Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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r riaay, uecemoer i, x ^ -i> paiwaaiiiiMig IXocal | 111.1 cws I tia % v- v r ^ gg : Personals : || Henry Loner of the Nation, wasii here Wednesday with cotton. J , J. H. Baughman of Route 4, was:* here selling cotton Wednesday. Mrs. D. E. Pressley of Sharon, was in town this week. i Mrs. Lou Mcllwaine is visiting at 1 the home of Mrs. S. A. Graves. ] Mrs. Ellis and Mrs. Cobb of Hadges, were here shopping this week. Charlie Pressley was noted in j j town Wednesday. He was buying ai( H cnnrl suDnlv of flour. |, " j Miss Annie Barksdale of Means ^ Chapel, was in the city Wednesday shopping. t ( Mrs. Lila Haddon and daughter j were here Wednesday shopping in j our up-to-date stores. , Mrs. J. J. Martin and her sister,' ' i J Miss Annie Wilson, of Level Land, were shopping here Wednesday. Miss Hattie Roche came up from! Greenwood and spent Sunday withM her parents. j < |l Mr. and Mrs. Andy Milford of j Cold Springs, were in town Wednes-' Mrs. J. E. Roche and two bright little children spent several ; days; last week in Atlanta with friends. I Miss Eliza Mabry is supplying' Miss Mary Lawson Link's school at Old Purity, near Chester. i' Mr. and Mrs. Paul Link are in Atlanta for a couple of days on business. J. W. Clinkscales of Level Land, j wc.s in town Wednesday selling cot- ( C. E. Williamson spent several days last week with friends in ( Pansy. Ga., and Atlanta. Mrs. C. B. Hipp and little daugh- , ter. Elizabeth, have returned from a visit to relatives in Monroe. O. Y. Browniee of Due West, was' a business visitor in Abbeville on Wednesday. Misses Annie Lee Hagen and Eliza Linsay of Clinton, spent a few s days recently with Miss Pearl Hagen. Mrs. Frank Thomas and two bright little girls are here from Tennessee on a visit to Mrs. R. 0. Hunter. % Mr. R. M. Haddon made a busi-j ness trip over to Atlanta this week.! He will attend the Billy Sunday: meetings while there. Clyde Yoder is back at his post at the Shops as telegraph operator. His friends will be glad that he has! returned to the city. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Bowie have returned to the city after a delightful visit to Norfolk, where they visited -# n 1 nr T-i _ _ 1 I Mrs. Bowies sister, Mrs. root. Mrs. Otto Bristow has returned from Columbia, where she has been visiting relatives for the past tenj days. Mrs. J. L. McMillan went down' to Columbia for a visit of several! days to relatives and to see her son; Leslie, who is at Camp Jackson. I- Henry H. DuPre came home toj spend Sunday. He is still at Fortj Oglethorpe, but will return to the j city about the middle of the month | to stay. Joe Evans has returned to the city after several months spent in: t/ie oil fields of California. He is looking well and prosperous, butj says there is no place like Abbeville. | W. H. Long went to Atlanta h week. Mr. Riser is here for a few da visit to his son. Prof. Riser. Miss Mae Welborn has return to the city after a visit of a f< days to Anderson. Lieut. Furman B. Longshore visiting his relatives in Newber for this week. k SOCIAL NEWS. Mrs. J. S. Stark entertained i formally Tuesday morning in hon of Mrs. Wicker of Norfolk, Va. delicious salad course was serv to Mrs. Wicker, Mrs. G. W. Swop Mrs. C. D. Brown and Mrs. R. Philson. Mrs. D. H. Hill entertained tl Young Ladies Rook Club at h iome on Tuesday afternoon. It w lecided to have only light refres nents at the meetings during tl ivar. What the hostess would ha1 for refreshments under differe :onditions is to be estimated ai :he difference of what that wou :ost is to be given to the Red Cros Misses Janie Morse, Mary Quarl Link, Charlotte Brown and Ma: Smith were made new member Refreshments of delightful fru ;alad and hot chocolate were serv< ifter the games. * * * Mrs. J. Moore Mars will ente ;ain Saturday afternoon in hon )f her mother, Mrs. Wilkes, < Laurens. HOME FOR WEDDING. Miss Mary Lawson Link, wl ;eaches the Old Purity School, ne; Chester, is at home for a couple < veeks to help with the preparatk i"or the Link-Everett wedding. V1ANAGER VERCHOTT SECURES BIG HAWAIIAN ATTRACTION FOR ABBEVILL Manager Verchott has secured arjje company of native Hawaiian for a visit to this city on next Mo Jay night, December 10th. T1 company is composed of real Haw iians who are recognized as tl most popular musical artists of tl day. The organization presents a II vvaiian musical satrie in two par The first part shows the boautif tropical beach at Waikiki ,also she ing the famous Diamond He; Mountain with its volcano with re