University of South Carolina Libraries
IXocal 1 flews I; , : Personals : ! ^, Mr. C. D. Brown went down to Columbia Wednesday on business. 1 Mrs- W. S. DuPre is in Chester at j the hospital for treatment. j ' (K Mr. H. G. Smith, cashier of the National Bank, is out again after a j j weeks sickness. i i Miss Mary Lawson Link left yesterday for Columbia to visit friends ( for some time. ^ i Dr. C. A. Milfor<J has gone back |-.o work after a pleasant vacation spent at home Miss Mary Klugh has returned to ' her school in Union, after a vaca- i I Hon ox auuub utv Mrs. Fannie Thompson came up! from Troy last week and spent several days pleasantly with Mrs. J. C. Klugh and other relatives. Mr. James S. Bowie?and Mr. R. C. Philson went up to Anderson this week to attend the funeral of Mr. N. N. Thomson. Mr.. A. M. McCord came down rom Greenville Wednesday to see f lis'sister, Miss Essie Lee. McCord, rho is sick. . ? Mrs. W. D. Wilson, who has been t pending some time in Spartanburg Tm w 'Rverett. returned! IPflitU JJA1. o. wo. IT. - ? , lome Wednesday.. Mrs. Everett and ler young son came with h(er to !>end a couple of weeks. r Mrs, L. Tt Miller has been in Ab- t grille for the past week on a visit s r her friends and relatives here, .j [he was the guest of Mrs. M. H. 73son. Her old friends are glad A C- * ... o see her and to know that she is SOepering in her new home. Mrs. Garry H. Hall was in Abbe- t [lie for a short while this week on c asiness. She was on her way back i > Atlanta from Virginia where she s id been, to visit young Garry Hall, & ho , is in a training school in Vir- t nia. Her friends were glad to see '' * > I Misses Susie snd Mary Stevenson fe both recovering after being sepusly ill of influenza at their home r ear town. Miss Susie hopes soon > return to her school and the rang people of the High school ok forward to having Miss Mary ick to brighten up things in her Rev. Charles Courtney was in the ty this week in the interest of the \ jscue' Orphanage at Columbia of j lich he is the head. A new twenty j ^ ousand dollar building has just:, >en erected and when funds were J, licited in Columbia half the a-j j rant was raised in a day. Mr. j, iurtney comes to Abbeville often j( d while here he is always the! *+ of hia friend. Mr. Wm. M.j (A DAY GONE. 1 ol Rosenberg lost a day this It?hp, insisted yesterday was | tnesday. He and Mr. Neal Ellis t jfc, last Wednesday in Green- , d, Sol says Mr. Ellis also lost a \ I, D CROSS WOOL HAS COME. ! ] IB. yarn for the soldier sweaters been received at the Red Cross | Ins. There is an urgent appeal ^sweaters and we are anxious to I them knit in 30 days. We want i |y lady in Abbevillt county that i I knit get the wool and knit a i later at once. I committee of ladies will be at i [rooms this Saturday, November (fl, between 2 and 5 o'clock to b out the wool. Be sure and be; i re and get your wool. j1 Mrs. Richard Sondley, I Chairman Knitting Dept. I j I WLL K GERMANS GIVE UP I1 GREAT HIGH SEAS FLEET London, -Nov. 21.?(12.20 p. m.) ?The German fleet has surrendered to the British grand fleet, the British Admiralty announced today. The American battle squadron and 1 French cruisers and destroyers participated in the ceremony. Four hundred allied vessels?the; >iggest fleet ever assembled?are ? reported to have met the Germans. ! The! fleet included five American > Ireadnaughts. The surrender is understood to lave taken place at a point about lixty miles east of May Isle. (May Isle is just off the entrance to the Firth of Forth, on the Scottish :oast.) I The German fleet followed the ! prescribed plan in surrendering with i he exception of one ship which is low enroute. The total number of ships surren- ! iered was not yet known, as this ivas cabled. - I ATTENDING THE FUNERAL. ' ] Dr.. F. E. Harrison went to Chareston this week to atend the funer- ] il services of his friend and fellow Shriner, Henry 0. Stroeker. A GERMAN PRISONER. i Herman Caughman, of Sumter,.. .vhose name appeared on the casu- . ilty list some months ago, has let is people know that he is just out i : a German prison. The young lan was captured in Italy. BIG FARMING. Mrs. Dr. Carwile, who is expert it everything she undertakes, was j] t town this week with a sample of ler second crop of Irish potatoes, rhey were fine looking, the five poatoes weighing nearly five pounds. THE NEW* RECTOR, Their regular services were held 1 n the Episcopalian church