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I A* I IUCIJ j f VV- LLXMV> X XVJ .. . |Xocal | (I iMews | p : personals : J Mrs. Pauline Link of Bethia, wa here Wednesday on business. W. J. Long of Mt. Carmel, wa in town this week. William Thomas Edwards wa here last week. Miss Mary Perrin spent a coupl of days last week in Greenvnlle. Rev. J. N. Isom dined with Mrs " ? * TV (A. B. Hollingsworth Sunday. n preached at Grace church. Miss Nina Wilson of Warrentoi was the guest of Mrs. J. R. Powe last week. Miss Pittard, who teaches schoo near Little Mountain, spent Satur day in the city shopping. Will Jackson, who lives near th city, was in town last Saturday. H< is a brother of Andrew Jackson. Ralph Adams has purchased i Ford. He intends to do "somi SDorting." I S Claud Edwards of Atlanta, spen I Sunday at the Community Hous B with Mrs. Edwards. I V. R. Ramey, of Route 4, is on< of our new subscribers. He is fanner and doing well. I R. L. Mabry and family and M I B. Reese spent Sunday in Green I' ville with Francis Mabry. New subscribers are coming ii B every day, showing that we are get I ting out a mighty good semi-weekly I Miss Lizzie Nance left yesterday I for Bennettsville where she wil I stay for two months with Mrs C. S I McColl. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Link and lit tie daughter, Helen, of Belton spent the week-end in the city wit) relatives. Miss Georgia Edwards of Colum bia, spent Sunday and Monday hen with her mother. She came up t( see the Bell boys especially. Miss Jeanette Simpson, wh< teaches at Warrenton, and Mrs I Charlie Gilliam, took dinner wit! Mrs. McLane last Saturday. J. E. McDavid of Columbia, wa here Tuesday on business. He look well. He says Hooverizing has no seemed to hurt him yet. Tompkins Ramey of Lebanon, wa here for awhile Saturday afternoon He says that the Press & Banner i * a splendid newspaper. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Clinkscales Mrs. D. K. Cooley, came down fron Lowndesville yesterday with Mr. J G. Huckabee in his car. Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Morra] and Mr. John Morrah came up fron Mt. Carmel to take in the Gibsoi Family Reunion Thursday night. Miss Bernice Henry of the Flat woods, passed through here Frida; on her way to Fountain Inn. Sh will teach in a school near tha place. If you can't stick to what you sa; in your advertisement you had bet ter not advertise, just let the mai order houses get all of the trad from this town. Mr. and Mrs. A W. Jones spen a few days in the city with relative Their son, Robert, went up to An derson on business while they visit ed here. They made the trip fror Columbia in their car. P. B. Carwile was in town Sat urday. He says he is getting almos too old to go to church, therefor he stays at home and reads hi Shakespeare, Milton and the Bible. iSHSL ?' Allan McCantey of Sharon, wa: 1 here Wednesday. i | 1 Mrs. Geo. Speer of Lowndesville I was in the city yesterday shopping 31 | Mrs. M. M. Shepard left this weel i for Union, where she will visit foi | a couple of weeks. 1 Miss Louise Brown returned hom< 1 Tuesday from a visit to Rock Hil | and Chester. | | 1 Mrs. Robinson has returned t< ? , . her home in Due West after visit s ing her sister, Mrs. Fannie Haddon Eugene DuPre left Monday fo: his home in Walhalla after spending several days here with Miss Fannii DuPre. Miss Lizzie Cannon has returnee B home from Greenwood, where sh< has been staying with her niece foi the last year. Mrs. Charlie McKenzie and Mrs e .Top Miller snent one dav this wee! in Greenwood with Mrs. S. B. Mar a shall. r Mr. and Mrs. Willie Latimer o: Washington, arrived in the city yes I terday to spend awhile with Mrs Latimer. