The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, February 02, 1910, Image 11
REV JAMES BOTCE
aguish ed Educator' successfu
preacher, Useful Citizen, Sue
' .ciunbs to Deadly Paralysis.
frthe death of Rev. James Boyce,
Meat of Due West Female College
taring so closely that of Revs. D. G
fcwli and 0. Y. Homier, all of whon
rn the meridian of usefulness, Du(
-has suffered a great loss. WhiU
Hs not a town in all this broad lane
has so large a percent of population
rflaiatoed education, so many men oi
otion in proportion to its inhabitants
OK of three such men oven there, car
fcflorely elt How tine the expres
: ' 'Death lovee a shining mark!"
nes Boyce was born at Gastonia, N. C
Ary, 25th 1860. His father was Rev
. Boyce and his mother Miss Rachel
?itaain. He graduated from Erskin*
|ge In law, and afterward received nu
Wftfflirnl training in the Seminary al
B:served as pastor of the churches at
ftville, Ky., and Huntersyille, N. C.
when from each of these places he was
H to a broader field of usefulness, th
End -Admiration of those amongst
Kn he labored attended him.
pile in Kentucky, Oct. 17th, 1883, Dr
Be was married to Miss Jennie Isabel!
jrp9Qnywho with four children, Mrs.
Kb P. Pressiy, Misses Jessie, Mary and
ftd Boyce, survive him.
Mt890, Dr. Boyce was elected Stated
? of t.h? AwsnrifttA "Rfiformpd Svnod
position he held until the time ol
899 Dr. Boyce was called to the
iency of the College for Women, loat
Due West. Successful as had
his^ministry in the pulpit, his qualifli
Sot college work was even more
te. Under his directing hand the
re grow and prospered, reaching a
f and broader level of expunsion
it any time in its history.
the facilities for accomodating the
weid attendance upon the class
the Due West (College for women
tyigcl greater and other accotnoda
,->ryWWIlV W/W UUUVl iwa DIM Wlituk
raising ;the money with
\4# build the large and elegant dorjrtorthe
College girls, which now
tent* the town of Dae West.
"this commendable purpose he sucJJjrraised
more than $20,000,and with
fafff he laid the foundation upon
pspe^uiit an elegant superstructure
Jfejttanl beauty and of adaptibility
r purposes for whioh it was intended.
kft?d9b?d and the bills were in, the
ff&- estimate at a little less than
the remaining unpaid portion
aboro .SaOjOOO the trustees of the
^pgApnge of their patriotism and
assumed personal liability.
pfoPresidentitoyce's eiicrta togemBh
tta-.'public. spirit of the trustees,
Kfoan'& college has a dormitory of
J^nenqions as will make it one of the
iglpoeing buildings in this part of
ft^.aad which is the pride of the
F. chnrch, and especially
B (friends of education in A.bft
County.
Bas largely through the influence of
Boyce that tb6 Due West College
aen becamg^he property of the A.
Wto this time when the college was
Zf to Syfiod, it belonged to a stock
Hny ag organized by thd late Dr. J. IHr.
la the course of time conditions
that President Boyce with
^fcroval of others felt warranted in
Having to bring about the desired
H^tfPfnerslMPJ^tooS'holders
being lovers of the
Bk were appealed to for help in niakKe
necessary- arraignments for the
Ber of the property.
He of the stockholders from love of
Hurfeh made to 8ynod a gift of their
B Others who loved the church equal
?*H Had ai 80 trie patriotic aesire to
p Due West and In Abbeville county
je that would be a pride to the Sy4.>
benediction to all who might be
pnate as to come within its influence
up-building of the college at Due
Pith, its splendid dormitory, which
is all the modern luxuries and comr
students, Is a monument to Presijyce,
which in beauty and usefulpot
surprised.
the death of President Boyce the
ses of the College are continued as
ere conducted in his lifetime,
Bau-d of Trustees will meet Febru,next
Wednesday evening. The most
; apt mutter to come before that body
in referepce to the filling of the
Knads vacant by the death of Mr'
Of course no one knows who is to
successor, but the names of various
Hmen have been mentioned on the
Has possible recipients of the honor.
Hr the names so menMone d:
B Brice, Chester. S. C.
^rHenry, Chester, S. C.
J.I. McCain, of Rome, Georgia.
Boyd, Anderson, S. C.
HpKnox, Columbia, S. C.
Hps been suggested that the honor
to one who is not in the pulpit.
So. y. Bonner was chairman of the
*>f Trustees and Rev. James Royce
Himtw of the Board. Their absence
Ue meeting next Wednesday will be
IBable fact. They were closely as
H in church work, and were much
tHd-tp each other personally. Like
IBd Janathan, they were lovely and
|Bt in their lives, and in their death
STereluot divided.
Bossed of unsullied character; of gen
H Inflexible will; of refined and eduBt&sbe
touching those graces with
H^oHege life should adorn the young
jHtfdnt; his labor was a labor of love;
golden and abundant as they
S^^Te proper yield under the careful
IBRt'good husbandman.
