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LOCAL t Mr. W. E. Johnson went up to Donalds yesterday on business. J Miss Lillie Clerk went over to ! Atlanta on a shopping trip last Fri;' day. . Leila Nancy Nance was in the? city shopping and visiting friends last week. * Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Stevenson of i Rock Springs, were in the city Saturday shopping. ] Mrs. Mary Parker, of the FlatWAV? a o Koon in tViP fM t.V ( VV UUUO OCVblVU) lt?^ wvvit V.. ? ^ for several days. < Mr. Roddy Devlin was over from <Jreer.wood Tuesday on business and 1 seeing his friends. Miss Bunnie Kennedy was in the , city last week on her way to Atlanta , on a shopping trip. ( Mr. and Mrs. Joe Haddon were in 1 the city Monday and spent the day I wath Mr. Marshall Haddon. J' Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Cochran, of. \ the Cold Springs section, spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Sy- <' ; fan. : j' Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Wilkes went over to Chester last week and spent ( "the week-end with friends in that Miss Lil Cobb, of Ware Shoals, pent the week-end in Abbeville ! with her sister, Mrs. John T. Cheat- ' ham. | Miss Barbara Mallard, of Green- J ville, is the attractive guest of Mr.1; and Mrs. Herbert Allen, on Chestnut street. |; Tffrs. M. B. Davis has returned from Catawba, where she spent sev-1 ?ral days pleasantly with Mrs. J. E! Uailey. j! Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beale, of 1 Wichita, Kan., are in the city spend- jl ing some time with Mr. and Mrs. M.'! 3. .Syfan. Mr. A. V. Maultzby, of Bennettsville. was in the city last week and ,' I -????< ? op 4-Via miAof n-f Mrc .T I cpt'liv a uaj ao uiv guvuw va ?. . C. Klugh. Mrs. E. V. Snip? came over from "Winder Sunday and spent a few 1 days in the city the guest of Mrs. C. L. Cochran. i Miss Margaret Heard, one of the j charming students at Due West Col-': lege, was the guest of Miss Louise Brown last week. j Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Wakefield of Antreville, were in the city Monday shopping and spending the day with Mr. and Mrs. James Chalmers. Mr. Courtney Wilson went down . to Florence and Columbia on busi- | ness one day last week. He made , the trip back through the country. | Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Rosenberg leave this week for Manning, where "they will spend the Christmas holi- ! i days with Mr. and Mrs. Louis Levi. ; Mrs. W. D. Barksdale accompanied by Miss Nona Barksdale, Miss ; ^Madge McLesky and Edgar Owen went over to Greenwood last Friday. Dr. and Mrs. W. G. Harper left Tuesday for Anderson, where they "will visit for a week with Dr. Har m per s sisier, nurs. waicutc vouvins. Miss Edna Bradley and Miss Eliza- ( beth Faulkner went up to Due West last week and spent several days with the family of Mrs. Nelle Moore ; Kennedy. Mr. Olin Brownlee and Mr. Hagan, of Due West, were two of the hand- j some men who were in town Monday ( and took dinner with the Seceder j ladies. , IVIrs. A. G. Cochran and Miss Nelle (whran came down from Anderson ( "Friday and spent until Sunday with , Mrs. R. H. Cochran and other rela- ] tives here. 1 ] Mr. J. Moore Mars, of Abbeville, was in the city this morning return- 5 ing from Laurens, where he spent i Sunday.?Greenwood Journal. i 1 Tfetre are many cases of old- j laaillUllCV gi ill ivvvu avw oim i a person is not in style if they are i not either just in the midst of grippe or just getting over it. 1 1 Mr. Bates, cne of the operators at < the Shops, is quite sick of pneumonia ! < at the home of Mrs. Joe Thornton. < His friends hope that he will soon be : on the road to recovery. Mrs. Lila Mabry has returned to i Abbeville after a protracted stay in 1 Augusta, where she visited her kins- ( man, Mr. Perrin Wardlaw and attended him through his last illness. ! ^ 1 W. A. Mcllwain and George Mc-! Ilwain, of near Hodges, and T. B. i Ammons, of near Calhoun Falls, are j the latest to purchase Fords from ' Longshore's Garage, the local dealer. I * Miss Ruth Howie went up to Mon-1! roe, N. C., last Friday and spent! 