The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, September 29, 1915, Page 3, Image 3
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AN UNFORTUNATE ACtlDENT.
Mr. R. S. McCombs, had the misfortune
to lose his left arm in an ac"
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cident at his cane mm last wee*., uc
was busy around his mill and in some
way his sleeve became caught in
the mill and pulled his arm in and
crushed it up to the elbow. It took
two negroes some time to free the
arm from the mill and then Mr. McCombs
started to town for medical
assistance. Dr. Gambrell ?nd Dr. I
Fressly attended to him and his arm
was amputated below his elbow. "He
was very weak from shock ?nd pain
afterwards and spent the day in Dr.
Gambrell's office, being taken home
late in the afternoon.
Mr. McCombs is one of Abbeville I
County's most energetic farmers and j
his host of friends regret this acci-1
dent.
GIVING A PARTY.
Invitations have been received in i
Abbeville to a reception to be given J
l>y Mrs. H. G. Anderson, Saturday j
afternoon, from four to six o'clock,j
-at her home on East River street, in :
, Anderson. This reception is in i
honor of Miss Anna Varina Tribble, |
"who is to be one of Anderson's fall i
brides. I
Mrs. Anderson made her home in
Abbeville some years ago and her
Viorc VnAW tVllQ Will
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be a charming reception, complete in
every detail.
KEEPING HIS POWDER DRY.
William, the second son of Mr. and
Ivirs. J. A. Hill, on Greenville street,
, happened to a painful accident last
Thursday. He had been keeping
seme gun-powder for quite awhile
??nd he "lit 'er up" to see if it would
burn. He knows now, and the
knowledge cost him two painfully
burned arms, and damaged nis good
looks to the extent of losing his eyebrows
and some of his bangs.
BORN
At Abbeville, to Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
Chalmers. Sept. 22, a son.
The pictures at the opera ^louse
Friday night and Saturday were unusually
good. Manager Goldstein
has contracted for a series of Mutual
Features. All these pictures are
new and are of a first class order.
They run from five to six reel?, which
gives a show of about the right
^ length. Friday night and Saturday
"night the programs were filled out
v ith good comedy which sent the
audience home in a good humor with
flift ninfnro cVi#1W_
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A committee has been appointed by
the Government and has m?de a report
to London on the German air
raids and on the bombardment of
H urepool, Scarborough and Whitby.
Ihe number of claims reported for
personal injuries are six hundred and
ninety-seven of which one hundred
and seventy-eight were fatil. The
number of claims for dam&ged property
which have been investigated
rre ten thousand and seventy.
Death decreased the government's
civil war pensions roll nearly ten per
cent during last year, according to
the annual report of the commissioner
of pensions. A total of three
hundred and ninety-six thousand
three- hundred and seventy union
veterans remain on the roll which is
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xhirty-three thousand, two hundred
:md fifty-five less than a yoar ago.
, Ihe pension payment decreased about
fifteen millions.
The DuPont Co., the greatest powuer
manufactux-ing company in the
United States, has applied to the
Secretary of State for Domestication
papers. This company has large
orders for supplying the allies with
munitions of war and they will establish
a plant in Georgetown. The
company is capitalized at two hundred
and forty millions.
The schools of the entire slate so
far have opened with a larger enrollment
than usual. The colleges,
in spite of the hard times, aie filled
to overflowing. Over in Spartanburg
the student body has designated
n green skull skin cap for the freshf
ttt _ a* 1 A 4-1* A
men OI wonuru anu me licsmcs
^ have rebelled.
In the British army a battalion of
1,018 men requires for its daily rations
635 two-pound loaves. 127
. pounds of bacon, more than 31
pounds of salt and nearly 13 pounds
of pepper?to mention only a few
items.
NEWS I ;
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Mrs. A. B. Morse leaves today for ?
Savannah where she will visit friends v
I ;iiid relatives for two Week?. She ^
I will be accompanied by her little ^
daughter, Emily, who has so recently L
, recovered from a case of typhoid
I levtr.