^npratlvely speaking, Mr. Boyce was
Hg man. The glow of youth and
rMpre still '.n his countenance, when
ill shadow passed over it. He had
^Jy^merged from the summer of his
$ And yet in this short life, he had
a mission that can be comprehend
^ eternity. Ali who have gone out
iH&^uition and precept have carried
tEfeh ihein, which light has grown
jH)]- as it has been fed by cantact with
their kind. Transmitted from
Hrttod to generation, it will find its
K in the great beyond.
Hy heart feels something of the sense
i^Ksonal loss in the death of the good
Ko have lately gone Out from among
jgfiftugh each of these deceased friends
^Kaywith the Fsalmlgt, "though I
trough the valley of death I will
yet the summons came so
socomfoiting. But we have more than'
words to assnre us that all is well with
their recorded lives, and the memory ofj
their good deeds and their good works are
..o
YWUU UO.
The frequency with which men are sud-[
denly stricken down admonishes survivors
to put their own houses in order, for they
know neithor the day nor the hour when
' the summons may come to them. Besides
1 these at Duo "West, other sadden deaths;
' have occured. W. I*. Widcman, brother-1
5 in-law of Mr. Boyee, was called suddenly
' during the Christmas holidays, after
1 spending a day in pleasure at home with |
^ invited guests and kindred. Amid sons j
and music, he said, "I feel so strange."
1 That was all. He fell to dust even while
the anthem trembled on his lips.
The Factory.
} Let us be open and frank for a moment
j and have a little heart to heart talk,
i Do you own property or are you engaged
in business in Abl>evilleV Would you
not like to see your property enhance in
i value, or your business increase? Is it not
> our duty as citizens^to do what we can for
' our city.
To be honest about the question, are we
not at a stand still right now, or rather,
are not slipping backward, though ever
so slowly?
How can we expect to grow unless we
provide.some means of subsistaneo foi
' those^who care to pitch their tents towurd
AbbeivlleV
It requires effort to build up these industries,
but when onco built they are here
to stay, and they more than doubly repay
the city for all its troubles of organization
We simply cannot afford to "Rest under
the shade of the trees" until we get across
the river, in this matter of builJing up
our city.
But you know this, and there is not so
much use of preachments as there is need
of ACTION! All are convinced that we
need something more in the way of induftries
and it only remains for us to get
busy.
Some one says that Abbeville is "slow
but sure". Even so. Towns that are slow
but Tsure" in this day and generation
are towns that are slow at grabbing industries
coming this way and sure to wind up
in a 6tate of "innocuous desuetude" in the
next generation.
We are still growing, you say. How
long will we continue to grow without effort
on the part of our citizens toward n
greater Abbeville?
The best thing in sight just now for Abbeville
is a new cotton mill. One hundred
thousand dollars more per year put into
circulation thru the instrumentality of
another mill here would help us, don't you
tnink?
~ Why is an acre of ground in Abbeville
worth $2000.00, while an acre at Clatworthy's
X roads is worth $10.00? Why?
Because in Abbeville there are banks, there
are merchants, there are factories, there
are railroads, there are doctors, there are
lawyers, there are insurance companies,
there are preachers, there tre tailors,
there are shops, there are mills, there ave
people; while at Clatworthy's X roads
there is the forest primeval.
What we should do is to double all these.
Wo want some good, old-fashioned grow
ing panic to seize us.
Did it ever occur to you that Cokesbury
was at one time one of the largest towns
within a radius of fifty miles of this place?
Cokesbury was never troubled with growing
pains, and now?well it is still visible
from the railroad, and good people live
there, too. It could have been Greenwood,
had its citizens made the effort.
A little push and energy is worth just
t wice as much today as it is tomorrow.
A town that is satisfied with ils achievements
is as dead as Sodom and Gomorah,
or soon will be. It only remains for the
sands of the desert to cover its cadaver.
A new factory with us just now would
mean much. It would mean:
$100,000.00 more money In circulation for
Abbeville.
A greater population for Abbeville.
A larger cotton market ror ADueviue.
More business houses for Abbeville.
Free postal delivery for Abbeville and
many other thing6 that are worth having.
It is in sight, should Ave lose it, it 'w ill be
our own fault.
Mr Aiken's Prohibition Bill.
' We publish in full Mr. Aiken's prohibition
bill introduced in Congress last week,
proposing to make dry the District of Columbia.
\Tr Ailfpn rlrmlitlocc: holiAvoc that nwinir
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to the fact that all eyes from every part of
the nation are focused on the capitol city,
that this place, above all others, is the
nroper place in which to try tiie merits or
demerits of prohibition.
The bill introduced, if enacted into law,
will give the "Washingtonians a working
base for absolute prohibition. If liquor is
sold in the district after the passage of this
bill, the fault will be with the public oOiclals
and the people, and not with the law.
Off to Tulane.
