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s 4 J LOCAL | t \ THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur S. Thomas have come to Abbeville and will make their home here in the future. Mr. Thomas is the new superintendent of the Abbeville Cotton Mills. lie was /formerly superintendent of the Stark Mills, of Manchester, New Hampshire and comes to Abbeville with the highest recommendations. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas are making friends among our people, who find them cultured and charming people. They have one son, and, for the moment, are stopping at the Eureka. They made the trip to South Caro-! lina by boat and from Charleston up to Abbeville in their car. FOR THE PRIZE BABY. Dr. G. A. Neuffer has offered a handsome prize for the most perfect, baby in the better baby contest to be ( held on Nov. 3rd. This prize is notj for the prettiest baby but for the most perfect baby, both mentally and physically. The prize will be a handsome one and babies should be registered at once. Much helpful advice and instruction will be given the mothers who j attend the baby contest and Dr. Neuffeffr is offering this prize as an" encouragement to the mothers to bring their babies. THE BOOK CLUB. The Book Club met with Mrs. E. C. j Horton last Wednesday. Despite the \ inclement weather, there was a good I y" attendance of ladies and the meeting j was most pleasant. After the business a contest was indulged in, slips j of paper being passed on which was | . written the story of a honey-moon trip, the blank spaces being filled j out with the name of some member j of the club. The story was written by Mrs. Horton and the effort to fiii out the story was entertaining and lively. Delightful refreshments of :salads, sandwiches and tea were serv ed at the close of the meeting. THE BABY SHOW. The better baby contest to be held on Nov. 3rd, will not be a beauty show but the babies will be graded v according to their health and development. Register your baby as early as possible at the McMurray Drug Store, and a definite time will be set. for you to bring your baby to be j judged. It is hoped this contest will | v be of great value to the mothers of ' the county and town. Such a contest is a new thing for ! Abbeville and should be patronized by all. I GETTING THE NEWS. It is not always a safe thing to ask the people the news. Some of linkln +A 1 a AfJi+rti* oil i tuciu die; nauic wu MIV *suivv* ?U that they know. Last Monday we j asked a lady to tell us something for the paper and she said to be sure to "put it in, that all the old maids in town were just crazy about Mr. Longshore." We do not consider this any news at all, it is a perfectly natural thing for all the girls to be "just crazy" about a gay old boy like Mr. Longshore. BAD NEWS. Last Monday afternoon we asked Mr. Herbert Allen, superintendent of the Abbeville Oil Mill if he knew any news He replied that the only thing he knew was that cotton seed was selling for sixty cents a bushel and that an ordinary sized derby hat full of cotton seed meal was worth a dollar. If this thing keeps up we will have to sell our cow and go back to the bacon gravy we were raised on. Events in our family will have to be dated from "that day we had butter for breakfast." VISITING THE OLD HOME. Mr. L. T. Miller comes up from Darlington today to visit friends and relatives and to look after his business interests in the city. Our peo~ u r i_ pic ueai vviui pleasure ui nis success in his new home, and that he and | Mrs. Miller are pleased with their | new friends. AN ANDERSON ADVERTISER. W. H. Lyon, the cash jeweler, of Anderson, is advertising bob-o-links at twenty five cents each in the Press and Banner. Bob-o-links are the new fashioned bracelets worn by the yourg girls and are the craze among the high school pupils. Try tho Anderson firm. s NEWS I * REPAIRING A CHURCH. Workmen have been busy for the past week in the Catholic church, making some much needed repairs. Services at night, the first Sunday in each month, will be held during the winter. THE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. The regular meeting of the Abbeville Library Association will be held Wednesday afternoon at half pa3t three o'clock in the Library rooms. This is the time for the annual election of - officers and a full meeting is desired. Mrs. J. F. Miller, President. Miss lone Smith, Sec'ty. A WELCOME VISITOR. o o Mrs. C. S. McCall is in the city from Bennettsville, visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Gambrell. She is accompanied by her handsome young son and her friends are glad to see her looking so handsome and so well. Mrs. George Penney will entertain a few friends at her home on Lower pfrnof T^nt?p/Joir TVI A-iUill OVl^^V lliuxouaj XIIUI Ilillg, V,VlIfplimentary to Mrs. McCall. BEATING GREENWOOD. \ Mr. Joe McGhee and Mr. Dantzler, of Greenwood and Mr. Robert Owens and Rev. M. R. Plaxco have