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Glass, of Uniontown, MB* visiting Miss Mary Quarles HH Bessie McKee and Mr. Joe ^^^^Hlle of Greenwood, spent SunMiss Bertha Hall. IK. A. B. Cheatham was a visitor H Sunday. Mr. Cheatham is now Bed in Charlotte. Br. and Mrs. J. Irwin Gilmer and Be Miss Dorothy, leave today for flanta to spend a week with relates. Mrs. Annie Mabry leaves today to end a while in Atlanta. Miss Willie Llew Wannamaker of *ncehurc. is visiting Miss Mar faret Cothran. Miss Maggie Link spent several lys last week with Miss Nelle Mc Anthony Fuller of Laurens, is the guest of McTyeire Daniel at the Methodist parsonage. Misses Ruth* Gantt, Myrtle Smith and Elizabeth Garner of Union, are visiting Miss Marion Daniel at the Methodist parsonage. Mess. Carroll Smith and Edwin Fuller of Laurens, will visit McTyeire Daniel this week. \ Fog Fleming and Roger Williams were visitors to the city Tuesday. H. W. Gordon, of Santuc, was in the city Tuesday on business. Miss Margaret Perrin is at home after a pleasant week's visit to Miss nnrincrQ in Tjaurens. itt(U U(H ? Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Maultzby are in the city on a visit to Mrs. J. G? Klugh. Miss Rebecca Dick is in the city on a visit to her aunts, Mrs. J. Allen Smith and Mrs. Will White. H. L. Ellis, of Groggy Springs, was a business visitor to the city Monday. John Henry Greene and James H. Greene, of the Gilgal section, came down Monday to find out whether it had rained or not. Miss Leila Link has returned from %a very pleasant visit to relatives in Spartanburg and Tate Springs. Miss Claudia Bell of Due West, who has been visiting at the home of Mrs. J. G. Edwards, has returned home. 6r. G. A. Neuffer spent a few days last week with his brother, Prof. C. V. Neuffer at Bennettsville. Mayor Gambrell spent Friday in Atlanta. Mrs. H. K. Gairdner is visiting Mrs Sam Shiver in Abbeville.?Elberton ' Star. Mrs. J. M. Morgan and little son, have returned from Monroe, where they spent two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Otis McMillan of Tennille, Ga., are visiting Mrs. McMillan's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gambrell. Mrs W. E. Cason, of Anderson, is spending some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gambrell. Mr. A. F. McCord of Liberty, spent the week-end with Mrs. W. L. McCord and family. Mrs. J. K. Durst of Greenwood, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Barksdale for a'few days. Mrs. F. M. Welsh and children oi Monroe, who have been visiting Mrs, Welsh's father, Mr. W. D. Barksdale will return home Wednesday. Miss Mary Cobb, of Ware Shoals, is visiting her sister, Mrs. John T, Cheatham. Rev. and Mrs. Arthur Spencer anc Mrs. J. Q. Spencer of Lake City, Fla spent several days last week witt Mrs. J. M. Hardin. They were er route to Montreat, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. McAlily art attending the ShrinersiConvention ir Buffalo this week. Miss Julia Schwerin, who has beer the guest of Mrs. Sol Rosenberg foi some time, left for Hendersonvilk Monday. Misses Mae Welborn and Julii Pennel and Messrs Arthur Link an< John Lomax attended the dance ir Greenwood Friday evening. Mr. J. C. Ellis left Saturday af ternoon for Hendersonville to spent / a few days. Mr. T. P. Quarles has gone t< Spartanburg for a visit to his daugh ter, Mrs. Frank McCiee. Watermelons from the countrj have begun to come in much to th< delight of our son, Bill, and othe; small boys like him. Miss Sara Haskell left Monday fo: Baltimore, where she goes to joii NEWS i;! her mother, Mrs. Haskell, who is in that city for treatment. The friends of Mrs. Haskell will be pleased to know that she is improving. Drayton Nance, of Due West, was in the city Friday. He was accompanied by one of his handsome daughters who stood the entrance examination for Winthrop. Col. W. W. Bradley attended the meeting of the Board of Trustees of Clemson College last week. The meeting was held at the college. i Robert Kay, of Honea Path, was a business visitor here Monday. John McClane of Due West, was a visitor to the city Monday. Wm. Henry Moore, Esq., of Cokesbury, was here Monday on a visit, to his son. J. Howard. Moore, of the Abbeville Bar. Col. Patrick. Roche, of the