Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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< ' ' . V LOCAL Miss Benie Watson spent Sunday at McCormick. Mrs. H. A. Benton spent Monday ' * in Atlanta shopping. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Beaudrot spent Sunday in Greenwood. Mr. C. D. Brown spent Monday and Tuesday in Columbia. Miss Evelyn McAllister is in Ninety Six on a visit to relatives. Miss Emma Perrin of Rock Hill, is visiting relatives in Abbeville. Mr. E. J. Adair of Clinton, was a business visitor here yesterday. Mrs. A. W. Jones of Colombia, is the guest of Mrs. B. K. Beach am. Misses Myrtle and Madge McLesky are iin Savannah on a visit to friends. ? Miss Ruby Turner of Columbia, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. M. Ogilvie. Mrs. V. D. Lee has returned to Elberton, after a short visit to Abbeville. Miss Belle Miller lis spending the week wth her sister, Mrs. W. G. Mcv Cord. Miss Mildred Miller, of Columbia, is in the city for a short visit to relatives. Mrs. G. H. Hall of Atlanta, is spending a few days in the city with friends. Mr. Robert Cartledge of Green-' - V : wood, was a doi>iii?s? ?joiwiv u?? Monday. Mr. and Mrs Geo. Gambrell have returned from a very pleasant trip to Alabama. t Mrs. Burch of Elberton, is spending the week with her (laughter, Mrs. Sam Shiver. i Miss Lillian Richey went to Greenwood Monday to visit Miss Annie : vLaw Marshall. ' I Miss Laura Rogers of Monroe, is j the attractive guest of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Rogers. Mrs. H. A. Benton and little Miss Mary Louise, spent Monday in Atlanta shopping. I Mr. J. F. Edmunds is visiting his sons, W. C. and J. F. Edmunds, Jr., tanaoinllo av u vuw ? ***vf Miss Katherine Link is visiting in Columbia for a few days before going to Sumter. A. M. McCord came down from Greenville and spent Sunday with his home folks. , / ? Mrs. J. R. Woodhurst has returned from Laurens, where she has been visiting. Miss Lallie Calhoun of Greenville, spent the week end with her sister, Mrs. L. C. Haskell. | " ?Ji- T?j J:? miss liiauaia x>eil is speiiumg duiub time with her cousins, Misses Nell and Helen Edwards. Miss Lavinia Coleman is in Lowndesville this week on a visit to her friend, Miss Lawrence. Mrs. E. B. Stack, of Monroe, N. C., is in the city on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Jones F. Miller. Don't forget the barbecue dinner which the ladies of the Associate Reformed church will serve. I Mrs. Ames Haltiwanger, of Columbia, is visiting her father, Mr. John m rn ii ? 4.U ^ j x. vneauiitiu, uciu wc i Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Jones have returned to Columbia after visiting relatves here for some time. Mrs. J. M. Morgan leaves the latter part of the week for Monroe, N. C., where she will visit relatives. Miss Juftr. Mabry of Columbia, is spending her vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Mabry. ' I Mr. John Harris left Saturday for j Greenville, where he has accepted a position with an automobile house. ' - Little Miss Ida Calhoun left Saturday for her home in Darlington. She attended school here during the year and has gone home for her vacation. j NEWS f? ij? e ill I g h Mr. and Mrs. Blount, of Johnston, a and Mrs. Blackwell, of Durham, N. ^ C., are guests of Mrs. J. Dendy Mil- v ler. : ^ d Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Jackson of e Catawba, are visiting Mr. Will Mc- a Kenzie and other relatives here. Mr. 0 McKenzie is quite sick at his home ? near town. / / * Rev. and Mrs. H. Waddell Pratt ^ left yesterday for Montreat, where e they will spend the week, returning Saturday. Mr. Pratt will attend Synod there. ^ ci li Dr. and Mrs. John G. Clinkscales, ^ of Spartanburg, Mrs. N. A. Bates of Batesburg, and Mrs. E. K. Hardin of ^ Clover, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. j J. M. Gambrell. C] . Wardlaw Lyon is in the city from ^ Greenville, on a visit to his friends. CI He is looking well and is having j much to say about the beauties of Greenville as a place to sport. t Miss Dorothy Miller has returned ? to Columba, after an extended visit to her sister, Mrs. J. E. Pressly. Little Miss Jenroe Pressly _ accompanied her home and will spend ^ a while. Mrs. Foster McLane is in Atlanta this week with her young son, Foster, ^ who is there for treatment by Dr. w Calhoun. Every one hopes that the little boy will return greatly im-,w proved. E 7 d< Mr. Edward McDavid is in Abbe- 01 ville from Columbia, and will spend yj some time with his relatives in this place. He is a fine looking young man and is making glad the hearts ^ of the pretty young