been playing a series of gam6s of tennis on the court in the White's yard. The final game was played last Saturday and resulted in favor of the Abbeville team. The game of tennis is very popular in Abbeville and there is always a crowd of interested players and spectators. THE FIRST FROST. The first frost of the season, came Friday night and gave everybody a "shivery" time of it Saturday morning. Overcoats and cloaks wer? pulled out and put on and a decided odor of moth balls pervaded the air in most of the houses of worship Sunday. COMMUNION SERVICES. The regular fall communion services were held in the Presbytrian church last Sabbath with three preparatory sermons, all preached by the pastor, Rev. H. W. Pratt. There was always a good crowd in attendance and the services were enjoyed. WEDDING GUESTS. Miss Pearl White, of Hartsville, and Miss Nona Best, of Barnwell, ars expected in the city Friday. They come as guests of Miss Ada McMillan and to be present at her wedding on the twentieth. THE CIVIC CLUB. The regular meeting of the Civic Club will be held 111 the club room? over Philson and Henry's Thursday afternoon at half past four o'clock. The afternoon will be in charge of the Civics committee. A FAREWELL PARTY. ? Miss Ada McMillan will enterthe Young Ladies Bridge Club at her home Saturday morning at a pleasant party, which is in the way of a farewell party to the young ladies' club. MOVING AWAY. Mrs. Frank Welsh is at home from a short visit to relatives in Monroe. Mrs. Welsh will move to Monroe in the near future, much to the regret of her many friends in Abbeville. Mrs. T. M. Marchant is in the city for a visit of ten days or two weeks to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Speed. Mrs. Marchant brings her fine looking young son with her. Mr. Marchant was here for Sunday, leaving for New York in the afternoon. Frank A. Carwile, of Antreville, is serving his country as a juryman this week. He is one ot the best farmers in the county. He writes for the newspapers at times and always has something to say that is readable. With the coming of cool mornings one naturally wants good hot coffee for breakfast. Read A. M. Hill's advertisement and select a good brand for the winter. They have the besc on the market. 0 Walter McRae, of Elrod, N. C., was in the city last Thursday night, the guest of friends. Miss Margie Bradley came down from Due West and spent Sabbath wkh her home people. She sang in ' the Associate Reformed choir SabI bath morning, to the great pleasure i of the congregation. 1 Rev. C. E. Burts, of the first Baptist church, of Columbia, preached in the Baptist Church last Sunday. He is always a welcome visitor and hi3 sermons are enjoyed. He is one of the leading prohibitionists of the State. Chalmers Haddon is working for the fall season with the Haddon-Wilson Company. He sticks to work pretty well in the daytime but all the bad boys in the town can find him there after dark. Miss June Rainsford has returned to her home in Edgefield, after a pleasant visit to her friend, Miso Kittie Link. She came to attend the Gary-Eason wedding and remained over to visit. She is a pretty youn^' lady and our people enjoyed her stay. . Miss Elizabeth Edmunds and Miss Lucia Woodhurst went over to Greenwood Sunday and visited their friend. Miss Grace Ferqueron. They say they enjoyed the country air in the little town. Miss Lucy White is: at home after a long stay rri Chester, where she has been undergoing treatment at Dr. Pryof's. Her. friends are delighted to have her back and to know that she is greatly improved in health. Rev. John Young of Greenwood, was on ohr streets Monday. Mr. Young has charge of the Associate Reformed churches at Greenville and Greenwood. Miss Margaret Cothran came up from Columbia and spent a day or two with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Cothran, this week. She is at the College for Women in Columbia. Miss Esther Graydon is entertaining this morning at an elegant luncheon complimentary to her cousin, Miss Ada McMillan. Mrs. E. L R.eid and her handsome daughter, Miss Virginia Eeid, of Due West, were in town Monday shopping in our millinery stores. Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Wilson and Mrs Lem Reid were down from Iva, Monday, seeing their friends and .trading with our merchants. Miss Susie Stevenson came down from Due West and spent the weekend with her parents near town. Sho is a student a't the Womans College. Mrs. C. L. Rock, of Oakland Heights, is in the city this week tho guest of her cousin, Mrs. Henry Qilliam. Mr. Julius Visanska came up from Charleston and spent last Sunday with his father, who has been very sick, but is gradually improving. Miss Imogen Wilkes has returned to her home in Laurens, after a visit to Mrs. W. A. Jamieson at the Eureka. Lytle Young is in town attending court and shaking hands with his many friends. He is living in Edgefield now. Mrs. J. D. Ferguson