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A former secretary of Bishop
Nelson of the Episcopal church of
Atlanta, has given himself up in New a
York saying that he has stolen fifteen P
hundred dollars from the Bishop in 1:1
j the past eight years. The Bishop
..-ays that he must be mistaKen and
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that the man is in bad healtn. &
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Cliff Godfrey, a young white man Iv]
who lives near Enoree, shot and killed tc
Robert Hanna, a white tenant on his
place last Saturday. "Hannn was in
debt to Godfrey and Mrs. Godfrey,u:
tuys that she can think of no other h
if-ason for the killing. 1 b(
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Mrs. Herman Benton nnd Miss \v
Fannie Stark have returned from ai
pleasant stay of several weeks in the j
mountains of North Carolina. The ai
! little Benton baby is much improved al
fin health. j.j
The diamond ring will be given
iiway at the opera house Thursday tr
night at nine o'clock. Be on hand is,
with your coupons and see if you are
the lucky holder. If you are you get
tne nne diamond ring. 1!
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Rev. Mr. Swope, from Shelby, N. C
preached in the Baptist church last
Sabbath morning and afternoon. He a]
[leased all his hearers. While in M
Abbeville he was the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. J. S. Stark. |
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Mrs. Fannie Milford has returned a:
to Abbeville after a visit to her brother,
Dr. Ross Killingsworth and her
sister, Miss Corrie Killingsworth, in
Columbia. ^ w
Mrs. Thos. Popf is in the city from
Kinards, visiting her parent?, Chief *1
Tustice and Mrs. E. B. Gary. She s-1
is accompanied by her handsome
.,*oung son. I
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Mrs. Killingsworth has been spend- 01
ing the past three weeks in the country
with her relatives and friends,
while her daughter, Mrs. Fannie Mil- oJ
ford, was visiting in Columbia.
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Mr. B. P. Greene has begnn work
on his house which will take the place ^
of the one recently burned down. The P
house will be after the same plan as
the old one.
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Mrs. Ozie Nickles of Hodges, was c<
.'n the city Monday buying stylish -
inings irom our munnery stores, one
was accompanied by her good looking
young son.
Mrs. W. G. Harper has returned
from Columbia, where she went to
visit Dr. Harper. He is under the
:-are of a physician and is recovering
his health. / |
Mrs. J. D. Bundy came down from
Monroe Saturday and is spending a
week visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Earksdale. Mr. and Mrs. Bundy
have just returned from an extended
tour through the West.
T")r. D. G. Mabnn was in 1he citv
Monday. This is his first trip to !
Abbeville as traveling representative
A the Murray Drug Company.
Mrs. Leila Todd was down from i
Due West Saturday shopping. She '
was accompanied by her two charming
daughters and Miss McUiH.
Mr. Joel Perrin has been in the
city from Richmond, visiting his relatives,
the family of Mr. J. Allen
Smith.
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Miss Leila Nancy Nance and Prof,
.rnmes Moffatt came down from Due
West last week and visited at the
home of Mrs. Sherard.
\ surveyor has been enpaged to
survey the proposed new county of
Williamston. and work will ho pushed
on the proposition.
Mrs. L. D. Witt, of Greenville, is
in the citv spending- a while with her |
fsrents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Jamieson.
Miss. Imoprene Wilkes, of Laurens,
iis in the city visiting Mrs. L. U. Witt
'at the Eureka hotel.
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i i Mrs. J. E. Cochran and Miss Mattie
' | Cochran spent last Friday in the city
with Mrs. R. H. Cochran.
Mrs. Henry E. Pressly is expected
n Abbeville this week for a visit to
ler mother, Mrs. J. F. Brad'ey and
o attend the marriage of Miss Caroine
Gary on the 8th. Mrs Pressly is
ust returning from the Mi-jsionary
Conference in Atlanta.
Mr. William Neel, of Jacksonville,
ria., is in Abbeville for an extended
isit to his uncle, Mr. Henry Gilliam,
fr. Neel has many relatives in Abbeille
county, his mother having been
liss Maggie Gilliam and his grandather
was a brother of Mrs. Joe
yon.
Miss Esther Graydon goes to Due
/est twice a week and takes a spelal
course in elocution at the Wolan's
College. Miss GrayJon has
class at Abbeville which is making
rogress in this pleasing accomplishtent.
