Greenwood, spok r. on the "Business" of the professior s. Dr. Turner, of Greenwood, on "Ap L. pendicitis," Dr. Harris on "Cancer' e, and Dr. Ross on "G. U. Work." ie After each of these talks the dis cussion was animated and instructiv id and such meetings should be helpfv to the profession. ys During these discussions punc se and cigars were served to the doc j tors. The Daylight Corner A Man's Store THE TO CHAN' >VER to Spring Headgear, 'he old winter hat should be side for something more es ve of the season. 00 ANNOUNCEMENT inual Spring and Summer in~Iai)ored~ G)i ?20 to *45 lljbe held at our store 1Q 0 EBRUARY - - I d 6l New Spring Shir Manhattan Wilson Bi Eclipse Vindei $1.00 to $2.50 ASHMORE-CROMER. f Mrs. Rosa K. Ashmore e announces the engagement of her r. daughter d Isabelle f to h Mr. Hugh Wilson Cromer, of Atlanta e Georgia, ,t the wedding to take place in April. y The above announcement will be read with genuine interest by the n many friends of the bride-to-be in t Greenville. Miss Ashmore is the only daughter of Mrs. Rosa K. Ashmore. She is a graduate of the Greenville Woman's College, and is endowed with charm_ ing personality and grace of manner. 't Her friends regret exceedingly that s her marriage will take her from the s city. e Mr. Cromer is a descendant of one |, of the most prominent families in d Abbeville. He is a graduate of Clem. son College, where he won distinction I in literary and oratorical work. He s now holds a responsible position with i. Sciple & Son, of Atlanta, Ga. The wedding will be a very quiet home affair, witnessed oniy Dy mumate friends and relatives.?Greenj ville Daily News. e FI FI OF TOY SHOP y BY HOME TALENT n _____ ? The most elaborate home talent ever attempted in Abbeville will be Feby. 18, at the Opera House, when [" a splendid cast of 150 people will " present Fi-Fi of the Toy Shop. The best talent of the city has been ,, selected for the principal parts. The proceeds are for the benefit of the Civic League. 5 The costumes will be elaborate, the scenic effects are charming and the dances pretty and attractive. Rei hearsals have been held nightly. nlon 1-anrconnts a HrPATTl of I" I X I1C piaj iV|/l VHV?i?w **r si the toymaker's daughter, "Bonnie." [1 In the dream the creatures of bisque, t- tin, wood and rag which make their a home in the shop, are endowed with e life. They meet with strange adit ventures in the world of motion, in i- the Milky Way and in Fairyland, uns til the light of day awakens "Bonnie" d from her dreams. The cast of characters is announced e as follows: r Bonnie Miss Edna Bradley i, Fi-Fi Mrs. Joe V. Elgin 1- Lossey Miss Ruth Howie g Ink Spot N N Miss Edith Leach d Aurelia Miss Brown i- The Man in the Moon-Mr Allan King r m-_ TT L H. n l- Lil6UI> JLin nearii ucuige uu?i> Prince Lollypop Mr. W. E. Hill e Capt. Barnacle Mr Joe V. Elgin i. Sandman Dr. J. E. Pressly i- The Doll's Head Miss Martha Piatt Bo-Peep Mrs. Otto Bristow The Jap Doll Miss Edith Sullivan s- The Talking Doll e Miss Louise Sullivan il Tackhammer W. Joel Smith Clowns?Messrs. Hubert Cox and Ed* h gar Owen. >- Tickets are now on sale at Mc- \ A Murray's Drug Store. jl .a /, I geXJ j men. ^ \ ; laid \ ^a> cpres- \ \ ?wjO ,| Crofut & Knapps $1.50 to $5.00 | J New Spring Underwear $1.00 up -a r Display of trou?,le t0 "n(*the pattern yon vant to v^-^r*r Itf l vS 7) ros. ^/j C)TMcl,V@ \r