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BAPTIST! CONVEI -V. i i Homes Assigne 250 Delegates Last Throw The committee on entertainment for the Baptist State Convention, of which Dr. C. A. Milford is chairman, has practically completed the task of as signing delegates to the homes where they will be entertained. In all, about 250 delegates have been provided for. Officers The following are the officers of the Convention: President ?Hon. Walter H. Hunt, Vowhorrv Vice-Presidents?Orlando Sheppard, Esq., Edgefield; F. P. Covington, M. D., Florence. Secretaries?Rev. Chas. A. Jones, Bennettsville; Rev. A. B. Kennedy, Co lumbia. Treasurer?Mr. C. B. Bobo, Laurens. Auditor?Prof. B. E. Geer, Green* ville. Local Committees Entertainment -C. A. Milford, chair man; J. S. Stark, R. C. Philson, J. E. McDavid, T. A. Putnam, R. B. Cheath Abbeville Baptist Church Where Ses< am, J. W. Nichols. Transportation?W. D. Barksdale, chairman, W. H. McFall, J. A. King, ? W. P. Wham. Arrangements?E. C. Horton, chair man; A. H. Barnett, Otto Bristow, J. M. Lawton, Frank B. Jones. The Convention proper will be open ed with devotional services at 3 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, but the conference of Baptist ministers Nwill be held Monday evening. The session of Tuesday afternoon will be mainly devoted to the hearing of reports from the various boards of the church. The Convention sermon wiP be preached Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock by the Rev. Philip J. McLean, D. D., of Aiken, or by his altemnt., the Rev. J. S. Dill, D. D. ,of Gaffney. There are two propositions to come before the Convention this year which are expected to call forth considerable TKooo aro tho nronnsal for the establishment of a Baptist Sani tarium and the removal of permanent State headquarters to Columbia. The report of the committee on san itarium will report at the session ot Wednesday evening. Rev. Louis Bris tow, pastor of the Abbeville church, is chairman of this committee, and from the letters he has received from many prominent members of the de nomination in all parts of the State, it is quite likely that the convention will act favorably upon this matter. Already several towns and cities are making active preparations to secure the location of the sanitarium. Among these are Abbeville, Anderson, Green wood, Columbia and Rock Hill. The Rev. Louis Bristow went to Columbia Monday to confer with citizens of thai city who are anxious to have the san itarium located there in the event ol its establismment. It is understood that the Colonial hotel property has been offered as a site by Columbians interested in the movement. A committee has been making i canvass of Abbeville in an effort tc raise an amount sufficient to make ai attractive offer. The committee ha: 'met with much encouragement. The committee on the establishmen of headquarters at Columbia will sub mit its report at the session of Wed nesday afternoon. The Convention will remain in ses sion until Thursday evening. Historical Sketch The Abbeville Baptist church is j fruit of the labors of the Rev. R. N Pratt, who also established severa other churches in the county. The act ual organization of the church was ii January, 1871, by the Rev..C. H. Toy then a profossor in the Baptist Theo logical Seminary in Greenville, S. C who still lives, being & professor emei itus in Harvard college, Cambridg< Mass. The original record of the organi zation, after reciting the fact of Doc tor Toy's preaching, read3: "Afte this, letters were handed in froi Bethany, dismissing Bro. R. P. Quar les, and also from Anderson, dismiss ing Sister S. A. Breazeale; these be ing read by the Rev. Dr. Toy. Thes persons determined to unite then selves together into a church organ zation, to be called the Abbeville Baj tist church." In its beginning this \va a church of two members. There ar now 282 members. Later in the year 1871, Phoet Morse was received into the churcl and in 1872 the record shows that Mr Agnes W. Quarles, Fannie Sulliva and Dora Breazeale (now Mrs. Ei gene F. Bates, of Greenville, S. C. were received. In 1873 three othe members were received, one of whoi is still a member, Mrs. Sallie M. Wil son, she being, therefore, today th 3 OF STAT ME NEXT 1 ? N '.d to Practically i?Session Will gh Thursday I senior member of the church. Quite a number were baptized into fellowship I in 1874, several of whom are still members. On February 20, 1874, the church was granted a charter by Lewis D. Bowie, clerk of court for Abbeville < county, and