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fXocal | 1 flews | I : (Personals : 1 Mr. J. N. Nance of Lowndesville," was noted here Wednesday. Mr. Martin of Calhoun Falls, was' a business visitor here this week. Mr. Jim Williamson of Donalds, was in the city Wednesday. Mr. Jas. Taggart was in the city on business this week. Mr. Tobe Hester of Hesters, was here Wednesday attending court. Robert Wilson of near Hodges, was here Wednesday. Dr. Moseley of Lowndesville, was among the prominent men here on Tuesday. Mr. J. T. Cunningham of Monte- , rey, was in the city Tuesday shopping for his wife. Mr. J. Arch Talbert, Clerk of Court of McCormick county, was in Abbeville Tuesday for several hours uu uuoiucao. Mr. A. Selden Kennedy of Due! West, was a business visitor in the ) city Tuesday. Mr. Frank Hodges of Hodges, was! here Tuesday on business. Mrs. Dr. Pruitt of Calhoun Falls, i was among the ladies shopping here [ ' this week. Mr. H. W. Lawson of Calhoun j Falls, was a business visitor in the < { city Wednesday. j ] 11 Mrs. Joseph W. Everett of Spartanburg, is in the city on a short 1 visit to Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Wilson. J Mrs. Huckabee and Mrs. Latimer! I of Lowndesville, were among the J ladies here shopping on Wednesday. 1 < Mrs. Ozey Nickles and daughter, * of Hodges, were here Wednesday ] shopping for the day. i : Mrs. Robinson of the Woman's 1 College, passed through here Wed- nesday no her way to Atlanta. Mr. F. E. Ellis of Level Land, was in the city Wednesday attending court. , I Mr. L. D. Witt of Greenville, is . in the city on a several days visit to his wife at the Eureka. Mrs. T. S. White is improving af- . ter a sho^t illness, much to the delight/ of her friends. IMr. Gus Tolbert of Smithville, was in the city for the day Wednesday. Mr. Allan McCanty of Sharon, was in the city Wednesday for several hours. Mr. R. R. Tolbert of Smithville, was a businses visitor in the city J this week. Misses Ethel and Rebecca Botts of Long Cane, were here on Wednesday shopping for Easter. Misses Annie and Sudie Barksdale of Means Chapel, were in the I city Wednesday shopping. Dr. and Mrs. F. E. Harrison have returned home from a trip to New York and Fort Monroe, Va. Mr. J. Foster Barnwell returned Wednesday from a business trip to New York. Mrs. W. P. Kennedy of Moultrieville, is in the city for several days visit to her parents. Mrs. T. S. Calhoun entertained at supper Tue|day night in honor of Miss Clyde Sprouse, who is at home on a visit. . Misses Bessie Byrd, Margaret : Boyce, Evelyn Douglass and Allie t Rush of the Woman's College, spent J Wednesday here doing some of their \ Easter shopping in our fashionable jj stores. ij Mr. S. F. Ellis of Level Land,' J was in the city Wednesday on busi- i ness and doing a little Easter shop-1 ping. He is farming now but in-! I tends to resume his school teaching after the war. James Hemphill of Greenwood, has bought a Dodge car and is now dodging in and out of Abbeville ev-; ery few days. t i Mrs. Haddon S. McLean of McDonalds. N. C.. arrived in the citv 1 today to spend a while with her sister, Miss Bess Pool, at Mrs. Jas. S. Cochran's. Misses Kathleen and Carrie Rich-! ey spent the week-end and several' days at home with their parents,! J Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Richey. Theyj are studying train nursing at the! State Hospital. THE NEW WELFARE WORKER. Miss Jennie Vivian Boyd arrived in Ahheville Wednesday and is the; guest of Mr. and Mrs. Foster Barn-j well for a few days before going to; the mill, where she will take up the welfare work at the Community House. Miss Boyd is an expert in her line having done such work very successfully both in Greenville and; Enoree. Miss Boyd is a graduate of the Greenville Woman's College and .is a young woman of many pleasing charms. BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICES SUNDAY The pastor having returned from a very successful revival meeting; in PiolimAn/1 Vq rtrill nrnooli of I in xviv iiinviivi j v ?