Sticks, was here Saturday shaking hands with old friends. He has finished planting cotton. Miss Norma Cheatham has returned to Columbia and taken up her work at Will Evans' where she holds the position of book-keeper and stenographer. A. D. Kennedy, of Due West, was * here Monday talking to a few of his friends. He reports a "full season" at Due West. L. R. Wilson of Antreville, was here Monday. He was giving the boys a few dots on how to extract another did from a tight-wad who wants a tract of land, and wants to get it for less than it is worth. Miss,Sarah Perrin ha% returned ihome after spending the past week jin Newberry as the guest of Miss Margaret Burton. Miss Perrin was | accompanied home by Miss Burton, .who will spend a few days with her. j Misses Ruth Howie, Mary Milford land Sarah Perrin and Mr. Furman (Longshore were among the Abbeville I visitors at the annual Independence Dance at Newberry last Wednesday I evening. DEATH OF CHAS. H. McCLUNG. Charlie Hugh McClung died at Hopewell, Va., on Sunday at eleven o'clock from the effect of burns received from a live wire with which he came in contact while at work on | a telephone system at that place. Mr. McClung was an Abbeville boy. He was a brother of Mrs. J. D. Kerr, Mrs. Percy W. Miller and Mrs. Stillman, formerly Miss Maude McClung. J For a number of years he has made his home in Maryland. He held a responsible position with the Bell Telephone Company and its allied corporations. The news' of his fatal accident and of his death was a shock to his relatives and friends here. He was buried yesterday at Elkridge, Maryland. He is survived by a wife and four children in addition to his sisters named above. IN HUNUK Ml? L.imw. In compliment to Miss Mary Lawson Link of Abbeville, her house guest, Mi* Mary Frances Pool entertained delightfully at rook on Friday morning at her home on Harrington sfeeet, the month's loveliest ( flowers furnishing decorations for the room.?Newberry Observer. THE BOOK CLUB. The book club was entertained most pleasantly at the home of Mrs. W. R. Bradley last Wednesday morning. The new books are being enjoyed and the club is proving a pleasure to everyone. At the meeting Wednesday, after the discussion , of the books delightful refreshments i were served. THE BRIDGE CLUB. , The Bridge Club was most pleas, antly entertained by Mrs. Bradlej Reese last Friday afternoon. The house was prettily decorated in I Shasta Daisies and the members oi the club and the invited guests great[ ly enjoyed the afternoon. l Punch was served in the hall and the bowl was presided over by Miss Caroline Reese and a bevy of rose5 bud girls in Misses Marion, Julis [ and Susie Mabry and Miss^Lavinia Coleman. t UNION SERVICES. [ Announcement was made in th< 5 various churches last Sabbath thai the union services of the churche; would be resumed and the first ser 11 t_ - I..U ?Al_ XL. * vice wouia De neia witn tne uapuaw 1 on the fourth Sabbath. This servic< * will be a welcome to the new pastoi of the Baptist church and will be ar interesting occasion. These union services have beer 1 held before in Abbeville and have al ways been enjoyed by the church going people and many will be glac ) to hear that they are to be resumed MRS. McKELVEY BETTER. j The friends f Mrs. W. A. McKel j vey will be glad to know that sh< r is better and is gradually getting oi the road to recovery. She has beer seriously ill for the past two weeki r and her friends and acquaintance! l have been very anxious about her. i t TOMATOES. If the tomato club girls of the , county have any tomatoes to sell, now is the time to bring them to ' town for a ripe tomato is a scarce j article in Abbeville just now. I, ROBERT McLANE VISITOR. |, ' Robert McLane, of Cameron, Tex-j1 as, is on a visit to relatives and 1 friend? Abbeville county. For the 'j last few days he has been visiting ^ his brother. Foster McLane in this, city. Mr. McLane left Abbeville J thirty years ago and moved to Texas, where he has prospered as a wholesale merchant. He is now nearing the fifty mark but he does not look it, so gently have the years dealt ^ with hilP' 1 He brings the good news that his ] father, Mr. J .C. McLane, is in good 1 health and spirits. Although he is 1 seventy-six years of age he is as i erect as when he was twenty. His: i daughters who left with him someJ( twenty years ago 'when he moved .t West, are now grown and married, 'i the older one having married a law- c yer and the younger one a court 1 stenographer. 