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ASHEVILLE ARTIST 4 s
WINS FIRST PRIZE a
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L. L. Higgason Receives Silver Med-. a
al at Pittsburgh Meeting of Photo- ; c
graphers?Elected Vice-PresidAit.
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L. L. Higgason returned yester- /
day from the meeting of the Middle j,
Atlantic States Photographers' asso-;
riation, which has just closed an in- fc
teresting session in Pittsburgh, Pa. i
Mr. Higgason was honored doubly at it
the convention, receiving the first !
wrize in Class C, and being elected j E
vice-president of the association foiv s
North Carolina. i"
In the Class*C, contestants were c
limited to cities of 50,000 or less c
population and each competitor pre-'i
sented three phqtographs which were^
judged by men of national reputa-; j:
tion. Mr. Higgason submitted pic-;a
tures made by him of three aviators,; \
Lieut. Harry Harkins, Lieut. Dana v
Alexander, and Lieut. Kelly. The i]
, first prize awarded him is a silver
medal. " I (
As North Carolina vice-president
.V of t?he association, Mr. 'Higgason hasj
charge of the activities of the or-1
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ganization in his state; there are no, s
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Philadelphia, Pa.?"I ' was over-,
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time. I tried different remedies with-.j
?ct benefit- The doctor said it was a;
vender I was alive, and when Vinol! t(
was given me I began to improve, j ^
I have taken eight bottles and am I
now strong, and perfectly healthy In j "
every respect, and have gained in i b
weight. I can not praise Vinol
enough."?Mrs. Sarah A. Jones, 1025
' Nevada St.,'Philadelphia, Pa.. p
We guarantee Vinol to make over- a,
^ < worked, weak" women strong or re-4
turn your money. Formula on every
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where. ^
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are all recleaned, being tested n
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human existence,?the digestion of j
food, the extraction of nourishment
from it and tlio elimination of the <
" waste. ]
Let anything -tt^terfero v.itlr theso ]
process 3n,-?let tlicm bo interrupted or 1
Improperly carried on, and
of somo kind follows.
Poor digestion and assimlla- eg f
tfon Ir.er.r.s failuro to derive ?3 % ^ *
full nourishment from food and fk' U
lli~t in t"rn crtcn :neans lin- [a t
poverished blood, weakness, ft
anemia, etc. Poor elimination s*
means an accumulation of waste "
matter whjch poisons the body, lowers j
vitality. occrcanc3 the power of re- ,
rfstance t-> C'.r.c:ro and ler.-is to tho '
development of many serious ills.
Rheumatism,?due to somo interfer
?nce with the process of elimination, ]
failure to get rid of certain...bodf ;
nAfcnnt! ?rarnnf" ho pvnpr'fprl tr* "rrlfOri ^
to any medicine that fails to corroct i
the condition responsible for it. Could I
any reasonable person expect to rid i
himself of rheumatic pain as Ions' as j
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tate presidents. It was announced
t the meeting that the old VirginiaTorth
Carolina association had been
bsorbed by the Middle States assoiation.
The 1920 meeting will be held in
Atlantic City and at that time Mr.
liggason expects that the association
nil accept his'invitation to meet in
isheville the following year, bringng
here about 1,000 delegates.
Mr. Higgason has received a nUmier
of prizes for photographic worl^
n the past few years and his art has
>een highly commended.
On Sunday before the convention
net the Pittsburgh papers printed
?^ ^ Aw Afi4> nViAf Ann*onlic! Kv
evcrai ui me luicov v/
'eastern artists," that were to be inluded
in the display, and in this list
>ne of Mr. Higgason's pictures was
ncluded.
Mr. Higgason is well remembered
n Abbeville having lived here severil
years with his sister, Mrs. Joe
Vilson. He has, many friends here
vho are glad to hear of his success
ti life.
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for disabled
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oldiers Will Be Given Attention?
Hospitals at Hand?War Department
Turns Over Number of
Camp Hospitals to Treasury
Officials. ;
Washington, April 5.?An exten
ive program of caring for disabled'
jldiers after their discharge from
lilitary service was announced toay
by the war risk insurance bu?au,
which is charged by congress
ith this work. Twenty-one hospiils
with a capacity of 1,500 beds
lready are in use and the war de-;
artment has turned over to the J
reasury seven camp hospitals for
are of disability cases. These are,
> be enlarged and improved out of;
ie $9,000,000 fund appropriated
>r hospitals for disabled soldiers to
e controlled by the war risk insurnce
bureau and conducted by the
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uJblic health service .and treasury
gency. / '
When treatment in the hospitals
f the war department- fails to re-!
