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KENT LEAVES OR MIDDLE WEST to clear opposition k his campaign for naRBHbtional preparedness. fBashington, January 2S.?Presi Wilson left Washington to-night a speaking tour in the Middle Bt in advocacy of his prepaiedm programme. He has been told K most of the opposition to army I navy inccreases is centred in that lion of the country, and believes I the success of his defense plans lend in a large measure on the ^ression he makes. He will remain iy from Washington until Febru4\ i Vhile the President has not preed the details of his address, he outlined the principal points he make. He will go over the army navv programmes minutely, giv IB in detail the reason why ne. oeves they should be adopted, and o will touch on the Mexican and ernational questions, and on varik measures pending in Congress, lir. Wilson has decided, it is unB'stood, not to mince words in. his erence to "peace at any price" adfates, or to supporters of extreme Hitary increases. He will indicate I belief that leaders in each of pse classes are a danger to fhe na[n at the present time. [The first address will be in PittsIrg to-morrow afternoon, where the esident will speak at two meetings. Tter that he will go to Cleveland, ilwaukee, Chicago, Des Moines, Toka, Kansas City and St. Louis, iking brief platform speeches at reral towns en route. To-morrow .1 ] fjj^Bght he will speak in uieveianu, ^^Hhere he will remain over Sunday. Mrs. Wilson Going, Too. On Wednesday the President will HHave lunch with Governor and Mrs. ^^Bapper in Topeka, Mrs. Wilson, who ^^Bill accompany the President, will ^^ e met at all stops by committees of Jvomen. Every effort has been made to have ^ ll the meetings strictly non-partisan, ^^Hnd open as far as possible to the B^Bublic. The President plans to re^H>eat the praise he voiced in New ^HTork last night of Representative ^Hftann, Republican leader of the ^Hiouse, and other Republicans who ^Hiave come out for adequate prepar^Bdncss. While he recognizes that "attain tn have strong HHHQ1S trip is wi vm*** ?. ? Hftolitical effects, his friends declare ^Be will not seek to turn it into a ^Bampaign tour. Tne ^resident and Mrs. Wilson will ^Hravel on a special car attached to re^Hrular trains. Secretary Tumulty and ^B)r. Cary T. Grayson, the White ^^ftiouse physician, are accompanying gHtfr. and Mrs. Wilson. Mr. Wilson was busy to-day dis^Hposing of important business. He ^^Kigned many nominations for sub^Hnission to the Senate, including that |H>f Louis O. Brandeis as Associate ^ Justice of the Supreme Court. To^Biight he attended a dinner given in honor by Secretary and Mrs. Mc- * rruocfc included l !oo, at which . and Mrs. Brandeis, Justice and 1 s. Hughes, Justice and Mrs. Pitney [ Mrs. Samuel Untermeyer. I Vliile the President is away he I be kept in close touch with all | elopments in the Mexican and eign situation by Secretary LanY UTILIZE POWER ON SAVANNAH RIVER 'he following article from the erton Star of this past week tells i rumor that there is a move on 1 ; to utilize great power on the annah river: | ; is understood that Patrick Caln of San Francisco, Cal., a formandidate for the United States ite in Georgia is behind a move- 1 t to develop water power on g scale. He is one of the heirs aw to the vast James Edward . loun estate in South Carolina and ' rgia. The old home place at rood, about two miles below Cali Falls is at the foot of seven s of shoals. It has been said that m could be built at every half along these shoals and develop :r enough to turn every spindle assachusetts, and then have pow-1 > spare. Representatives of this e have been buying up options lbert county along the river. Some of these options run for one hundred days, which indithat if anything is going to be towards the development of this water power, it will be done1 (speedily. Among the options already secured is one from Brown Bros. Other options have also been secur- ( ed, and it is probable that all the property desired has been already secured. Mr. Calhoun is one of the biggest promoters in the United States and is a man of vast resource-1 fulness. If he has gone to work to j develop water power on the Savan nah river, it is more than likely that he will succeed. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. One good deed points the way to another. Method is the offspring of punctuality. Cheap notoriety costs more than it is worth. A woman who is dressed to kill ought to be arrested. It is surprising how little it takes to encourage a hopeful person. And the early tomcat sometimes spoils the calculations of the early bird. Having a way of your own may enable you to keep out of the way of others. i The more alimony a woman's ex-1 husband pays her the more attention other men pay her. I TO THE HOME BEYOND. j Estimable Young Lady Passed Away j at Denver, and Remains Brought Home. Carson City, (Mich.) Gazette. In the passing of Mrs. Robert G. I Hemphill at Denver, Colorado, January 8, 1916, Carson City laments for [one whose young life has been snufifed out so early. I Jessie Louise Culver was born July 5, 1887, in this place and was the fourth child of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Culver. Sr. As a child "Jessie" was a favorite with all and widely known. She completed the high school course with the