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IXocal flews ? j i : {Personals : I; Jas. M. Bell, of Monterey, was a business visitor to the city on Thurs-j} day. | j | ( n rr< Vioo vofiirnpd; H J.VJL rSl Ik5 X* XI* ClAlll 11UC A VV?*aa??~ SH from a weeks visit to relatives in| ( 3fc? and near Greenwood. i j Mr. Summers, of Orangeburg, M spent Wednesday in the city the ^ guest of his cousin, Miss Coline Phil' Dr. Kirkpatrick, of Lowndesville, ' I was down on Monday in attendance' , K on court, being a witness in one of 1 I the pending cases. I 11 I Mrs. George White is spending ' some time with Mrs. Gordon White.!' She is recovering from her recent' | attack of influenza. j j Mr. E. W. Harper and his son, Mr.j E. W. Harper, Jr., of Lowndesville,[ were in Abbeville Thursday on busi-j aess. I I Mr. R. S. McCombs is expected j, home this week after being success- 1 fully operated on at a Charlotts hos- ^ pital. ] 1 Miss Bessie Lee Cheatham leaves,1} today for Athens on a visit to Mrs. ^ J. T. Dudley. On her return she will ( stop a day or two in Elberton visiting Mrs. Carter Arnold. } ' < _Mrs. J. C. Williford came over ^ from Greenwood to attend the fun- j eral of Mrs. Ella Mcllwaine and!( stayed until Monday with Mrs. M. E. J} 7-'" Holiingsworth. r c Mrs. Lizzie Farr, of Anderson, who is spending sometime here with Miss- ^ es Rosa and Corrie Hamlin, spent Tuesday very pleasantly with Mrs J M. E. Hollingsworth. Mr. W. M. Agnew, of Donalds, . was in the city on Wednesday on matters of a legal nature. He is a! prosperous farmer of the Donalds, section. , g I c Col. James M. Baker, of Washing1 c ton, has renewed his subscription to' i t the Press and Banner. He was great-, ly pleased with the letter of Lieut.; c Neuffer recently carried in this pa-,. p*r. I \ Mr. J. H. Baughman, of Bethia, c was in the city on Thursday on busi- , J ness. He informed us that he had just received a letter from his son, Private John Robert Baughman, stating that the latter had landed in Neyr York after seeing overseas ser- 0 ice since last July. Private Baugh- . man, better known to those about here as Bob Baughman, formerly ? g worked as a deputy for Sheriff Lyon ? and later was employed at the .... s "lirab as a salesman. Wanted?every boy in Abbeville above the age of 6 years, to report to the manager of the Opera House, Saturday morning, March 1st at 10 g o'clock to become a special deputy. Bui 1.1 1 ^^ d THE BOOK CLUB ? ??i?The Book Club held an unusually pleasant meeting at the home of Mrs. 0 James F. Bradley Wednesday after- ^ noon. There was a full meeting, s about twenty-five ladies being pres- 11 PTit Mrs M R. Rppsp was wplcom- s ed as a new member, and Mrs. R. S. * Link was invited to return to the * club after an absence of some time. 1 The new books were distributed r and no doubt will prove an impetus 8 to interest in the club. s , Mrs. Norwood was present and F taade a plea for books for the libra- a ry. Many of the last years books ? were given to her. ? Mrs. Bradley proved a charming ^ hostess, serving the ladies attractive i' plates of salad, chips, cheese sticks ' and coffee. I TO BE ELECTROCUTED. i On Monday afternoon before the adjournment of court, Judge Gary resentenced John Henry Jackson to death by electrocution, his appeal to ;he Supreme Court having been unavailing. Jackson is a negro. He foijpierly lived with Mr. W. W. Westfield on ;he Due West road. In fodder pulling time of 1917, he shot and killed i young mulatto boy also employed >n Mr. Westfield's farm. The boy vho was killed had been seen by lackson in conversation with a wonan with -whom Jackson was infatuited. He tried to learn the nature >f the conversation from the boy, md when he would not tell, Jackson shot and killed him. The boy had 50th hands full of fodder when he vas shot. Another negro was in the field with ;he two. Jackson asked this negro to ;tay with the boy who was shot while ie ran to spread the news, which he iid, but he undertook to lay the :rime at the door of the other man in order to excuse himself. The jury had no hesitancy in finding him guilty, and he was sentenced by Judge Shipp to be electrocuted. A.n appeal stayed the execution of the sentence, but the defendant lost on appeal, and has now been resen tenced. Unless he can have his sentence :ommuted he will ,die at the hands af the law on April 11th. MR. HALL RETIRES. Mr. DeWitt Hall, of the Hall Investment Company, is retiring from the business, having sold his stock in the company to Mr. J. Allen Smith. Mr. Hall will devote himself to his farm. He tells us that he has been working a long time now and desires :o go back to farming so that he can jet a rest. Mr. Joel Wier, of Ninety-Six, has '??1' A kkA?n1lA on/1 mill fftlfp irriveu m nuuc<uic ?uu ** ? :harge of the business of the Hall Investment Company in the future. Mr. Weir is a business man of experience, and a pleasant gentleman to lave business dealings with. Her will 10 doubt keep the business of the j :ompany up to its former standards. ' The business will