Dr. W. B. Simpson, one of Abbeville's
physicians, is oft" to Tulane University for
a post graduate course. He will study diseases
of thfi trorrios.
l)r. Simpson stands well in his profession.
He has been here only a short time
but has made many friends and built up
for himself a lucrative practice.
New Schedule for Seaboard.
To go into effect on Feb. 1910.
No. 33 due 1.15 p. ru.. Southbound Vestibule.
No. 50 due 3.48 p. m., Southbound Local.
No. 41 due 2.56 a. m., Southbound Night
Train.
No. 32 due 5.12 p. m. Northbound Yesti- ;
bule.
No. 52 due 12,53 p. m. Northbound Local I
No. 38 due 2.08 a.m. Northbound Night
Train.
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AIKEN'S PSOHIBITSO^
BILL.
i To Prohibit the Sale of Intoxicating
Liquors in the District of Columbia!
lip ifconaotiHl hv the Senate and House
'of Representatives of the United States oi
j America in Congress assembled, that nil
person, company, copartnership, association,
elub, or corporation within the District
of Columbia shall manufacture, sell
offer for sale, traffic in, barter, exchange foi
(goods, give away,or otherwise dispose ol
any spirituous, malt, vinous, fermented,
brewed, or other liquors or beverages, or
any compound or mixture thereof which
contains alcohol and which if drunk to excess
will produce intoxication, except as
hereinafter provided.
See. 2. That wholesale druggists may
lawfully sell in wholesale quantities tci
retail druggists and to public or charitable
hospitals or to medical or pharmaceutical
colleges, and in no other way and to no
other person or persons, pure alcohol for
medical purposes only, or grain alcohol
to be used by chemists or bacteriologists
actually engaged in scientific work, and
for such purposes only; and such wholesale
druggists shall, "at the end of each
month in which any such sale has been
I made, file with the Commissioneis of the
District of Columbia a statement in writing
undor oath, giving the name of the purchaser,
the price paid, the date of sale, and
the quantity of the alcohol sold.
Sec. 3. That any retail druggist
whose place of business is located within
the District of Columbia, who is himself a
registered or licensed pharmacist, may
sell, in the manner herein set forth, pure
aieohol for medicinal purposes only, grain
alcohol to chemists and bacteriologists
actually engaged in scientific work, and
wine to be used for sacramental purposes
or religious purposes only, upon filing a
bond in the sum of five thousand dollars.
to be approved by the Commissioners oi
the District of Columbia, conditioned for
the faithful observance of the provisions
of this Act: Provided, that nothing herein
contained shall prevent such druggist from
using alcohol in compounding prescriptions
or selling medical preparations manufactured
in accordance with formulas
prescribed by the United States Pharmacopoeia
and National Formulary, which
contains no more alcohol than is necessary
to extract the medical properties of the
drugs contained in such preparations, and
is necessary to hold the medical properties
in solution, and which are manufactured
and sold as medicines and not as beverages
such prescriptions and medical preparations
not to contain sufficient alcohol to
require of the dealer handling them, payment
of the special tax required of liquor
dealers by the United States Government.
Sec. 4. That no sale of pure alcohol
for medical purposes shall be made by
any retail druggist except upon the prescription
of a regular practicing physician
of the District of Columbia, who before
writing such prescription shall make an
actual examination of the person for whom
the prescription is to be written, and shall
certify on the prescription that the patient
is in his charge, that the use of alcohol is
in his judgment, absolutely necessary to
alleviate or cure the illness or disease from
which said patient is suffering, and that
he is not interested in the drug store to
which said prescription is given. All
druggists selling alcohol, as herein provided,
are hereby required to keep blank
forms for making out the certificate and
prescription herein required.
Sec. 5. That no prescription herein
provided for shall be filled except upon the
day in which it is issued or the following
day, and no more than one pint of alcohol
shall be sold and delivered on any one
prescription, and when such prescription
is filled it shall not be again filled, but it
shall be retained by the druggist filling
same, and at the end of the month in which
it Is issued it shail be filed by said druggist
in the office of assessor of taxes, District
of Columbia. The delivery of such
alcohol sold under such prescription shall
be made directly to the person for whom
such prescription is issued, or to the physician,
or to some person authorized by
uie pnysician, or, in vu&o in ** uiau'i,
his parent, guardian, or physician, or sonic
one authorized by said physician.
Sec. 6. That aiiy retail druggist whose
place of business is located within the
District of Columbia may lawfully sell
alcohol in quantities not greater than live
gallons, to be used in the arts or for
scientific or medical purposes; and such
druggist may sell, in like quantities, to
chemists orjbacteriologists engaged in
scientific work, and for such purposes
only; ami such druggists may sell in
quantities not greater than one-half gallon
wine used for sacramental or religious
purposes only. That any person desiring
to purchase alcohol for tho purpose set
out in this section shall sign a written or
[Minted statement, giving his name, residence,
occupation, and the purpose for
which he intends to use said aicohol; and
said druggist shall, at the end of each
month, file aith the assessor of taxes,
District of Columbia, all such statements,
with a certificate, under oath, that said
statements cover his entire sales for ^he
month then ending.