class of 1905 and taught in the schools of Bloomer township one year. In 190G her health gave out and in hopes of effecting a permanent cure, she went to Silver City, New Mexico, where she remained a few years. On her visits home she was much encouraged and the last time went to Canon City, Colorado. Here she was practic 11 Ail ~L_ 4. I , aiiy Weil UI1C11 5>lie cunti at'ucu a ocvere case of grippe which was the immediate cause of her passing. August 3, 1910, at Canon City, Colorado she was united in marriage to Mr. Robert G. Hemphill of Abbevi'le, South Carolina, an experimental engineer in the government irrigation service. This union was a happy one. Three years ago Mr. and Mrs. Hemphill spent the winter at the former's home in South Carolina and here she won many friends by her cheerful disposition and sunny nature. The sunshine of peace radiated from her personality wherever she was. Kind of heart, joviaP and happy of speech and eye, friendly in greeting to every one, sustained in her own mind by a simple trust in God and his future, she left a record worthy of mark for its faithful, intelligent and honest applica- ' tion of true Christianity. An attractive personality has gone, leaving a void in the life of the community. There is just a little less i radiance in the sunshine and a little deeper tone to the shadow. "Jessie," as she was known to us, was a member of Carson City Chap- | ter No. 271 0. E. S., the High School j Alumni Association, also the M. E. j church in this place. Mrs. Hemphill is survived by her husband, parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Culver, Sr., two brothers, F. N. Culver of Chicago, Chester R. Culver of this place; two sisters. Misses Grace and Mary Culver of Detroit, a large circle of relatives and a host of friends, who sincerely regret her passing. It was fitting that she be brought to the home of her childhood for the j final resting place and on Wednes- j day afternoon, January 12, 1916 they laid her to rest. In our beau-! tiful cemetery she sleeps, where the winter snows and the summer flowers will cover her grave; where winds will sine her requiems: where the stars will shine upon the mound underneath which lies, and where the nights that are starless will envelop it in their gloom. There near the vilWe and home she loved so well, they laid her away and there she slumbers to awaken only at the call of the angels. The floral tributes completely hid the casket from view and carried silent messages of sympathy to the relatives and friends. THE ABBEVILLE COUNTY TEACHER'S ASSOCIATION The first session of the Abbeville County Teachers Association for 1916, was held in the Court House last Saturday. About sixty teachers were present from different parts of the county. A most interesting and practical demonstration in Reading, phonics and Language work for second grade children was given by Miss Elizabeth Epting, teacher in the City Schools. Miss Epting had present a class of second grade boys and girls. This class was given a lesson selected by some teacher, the children were given about five minutes for prepara tion and then called upon to recite. The results showed clearly what can be done with children when best methods are used and progressive teachers are employed. Prof. Easterling, of the South Carolina University, held the audience some forty or more minutes discussing in a practical way, the teaching of Arithmetic and Algebra. He also showed the advantages of the latest and best pedagogical methdos in teaching Mathematics. After some discussion, it was decided to hold the Annual Field Day about the first of April. No place was selected. Due West, McCormick and Abbeville extended invitations. Upon motion it was decided to wait until the next meeting to decide upon a place. The president was instructed to ! appoint the necessary committees for j Field Day. This will be done at once. All teachers are urged to begin at. once, if '\iey have not already begun, to prepare for the biggest and best Field Day ever known in this county. Mr. Cheatham, who has served the association for three years as president, retired, and Mr. J. L. Grier, Supt. of the Due West Schools, was elected. Mr. R. E. Moody, Supt. of the McCormick Schools, was elected Secretary and Treasurer. The three Vice-Presidents will be elected at the next meeting, on Saturday, Feb. 19, in the Court House. The rules for Field Day will be adopted at the next meeting. All teachers of the county are ! urged to join the association. No fees are charged. Progressive teachers are active members; are you one? R. B. Cheatham. A mother's idea of the only safe place for a boy to go swimming is in ja bathtub. j If a man's head is filled with wis, dom he doesn't have to use his mouth as a safety valve. When a man tells a widow that she is the only woman he ever loved she takes it with a pound of salt. THE HIGH SCHOOL DEBATE. The two Societies of the High School, the Calhoun and the Argonian, held a joint debate last Friday in the Court House to which the public was invited. Several large ferns had been placed in the Court House and with the vases of flowers and the bright banners of the two I Societies, made a charming decoration for the occasion. Miss Kate Haskell, as President of the Calhoun i Society, and Mr. Hubert Cox as j ! President of the Argonian Society,, occupied