Mrs. B. S. Barnwell and Mrs.J. F.
radley, and Messrs Wyatt Aiken and
[. R. Plaxco went up to Due West
i nnHnv afternoon to see how the
>wn was getting along.
Mr. James C. Hemphill spent Satrday
and Sabbath in Laurens. The
ause of Mr. W. L| Bennett has just
sen completed after plans made by
[r. Hemphill, and on this trip he
as looking after two other houses.
Mrs. J. A. King, of Cold Springs,
.d Mrs. Robt. Sharpe, of near Donds,
were in the city Tuesday shopng.
New York is; soon to feei the first
?uch of the horrors of war. Reer
going up to fifteen cents a can.
Miss Nina Wilson was in the city ;
om Warrenton this week buying ,
om our up-to-date millinery stores.
Prof, and Mrs. Johnson Kilgore !
re in the city from Clinton, visiting
ir. and Mrs. Stuart Miller.
Mrs. F. S. Clay has returned to
er home in Savannah, after a pleasrit
visit to Mrs. Harden.
Mrs. Albert Power and Miss Allie
[ae Power spent Monday in the city
ith relatives.
Mrs. R. H. Stevenson r.nd her
iree bright children were in the city
lopping Saturday.
Hon. J. K. Durst, of Greenwood,
r.s in the city a few hours Monday
n business.
Miss Eva Link spent the latter part
f the week in Greenwood with her
rother, T. Edgar Link,
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Mrs. J. C. Klugh is in Duo West!
lis week visiting the family of Prof,
aul Grier.
Mrs. J. B. Harkness is at home
:om Atlanta, where she went to
onsult a throat specialist.
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Take your family
and dearest
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menus.
How would you like
pictures of them in their
natural, everyday, familiar
surroundings?
Step into our store
and let us show you how
easily you can make
good pictures of them
and of everything else
you care about, with a
Premo
You need no experience,
and these remarkably
simple, compact,
efficient cameras can be
had at from $1.50 to
$150.00.
Fresh films, paper,
chemicals ? everything
for photography, always
in stock.
MeMl'RHAY
A FLOURISHING
SABBATH SCHOOL.
The Sabbath School of the Asso- c
ciate Reformed Presbyterian Church, t
was reorganized last Sabbath morn- li
rig and the classes arranged with a a
vitw to getting an interesting and n
instructive course of work for the u
children. The system of rewards
in the way of attendance buttons was
inaugurated. Dr. McMurray is the
efficient superintendent of the school.
MORE SCHOOL BOOKS. s']
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Some time ago the Benevolent So- l*
ciety asked through the columns of u
the Press and Banner for donations
of School Books. A very liberal
response was the result, but like,
Oliver Twist, they want "more." Con- *
tributions of first and i'ourth grade
hooks will be gratefully received. ^
Phone Mrs. Sam Seal and the books
will be called for.
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BISHOP GUERRY PREACHES. a
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Bishop Guerry preached in the
Episcopal church last Sabbath night ?
to a large and interested congrega- ^
lion. The Methodist and the Associated
Reformed Presbyterian
churches closed their doors that their
congregations might hear the Bishop.
While in Abbeville he was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Foster Barn
wen.
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FOR BETTER BABIES. i
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The Better Baby contest will be
held during the Abbeville County
Fair and progress is being made on
the organization of the committees.
This contest is to determine the
growth, both mentally and pnysically,
and is not a beauty contest. A baby
can come in a gingham apron and
get as good score as the best dressed
ii&by, provided, it is as strong and
healthy.
AN ICE CREAM SUPPER. F
There-will be an ice cream supper
at the home of Mr. R. S. Uldrick, Saturday
afternoon from five till ten o'clock.
This will be for the benefit
of Bethlehem church. The public
is cordially invited to attend. ^
OFF TO NEW YORK *
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Mr. Henrv Gilliam leaves this week ^
for New York, where he goes to see
Dr. Gantt, under whose treatment he
was for so long this spring.
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A Man's Store |
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0 Get into Line
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which to make se
Gun Metal, Calf, P
COME TO 1
$1,5Q
DR. HICKS INJURED.