1 until Sunday with friends. She was 11 a guest at the wedding of her cousin, Miss Bettie Howie, while she was 1 away. ] a b Rev. Mr. Reaves, of Honea Path, t preached in the Baptist church last t Sabbath morning and night and de- t lighted his hearers with both ser- i< mons. He was the guest of Mr. and I Mrs. Barksdale. d E Mrs. J. F. Bradley and Mrs. Jackjg Pressly have returned from a pleas-! f( ant visit to Mrs. Henry Pressly in j b Clinton. They had a pleasant time;b and were the recipients of much de- F lightful attention. Sj n Miss Frances Calhoun spent Mon- p day and a part of Tuesday in the tl city on her way back to Atlanta, af- j ter a visit to Chester, where she r, went to see Mrs. Charlie Calhoun, t] ?1? - ? ? ?-~1- ? Uncnifat I WHO lb SU 51CH ill tUC i ?y\jM. y The windows in the different stores are beginning to take on a Christmas look and many beautiful erifts and dainty toys are being dis- IV played by Mrs. Cochran, Dargan, Charlie Brown and Philson & Henry. I I c< Mr. and Mrs. Willie Latimer are A in the city where they will spend j( some time with Mrs. Ella Latimer. t( Mrs. Latimer came here last year as c a charming bride and made many si friends who are glad to have her a come back. , a |t] Mrs. M. E. Beaufort went over to t< Chester last Monday to be with her li daughter, Mrs. Jenkins, who is in h that city with a very sick baby. The a little Jenkins baby has been sick for t< sometime and has been carried to b Chester to the Pryor hospital. -w !d Rc.v. Louis J. Bristow was in the w city for a few hours last Saturday si afternoon. He was on his way up t< to Honea Path to preach on Sabbath b and when he got to Hodges the at- I faction was so strong that he came E over and spent a few hours. p Ia Rev. and Mrs. Henry Pressly came h over from Clinton last week to bid " Mrs. Neil Pressly good bye before V she left for Mexico. They were the guests of Mrs. J. F. Bradley, who tl gave a delightful tea party to Mrs. tJ Presdy on Tuesday night. .ii Iv Dr. J. Phillip McLean, of Aiken,' I will visit Dr. and Mrs. G. E. Calvert o this week. He comes here on his n way to Greenville, where he will at- a tend the Baptist Convention. Dr. 'A McLean is one of the most distin- n guished men in the Baptist Church, la In Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gibert were ?. o< in the city last Monday. Mrs. Ui bert has just returned from Colum-jJ1 bia, were she went to atend a reun- ^ ion of her people. From Columbia she went to Hartsville, where she 11 has a charming daughter in Coker College. , b f P The many friends of Miss DeBruhl ^ will be glad to know that she is rapidly improving, after an operation'11 for throat affection. She will be n able to leave the hopital in a few days, for her home on Summer ii street, West Greenville.?Greenville c Daily News. v o e Mrs. Sallie Wardlaw Edwards b camo up from Darlington last week I and attended the funeral of her un- n cle, Mr. Perrin Wardlaw, after a which she visited her friends and relatives for a few days. Mrs. Ed- ti wards spent all her youth in Abbe- b ville and her friends were glad to c see her again. s t! d A PRETTY HOME WEDDING. g c A pretty home wedding was solemnized Wednesday afternoon at 1:45 o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Chesley Dominick, when i,neir attractive daughter, Miss Marie Dominick, became the bride of Mr. tl Wallace Lomax, a well known and B popular business man of Abbeville, d Only the relatives were present. The ? :eremony was performed by the Rev F. E. Dibble in the parlor; which ti was decorated with ferns and lovely h roses. V Promptly at the appointed time fr the fair young bride came down the a 5tairs on the arm of her maid of R honor and was met at the steps by the groom