the charter members were: R. N. Pratt, W. P. McKellar, Jacob Miller, R. P. Quarles, M. Mil ler, Ceila Miller, (now Mrs. A. W. Jones, of Columbia), Fannie Rogers, Sallie Breazeale, Dora Breazeale, Ag- | nes W. Quarles and A. L. McKellar. | It is under this charter that the church now holds property. Of the per- < sons named these are still living: R. N. Pratt, Mrs. Ceila Miller Jones, and Mrs. Dora Breazeale Bat^s. ] Pastors and Deacons Rev. R. N. Pratt became pastor of the church shortly after its organ- ( ization and served continuously until ] September, 1884. It was during his >ions of State Convention Will be Held. > I was built, the church having worship- I ! ped in the county court house for i more than two years. Following Mr. Pratt, the Rev. J. K. Mendenhall be- 1 came pastor in January, 1885, and 1 served until November following, c Other, pastors have been: B. F. Whilden, January. 1886, till 3 December, 1887. t J. A. Brown, January, 1888, till < January, 1893. > J. T. B. Anderson, April, 1893, till 1 December, 1894. t W. E. Johnson, April, 1895, till Jan- c uary, 1897. ? ( \V. R. Earle, March, 1897, till De- t cember, 1897. J T. H. Plemons, February, 1898, till February, 1901. . M. W. Gordon, March, 1901, till 1 June, 1903. H. C. Buchholtz, July, 1903, till De fpmhpr 1 A. C.' Wilkins, April, 1904, till May, t 1910. , Louis Bristow, September, 1910, till c the present. j The present deacons of the church j were elected on the dates given: W. D. Barksdale, February 15, 1891. r A. H. Barnett, uci. la, is??. J. S. Stark and C. A. Milford, June 23 1903. ~ j. W. Nichols, June 27, 1909. G. C. Dusenberry, Nov. 27, 1910. The Building s The church is.Romanesque in archi ; tecture, buit altogether in straight ; lines. The exterior is of white press ed brick upon a granite foundation, ? with white stone trimmings. i The building stands on the corner t of Main and Lane streets, with en trances on both streets. The front is 1 upon Main street, and here is a loggia ' I seventeen feet wide reaching entirely ; across the front of the building, the ? entrance to the auditorium being through triangular vestibules. The J i Lane street entrance is likewise ?' ) through a triangular vestibule, which I 1 - _ ~ ~ r?; W1 ~ 1 Opens aisu miu liic diuic dcuuui auui torium. The floor of the auditorium is bowl ed and is seated with quarter-sawed white oak, circular pews of the most modern build. To the right of the pul pit is the huge Pilcher pipe organ, with a front twenty feet in width, and having 896 speaking tubes. The ros trum is large and elegantly equipped with an open baptistry in the rear and center. To the left of the pulpit is a partition wall thirty-two feet in length which may be instantly raised by a mechanical contrivance when it is desired to throw the two auditor iums into one. The Bible school auditorium is con structed on the same bowled lines as is the main room, and is seated with the same kind and quality of pews. Here iB a handsome sweet-toned Schultz piano, the liberality of Deacon Barksdale. Circling about this audi torium are the class rooms, twelve in number, and there are class rooms in the basement and upstairs also. The baptistry is equipped with a heating apparatus, so that warm wat er may be used for winter baptisms if desired. Leading from the entrance ' I? tVlO to me Dapusiry, euureij uc;uuu ?.uv view of all the audience, is a passage on which are dressing rooms,, each equipped with steam heat and lava tories with hot and cold water. The pastor's study is Just in the rear of the pulpit, and has direct entrance from one side to the pulpit of the main auditorium and from the other to the Bible school room. In the base ment are to be found the furnace room, a kitchen, dining room and toil et. Toilets are also connected with the primary department and the pas tor's study. The church as a modern building in E WILL rUESDAY THANKSGIVING - SERVICE TOMORROW Union Services Will Be Held at Baptist Church. BUSINESS HOUSES WILL CLOSE. Celebration of the Day Will Be Quiet?School Children to Have Holiday. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day,and :he occasion will be celebrated in Ab aeville in the usual manner. The banks and business houses generally will be ilosed, the school children will have holiday and there will be a cessation of the usual activities of the commun ity. The churches will hold a union ser vice in the Baptist church beginning at 10 o'clock at which a collection will be taken for the various denomina tional orphanages. Those desiring to do so may indicate for which institu tion their contribution is intended by placing same in an envelope and indi cating on it their preference. The observance of Thanksgiving in Abbeville will no doubt accord with the spirit of the holiday. ftnTDTAIMh/OT LIllLIAinilllTILIll c "The University Girls," a first-class musical attraction, under the direc tion of the Alkahest Lyceum Bureau, will give an entertainment some time during the month of January for the benefit of the local fire department. The entertainment will be musical :n character, presenting orchestral ; numbers, vocal quartettes, instrumen- ! tal and vocal solos, campus life in sone and etory. ] The date of the entertainment ' ias not been definitely decided on, bu*. 1 t will probably be given some time 1 luring the first week in January. As stated in a ormer issue tho ' roung men of the fire department are 1 rying to raise funds to make a suc :ess of the State tournament, which 1 vill be held here next spring. The iremen are engaged in a service for ^ ne Deneni 01 me town ana iuey win loubtless receive the support of the :ommunity in their endeavor to main :atn a first-class fire fighting organi sation. )R. S. A. VISANSKA HONORED IN ATLANTA The Atlanta Constitution of Novem >er 20th contains the following in ro ;ard to Dr. S. A. Visanska, a former :itizen of Abbeville, who has many riends here. Dr. Visanska is a son of dr. G. A. Visanska: "Dr. S. A. Visanska, who has for nany years made a special study of juestions of civic health, has been ap jointed by President Wilmer L. Moore, )f the chamber of commerce, as jhairman of the milk committee. The >ther members appointed on the com nittee are Dr. Michael Hoke, Beau nont Davidson, Ivan E. Allen and Os :ar Elsas. Dr. Visanska has some im )ortant questions to lay before the jommittee and will probably call a neeting some time soon." DEATH OF MB. K\OX Former Citizen of Mt Carmel Died in Georgia Mr. Thomas N. Knox, for many ( rears a merchant at Mt. Carmel, died i it the home of his daughter, in Geor- i ;ia last Sunday, November 24th. Mr. < {nox had been in failing health for I some time and his death was not un- < ixpected. Funeral services were held it Lebanon yesterday. Mr. Knox leaves i large family of children besides >ne brother, Mr. Robert Knox, and )ne sister, Mrs. David Gilliam, both >f this county, and a large circle of relatives and friends who mourn his leath. lomplete in every detail. It is steam heated throughout, and equipped with the latest devices for ventilating. The electric lighting is superbly done, and this is the work of the local electric plant. There are six large art-glass me- . morial windows in the main auditor!- : um and two in the two front vestl- , bules. All the other windows are also of art-glass, the design and colors of ! which are unsurpassed by those any where in this country. The new building was constructed under the supervision of the following committee: The Rev. Louis Bristow, chairman; . W. D. Barksdale, C. A. Milford, J. S. Otoflr W T> Wham T A Piltnnm .T W. Nichols, J. M. Lawton, J. E. Mc David and R. B. Cheatham. The house of worship was complet ed in November, 1911, and the first service was held December 3rd. The dedicatory exercises were held De cember 31, 1911. The building committee then turned its attention to the erection of a par sonage, and in July the handsome building in the rear of the church, on Lane street, was completed. It also is built of white pressed brick upon a blue granite foundation, the upper story being stuccoed. This house is two stories, with four rooms and bath on each floor, and a basement. i . I EDUCATION DAI' AT CORN SHOW State Supt. Swearingen Asks Teachers to Bring Pupils. REQUESTS HOLIDAY FRIDAY, JAR. 11 "Program Will Furnish Message ,jj?[to Take Home"?Asked to Bring Six Pupils. pAliimMa Maw O? PolHn/y a Hon_ TORS m GREENWOOD ME Interesting Papers Read and DLicusscd. 