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tore men to such condition thatj
liey are fit for active service and
fiey are discharged, the work of the
ureau.*of war risk insurance beins.
Under the provisions of the war
isk act all 'soldiers who are 10 per
ent disabled from causes suffered
i the line of duty are entitled to
ompensation and to treatment by
tie bureau of war risk insurance.
Lny man_disabled in- the service and
rom the service may make applicaion
for treatment to the public
ealth service station in his home
jwn or at the nearest station.
Men who after discharge, develop
hysical disabilities attributable to
lilitary Service, are entitled _ to
reatmgnt. The bureau of war risk
isurance may be called upon to care
or more than 25,000 cases of men
ischarged for tubercular tendencies.
The treasury department has purhoooH
+Vio cnaorlwflv linomfnl in
Ihicago with a capacity of 15,000
eds. Another hospital to be taken
ver is located at Corpus Christi,
'exas, while $1,500,000 will be exNR
does it by improving
digestion, assimilation
and elimination ?
the logical way;
ief or No Pay
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rheumatic poison Is allowed to re?
nain in the body.
Thir.U of this. It explains the success
of Nature's Remedy (NR Tabic'?*)
in so many cases where other
r.f*'icings have failed. Thousands ar?
iSir:*? J7II Tablets every day and get *.
tinT- relief. Why pay five or ten
times as much' for uncertain
thinss? A 23c box of Nature's
y LA Remedy (NR Tablets), con-JM
taining enough to last twentyl
29 five dr.ys,?must help you, must
i W give you prompt relief and satjW'
icfactory benefit or cost you
vr nothing.
. And Nature's Remedy is not only
for the relief of rheumatism. It improves
digestion, tones the liver, regulates
ki.-'ney end bowel action, improves,
the blood and cleanses the
svhoje system. You'll feel like a new
person when you've taken NR Tablets
i week. You've tried the expensive
medicines and doctors, now make the
real test. You'll get results this time.
Nature's Remedy (NR Tablets) is
sold, guaranteed and recommended by
yvur ui'u%i3u
ly drug co.
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pended in the erection of a hospital '
at Dawson Spring, Ky.
A hospital costing $900,000 will
be built at Norfolk, and $550,000 at
has been set aside for the erection ds
of a hospital in or near the District tu
of Columbia. The marine hospital yc
at Stapleton, Staten Island, will be er
a-I j ftA nnn u* Hi
LaKen uver twiu <pjl?7v,vw 10 tv uc . ?
pended in enlargement and improve-1 w.
ment. | &
WAR TROPHIES. to
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Speed's Drug Store has been the to
most popular place in town for the. th
, past several days for both^old and j
J young, for the soldiers who brought;
| home trophies of the great struggle!
' allowed them to be displayed in one ^
' of the show windows. It made an;
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j interesting exhibit indeed. There,
was about a mile and a half of ma-j ai
| chine gun bullets, and a German of-jd<
'fleer's cap, the property of Hubert Hi:
' Cox;, a German stop watch, the pto-'. ty
1 perty of "John Calvert; a German1 so
trench knife* of Lieut. Smith's; - a ec
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French Helmet belonging to Carroll ec
Swetenburg; a white sheep wooLpt
coat captured from a German officer et
who had been fighting on the Rus- ai
j siali front and a^ferocious looking Fi
pistol belonging to Lieut. Wilkinson, j st
Lieut. Preston Speed brought F]
home a pair of pretty sabots captured
from a pretty French girl, a Ger- hi
man Dispatch Box, officers shoulder yc
straps and a ring from a Genpan of- w;
ficer hand. There is a handsome cig- en
arette case with the Iron Cross on
it and many other souvenirs which do
make it interesting to see the, window.
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NO APPOINTMENT YE1,
As we go to press there has been | ^
no appointment* made for the office'
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of Treasurer. Senator Howard
Moore has recommended kr. J. E
Jones. 4
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It is talked around the Court
House that the appointment will bet
CO
made for three months, the unexI
Fl
pired term of Mr. J. F. Bradley, af-|
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ter after which there will be a prim-,
ar
ary. ? -<-r. v . .