Sec. 7. That it shall be nnlawful to
sell wine for sacramental purposes, except
to a regularlv consititued officer of
a regularly organized religious congregation
or church. Any person desiring to
make such' purchase* shall sign a written
or minted statement, giving his name and
residence and the name and location of the
church for which such wine is purchased,
and he shall certify that said wine is to be
used for sacramental or religious purposes,
and for no other.
Sec. 8. That ail statements or prescriptions
required by this Act shall be tiled
monthly with the assessor of taxes, Dist.
of Columbia, v ho shall record and properly
index each item in a book kept by him
for the purpose, which book shall, at all
times, be open for public inspection. For
making such record the assessor of taxes.
District of Columbia, shall be entitled to
charge and collect for each presetiption
filed a fee of live cents and for each statement
other than a preseiption a fee of ten
cents, which shall be paid by the party
filing the same, said record sha'l be j laced
in the hands of the corporation counsel,
TMctrinf nf Pnlnmliia nt, stilled intervals
of three months, who Khali determine
whether or not the provisions of this law
are beintr complied with, and who shall
prosecute any person or corporation who
may be deemed guilty of violating said
provisions.
Sec. 9. That nothing in this Act shall
prevent the sale of wood or denaturen alcohol.
Sec. 10. That any person who violates
any of the prouisions of this Act shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be lined in a
sum not less than one hundieddollars nor
mors than live hundred dollars, or imprisoned
at hard labor for a period of not
less than three months nor Tor more than
one year; and for the second offense or any
subsequnt offense,'upon conviction thereof,
shall be imprisoned at hard labor for
not less than six months nor more than
two years.
Sec. 11. That any druggist or physician
who violates in any way the provisions
of this Act shall, in addition to the
punishment herein provided, have his license
revoked for a period of not more
than one year for each offense.
Sec. 12. That this Act shall take efleet
twelvemonths after the date ofjits a pproval.
Sec. 13. That all Acts and parts of
Acts inconsistent with the provisions of
this Act ate hereby repealed.
SEEKS JUDGESHIP.
Mr. J Rion McKissick Being Urged For
Judge of the Customs CourtA
special from Washington to the daily
papers of the State last Friday stated that
Mr. J. ltion B eKissick, now making his
home in Kichmond, is an applicant for one
of the judgeships of tde customs (ourt. Mr.
McKissick is ? graduate of the Harvard
Law school and is fully qualified for the
place. He has some very strong endorsements
and has a number of friends at work
in his behalf. His friends here hope he
will be appointed.
! MASfiiED FOR FiFTY YEARS.
Mr- arid Mrs- J PI- Williarr.s Celebrate
Their Golden Wedding
Daily Mail, Jan. 29th.
Mr. and Mrs. J. X. Williams of Abbeville
: celebrated their gulden wedding today at
'the home of their daughter, Mrs. J. It.
' Anderson, two miles east of the city.
Mr. and Mrs. Williams were married at
Williamston fifty years ago today. They
;: lived at Williamston for the most part un^
| til about twenty years ago, when Mr.
j Williams moved Lo Abbeville to take the
position of conductor on the Abbeville
branch railroad. They have resided there
ever since, and Mr. Williams, despite his
advancing years, is still hale and hearty
and on active duty everyday.
They have but two children, Mrs. Anderson,
and Capt. Henry Williams, divis1
ion superintendent of the Southern ltailway.
Capt. and Mrs. Williams came up
from Columbia yesterday afternoon.
| Mi .and Mrs. Williams have many friends
and relatives in Anderson and throughout
this section, and the congratulations to
this splendid couple on their golden wedding
will be numerous and sincere.
The Press and Banner would add its
congratulations to those extended by the
Daily Maii, on the occasion of the celebration,
bv Captain and Mrs. J. N. Williams
of their fiftieth anniversary.
Captain Williams is affectionately known
to the children of this place "Grand Pa
Conductor." As firm and uncompromising
in the discharge of his dnties as the
solid rock, he is never-the-loss the soul of
kindness.
Fifty years together us man and wife!
Lot him who would pronounce marriage
a failure, contemplate.' this couple standing
in the golden glow of life's autumn,
ripened in affection atid sympathy! Let
him look to their happy state with their
children rising up to bless them in their
old age! And then, let him say, if there is
anything in life more beautiful.
In congratulating Captain and Mrs
Williams the Press and Banner would ui
most presume to speak for every man
woman and child in Abbeville.
THE WAR OF 1812.
Until Jackson's Great Victory American
Reverses Were the Ru!e
To the Editor of the Sun?Sir: In letters
to the sun recently on the subject of the
war of 1812 many points of interest have
lieen raised which will be much talked
about when the hundredth anniversary of
the war is celebrated.
