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W tjuutjsua.y, uui.y xx, |xocal I 1 flCW8 | H : personals : J mmsuaammmm; Mrs. W. C. Martin and Miss Sara Pierson, of Spartanburg, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. ] Martin. , . ] Mrs. Sam Wilson and Miss Sallie ] Wilson of Grainridge, spent Monday in our stores shopping. 1 Mrs. Fannie Wilson was called to ] Columbia Sunday on account of the < exrreme illness and death of her ne- \ phew, Mr. Wm. Lynch. s Leonard Whitlock went to Green. -wood Saturday night and spent until Sunday afternoon with his parents. ( Miss Marie and Waldo Marshall f came down from Anderson last week j and will visit for sometime at the r home of their grandmother, Mrs. j Fannie J. Marshall. , nRisv Maxwell left Monday for a visit to her sister, Mrs. A. J. * Deas, of Augusta. Miss Julia Mabry came home Sat- j urday from Columbia 011 the sick list. She was accompanied to Ches- j ter by her father Tuesday for an . operation for appendicitis. Mrs. W. D. Barksdale and Mrs. ( W. A. Templeton returned home last p? week from a delightful visit to Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Templeton of New 1 York. 1 / f Miss Gertrude Haddon spent the week-end in the city with her friend, * Miss Fannie DuPre. While here she 1 took the Winthrop examination. Mrs. M. N. Jordan and two chil- j5 dren of Sandersville, Ga., are herej^ visiting Mrs. Lucie E. Cochran. j1 Miss Nelle McGaw is spending a pleasant vacation in the country with her cousins, Misses Lily and j Bessie Link of Sharon. * . Mrs. John White accompanied by ^ her two fine children, Charles and Sara, left Saturday for an extended j visit to their relatives in Rocky ^ Mount, N. C. | Miss Besse E. Cochran, L. M. and ^ John Cochran came down from An- ^ derson last week to attend the funeral of their uncle, Mr. S. H. Cochran. J Miss Mary Steve?son, Miss West j and Roddey Ellis of Due West, were , " * ? - 1 1_1 Ml J among tne snoppers 10 ADDevme on Monday. I Major and Mrs. F. W. R. Nance left Friday for their summer vaca" tion to relatives and friends in Mon- ^ terey and Lowndesville. Miss Sara Nance of Due West, is j visiting her cousin, Miss Ruth Dunn this week. 1 Miss Rebecca Edmunds is off on a 1 three weeks stay with relatives at Jonesville, Blair, and Chester. T o T^aIIa TaIiwpam i c cr?a?/l ' iUXiao xjcxia uciic uvunovn 10 ing this week with her aunts, the 1 Misses McKerizie in the Lebanon ' section. J Miss Lucy White returned last ' week from Atlanta, where she has spent some time with her cousins, Misses Nan and Nelle Scott. Mrs. Oscar Jackson of Catawba, spent a few days of last week here with relatives. * ' Miss Gussie DuPre of Walhalla, is in the city visiting Miss Mary DuPre and numerous other relatives. Mrs. R. B. Cheatham, J. C., Misses Alice and Annie Cheatham left last week for Ft. Oglethorpe, where they will spend until the middle of August with Prof. Cheatham. *f'? n?n:_ Tin. .*i. _ _ r m if ivuss .Dime w nite, 01 01. iuarys, Ga., is here on a visit to her friend, Mrs. H. Waddell Pratt. Mr. H. G. Smith left Monday for Tate Springs for a stay of several weeks. Miss Hattie Roche came home from Greenwood for the week-end with her home people. Miss Mae McDill of Due West, is in the city the attractive guest of her cousins, Misses Louise and Kate McDill. Andrew White came home last week from Boston, where he has just graduated from the Law School of Harvard, and will spend a while with his home people. He has join- j ed the Hospital Reserve Corps inj T> - -i,- ? J +a kft nalla/1 nnnr ! DUSIUI1 <MIU CA|iCCUI tu wc Vttiivu avn r shortly. John Calvert, Furman Longshore, Lieutenant Hoke and Townsend Smith came home from Laurens for the week-end. James Cox is off on a vacation from the Rosenberg Mercantile Co., and is spending the time in Troy ivith his friend, W. P. Kennedy. Mrs. Robert Hill, of Atlanta, and ler three interesting children are