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% Xocal Ittcwe 1 : personals : aU Mrs. Julius Dupre, of Fonville, was shopping in town yesterday. Mrs. Fannie Thomson, of Troy, is visiting Mrs. W. W. Bradley. Mrs. Benton Nickles, of Hodges, was in town yesterday shopping.^ Alvin Nance, of Monterey, was in town Friday. Mabry Cheatham spent Wednes day in August*. J. F. McMahan, of Lowndesville, was in town Thursday on business. . Miss Mattie Eakin has returned froma few days visit m Charlotte. Miss Rebecca McQuerns is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. 0. Botts. Miss Louise Klug went to ^Green wood today. David Wood is spending a fewj days in Greenville. Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Knox, of Sharon, were in town Thursday. Mrs. A. J. Ferguson, of Fonville, was in town shopping yesterday. R. N. Tiddy and C. E. Yoder at tended the Shriner's Convention in Greenville Wednesday. Miss Mary Lou Bowie is visiting her sister, Miss Nannie, in Green ville. , Mr. Grover Wilson, of Columbia, spent Thursday in the city with rela tives. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Nickles, of Hodges, were shoppers in our stores yesterday. Miss Mary Lawson Link left to day for Spartanburg for a visit to her sister, Mrs. Joe Everette. T T T\ ; K6V, J. lit UiXlllKZly v/l llcnvc&A jy spent Thursday in the city with friends. Mrs. W. L. McCord went over to Elberton today for a visit to her daughter, Mrs. R. Glenn Kay. Mr. S. R. Carlisle, of Abbeville, is a business visitor here today.?In dex-Journal, Dec. 1st. Miss Lillie Gregory, of Williams ton spent Wednesday in the city shopping. Frank Woodhurst, who has spent the past year in Texas farming, has returned home. Mrs. A. M. Blessing, Mrs. Andrew Jackson and Mrfc. Stanford Wood hurst spent today in Greenwood. j Mrs. Bishop came down frbm An-! treville Thursday and attended the i meeting of the Ladies' society of the I Seceder church. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hemphill andj James, Jr., were over from Green wood Thursday afternoon, seeing friends. Harper Hagen an'4 Ellis Mabry were visitors n Gi'eenwood Thursday afternoon. Miss Ethel Crawford, of Antre ville, was shopping in the city Thursday. , Mrs. A. W. Smith and Mrs. W. B. Perrin, of Greenville, are visiting Mrs. T. G. White. Mrs. J. C. Ellis of Abbeville is vis iting her sister Mrs. Arthur Medlock at her home on Hampton avenue.? Greenville Piedmont. Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Davis h!we bought the cottage now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Kyle McAdams on North Main street and will move in a few weeks. Mrs. James M. Mcllwaine, of Cen tral, was in town yesterday shop ping. Miss Sarah Haigler substituted as teacher of the seventh grade for Miss Annie Hill Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Waters have moved from the Reese house to Mrs. R. C. Wilson's on Haigler street. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Schroeder visited Mrs. W. A. Klugh near Greenwood today. John Robert Clinksclaes .is in Greenville attending the ShrineT's Mrs. L. C. Parker left Saturday for Courtland, Ala., where she will visit her mother, Mrs. Harris. Mrs. W. A. O'Bryant has returned to her home in Abbeville after a visit to Mrs. George Dearman.?Spartan burg Journal. Misses Mary and Josie Clinkscales of Wellington were in town yester day shopping and spent the night with Misses Julia and Janie Pennall. Mrs. P. A. Cheatham and Mrs. Frank Wilson left Tuesday for Greenville where they are dele gates to the U. D. C. convention. Boyce Wideman, of Troy, was in the city today. He thinks tiipes are pretty hard but says he is doing as 1? 2 ? ' J 4m Ja ie oKftnt oil ! ne IS lUICCU bU uu, muvu m ?wvu? that anybody else is doing. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Rosenberg and children, George an<T Cecile,, are in Columbia visiting friends. Mrs. Rosenberg and the children wilj go on to Sumter for a visit to relatives, while M. Rosenberg will return to Abbeville. ON GOVERNING BOARD Col. Harry Wilson, who keeps the City Council in the right path, doesj not confine his activities to municipal affairs. This week he has been to Greenville where he had a place in the picture with the Shriners. As no ticed in oUr last issue the Colonel was in charge of the big Shriners Ball, which the papers say was a great sue-1 cess. We notice that he was elected j Oriental Guide for the incoming term J 1 - r\f fVia flrtvevninp" I anu a iwcmuci wx vuv 0 Board, consisting oi six members. The people here are appreciative of the honors conferred on our fel low townsman. Unless coHonr goes