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United States Marshal C. Lydn 0^
was down from Greenville Monday ^
on business and seeing* his many
friends. 5- ar
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MISSIONARY SOCIETY.. ?
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The Baptist Missionary Society
will meet in the (jhurch parlor . on | ar
Friday afternoon, April 11th, at 4 ^
o'clock. An unusually interesting m
program has been prepared and all W(
members are urged to be present.
The following is the program:
Talk,?By Rev. Bristow.
Piano Solo?By Miss Adams.
Quartet?By Four Sunbeams. sh
Recitation? " e(j
Refreshments. ' da
Mrs. Frank Benton, Secretary. m,
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PASSPORTS ARE ISSUED ec3
rw w\i ILL rKAntc. ra
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Washington, April 4.?American se
dairy cattle are to follow American
soldiers to France. One hundred j ^
and four Holstein-Friesian cows (421 w
pure breeds and 62 grades) and four! j
bred bulls are to be sent shortly on
a specially equipper transport, the
Department of Agriculture announc- -m
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"Passports" have been issued to;
Havre, France*, and from there the ^
cattle will be sent to devastated districts
where they will do their bit in i
bringing back health and happiness j
to the children of those regions. | (
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THE LAST PICTURE. th
The last of the series of illustrat-'
ed lectures given by Mr. Pratt for
the benefit of the D. A. R's. will be A
held Thursday night at the Court \ ai
House at the usual hour. la
The lecture will be "The History ci
of Our Flag", and according to Mr.
Pratt, is the best of the whole se- ol
ries. This picture is especially en- ki
tertaining and "instructive to the( w
school children and it is hoped that' gl
as many as possible will see it. The" w<
prices will be the same. A pleasant; ?
evening is in prospect for those whb
attend.
THE BOOK CLUB. * he
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The Book Club will meet Wednes- T
day afternoon at five o'clock at the n<
home of Mrs. John A. Harris on
South Main Street. 3
ENTERTAINING THE BOYS.
Miss Maggie Brooks entertained
a delightful dinner party Saturty
night in compliment to the remed
soldiers. About fourteen
>ung men were present and they
ijoyed to the fullest the delightful
nner served. The young ladies
ho. make their home with Miss Mage
waited ' on the table and after
ipper Miss Lynch proposed a. toast
i "Our Soldiers", to which Lieut,
evlin responded with an original:
iast to the hostess, something like(
is:
"Here's to the army cook,
Here's to the slum so swell
May they remain in France
While we drink to the turkey
And Aunt Mag."
Willie Jones was made to stand
id explain the meaning of his two
;corations and his reasons for getng
them. This he did with modes- j
but the admiration he received
i inspired Hubert Cox that he passi
around a silver medal which turn-1
f out to be one a German "swap-|
;d" him for two packages of cigar-i
;tes. Lieut. Wilkinson played safe
id declined positively to sing a
rench song he knotvs, though asired
that no one understood
rench. |
The coming of Sabbath morning
oke up the pleasant party. The|
>ung men appreciate Miss Maggie's
arm hospitality and spent a most
i joy able evening. v
"Fritz," Hubert Cox's German
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g was also "among those present."
VISITORS FROM DUE WEST.
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Mrs. R. S. Uldrick pnd. Miss Effie1
drick, Mr. R. A Ellis and Mr|
emminger Ellis were in Abbeville
onday on business .and pleasure
mbined, - ^
Mr. Memminger Ellis was seeing
3 old friends.1 He has recently
Id out his home in the low country
id has come back to Abbeville
unty to live. Dlaring the war Mr.
lis was an' officer in Capt. Senna
mpany and served on guard duty
ound Columbia. Capt. Senns comtny
was made up of men too frail
id delicate for the actual hardships
' war and Mr. Ellis served here for
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was not thought he would survive
e struggle. But he is with us yet
id is pretty hale and hearty after
1 these years. ? . J
THE OLD ORDER CHANGETH. !
Misses Helen and Rene Nickles
id Master Franklin and Julian
ickles are ohaperoning Mr. and
rs. Frank Nickles over to Green3od
to see the big circus today. .
THE WELCOME SERVICE.
The people of the city held a
ort welcome service for the return[
soldiers at the Court House. Fri-;
ty afternoon at six o'clock. Thej
eeting was in the open and during
e exercises the Mill Band furnish
I excellent music Chairs were arnjred
for the soldiers and they.
rmed in line and marched up, prenting
an inspiring sight.