visiting the families of Mr. R. M. Sill and Mrs. W. T. McDonald on Magazine street. Louis Dellinger reached his 7th sirthday last Saturday so gave his ittle playmates a party to help him spend a happy day. At the close (Tf ;he games, ice cream nad cakes were ierved. GONE TO THE HOSPITAL. Mrs. C. M. Thornton went over to Chester last week for treatment in i hospital. She was acompamea Dy ler pretty daughter, Miss Forrest Thornton, who brings the news back lome that her mother is getting on licely. VN APPRECIATED COMPLIMENT At the last meeting of the city :ouncil of Laurens, the members jassed resolutions expressing their egret that the Butler Guards are to 3e moved from their city and speakng in the highest terms of the>comDany. The young men have conductid themselves with credit to their >tate, their homes and themselves. The resolutions were most complinentary in their terms and copies vere presented to the company's oficers. Abbeville is especially proud of ;his record and d^ems the resolu-! ;ions to be due to the fact that there ire so many good Abbeville boys in ;he company. We are glad our boys ire doing so well and thank the Laurens council in the name of the jeople of Abbeville. ED. SMITH ENTERTAINS. Edward Smith was next on the ist to entertain his friends with a supper, so last Friday evening he vas host to about twenty young >eople. A most delightful salad :ourse and cream and cake was enloyed, then the doors of the parlors vere thrown open where the rest of ;he evening was spent in dancing. The following were present: Misses Leila Link, Ruth Howie, Ruth Calvert, Catherine Link, Margaret Perrin, Margaret Bradley, Nellie Harden Antoinette Thomson, Margaret Cothran, W. Joel Smith, Francis Mabry, Leslie McMillan, Paul Kennedy, Joe Little, James Cox, Mart Cheatham, Lowry Wilson, Maxwell Smith. fJOME AFTER A LONG ABSENCE Mr. George Douglass has been in Abbeville for the past week on a risit to his sisters, Mrs. John Evans Mrs. .Toe Evans. It has been many years since he has been in Abbeville but he still finds old friends svho are glad to see him and to know that he is prospering and that he has much in life to make him happy. Mr. Douglass has served his country faithfully in the Hospital service of the army. He has retired now and is making his home in West Virginia. He is accompanied on this yisit by his wife and three fine boys, Ernest, Kenneth and Archer. CELEBRATING THEIR BIRTHDAY James William Chalmers celebrated his eighth birthday last Friday, Vin,nnry 1 mimKar rtf VllC I L/JT Having a Vi I..W ..??? friends to spend the day with him. A fine dinner with ice cream and cake was enjoyed by the little fellows. I _ PLEASANT DANCE. Frank Gary entertained a few of his friends at a dance on the night of the Fourth. About twelve couples enjoyed dancing till a late hour. Several visitors r.dded much pleasure to the occasion. VISITORS FROM ANDERSON. j Miss Mary McCants, Miss Annie' Welborn, Mr. and Mrs. Claude McDonald and baby, and Clyde McCants of Anderson, spent Sunday in Abbe ville with Miss Mae Welborn, at the home of Mrs. T. C. Beaudrot. ADVANCING IN RANK. Mr. Furman Longshore has been promoted to first class private in the Butler Guards, a promotion much sought after by enlisted men. We look for all the Abbeville boys to fome home Major Generals. A NEW BABY. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Deadwyler u receiving1 the congratulations their friends on the birth of a bal girl, Florence Lee, on July 6th, 191 The young lady starts out in life u der auspicious circumstances ai every one wishes hei^a long life ai great happiness. NEW GREEK BABY. Our friend, Steve Parthemos," smiling these days over the arriv of a new Greek at his house. 11 young gentleman -has been nair< Calhoun Constantine Parthemos. 