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LOCAL lb I ZZZZZ Sol H. Rosenberg visited Greenwood Monday. T. W. Mars, of McCormick, was here Tuesday. Mrs. Allen Hagan was in the city on a trading trip last week. M. W. Speer, of Lowndesville, was here Monday on business. Everette Fuller, of Atlanta, spent Sunday here with Percy Leach. Dr. G. A. Neuffer went over to * * r"1 1 ado Atlanta last rnursuay un UUOlllvowt S. M. Beaty, of Iva, visited Abbeville yesterday in a business mission. Mrs. Wistar Haddon, of Antreville. was among the busy shoppers in the city last week. Eugene Huguelet, of Atlanta, is in the city visiting his sister, Mrs. Joe T. Hughes. Messrs J. B. McGee and J. 0. Hagan, of Due West, were in Abbeville on business Friday. Miss Allie Mae Power has returned to her home in Brownlee after a visit of several days in Abbeville. ~ ' ? A V>_ Jbion. (J. A. waller wao ill iiubeville Monday afternoon, having business with the Court officials. Miss Daisy Maxwell went over to Atlanta for a few days last week. She was accompanied by little Margaret Maxwell. Mrs. R. S. Link, Mrs. L. C. Parker and Mrs. Herman Benton went over to Atlanta Tuesday and spent the <lay in the city. Miss Bess E. Cochran came down from Anderson Saturday and stayed until Sunday afternoon with Miss Carrie Cochran. Sheriff and Mrs. Burts have gotten comfortably settled in their rooms at the home of Mr. Richard Sondley and are at home to their friends. Mrs. Gussie Corley and her bright little daughter, Elizabeth, have returned to Abbeville after two weeks spent pleasantly with friends in Columbia. The Pension Board will meet on Salesday in February. Many of the old soldiers and their widows have died and the apportionment will be different. Mrs. Mary C. Thomas is quite sick at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dudlev. in Athens. Her friends in this county hope for her an early recovery. Mr. R. C. Philson has returned to Abbeville, after a short while spent in the Baptist Hospital in Columbia. He has quite regained his health and was back at the store Monday. Frank L. Morrow, of the Press and Banner, visited McCormick last Thursday. Mr. Morrow contemplates establishing a newspaper at that point when the county of McCormick gets into operation. Brice Mills came up from Columbia Saturday and spent the week-end with friends. Mr. Mills at one time made his home in Abbeville but is working for the Armour Packing Company in Columbia. | The predicted cold wave did not get here last week and the man who sat up to see if the water pipes would "bust," missed it. The temperature was down to freezing Friday night, but it was nothing to the plumber. Mrs. Lcroy Brinkley, who has been living in Abbeville for the past year is in Suffolk, Va., where she has undergone an operation. She is gradually regaining her ehalth and will return to Abbeville soon, which will be good news to her friends. Mrs. W. D. Barksdale went over to Summit, Georgia, this week to attend the marriage of her friend, Miss Ora Durden, to Mr. Alleck Inglis, of Florida. Miss Durden has many friends in the city who wish her happiness. The McCarter twins, two of the handsomest young men in the county, were in the city one day last week. They say they are certain to be marTied by 1920, if not before; always providing that they can escape the women this leap year. Miss Corrie Killingsworth is in the city from Columbia visiting her mother, who is quite sick at her home in Fort Pickens. Miss Corrie is making her home in Columbia and has a good position as book-keeper in the Columbia Hospital. THE COLD WAVE. The cold wave predicted for Abbeville last Friday, did not arrive on time, but when it got here Monday it was cold enough to make up for the delay. The clouds cleared away by midday Monday, and by nightfall every thing was frozen up and people were scurrying home to get by the fire. Tuesday morning the children were turned out of school, the heating plant at the high school refusing to reach the mark. 1 NEWS j A WHITE SALE. Philson and Henry are having their annual white goods sale and their store is