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993" " :*** ? # % ONLY TWO MORE WEEKS IN WHICH TO PREPARE YOUR EXHIBIT FOR ABBEVILLE'S GREATEST FAIR?ARE YOU BUSY ? I Abbeville Press and Banner I ? ' ^ ~ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18,1916. ' established ' GALLONS-MONTH " LAW IS UPHELD s b w T1 Supreme Court En Banc tr Decides Adversely.- Ji 01 Vote Nine to Six. ? m 01 R Catawba county project was de- p finitely defeated' Saturday, when the, ^ supreme court en banc, by a vote of ^ nine to six, upheld an adverse decis- er ion below, based on the act to pre- ^ ' vent the formation of illshaped counties. Rock Hill was to have been the w county seat. The territory was to have been portions of York, Chester cjj and Fairfield counties. so The act was sustained and the in- ^ junction affirmed by which Judge ^ Moore forbade further proceedings under the governor's order for a sur- fc I . ; Vey- . . bl The style of the case was: "Septi- nj mils Massev et al, petitioners, respon dents, vs. J. L. Green et al, as com-1 ' missioners, respondents and appel-j lants." Eugene B. Gary, chief jus-'cl tice, wrote the ruling opinion, in in which R. C. Watts, associate justice, g( concurred with the circuit judges: q R. W. Memminger, John S. Wilson, ^ H. P. Rice, I. W. Bowman, T J. Mauldin, Mendel L. Smith, James E. Peu- at rifoy. A dissenting opinion by T. B. ^ ' Fraser, associate justice, was con- . curred in by D. E. Hydrick, associ- ^ ate justice, and the following cir- ar cuit judges: George E. Prince, S. W. G. Shipp, T. E. Sease, Frank B. Gary. i W' TOLBERT OF GREENWOOD !aj IS HEAD OF THE G. O. P. ^ ' I Columbia, S. C., October 14>? qj That the organization headed Dy J. th W. Tolbert, of Greenwood, is the reg- cl ular Republican organization in-this1 state, and is so recognized by the | 1 national Republican committee, was made plain here tonight in letters written to Mr. Tolbert by Chairman vi William R. Willcox and other mem- A bers of the national Republican exe-R cutive committee. d< Mr. Tolbert holds the credentials g< of the national Republican party as fi state chairman and executive com- p< mitteeman of the Republican party in pi South Carolina. Chairman Tolbert, of the state Republican committee, returned late this afternoon from a trip to nation-; al Republican headquarters in New e< York city. U 1 ' te Regular Electoral Ticket. The regular Republican electoral ticket is: At large, R. R. Tolbert, of Abbeville, and James P. Metcalf, of Inman; by districts, First, S. E. Henry, of Charleston; Second, E. C. Clark, of Beaufort; Third, D. Hunt,! of Seneca; Fourth, A. A. Gates, ofi Greenville; Fifth, John F. Jones, of j Blacksburg; Sixth, J. Silverman, of Kingstree; Seventh, Lawson D. Melton, of Colmbia. j National Committeeman Tolbert E attended the reception to Judge Hughes at the Union League Repub* ... -xr _ 1_ Al _ i.l a lican ciud in iNew iorn wits uuicf ^ night, where Taft and Roosevelt met ^ and shook hands. Mr. Tolbert was a Taft man four years ago and he says he welcomed the colonel back into af st the ranks of the old party. . ^ The Republican leader thinks that Mr. Hughes will be elected president ^ without a doubt He says President Wilson will carry only twenty states ^ at the most and that the sentiment ^ for Mr. Hughes is nation-wide. The Republicans have inaugurated an energetic campaign in this state lor votes. Chairman Tolbert return- ^ ed from the North with a grip full of aj Hughes-Fairbanks buttons and liter- j ature, and with his arrival the can- ' vass of the state will begin actively. The G. 0. P. will not use any stump speakers in this state, but will relv on nersonal work, and several of their leaders will comb the different 8e<?tions in the time remaining be- g( tween now and election day. Chairman Tolbert went from here ^ tonight to Charleston, where he will a] rolling up as big a vote as possible ja the Republicans and lay