It does not matter greatly what the war
was about, what the results were, or anything
else now, but those who are interested
in history will be able to get some
accurate information and to correct some
popular miseoneptions concerning the conflict
by reading "The Military Policy of
the United States," compiled by the late
general Emory Upton and left by him as
" a legacy to his country" and published
by the War Department of the United
States at the request of General \V. T.
Sherman, who "read and approved it."
The accuracy of the statements made in
it cannot therefore be impugned. I condense
a few of them:
1812. When war was declared (June 18)
the total of the British troops in Canada
was less than 4,500 effectives, mainly old
men and invalids. The Uuited States regular
army, numbering on paper 35,000.
was actually but 0,74 strong. In July General
Hull crossed from Detroit to Canada
with 1,800 men. Without inllict'ng any
damage he suddenly retreated to Detroit,
where August 10)' he was besieged, and
without firing a shot he surrendered his
entire force to the British, numbering 1,320
including 000 indians.
On October 10 4,000 Kentucky mounted
millitin who had inarched against Indians
on the Wabash became scared by a prairie
lire, abandoned their General and dispersed
to their homes.
November 28 General Smyth, having
raised 4,500 millitia for a montn, started
to invade Canada, but returned the same
afternoon. On December Ins crossed again
went a quarter of a mile and returned.
His army then disappeared.
General Dearborn assembled another
invMilimr jirmv of .r> 737 men to eanture
Montreal, advanced us far as Lacolle liiver,
captured a blockhouse, and then w.-nt into
winter quarters. Nearly all the niillitia
refused to cross the line.
During the year 58,187 United States
troops, including 15,000 regulars, accomplished
nothing against 5,200 British.
1813. At Fort Meigs, where 1,200 Kentucky
niillitia were sent to the support of
General Harrison, the whole of them were
routed, only 150 escaping.
May 27. At the successful repulse of the
British at Sacketts Harbor the United
States niillitia ran away after tiring one
volley.
At General Wilkinson's attack on Montreal
1:1,000 United States troops, includi
1 n? ? iinil recruitk_ were beaten back bv
2,< 00 British.
Writing on January 12 in regard to the
destruction of Buffalo by the British. Genoral
Cass said; "lain satisfied that not
more than 6">o men landed at Black Bock.
To oppose these we had from 2,500 to 3.000
to 3,000 millitia. All except a few of them
behaved in the mn.?t cowardly manner.
They fled without discharging a musket."
18*14. During this year wo called out
38.18(1 regulars. 107,(>53 militia, a total of
235,83!). against lfi.500 British. The utmost
strength we could show in the shape of an
effective force in battle was 3.OU0 at Lundy's
Lane.
1815. General Jackson's victory at New
Orleans, largely due to the wonderful
mark6nianshiyof his Kentucky and Tennessee
troops, wound up a disastrous and
humiliating war in a blaze of glory."
A great many-erroneous ideas exist in
regard to American success in the warfare
on land during the war of 1812. A.
great majority of the people of this country
who have been educated in American
I 1.. ai l.i.. H.nf
51'IIOOIS Hit! I III JJ UU^UI v <J1 II1VJ 'J >1II i VIJ uiBb
this war was on land and son a seres of
magnificent victories won by inexperienced
American citizen soldiers against superior
forces of veteran British regulare.
The plain, unvarnished truth is that the
campaigns 011 land were with very few exceptions
a series of humiliating disasters
for the United States.
The Capital at Washington was taken
and sacked, and this country was compelled
to sue for peace and to accept it in
a treaty in which our righteous grievance
for which we had taken up arms wi s not
even mentioned. Xerophragia.
Seneca Falls, December lGtli.
Wear Cotton Underclothes.
(From Leslie's Weekly.)
Should wool, < tltoii or linen be worn next to
thf skin? wool has its devotees, who would
look ou discarding their merino or flannel
vest or drawers as a risk of life. Medical
opinion has radically chniigtnl in recent
veais. and now many, if not most, doctors
favor cotton or linen next the skin, wool
absorbs nersoiration and retains it: it
absorbs it with difficulty it first, but
surrenders it to the surrounbing air with
even greater difficulty, Cotton, on the other
hand, asks only an opportunity to dry,
which it docs as rapidly as possibly, the
best plan in cold weather is to wear
cotton or linen next to the skill, with wool
outer clothing, the wool excludes moisture
and cold, while the cotton absorbs the
perspiration quickly and dries even more
quickly. This it docs without chilling the
body if the latter litis an outer covering of
wool, in this climate where houses and
offices are generally overheated in winter,
and thctransition from indoors to outdoors!
is attended bv a far greater change in j
temperature than in milder climates, whet* j
j the houses a re not keptas hot as they are j
in america. it is better to wear cotton cr
linen underclothes and to rely upon heavy
outer garments to resist the cold air,
MR AftD MRS. BRADLEY CELEBRATE
FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY.
Abbeville, January 15.?Special: Tho:
most notable social event of the season was j
the reception ?iven last night by Mr. and
Mrs. vvuuam wicieman urauiev, wjicunnr|
ing the fifteenth anniversary of their marriage.