Hon. J. Howard Moore was masr
of ceremonies, and the meeting
as opened with prayer by Rev. L.j
Bristow. A selected choir sang
America," after which Rev. J. L.;
aniels made a flew remarks assur-j
g the soldier of our warm appre-,
ation of what they have done and^
e delight it gives our people to
ive then* home again.
After the singing of "Home,
veet Home-' and a general hand-|
aking the meeting adjourned. A
>od crowd was present and the
mteen ladies acted as hostesses for
e pleasant occasion.
MEETING OLD FRIENDS. . I
Two troop trains passed through
bbeville Sunday over the Seaboard
id were welcomed by the Canteen
dies and served with candy and
garettes. ' ? t
The soldiers proved .to be members
I the Thirtieth Division and were
lown to many of our boys who
ere at the'Station to give them the
ad hand and to talk about how
e won the war.
T\pne MprTtxrr
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The annual meeting of the Stockrfders
of The Peoples Savings Bank
ill be held in the office of the Bank
uesday, April 1st, 1919, 12 o'clock,
)on.
W. F. NICKLES,
-21-3-t. Cashier.
DIXIE L
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42 ACRES 6f land
roads, level am
tivation. A bar*
91 1-2 ACRES of 1
/ 10 miles from
cultivation. Gc
improvements,
acre.
200 ACRES oflai
ville. One goo
other houses. G
acre.
550 ACRES oflai
mick road, 8 m
half in cultivati
el. Excellent v
150 ACRES oflar
ville. This is a
at $30 per acre
176 ACRES of la
bales of rent cc
7 miles* from
$37.50 per acre
413 ACRES oflar
desville, -practi
acres in cultiv{
ture, bargain a1
97 ACRES of lan<
v . lie roads, 4 mil<
. about as level s
beville county,
excellent value
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91 ACRES of lan<
ville, in Antrev
at $42.50 per a
ONE LOT, 3-4 aci
; of Iva, $350.
126 ACRES, 4 mil
acres in cultivs
acres practicall
field, 2 extra gc
barn and other
ordinary barga
35 A RES of pro]
town, practical'
.price, $110 per
167 ACRES, 4 mi
100 acres in cu
practically leve
other improves
per acre.
256 ACRES of la:
* * tweeh Abbevil]
thWorks of the
in cultivation
qwoc ltfvol crnr
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tenant houses, s
is a well impro
' place, price, $8
125 ACRES of lai
dery, several" t<
improvements,
0165 ACRES of lai
, tion, good pasti
etc. Just two n
Price, $42.50 j
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DIXIE I
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ABBEVILLE,
AND CO.
TER?
LAND VALUES
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near Brownlees crossi
practically all in cul*ain
at $50 per acre. r
;A%.
and on Antreville road
Abbeville. 65 acres in
>od house arid modern
a bargain at $50 per
id 9 miles from Abbed'
dwelling and several
ood.land, price $30 per
id located on McCorn'l^R
nf AKh^villfx Onp
ion, 2-3 practically levalue
at $25 per acre.
ld 2 miles from Antren
extraordinary value , ,nd
that we can give 7
>tto*i for the year 1919.
Abbeville bargain at
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id 5 miles frbm Lowncally
level, about ,300
ition,, extra good past
$35 per acre.
i bounded by two pub3S
from Antreville, just.
is is to ]oe found in Abfnodern
improvements,
at $65. per acre.
i 8 miles from Abbe- .
ille section, good value
ere.
e,- located in the town'i
es from Abbeville, 75
ition, good pasture, 50
y level, 40 acres*in one
>od tenant houses, good
; improvements, extrain
at $40 per acre,
perty 1 1-2 miles, from .
ly all in cultivation,
acre.
les from Lowndesville,
?
utivaxiuii, greater part
}1, tenant houses and
nents, bargain at $40 ,
nd just half way bele
and Greenwood at
public roads, 150 acres
between 75 and 100
>d dwelling house, four
several good barns, this
ved and very desirable
0 per acre.
nd, 3 miles from Vermant
houses and other
cheap at $30 per acre.
id, 75 acres in cultiva-: :g
ire, tenant houses, ^arn
riiles from Abbeville.
>er acre,
itm :
.AND CO.
)lbert, Mgr.
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