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. McMillan ant e young son, Raiford, went down t< e Columbia Sunday to spend the da; with Sergt. Leslie McMillan a Camp Jackson. a e Mrs. Phillips of Ridge Springs will visit her daughter, Miss Colini Phillips, for awhile at Miss Maggit t Brooks'. a V V SOCIAL NEWS. e \ a Mr. and Mrs. Wisby entertaine< Wednesday evening at a receptioi in honor of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Bil lings, whose marriage took place a Williston, S. C., on Nov. 5th at th< brides home. Mrs. Billings was Mr Laura Laird. Misses Maude f Wood and Alphj Graves served delightful punch ir ^ the hall. In the parlor where th< j guests were received, the decor ations, were white. Large whit< chrysanthemums were tastefully used. Victrola music was enjoye( throughout the entire evening. Ic? cream and cake were served. Abou a fifty guests were invited. The manj good wishes of the guests were ex pressed. MRS. SEAL. e Mrs. Sam Seal left yesterday af ternoon for Atlanta to spend th( 0 week-end with her husband. Sh< L will take in the Billy Sunday meet ti in? AUSTRALIA HAS VAST CROP AWAITING SHIP! 3 t Chicago, Nov. 11.?Australia ha enough jam for the world, also 250, 000,000 bushels of wheat and $250, 000,000 worth of wool, all waitinf j for ships to take it away. So de g clared Philip Kennedy, Federa trade expert, upon his return fron the Antipodes. The Governmen , there bought wheat at $1.14 an< a this year is paying 94 cents a bushe CATHOLIC SERVICES. On Sunday, Nov. 18th the 3r< ^ Sunday of the month, Divine Ser n j vices will be held in the Catholii a Church of the Sacred Heart, Abbe ville, S. C. Mass at 10 o'clock. Sunda: cscnooi immediately alter. y Evening services at 8:00 P. M e Sermon on "Charity." t The public is cordially invited t< | be present at these services. a y\W. P. BEARD IS GIVEN A ONE YEAR IN PRI30^ il e Five-Hundred Dollar Fine Is Als< | Included in Sentence?Convicted In U. S. Court. s! "W. P. Beard, was was last wee* j convicted on two counts in federa ;_j court in Greenwood, was Tuesday n! refused a new trial by Judge Josepl I T. Johnson, and sentenced to serv< a year and a day in the federa h penitentiary at Atlanta, and in ad t dition to pay a fine of $500. e The defendant has appealed hii s case and has given bond pending th< j appeal. s; PALMER EXPLAINS | jg=5 PURPOSES OF ACT j j J f United States Will Not Interfere.'if j With Those Who Proceed Ac cording to Law. _ Washington, Nov. 14.?Heavy |{ withdrawals of bank and postal sav-!]f ir;gs deposits by aliens in some lo- || a calities caused A. Mitchel Palmer, iff 2 alien property custodian to issue a ff formal statement today reiterating i? j assurances that the government has II ) not interfered with the money or fi . property of Germans or citizens of |[ countries allied with Germany liv- || ing and doing lawful business in this II . II r country. r Mr. Palmer said many published ]| ? statements regarding this matter j had been so misleading as to give I rise to fear that they may have ori- j 1 ginated in a deliberate wish to dis- j ? turb American business interests. j r "Reports have appeared in the j press," said the statement, "with I regard to the plans and purposes of I the alien property custodian with j c respect to the property of aliens re- ^ - siding in the United States, which have caused unnecessary and ill founded alarm. . This alarm has led ^ in sonic local cities to heavy withdiawals of postal savings and bank ' deposits. Questions of Residence. . . , . , . 3 I Si j "The statement most caicuiutea n to mislead and cause uneasiness is || 5 to the effect thit the fact as to 1? v 3 5 whether any one is an enemy or the |i ally of an enemy under the terms f| of the trading with the enemy act jf recently passed by congress is one {] ' of residence or place of business or II 5 3 s business conections rather than na- \\ 2 # tionality or citizensnip. . "A subject of Germany or of ary ji k of Germany's allies residing in this |1 k country, even though he has made ft k no declaration of his intentions to. {] ^ become a citizen is permitted to II I continue in trade and commerce and |J i;in the possession and control of his || lj property while he remains in the II - United States and obeys its laws, Jj t:and he is not regarded as an enemy |f ?