11 second name is for his / grandfath< Parthemos and not for the King < Greece. Steve's friends are congra ulating him on the arrival of i;l young man. HURRAH FOR JOHN! John Calvert delighted his hoit people and all the girls in town wl: are especially interested in him, t coming home and spending sever days last week. He was here ovi Sunday. This extra leave was gran ed because at inspection John wi the neatest man in the compan; both as to dress and the condition < his gun. ENTERTAINING THE LITTLE LADIE r 1 Miss Ellen Nabers entertained la Monday afternoon from half pa four o'clock at a delightful party i honor of her little visitors, Missi Dorothy and Margaret Jordan < Sandersville, Ga. Games were pla; ed, ice cream and cake was enjoye and the afternoon wound up with fine ride around town in one of tl big automobile trucks. uricuiur tucm uaddimccc T 1UAI111U I AibiTi lint * inMwwi The friends and relatives in Abb ville and the county are wishing- Mr Carrie Wideman Dendy much happ ness in her marriage on Thursda; July 5th, to Mr. P. D. Barron, i the home of .her father, Dr. J. "V Widemn in Due West. Mrs. Dendy has recently bee teaching in Linwood college in Nor1 Carolina. She is a graduate of tl College for Women in Due West ar is a young woman who has mar; friends who wish her happiness ar congratulate Mr. Barron. MOTORED FROM SPARTANBUR4 Mr. and Mrs. H. F. McGee, ar their two handsome boys, Tom ar Joe, and Mr. T. P. Quarles, can down from Spartanburg in a pret car Tuesday and will spend unl Thursday with the families of M R. L. Dargan and Mr. S. J. Link. ENTERTAINING HER SISTERS Mrs. Fred Cason has had her thr sisters, Mrs. A. A. Gage of Cqlui bia, Mrs. Ida Carson, Columbia, M Jane Crogson of Leesville, for tl past week as her house guests. Mo day was their mother, Mrs. C. 1 Mims birthday, and her daughte _n ?: j. ?il:.L j. were an present, wiikh mauc uic u< a very happy one for Mrs. Mims i well as the entire family. LOOK AT A CHILD'S TONGUE WHEN CROSS, FEVERISH AND SIC Take no Chances! Move Poisons fro Liver and Bowels at Once. Mothers can rest easy alter givii "California Syrup of Figs," becau in a few hours all the ciogged-\ waste, sour bile and fermenting fo< gently moves out of the bowels, ai you have a well, playful child agai Children simply wil not take tl time from play to empty their boi els, and they become tightly packe liver gets sluggish and stomach di ordered. When cross, feverish, restless, s< if toneue is coated, then give th delicious "fruit laxative." Childrt love it, and it can not cause injur No difference what ails yor little 01 ?if full of cold, or a sore throa diarrhoea, stomach-ache, bad breat remember, a gentle "inside clean ing" should always be the first trea ment given. Full directions for b bies, children of all &ges and grow ups are printed on each bottle. Beware of counterfeit fig syrup Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bo tie of "California Syrup of Figs then look carefully and see that it made by the "California Fig Syri Company." We make no small size. Hand back with contempt ar other fig syrup.?Adv. Catarrh Cannot Be Cured With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as th - cannot reach the seat of the diseas Catarrh is a local disease, greatly 1 fluenced by constitutional conditions, ai in order to cure it you must take i internal remedy. Hall's Catarrh Mec cine is taken internally and acts thi the blood on the mucous surfaces of tl system. Hall's Catarrh Medicine wi prescribed by one of the best physiciai in this country for year8. It is cor posed of some of the best tonics know combined with some of the best jjlo< purifiers. The perfect combination the Ingredients in Hall's Cat&mh Mec cine is what produces such wonderf results in catarrhal conditions. Send f testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Props., Toledo, i All Druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills for constipation. I re id ^ is al tr y, >f Be sure and see oui s you buy. We handle tl \ Buggies y- HACKNEY, i ANCHOR ? HIGH POINT LION STARK/S SPECIAL * Our prices are right7, Give us a look anyw ^ you money. I The Si Next to Stark's Stable td ' id ~~ ?