1 The people of his old home are j glad to welcome Mr. McLane to the 1 county of his nativity, and they are ] glad to know that he is a prosperous ] citizen in his adopted home. r n COL.. TILLMAN HLKt. I Col. Henry C. Tillman, candidate for Congress from the Third dis- j trict, was in Abbeville Tuesday look-! ing after his fences. The colonel is looking well and happy and says that he is feeling fine. He is making an active campaign and says that he expects to be heard from further. He is anxious to meet the people of the district and to make known his views from the stump. A VISITOR FROM NEW YORK Dr. Sidney Brooks is in the city to visit his relatives and friends. At present he i3 the guest of Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Cheatham. Dr. Brooks is an Abbeville boy who is making good in New York, being on the staff of the Woman's Hospital of that city. His friends are glad to see him and to know of his success. ENTERTAINING THE CLUB. Miss Bessie Lee Cheatham entertained the Book Club at her home Tuesday morning at a pleasant meeting. The members of the club and several invited guests enjoyed the games and the delightful refresh- ' ments served. j ENTERTAINING FOR MISS * MILDRED MILLER. 1 Mrs. Jack Pressly entertained at a ? pretty Rook party Tuesday morning * at her home on Vienna Street com- ; plimentary to her sister, Miss Mildred Miller, of Columbia, who is in the city on a visit. There were six tables of bright and lively players who enjoyed the games and the appetizing plates of salads served at the close of the party. THE MARRIAGE OF MISS ELGIN. Miss Avis Elgin and Mr. James E. Delk, of Marietta, Ga.t were happily married in Marietta last week. Miss Elgin was ivsiting in that town and surprised her friends by getting married. Miss Elgin is well known in Abbeville and her host of friends wish her every happiness. HOME ON X VISIT. Mrs. Mamie Lee Bryant is in the city on a visit" to her mother, Mrs. V. D. Lee, and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Lee. Mrs. Bryant is accompanied by' her fine looking son, John. Her many friends are delighted to have her in Abbeville again. THE EDWARDS BOYS. Edward Edwards, the young son of Dr. Edwards of Spartanburg, and Allen Edwards of Edgefield, the young son of John G. Edwards, have returned to their respective homes . after a visit to young Claude G&m| brell at Abbeville. i OFF TO THE MOUNTAINS. I Judge and Mrs. Frank B. Gary and Frank Gary, Jr., are leaving this week for Brevard, where they will spend some time. Young Frank will . go into a college camp which is in P full blast near Brevard and spend , the balance of the summer. Miss I [ Caroline Graves will accompany the ; Garys and will be away for two i weeks. The trip will be made in the car. L 5 MISS PERRIN HONOREE. i Miss Mary L. Burton was hostess I Qofm?/low wnrrtinr* +A Q MaIt * kja bUl UMJ UiV&llliig vw M r?*? given in honor of Miss Sara Perrin, of Abbeville, the attractive guest of Miss Margaret Burton. The tables were arranged in the hall, drawing 5 room and on the veranda, and after a t series of games Miss Burton served ? a very delightful luncheon. The out of-town guests present were: Misses 5 Sara Perrin, Ruth ftowie, Mary Mil ford of Abbeville; Mary Wood of * Georgia, Alice Peake of Virginia, 1 Florence Rickenbach of Pennsylvania, Elise Mobley of Johnston, Eliza* beth Deaver of Carlisle and Pauline Sligh of Florida.?Newberry Herald - and News. 1 NEW OPERATOR. Miss Maude Hawthorne is the accommodating new operator *at the - central office. She will work as subi stitute the next six weeks giving the i "faithful regulars" an opportunity i for a little summer vacation. Miss 3 Essie Lee McCord's vacation will be3 gin Saturday and each will have two weeks in her turn. \ WORSHIPPING AT v NEELY'S CREEK lewis Seals is iust "home from i pleasant visit to his iriend, James he attended services at Neely'i Crreek and heard Rev; Mr. Steven ?nn nrenrVi his Inaf enrmnn fn thai congregation. Lewis says that th< people of Due West will