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Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. Abbeville, S. C., Tuesday, Sept. 9,1919. Single Copies, Five Cents. 75th Year.
ABBEVILLE SCHOOLS j
OPENED ON MONDAY
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Enrollment of 418?89 in High
School?Total Enrollment Expected
to Bo 700?School Paper Will j
Bo Published?Two Literary j
Societies to Be Qrganized.
The Abbeville Public Schools convened
Monday with an initial attendto
reach 700 this year. The totkl enrolled
in the High School and 82 in
the Cotton Mill School, 247 in the
grammar school. All the teachers
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were present. The 1919-20 session j
promises to be the most successful (
in the history of public schools here. '
The total enrollment is expected
to reach 00 this year. The tvtal enrollmen
for 1918-19 was 650. t
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Many cnuursu kvw vubom^
school district have made npplieation
to enter the local schools. These applications
will be acted upr?p at once.
-;The school board me* Monday
afternoon to reconsider the mtter
of allowing children who will be 6
years old in October and November
t;o enter school now rather than on.
tering in the middle of the term.
There were only 36 pupils . who en.
rolled in the grade Monday and it is
tifought that there will be room' for
those who are almost but not quite'
of1age. !
It is emphasized that all children
who have not been vaccinated in the
last E> years must be vacciniated by.
Monday.
Prof. Fulp 3aid that the compulior\
attendance law in districts
where it had been acted favorably
upon tinder the local option provision
had been interpreted to mean that
pupils must attend every day for the
fall session, unless some good reason
for absence could be presented. In
Abbeville the school session is nine
months. "
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The pupils of the High School will
publish a monthly paper this year.i
This is a new departure and will
prove of much interest. All the edi-;
tors of the paper will be high school
students. There be faculty super-;
.vision. |
(The High School literary societies,
will be reorganized this fall along
new lines. The eighth and eleventh
grades will organize into one society
and the ninth and tenth grades will
organize into another society. The organization
of these two societies will
take place Friday afternoon.
Prof. Fulp announces that it is:
proposed to organize a Parents andi
Teachers Club, of which all teachers
will be members and as many parents]
< as can be induced to join.
] . Mr. J. B. Sharp* Dm*.
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Mr. J. B. Sharpe, 65 years old,
died Sunday night at the home of
hi& son, Mr. John Sharpe, near Due
West. Mr. Sharpe had been ill for
many months and his- death was not
unexpected.
The funeral was held Monday afternoon
at 3.30 o'clock at Long
Cane Church, the Rev. D. G. Parkinson,
Due West, conducting the serInterment
was made in Lonsr
Cane cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, three
sons, J. H. Sharpe, J. W. Sharpe
and Carl Sharpe; five daughters,
Mrs. J. S. Simpson, Mrs. A. M. Mil*
ford, Mrs. Sam Gordon, Mrs. W. F.
Kay and Miss Lizzie Sharpe.
At Cochran'*.
Miss Katie Cox has a position at
Cochran's and will be pleased to
serve her friends with the many pretty
things in the store.
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V. Spot Cotton 28.75 V
V Spot Cotton (Green) 27.75 V
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V December 29.19 V
V January 29.20 V
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THE ABBEVILLE COUNTY
MEDICAL SOCIETY IN
SESSION HERE FRIDAY
The regular monthly meeting . oi
the Abbeville Medical Society was
held here Friday night and was addresed
by Dr. C. M. Rakestraw, oi
Chester.
Dr. Rakestraw's address was or
burns by the Chloromine-T method
and the use of that medicine foi
asceptic purposes. His talk was
clear, interesting and instructive.
The meeting was called to ordei
by Dr. Neuffer, president, and there
was a full attendance of the physicians
of Abbevile and the County.
The clinic, which is a part of the
regular program, was held and
many interesting cases were Examined
and discused. By this clinic
many people who would be unable
otherwise to receive proper attention,
have their diseases diagnosed
and the composite opinion of the
physicians brought to bear on the
treatment. Daring the clinic eacc
doctor gave his opinion on the cas?
discussed.