crowded every day with | ladies looking for bargains. The | sale will last until January 29th. NEW GARAGE. Abbeville is to have a new garage. It will be owned and operated by Automobile M. Stone. He expects 1 to open some time next week and will be located in Russell's Stables. JUDGE GARY SICK. Judge Frank B. Gary came home i from Greenville sick with grip this week. He has been holding Court there, one of the interesting cases tried, being the case of the Judson Mill strikers for the killine of Freeze. | Five men were found guilty. ENTERTAINING MRS. MILLER. Mrs. Frank B. Gary entertained Mrs. Percy Miller last Friday morning at a small but delightful card party. The games were spirited, the conversation lively, the refreshments delightful and the honoree as entertaining as she always is. ATTENDING THE CONVENTION. Mrs. Lucie Cochran is in Atlanta this week in attendance on the National Bottlers Convention. Mrs. Cochran is proprietor of the Abbeville Bottling Works and is an excellent business woman. Mr. J. W. Nichols, the manager of the Plant, is also in attendance. A HAPPY MARRIAGE. Miss Willie ClamD, daughter of Mr and Mrs. L. T. Clamp, and Mr. Eugene Miller, were happily married last week at the home of the bride's parents. The young couple have the good wishes of a host of friends. Thev will make their home at Mil ler's Mill with the family of Mr. J. David Miller. ? MEETING THE PRESIDENT. Dr. 0. A. Neuffer leavp<? the latter par of this week for Washington, where he goes to attend a meeting of the National Medical Association, which will meet in that city. All the State Presidents of the Medical Associations will be in "ttendance and an audience with the President will be one of the attractions of the meeting. A MORNING PARTY. Mrs. H. W. Pratt entertained at a delightful morning party last Friday oomolimentary to Mrs. Percy Miller, of New York. Eighteen ladies were inxnfor^ orJ fKo mnrninrr woo enonf liiTivvu unu i/iiv iiivjl 111115 " MO opv<u w in lively chatter and in work on dainty tatting-, crochet, or fancy work. At noon a delightful luncheon was served. The mcrning was most enjoyable. SEEKING HEALTH. Mr. M. B. Reese left this week for Hot Springs, where he will spend a month in search of health. Mr. Reese is a veteran of the SpanishAmerican war and while away he will be treated in the U. S. Hospital at Hot Springs. Little Miss Charlotte Reese goes as far as Alabama, with her father, where she will stop and make a visit to her grandmother, Mrs. Wardlaw. J. C. LANGLEY ARRESTED. J. C. Langley, of Calhoun Falls, who was adjudged a bankrupt reai - x tcuuy in wie lyxstrict ^ourt, was arrested yesterday by U. S. Marshal, C. J. Lyon, and brought before Commissioner. J. C. Cox for a preliminary hearing, charged with concealing assets. The warrant was sworn out by Robt. S. Owens, trustee of his bankrupt estate, when a large amount of goods alleged to be merchandise taken from the store-room was found in the living rooms of Langley. At the hearing yesterday, he waived a preliminary hearing and was bound over to the next term of the court under a bond of one thousand dollars, which was promptly given. Mr. Langley was represented at the hearing by J. Frank Clinkscales, Esq., of the local bar. THE MISSION SERVICE. The mission service, which was held last week in the Episcopal church, was a success in every way and the many people who heard Mr. Finley preach were delighted with him. The services were well attended every night. Miss Mary Quarles Link presided at the organ and the choir was made up of Mrs. Will Barnwell, Miss Mae Robertson, Miss Fannie Stark, Miss Eugenia Robert T n ni:? I\/T? T A ovju, iuio. o. vj. juiiia, iuia. tj. rv. iiairis, Miss Mary Hill, Miss Sarah Perrin, Miss Helen Edwards, Mrs. Beard, and Messrs W. E. Hill, Jas. S. Cochran and Stewart Miller. Every afternoon Mr. Finley helda Bible Study Class, which was well attended and was most instructive and entertaining. He has the happy faculty of imparting his knowledge so that all are pleased and instructed. Mr. Finley was entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Will