the Judges Stand, and both conducted the exercises in a dignified J and graceful manner. The Calhoun I Society occupied one side of the jury j chairs and the Argonian occupied J the other side. The young girls wore white blouses, with ties and hair j ribbon the colors of their respective ! societies, the Argonian wearing green and the Calhoun wearing black ; with yellow on their arms, signifying; that their colors were black and geld, j The recitations and musical num-j bers were well taken by Misses Ruth ! Howie, Mary Milford, Margaret Cox,' Elizabeth Jones, Myrtle McLesky, j Fannie DuPre, Mary Haigler arid! Rebecca Edmunds, while the debate which was the feature of the evening,' was taken part in by Miss Eugenia Coleman, Louis Clinkscales and Hu- j bert Cox for the Argonian and by Miss Edna Bradley, Frank Gary and T TT:h 4-UA folVimin t) a III tit. mil 1UI LUC VaiilVUU K/WV.W VJ . Both sides had excellent debates and showed that they had put careful study on their subject, which was whether the State appropriations: should be divided between the Slate Colleges and the High Schools. The judges who were, Rev. H. W. Pratt, Rev. Mr. Daniels and Rev. M. R. j Plaxco, decided that the Calhoun society had the best argument and awarded them the palm. The entertainment was a credit to the children, to the teachers and to the school. GOING TO WILMINGTON, DEL. | Mr. Sidney Eason, of Charleston, [ has accepted an excellent position in Wilmington, Deleware, and left last Sunday to take up his work. Mrs. Eason, who is much beloved in Abbe-' ville, as Miss Caroline Gary, will visit j first in Wilson, N. C., with Mrs. Frank Hassell, before going to Wilmington. The friends of the young! couple regret to see them go so far! away, but rejoice in their prosperi-j ty ana in ims excellent iuviuvuuu. ENTERTAINING AT CARDS. Mrs. T. Gordon White entertained at cards last Saturday afternoon,: complimentary to Miss Willie Cal-! houn, who is here for a visit. There were two tables of bridge, the following ladies playing, Miss Calhoun, j Mrs. Gary, Mrs. J. D. Kerr, Miss j Plevna Seal, Miss Eunice Calhoun,; Miss Bessie Fretwell and Mrs. W. P. Greene. After several interesting games a delightful sweet course was served. After a woman makes up her mind to have her own way she isn't satisfied unless some man tries his best to restrain her. ~~ i STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF .ABBEVILLE. PROBATE COURT. Citation for Letters of Administration. By J. F. MILLER, Esq., Judge of Probate: WHEREAS, W. W. Bradley hath made suit to me, to grant him Letters of Administration of the Estate and j effects of James Foster Bradley, late of Abbeville County, deceased, THESE ARE THEREFORE, to \ cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said James Foster Bradley, deceased,; that they be and appear before me,1 in the Court of Probate, to be held at Abbeville Court House, on Wed-j nesday the 9th day of February, 1916, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. GIVEN under my hand and seal' of the Court, this 26th day of January, in the year of our Lord One thousand nine hundred and sixteen, I and in the 140th year of American ; Independence. Published on the second day of February, 1916 in the Press and Banner and on the Court House door for the time required by law. J. F. MILLER, Judge of Probate. IN THE UNITED STATES DIS-' TRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT' OF SOUTH CAROLINA. In the Matter of C. A. MILFORD & COMPANY, Bankrupt. Pursuant to an order passed by D. H. Hill, Esq., one of the Referees in Bankruptcy for the Western District of South Carolina, We, as Trustees of the estate of C. A. Milford and Company, Bankrupt, will sell at Abbeville, S. C., the entire stock of goods and fixtures belonging to said Bankrupt estate, on the 7th day of February. 11)16, at twelve o'clock noon. The stock of goods consists principally of Drugs, Chemicals, Stationery. Toilet Articles, etc. The stock and fixtures are invoiced at $16,894.32 and appraised at $11,660.00. The sale will take place at the late place of business of said Bankrupt and will be by public auction in the following manner, to-wit: Bids will be first received on the stock of goods, then on the " ' 1 -?* --- iL. Fixtures and men on me siuth aim fixtures as a whole. The terms of the sale shall be cash and said sale shall be subject to confirmation by the Court. Parties desiring information with reference to the said stock of goods and fixtures, or wishing to inspect same will apply to Robert S. Owens, Abbeville, S. C. ROBERT S. OWENS, 1 J. D. OWENS, I Trustees in Bankruptcy of C. A. Milford & Company. Abbeville, S. C., Jan. 25th, 1916. 565|52inSJSI3J5IcUSI5JSJSIB15M5JSJ5/SJSJ5J51EJ5J5MB?5JB/5J5J5 SM/B-i fii-ir-i ri r-i ririririririn fi r-n ^L^^^RTSIeelii^lelelelTlelleTlieeleiyieTleZleiCnsiyiei ^^ICXsi51SJ5J5JSJ5J5JEJSJBJ5I5J5rSJ5JcL'5J5J5JSJ5/SJ5JSJBIBJ5ISJ5J iHaddon gag ? I NEW SP1 1x1 Wfk Serge, Gaberdine an S f?r ^Pr'ng> 50C 1 pi NEWSPRINU WAV. j|j voils, organdies isiwti||t ainu lul mm All the new sha Ijjjl and Corduroy, 2 ||[ LACES, LACES===Ne 1|| MIDDY BLOUSE? Is! 50C t? $!-50SIB \uuitc nnnnc II VV 111 I L, UWUJ 1U1 have full line to sook plain, strif long cloth 10 to I WHITE and BLAC 1 to 35c. | HIGH=GRADE GAL 1 Patterns. I! 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