have tc move up in a hurry if they want t( ?et in the front rank when it comes to singing the psalms. Lewis is i ?ood judge for he was born a Sece ier and is a constant attendant or the church and Sabbath school a1 Abbeville. IN HONOR HOUSE GUESTS. Miss Mary Graydon entertained Wednesday afternoon at a Rook pary in honor of her house guests, Vlisses Virginia Staley and Virginia ieid. of Due West and Miss Mary 3ill Harris. After several interestng games were played, delicious refreshments consisting of a calad jourse with ices were served by lit;le Misses Katherine and Ada Faulk ler ana Kuth iseeks. Miss GrayIon's guests were: Misses Fannie DuPre, Elizabeth Jones, Vic Howie, Hyrtle and Madge McLesky and theii quests, Misses Wilson . and Barnes, Xuth Woodhurst, Mattie Eakin, Edna Bradley, Mildred Miller, Marian Daniel, Kate Haskell, Eugenia Colenan, Margaret Cothran and Miss iVannamaker, who is Miss Cothran'g louse guest. WILSON v.. BROWN.. As we returned from dinner Monlay we ran into a heated argument >etween Bob Wilson and Abram Brown. Bob is the obliging handynan at McMurray's who delivers the jackages when he doesn't forgel vhere he is going. Abram is W. W. Bradley's butler, the same one thai \be Bradley kept up in a tree in Jarrisburg all night long. Bob was irguing with Abram that he would lot go to heaven, and Abram was ;rying to prove that he would. Bob ilinched the argument by telling \bram that he had seen a picture oJ 'Norah putting the animals in the \rk" and that there wasn't anything which looked like "a black niggei ;hat wint in." He said that nobodj jut white folks and yellow niggert would be in heaven and that th< yellow niggers would wait on th( white folks. Abram dismissed this with the statement that, "that tah is got holes in it." IN HONOR VISITORS. Miss Mary Hill Harris was hostess rhursday evening to a few young people in honor of Miss Mary GrayIon's guests, Misses Virginia Stalej md Virginia Reid of Due West Misses Staley and Reid were showr nany charming attentions while here ind this was only one of the affairs fiven in their honor. I? tyittt nm n mrnrn < mT A now up Dear Sir:? For several years 11 do not seem to have succe ciation has done for a ma years ago he was workii ways in debt. He spent n-uro/1 TVip Rpp.retarv of 1 I lie went to him and told 1 money necessary to pay . ture and take out five sha clerk accepted his offer. Loan; he pays cash for debt he is saving a good he wanted an automobile ed in the Building and I II wrue yuu auuut wi him it can do for you. C dependent. Our next series open Don't put it off, remembc / MRS. McMURRAY ENTERTAINS. Mrs. C. H. McMurray entertaine< l at a pleasant morning party Tuesday at her home on North Main street 5 complimentary to Mrs. W. B. Klugh 3 the charming young bride who is ii the city, for a short visit. t The time was spent in pleasanl 5 conversation and in enjoying the de > lightful- salads served at noon. Those > enjoying Mrs. McMurray's hospitali3 ty were, Mrs. W. B. Klugh, Mrs. W, 1 W. Bradley, Mrs. W. R. Bradley, ' Mrs. B. E. Maultzby, Miss Maiy | Klugh, Mis3 Margaret Klugh, Miss k Margie Bradley, Miss Louise McDili and Mrs. W. P;- Greene, j Statement of the Condition of the ( PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK, Located at Abbeville, S. C. , at the close of business, \ June 30, 1916. RESOURCES. 1 Loans and Discounts $190,840.78 Overdrafts 3,638.17 Furniture and Fixtures 1,200.00 Banking House 3,000.00 i nthor T?po1 Own#>H ' 700.Of] , Due from Banks and Bankers 13,028.00 , Currency i 3,845.00 i Gold __ _______ 180.00 i Silver and Other Minor j Coin 1,143.60 i Checks and Cash Items _ 1,462.16 i Total .$219,037.61 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in $21,800.00 Surplus Fund 21,800.00 Undivided Profits, less i Current Expenses and Taxes Paid 3,889.78 Due to Banks and Bankers 465.6E ' Individual D? | posits S u b ; ject to Check$99,542.10 1! Savings deposits 40,000.00 [Time Certifi1 i cates of De', posit 1,336.83 Cashier's Checks 203.25 f 141,082.18 Bills Payable, including > Certificates for Mon4y f Borrowed __ 30,000.00 r Total $219,037.61 ij ' STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA? 5, County of Abbeville, SS: |! Before me came W. F. Nickles, ' Cashier of the above named bank, I who, being -duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is s true condition of said brtik, as shown bv the books of said bank. j i " W. F. NICKLES. j me this 10th day of July, 1916. -i Sworn to and subscribed before r ALBERT HENRY, Notary Public, S. C. i Correct Attest: i S. G. THOMSON, i C. S. JONES, G. A. NEUFFER, . Directors. 