The friends of Dr. Joseph Hid
f Calhoun Falls, will regret to lea
liat he suffered an injury in one
is legs last week and has been u
ble to be out. For that reason ^
liss his letter this week. fTe \|rrit
s that he expects to be out by ne
reek.
MR. VISANSKA'S CONDITION.
Mr. G. A. Visanska continues vei
ick at his home on Main street. I
sels better one day and not so w<
le next. His general condition
nchanged. His many friends coi
nue very anxious about him.
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WANT COLUMN
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All L/iassinea advertisements ai
larged for at the rate of one cei
word for each insertion. Min
ium, 25c. Three insertions, 50c.
OR SALE?The ginnery and ei
gines belonging to the Carrie 1
Richey estate. Can be put i
running condition in two or thn
days. Arrangements can be mac
for purchaser to operate at o]
stand if desired. If interest
write Mrs. H. F. Frazier,
. 0. Box 208. Greenville, S. C
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OR SALE?A farm of 131 acr<
within one mile of Little Riv<
church, in Abbeville county. Hs
a good four room house and ne
barn; 20 acres in bottom land ar
30 acres in good cotton lafid. Als
98 3-4 acres in another place wil
a house and barn, 60 acres in cu
tivation. Will sell either pla<
for $20.00 an acre on easy term
Address W. W. Clinkscales, Belto;
S. C.
OR SALE?20.000 Brick, at $7.f
per thousand. Cash on deliver
None charged.
Abbeville Ice Plant.
MONEY TO LEND.
I am now in a position to mal
>ans of from one to ten thousai
ollars, on terms of from five
iventy years on farm lands in A
eville County.
C. E. WILLIAMSON,
Special Agent Union-Central Li
ns. Co., Abbeville, S. C.
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if Prosperity and
in the Land
3lp reflect
Good Timei
low at Ha]
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$15.00
Adams
e assortment of lasts
lections, embracing
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'ateiit ivhi, viui iviu
HE ABBEVILLE C<
November 3, 4 &
SHIRTS
WHAT TO PLANT.
cs, As soon as it rains gardeners
rn should plant onions, spinach, carrots,
of set out cabbage plants, lettuce plants
n- and beets. Radishes will come on
ve and make a bit of bright color on
es your winter table. / Carrots and
xt spinach will come on for a very early
spring garden and will taste pretcy
good along in February.
Mr. Roy Power went down to
ry Newberry Sunday. Mrs. Power, who
*e has been visiting friends, returned
with him.
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n- Mr. Joe Armistead of Roanoke, Va.
ir in the city for a visit to his sister,
Mrs. C. D. Baer.
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Mr. T. Cunningham of Monterey,
whs a business visitor here yesterday.
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# A WONDERFUL ANTISEPTIC
fiprms and infection aeerravate ail
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ments and retard healing. Stop that
^ infection at once. Kill the germs and
i- get rid of the poisons. For this purpose
a single application of Sloan's
Liniment not only kills the pain but
_ destroys the germs. This neutralizes
v infection and gives nature assistance
3 by overcoming congestion and gives
I a chance for the free and normal
flow of the blood. Sloan's Liniment
5e is an emergency doctor and should be
le kept constantly on hand. 25c, 50c.
Id The $1.00 size contains six times as ,
>cj much as the 25c.
RUB-MY-TISM
_ Will cure Rheumatism, Ncu?s
ralgia, Headaches, Cramps, Colic
?r Sprains, Bruises, Cuts, Burns, Old
is Sores, Tetter, Ring-Worm, Eo
w zema, etc. Antiseptic Anodyne,
id used internally or externally. 25c
t Good Paint .
ie is cheap; and Devoe is not the only
s. good paint; it is one of a dozen; and,
n, very likely, the only one in your town
?there are hundreds of middling and
^jhad.
; You can see what chance there is
' 'j of another good one there; perhaps
j cne in ten at the most.
Bad paint is dearest; middling is
(dear; costs 2 or 3 times as much as
! the best.
iQ No matter about the cost a gallon;
^ that isn't it; the cost a squure foot;
to the cost a job; better yet, the cost a
b- year. .
There's a whole education in paint
in this advertisement,
fe DEVOE
P. B. Speed sells it.
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