be conducted at he old stand on Main Street as heretofore. COURT NEWS. The Court of General Sessions adourned on Tuesday afternoon, after he signing of the formal orders. )nly two cases were tried, but sevral defendants entered pleas of ruilty. A number of cases were ontinued on account of the absence if Hon. J. Howard Moore in Colum-i n'n and for other causes. The case of The State vs. Mark Smith, which was on trial when we i ssued Tuesday's paper resulted in aj rerdict of not guilty. The Court of Common Pleas will onvene on the fourth Monday in. tfarch. Judge Prince will preside! it this term if he has recovered suf-; iciently from his present illness,) ttherwise some other circuit judge; >r some special judge will preside.. | A good many cases of more or less; mportance are being docketed, and others are being made ready for trial it this term of the cpurt, and it Is ixpected that the court will be in essibn for several days. DISCHARGED FROM NAVY. * -i m 1 A telegram was receive a mesaay >y Mrs. M. E. Hollingsworth from ter son, Laurie, from Hoboken, N. J., aying he was leaving there and vould probably reach Charleston on Wednesday and expected to be disharged from the navy at an early late. A FINE BUSINESS. i Mrs. D. A. Dewey was up townj in yesterday morning looking after' >usiness matters. She came in to' ee us. Mrs. Dewey is a busy wo-j nan. On the death of her husband i fct took charge of his interest in the j )ry Cleaning business being run by j )ewey & McCord, and has been doig her part of the work in this busi- j less. She is an expert seamstress; ind in connection with her work,j he repairs clothing sent in for that' mrnnoa SVio >in<j miinncrflrl to settle' ill the heavy expenses incurred durnf her husband's long illness and is 'etting along. She has relatives) rho would give her a home, but she s well and strong and believes in beng independent, and our people bei?re in her. vvvvvvvvvv^vvvv V COTTON MARKET. V V Good cotton on?the AbbeV ville market brought 26 3-4c. V yesterday. March futures V. closed in New York at 22.90. VVVV^V vvv www i NEW SUBSCRIBERS. I The following new subscribers to I The Press and Banner have come ir i since our last issue: W. T. Terrell: j Charlie Wardlaw; J. M. Botts; J. D. (Nettles; C. G. Osborn; J. W. Walkei I and W.' E. Lesley. The acreage will not cut much figure in the amount i ofe the crops these men will make this year as they will get new ideas i on farming from us. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Wilson arc spending today in Atlanta. I 9 | ; WANTS | ' FOUND?On my premises Tuesday morning, a Jersey Cow and yearl ing. Owner please call and gei ; same. J. ALLEN SMITH, JR. 2-28. FOR SALE?A good mule at $50.00 See JOHN F. SUTHERLAND 2-28-lt.Pd. j WANTED:?To buy seed cotton, a' the highest market price. JNO. F SUTHERLAND, j 2-28-lt.Pd. j STRAYED:?From my home on N Main St., Saturday night, a plf with white spot in face, weigh: about 40 lbs. Reward if returnee ^ 1 O OO 14. to KUI UAJNIN. i5-60-ii? TO RENT:?Three unfurnishec rooms on Parker Street. See Misi Julia McAllister at J. M. Ander son's store. 2-28-tf I ? ? j FOR SALE?House and lot on Ward\ law Street. For cash or on terms 2-28-3t.C. F. E. HARRISON, MILLIONS HARDY FROST PROOF CABBAGE PLANTS?from selected seed. Any variety, now until May. $2 per 1,000; $1.50, 10,000. Porto Rico sweet potatoe plants $3 per 1,000. Prompt shipment. ENTERPRISE TRUCK FARM, Georgetown, S. C. 2-25-Apr.Pd. TO RENT:?A two-horse farm to work on shares?one or both. P. A. ROCHE, Abbeville, S. C. 2-25-3t. Pd. ^HIDES?The high prices we pay for hides and the good weight will enable all our old hide customers around Abbeville to box and ship green cow and horse hides by express direct to us at Athens, Ga., over the Seaboard. Write name on post card for tags and quotations. Green hides 17c. per lb. Mule and horse hides, $3.50 each. Mr. H. BRUCE FANT, now at Athens with Athens Hide Co., wholesale dealers. 2-21-2mo. Pd. FOR SALE, REAL ESTATE:?310 acres in McCormick county, 12 miles from Abbeville. This farm can be divided into three tracts of about 100 acres. Will sell all or part. $15.00 per acres for the whole tract or $17.50 if divided. S. H. ROSENBERG. 1-24-tf. FOR SALE:?Vacant lot on Magazine street, opposite Richard Sond' ley, between Flynn's and McDonald's. This lot is a beauty. 100 by 250 feet. Price, $1000.00. S. H. ROSENBERG. 1-24-tf FOR SALE:?Millions hardy frostproof Cabbage Plants, now till May any variety, $2.00 per 1,000; 10,000 and over $1.50. Prompt delivery. Enterprise Truck Farm. Georgetown. S. C. 1-21-till April 1. MlitlMUUIMimilUUIUIItllltllllMNUimiilllHilllllinttnillllMnMNINUIHIINIIiniMlllfllMIIIIIIIMtrtntMil II f I II PROFESSIONAL li 11 11 Harris & Calvert [ ! Undertaker* & Embalmera Out-of-town Calls Given Spe- | rial Attention at all Hour*. { ABBEVILLE, S. CAROLINA. J OPERA 1 I ONE NIGHT ONLY SATURDAY 1^* ^ en JB 71 CO mm i i HDH 1 I I I |?5 ' M -i -i I I log 1MBH???WW [ ^BT 4B& IB p 1 ' ' ES ' l ; o Hp* w IS I c | >?J I >-th^b^h I ? I. M if 1 I N /