*ty mil yivuvu H both services. The morning sub-, I ject will be "The Fact and Signifi-!| cance of Christ's Empty Tomb." I Evening subject "The Battle of the I Swords." 1 *ED CROSS ENTERTAINMENT . LIVING PICTURES. These will not be moving pictures. ^ But they will be beautiful pictures posed by the best local talent in the ^ entertainment given for the benefit * of the Red Cross on next Thursday. * Besides the pictures there will be ? attractive musical numbers and F many other unique features given F by the children of the town, closing (_ with an original scene that no one ( within fifty miles of Abbeville can r afford to miss. j This is the first entertainment j given specially for the benefit of j the Red Cross. They money made j will be used to supply material with j which the ladies can fill the large I orders that are coming in to them I from the headquarters. I Tickets will be on sale at McMur- I ray's next Monday and all seats are I reserved. The prices are from $1 J down to 50c. J During the intermission candy ( will be sold through the audience, ( so each one must come prepared to I cnon/l all Via V>Qa nrifVi Vlim in (>anHv T Wii 11V 44MW Tf AVIi ****** *** For further details, read the ad- j vertisement next Tuesday. ? 2 S CENSUS REPORT OF { ?OTTON GINNED ^ Cotton Ginned in South Carolina ^ Given by Counties. Washington, March 27.?Director Sam L. Rogers, of the Bureau of j the Census, Department of Com-| merce, announces the preliminary report of cotton ginned by counties in South Carolina, for the crops of 1917 and 1916. The report was ^ made public for the state at 10 a. m., on Wednesday, March 20, 1918. Quantities are in running bales, counting round as half bales. Linters are not included. County. 1917. 1916. 1 Abbeville 23,246 21,566 f Aiken 42,522 36,067 Anderson 66,193 55,777 Bamberg ?26,550 22,214 Barnwell 58,214 42,285 ( Beaufort 6,785 6,307 Berkeley 11,201 5,157 Calhoun 31,386 24,040 ( Charleston 12,087 5,558 1 Cherokee 11,719 9,223 Chester 23,482 20,420 5 4 I "1" I In Abbeville C chandise we i A f Al* I7A111* IV aiuu ivil jrv/ui We are determ bly get elsewhere, satisfaction, is to I biggest values and ?? I New Suits, New / | PHII ;o put up his watch one hour Sun- j s lay morning and ring the bell as' ? lsual, at half past ten o'clock. The lour for morning worship will still s >e eleven o'clock advanced time, and c ;he hour of evening worship is e shanged to half past eight. a LOCALS d I am offering for sale, one ear ~orn at less than wholesale price. 0 Hay:?I have a good quantity of b Choice Timothy, Clover and Peanut t rlay, at right prices. J. ALLEN SMITH, JR. 1 J-29-2t. o Chesterfield 25,097 19,942 Clarendon 34,884 19,343 Colleton 19,032 12,973 )arlington 35,057 19,743 n )illon 31,097 23,601 v )orchester 15,735 8,432 p Cdgefield 26,689 ~ 24,884 o Airfield ..19,742 .15,605 a lorence 35,204 18,777 5 ieorgetown 4,202 1,417 jj Jreenville 36,399 36,619 g Greenwood 31,847 29,133 a lampton 22,402 17,042 v lorry 8,135 ' 5,141 ^ asper 5,622 5,056 g [ershaw 17,781 12,500 Lancaster 18,169 ~ 15,757 iaurens 38,351 31,481 ,ee 33,537 19,394 ,exington 30,362 24,556 j dcCormick .1.13,813 11,717 .farion 14.846 1 11.6081 riarlboro 55,788 34,990 ? fewberry 35,499 30,897 )conee 20,571 18,474 )rangeburg 85,283 59,204 Mckens 17,735 16,749 lichland .19,206 17,669 6 Saluda^ ^.28,071 26,080 s Spartanburg 58,294 54,908 1 Sumter 39,859 26,161 i: Jnion 15,989 13,299 ' Villiamsburg 26,936 13,035 ? fork 31,358 .24,971 a t Total 1,265,977 970,702 s * f CHANGE OF TIME. 1, The session of the Abbeville Pres- 0 >yterian church, desiring to keep in y 'ull sympathy and accord with our g jovemment, will instruct its sexton j ^ VPfV W din w ounty to know 1 sell that