After the meeting a supper was
spread at the Royal Restaurant and
the doctors enjoyed the good things
to eat. Then cigars were passed
around and the meeting broke up,
not because the cigars were bad,
but because, contrary to general
opinion, even doctors must sleep. ?
FAIR ASSOCIATION
< PROBABLY DISBAND
, It is understood that the Fair As^
sociation will probably disband and
put its property on' the market' for
sale. The men composing the Fair
Asopiation feel that -other- interests
demand their attention'arid that they
will be unable to give the time to
the association which is necessary to
insure success. * '
It has been suggested that a
youngtr set pf men could get together
and buy the property and
put on a fair that would pay. If it
did not sem feasible to have a fair
this year plans could be made for
holding a big event next year.
It would be unfortunate if Abbeville
County would lose the means
of having a fair by the sale of the
land and the tearing down of the
buildings.
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AN OPPORTUNITY TO
, GET AN EDUCATION
First Lieut. R. I. Nichols, 46th Infantry,
was in this city Saturday on
recruiting duty and is enlisting men
for any branch of the service except
the air service. His headquarters
are in greenwood, which will b?
maintained until September 15.
Lieut. Nichols will return to Abbeville
vtoday and will again return
Thursday, bringing a United State*
service car which will be stationed
on the Square. All men who are interested
in joining or Vejoining the
service are invited to see Lieut. Nichols
or some member of the recruit
ing party.
Vocational training schools are being
conducted at Camp Jackson, and
men who enlist can choose the voca
tion for which they wish to be fitted
Mechanical engineering, drafting
tractor course, civil service course
are among the courses that can be
taken. Men -who are fitted to entei
the University of South Carolina oi
other institutions of higher learning
in the state will be allowed to do ao
This is a wonderful opportunity fo:
the young man who wishes to fit him
self for some profession.
ATHLETICS ACQUIRE
"CHICK." GALLOWAl
"Chick" Galloway, son of A. B
Galloway of this city, has been sol<
by the Atlanta team to Connie Mack
The consideration has not been stat
ed. Galloway's record with the At
| anta team has been excellent and hi
purchase by the Phiadelphia teas
I was not unexpected.
Allen Haskell ha3 returned fron
Pittsburg Penn., and in the futur
will be associated'with his father ii
1 "business. It is pleasant to have ou
boys come back to their old hone.
ATTACK BY BRIAND j (
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i : EXPECTED IN PARIS
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Paris, Sept. 7.?Rumblings of a
5 storm in the French political world, t
1 which may involve the overthrow of J
! Premier "^lemenceau's government s
| as soon as the peace treaty is ratii:
fied. were heard today by observers c
I; who have followed the Tiger's temp-1
testu.ous career as a director of c
5 French policies. ' ' (
M. Clemenceau, they say, will not t
( fall during the treaty discission,! i
\ despite the most violent asaults i
| against him, but when the diplomatic11
problem is replaced by purely na- f
>; tional issues, ex-Premier Aristide
I; Briand is prepared to attack the gov- i
. | ernment on the cabinet's alleged ,c
> failure, financially, economically and;
i diplomatically. !s
.' The majority of the deputies who \
I j backed Premier Clemenceau's policy *
i; during the war, even though it was *
>, sometimes a dictatorship, reproach
t him now for continuing his tactics j?
; after the armistice. He made peace c
without consulting j?iem, they |
i j charge and still is keping France un-|1
I' der war rules, although the war vir- *
II tualy ended ten months ago.
[ J Throughout the early part of the *
,1 war. many persons considered M.
, j Briand as the man who would sign' J
[ I the peace, as many of his social ?
| ideas and political theories were sim- J
j ilar to President Wilson's. He was i
forced to resign in 1916, however, t
, on account of M. ClemenceaU's at- 1
tacks and declined to resume action
until peace was signed. Now, in a c
| series of interviews and articles 5
1 written for the papers, M. Briand I '
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j has definitely returned to politic* for j
the purpose of overthrowing M. Cle
menceau and regaining the premiership.