--"t: ie DEATH OF R. P. JAMISON. ty Honea Path, July 9.?R. P. Jamir* son, 61 years of age and known in this community as Brooks Jamison, died suddenly at his home two and one-half miles south of here Saturday afternoon. He was for years an ee offiicer in Broadmouth Baptist Q~ churrch, where his fnueral was held f8 Sunday afternoon, conducted by his e pastor, the Rev. J. N. Tola.-. Mr. Jamison is" survived by his widow, ' who before marriage was Mist Corrie Mattison. Of th>. union five children were born, all of whom are livELS ;ug. William M. Jam'son of Honea Path, J; B. Jamison, a druggist, oi I'arl: . pton, Mrs. E. L. Kugley >f Greenwood, R. S. Jamison and Ward Jamison who are at horn* with their mother. While Mr. Jamison was not m in the best of health his condition was not alarming. When the 2nd came alig most without a moment's notice, the se community was shocked as the news ip spread. Mr. Jamison had many good id friends and will be greatly missed, id ! ~ n. M'DAVID NOW IN MIAMI le , AT- Appointed! by Transfer to Immigrad, 1 tion -Service, is- Rudolph McDavid, formerly of Tampa, has gone to Miami to make Be his home, having been transferred 'is there from the Tampa postoffice to ;n take the place of Eugene Kessler, fory mer assistant inspector of imtaigra ie tion. Mr. Kessler had been removed t, to Jacksonville to enter the head office "of immigration. Mr. McDavid s* has relatives and; friends in South t- Carolina who will be please to learn a" of his recent appointment, n >s. <> > ,t- V MT. CARMEL. V is vvvvuvuvvvvvv 'P Mt. Carmel, July 10.?Mrs. W. A. er Scott, Miss; Gladys Tarrant, and iy Messrs. T. B. Frazier and M. T. Wells spent Friday morning in Abbeville. Mr. Herman Wisby, a promising fe. y?ung man of Abbeville, spent last n- wooif in Mf f!nrmel with Mr. Law-1 Un rence Conner. Nj Messrs Floyd Black and Roy Wells tie are in Columbia working at the can*1 tonment grounds. n Mr. L. E. Conner left last Saturday to begin work in Columbia at ? the cantonment. u Miss Isabel Sanders of McCormick, 01 is the attractive guest of Miss Louise 0. Conner this week. Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun Harris and r line of Buggies Wagons lie following well known nr Wago MITCHELL WHITE HIC11 HArifNFY ) ?our terms are right. We ray it will cost you nothing ' ark Vehicl * * family of Anderson, are the guests the of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Morrah. wh< WO] Miss Burke of Columbia, is visit- cou ing Mrs. M. L. Marchant at the home mei of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J." W. the Morrah. 1 I It will be good news to the friends ^i* of Mrs. Lawrence Hester to know that she is well enough now to be par up. Her nurse left last Thursday. ten The Matron's Sewing Circle was ^ charmingly entertained on last Thurs me] day afternoon by Mrs. J. R. Tarrant me< As the afternoon was yery warm, I the delicious punch served by Miss this Gladys Tarrant, just after the ar- warival of the guests, ., was very .refreshing. Later in the afternoon trai pineapple ice cream and cake was ind served by Mises Gladys and Pickens I Tarrant. Another feature of the afeaC ternodn was a humorous reading by con Miss Pickens Tacrant. * on The Y. P. C. U. held a meeting in bod the school building last Wednesday evening to celebrate the 4th of July. The house was beautifully decorated piai in flags and red, Arhite and blue bunt- tati ing. Miss Dora Black, was leader, and the subject was, "How to Serve Our Country.' A charming feature f00 of the evening wa? several solos by tha Mrs. Oscar Spikes. Excellent addresses were made by Messrs. Chis- . ^ holm Halliday and Horace Brown. Reading?Flag Etiquette?Miss Eliz- bet .abeth Hester. . and Song?Star Spangled Banner. SUP Reading?The Northern Band Played Dixie.?Miss Pickens Tarrant Quite a number of patriotic songs The were sung, and Nathan Hale was t?r3 read by Miss Maggie Sutherland. An instrumental duet by Misses enf-, Sarah Boyd and Maggie Sutherland shoi was enjoyed. After the program mer was rendered, delicious refreshments of sandwiches, iced tea, cake and an(j lemonade was served. It was a very j pleasant evening and we all hope esp< V D P TT will Tiavp an- DUr1 unao uiic x* x v/* v tf<?