'CAPITAL DINNER AT M009ELAND. Laurens Selected as Next Meet ing Place?Officers {Elected? Abbeville Well Represented. Abbeville county wa* well repre sented at the meeting of the Third) District Medical society, which held its annual session at Greenwood la&t Thursday. The doctors of this <?ounty who enjoyed the occasion were: Drs. Neuffer, Gambrell and Simpson, of Abbeville; J. A. Anderson, of Antre ville; Carson, of Donalds; Cheatham, and Madison, of McCormick; J. A. Wilson, of Lownde8ville; and Dr. Chipley, of Calhoun Falls. Eminent surgeons and physicians read able and interesting papers on the diagnosis and treatment of dis eases of many kinds. These papers covered a wide range of practice and embraced modern methods in the dis covery and eradication of many ills to which flesh is heir and the allevi ation of human suffering generally. At the conclusion of jach paper, in teresting discussions were had by the members generally on the topics Among those who re*id papers were: Dr. E. W. Carpenter, of Greenville; Dr. A. B. Knowlton, of Columbia; Dr. LeGrand Guerry, of Columbia; Dr. W. T. Lander, of Williamston; Dr. Wm. Weston, of Columbia; Dr. C. F. Wil liams, of Columbia; Dr. T. L. Bailey, of Clinton. Several other papers were on the program, but, for lacli: of time, their reading ^as abandoned except by title. The secetary was instructed to forward all "papers to the State Medi cal Journal for publication. Deep thought and valuable research work was evidenced in the proparfi-1 tion of the papers read and th^dis-. cussion evoked by their reading showed a lively interes: by those pres ent in all the subjects presented. The interchange of ideas and experiences will no doubt prove valuable to the physicians so fortunate as to take part in this meeting. Dr. Neuffer, the retiring president, made a capital executive, presiding with ease and dignity 'Jid contribut ing no little to the success of the meeting by drawing out discussion. Laurens was selected as the place it meeting for the session next No vember. The following officers were elected .'or the coming year: President: t. j.i. r>auey, uim Vice-President, R. R Epting, Green wood. Sec. Treas., G. P. Neel, Greenwood. The doctors of Greenwood county mtertained the association in fine rtyle, and the prescription which they -ecommended to their visiting breth *en and which was compounded and jerved in fine style at the Mooreland lotel was well calculated to add to he pleasure of the occasion. The pre scription was as followu: Soup BiBue of Tomato Spanish Mackerel Maitre d' Hotel Pickles Olives Celery Braised Tenderloin. Creamed Potatoes Roast Turkey, Oyster Dressing, Cranberry Suuce Macaroni au Fromage Steamed Rice Candied Yams [ce Cream Assorted Cake Jlouquefort Cheese Crackers Coffee At the conclusion of the meeting Dr. Wm. Weston, of Columbia, expressed the thanks of the visitors for the 3plendid hospitality which their brethren of Greenwood had provided, and their appreciation of the thought fulness which characterized the pre paration of the papers read before he society. [>?0?0?0?0? 0 ?0?0?0?0?0 0 ' 0 0 ABBEVILLE COTTON MARKET 0 0 0 ) Quotations by J. C. Ellis 0 0 v 0 Tuesday, November 26. 0 D COTTON 18c 0 9 0 0?0?0?O-r-O? 01?0?0?0?0?0 rHOUSANDS PERISH II WAR-EL London, Nov. 23.?Mere than 30,000 men have been killed Lad more than 160,000 wounded in the Balkan war thus far, according to estimates today, by experts, who said their figures prob ably erred on the side of conserva tism. Exactness, it was agreed, is im possible as each side has exaggerated the enemy's and minimized its own losses. But two or three correspond ents and perhaps a half dozen foreign military observers have been permit ted to see any actual flehting. No ornciai casuauy iibib uuve u?tu ? 3ued. The losses in killed and wounded were placed by the best judges, how ever, classified by nationalities sub stantially, as follows: Country Killed Wotinded Turks 20,000 100,000 Bulgarians 10,000 +0,000 Servians 3,500 16,500 Montenegrins 800 5,200 Greek 300 2,200 Totals 34,600 1(3,900 This 'oil of dead and wounded was recordea almost exactly six weeks one of the longest for ad brief a Bpace vuiuiuuxai iiUT* mu. vaiiiug tion to National Education Day and Boys' Day at the Fifth National Corn Exposition here next January, Mr. J. E. Swearingen, State Superintendent of Education, has addressed a letter to all county superintendents of edu cation and county rural school su pervisors, recommending a holiday in the county schools to allow teachers, pupils and trustees to attend the Ex position on these two days. National Education Day has been fixed for Friday, January 31, the day following being Boys' Day, the latter marking the close of the Exposition School for Prize Winners which will be attended by a thousand boys from all parts of the South. Prominent edu cators will deliver addresses on Na tional Education Day on subjects per tinent to school improvement prob lems, and a series of exhibits demon strating methods and results of im provement in the rural schools is be ing prepared under the direction ol President D. B. Johnson and other members of the Winthrop faculty. Dr. C P Mltnhall