up some of us who are not Shriners will join the Colonel pretty shortly when he begins to guide them towards the Orient. BEASLEY-SMITH. Mr. George D. Smith and Miss An nie Mae Beasley were married at the Baptist parsonage Wednesday even ing, in the presence of a few friends by the Rev. Louis J. Bristow. Mr. Smith was formerly employed at the national capitol in Washington, but has been making his home in Abbe ville for about two years. Miss Beas ley is a native young woman, whose many friends are expressing good wishes^To the young couple. tuc cpwinp. ri.lJR The Thursday afternoon Sewing Club met yesterday afternoon with Mrs. W. R. Hilton. Besides the regu lar members there were six invited guests, Mrs. Frank Jones, Mrs. How ard Moore, Mrs. Essie Nickles, Mrs. Robert MoKenzie, Mrs. Roy Power and Mrs. Dendy Miller. After the usual time spent in conversation i and sewing the hostess served a de licious salad course with coffee. BIRTHDAY PARTY I Little Frances Earle Jones cele brated her third birthday Wednes-I day afternoon. A number of her lit-j tie friends were invited in to spend! the afternoon playing games and j eating fruits, cakes and chocolates, j ASHLEY?BOWEN | Miss Nannie Ashley and Iveyi ! Clark Bowen were married Sunday j I afternoon, November 28th at the ^ j home of the officiating minister, Rev. Lewis M. Smith, of Ware Shoals, i j The bride is from Martin Township, ' this county, and the groom is from ' J Abbeville.?Daily Mail. Iceland has a national debt of $500,000. A LOVELY RECEPTION. Mrs. T. G. White entertained at a lovely reception Thursday after noon at her home on Greenville street, from four to six o'clock, introducing to her friends, Mrs. William Bratton Perrin, of Greenville. During the hours of the reception many ladies called and extended their good wishes to th?-bride and enjoyed to the fullest the brilliant scene, the handsome and hospitable home, the beautifully gowned women and the charming cordiality of the hostess and those assisting in receiv iw6. In the dining room the table was beautiful, the handsome centerpiece being of pink carnations and trailing ferns, candles with pink roselles, dishes of pink and white mints, pink and white kisses and from each end Mrs. A. M. Smith and Mrs. C. A. Milford rerved pink and white char lotte, which was handed the guests by a bevy of lovely young subdebs." In the hall coffee was served by Miss Maggie Brooks and Mrs. W. H. White. In the receiving line were Mrs. White, Mrs. Perrin, Mrs. Aug. W. j Smith, Mrs. ueorge wmie, airs. j. D. Fujp, Mrs Luther McBee of Green- j ville, Mrs. John Blake of Greenwood, and Mrs.^L. W. White. Assisting in j entertaining were Mrs. W. B. Per- j rin, Mrs. Lewis Perrin, Mrs. J. Allen j Smith, Jr., Mrs. J. D. Kerr, Mrs. J.! A. Hill, Mrs. Frank B. Gary, Mrs. Wyatt Aiken, Mrs Lila Mabry, Mrs. Ltwrie Blake, of Greenwood, and Misses Mary and Jeansie White, Mary Milford, Annie Wilson, Edna White, Janie Vance Bowie and Kate Haskell. j s JOHN TOLBERT IN HOSPITAL j ! Johnnie Tolbert, formerly assist-j ant postmaster at.tms piace, was up-j erated on for appendicitis at the Greenwood Hospital yesterday. His. condition'' immediately following the t operation was considered serious, and ' his friends are anxious about him. ' I A NEW BRIDGE CLU1* The young people of the city are meeting at the home of Mrs. D. Town send Smith this afternoon for the purpose of organizing ^ Bridge club, j Those pr^lent are Miss Susie Mabry, Miss Ruth Howie, Miss Mary Mil- j ford, Miss Elizabeth Jones, Miss Kate Haskell, Miss Lillian Richey, Mias Sarah Haigler, Mrs. Vandiver, Mrs. Pa^l Kennedy, Mrs. Willie Speed and Miss Mary Hill Harris. A name will be selected and the time of meeting and the rules of the game will be decided on at this first meeting. Mrs. Smith is entertaining with her usual hospitality this afternoon, serving- sandwiches and chocolate with cream after the games. ANOTHER BOY. News was received in Abbeville Thursday night of the birth of a new boy to Mr.,and Mrs. Robert H. Coleman at their home in Charleston on Dec. 2nd. The young man starts out Well, being born in Charleston and his parents are to be congratulat ed on his arrival. MOVING ABOUT. * Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wilkinson arc moving this week into their new resi dence, the Reese House, on North Main Street. They have recently pur chased this place and as soon as they are well settled they will make many improvements on the house. * Mr. J. W. Culbertson, who it is un derstood has bought an interest in The Abbeville Medium, has moved in to the lower "part of the house vacat ed by Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson. Mr. Dugan, of the Seaboard Air Line, has taken the up-stairs apart ment ,in this house and he and his mother are moving i" this week. Mrs. Pearl Bailey Davis has pur chased the Barnett house on North Main street, and she and her husband ...111 Uniien of o y\ cxo Y*1 \7 Will I1IUVC 111 bU L11C Iivw.1t at, Mil VUIMJ date. EDISON PLANT LAYS OFF 1,200 MEN New York, Dec. 2.?Approximately 1,200 men employed in the New Jer sey plants of the Thomas A. Edison affiliated industries at West Orange and Silver Lake, N. J., have been laid off, the company announced to day. Reductions were necessary, it was stated, "in keeping with the gen eral business trend throughout the country." MEEET1NG OF COTTON ASSOCIATION TUESDAY There will be a meeting of the board of directors of the Abbeville branch' of the American Cotton as sociation in the Court House on Tues day, Dec. 7th at 11 o'clock. This is our annual meeting and a president, vice-president, secretary, and five members of the County Executive committee are to be elected. I hope to see every member present. G. N. Nickles, President. MEAT PRICES CUT FIVE CENTS. Meaf mnrlfptc tierp nnnminpprl a cut this morning of five cents per pound on certain cuts of meats, the l reduction to become effective at once. Under the present prices the best cuts of steak will now sell at 35 cents in stead of 40 cents. One market reduced pork chops from 45 cents to 40 cerits. Another mar ket stated that they had been sell j ing pork chops at 40 cents all the time and had reduced to 35 cents. This reduction followed the discus sion of City Council relative to re moval of licenses from vendors of meat who sell from house to house. City Council will definitely settle 1 this question at a meeting tomorrow night.?Inder-Journal. DUNCAN MURCH1SON TALKS Duncan Murchison, friend, philoso pher and guide, was in the city to day. He thinks the ginnery have been a little greedy this year. He says it takes a whole bate of cotton seed to pay for ginnig a bale of cot ton, and that if you pay the ginning in cash "and take the seed home they are ot worth anything. Under these circumstances he thinks that forty five cents each is about all a poor furniture dealer can pay for chick ens, unless he buys now and pays later, which he thinks most every body is promising to do whether ,1 they do it or not?that is the paying part. SALE OF LAND. .Notice is hereby given that we will sell on December the 15th, 1920 at 11 o'clock the Jno. Evans tract of land consisting of 82 acres at public auction to the highest bidder. The* place will be sold as a whole and then sold as two tracts with 41 acres to each tract. Each tract has a good dwelling and outbuildings. The planj which brings the most money will be accepted. This is an ideal home and small ; tarm and is located one-half of mile jlrom the Antreville High School on I the main road from Abbeville to An ! treville. The terms of sale are cash, pur | chasers to pay for paper and stamps. I The right is reserved to reject any ' or all hiHs J. M. Seawright, Charlie Ferguson, 112-3-2t-col. ' Executors. OPERA HOUSE PROGRAM. FRIDAY THE ROYAL SCOTCH HIGH LANDERS BAND Admission: Children 55c. Adults $1.10. SATURDAY ELMO LINCOLN IN "UNDER CRIMSON SKIES" Do not miss seeing the fight in this Picture. Also Sennett Comedy "THE DENTIST" 15c. 25c MONDAY ETHEL CLAYTON IN " "CROOKED STREETS" And Star Comedy "AM I DREAMING" 10c. 20c. A CHURCH SOCIETY.. . Mrs. D. A. Rogers entertained the Ladies Society of the Associate Re formed church Thursday afternoon at a very pleasant meeting. There was a good attendance of the mem bers and a profitable meeting was held. At the close of the business ses sion, refreshments were served. 2c NOV Beginning with 2 c and increasing the ecery week 2 cents J. C. Cox, has saved ceive this amount I his Christmas shop] You could have doi 1921 Club Opens D Planter "THE FRIEN ABBEVIL 11 , Ijjj II AS XHAS A handsoi photograph will be a la ?increasing time ] Better make ment today draws ^nean 1 NEXT TERM OF FEDERAL COURT The next term of Federal Court will convene here in February, be ginning the first Tuesday, witk Judge H. H. Watkins presiding. Two thousand seven hundred fifty dollars were collected in fiacs and compromises at the 'term of court which adjourned in Anderson Satur day.?Index-Journal. I V $25.50 ents last December amount deposited , James Cox, son of $25.50 and will re )ecember 10th for Ding. le this also. 9 mill ' a cuGmucr w wwiB s Bank IDLY BANK." iLE, . S. G. me framed of yourself ?ting tribute y in value as passes. that appoint Christmas \ ir every hour. JIIUiiM U BAYS' iTUDIO beville, S. C.