The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, December 13, 1918, Page EIGHT, Image 9
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. COL. ROCHE ATTENDS SALE.
Col. Patrick Roche was in the city
i
e . Thursday morning with his new
sweater on. We were inforined, that
he had been about the front of the
Court House since about 7 in the
morning. He was looking for a way
. ' to go to the "sale" out at Mr. R. S.
McComb's residence!
vf . Some of the young people may not
p;' know it, but a sale was one of the
. big events of the olden times, and a
V - man who did not attend them all was
either sick or not in good standing.
| Col. Roche was brought up in the
|pv'- " days when men attended these sales,
and has/attended everyone held in
twenty miles of Abbeville since 1832,
^ . ,< > -unless two were held on the same
gjJ-} day, and at times he has been able
to attend two in one day.
"At these sales in tne omen times
^; the household goods were all gotten
L V out of the house the day before,
, and separated, the corn and fodder
tfas divided up into piles of twenty
h: bushels of corn or a few hundred
... . bundles of fodder and so with the
I c6tton seed, and other produce. The
njules were brought out and'hitched
t the family hitching post, and, the
hogs were in convenient pens, and
^ t everything was ready when the
' morning for the sale arrived. Early
that morning two or three fires were
E$-\;v fcuilt in the yard, wood about eight
0-. "feet long being; used and a whole
' wagon load on each fire. Around this
the "victims", who arose early and
^ V , Stayed late gathered and told jokes
and chewed tobacco until the first article
was "put up". There was always
an auctioneer, and a secretary and
generally the family lawyer was
there to see that matters were settled
m accord with all legal formalities.
I About the only one we ever'atglided
was the. McAdams sale^ when
Be1 ' the worldly goods of the father of
Mr It. O.' McAdams were disposed of.
Mr. Ellis G. Graydon was on hands
^ - fn: look after the legal formalities,
aiTd the auctioneer* sold everything
in the way of househod goods from
iv the back piazza. It was drizzling
rain as we recall now, and as cold
as we want to see it. but we staved
ial day about the big log fires, without
any dinner, and Could not getj
onHHai
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[ 100 Bbls. Apples,
R^?/-| 1,000 Lbs. Asst. Cz
WM. I. 100 Bunches Banai
il I Bananas, per doze
50 Boxes Oranges,
|S I 10 Kegs Emperor (
|| 2,000 lbs. Assorted
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I tM Crates Fancy L
. 5 Kegs Malaga Gr
|i 100 Two-pound F]
8- . Christmas, pei
f:.' I Wileys Holiday CI
M and 5 lb. Box
S3 as the best, pei
Next Door Nort
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away until the auctioneer announced of
j 'hat the last article had been sold, ih
* Sometiihes at these sales kinsmen m;
bid against each other for certain an
articles which they desire, and, the; re
price is generally pretty high. There mi
is a rule, however, that no gentle- ii'
man will bid against the widow. w<
Sometimes when a greenhorn gets in of
| the bidding some interested party :h
bids up to see that he pays all that
j the article is . worth. , ' -p.
The first sale that our old friend
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Col. Roche attended where he was a n
' bidder was the sale of the personal; ^
; effects of Mrs. Polly Miller, who liv- j au
| ed where Mr. J. L. Hill now lives. He j m
arrived early and had already made )C
up his mind to do some bidding. ,The ia
first article put up for sale was an1
old axe which Col. Roche promptly'
bid Off. The next thing was a ward- j ?''
robe, which he also gathered unto! ^
himself. When he. counted up . the j ^
combined purchases he found that
the two articles had cost him something
over forty dollars. Then he ~
took , them home and found'that the
axe \vould not cut, and the wardrobe
was so big that he could not
t
get it into any doo^in his house, and j
he was compelled .to give it to his
young friend, Mr. Jones F. Miller,
who had a house with a big door in
it .
Col. Roche tells us that he. has
learned hoW to bid at sales since
then, and that the business of bid
ding at such times ?is as much a
learned profession as playing get>
back, tie says tnat a man can get
loaded up on old iron pretty easily
at one' of these sales unless he is
educated in such matters, but that if
a man knows what he is doing he
can pick up a lot of bargains. He
tells us that a great many people
have lost big bargains by not being
at certain sales Which he has attended.
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/ Mr. J. L." Hill went along with Mr.
Rqche 'Thursday as he wanted to get
some dots on the correct way. to
bid at one of?these sales. > i
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GERMANS COLD AS AMERICANS
ADVANCE IN THEIR TERRITORY
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With the American Army of Occupation?Studied
indifference again
characterized the German reception L.
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or to Court t
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Offering Sp
rknen Pv?/?C
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at per bbl.. $7<50
mdies, at per lb.
35c. 40c. and 60c.
ias> at, per bunch
$2.00 and $3.00 *
n 30c, 40, and 50c.
, assorted sizes, at, per
$5.75
drapes, at, per lb 40c
I Nuts, new crop, at, per
emons, at perifife.; 1|j|c
apes, at, per lb 50c
ruit Cakes, special for
: lb. only 65c
locolates in 1-2, 1, 2, 3,
es, guaranteed as good
r lb 75c. to $1.25
?of Colur
American troops on their way to
e Rhine. General Dickman's ary
renewed its advance' at daylight
d by last Tuesday night night had
ached the line approximately 12
iles to the eastward. Scores of adtional
villages and small towns
;re brought under the domination
the American army, but none of
em are of great importance.
