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??????? Established 1844. ^ iThe Press and Banner S ABBEVILLE, S. C. -*1 i > g Wm. P. GREENE, Editor. a : I Published Every Wednesday by The Press and Banner Co. ti Telephone No. 10. a t A Entered as second-class mail mat- a tor at post office in Abbeville, S. C. Term* of Subscription: One year ---?.....$1.50 Six months ... .75 v Three months .50 Payable invariably in advance. ^ j r t] Wednesday, Feb. 21, 1917. e f ? Vvvvvvwvvvvvw I xvvvvvvxvvxxvvv V WEEKLY WEATHER V a j V FORECAST. V _ >"V * ^ I V The United States weather V. D V bureau has issued the follow- V a V ing forecast for this week: V a V "For South Atlantic and V t V East Gulf States: Unsettled V V with probably rains first part V 8 V of week; fair after Tuesday V d V until Friday or Saturday V h V when rain lis again probable. V ^ V f!nl/far wpflthpr will Drevail V . V in these districts Tuesday V 11 I V and Wednesday." V tl [ V VI, |AVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV 1( "PLAY THE GAME FAIR." * P We have all heard of the man who d wpuld rather be right than presi- e dent, but the men of Greenville will e have an opportunity tomorrow af- e | ternoon to hear a man who was Tight even though his Tightness kept b him from having a chance to be the a winner from the exceptionally large a field of candidates in the guberna- P r torial race of 1914. Had Prof. J. P < G. Clinkscales not been so uncompromising in favor of real compul- s< : ' sory education and prohibition, he would have gotten many more votes. ^ But he is not that kind of man. He r< always stands "four-square to all & the winds that blow." At 4 o'clock c tomorrow afternoon in the opera h I house he will speak to men. His n fc subject will be: "Play the Game I Fair." That's the way he plays it, t which fact will give weight to his n g; words. That's the way he as a col- c lege professor for many years has f been teaching the youths in his * K classes to play it. If you want to . hear a strong and helpful speech, rj r be at the opera house tomorrow at c 4 p. m.?The Piedmont. -s ? i t ~ < HIGHER TAXES. t ?j The Senate has so amended the ^ ' appropriation bill that it carries ? proposed approprations of nearly t three millions of dollars. By the time this paper goes to press the ^ matter of appropriations will have c been settled, and the people will I wake up to the fact that state taxes c have been increased about one and | one-half to two mills over last ( year, when we Jbelieve the rate was i higher than it had been for years. 1 We do not know what the county ( levy will be, but if everybody gets 1 what they want we suppose that the s county levy will certainly not be t any lower, especially in view of the j; fact that a portion of the county ? has been cut off, and we have prac- t I tically the same officers as hereto- c Wtf. fore. ^ This is the result of the creation ^ of Boards and Commissions, 'en- r ? couraging" High Schools and sup- i porting "Weak Schools", etc. Until the; people of the State send representatives to the legislature 0 pledged to vote against such abuses " they may expect to pay the fiddler. ' > A GREAT IDEA. We have supposed from his votes ! that Representative Neuffer was in favor of Drohibition. but his latest suggestion in the matter of allowing the sheriffs of the several counties to prescribe liquor for patients E- causes us to have some doubts on < p; the question. Representative Neuf- ] fer stated that he was willing to { [; > accept the Durant bill sent over to 1 fe the House by the Senate, which bill forbids the use of liquors as a ( [ beverage but allows the use for 1 medicinal purposes on the prescrip- ] K tion of a physician under certain } | . restrictions. He, however, wanted the prescriptions to be written by the sheriffs of the counties instead ^ [*' of the doctors. Now we are not insinuating that 1 sheriffs are any worse than other < officers, nor tnat any omcer in tne court house is any different from another individual who might hold < f his office, but any reasonable man . knows that to allow a man holding J office on the popular vote, to pre- J : scribe or order liquors for individuals would be open to such abuses as to make the thing intolerable. < There are no better people in the j country to manage the liquor ques- ' .... ,. . tion than tne doctors. 