Their home on Greenville street j
was made most beautiful for the occasion, I
j t lie rooms on the lower floor being thrown I
I into one and decorated throughout in white j
and green. In the parlor the walls were
draped with trailing Southern smilax, and
in the bay window a large wedding bell of
meline and maidenhair ferns was suspended.
Here Mr. and Mrs. Bradley received
their friends. They were assisted by Judure
and Mrs Klugh, Mr and Mrs James F.
Bradley, Mrs Sallie Bradley, Mrs Eugene
B. Gary, Dr. and Mrs G. A. NeufTer, Mr and
Mrs W. P. Greene, Mr and Mrs J. D. Kerr
j and Mr and Mrs Hayes, of Elberton. Ga,
and Mr H. T. Tustcn, the venerable father
of the hostess.
Mrs Bradley wore the same dress she
was married in fifteen years ago. a hand[
some ivory satin, made with the square
train and the balloon sleeves, so styiish in
those days. Her veil was prettily caught
with carnations and a diamond pin, and in
her hand she carried a large bouquet of carnations
and maidenhair ferns. Mr Bradley
wore the same suit he wore at his marriage,
a Prince Albert. In the sitting room a
handsome collection of cut glass presents
were displayed. This room was also handI
somely decorated in white and green, the
smilax being artistically used. Receiving
in this room were Mrs Wyatt Aiken, Mr
and Mrs C. J. Lvon, Mr and Mrs \V. D.
Morrah, Mr and Mrs P. B. Speed, Mr and
Mrs W. E. Leslie, Mr and MrsC. D. Brown,
Mr and Mrs Renwick Bradley and Mrs
Fannie Thomson.
In the dining room a profusion of ferns
were used in addition to the smilax, and
here also several handsomo vases of white
narcissi were used. The punch bowl was
in this room, and Misses Blanche Gary
and Maude McClung served a most delec
table hot Scotch punch. Receiving in tills
room also, were Mrs. W. P. Ferguson,Mrs.
Maggie Latimer Bullock, Misses Mary and
Fannie Starke, and Miss Eliza Gary.
Throughout the evening delightful refreshments
of salads, sandwitches, potato
chips, pickles, olives, and celery were
served. On each plate also was a dainty
glass of| Chariotte russe. Mrs. Bradley is
known all over the country as a most excellent
housekeeper, and the dainty things
served last night attested her excellence in
this direction.
Fifteen years ago Mrs. Bradley "was attended
at her marriage by Miss Corrie
McClung, Miss Mamie Swift, Miss 'Florence
Henry, Misses Mary and Rachel
Hemphill, Miss Ethel Roper, Miss Florrie
Henderson, Miss Sallie Lou Arnold, and
Messrs. Frank B. Gary, James F. Bradley,
Henry Bradley, E. L. Reid, R. B. Wilson.
Mr. Wideman, and Walter D. Tusten.
Most of these have long since married and
changed their homes; but last night there
were present Miss Florence Henry, now
Mrs. NeulTer; Miss Mary Hemphill, now
Greene; Miss Corrie McClung, now Mrs,
Kerr; Miss Mamie Swift, now Mrs. Hayes;
Miss Rachel Hemphill, now Mrs. Fred
Minshall. Of the gentlemen there were
present the Hon. Frank B. Gary and
James F. Bradley.
Several years ago Mr. and Mrs. Tusten,
the parents of Mrs. Bradley, celebrated
their golden wedding and gave one of the
most delightful receptions ever given In
this city. Last night the daughter celebrated
her fifteenth anniversary and gave
one of the most delightful receptions
given since the parents gave their reception.
Something over five hundred invitations
were sent out and a large crowd
was present last night and the hours
passed most enjoyably.
Tiie many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley
wish them much happiness as they
journey through life and nope they may
live many years to enjoy the good things
of this life.
Among those who came from a distance
to attend this reception were Mrs. Alice
Bradley and Mrs. W. T. Bradley, of Troy,
Dr. and Mrs. Wideman of Troy, Mr. and
Mrs. Hayes and their two handsome sons
of Elberton, Ga., and Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Morrali, of Bellevue.?News and Courier.
BENEFITS FROM EXTERMINATING
TICKS
Practical Advantages Realized in Areas
Freed from These PestsThe
benefits of exterminating cattle
ticks are being realized in a very practical
way in the parts of the South that
have been freed from these pests and released
from quarantine. Dr. A. D. ileb
vin, chief of the United States bureau of
animal industry, in his annual report recently
submitted to the Secretary of
agriculture, has the following to say on
this subject;
"An investigation recently made by the
bureau in this territory shows that great
impovement has already resulted from
this work. More cattle are being raised,
and a hotter grade of breeding stock is beirif,'
introduced; calves grow faster, and
cattle put on llesh more rapidly during
iri-i.vinir .-mil ir,? into the winter
iii butter condition because of the absence
of the ticks; they can be m irketed without
quarantine restrictions, and higher
prices are being obtained; dairy cows give
a larger yield of milk, and values of farm
lands are enhanced. As de from its own
observations, the bureau has received from
persons in the released territory numerietters
and other expressions confirming
the foregoing facts and testifying to the
great benelits following the extermination
of the ticks.