and his best man, Mr. ci Eugene Merchant, of Columbia. U The bride was gowned in a handsome suit of grey broadcloth trim- s; med in fur and Vore black hat with accessories to match. a Just before the ceremony an old- lc fashioned dinner was served in the g iining-room; which was decorated ivit'n ferns and roses. C The bride is the youngest daugh:er of Mr. and Mrs. J. Chesley Domilick, and is a young woman of liberal accomplishments and amiable character. She has served her home E ;hurch most acceptably for several o1 fears. M The wedding gifts were valuable; is imong them a beautiful cutglass ' * * I ivater set presented to tne orioe uy ier nephew, Eugene Merchant, of Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Lomax left on the tl 2:48 train for Abbeville, their fu- Ci :ure home.?Newberry Observer. jr ci LEBANON BAZAAR. jj G The Ladies Aid and Missionary C societies of Lebanon will give a bazaar at the Presbyterian Manse, the tl 9th and 10th of December, both af- ii ternoon and evening. Hot dinners, ii refreshments and candies served. o A reading from Betsy Hamilton tl will be given on the 9th at 9 o'clock. c< Everybody is invited. y VIR. FORD TO MR. KERR, MR. KERR TO MR. FOR Detroit, Michigan, Dec. 5, 1915. tfr. J. D. Kerr, Abbeville, S. C. Dear Davis:?This war in Europ nust be settled, and you, Andre1 Tacksron Bethea and I are the me o do the job. We are all bus nen, but the demands of humanit .re greater than the demands o msiness. Mr. Bethea has agree o give up his lucrative law prac ice for a few weeks and give hi ime to the great work. I am sat sfied that he can handle the Pope feel that I can convince the Presi ent of France and the King o !nglnnd, and if we can get you t< o along to see Emperor William, eel sure that the whole matter ca; e settled in time for me to ge ack and make a heavy shipment o: 'ords to Germany early in th< pring. As the children in Ger lany are crying for bread an< ords, will you not agree to join ii rie great work begun by Andre\ ackson and me? An immediati eply will be appreciated. Talk oi tie long distance if you wish a our own expense. Yours truly, Henry Ford. Abbeville, S. C., Dec. 7, 1915. Ir. Henry Ford, Detroit, Michigan. Dear Henry:?Your letter is re - J -"?J T ? ? n n / trivtru, cinu 1 nuic tnai/ jvu am .ndrew Jackson Bethea want me t( sin you on a trip across 1:he water 5 settle the war. I am sorry annot. join you as I am busy. I eems to me that you and Andrev re enough. I have no hankerinj bout traveling on the water. An< len I see that you want me to tall 5 Emperor William. What I woul< ke to know is how I will get t< im if I go with you. Are ther ny railroads running from Londoi 5 Berlin, or would I go by steam oat? If I went by railroad wha 'ould keep some Frenchman fron ropping a bomb on me, and if 'ent by steamboat a German migh ubmarine me. No, Henry, I an so busy. In fact, this is a largi usiness I am running down here am President ana Treasurer of th< !uy Now Pay Later Furniture Em orium, Kerr Furniture Company nd also Treasurer of the Stark Ve icle Comnanv which sells the threi H's," Hackney, High Point an< yhite Hickory. Besides this how do we kno\ bat we would get back. I sei hat some Irishmen have been try ig to leave the old country but the; rould not let them leave. Suppose started back home and when I go n a ship, a sheriff should arres ic. Of course I would say that m Mr. J. D. Kerr, so and so, o tbbeville, S. C., U. S. A.; but h light say you are a liar, you an n Irishman, and I would say I an ot, and he would say you will hav< d prove your identity, and I shouli ay I will prove it by my friend [enry Ford, and they should brinj ou in and say w"io are you, an< ou should say I am Ford, whi lakes the Ford automobiles, an< ey should say let us see this automo lie, ana you took one out of you ocket, and when they had looked a they should say, this is no au omobile, it looks like an inferna laenine wnicn you