nraoMont nf tha ITn). ! versity of South Carolina, is in active charge of program arrangements foi National Education Day. Superintendent Swearingen opena his letter with the statement that "The Fifth National Corn Exposition to be held in Columbia the last week in January and the first week in February, offers a rare educational opportunity not only to the tarmers, but also to the teachers, patrons and pupils of South Carolina." After speak ing of the value of industrial educa tion, and its demonstrations in the boys' and %irls* clubs, Mr. Swearin gen says: "It is highly desirable that the people of every county, of every school district, and of every commun ity, should profit by this practical de monstration of the worth, methods and accomplishments of industrial ed ucation. The teachers, trustees, pa trons and pupils of every school in your county should be invited to take part in the exercises of Educational Day." Concluding, Mr. Swearingen says: "The program for these two days will furnish you a message to take home. I recommend that every school in your county be given a holiday Fri day, January 31, on conditidn that the teacher and trustees bring at least six pupils to the Exposition on Edu cational Day and Boys' Day." MR. W. P. McCABTER DIED AT ANTREYILLE Good Citixen, Progressive Farmer and Brave Solider Laid to Best Mr. W. P. McCarter, one of the fore most citizens of the Antreville section of Abbeville county, died last Thurs day, November 21, at his home. Fun eral services were held at Shilob church, at 3 o'clock Friday, and a large concourse of sorrowing friends paid their last tribute of respect to the deceased. Mr. McCarter was twice married, his first wife being MIbs Lethe Bow en and his second wife, who survives him, was Mrs. Mary Bowen, whose maiden name was Prince. Besides hi4 wife, Mr. McCarter leaves surviving six sons and two daugh * ? 1/Aoot.a Tnm nf "Rlr? ters, as iuuuwb. mcooio. ?vu., mingham, Enoch, Wickliffe, Eugene, Ernest, George Clarence, all of Abbe ville county; and Mrs. Ed. Burdette, who lives near Greenville and Mrs. Furman Bowen, of this county. Mr. McCarter served gallantly Lhroughout the war in the Nineteenth South Carolina regiment. He was 6* years of age at the time of his death. Deceased was a progressive farmer and an upright and honorable citizen, ever ready to lend his aid and encour agement to any good cause. His death will mean a distinct loss to his com munity. of time in any war in history. No allowance was made for the number of victims of the various mas - A v -1L sac res charged against, uuiu oiuco. That list from all accounts has been an appalling one, but reports have beon as yet too Indefinite for the bas ing of an estimate. A heavy allowance must also be made, the authorities said, for those who have succumbed to starvation and disease. Until more detailed in formation has been received from the Constantinople side the score of those already dead from these causes will also remain the merest guess work. Probably the estimators surmize-.!, the massacre, starvation and cholera victims will foot up three or four times the total of both killed and wounded in actual battle. Military men placed the financial cost of the war in excess of the ex penses of keeping up the Balkan stateB' regular military establish ments, at $2,500,000 daily since the war began, or about $125,000,000 thus far. Of course this did not include losses through the prostration of trade and the destruction of property or the value of the services of the men killed or maimed for life. ROADS M WAS A Speeches Awoke A Representat Bonds Issue ' One o fthe largest gatherings of representative citizens which ever as sembled to discuss county matters, came.together in the Court House last Thursday night to discuss the ques tion c? good roads. , The meeting was held under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce, but the real work of preparing for the meeting and outlining the. plan was , done by a few citizens who are inter ested in the progress and development; of the county. " . . ^uiflusia'sm ran high at the meeting and many went away determined to work for a bond issue of $250,000 to place the highways of the country in ...jbt-ciabu- condition. From McCormick, Lowndesville, Due West, Willington, Ml. Carmel, . ^muouu rails?in lact from all parts >1 the county?representative citizens a iiieir respective communities were"' present ....., . ..? imminent' 'speakers had been .invited .or the occasion and their addresses were listened to with pleasure by ..uose present. ' . Dr. C.' C. Gambrell presided over the meeting. i * At the conclusion of the speeches, petitions asKing tne memoers 01 uie , General Assembly, from this county to ; pass a bill authorize- an.election on i ond issue of $250,0t)0 for good road 1 purposes, were numerously signed , and were taken by numbers of those 1 present for circulation in their cbm . munitles. - v The petitions are as follows: Tbe Petition "To the Honorable Senator and Mem bers of the, House of Representa tives from the County of Abbe ville: "It appearing to the undersigned , | citizens of this county that it will be j to the interest of the citizens of this i county as a whole, to place our roads j in a good condition for traveling: ] "Now be it Resolved: That we, the ] undersigned,.do hereby, by our slgna- ( tures, hereto subscribed, urge our ] representatives in the General Assem- | bly to pass a bill allowing the citizens j of Abbeville County to vote on the i question whether or not they wish to place abonded indebtedness on the property of Abbeville Cotinty in the sunt of $250,000 for the purpose of - grading, widen.ipgi and . putting , first-class condition the. roads of Ab: ' beville County." ' ' " I Later in the evening refreshments were served the visitors in a hall 5 near the Court House. Mr. B. C. Hood The first speaker was Mr. R. C. 1 Hood, of Greensboro, N. C. Mr. Hood is a leading citizen of his home town, being president of the Chamber of i Commerce of that thriving city. The county of Guilford, where Mr. Hood lives, has recently built a system of ; good roads and it was to grfve the j benefit of his own county's experience 1 to our people that he came to Abbe 1 ville. ' 1 . ! Mr. Hood stated some astonishing facts with regard to the development of Guilford county in the pas: ten | years, which he attributed to the con stxuction of a system of first-class roads. He told of wonderful increas es in taxable values and the addition rvAnnloHon nf the county, out IU bUC l/V|/U*MV*vu side tlie town of Greensboro, of 10, I 000 substantial farmers who had mov ed in from neighboring counties ' where, though the lands were natur ally better, the roads were In a condi . tion far below the standard of Guil ford county. That these settlers added ' to the general wealth of the county' and the progress of the county gener , ally, Mr. Hood said, was clearly evi denced by the large increase in tax ' able values and the awakened inter | est generally manifested in all lines of human endeavor by the people. The speaker said that people gen erally appeared to take a greater in terest in modern farming methods, in education, in religion, and that the general tone of the county had been improved by reason of the fact that communication had been made easier. Mr. Hood strongly advisea me em ployment of a competent road engi neer to have charge of construction, f saying that his own county had paid for a mistake of this kind when it first undertook to build roads. In his opinion the sand clay roads would be the best for this county. He stated that he believed such roads could be constructed for from $500 to $700 per mile, depending upon the distance from each other of the two materials. This amount would cover the expense it .vfTAv mncp xn 9. A. F. Jf. lylililAVl* UUJ/wu i<v. ?, ... TO HOLD ANNUAL MEETING Clinton Lodge No. 3, A. F. M., one , of the oldest lodges of this ancient order in the State, which has carried - upon its rolls the names of some of i the State's most distinguished sons, ] will on Monday night next, December 2nd, hold its last regular communica tion of the year. At this meeting the annual election of officers will take , place and other important business 1 will be transacted. Clinton Lodge is now in a flourish- 1 ing condition and is steadily growing J in membership. The lodge now has 1 considerable work ahead. The present officers are: 1 F. S. Hill, ty. m. , L. C. Parker, $. W... J. M. Lawton, J. W. T. G. Perrln, Treas. L. T. Miller, Sect. ( S. H. Rosenberg, S. D. J. E. Pressly, J. D. A. W. Clark, Tjiler. ' EETING SUCCESS 1 . * . i Enthusiasm of ive Audience. Advocated. or an engineer and the widening and grading of the roads. Mr. Hood said that Guilford county had not found it necessary to in crease the rate of taxation in order to provide for the retirement of the bonds issued, but that this had been more than met by the increased val ues by- reason of the development of unimproved lands and the steady en hancement of real estate. ,/ It was a story of wonderful prog ress related