smoke issuing therefrom. Members of the company repi sent Hawaiia's most famous instr mentalists, singers and dance: Five members of the organizati came direct from the Royal Palac Honolulu, where they have be entertainers for -the Dowag Queen. Mr. M. R. Bell, a native Hawaii; is conductor of the organization a is recognized as king of the st? instrument and the Hawaiian flul Princess Lehula, who is a mei ber of the company, bears the d tinction of coming from one of t royal families of the islands. S is creating much favorable coi ment in presenting native Hawaii dances. There is nothing suggesti that could possibly cause any cri cism in the dances as presented the Princess. This organization drew immer crowds at the Palace of Music the Panama Pacific Internatior Exposition, and from the great i tronage and appreciation shown other cities, their visit here will doubt, be greeted by a packed hoi Seat sale will open at the box < fice today. (Friday.) THOSE WHO IGNORED "RED CARDS" FACE PENAL' New York, Nov. 30.?Roger Wood, director of the draft in N York City, announced that by din tion of Adjutant General Sherr 217 negroes who ignored the "i cards" sent to them will be "arre ed on sight." These men will taken before their local boai which will determine whether or i "they are to be treated as wil: deserters." Opera Hous< Abbeville, S. C ^ Monday Nig rv 1 wniy, Dec. 1 Oth. W. S. JONES Presents i Bell's i Famous *c. Hawaiians In A Musicale Satire In Two Parts 116 The most perfectly equipped er waiian organization touring Ai as ? j ca today. ntie :ii ihe id! Greatest - Musicians sy Of All Timet lit -d Each one an Art rj Prices "J! 25 Cents 3 Cents War Tax 50 Cents 5 Cents War Tax. J 75 Cents ar! 8 Cents War Tax. $1.00 10 Cents War Tax. ALL SEATS RESERVED. ! Seats on Sa EiFridav Dec. 71 a ns THE WILLIAM SPORT SUN Si' n (lt. HAWAIIANS PRESENT AN * UNUSUAL PROGF he _ _ Majestic Theatre Patrons ^ Greatly Pleased With the Offering. a-: i ts "An unusual program by Ha an musicians was presented at m Majestic theatre last evening 1 [id capable company. They were g ed by a large and appreciative dience and were forced to res "e" to numerous encores. W. S. .1 u_j presented Bell's Famous Hawa rs- j in a musical satire, in two i on that entirely pleased all pre :e> This is the first time that a enipany of these people has visited er theatre and given a complete j formance, and the patrons of an theatre responded heartily. 1 - i-i -j. II n<3. The first scene was mat 01 w iel | ki beach at Honolulu, and here te. | men played on their instrun m- and sang songs in their native is-jgue. Solo numbers, quartet hejbers and instruments selec he i marked the first part of the m-jgram, which closed with a rea an I Hula Hula dance by Princess ve | Lehua. In this part M. R. ti- favored the audience with se by numbers on the steel guitar. was forced to answer with se ise' encores. He was accompanied at J. Peleika. ial The second scene was that )a- parlor at the Alexander Young I in Honolulu citv. During this no j the violinist E. Russell carried ise! the audience with the selection J his instrument and his appeal 1 twice in this part of the pro I brought him an unusual amoui ! applause. Popular music was PY ered by Russell after his opi number. J. Hailama captured j audience from his first appeal 1 on the stage, and his solo nur ew, were applauded until he ec"|forced to stop because of | length of the program. The pro ed, closed with "Your Country I st-! You" and "We're Going Over, j3e! G. Mederious and company | the singing of the "Star-Spa Banner," with a woman dresse 10^ an American flag holding a p nent position on the stage, the ence and company standing. ht wr t TT ILa A A In our advertise! i FRIENI I * ? mm^m m LADIES' FINE SUITS Positively the best v; HV in town at neri$12.50 to j $25.00 * I We will not exagg ist I bit more than we ca I things at this store pectations in vain. | Phils< | Ablbevil lei th iYS: 5 __ r-rjTMX iig?r.^a>jgr.uy ?m?MI?? ? LAM. Statement of the Condition of The Branch Bank of Here JVIt. C&rZliel. Located at Calhoun Falls, S. C., at tl-.e close o 'business, Nov. 20, 1917. wan" RESOURCES. the Loans nad Discounts $35,907.03 bv a Overdrafts 755.37 Currency 3,171.00 reet- Gold 12.50 i au- Silver & other minor coin 150.45 rmml Checks and Cash Items__ 139.68 Expenses Paid 944.10 fones iians TOTAL $40,580.73 . , LIABILITIES. larts, j^ue ^ an(j Bankex-s$ 3,158.84 sent, j Individual Depesmm-i its subject to j check $35,287.47 'this i Savings deposits 121.62 Per"! Cashiers Checks 644.10?