send through th lail to kill people, we will be forcei o send you both to jail pendinj nvestigation. Under all these cir umstances ao you tmnK Anarev fould be lawyer enough to get u ut, or would he have enough influ nee with the Pope to get us startei ack. Besides they might say th J. S. A. has already said they hav othing to do with this trip and yoi re all Irishmen. The more I think about the matte he more certain I am that I an usy, and "that you and Andrew an run the whole business while tay at home and sell furniture 01 he installment plan, dollar down ollar a week, secured by a mort age of the furniture, one spottei ow and increase. Yours very truly, J. D. Kerr. " LADIES' WORKING SOCIETY. The Ladies' Working Society o lie Methodist Church, will have i lazaar in the store-room above Had on, Wilson & Co., on Saturday lecember 18th. These ladies will have four attrac ive booths of which the following idies will have charge:?Fane? fork?Miss Maggie Latimer; Utili y Booth?M^s. A. M. Stone; Jitnej nd Candy Booth?Mrs Geo Penney ;efreshments?Mrs. J. C. Ellis. Each chairman is assisted by i ommittee of capable and energetit idies. Oysters any style and a tempting *lad course will be served. This will give the belated shopper! n excellent opportunity to purchas* >vely as well as useful Christma: ifts. So why should you worry? Don't forget the date and place ome early and get your choice. THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. There will be a meeting of th( lenevolent Society at half past thre< 'clock Wednesday afternoon in th< [ethodist Church. A full meeting desired. ABBEVILLE LIBRARY. The Directors of the Library, a leir regular meeting on Nov. 19th onfirmed the election of the follow lg ladies, who have promised t( o-operate with the Association ir ;s work, viz: Mrs. Frank Gary Irs. E. C. Horton, Mrs. W. P rreene, Mrs. Richard Sondley, Mrs I. C. Gambrell. With this additional working force le new books recently added, th< lstallation of lights and telephon* i the rooms (through the courtes] f the Council and Mr. Barnwell,] lie Association feels greatly en ouraged, in its work for the nev ear. CELEBRATING THE SEVENTH. D Little Miss Margaret Harrison is traveling along life's highway at a lively rate and passed the seventh mile post Sabbath day. In honor of the event she invited a few of e her friends to a party Monday aftertv noon, all of whom enjoyed the " games played and the delightful ^ goodies served. ^ REPRESENTING BEL.LEVUE. s Bellevue is one of the most progressive communities in the county s. and they always: send a ^ood dele gation to town on public days. Last^ f Monday there was a good represen3 tation, Mr. Edwin Parker, Mr. John I G. Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. Guilford \ Cade, and their handsome young * TWr Tr>Vin WarHlpw Mr. and f Mrs. W. D. Morrah and Mrs. Boggs I 2 Kennedy, were on tha streets. - These people are always welcome i visiters. E] l * NEWS FROM MR. BLACK. A i B ? Schoo 1 The friends in Abbeville of Mr. ville, t Manning Black are congratulating Hous< him on his marriage recently to Miss 28th, Thomson, of High Point, N. C. Mr. Foi and Mrs. Black are making their for a home in Anderson, where Mr. Black Trust is meeting with success in business. G. A. Link A BIG FOOT BALL GAME. 3t 3 A foot ball game was played two s Hays after thanksgiving. Greenville 4t||| I St. against ellis, they beat us thanks- ||f|| t giving but we beat them two days v after thanksgiving. the players DIAi r on Greenville St. are start. i Davis Kear.captain and full back. < William Hill, manager and quarter i back. 0?