girls around town. Mr. Andrew DuPre ' is the handsome young man who comes down from Greenville and spends Sunday with the family of his cousins, the Haskell's. He is the son of Mr. Calhoun DuPre, who is well remembered by the older generation of Abbeville Deoole. THE NEW BAPTIST MINISTER. Y Dr. G. W. Swope, the new Bap! tist minister, will arrive in the city from Norfolk Friday, and will hold his first service Sunday morning. He will receive a warm welcome from his congregation and from the town I generally. OFF ON BUSINESS. b Mr. T. V. Howie left Monday n night for Savannah on a business ai trip, after which he will go on to i Norfolk, to a conference of men on a ! the Seaboard. s< tl BANQUET FOR FIREMEN. a The home boys gave quite an elab- a orate banquet Friday evening com- si plimentary to the firemen upon their A return from the Tournament at v Orangeburg. Twelve courses were served at the firemen's headquarters t] and a most delightful occasion it n proved. One course was real fried chicken with real chicken gravy, served a la country. About twenty 8 of the young men, including the Honorable Mayor were present. e A MAN OF MYSTERY. C The identity of the big fine look- m ing man in the big fine looking car j wno came to ADoevine irom <^oium- p bia last Sunday and took in the at- 3 tractions of the city and of Green- 3 ville street especially, is still a mys- ^ tery to the people of the town and |J of our street. He rode in a big ? brown car and he had a beautiful 5 young Abbeville lady by his side, a They drove up in front of the Associ- _ ate Reformed church and looked as ^ though they expected to worship there, but when we hove in sight, " with our Sherlock Holmes proclivi- J ties for finding out things, the young L man moved on in a hurry, deciding |, that the shrine (by his side) at J which he has worshipped for the past j" two or three years was good enough for him. 2 From the look in his eye the big L fine looking man in the big brown Li car is coming again. '( JUDGE CALVERT SICK. S J The many friends of Judge A. Ij Foster Calvert will regret to know U ii.i in ~4. H LIU'.L lie lo aciiuuai^ 111 ?11/ IIIO ilVlliC All |J the city. He has been confined to 3 his room for about two weeks and 3 does not improve as fast as his ZJ friends coul^ wish. KOFFATT-DONNALD WEDDING. 1 / e The marriage of Miss Julia Moffatt c nd Dr. Floyd Donnald was solem- j ized at the home of the bride's parnts, Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Moffatt, of >? t i ? t r> ?mic C 'ue west, on uunc bi>, ?oi\it as, alf after eight o'clock in the even- t igThe scene was a beautiful one I nd was carried out in every detail, i 'he ceremony was performed on the * ride porch of the Wylie Home, which c ras brilliantly lighted and daintily F raped in Spanish moss. The inter- t sted spectators were on the lawn nd were charmed with the singing c f Mrs. Edgar Long, which immedi- t tely preceded the entrance of the a rdal party. The wedding march ? ra played by Mr. Wayne Donnald, a t rother of the groom, and the party a ntered in the following manner: 1 Misses Jean Moffatt and Lucille e onnald, pretty rose bud girls, who ore white dresses, green sashes and c arried in their arms bunches of t Hies. Mr. Harold Shirley and Mr. fa 'exter Brown came next and were allowed by Miss Lena Flower and ii [iss May Ellen, who wore white J resses and carried white shepherds' o rooks, tied with pale green maline fa dws. Misses Nancy Moffatt and fa ladys Brown, little flower girls, 5 une next carrying in their arms v irge baskets of daisies whose beauty a as made perfect by bows and g reamers of maline. Eleanor Long ime next bearing in her hand a o irge lily in which was the wedding o ng. v The groom entered next supported f . M. ANDERSON ELECTED PRESI1 TRI-STATE WAT At the convention of the Tri-State rater and Light Association, which c as held at the Isle of Palms last ^ eek, our local superintendent, Mr. ^ . M. Anderson was elected presi- g int. This is a distinct honor for p lr fellow townsman and for Abbe- f He. n ii A most delightful meeting was p sld. Macon, Ga., was chosen as ti le next meeting place. m SOUTH CAR H \W (u Emblem Designed by E. M. Anderso n elation. Mr. Anderson, along with the emlem or seal, submitted a full expla- s ation of its parts which in brief are b follows: ii FIRST: The shape of the design, circle, is indicative of continuity of | g 2rvice rendered by the members of n le association. t SECOND: Within the circle is ii trangle which represents the three triangle which represents the three r ime beincr indicated bv licrhtenincr a ashes representing immediate ser- s ice when demand is made. t THIRD: The three sides of the o iangle represent capability, equiplent and co-operation. r FOURTH: Within the circle are t 5ur spaces in and aronnd the trian- 1 Ie, representing a follows: t (a) The fire hydrant and hose, c mblematic of protection. r j A CHANCE 1 J never again occur in Abbevi] ? . ~ Jj btate or feouth Carolina. R The C. A. Milford Co., 1 B Trusses the last of 1915.' 