>nor placed in that category by the || s trading with the enemy act". WHY APPROVZ THE $35,000,000 Y. M. C. A. 1 WAR FUND |{ 3 if 1. Young men by the hundreds ff i of thousands are giving their lives: f] it others should give time and money. | 1 2. The average man has been j , blessed with prosperity during these f t late years. Increase in wealth has ] been beyond the increase in cost. ] 7 We need to learn sacrifice in order j that the nation may be saved. 3. President Wilson and officers j of the Army and Navy want this 1 work. We must back them. (See "3: Prseidents executive order.) ? 4. The Soldiers want this work. J They are daily giving testimony to j that. 5. If we do not support the . American Army we shall be called At_ _ n this upun i/U auppuru tuts ueriuuu uruiy. 6. The vital relation that this reat 5 work sustains to the winning of ?00( the war and the hastening of the Per 3 end of the War. This can be prov- didr en out of the mouths of the gener- caus als. (See Pershings dispatches and wra others.) 7. The requset and desire of the allies. Can we turn a deaf ear? 8. "Morale is to other factors in war as three to one." . We must safeguard and build up morale. We must feed and refresh the spirit of men. JUL 9. It is social strategy to save the ideals of our men for the future I of our country. Shall the young g j men who go forth to represent us by 1 oversea come home with bodies A.bb shot through with disease, or shall they come back as pillows of ^ strength? There are no zones of ^ay safety over there. in ti ^ 10. This is a crisis. We must :ing j act quickly. We must cut into our , ?* principal. The man who goes over- 1 : seas gives more than his income. *ng ) I Our giving must be of the same and | quality. He will cut a year out of or i his life. Why not we? ^qts11. This ' is a National Com- f0n( - ? ? * . i ! m i munity Movement?under tne aus- ( 11 a< 'j pices of the Y. M. C. A., but not! j for the Y. M. C. A. I 1 ! Tra< MOVED TO FERRY STREET i _ I Tra< . i Mr. and Mrs. Jake Gulledge have|^ra( v ! J moved into the house with Mr. G.;Tra< ! W. Carroll on Ferry Street, near j the Seaboard Shops. I ^raC .1 jTra, [j MRS .McADAMS. N sold Mrs. Mamie Knox McAdams s passed through the city yesterday ehas i on her way to Atlanta to do some nue shopping and to hear Billy Sunday, Here's a go< for young A single breasted mi suit with a belt all-aro ton or buckle?just as; It's only one of the Hart Schaffner & Mar: we're showing. You'll new all-wool fabrics ai well as a variety of mo like to show them even "just looking around.'1 THIS IS TO I No matter what youi can (it you in Hart ? Marx clothes. We hi study of selecting the i for you and the makers a study of creating th ment for every measu a great combination fo mi 1 his The one aim of this i means steady customs chances elsewhere; a s We give more careful dise, to value for the i want to make sure you tion guaranteed." The Rosen THE HOME OF H. Abbeville, WRAPS POTATOES. c . gentleman stopped us one day week to say that his wife had 10 1 in some paper that it was a se< i plan to wrap potatoes in pa- UP to keep them from spoiling. He ^ l't seem very mutch pleased be- P" se she had given him the job of in* pping up four bushels. ?* ? go Master's Sale. CI State of South Carolina, County of Abbeville. Court of Common Pleas. 810 TTTC M VTCAMCTTA -1 "WW *'* f VIC against C. MESCHINE, HARRIET C. at MESCHINE, ET AL. in y authority of a Decree"of Sale ex] the Court of Common Pleas for , eville County, in said State, th* le in the above stated case, I bla offer for sale, at Public Outcry, jn? Abbeville C. H., S .C., on Salesin December, A. D. 1917, withhe legal hours of sale the followdescribed land, to wit: All Ab tract or parcel of land situate,]. g and being in Abbeville Counin the State aforesaid, contain- At Eight Hundred and Sixty-Four 44-100 (864 44-100) Acres,! e or less, and bounded by Sanah River, Ross Creek and oth-! ?made up of Several tracts?as J >ws: i Lie :t No. 2 of Meschine lands, con-j ... tairing vy.y? Acres :t No. 3 of Meschine lands, con-'spe tairing 74.91 Acres jy[r :t No. 4 of Meschine lands, containing 82.01 Acres >'01 it No. 5 of Meschine