Sunday ^ norning. ' The new rector, Rev. Ar- ? indel, has made an excellent impres- ^ ion on oujr. people ?na it is apieas- r ire to have him come among us. I . AT BASE HQSPITAl,. Mr. Jno. A. Nance, of Abbeville, loute one, received a telegram yes- j erday from the commanding officer >f the Base Hospital at Camp. Wadsrorth, Spartanburg, announcing the _ erious illness from pneumonia of fiis -j iin, Alvin, who is in the service W hat place. EATING WHITE BREAD. For the first time in nearly a j rear, bread ,made of pure white lour, was sold m town last, Friday, rhe white bread looks mighty nice ind if it will go down in price it vill soon begin to taste good. At ;en cents for a small loaf it still has' ] i strong taste of money. MEMORIAL SERVICES. 1 Mrs. R. C. Philson was in Colum)ia Sunday in attendance on the Memorial services held in the Bap;ist church there. A glowing tribute vas paid Lieutenant Horton, her foung brother, who was recently cilled in action, and a gold star vas placed on the service flag to :ommemorate his brave deeds. I D. A. R. MEMBERSHIP DRIVE . Andrew Hamilton Chapter D. A. at its November meeting inaugurated a "Membershipp Drive." ^ The question of limiting the num-i ber of chapter members will be Drought up at the December meeting and the drive is to enable the chapter to reach its full quota at once. The members of the chapter, will be glad to give any asistance possiDie to those who are making out ap- , plication papers. MISS GANN SICK. Miss M. Alice Gann, the manager 1 of the local office of the Western Un- 1 ion Telegraph company, has been < sick in her rcom at the home of Mrs. Milford on South Main street, for several days. Her duties are being i pc-ormed by the railroad operators from the shops, until a substitute :an be sent from Charlotte. Miss Gann's many friends hope for her a speedy recovery, and to soon be able to be at her post again. CORRECTIONS IN FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN SUBSCRIBERS We wish to publish a correct list jf subscribers to the Fourth Liberty Loan. If any errors occur please lotify the committee so a correction :an be made. W. M. Barnwell, Chairman, Abbeville County. Corrections. las. Gilliam, $7,000.00; Dr. C. H. VIcMurray, $5,000.00; T. G. White, ?5,000.00. SERVICE FLAGS. At a recent meeting of the Daugh;ers of the Confederacy, plans were nade for the ceremony attending the anfurling of the Service Flags. It is loped to make this little celebration i county affair; the hours will be juited to the people of the county and it is hoped that they will all attend. It is not a flag for the town, jf Abbeville, but for the county, and t is hoped that every soldier will be Kit o efoi* LCJLfJL^O^llVWU M U VMi. Will those who have not sent in names note this? The day of the celebration and the program will be published later. NEWS OF MISS GUILD. The hews from Miss Helen Guild is that she is on her way across the waters and looking forward to her ivork as a war nurse. Since leaving Abbeville Miss Guild has nursed at Camp Devens, and has been quite sick with influenza but recovered sufficiently to join her unit when it sailed from New York. She leaves many sad hearts behind ler and had the war still been in iTdoToco onlis+.prl -fnr ; nvATSPRS ;ervice would have speeded up considerably in Abbeville. NUkSING MRS. WIDEMAN Mrs. -Young Reagan, of Troy, is n Abbeville at Mrs. laugh's nursing Mrs. Statia Bradley Wideman, vho is still quite sick. Our people ire interested in her welfare and vish for her an early recovery. WANTS -,QST;?Tuesday, some money. Finder return to Mrs. W. A. Jamieson, at Eureka Hotel. 11-22-lt-Pd. rAKEN UP-:?Monday morning, one mule colt. Same can be had by paying expenses and for this ad. EUGENE STONE, Rt. 5, Abbeville, S. C. FOR SALE:?200 bushels of Bluestem ^heat. Apply to W. R. ELLIS, Route 5, Abbeville, S. C. 11-15-4*. FOR RENT:?Three good farms, three miles from Abbevile. Apply to J. R. GLENN. ll-15-3t Pd. FOR SALE:?Twenty-five Poland China Pigs; $15.00 per pair. H. O. WATSON, Mt. Carmel, Kt. 1, S. C. ll-12-3t. Pd. L. NELSON, Abbeville, S. C. Wanted Wanted Junk of all kind Ra{i, Rubber, Bags and Iron. >-7-tf. Master's Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Court of Common Pleas. Mary Hall, J. F. Hall and Mary Morrison, Plaintiffs, against Eliza Fleming and Fleming Hall, De A^llU(?iiVOt By authority of a decree of sale by the Court of Common Pleas for