11 nquor is to be used only for medicinal purposes it should be prescribed by the 2 * L... , octors alone. It is no excuse t< ly that some doctors will abus< le law. We do not think many o lem will, and we promise now t? ive the people of Abbeville count; history of such abuses. The ex ress office must keep the record pen to public inspection, and ummary of prescriptions filed wit lie names of the doctors givin; ame will make interesting reading ind the people are entitled to kno> bout all public matters. THP RflNH ISSUE. We stated sometime ago that i re could build two hundred mile f permanent roads in this count y an expenditure of orfe hundre housand dollars, (the Federal go\ rnment contributing a like amount re would favor a bond issue for th rork. We would be willing to go. t ny reasonable length to have goo oads in Abbeville county, but ond issue of three hundred thous nd dollars is more than this count hould assume at this time. Th axable property of the county i bout four and one half millions o ollars. The interest on a bonde adebtednesa of three hundre tiousand dollars at four and ,on< alf per cent, would amount t hirteen thousand five hundred dol irs annually, and would require ivy of three mills to pay the sam< t would take a levy of a like amoun 3 create a sinking fund sufficient t ay the principal when due. In ad ition to this there would be th xpense of keeping up the roads, a; xpense equal perhaps to the pres nt cost of maintaining the roads. There are many advantages t e had from good roads and the; re economical in many ways, bu a increase in the tax levy of fift; er cent will not be voted by th eople of the county heedlessly. Several of the counties in thi jction of the state are voting bond or the construction of these roads 7e should, it seems to us, await th esult of their work. We can affor ) be a'little behind these othe ounties, if thereby we may profi y their experience, if not thei listakes. At any rate with the increase i axes for other appropriations w aay at least take an inventory an ontemplate pur resources. >EATH OF MRS. EMORY PENN News was received in Abbevil' Tuesday of the death of Mrs. En try Penney at a hospital in Cheste rnere she has been since Christen for treatment. Some weeks ago si :ame home for a few days but he o return and passed away Tuesda ?,eb. 20, 1917, at 1 o'clock. H< 'riends in Abbeville had watch* hrough her illness with interest ar ire shocked and grieved at hi leath. Mrs. Penney was Miss Mary Th on McNinch, of Chester. She wi wice married and is survived by t^ :hildren, Misses Floride?and Eth 'erry and by her husband, Mr. En >ry Penney, and their two childrei ?mory and Margaret. She has ah wo sisters, Miss Lillian McNinch, < charlotte, Mrs. Wrensford of Bi ningham, and brother, Charlie M 4inch of Charlotte, all of whom ai ixpected in Abbeville for the fi teral. Mrs. Penney was in her thirty eventh year. She was a member < he Methodist church and devout i ler observance of its laws and i eachings. She was a woman ( jeat energy and was capable ar right. She fulfilled all the duti< ?f wife, mother and friend with d< oted fidelity. The body will be brought to A1 teville and aiTangements for thel ft teral will be announced this mon Qg. The sympathy of all the people < inr town go out to the bereave lusband and to the children bere: f their dearest friend. -OST?On Saturday, between tt Graded School and the post offici a black feather boa. Finder wi please return to Miss Nettie Ru sell. a n **rvnor rr? A. D. muaoL w. LOCALS We have just receive* carload of Burt or 9' Day oats. The best fo Spring sowing. Our line of Gardei Seed is complete. W make a specialty o Wood's seed. Give us a call whei pou need anything ii Staple or Fancy Grc series. We-will have in a fe\ lava aoorl TirittV* Pfitfl ttMJO WV/V/VC AS A , toes, Soja and Velve Beans. We have the best Gai ien and Field see< Corn.. Amos B. Morse Co. i-21-2. ... ? _ . Iniiuui wii Our b 1 He kets sele Clothing j I New SonM r- m n .arrived. I spring st?ckwi I-i G00(1$ revived A that our \ra anything v variety o /i . 'iness of loming peal tot we will ( 11 We ar u jj business ? I carried, k I New Spi : | Parkei : ! I. ?==m=mS^=S==m?====___ ? THE SICK FOLKS, d r Mrs. Harve Wilson, Mrs. J. A. it Harris and Little Miss Edith Wardr law Reese, who have been real ill with pneumonia, are doing nicely now, and it is hoped by their many n friends thai they will soon be ree stored to their usual good health, d Mr. J. R. Glenn left on Monday for the Chester hospital, where he goes, for treatment This is the second trio and we hope he will be Y benefited. le JOHN HILL HAPPILY MARRIED a- ?w r, Mr. and Mrs. John L. Hill aris rived in Abbeville Tuesday for a ie short visit to home folks. Mr. Hill id was happily married on February y, 12th, 1917, to Miss Ruth Thomas, of sr New York City. They have been id spending sometime at Southern id Pines. Br Mr. Hill is manager of a streetpaving company, with headquarters e- in New York City. His friends in as Abbeville rejoice at his success in rt> life and congratulate him heartily el on his happy