16TH SERIES IN MB LO AN 1 Df AbbeviL en. Begin lave been writing you trying to eded. I want to tell you what j n I. know of, who lives only thii 1 g in a bank getting a very goc more than he made, and was a the Building and Loan in his t ;his man, that he would lend hin what he owed, if he would pro: res of Building and Loan stock He now carries fifty shares oJ everything he buys; and now sum of money each year and is and he bought it and paid the c joan he could not have paid cas is vminff man because what the Change you from a spendthrift t s July 20th, 1916. Come down ;r, "Procrastination is the thic Yours truly, r n njrr\nf> I. O. 1V1UKO Sec. and Treas. i COLEMAN-MITCHEL. j The following notice is. taken from 7 The New London (Conn.) Telegraph , of July 5: , Miss Wilhelmina Mitchell, daughi ter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mitchell of Granite street, and Robert Hemp- /. t hill Coleman, son of Mr. and Mn. - Martin T. Coleman of Abbeville, 8. 11 f!.. were married at the home of the bride's parents on Monday after. noon, at 4 o'clock. Rev. C. S. ML , Stewart, pastor of the Bishop Sea^ ' bury Memorial church of Groton, ofi ficiated. Miss Mitchell was attended I by Miss Helen Von Kolnitz, of Charleston, S. C., as maid of honor, and by her two sisters, Miss Mary Dewes Mitchell and Miss Hesse Mitchell as bridemaids. Harold Dean, of Anderson, S. C.t was best man. The bride was gowned in white soire silk with silver trimmings and wore a tulle veil fastened with a . circle of orange blossoms. She carried an arm bouquet of bridal roses. i Miss Von Kolnitz wore delicate pink \ j taffeta with silver trimming and carI ried a bouquet of pink roses. Mis II Mary Dewes Mitchell was gowned in Nile green t&ffeta and net, and Miss I TT lfil.L.lt J. ninV incase iuiu:ucii woo uunucu iu pm? chiffon with blue trimming. Both ^ carried bouquets of Aaron Ward roses. The house was converted in. to a rose garden and the scent of ! hundreds of roses, the gift of Mrs. Mitchell from her estate at the Pequot, filled the air. Mr. and Mrs. Coleman left Monday evening on a wedding trip to Canada, where they will spend the summer, returning to this city in the > fall when Mr. Coleman will resume 1 his duties as instructor in French and Mathematics at Burkeley school. I Miss Mitchell attended Ashley ! Hall, at Charleston, S. C., after graduating from the Nathan Hale Gram mar school in 1909" and since re^ turning from her studies there has I hppn at. her home in this city. Mr. Coleman is a graduate of Charleston College. v'" J Mrs. Martin T. Coleman, of Abbe- . jville, S. C., was among the out-of; town guests to the wedding. HONORING MISS GLASS. Miss Mary Quarles Link has as her h guest Miss May Glass, of Uniontown, " Ala., who was one of her schoolmates at Converse College. A sei ries of lovely parties have been given , in her honor. ,: On Friday morning Miss Mary ! smitn entertained at a pretty uuugo i party for Miss Glass. ' After several i exciting rubber a delicious salad coarse was served. C i Miss Glass was one of the invited s ' euests at the regular meeting of the s Bridge Club, Saturday morning, en- ; tertained Jby Miss Louise McDill. Miss Mary Lawson Link entertained a few friends on Saturday after- >) noon in her honor. Bridge was played at this party also, and a delicious salad course and ices were served.^ le I tn Qava I MI UUIU | > ' UM '[''d interest you in saving. I i Building and Loan Asso- H *1 O A * * B ty miles irom you. jx iew n >d salary; but he was al- B ,lways putting off those he H own knew of this condition; B 1, personally, the amount of B mise to pay cash in the fu- J with him. The young hank I F stock in the Building and B instead of being always in B i independent. Tins spring ash for it. Before he start h for gasoline. ' s Building and Loan did for o a saver, and make you inand talk it over with me. >f of time." E, i