"The difference between the prices
realized for cattle from the tickinfested
region and the prices of cattle of similar
grades from anove the quarantine line
ranges from $2.25 to S5 a head at the
principal northern live-stock markets,
without taking into account the improvement
in quality and weight of cattfe because
of the eradication of the ticks. As
more than 1,000,000 cattle from the quarantined
area are annually sold in these
markets, it can easily be seen that the extermination
of the ticks means an annual
increase of at least $3,000,000 in the prices
obtained for southern cattle sold in northern
markets. In addition to this, the increase
in prices of cattle sold locally in
iL' L' U 1 ^ vnnroeanf n 1 fl rfTA ftlim
tin; ouulii nuuiu ?v .
This local increase has already been found
to amount to from ?3 to $15 a head in the
territory recently freed from ticks. An
agricultural official of one of the Southern
States reports that calves in the tick-free
area bring just double the price that can
be obtained for similar calves in the tick-infested
region.
"Heretofore it has been impracticable to
improve the quality of southern cattle by
introducing line breeding animals from
other sections, because such animals were
liable to contact Texas fever and die unless
protected by inoculation. Furthermore,
it is impossible for animals to attain
pood growth and to thrive when they are
heavily infested with ticks. With the
eradication of the ticks, however, the
southern farmers are enabled to produce
good breeding animals and to improve the
grade of their stock."
A SPELLING PRODIGY
?
Little Mazie Gregory, at Three Years of
Age, Can Spell "Big Words "
Greenwood can boast of a youthful
prodigy almost as remarkable as the little
son of the Harvard professor Who, if he
? "II rrrnrliinft* OVftf
11 V<;?, Will l?U Li 1U JVUli^Oi; ^
turned imt from Harvard and who at ten
years of age had mastered integral and
differential calculus and some other things
beside.
This little girl, Mazio Gregory, is the
three year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
E. Gregory, and is a prodigy so far as spelling
is concerned. Although she cannot
speak plainly, her pronunciation is that of
a normal child at her nge. she can spell a
large number of words, words of three or
four syllables. Her father hail her on the
streets yesterday and in spelling some big
words, he stated that a few days ago her
mother "tried her out" and she spelled two
hundred and forty words beforo missing
ofie.
Little Mazle seems to be entirely normal
in every other respect, she is a healthy,
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/1I1JLVU1 UI1U JLUCfJilJ
- No. of
Trains.
106 Leaves for Greeuvil
11)8 Leaves for Columbb
110 Leaves for Greenviil
112 Leaves for Grtenvil
114 Leaves for Columbii
107 Arrives from Greer*
109 Arrive* frcm Green
111 Arrives frtni Oolunr
113 Arrives from Colun
115 Arrives from Green
For full information^ lo rates, rcut<
Railway Ticjkei
J. L. MEEK,
Asst. GeD. Pbkb. Agent,
Atlanta Gh
SCHOOL
Tablets
In
General Scho
Speed's Di
fond of singing and shows generally that
she has a most remarkable memory. Her
parents moved here from Columbia In
October.
During her "interview" with the Index
man, she was tried on such words as
"bureau" and "beautiful" which she
pronounced as "bootifui", and they were
spelled correctly. Charleston, Orgngeburg
Greenwood and such proper names were T1
easy for her. She counted correctly to 100
fnr t.hA index man and probably would
have gone farther if hadn't stopped her.
When told by the Index man that he was
glad to have met her,and to come back to
see him again, she lisped, "Thank you,
sir, I will."
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Charleston md Western Carolina By
Schedule In t-ffecl Septrmber 12, 11508.
Dally Polly Daily
Lv Auuueta 1010am 4 35pm 6.80hui
Ar McCormlck- 11.56am 6 38pin 8.14tm ?
Lv McCormlcR 8 16-im ?
Lv Calhoun Fall*... 9 25<tm
vr A n<1er?on.. UflOmr
Lv McUo iuicb U.s&im 6 18pm
Ar Greenwood 12.57pm 7 50ppo
Ar Waterloo 1.28pm
Vr Lauren* 2 00pm U
Ex. Sun.
Lv Laurens 2.86pm 8.10 <m
Vr Kouulalu lun... 8.17pm 923-im
Ar Ore?nvl|ie -1.00pm 10.20.m
Lv ljiurt-nn 2.32pm X
\r Woodrufl 8 18pm
ArSp.Hrt?r:burtf 4 05pm
Lv hpartHuburg 5.'i5pm (So. Ky )
Ar Heuderfionvllle 8.1ftpm
ArAthevil'e 9 l^pm
l.v AHbevllle 7.00am (So. Ky.) 11
Vr liendersou vlile S.05ai]Q_ _ *J
Lv Hpartanburg 12 20pm (C. A W C. Ry)
Lv Woodrutl 1 13pm
Vrlj?un<riH 2.08pm 2
Lv Gre?snviii<j 12.20pm 4 30[>m Kx.eiun.
