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Mrs. W. C. Martin and Miss Sara
Pierson, of Spartanburg, spent the
week end with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. ]
Martin. ,
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Mrs. Sam Wilson and Miss Sallie ]
Wilson of Grainridge, spent Monday
in our stores shopping.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Miss Mary Steve?son, Miss West j
and Roddey Ellis of Due West, were ,
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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ie DEATH OF R. P. JAMISON.
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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,
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n. M'DAVID NOW IN MIAMI
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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,
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'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
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ray it will cost you nothing
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family of Anderson, are the guests the
of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Morrah. wh<
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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
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WORK FOR HIGHWAYS Por
WHICH SHOULD RECEIVE ggnl
RAILROAD CO-OPERATION mer
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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
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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
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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.
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