1 3 Truss l\ouse in America. P C to $5.00. We will not all( N shelves. If you or your fri fi NOW IS YOU P For the next 30 clays we pj less than wholesale prices. fi A $1.50 Truss for Q A $2.00 Truss for P A $2.50 Truss for P A $3.00 Truss for ? P A $3.50 Truss for ES A $4.00 Truss for jj A $5.00 Truss for Fj ~=? I Bowdeii-Simpsfl ty his brother, Dr. Edgar Donnald, ifter which came the bride leaning >n the arm of her father, Dr. Mof'att The interesting ceremony was >erformed by Rev. Livingston Grier, if Maysville, an uncle of the bride, he ring ceremony being used. After the ceremonv. the bridal >arty received the guests, there beng many friends and well, wishers rom the town of Due West and >ther towni^ to wish the young cou>le all the joys that go to make a >right and beautiful life. In the dining room refreshments if cake and cream were served by a levy of pretty young girls and white md green ribbon souvenirs were ;iven each guest. The cutting of he cake afforded much pleasure and musement to the wedding party, the lev. E. B. Kennedy being fortunate nough to cut the ring. Many beautiful presents were reeived by the young couple, attesting he high esteem in which they are leld. Miss Moffatt, the charming bride, 3 the oldest daughter of Dr. and Mrs '. S. Moffatt and is a young woman f many ^superior attractions. Since ier graduation at Due West she has een teaching, for the past three ears at Honea Path. She is a young roman of attainments' and culture nd starts in life endowed with many races of mind and heart Dr. Donnald is a young pharmacist f Honea Path and is a young man f splendid traits, who is making his ra/y m the world and has a successul and bright future before him. DENT OF THE ER AND LIGHT ASSOCIATION Mr. Anderson returned to the ity Sunday. / At the 191.5 Convention of the 'ri-State Water and Light Associaion, Mr. E. M. Anderson, the Manaer of the Abbeville Plant, was apointed to design an emblem or seal or the Association. The following s the embleni or seal which he preared and submitted to the associaion at its recent meeting and which ras adopted: & and accepted by Tri-State A??o(b) Water main, meter, and pigot, representing good services. (c) An Electric Light representng "More Light.' (d) Father Time and the hour ;lass, meant to impress upon the numbers that none should be lost but hat every hour should be used for Ulj/JIVTVU??>UV* FIFTH: Finally, the emblem epresents loyalty, the highest standird of service, a continuous and intantaneous service to the public and o other phases of the work of the rganization. And in conclusion, the emblem nay be thus read, "All hours of ime we are called upon for more ight, better service, ample protecon, with capability, equipment and o-operation, all within the circle of 10 limit." miEinmraraiiUiiiaiiuiiM rHATWILL S lie, probably in the entire ffi lad just received 10 dozen Uj Thyy are from the best Qj rice?, running from $1.50 K >w these to stay on our ends use Trusses B fR CHANCE jjj will sell these trusses for lc .87 ^ ? ? $1.23 ER - $1.48 ffi $J.63 $1.87 ffi $2.00 Wi $2.50 ^ ( , S Ill L"SUM I I ifi ? LH i ' BARBECUE DINNER. The members of the Bethel Church will serve a barbecue dinner on the grounds at the church July the 4th. The price of the plates will be 25 cents and a cordial invitation is extended to all to attend. It is given for the benefit of the churctL CHAUTAUQUA TICKETS. Manager Elgin states that the season tickets for the Chautauqua are being sold daily and that all is in readiness for the big three days entertainment. This is the second annual Chautauqua for Abbeville and bids fair to far outstrip last year's attractions. If you have not bought your ticket, buy it now. You will want to attend'all the attractions and it is much cheaper to buy season tickets than pay single admissions for each performance. Do not fail to buy your tickets. ________ I riDCUUM DPTVTRNF.n Mr IXXArflUJUAl m W M-mm -? ? . j The Dixie Flyers ^are back after , the Tournament in Orangeburg. It 1 was seen that Abbeville could not get the Tournament for next year, but' : extended an invitation to come any 'time. A very pleasant meeting was iheld and Spartanburg was decided 1 upon as the next place of meeting. N A BARBECUE DINNER. The