$36,053.19 the: Other Liabilities, viz: j Excha nge 45.89 i Discounts 1,322.81 raiki- j the' TOTAL $40,580.73 jSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, nents County of Abbeville, ss. ton-! Before me came H. W. LAWSON, numJ Cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the tions ! above and foregoing statement is a pro-1 true condition of said bank, as i- . I shown by the books of said bank. 1(: H. W. LAWSON. Leij Sworn to and subscribed before Peie me this 28th day of November, 1917 , JOSEPH HICKS, Ver?" X , f ? Notary Public. He Correct Attest: veral B. F. MAULDIN, by[ J. W. MORRAH, R. F. MORRIS, Directors;. hotel! LINK-EVERETT. I part away The following invitations have s on been issued: ranee Mr. and Mjs. William Davis Wilson gram request the honour of your presence it of at the marriage of their niece rend-'Miss Louisa Catherine Lawson Link sning! tc the i Mr. Joseph Walker Everett ranee | on Tuesday, the eighteenth of Decnbersi ember, One thousand nine hundred was and seventeen the'at half after eight o'clock in the gram evening tfeeds the First Presbyterian Church >' by Abbeville, South Carolina. an(J Keception irom nine untu eievcu ngled o'clock, at the home of the bride. id in romi- Wednesday evening 15 cars of audi- negro troops passed through here going north. 4.LK TO Tients just as we wo ), FACE TC i / alues 25 N erate. We will not lead n give. Rather would v better than we claim thai We want your Confide on & H lie, - South Cc BAZAAR. !" I The Philathea Class of the Bap-; tist Church will have a Bazaar Dec.' 11th and 12th in the store of the ~ ! Hall Investment Co., next to Barks-,* ! dale's store. It. HAS THE MEASLES. i The friends of Miss Maggie: Brooks will be sorry to know that she is getting childish again. She has the measles and has been right sick, but she is better now. j _ 9 j i |I NEW OFFICERS. | At the meeting Monday night of! I Clinton Lodge the new officers elect-; ' ed for the next Masonic are as! follows: H. L. Brooks, W. M.; R. j N. Tiddy, S. W.; Jas.. H. Sherard, J. W.; Otto Bristow, Sec.; T. G. I Pen;in, Treas. . ! ? ? i MK3. rLniNAL IV LIVE. niLlXL. j Mrs. Will Pennal has moved into the little cottage in front of the Episcopal parsonage. She will be with Philson and Henry after the ( j first of the year. i ABBEVILLE BOY PROMOTED. ( < 1 Twenty nine promotions were an- . nounced at headquarters at Camp . Sevier Wednesday on telegraphic ? authority from the War Department I in the 118th Infantry, the old 1st j South Carolina Infantry. ' Among the names given appeared I that of Gottlob A. Neuffer, Jr.,M from Second Lieutenant to First * Lieutenant, and Preston B. Speed, i Jr., from First Sergeant to Second 1 Lieutenant. :. At the first call of the country1 I these young men gave up fine positions paying over a hundred dollars a month and enlisted as privates.^ They served on the Mexican Border' | for over a year and came back home' I 1 ' for only a short stay when theyi I were called again. They have prov-l* ! ed their ability and have been pro^ moted as rapidly as there has been I a place for promotion. 1 s Their friends are delighted and 1 hope they will be given more honors 1 i 4 > YOU uld talk with a ^ TTA r^TT -/ -JL NEW FALL COATS ew Coats just in $10.00 to $25.00 you to expect one re have you find n to raise your exince. enry irolina WANTS t will pay ^you to sell your hides and old auto tires to H. Bruce Fant, at Lesley Brick Yard place, on Antreville road. Highest wholesale prices. Old auto tires 4c. per lb. Mule and horse hides 3.00 each. Cow hides wanted. H. Bruce Fant, Mgr. Abbeville Branch of Athens Hide and Rubber Co., Athens, Ga. 3mo. 7OR SALE:?Pair good young mules weighing eleven hundred pounds. Also four year old bay mare, lady broke, one thousand pounds. Bargain prices. Write or see, S. M. Bcaty, Lowndesville, S. C. 12-4-2 ESTATE OF J. D. BROWNLEE. Notice of Settlement and Applica* cation for Final Discharge. Take Notice that on the 31st day )f December, 1917, I will render a inal account of my eatings nad dongs as Administrator of hte Estate >f J. D. Brownlee, deceased, in the jffice of Judge of Probate for Abbeville County at 10 o'clock a. m., ind on the same day will apply for i final discharge from my trust as juch Administrator. A 11 nowATIC Vinvincs demands AU |/vxsvi?w , ...ew igainst said estate will present them "or payment on or before that day, jroven and authenticated or be for;ver barred. A. SELDEN KENNEDY, L2-4-3. Administrator. NJEW SCHEDULE ON SEABOARD. South <o. 5 1:16 P. M. *o. 29 3:52 P. M. s[o. 11 3:04 A. M. STo. 17 5:00 A. M. North \To. 30 12:34 P. M. Nlo. 6 5:54 P. M. sTo. 12 1:39 A.M. STo. 18 10:00 P. M.