Barnwell and was the honor guest at many pleasant dinners and teas. A CHARMING LECTURER. Miss Helen Hill came to Abbev Monday and lectured in the Op House Monday night. Miss Hil a native of Laconia, N. H., but the past several years she has beei the Vineland Training School New Jersey, which school is devo entirely to the training and edu tion of feeble minded children. M day night many instructive sli were shown giving the scope of work and showing what could be d< | for such children. Miss Hill has been in the South I the past three months giving spe< | lectures at Winthrop in Child F jchology, and she has made many te over the State at the invitation the Board for Charities and Cori tions. She spoke to the sch teachers at the High School Mom afternoon and to the Graded Sch Tuesday morning. From Abbev Miss Hill went to Lethe. She is a charming woman < made a pleasant impression on who met her. While in Abbev she was the guest of Dr. and Mrs, C. Gambrell. WVion cV>o rotnrnc: \Tn~fVi Mi?Q 1 will join the faculty of Clark I versity, in Massachusettes. SOLDIERS IN TRAINING. Our son Bill and Happoldt N? fer are in the same grade at set and are the best of friends. B boys have a bicycle, Bill's being 1 this Christmas. The "new" has worn off yet and the boy and the cycle are being put to many sev tests. Last Thursday the two b decided that they would go aroi the five mile block on their whe They took the road by the Has branch and up the long hill to L Cane. They got by the cemet without seeing any ghosts and ried a while at the home of L< White. The next three miles v? made in mud ankl<; deep, then an< er stop was made at Milford Cli scales, and the loan of the gar hose was asked, that the wh< might be washed ofl'. The hose ' not forth coming and then a tr Crw Qwofn mQyhltr/flfi 11 but was stopped short off when ] ford said he only hud four and 1 he slept with them at night, boys made their way on down M street arriving at home about se o'clock. If there was any mud left in road we do not know how it Y pened. The boys seemed to brinj all with them. Bill said that "H py" made him go while "Hap said that Bill , made him go. T both had the appeties at supper soldiers, which i n a measure coc the wrath of their irate mothers. j HANNA-BROWNLEE WEDDN< At the home of the bride's pare Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Hanna, the pressive double-ring service was s uniting the hearts and lives of B Otis Hanna and Mr. William L rence Brownlee by Rev. M. R. ( son, Thursday afternoon at 5 o'cl< To the strains of Mendelssh< wedding march, rendered by I Sudie Hewett, the bridal party tered the parlors, artistically dei ated for the occasion. Miss Gi Sheltcn sweetly sang, "0, Pron Me," before the ceremony. xne maid ot honor, Miss Wa Wyatt, entered first, wearing a < tume of midnight blue and carrj pink roses. The bride was very attractive i suit of midnight blue, with pict hat and carrying a shower of bri roses and valley lilies. The groom was attended by brother, Mr. J. I. Brownlee. After the ceremony the bride groom left on the 6:33 train for v ous Southern points. After Fel ary 1st. they will be at home in ] West, S. C. Mrs. Brownlee is the only dat ter of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Hanna is a young lady of many charrr traits, an is very popular in so and church circles. Mr. Brownlee is a young busii man of Due West, S. C., engagec the mercantile business and is a i of many sterling qualities. This popular couple were the cipients of many handsome and c .ly wedding gifts. Among the out-of-town guests | sent were: Miss Wanda Wyatt, Halls; Miss Foy Hanna, of Memp and Mr. J. I. Brownlee, of Anders S. C.?Covington, Tenn., Leader. TRADING IN COWS. Mrs. Renwick Bradley, since husband has been in the Inter Revenue Department and is a\ irom nome mucn ot ms time, had to take entire charge of home and all the buying and trad that is necessary to keep a househ going. Last week Mrs. Bradley tr ed for a cow and Friday the cow i brought into town. The cow, of course, was of kind that is gentle, that even a cl could milk it. It would give