ladies of the Associate Reformed Church will serve dinner today on the grounds where the campaign speakers will hold forth. The fact that the Seceders .will have charge of the dinner is a guarantee that the dinner will be excellent. Barbecued hash and meats will be served, a good dinner for thirty-five cents. AN ABBEVILLE BOY. * . I Patrick Roche, Jr., a chip off the old block, is in the city visiting the j home folks. He lives at Dublin, 6a., j where he holds a responsible position with the Southern Cotton Oil ' Company. The people of Abbeville arp always glad to see our boys at home. THE BUILDERS. Dr. G. A. Neuffer, Mr. Joel Morse, Mr. R. LADargan, Mr. C. D. Brown, and Mr. Otto Bristow left Tuesday morning for Chick Springs, where they will attend a meeting of the State Building and Loan Association. This association met in Abbeville two years ago and Abbeville found them charming gentlemen, so when we send a delegation we send our most charming men. GOOD DINNEK, 36c Thirty-five cents will be the price of a good dinner today with the ladies of the Associate Reformed church. Barbecued hash and meats will be served. juf fBlighten the Corner Where Yon C J (Gabriel) H T 11 Walk With the King t (Rowe-Ackley) H /Wedding of the Winds Walt* ( \EstudiantiVia Waltz (Waldteuf< My Laddie (Scotch Looe Song) (Thaj I Somewhere a Voice it Calling (Newton-Tate) *? (Poet and Peasant Overture?^ar < J (v?n Supp?) Victor < 1 Poet and Peasant Overture?Pai (von Suppe) Victor C Cavatina (Raff) (Violin) Carmen?Air de la fleur (flower S (Bizet) In French Gi Dream Faces (Sweet Dreamland I (W. M. Hutchinson) C Rigoletto?Cam nome (Dearest Na (Verdi) In Italian ? - a /^i II 4 Dreams ot Long Ago ^arron-i In Englii I You have only to hear ciate how greatly they collection. Come in and let us pi; 1 / I McMurray Drug Co 1 Abbeville, S. C. / AT METHODIST CHURCH. Professor John 6. Clinkscales fill ed the polpit at tbe Metnoaist cnuren Sunday morning in the absence of Dr. Daniels. His talk was very inspirag. Miss Hudson, the deaconess from Greenwood', gave an inter- * esting talk on her work at the evening hour. ^ CATCHING FISH. Our son Bill has been in the woods . f| camping for three weeks with his /Jm stunt, Mrs. Minshall. He came in list week and stayed long enough to ' M change clothes and light out fo*- a visit to . his aunt, Mrs. Thompkms Ramey. He had about decided to :(|| stay at home for a few days until he M was told about several fishes which had been swimming np and down the streams in that section.. He at once jj phoned his uncle Tom to come for .. :';l| him, and took his seat on the piazza, where he kept watch until^his arrival. For Hoom of Roprotontatfvtt. J. Howard Moore is hereby an* nounced as a candidate for the House of Representatives from Abbeville County and pledges himself to abide by the result ef the Democratic Pri- -yM mary election. VISITORS FROM GEORGIA. Dr> and Mrs. Wrigh, Miss Carlotta Alexander and Miss Kathleen Co<yiey came over from Washington, Ga., Sunday and spenl the Say with the family of Mr. Ed Calhoun. Miss Alexander stayed over for a few days J visit before going on to Columbia University where she will take a special course during the summer: PREPARING CAMP f FOR GUARDSMEN SURPRISING RUMORS DIE WITH :ij| NOTHING MORE THAN OTHER RUMORS TO FEED ON. / ^ ??- JHfl El Paso, Texas, June 26.?Hurried ?|| preparations for the reception <A ' thousands of National Guardsmen were under way in El Paso tonight. : \j Military authorities believed that ap- ' J proximately 20,000 guardsmen will arrive here before the end of the week and, with the 6,000 regular . ,-j troops now stationed here, will make '<."f El Paso the largest military concen tration camp in tbe united states. With the entire National Guards of [f* Massachusetts, New Jersey and Connecticut, approximating 10,000 men, under orders to entrain for El Paso, Gen. Bell said that he was preparing ^ for the housing and rationing of 25,000 men, so he would be ready to ''j care for'any additionaktroops sent him. " - - ? D 1? XI V IVLUI 1VOUI uo ririch should be in every home / , Namber ?i?? Are "J omer Rodeheever 117763 10 |Q.7S oa?r RodehettverJ r'$A tvS u_ii\ Pi^ ? __ S) ' pi^/17865 10 .75 er) Alma Gluck 64183 10 lioo John McConnack 64405 10 1.00 ' "'W t1 i ; -V i Jincert Orchestra I 35509 J2 125 Concert Orchestra J II' ' Mischa Elm an 74336 12 1.50 < ong) * iovanni Martinelli 74391 12 1.50 . , \'3i r \* ulco; Iarence Whitehill 74451 12 1.50 me) Luisa Tetrazzini 88295 12 3.00 Caruso) j h Enrico Caruso 88376 12 3.00 r' i , | these selections to apprewill add to your record ly them for you today. I??*? IHHIIW?J * -3 m i 1 . -