IjV Fountain Inn... 1.03nm 5.25pm
Ar Ijauren? 1.45pm 6.26 pm
Lv Laurenk 2.12pm (C N. A L.)
Lv Clinton 2.32pm
\r Newberrj 3.20pui
\r Columbia 1.15pm cc
A r Charleston in 00pm ^
Lv Laurens '2 82pm CAW C.)
Ar tlreen wood 3 32pm 0ft6Hrr. w
L Anderson 4.0>ptu
Lv Calhoun Failt.... 5 :<6pm
Ar McCormick 4 82pm 7.52 m 6.4o^m
Lv MoCormlck 4.32i?m 7.52am 6 I7; rn
\r Aueniia 6.15pm P.'tiWro S.SSpn
hi lid Ib-outb train* betweer. OreenvlleanJ
ChnrhHion via Laurens and Columbia. bi
Tr'-weekly I'.i'nce C?r i.ine between Au- pj
gu^t* and Abbeville. Trains Mos. 1 and 2
leave Augusta Tnesda.v8. Thursdaya and Hatrdays.
Leave Asbevllle Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays.
Note?Tbe above arrivals and departures,as
well as com ectlons withoO er companies,are
ilven ax Information. and are not guarpn eed.
Eraest Williams, G. P. Agt , Augusta, Ga. K.
A. Rntnd. Traffic Manager I
Notice to the Public. m
All poisons are hereby forbidden from *y,
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llUtilHltf nild usnill^ OH UIC luuus ill HIO (j.
estate of W. K. Bradley, and the lands of.
the estate of 8. (). Young and Mary J. I
Young. The above lands are situate in
Abbeville and Greenwood Counties. v'
s. t. young, ,lr;
E. C. Young, od
Executors. j
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iss remedy, being- pleasant and
r good for children and adults,
3hest and Bronchial troubles,
>r children, as it contains no
any kind.
mg and Old
e inflamed parts and gives vigor
ans. Removes the coughj and
the bowels, rids the system of
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nerits of Bee* Laxative Cough Syrup
or refund your money. Buy a bottle
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)., Abbeville, S. C.
RAILWAY.
'ATEST SYSTEM.
56.
Dare on all Through Trains,
on all Loeal Trains
rture of Trains.
le at 5:35 a.m.
a at 8:25 a.m.
le at 9:55 a m.
le at 4:05 p.m.
it at 6:25 p. m.
wood at 7:65 a.m. 1
ville at 9:40 a.m.
>hla at 11:35 a.m.
ibia at 6:20 p. ra.
ville at 7:50 p. m.
etc., roDPult nearest Southern
t Agent, or
J, C. LUSP,
Dlviaion.Paw. AgeDt,
Charleston W. C
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BOOKS
Pfin nils
k
ol Supplies.
ug Store.
I OFFER
IhAI* Cdlo
1 l/I A^UIV
IwelliDg and Store III the City
of Abbeville near 8. A. L. shops.
Price $2,000. The very place for a
man wauling to do small mercantile
business).
[oiise and Lot corner Churcb
aud Tauyard Streets. This bouse
is new, well built aud has six rooms.
Price $2,000.
[OUBG and Lot in Mt. Carme
is located in the best section of the
town. Price $550.
ne Lot on corner of Orange and g
Lemon Streets, beautifully located
level aud well drained, $500.
WO LOt8 near Wardlaw Street,
two minutes walk from Graded
School; cear in, and a bargain at
$500 each.
1 A ere8 one and one-foartb mile
from City limits, price $2000.00.
60 Acres land near Mt. Carmel,
W. C., price $2,600, possibly enough
wood on Ibis place to pay for i(.
Lint your Real Estate with me aud
>me to see me. If you want to buy I
iveor can get what you want. If you
ant to sell I canfind you a buyer.
I also buy and sell all kinds of
M 4 ? 1 VI 1
otocKs ana jsouas.
Remember I represent tbe Equita ,
tbe strongest Life Insurance Comaiy
in the world.
Holt. S. Link
Office over Milford'a Book Store.
i3f*s Laxative Cough Syrup cootalo* do
lute or DHtcollc. I' 1h a geull*, tasy lexare,
by whlcb It drlvei tbe cold Iroro ibe
i-tPiD NDd ul th? Fame time beat* irruption
tb?* tbii'Ul ?n.l ciopg the cough. Hold by
A. Miilnrd <k Co.
Hi heduli* for Da?* W**t Hallway.
Won.lug lrnlu leaves Due We*t at 10:30.
ri nlng train leaves Due Weal at 4:40. These
lint meet the morning and evening trains
the Southern at Donalda.
Ja?*epeers can go pal from Dpe W??t on