r milk, in fact, there was no telling h much milk the cow would give it was just fed up a little and the other interesting things that i to make up a cow trade. Above ' things the cow was to be gentle i accustomed to children, Mrs. Br ; ley having a goodly family of b whom she expected to do the milk i r*V\ 4- nw/1 rvi Amir o ajin mux mug. When the cow came Friday it 3 i all the children off the place, it i fused to eat or to be milked, in fi i it had the whole back yard and g ; den to itself until Saturday at c ! ner when Tom, one of the boys, 'an unguarded moment, started i cross the yard. The cow disputed ' boys right to be in the yard < made a bee-line for him. Tom t< ! to his heels and made the back st j before the cow for the good rea; j that the cow dropped dead midv between the lot and the steps. Mrs. Bradley has turned over trading business to her husband the future. A NEW DEVIL. Marion McDonald has succeedec ille Fraser McDill as Devil in the offic< era of this paper. He* has not yet beer 1 is initiated, but Mr. Martin is arranging for for the ceremony very shortly. "De1 in lightful" refreshments will be servec in at the "close of the games." ted ca" COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION AWAY the >ne J- M. Lawson, county superintendent of education is in Columbia at for tending the annual meeting of the nal county superintendents of the State 'sy- He will be absent from his office un .lies til the latter part of the week. of A CLASS IN VOICE. Miss Lenora Neville Long, who i; coming to Abbeville every Saturdaj from Due West for the purpose oj , singing in the Methodist church, ha: j, begun the teaching of a class ir fj voice. This class will be taught ev q ery Monday at the home of Mr. ant ' * Mrs. James S. Cochran. GOING TO PRAYER MEETING. John Lomax went over to Green wood last Wednesday night and whei asked what he was going for he re plied that he was going over to at tend prayer-meeting. He is als< !Uf_ interested in prayer-meetings in New iool berry, Laurens and Anderson. Firs thing his friends know he is going t< iew Set religion. nb?i! TREASURER BRADLEY BETTER ere ????? ovs Treasurer Bradley was taken sud Und denly and seriously sick last Thurs els day night and wae hurried over t< l^lj Chester Friday night. He was ong found to tie sunenng witn appenuici ery tis and an operation was necessary tar- a^ once. He stood the operatioi )uis we^ an^ the last news was doinj rere as weU as his friends could wish, ith- Mr. Bradley is a popular man ii mk. Abbeville county and he has man: den well-wishers who are glad that he i; eels i on the road to recovery. was I He was taken to Chester by Dr ade Jack Pressly and Mr. W. W. Bradley nto, Mil- HIGH SCHOOL DEBATE. ;hat The ipfjg ca]houn and Agonian Literary Lam Societies of the High School wil ven hold a joint public debate in th< , Court House on Friday, Jan. 21st beginning promptly at eight o'clock !a?~ P. M. Public is invited. f Debate. apJ Resolved?That the public mone: Py appropriated to the State College ? should be divided between the colle ,?j 'ges and high schools. ea Affirmative. Calhoun SocietyEdna Bradley, James Hill, Franl Gary. Negative. Agonian Society?Eu J* eenia Coloman, Lewis Clinkscales i Hubert Cox. nts, im- " said diss awSrib )ck. sn's diss j en:d ucDn n,c?' n _ % i ^. nda cos- """ ^ J| and III ?re" \ ^ nal te vay has her 1 ins old ad- ' was tho t- ^ iTfd -L- Alt? C5Uclv3UH ich ?rf Our Spring j a11 ^ 4 ?g and Fabric ind oys WJ5 INVITE ing ran re- | 1 <m-. )?k eps son /ay the MANY COFFINS MADE. ! To the Editor of The State: \ A statement in The State of Satur, day, January 1, as to the number of ' coffins and caskets made in South [ Carolina, was incorrect, there being several times as many made in Sumter alone as were reported in the paper. Ihere are more coffins made in South Carolina every year than are required to bury every person who . dies in the State and while the State . liberally patronizes the home facs tories, it, like every other State, buys , a great many away from home; the - company at Sumter having 28 representatives selling its product in over 32 States, some even being shipped to Tasmania and other parts of the world, having recently appointed an . agency in South Africa. 