and Mrs. Bert Ferguson were down from near Honea Path Monday buying new millinery and dress goods. _I Mrs. M. T. Coleman and Jim Coloman have returned from Little Mountain, where they have spent the past two weeks. Miss Louise Brown has returned from an extended stay in Asheville. Her friends are glad to have her back. Mrs. J. D. Bundy has returned to Monroe, after a pleasant visit to her father, Mr. W. D. Barksdale, and to relatives in Greenwood. Rev. H. C. Fennel was in the city for a while Monday on his way home to Lowndesville, after preaching af Sharon r>n SnnHav. Mr. and Mrs. Jot; L. Maxwell and their two children, were in town from Greenwood last Sabbath spending the day with Mrs. H. M. Pennal. Mrs. Sol Rosenberg and her lively little son left last Monday for Sumr ter, where she will visit for some time with her mother, Mrs. Schwerin. Miss Martha Piatt arid Miss Eva Lazenby have moved their boarding plac-i arid are now 011 Greenville street with Mrs. M, T. Coleman. Mr. Allen Long went down to Dyson's last week and spent two days in the ever pleasant occupation of "possum hunting." ^ ' I O. L. Bigby, of Honea Path, is a juryman. He is one of the most progressive farmers in his section, | and lives at home. Miss Bessie Murray came over from Greenwood and spent Sunday with her uncle, Mr. W. T. McDonald, on Magazine street. Miss Martha Piatt has returned | from Augusta, where she went to spend Sunday with a friend. Dr. andJVIrs. J. R. Nickles went out to Hodges and spent the day last Sunday with friends and relatives. Rev. Mr. Plaxco went up to Due West Monday to see how the colleges and the girls were getting along. Mrs. Maggie Sherard and Mrs Walter Wilson were in the city shopping last Monday. Misses Lillis and Mabel Carwile were among the visitors to the city Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Mack Cochran camo up from Hodges and spent the day Sunday with Mrs. T. C. Seal. Mr. Cheves Sondley came over from Atlanta Sunday and sp6nt the day with his parents.Mr. and Mrs. Wm. T. McDonald, of Atlanta, spent Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs. W. T." McDonald. Mr. J. S. Gilmer, of Knoxville, Tenn., spent several days last weelc with relatives near the city. Miss Clarkie Link is spending this week with her cousin, Miss Nelle McGaw. Mesdames S. A. McCuen and T. C. Beaudrot were shopping in Greenwood Saturday. t Mr. J. V. . Elgin moved last week into his home recently purchased on South Main street. Mr. Wallace D. Lomax spent Sunday in . Newberry, with his best friend (?) Mr. 0. C. Robinson, of Level Land,is here attending court as a juryman. J. L. Pruitt of Due West, spent Monday in the city. ' & | A Man's Store | NEW ARRI1 ^1 I ? Vc^C I KRAFUT PAJAMAS NEW SUITS NEW SHOES NEW SHIRTS || NEW NECKWEAR NEW NIGHT SHIR1 Welcome to J> STACY-ADAMS CO. ^^RADE^MARK. PAINT OR NOT Is a horse worth more or Jess after feed? Hay and oats are high today; shall I wait today and feei him tomorrow? That's how men do about painting their houses and barns and fences. Paint has been high for several years; and so they have waited. Some are still waiting. Their property drops a trifle a year tmd the next job of paint creeps-up creeps-up creeps-up; it'll take more f.aint by a gallon a year; they don't save a cent, and the property goes-on suffering. DEVOE P. B. Speed sells it. i We say that Ky; % Finish for your flo It will make^ every inch home like new. Kyani finish made. < You can a and seven colors. Co If you buy this 1 Oc. brush we cive vou Free our regular ^15c^can *\) McMURRA'J fALS FOR TH "IT'S k BIRD" Die Big Noise v the Season Don't Wait for I Copy Cats 1 AND KNA flu ? K2L ? J t \e- A - jjkck_ <? the Abbeville I JOVEMBEK 3, 4 and I KNOWN AS THE BEST - THE BEST KNOWN Prosperity must be returning. A colored minister from Due West was relieved of $42 while in Washington recently, and a North Carolina editor was lately robbed of about half that amount.?Greenville Piedmont. Mrs George Richardson was among the shoppers in the city Monday. "MONEY" The mint makes it and under the terms of the CONTINENTAL MORTGAGE COMPANY you can secure it at 6 per cent, for any legal purpose on approved real estate. Terms easy, tell us your wants and we will co-operate with you. 908-9 MUNSEY BLDG., Baltimore, Md. y itze anize is the best ors and furniture of woodwork in your ze is the most durable isily put it on. In clear * 4 me in ? we'll tell you all Dut it. We give you enough ranize to refinish your favorite iir?and we'll refund the cents if you're not delighted h Kyanize. en again don't overlook Kyanize , .r . lite Enamel?for all white wood- . , rk in the parlor, living room ? for white bedsteads, bath room, etc. ce applied, a damp cloth keeps it. v and fresh. r DRUG CO. x p | The Daylight Corner | fin iirviimvin I 15 WlNltK PP HATS NEW TIES NEW GARTERS MT7> WU ATT? UfiQP LNXU yy iinur IJ.VUU JEW BATH ROBES EW UNDERWEAR KEEP YOUR EYES ON OUR SHOW WINDOWS County Fair