plans for t(J rollnig up as big a vote as possible n) for Hughes and Fairbanks. THE BOOK CLUB. The book club will hold its regular ai meeting at the home of Mrs. J. S. Stark this morning at eleven o'clock. M O LIVES LOST IN , SEABOARD WRECK | Clinton, Oct. 16.?Train No. 6, mthbound Seaboard vestibule to At,nta, was wrecked on Saturday near over Junction, three miles from ere, and as a result three passengers ere hurt, though no lives were lost he mail and express cars left the ack, though all occupants ascaped J ithout injury. The colored fireman, im Haddon, jumped and was seriusly hurt. It is thought he will re >ver. jonn iaies, uie en^ineci, re- . ained at his post and escaped with- ' it injury. Two passengers, C. F. ossraan of Pittsburg, Penn., and C. . Smith of Mountville, were both irt They were rushed to Dr. Hays' ospital herethat afternoon and givi every attention. It is stated by le physicians that both will recover. A turned rail was the cause of the reck. The train was being pulled jt Engineer John Yates and w?s in targe of Conductor W. A. Lane. As on as the message was received :re, medical attention was rushed i the scene and everything possie was done for the relief and comrt of the injured. The patients 'ought here are resting quietly toght and are reported as not fatally jured. Train Hit? Auto. A second accident of the day oclrred about three hours later with a half mile of the scene of the saboard wreck when train No. 63, . N. and L. passenger to Charlesro, ran into a car with nine passenjrs at a grade crossing. The car tempted to cross the track as the I ain was approaching and was cometely wrecked as a result Ellen ouglass sustained a fractured skull id will die. The other eight passensrs were hurt, though none serious- ] , and will probably recover. All ere taken to the hospital here this iternoon where they are being given rery possible medical attention. The passengers were citizens of linton Mill village and were on ] ieir way to services at Hurricane ] lurch when the collision occurred. IECEIVING AN APPOINTMENT. 3 News has bee nreceived in Abbelle of the apopintment of Gottlob . Neuffer, Jr., as a clerk in the ailway Mail service. Gottlob is now >wn on the border serving as servant in the Machine Gun Company om Anderson. The news of his ap- v ointment will be received with leasure by his many friends. ELECTED STATED CLERK. rn Rev. H. Waddell Pratt has returni from Greenwood, where he atsnded the meeting of the Presby- j irian Synod of South Carolina. He as elected Stated Clerk of the body hich was a deserved compliment id one which is appreciated by his jngregation and by his friends in bbeville. ] THE CIVIC CLUB. ^ The meeting of the Civic Club last hursdav afternoon was "open day." hich is always devoted to some library program. Last Thursday Mrs. . C. Horion, as chairman of the iterature Committee, has aranged most pleasant occasion in inviting r. G. A. Wauchope to lecture be- >re the club which he did in the fternoon at four o'clock. He took ; his subject Shakespeare, and hi* age and illustrated his lecture with larts and maps. He was most inructive and most delightfully enirtaining, inspiring all who heard im with a desire for a broader nowledge of the great literature of le world, which is acquired by the nf annrl Vinolra nnd lioarinw ich lectures. 8 After the lecture the club and its 1 iends, numbering about fifty in 11, enjoyed the punch served by Mrs C. Hill, the hostess for the after- 1 oon. 1 i . * \ A BIRTHDAY PARTY. 1 Little Mabel Bradley has reached 1 le great time in her life when she is * ?ven years old and last Saturday ^ fternoon celebrated the occasion by * iving a party to. which she invited * 1 her little friends. Games on the t wn, ice cream, cake and candy went > make up the pleasure of the after-.1 ion. * BORN. At Abbeville, Oct. 10, 1916, to Mr. ad Mrs. E. H. McCord, a son. c Near Abbeville, Oct 12, 1916, to J [r. and Mrs. A. J. Ferguson, a son. i COMPLETE PRO ABBEV1UJ First Day?Farmers' Da: 9:30 A. M.?Band Concert on ] LO :00 A. M.?Grand Parade of I ing from Baptist Church, fered, to be judged as foll< cent; Attractiveness, 50 p Also parade of Corn Club i Club Girls. LO :30 A. M.?Address to farmeri LI :00 A. M.?Horse and Mule S 1:00 P. M.?Hog and Sheep ju will be judged first day e: classes. 