nowher money than hen lined to give our custome and we are doing it. Th get your next Coat Suit the neatest styles are hei le are anxious tG +* IT W r Coats, New Urea New SI AN! NEW MIL] A VISIT WILL BE P A AT II ioun AJ ???i?? STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. ? Notice is hereby given that aj leeting of the stockholdertiof Abbe-: ille Savings and Investment Com-1 any is called to meet in the office; f the Nationr.l Bank of Abbeville. ; + AKViovillo Qnnth Paulino at' :30 P. M., or April 19th, A. D. 918, for the purpose of considerng a resolution that^the corporation :o into liquidation and wind up its, ffairs and dissolve in accordance trith Sections 2812 and 2813 of i Volume I of the Civil Code ofj louth Carolina [*? The Stockholders are urged to'?rie present at the said meeting, or 0 be presented at the said meeting >y proxy. F. E. HARRISON, President. iPRAYING TIME HAS ARRIVED j - N | Spraying time has arrived and evry fanner who has an orchard hould do some spraying next week, t pays to spray. Spraying is an nsurarice for the orchard. Spraying ncreases the value of fruit from 10 to 100 per cent. There are quite _.. 1 number of diseases of the fruits hat can not be controlled except by i , der praying. Unless, we spray our!, ' j to ruit we are running the risk of c using it. I J Fruit is the most healthful food , phu ne can eat; the doctors will tell nat ou that. Fruit will cut down our , 10U Tocery bill also. There is nothing etter than canned peaches on the | helf irt the par try, enough to. lastj he year round. j F I expect to devote next week to j the praying all the orchards of the sen ounty, that is, I mean to assist Hm< very one who call on me for assist- ci nee. S Below I am giving a spray calen- wit] ar for peaches and apples. firsi Peaches ma< Time to spray: When two-thirds Hmi f the shucks have been pushed off gall y the peaches, which is from two C o three weeks after the petals fall, war Kind of spray: Use one gallon of ing. ime-sulphur (concentrate) and tha ne pound of arrenate of lead pow- cha i ( >y actualy test e can be foui e. rs greater values thar e only sure way to fin< or Hat of us. The fin< *e. show you ou] ses, New Skirts ppers, > L11NHKI : APPRECIATED ND HE] MOORE BROT1 All orders for 1 Veal, Fish, Oysters a when in season, del If you have never us a trial. We handle Fresh Br A CAR 01 BUGGIES JUl Hall Inves (or two pounds of the paste) 50 gallons of water. Second spraying for peaches: nv with one'callon of lime sul ir solution and one pound arsee of lead to 50 gallons of water r weeks before the fruit is due ripen. Applet. 'irst spraying: Spray as soon as petals fall with one pound of arate of lead and one gallon of ? sulphur solution to 35 gallons water. iecond spraying for apples: Spray h bordeaux mixture about June b. The bordeaux mixture is ie by mixing 4 pounbs stone ? and 4 pounds blue stone to 50 !ons. Jail on your agent when you it any info^ation about sprayI shall be glad to help you all t I can. Those who have or-j rds to spray can be ready forj I jfl ? A.-! id more real B i they can possi- m i this out to your I ;st showing, the I ; | New Waists, j ^ r?? HERS MARKET I 3eef, Pork, Mutton, ' and Country Produce i]. : ivered promptly. j bought from us, give j '. i . ' '.r? ead. Phone 157. > ? ' <: ' ?*" " -i F DELKER 5 i 3T ARRIVED ! J i < tment Co. ! me next week, as I expect to gjme the entire week to spraying orchards. W. A. Rowell, County AguL Sergt. Albert Rosenberg i* aft home for a few days furloughAccording to a report from Fbob the German have lost heavily baft have not obtained their objectrm. NOTICE TEACHERS* EXAMINATION. By order of the State Board ?f Education, the Spring TeachcnT Examination will be held in Abbeville County Court House on R4day, May the ?rd between the how of 9 A. M. and 4 P. M. W. J. EVANS, Co. Supt. of Educabos. 3-22-3t