* ?.? .? ?... other picnic soon. 1 mus of J WORK FOR HIGHWAYS Por WHICH SHOULD RECEIVE ggnl RAILROAD CO-OPERATION mer syst kin( At a meeting of representative men identified with highway im- cr0J ?rovement, recently held in New a s( ork, some statements were made wai; with regard to the necessity of im- hav, proved highways which are direclty ^erj in line with what the Manufacturers oth( Record has been preaching. At this meeting the following re- LOi solutions were adopted: C Whereas, the great increase in cost a of building and maintaining roads and streets makes it necessary now " p to bring home to the public, and to 0 -I a ' 1 ' a ' I > J i ,'^i ' - -'I and Harness before takes. ' ' ?% I .'j ns ' 1 ' w ' < CORY I ' ; * J '' :>-| ' v $ . ' will treat you right. g and we can save - ' ' ;*? e Co. -i lBBEVILLE, S. C L . . ,'J representatives of the public, on 3m devolves the road and street :k of the counry, the value of the ntry's highways, both for comrcial and for military purposes; refore, be it lesolved, That it is the sense of v t meeting that the highway detments of the several States uld co-operate with the War Detment of the United States in demining the highways of each State t are important from a military ndpoint, and also the requireits whioh such highways shonll et; and be it further , lesolved, That it is the sense of i meeting that each State highf deparment should at once pree a report on the highways in the te that are essential for the nsportation of agricultural and ustrial products; and be it further lesolved, That it is the sense of i meeting that the Governor of h State should file with the proper imittee of the Advisoiy Counncil National Defense,* or with any y that may succeed to the powers I duties now vested in the said \ incil, a memorial requesting that railroads be not permitted te :e an embargo upon the transporon of materials, machinery or lipment for use in the construci of roads of military value or rered for the transportation of dstuffs and other necessities, but t this class of freight be put on preferred list. 'hat highways must be improved Drder to meet the war situation lessen the cost of transportation ween the farm and the factory the consumer, and in order to niomonf vailrnnH f.ransDortation. ch has broken down so badly, d highways are essential, and / must be built as a necessity. ;re never was a time in the hisT of the Country when it was more ortant that highways should be It, and that the materials which , er into highway construction 'U mrrmrAaA hv the CrOVem Lftlli WW Jl VgUlUvv* ~ j it and the railroads as favored ght requiring as quick delivery )ther products which go into iron steel and kindred interests. Tiere are many lines of business, jcially such as pertain to luxuries e and simple, where there must a complete change. Many things >t be cut out of freight traffic.kndw jroduction in order to save transtation and men and money for sntial things. Some of these espial things are highway improveits, water-works and sewerage ems, drainage of wet lands and Ired works which make for inised transportation, for the Ith of the people and for enlarged 3S. The Government would make irious mistake if it should in any ' encourage tne rauroaus nut. lo e quick trnasportation to all maals for highway construction and ;r work mentioned. >T?Thursday afternoon, Juiy r>, resent shape pin sot with pearl* nd chip diamond.- Finder will lease return to Press and Banner flice and get reward. J