5 The Sumter enterprise was even P recently referred to in a body of , manufacturers in Detroit, Mich., as the Fords of the coffin industry. Like 1 most everything else, however, it is [ overdone, which is reflected in the fact that there are now no more coffin factories in the United States, being about 175, than there were in 1900. Since 1900 over 300 factories have failed and gone out of business. " A very recent blow to the industry, especially in South Carolina, was the ~ adoption of prohibition, the death " rate being materially affected, which was reflected in the sale of the Suml ter product in Georgia after prohibition went into effect, as compared with the times before. It is a business than can not be pushed and you can not wish the owner success, unless by force of habit. You will greatly oblige by printing the above in order to keep the rej rnrds straight. 3 Witherspoon Bros. Manufacturing Co By E. L. Witherspoon. j Sumter, S. C., ?The State. i ! ANNOUNCEMENTS 1 s FOR MAYOR. The friends of Dr. C. C. Gambrell hereby announce that he is a candidate for the nomination for Mayor of the City of Abbeville in the Democratic Primary, subject to the rules f of the party. 1 e FOR MAYOR. *f f I hereby announce myself a candidate for Mayor of the City of Abbe7 ville, and agree to abide the result s nf the Democratics Primary. - ~ W. M. GRAYDON. c LOST?A black feather neck piece between J .F. and W. W. Bradley's residence. Anyone returning it i, to Mrs. W. W. Bradley will be rewarded. The Daylight Corner m ????????? i A Man's Store S GOOD r JEW SPRING G(X The new Spring Goo ay now, and we are show lete line of Spring Sty] sw Spring Merchandise w Easter, by the way, cor -April 23?Leap Year ma :count of the lateness of J any who have heretofon ill buy sooner. Those who would like :ason and learn its secrets, rest them here. Now Reach sMost Import Exhibition of ~ -C t S ?U1~ iWt-'il YOU TO OUl LIEUT. ELLIS BELL. Lieut. Ellis Bell has been in tha city visiting the family of Mrs. J. G. Edwards for several days in the past week. Ellis Bell was born in Abbeville, being the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bell, who made their home in Abbeville for many years. Both parents have died, but they left many friends in Abbeville, who are glad to see the son succeed and to know that he is doing well in hia chosen profession. Ab Deville-Greenwo od MUTUAL i IISDRAICE I ASSOCIATION. | Property Insured, $1,890,000. ' t September lt 1915. '"' { \ ' - j'A? TX7RITK TO OB OAXiL on the nndemgbeti or the Director of your Township for any .nformatloD yon may desire abo t oar plan of Insurance. We lQsnre yonr property agai n at (leatrot Uonby . ^ m, w:nosto&m o& libetsivs, and do so oheaper than hot iranran"* Com* pany In existence. Dwellings covered wltH metal roofa are Inanred for 26 per cent, cheaper than other property. He member we are prepared to prove to yoa that oars Is the safest and cheapest plan of Insnranre known. J. B. BLAKE, Gen. Agent Abbeville, ?. 0. J. FBASEB LYON, Pres. Abbeville. S. 0. J] G. Majors Greenwood h f Mohrv ........ Cokeabnry C. H. Dodson .Donalds j'. a. El. is Dae Wert W. W. L. Keller...??.JLong Cane J. A. Keller Smlthvllle P. A. Wardlaw Cedar Spring W. W. Bradley Abbeville Dr. J. A. Anderson Antrevllle 8.8. Boles Lowndesvllie A. O.' Grant. Magnolia W. D. Morrah Calhonn Mills B. P. Morrah Bordeaux H. L. Basor. Walnut Grove W. A. Nlcklea Hodges M. G. Bowles Ooronac* D.8. Hattlwanger Ninety-Six ...Klnarda " " Fellowship Josepb Lake PhcenJx J. w. Smith .~?.......Verd*ry J. H. Chiles .Bradley J. W. Lyon .Troy E. K. Moseley. Ye dell T. B. Bell rvilison " " ...... .KIrksej'H Abbeville, S. C.f Jane 1, 1916. ^EWS! I m ARRIVING I ds are coming in every I ing a small but com- I es. From now on the I ill begin to pour in. I nes very late this year king it very late. On 3aster season this year 3 waited until Easter, a peep into- the new will find much to inr nnt Events! New Styles e SMUWlJXtjr