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V', " ~ ' ''i '> *. c , ' - , .... . \ * . . , > ' ? / I The Abbeville Press and Banner j By W. W. & W. R-Bradley. ABBEVILLE, S. C.,. WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1910. Established 184* . " I IfPi <- - ' "' ; $ -.. ' " 'r,v-.SvV-2*.: m: i I . - 'A - , . V . ":u Abbeville City Schools The educational interests of Abbeville are. or ou^ht to be. of paramount importance; for, there are no other interests which touch, and that very vitally, so many of our people. Our best Citizens, if they take time to think over these matters carefully, must rest under the firm conviction i that our political, social and business interests are of comparatively small importance when con-j sidered in connection with that) ' which enters into the home-lileotj almost every family in Abbeville1 ?the proper training, mentai and moral, of the rising generation. J Should there be any question or disagreement, then, among! good citizens as to providing am-j pie means for the proper conduct I of our schools?for putting thei best teachers available into build-' ings that represent the best thought and achievement in! scjpool architecture? i T>__ i\\r% f 11 r A c\t r>y au uui wi iv^?kuui\. its session of IS9 r, the town of Abbeville., with a small territory immediately adjace.it. was set apart as a separate school -district, and its trustees were made a body corporate.- Under this act the trustees were empowered to order an election on the questions of issuing bonds for the erection of suitable school buildings and levying a special tax to provide lor maintenance of the schools. Upon both of these questions the vote was in the affirmative* and when, in November, 1S92, the board called the citizens together, made a report of their do-i I IRKISflpr. t^: , S^f? ' --.K . ? ' - ^ . ^Jg?. ' ' ' ' *- " ' 4 -iSSVr^jKva iftIS -- ? Abbeville High School i } i?H 'Jf BE? , w jH f sffinfftiffi i ?. Mr. L. W. Dick, Superintendent City Schools ings, and asked for $3,000 in'^^nt organizer 0f the graded bonds in addition to the first issue sc|100i> (jUtt after serving one year and that the special tax levy t>elas superintendent, he left to take four mills instead of two, both of up specia| work as instructor j? these suggestions were carried clemson College. Mr. B. F. .out" _ Bailey was elected to succeed Thus ampie provision was Moncrief: and he remained at choerfuily made by the voters ol the head of the schools for several : the district (or building. equip- years/r<MiKning hi3 position to be- ' ping, and maintaining the<r c?n,e president of the large cotton ' | schools. j [njj| t|len bejnrr organized in Abi In the fall of 1892 the school!beville. ! was opened in the commodious; . , , . I, .... . , , . . Mr. Knight then served as suI building provided by the geiner-| , , , * ! , , . . , , r t 1 penntendent for one year and was .osity ol the citizens and the iaath-!' ,, , , T _ I, , , , , . . ifollowed by Mr. J. F. Gilliam. 1 ful work of their representatives,, , .... ,1 ! . .. . _ , [After an administration of seven 1 the trustees, Mr. \Y. A. Temple-, , . ... . ,1 . . , . , w ? tvears. during which time the i ton being chairman and Mr. Frank1" , , ' ~ f . 'schools grew rapidlv, both in the ! r5. Gary secretarv of this first' ' , ,. . . !. , . : number of those attending and in j board ot trustees. i . I Mr. W. F. Moncrieff was the''efficiency. Mr. Gilliam left Abbe I Ir- HT| ?rSihS&43\ Hil B ^ > Abbeville Graded School I E^PIFll 1 m Swmt&im gjj lilt?Ji * rille to ta ke up a different line of work, and the trustees selected Mr. L. W. Dick for the vacancy. Mr. Dick had just finished his eighth yeur as head of the schools in Aiken, S. C., and came to Abbeville with very high recommendations. That he has met the . expectations of trustees and patrons seems to be evidenced by the | [act that he has, for six years, j been annually re-elected to con- j tinue the work he undertook in ^ the fall of 1904. During his administration the ] schools have be^n growing stead- j ilv in Dopularity and efficiency,!, and, during the present school j year, some wonderful forward , strides have been made. Not < only has the number of teachers , in the first, or lowest, three grades ? of the school been doubled, but a ; separate grganization for the high , school grades has been made. ( an,d, within the last few weeks, ( the High school has been moved j into the elegant new building pro- , vided for this department of the < school work. < The superintendent, the princi- < pal of the grammar school, and < almost the entire corps of teach ers have been re-elected for an- < other year, and these ..will show j their appreciation of the confi- i dence reposed in them by redoub- | led efforts in the great cause of i education. i A fact worthy of note just here i is that Hon. Frank B. Gary, who ' was elected secretary of the board ' when this body was first organ- ized, is still a member of the board, having served continuously as secretary up to the beginning of the present year. Though different lines of work have claimed his attention, though various po litical honors have been heaped upon him, Mr. Gary's interest in our schools has never abated, and he has given freely of his time and talent for their