At American headquarters at
eves General Brown, as military
ivemor, and General Smith, who ia
charge of civil affairs, have begun
e work of administration. Local
ithorities in virtually every coiiiunity
have agreed to retain their
ists and co-operate in the maintetgce
of order.
General Pershing nas issued ?
oclamation calling upon the people
.return to'their normal pursuits
id assuring them that if the conict
of military affairs is not -mosted
and if good order is kept they
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Frail, Sickly
Improve Rat
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The reason we so stror
frail, sickly children is i
remedy which contains ]
tones, Iron and Mangan<
rophosphates ? but no
needed to build "them u
taste, and children love i
These Two Mothei
, , B&inbridge, N.Y.
VMj little daughter, 18 years old.
overworked and was run-down, tired
lithe time, nervous, hadbeadachea,
couldn't 6at and,h*cr to stay out of
school. Vinol has built her up. She
has a good appetite, no more headaches
and has returned to school
again."?Mrs. Lester Andrew.
P. B. SPEED
And Druggist
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Luden's Cough Drof
Touraine's Chocolate
1,000 Cocoanuts, ass
50 Two-pound 3-laj
special, each. ...
Apples, per dozen,..
5 Boxes Grape Fruit
each r...
50 Boxes Sun-Cured
1,000 lbs. Silver Ski
for: ...
50 doz. packages Cri
500 Gallon Welsh G
bottles, special
80 doz. Bottles, 1-2 i
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nbia Cc
tffSM&M - &
will not be interfered with. ey
The towns through which the *?
' troops passed Tuesday presented an
m ' er
ippearance similar to those entered]
I sa
Sunday. ' Blinds were drawil in many jja
cases and most of the inhabitants remained
indoors rather than counte- N]
i nance the invasion by witnessing it.
The children in the towns occupied
on the first day of the advance and th
' failed to restrain their childish en- Fi
thusiasm, but the attitude of the Mi
1 j grows-ups was unaltered. At Treves
11130 airplanes were found ready for th
' delivery to the allies. A small quan- ha
" tity of supplies was also left there
by the Germans. Reports made to' ?
' General Smith' indicate that, while ?
foodstuffs are limited as to variety
i j there is apparently enough to meet.
s the needs of the people. Prices, how-'
i ever,.are very high.
Pershing Reassures Public.
General Pershing's reassurance
'j has gone far to alleviate anxiety that
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Children 111
idly on Vinol
tgly recommend Vinol for
because it is a non-secret
Beef and Cod Liver Pepsse
Peptonates and Glyceoil
? the very elements
ip. It is delicious to the
t* ; ^
*3 Have Proved Thla.
. WUlUmwm, W. V?.
, "My little boy wa& weak, pnny,
and tired all the time, did not want
to do anything. Vinol was recommended
and it built ap his'strength
and made him healthy. Now he romp?
and plays like other children. W?
certainly believe in Vinolfor children."
* ?Harley Clay. '
/DRUGGIST
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Until December 2
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>s, at, per box 5c j
es now 6c our price 5c j
t. sizes, each 10 to 25c
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fer Cocoanut Cake^,
... ... .....: 75c
20c, 30c. and 40c
64 and 46 sizes, at,
10c. 15c. and 20c
Raisins, at, per lb 40c
n Onions, at 5c, 6 lbs.
? ? I* 25c*
ackers, at, each 10c up
rrape Juice, asst. size
for Christmas trade,
< * *4 nf
lUC tO $i.ZD
md 1 pint, Cherry and
iial, special, 30 & 60c
indy Kit
en the phlegmatic inhabitants fail
conceal. It is understood the
nericans will rule sternly, but Genal
Pershing, in his proclamation,
id: "No law-abiding person need
,ve any fear."
EWS FROM MART CHEATHAM.
Mrs. P. A. Cheatham has received
e following letter from a lady in
ance:
adame, *
From Rambervillers I send to you
e respects of Mr. Cheatham. I have
id the ple?sul*e of lodging during
even days with one of his friends.
NOTICE OF I
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I will sell at Publi
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. est Bidder, the rema
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property, consisting
Wagon, Buggy, Cadi
Corn and Other Thii
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J. E. TODD,
, ? ' r -V' $ ' '
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Kitcl
:ville, South
ind Save
Christmas
!5th Only "
50.000. Cigars, all the
eluding Cinco, C. 1
borosa, Tampa K
Lavendar, Above t
wick, Smokers, ]
Maid, Gardes' ]
' Ideal,* x N ,
All 7c. cigars, 6c; a
Special offer on "Gil
< where 2 for 25c; c
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per uua ui uu,
All 15c Cigarettes, aty
All 10c Cigarettes, at
All 6c. Cigarettes, at
All 20c Cigarettes, at
Special prices on Crc
Log Cabin Shaker Tat
Ice Cream, quarts onl:
/>nan
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MRMMHHMHn
I His health is good, he> was quite
happy at being soon to see Metz, of
which I "had brought some postals
.nd pictures when in 1913, when I
ad been in that town, which I now ;
hope to see again, thanks to the
ability of our commenders, the bravery
of our soldiers and all the pror
tection of God.
Please to accept, Madam3, the ex- V
presions of my very respectful sen-1
timents.
Mdlle. Marguerite Gauer.
Engraved Carde and Invitations at
The Press and Banner.
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