marriage. a n, CIVIL SERVICE i* NOW WORKS WELL )f r" Lad* Apply to Government for Emc" ployment Rather Than Derote "e Attention to Study. a a-. Berne, Feb. 18.?All indications ,f are that Germany eventually will in adjust herself to the conditions tg brought about by the civil service ){ law passed last fall. The German l(j war bureau, which is putting into }S effect the provisions of the law, ree_ ports that it has had unexpected success and jpoints to the huge number of applications for employment j. received from all classes of the popj. ulation which seemingly are anxious to serve the fatherland in a )f civil capacity. !d * ft The following were registered at the Oregon Sunday from Abbeville: - Messrs. Bob Cochran, L. F. Whitte lock and Misses Edith Leach and e, Lucy Zachary.?Greenwood Journal 11 ' 3- Miss Marion Cason, Miss Ruth Calvert and Miss Kate Haskell will - come home from Winhtrop on the 22nd, and spend until Sunday with their home people. vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv V v J V MT. CARMEL. V OVVVUVVVVVVVVUVV Mt Carmel, Feb. 20.?Mrs. J. W. T Morrah returned home Wednesday afternoon from an extended visit to her daughter, Mrs. M. L. Marchant, of Greenville. ft Miss Susie Patterson spent last ~ Wednesday in Anderson having dental work done. ,f Mrs. L. M. Paschal and Miss Mary Paschal spent last Sabbath afternoon in Calhoun Falls with Mrs. J. W. Bailey. Mrs. Ben White of McCormick, is n spending a few days with her mon ther, Mrs. Waldo McBride. Capt. and Mrs. J. 0. McCelvey and little son, James, of McCormick spent Sabbath afternoon with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. L. McCelV vey. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lane of Aul" gusta, Ga., are spending a while with his mother, Mrs. Lane. Mr. 1 Lane's many friends will be glad to know that he is on the road to recovery from his recent injuries. Mrs. P, B. Morrah and her sweet little children, Hessie and Bradley, [| returned home Friday afternoon from an extended visit ro her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Thompson of Lancaster. The "Younger Set" of Mt. Carmel under the leadership of Miss Douschka Cade, are getting up a play, : f \ jnceme / uyer is now in the Nor icting our new Spring for Men and Boys. of the New Suits ha\ Within the next few 1 11 be complete in every martness of the style makes it possible for line this Spring will ' we have ever shown. ?f patterns and the eleg the garments will ins he most critical; and >ffer will surprise you. e preparing for a lar with the largest stock and we want to show ing Clothes. & Re "Aunt Belinda's Will," which vr be presented at Mt. Carmel Hif School building, on the evening < March the tenth at 8 o'clock. Pu lie cordially invited. Admission 1 and 15 cents. Proceeds are for tl benefit of the Baptish church. Mr. C. E. Williamson of Abbevil spent a few hours in Mt. Carm Monday afternoon. "Come to Sunday School Daj was well observed in Mt. Carm( Quite a number were present. Elev< silver stars were awarded for or year attendance; four gold stars f< two year attendance; and two go stars with pearls for three years a tendance. The Matron's Sewing Circle wi charmingly entertained last Thur day afternoon by Mrs. L. E. Conne Although it was a bad afternoc auite a number were present J tie close of the afternoon, delicioi refreshments were served by Mi Louise Conner. The many friends of Mr. and Mr - ? J 1?x J. V. Dean were CTievea iaot mui day afternoon to near of the deal of their baby, which occurred aboi two o'clock in the afternoon. This darling babe had only be? ill a short while but it was a diseai which baffled medical science. A that loving hands and faithful ph; siqans could do was in vain. T1 family hatfe the loving sympathy < the entire community. For reasons unnecessary to mei tion, some people never have bra: fag- ' , Catarrh Cannot Be Cure with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as th< cannot reach the aeat of the disease. Ci tarrh la a blood or constitutional dlseas and In order to cure it you roust take ii ternal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken Internally, and acts directly upc the blood and mucous surface. Hall Catarrh Cure la not a quack medicine. : was prescribed by one of the best ph; slclans in this country for years and a regular prescription. It is composed < the best tonics known, combined with tt best blood purifiers, acting directly on tl mucous surfaces. The perfect comblni tlon of the two Ingredients Is what pn duces such wonderful results In curlt catarrh. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Props., Toledo, < Sold by Druggists, price 76c. 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