2:00 P. M.?Horse Racing. ( Purse $50.00. 2:25 P. M.?Trot or Pace. Pui Running race between heal 5:00 P. M.?Band Cancert. Vif 7:00 P. M.?Band Concert on I 7:30 P. M.?Big Fire Works Di mission to grounds after 6 building will be closed but running at full blast 'till 11 Second Day?Commerce 2n< 9:30 A. M.?Band Concert on I LO :00 A. M.?Grand Parade of I merchants and industrial c ing from Baptist Church, fered. LO :30 A. M.?Band Concert at G LO :45 A. M.?Horse and Mule si Seats free. L2:00 M.?Judging Cattle at! 2:00 P. M.?Horse Racing. n .OA /TI m j. T> aoaa < ?xroi. jrurse jjhsuv.' 2:15 Class?Race. Purse $200j Running Race between hea 5:00 P. M.?Band Concert. Vi* 7:00 P. M.?Band Concert on P 7:30 P. M.?Grand Display of ? shows open 'till 11 o'clock i i Third Day?School Da 9:30 A. M.?Band Concert on I L0:00 A. M.?Grand Parade of I Best decorated floats $10j largest per cent of enrollm All students and teachers free.1 L0:30 A. M.?Fancy Driving in i LI :00 A. M.?Foot Ball Game be 2:00 P. M.?Horse Racing. Tri-County (Abbeville, Ai \ or Pace. Purse $150.00. Free for all. Purse $200.( 5 :UU Jt\ M.?Band Concert. Vii 7:30 P. M.?Grand Display fire open 'till 11 o'clock. QUIET HOME WEDDING. / 1 1 Beautiful in every detail was thej narriage of Miss Irene Carroll of * his city and Mr. Frederick E. Hall, if Bay Minette, Alabama, on last s rhursday. The home was tastefully ' lecorated in pink roses and fern. Rev j. I. Waddell Pratt performed the Im- . >ressive ceremony at high noon with j number of relatives and friends ^ >resent. The bride was beautiful in a blue >roadcloth suit with . acecsories to natch and held a lovely bouquet of oses. Miss Carroll is the attractive laughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Car- a oil, and has made her home in our t nidst only a few months, but has^t nade many warm friends who regret ? o give her up. Mr. Hall is a capable ^ roung man and is Superintendent of ( Newport Pine Rosin Company of Bay 1 Minette, Ala. The couple left at one o'clock over ;he Seaboard for an extended honeynoon, after which they will return r\ AloKorwo f A rwol/A 4-V* nix ItAWiA T iv ^.lauuiiiu vvr ituiuc* J ' f OLD PAPERS WANTED. v I The Press and Banner desires i :opies of its issues of June 14th and 1 ruly 26th, and will pay ten cents eachjt 'or two of these issues. |t IGRAM E COUNTY FAIR / i y, Wednesday, Nov. 1st. * i \ ?laza. ''arm Floats led by band,, start$15.00 and $10.00 prizes of5ws: Appropriateness 50 per ier cent; Variety, 20 per cent, md Pig Club Boys and Tomato 3 by Hon. A. F. Lever. how. idging at barns. All exhibits ccept Horse, Mule and Cattle bounty owned (green race.) se $200.00. ts." sits to Shows, Exhibits, etc. ^aza. splay at Fair Grounds. (Ad:30 P. M., 10 cents. Exhibit free acts and shows will be L o'clock.) > al Day, Thursday, Nov. 1. 5laza. beautiful decorated Floats of lompanies, led by band, start$15.00 and $10.00 prizes of rounds. low in front of grand stand. Barns. I no. oo. ts. sits to Shows, Exhibits, etc. laza. ire works at Fair Grounds. All iy, Friday, Nov. 3rd. 5laza. floats by Schools, led by band. 00 and $5.00. School having ent in parade, $5.00 and $8.00. will be admitted to grounds front of grand stand. itween two first class teams. i j n j \ m ? luersou aim urreenwooa.; ?roi )0. sits to Shows, etc. works at Fair Grounds. Shows THE LECTURE FRIDAY NIGHT. The lecture in the court house last rriday night under the auspices of he Civic Club, was well attended md everyone enjoyed what Dr. Wau ihope had to say. His subject was he great pictures of the world