by Mr. Hood and he sub mitted figures taken from the auditors books to substantiate them. Mr. Hood's talk was immensely en joyed by his hearers and elicited warm approval upon its conclusion. Commissioner Watson s Hon.' E. J. Watson, Commissioner of Agriculture, Commerce and Indus tries, was the next speaker. Mr. Wat son is a .forceful and eloquent speak er and his speech was frequently punctuated with applause. Mr. Wat son indorsed fully what Mr. Hood had said and stated that the facts cited by him as to the development which had followed the building of good roads was well known to him. Mr. Watson stressed the point that the farmers each year lost a consid erable sum, running into millions, by reason of the heavy freight charges imposed by reason of bad roads. He vt + /\nf Yiri+fo flraf_r?loaa >/\0Ha ^uiaicu uui iuat tt&vu uio?.-vauuu av?*v? it would be easier for farmers to take advantage of a rise in the market, thereby realizing a considerable amount each year. Mr. Watson cited some statistics from the department of agriculture to show. that Abbeville county had not kept pace with the rest of the State in increase in population, in yield per acre ^nd in other ways, and he believ ed that nothing would so stimulate to renewed activity as road improvement The speaker said that the lands of old Abbeville county were as good naturally as any in the world, that there were no better people to be found anywhere than right here, but for some reason the county had not kept pace with the forward movement jf the rest of the State. He expressed lis love for Abbeville and a hope that :he present movement evidenced aD iwakening that would in time place be county in the foremost position which sue naa so rigauuny ueiu m years gone by. n Mr. Watson's speech was received with enthusiasm and he was roundly applauded on concluding.. , Mr. W., W. Bradley took issue with a statement by Commissioner Wat son that Abbeville county had 2,000 miles of road, stating that according to his figures there were less than 200 miles of main highways in the county. Mr. Graydon v > Hon. W. N. Graydon, being called upon by Dr. C. C. Gambrell, in a few well chosen remarks endorsed the movement heartily, saying that, in bis opinion, the building of good roads held out more hope of progress n agriculture, education, religion and all worthy endeavors than any work ' in which the county could engage. He urged upon all present to sign the petitions and have their friends and neighbors to do likewise. Supervisor Stevenson Mr. W. A. Stevenson, County Super visor stated that after figuring over the proposition, he believed that with *- - i J proper management a uouu isduc w $250,000 could be retired ^1 14 years by allowing the levy to remain as at present. This was based upon a rate of 4 per cent for the bonds and the overturn of the sinking fund at the rate of 6 per cent Mr. Stevenson be lieved that by selling some of the mules now owned by the county and the investment of the proceeds in an other tractor practical economies could be effected that would mater ially reduce the cost of road building. On behalf of the farmers Mr. T. P. Thomson expressed the belief that the farmers would generally be perfect ly willing to vote a bond issue provid ed they could be assured that proper safeguards would be thrown around the expenditure of the money. All in all, the meeting was a most successful one, and those who were responsible for th? gathering were much gratified at the interest mani fested and the enthusiasm with which the movement was received by repre sentative men from all sections of the county signing petitions. Reports to The Press and Banner from several sections of the county are to the effect that the petitions are -~i? onH thnt thp oeing numerouoij siguni movement is meeting with little oppo sition. OUT OF THE HOSPITAL Mr. V. B. Cheshire, who has been confined to the Anderson hospital with the wound in his shoulder for the week past is recovering rapidly and was taken to his home Monday.?Daily Mail. KICKED BY A HORSE Duyane, the three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Cox, was kicked in :he head by a horse last Monday. The -vound, which is over one eye, while juite painful, is not serious and the little fellow will soon be all right. u ['ELEPHOXE EXCHANGE TO CLOSE THANKSGIYUTG Manager Barnwell announces that :he telephone exchange will be closed >n Thanksgiving from 12 m. to 5 p. n. The faithful "hello" girls are en itled to this rest, and the patrons will je glad for them to have it. v A