lands, con- are taining 76.15 Acres -p, :t No. 6 of Meschine lands, con-i taining 95.54 Acres :t No.. 7 of Meschine lands, containing 293.66 Acres :t No. 13 of Meschine lands, con-! taining 78.35 Acres; :t No. 14 ol' Meschine lands con-j taining 18.83 Acres ote.?Tracts Nos. 2, 3 and 4 the at the risk of the former pur-J the ;ers- _ ! hns ERM?! OF SALE?CASH, rur- ; ;ers to pay for papers nad Reve-; pas Stamps. are R. E. HILL, i 6-3. Master A. C., S. C. pec ItHIMIMIIMMMIIIMMIIinttlMIIMinilMIIHIIIIIHIMIMIINIIMIIUMIIItlltllMtlNMIUIIMMIIMMItllllll ITOUUIUIIIIIUIMUMI i iiiiiiKirtiii 111 ih mi on 111111111111111 hum iiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiitMiiiiuiiiii mi iniHiiii mi iiinu ii iiitii 11. iiuniwtittrinirtMiti dc! one litary sport / | und to but- I you wish. iy Z~ many new b^n ibelt styles M I find many IJ' id colors, as dels. We'd fij i if you w? \l [ > ?EN <lj r figure, we / / ichaffner & I ive made a I right model I i have made e right gar- ?JJ rement. It's ^ r yOU* Copyright Hart Schaff m " is to everybodj store is satisfied customers irs; if you're satisfied you < atisfied customer is our bes attention to details, to qu; )rice, than most stores. Ai ARE satisfied; that's why berg Mercai ART SCHAFFNER & c it r ? ^MUUl Wi ORPORAL ALLEN T. KING. Corpl. Allen T. King in writing The Press and Banner, says: "I ___ ? right now if I in'end to keep Fq with you people, I will have to fattei ce The Press and Banner, so buy i sase put my name on your mail- 11-16 ? list." We should have the names ? everyone of our boys who have W> ne into the army. stoc^ They 11 V1L SERVICE EXAMINATION. "?""J ll-Io The U. S. Sivil Service Commis- W/ n will hold an examination for can si irks and carriers on Nov. 24, 1917 'mme Abbeville, S. C., to fill vacancies the post office in that city. The amination is open to all who meet pounc i requirements. Application the b inks and full information, includ- farm? j sample questions, can be ob- 11-16 ned from the Secretary, Local 1 ril Service Board at the post office oats, beville, S. C., or from the Secre- ajgQ y, Fifth Civil Service District, u.jg. l?.nta, (Jeorgia. LIEUTENANTS BELL. I LOST | lar| Lieut. Ellis Bell of the Navy, and on mt. Wm. Bell, of the Coast Ar-' tun I ery, stationed at Fort Moultrie,' 11-! >nt several days this week with' s. John G. Edwards. These ft wil ing men are making good and and ; worthy of their high positions.: Fan eir many friends here were de on 1 lited to see them. | sa^e per eacl J. S. NORWOOD. K. . t Bra ]. S. Norwood, of "somewhere in ^er : West," spent several days in : city seeing his old friends. He Mrs > been living out West for the Mrs. ! i x. i_ ? 4.u it several years, duu ne sctya wcic <m<>c : no people like the Abbeville, spend pie. S. R. T u II XT 11) < i ^31 i If" T I ' ' ^ '"^jl 1 ' M m ' 'm M fA> 1 ner&Man: >; because that ion't care to take i -i i j ;t advertisement. ality in merchan- A id, of course, we we say "satisfac: ! ' !| 1 I itileCo. ji' 1 i : ' n lRX clothes r . arolina . ? * . > ; | WANTS 1 i & R SALE?hog feed that will i hogs. Save your corn and feed from us. S. J. LINK. -2. VNTED?You to inspect our of rocking chairs and rugs, were bought cheap and we are ? them cheaper. S. J. LINK. -2. kNTED?You to know that we ave you money on fertiliers for diate use. S. J. LINK. -2. tNTED?Customers for threel bagging and ties. The heavier agging the more money the :r mattes on it. o. j. LaiNJS. 2. R SALE?Red rust-proof seed Burt oats, white feed oats, ;eed wheat. ' S. J. LINK. -2. :?About two weeks ago, a je Cameo pin with a pink face white background. Please ren to Mrs. J. F. Bradley. * i ? * Lvf-1. I pay you to sell your hides old auto tires to H. Bruce t, at Lesley Brick Yard place, * :n_ i Tjr:~u -invine luau. m^ucsi ?nwicprices. Old auto tires 4%c. lb. Mule and horse hides 3.00 fi. Cow hides 19c. Bruce; Fant, Mgr. Abbeville nch of Athens Hide and RubCo., Athens, Ga. 3mo. i. M. E. Thomas and daughter, McCrowan of Wetumpka* Ala. d in the city this week to a couple of months with Mrs. Carlisle and family. J / V. m