uplifting. Dr. F. E. Harrison is the very active and efficient chairman of the board, and on his shoulders falls most of the work, as 'tis his duty to look after the financial interests of the schools, to guard against any extravagance, and to see that the best possible service is rendered in return for the mon ey expended. One other member of the board who has served long and well is Mr. J. Allen Smith, Sr. Two more gentlemen, Dr. C. C. Gambrell and Mr. W. D. Barksdale, both of whom have succeeded in their own lines of work and were sleeted members of the school board because they were good citizens and successful, public-spirited men, have shown themselves : ivell worthy of the trust reposed in them during several years of^ service as school trustees. Four^ members of the board, Messrs. \\T A WTrv, Q,.fon T VV . n. V^CllVCi l, Will. UJ mu, J. I E. McDavid and J. Howard j Moore, have been in office only a j few months, but have shown aj commendable activity in school j affairs, and being successful business and professional men, will doubtless co-operate heartily with their fellow trustees in doing all they can to advance the educational interests of the community. With an enlightened public sentiment aroused, with a wideawake, intelligent board of trustees, with experienced, progressive teachers, we may well expect the motto of our schools to be "onward and upward."U? l?A ? AA*L UAH mrs. tiiis. Qu vuuiiian Millinery Woman's love, for'the artistic n millinery will always be fully 'ratified in the magnificent line )f exclusive styles shown by Mrs. [as. S. Cochran, our leadjng miliner, who has had experi-enee in ; he art of fine millinery with some ( )f the best wholesale houses in , STew York, and other eastern cit- i es, for several years. Mrs. Cochran first identified herself in Abbeville as a milliner of knowledge ind skill some ten years ago. : She first came to Abbeville as : nilliner for C. W. Kendall. Later ( >he accepted a position with A. < M. Smith, one of our leading merchants, after having charge of :he millinery department for'sev- , 2ral years she opened millinery parlors of her own on the public square .where she has had three', seasons of most excellent patron- j< age from our best and most criti-j :al customers in Abbeville and, surrounding country. Her collection of millinery each season is varied and complete,J perfect in style, perfect in mate-i rial, perfect in workmanship, in fact perTection is reached in her: millinery parlors, and for the wo-i man who appreciates perfect har-i motiy in design and coloring, andj that indefinable something called ' style will find all these carried out j Secessl On this hill the iirst Secessior were adopted by a large mass mee adjoining counties. in the models shown from season to season. Her line comprises all the latest shapes and styles. The line a? fine feathers and trimmings are ! the best that can be bought. She also carries a line of the latest and most up-to-date hair goods. Miss Elsie Corbin, of New Yoifc. is head trimmer and she has exquisite taste in the designing aadi carrying out original ideas. Ma. Cochran employs, four girls during the busy season who aid her in selecting styles for her customers. - * Abbeville Telephone Ce. This company has done muck for Abbeville, in that it has gimem . a telephone system which is -second to none in.the country/ Hits company wias established 'here im - < 1896, and now have four open tors, one electrician, one lioenuu^ and in addition to the city service they have ninety miles of farmexs lines connections, and long distance connection with the Bell Telephone system. They have 250 telephones in Abbeville. For the... * convenience of farmers, fiv.e or". more are permitted to build their own line to the city limits and con- . nect with the city exchange. Telephones are then enstalled in their .> residences owned and kept in xe pair by the telephone company at a rate of $1 per month'for each telephone on the line. There are at . present 85 farmers telephone 00 . these lines, 11 having just been re- < cently enstalled. For the benefit of the farmery the . Manager, Mi;. W. M. Barnwell has ' the weather report, telegraphed from the Weather Bureau, Washington, D. C., every day and promptly at 12 o'clacd noon, the . : Dperators after giving the signal over each and every farmers liac " reads this report which proves very : useful to them. While the cilj and country rates are much lower than most places the service is of the highest standard of efficiency. ' ' We desire in this sketch to call , special attention to thf untiring efforts of Mr. WT. M. BarnweU, Manager, in the upbuilding of this establishment, his courtesy towaird all his patrons, and the sterling business ^principles he has always used in his dealings with alL Every one knows that a community owes its prosperity to having home institutions and here in the Abbeville Telephone Company we find all the members to be public snirited gentlemen. who work for "I o the general go.od of their locality and support all movements of this character which put before the home-seeker facts concerning the many resources offerred by their city and county. . ?1 - - \ . .. N*.*j**aitffr?' * v?!r-* = - ? * ? on Hill 1 Resolution offered in the South ting of citizens of Abbeville audi