and le illustrated his talk with slides of he pictures. The pictures were leautiful and the lecture an intellecual treat. OFF TO NEW YORK. ' Mrs. J. D. Kerr left last Friday ifternoon for New York, where she vill spend a month visiting her sisers, Mrs. Percy Miller and Mrs. Stillman. Young Marston Miller, vho has been spending the summer vith Davis Kerr, returned to his lome with her. SOMETHING WORTH SEEING. The old fashion lilac tree in the 1 _ T 3 1. T? /I _ i?. rara 01 juage rraaK c. uary is in 'ull bloom just now and is well worth valking up Greenville street to see. t is most unusual for lilacs to bloom n the fall and this tree is a mass of ovely blooms and fragrance is scattered far and wide by the gentle ireezes. / GOV. MANNING "FIRES" f FIVE NEGRO NOTARIES I Governor Manning has revoked the, licenses of five additional negro notaries public on conference with his policy of not appointing negroes to office. Those "fired," all of whom are ne groes, according to Colonel 0. K. ^ Laroque, executive secretary, are: W. P. Meyers, a negro lawyer of Columbia., Eli Chapman, of Spartanburg, ; whose appointment figured so con spiculously in the last gubernatorial campaign, S H. H. Bobley, of Columbia, secre tary of the state executive committee tl of the South Carolina Republican d party. ' b James M. Stokes, of Anderson, who o: was* appointed from Florence. R J. I. Washington, a negro lawyer, g and politcial leader of Beaufort, for- tl mer lieutenant of the late "general" K Robert Small, the negro who gained ti such notoriety in reconstruction b; times and who opposed Wade Hamp- li ton, John L. M. Irby and others for cl the United States senate in 1890. o1 . * ' l ' ? DEATH OF MRS. R. M. FULLER. " B The following is taken from The ? McCormick Messenger. Mrs. Fuller g is a sister of Mrs. R. B. Cheatham nj and Miss Eloise Britt of our city. The sympathy of many friends is extended to the family in their bereavement. ^ "This community was grievously shocked to learn of the death of Mrs. R. M. Fuller, which occurred at 7:30 Wednesday evening at the Margaret Wright hospital in Augusta. She was a woman of beautiful character, and her sunny dsiposition enabled Iyer to number her friends by her acquaintances. Besides her husband,, Dr. R. / M. Fuller, and three daughters, the ^ youngest of only a few hours at the time of her death, she is survived by her mother, Mrs. M. C. Britt, one brother, Mr. J. E. Britt, four sisters, Mrs. W. C. Powell, Mrs. R. B. Cheatham, Mrs. J. N. Allston, Miss Eloise Britt, and numerous other relatives, all of whom have the most profound ^ sympathy of the entire community in ^ their sad bereavement. y, ? - ' U HOME FROM CHESTER. iz . . . , di Mrs. W. A. Calvert is at home t1 f< from Chester, after a time spent there for her health. Her many friends will be delighted to know y( fV?of oVia ia rrroo+ltr on/1 Vinna >-* Uiav oiiv> to gxvowj v t vvi nuu uv^/v to see her out soon again. PAUL SWOPE IN GREENVILLE. ^ C( Greenville lists among its students hi this year a musical prodigy, in the p: persons of Master Paul Swope of Ab- is beville, who is only 13 years of age, "? but who, nevertheless has already b( made a reputation for himself as a Ji singer. Young Mr. Swope is now C studying music at the Greenville Woman's college, under Prof. Craft. The lad has sung solos at the First Bap tist church of this city, and has taken several leading parts in anthems. He y< is pronounced a wonder by musical F: critics of ability. so Paul is the son of a Baptist minis- M ter residing in Abbeville and has CI come to Greenville on account of the cu many advantages to be had here. He attends school at the city high school and does well in his studies as well as in his music.?Greenville Piedmont. of INJURED IN THE COTTON MILL th ca Hollis Hall, the 14-year old son of Mrs. Lee Hall, at the coton mill, was badly hurt in the mill on Monday at noon in attempting to throw off a