** 3 Hugh Bradley, quarter back. * Jack Bradley, Right end. yo i Faiford McMillan, left end. diami Jim Bradley, left guard. lubbor t George Jones, right guard. Promt i Ramine Swedingburgh, right tac- ?IAM I kle. ,e r t Rody White, left tackle. SOL .1 Hall Morr, center. b Bill Greene, sub. i. Ellis st. e Happy Seal, captain and right end Hubert Furman, manager and half ?01 , back. Bill Calvert, quarter back. e Billy Long, quarter back. Leave i Brother Gamble, left end. Arrive James Bailey, left guard. v Buster Howie, right guard. e Teofolo Bradley, full back. Renrick Bradley, left tackle. I a y Holliingsworth Addy, Right tackle, loans e Allen Long, center. tollai t It was a tuff game but Greenville 4_r?_4 t St. beat Ellis. *we.? I 18 Greenville St., 13 Ellis St. tevill f 18-13 in Greenville St. favor e Jack Bradley. Spi e Sport Editor. jns ^ i ' e J Iholie .1 ' e GIF'j f a Exclusivie Neckwear. > Bed Room Slippern. Combination Sets. Sill; Mufflers. ? Night Shirts. 7 Over Shoes. . * Suit Cases 7 T.e Rings. , Silk Sox. Gloves. 1 / r e I Cigars Speed's Dr Phone Always Ready t Stationery LECTION OF TRUSTEES. meeting of the citizens of the . 1 district cf the town of Abbewill be held in the Court j on Tueday evening December J33 at 7.30 P. M. be lr Trustees are to be elected Fl term of three years. The ees whose terms expire are Dr. ex Neuffer, J. F. Barnwell, R. S. ye and Dr. F. E. Harrison. ga. F. E. Harrison, Chmn. , Board of Trustees. Ke TY IGHESTER SPILLS ' MOND BRAND ea N< DIES! or DramlH for CHI-CHES-TBR 9 A tal 3ND BRAND PILLS In Red and/j\ WJ metallic boxes, sealed with biue\\f? . l Takb no other. Bar ?r tomV/ lnl t and aak for CHI-CHES-TEH 8 V fQ owd BRAND PILLS, for twenty-fl^e ?i, egarded as Best, Safest, Always Reliable. sil .D BY ALL DRUGGISTS * ?, EVERYWHERE SgSS f* mi V] ithern Railway Schedule. co Effective July 4,1915. A.M. PM PM be Abbeville 9.55 3.45 6.33 an Abbeville 11.20 5.10 8.02 yo : sa MONEY TO LEND. at m now in a position to make L( of from one to ten thousand s, on terms of from five to y years on farm lands in Abe County. x W C. E. WILLIAMSON, jcial Agent Union-Central Life 'n Ahhpville. S. C. The Daylight Comer >AY G ipi Here'* a great big line of iuit the sort of things a nan should buy for himself, Arere the selection left to v - r inirc i llin. I OU Li/M/lLtiJ) uujriiig III nen'i gifts can come here rj ivith the atiurance that you ?| ivill find something that will ilease him and give absolute | latisfaction. r SUGGESTION* BUY A MAN'S GIFT AT A MAN'S STORE Silk Suspenders. Drinking Cups. Silk Umrellas. Dress Vests. Hand Bags. Rain Coats. Bath Robes. Tie Cases. Sweaters. Overcoat. A Man's Store Candy ug Store. 18. o Serve You. Toilet Goods NOTICE Dr. J. W. Sharp, Veterinary Denary a specialty, will be at Mcsnzie & Johnson's stable for the lance of the present week and will found there after this week on idays and Saturdays only. Have your horses and mules teeth amined and fixed at least once a ar; prevents colic and indigestion; ves feed and promotes digestion; eps animals sound, healthy and fat. lis is one of natures provisions and ould be conformed to. Consult me. make no charge for examination, laranteed to cure any curable disse. EXIT CALOMEL > more Nasty, Disagreeable Effects LlV-VER-LAX is now rapidly king the place of calomel everylere. It is just as effective, cleansar the system thoroughly of bile, ning up the liver, and making that iggish feeling disappear like magic ;t it is pleasant to take, and has ne of the disagreeable after elcts that make us dread calomel so acn. Feel fine all the time. Take LIVER-LAX regularly, and health hemes a habit. Guarantee. Every genuine bottle ars the likeness of L. K. Grigsby, id if it does not give satisfaction ?ur money will be returned. For le in the big 50c and $1 bottles any druggists. DST:?White pointer dog, liver colored spots, part of tail cut off. Reward given if returned to Tompkins Ramey. 'ANTED:?Turkey. Will pay market price for one weighing not less than 30 pounds. Apply to Press and Banner Office. -j IFTS s,cUc. aJni W Dre,s I Solid Gold Cuff Buttons. I Underwear (Woolen) B Handkerchief Case. I Traveling Sets. I Collar Bags. I Bill Fold. B Pajamas. I Suits. 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