Abbeville County, in said State, made in the above stated case, I will offe? for sale at public outcry, at Abbeville C. H., S. C., on salesday in December, A.D. 1918, within the legal hours of sale the following described land, to wit: All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Abbeville County, in the State aforesaid, containing thirty (30) acres, more or less, and bounded by land oi R. W. M. Hall, J. F. Hall and P. A. Crowther and others. Terms of sale, Cash; purchaser to pay for stamps and papers. THOS. P. THOMAS, Nov. 14, 1918. Master A.C., S. C, A SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY. C Mrs. P. A. Cheatham, whose spirit a will always be youthful, but who n must conform to custom and move si along with the years, passed her s( fifty-ninth birthday one day this __ veek. Miss Bessie Lee Cheatham, p her daughter, arranged a delightful surprise for her by inviting ten of her friends in to dinner and having I the guests present and a beautifully I arranged table ready when her mother came in from spending tHe morning out. A large cake was the center decoration and was aglow with the birth; day candles. A delightful dinner 1 was served to the following true and tried friends: Mrs. Lucy Thomson, Mrs. Sherard, Mrs. Frank Henry, Mrs. W. A. Calvert, Mrs. R. E. Hill, | Mrs. M H. Wilson, Mrs. R C Wilson I and Miss Maggie Brooks. J The occasion was a happy one. , A BIRTHDAY PARTY. Mrs. Charlie Cowan entertained, her friends at a delightful spend the day party Wednesday, the occasion being the celebration of her own birthday, of her mother's, Mrs. P. A. Cheatham's birthday, and ofi Mr. George Wilson's birthday. Friends and neighbors were invit-| ed for the day and all enjoyed the' ' warm welcome of their young hosI tess and the delightful dinner served '[ Those invited were: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilson, Mr. George Wilson Miss Nina Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. S j A. Allen, Mr. and Mrs. John Cheatham, Mr. and Mrs. Julius DuPre, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Wilson, Mr and Mrs. f. a. uneatnam ana miss Maggie Brooks " THE SOLDIERS ARE COMING. The young people of the city are looking forward to a good time on| the 30th for the town will be full j of soldiers. The Oasis Canteen has I secured the "As You Were" soldier ' troup as an attraction that night at I the Opera House. About fifty young soldiers will come up from Camp Jackson and will put on a play that! will please every one. |L TO THE CI Begm Christ Our holiday goods your selections befor< suggestions: MRS. DONOVAN Will demonstrate White Home fee at this store three or four next week, beginning Novembei Come in and drink a cup of famous coffee free. We have about foi Handkerchiefs to sek Silk Hosierv. Our stock of Dolk market affords. I Mrs. Jf OMPLIMENTING MRS. JOHNSCN Miss Janie Morse entertained a' delightful party Thursday after oon at her home on North Mair ;reet, in compliment to Mrs. Wil )n Johnson, one of the seasons 15 Whet the M HMHBKjjflHH I ou necan i ies ^ '" TB headaches if yoi light" of the I?ai glow ?without 1 Rnyo Lamps ar ' embossing or ch brass, nickel-plat ; Easy to light, cl< to buy and uie. Aladdin Security without smell or Ask to see the F STANDAR] Washington, D. C. Norfolk, V?. Richmond. Va. . URISTMAS ? :/. ? .?'t. t" st.' t * i flT.tT . Today To; Do ? ** v "T ? ?* mas Shopping 5 are all on display?c 3 they are picked ovei 3 HANDK r 25. f] and ( ir hundred dozen Lac ict from; also a compL / 3 and Toys is as compl Shop Early For CHRISTMAS BEGIN TO-DAY. is. S. C< I charming brides. The rooms were t pretty in their decorations of roses - and ferns and rook was played by 1 the sixteen young ladies present. At the close of the games plates of s appetizing salad were served. Infill ifcllj '0 LAMPS if i you burn idnight Oil tr eyestrain and consequent i.work by the soft mellow yo Lamp. Its big generous dicker or glare ? can't hurt e simply designed ? without eap ornamentation ? made of , ;ed?lasts a life time. :an and rewick. Inexpensive v Oil is economical ? burns ' smoke. :ayo at your dealer'*. D OIL COMPANY (New Jerter) Biltimarc, Md. Chulolte. N. C. Charleston, W. V?. Charleston, S. C. BUYER-1 ; . V ' Your / S iome in and make \ Here are two good I '> \ ERCHIEFS 1L0VES lies' and Children's ete line of Gloves and \ <55^. ete this season as the 1 Dchran MMBHmiimt'.'.iJfL'iri1. : T? ;? i