belt. He was dashed to the floor and in badly cut on the face. Dr. Gambrell pi and Dr. Power found it necessary to to take thee hild immediately to the cr Chester hospital. His condition is be regarded as critical. vi th NEWS FROM LITTLE VIVIAN. to The many friends who remember Ol Vivian Copenhaver, the pretty little niece of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Stone, who spent last winter in Abbeville and attended the Graded School, will K< regret to know that she has been CI quite sick for many weeks, first with or typhoid fever which later developed in; into infantile paralysis. Mrs. Stone went up to Wytheville from Colum- in bia and was with her neice during an her illness. The little girl is better St now and Mrs. Stone has returned to W Columbia. re MBA COUNTY PROJECT DEFEATED Vebb-Kenyon Act is Also Upheld. Import ant Decisions Filed. Both the gallon-a-month act and le Webb-Kenyon law are upheld in ecisions of the supreme court en anc filed Saturday. E. J. Brennen f Columbia brought an action in the ichmond circuit court to upset the allon-a-month act and' on losing y lere took an appeal. The Webblenyon law was brought into queson in action brought in Greenville y the Charlestion A Western Carona railway against Reuben Gosnell, lief of the county rural police, and thers. The court en banc "held that a disrimination complained of in the rennan case did exist under the dfsensary system in force at the time le suit was begun, but that the tate being "dry" now no discrimiation existed. OLL OF HONOR FOR LETHE I SCHOOL FOR PAST MONTH igh School Department: Samuel Todd, Bettie Morrah, Mary 'M olen. 8th Grade:?Warren Templeton, William Parker. vt? 6th Grade:?Daisy Hutchison, Male Cade, Marion GambrelL 4th Grade:?Francis Templeton, ienry Lewis, Marion Watkins.'. -.M rimary Department: Robert Tolen, K&trina Morrah, / a die Wylie, Mary Sue Watkins./ HOME FROM HONOLULU; ? Mr. Sam T. "Hill is at home on a [sit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. ' . "ij . Hill. This is his first visit in four to ears and his many friends are d&- \ghted to see him. He brings glowig occounts of his home in the golen west. Honolulu is a most beau- V ful city and is the half way house >r all who travel the great routes of v v< le world. Since going to Honolulu [r. Hill has married a beautiful oung woman from the state of Washington and they have one child. Mr. and Mrs. have reason to be roud of their sons. Their eldest >n, William G. Hill, is making a suc2ss of life in Washington, Sam is unnv in TTnnnlnln T^ovo ia Kntli hon. Y and successful in Abbeville, John doing well in New York city and Jimmie," the youngest, is the honor jy at the Graded School. All save immie are graduates of CJemson ollege. . BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Dr. and Mrs. W. D. Simpson and >ung son, William Henry, left last riday for Monroe, where Dr. Simpn had business to look after. On onday he found serious business in harlotte in that Ringling Bros, ciris wes there. BREAD AND ROLLS. The ladies society of the Seceder lurch will take orders for the baking : home made bread and rolls or for e making of pickles, mints or fancy ,ndies. Phone 62 or 138. THE BAPTIST MEETING. A protracted meeting is being held the Baptist church this week. The eaching is being done by the pasr, Rev. G. W. Swope, and excellent owds of interested people have len in attendance. A special serce is being given by the choir and e beautiful singing is adding much the interest of the occasion. UR PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE HOSPITAL Mr. Ben Cheatham and Mrs. Mary snnedy are in the Pryor Hospital at lester. Both have been operated i within the last week and are dog as well as could be expected. Rodney Stevens is in the hospital Columbia having had to undergo i operation for appendicitis. Mrs. evens is still in Columbia with him. e hope for each one a very early covery. /