He has won Majority support *
in practicaly all the parites. 'The j
j conservatives openly fight him, but a
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Here From Sptrtankirf. |
i Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Edwards, their "
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'/two fine young sons, Edward and
{Price, and little Rosa Price Carlisle
i came down from Spartanburg Saturday
and spent over Sunday with Mrs s
J. G. Edwards. Dr. Edwards is r
making a record for himself In his p
new home which is gratifying to his
old friends here. He is one of the ?
interested doctors in the building of
a general hospital for Spartanburg 3
' County which will deal in the pre- r
vention of disease. ^
In. Headereonvile.
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Mr. J. S. Stark and Mr Wm. P. ?
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' Greene knocked off hard work Satur!
day afternoon and went up to Hendersonville
to spend Sunday. They
made the trip in a car and while in j
1 the mountain city enjoyed suctt dis-]
1 Sipations as breakfast, dinner and'
^ supper and looking at the pretty]
(girls.
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Mrs. F. E. Harrison's bridge party t
last Friday was a most pleasant af- t
* fair. There were six tables of play",ers
and the games were of sustained
' J interest throughout. Cream and cake
' | was served at the close of the af terII
noon. 1
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fj Back at School. \
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J Miss Elizabeth Bowen has return- c
r, ed to Abbeville and will attend the j
- High School, and will be in the tenth
grade. She will make her home with
: her grandfather, Mr. J. H. Barks-j
I dale.
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j Entertain* Her School Chums. .
j I Miss Kathleen Lomax entertained j
I some of her school girl friends at a ^
-; spend-the-day party on September ^
-[4, at her home near Abbeville. The
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guests were, ivusses ?jeanie vyiuwe,
a, Judith Hill, Annie Mabry, Evelyn
| McAllister, Grace Milford, Debby j
' Owen, Madge Ferguson, Mary j
1 j Shaw Gilliam, Frances Gilliam, Mary 11
a j Swetenburg, Alma Botts and Sara ]
r ; Edwards. A pleasant day was en!
joyed by the young girls. ' '' 1
:OURT ADJOURNED HERE 1
SATURDAY WITH MANY
CASES STILL UNTRIED.
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Court adjourned Saturday with
;he docket still crowded with cases, i
rudge Memminger convened court i
it Laurens Monday. I
The following cases were disposed i
tL last ween.
John Henry Harrison, negro,;
:harged with the murder of Will Lyra,
negro, was convicted and sen;enced
to ten years and one day.
\.fter motion for new trial was refused
Judge Memminger stated that
le would recommend a pardon after
ive years of good behavior. ,
Rosa Bowie plead guilty to violatng
the prohibition law and wa^ giv- i
>n 6 months, 5 months suspended. |
Otto Lindsay plead guilty to as-,
sault and battery and was fined !
5150.00. John Glenn'was fined $300'or
assault and battery. Mot on
for new trial was refused.
Will Dooley. was fined $100 and
ientenced to 6 months for violation
it prohibition law.
Will Kay plead guilty to bigamy
md was sentenced to 6 months, senence
suspended.
Winston Childs, charged with!
lousebreaking, was found not guilty.
Dave and Robert Alexander plead
fuilty to manslaughter and were
fiven 10 and 8 years respectively, j (
Arthur Davis and Auck White!
vere found guilty of rape and seijenced
five years each in the Statej
Reformatory. j,
Harvey Robinson was found guilty; ,
>f manslaughter and sentenced to 7:
rears.
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PROMINENT PHYSICIANS
FROM CHESTER HERE I
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Drs. C. M. Rakestraw and G. A. j i
Jennies were here Friday to make i
.ddreases before the Abbeville Coun-j;
y Medical Society, and state that'
he Pryor Hospital Traiiiing School
or nurses is increasing its quota of;
lurses from twenty to thirty. The'
raining school is in charge of Miss't
Ainnie Marshall, a graduate of "the |1
Jniversity of Maryland, who has had |1
everal yean' experience in hospital *
nanagement and stands high in her i
profession. '
The following teaching staff occu- 1
lies the various chairs of the school:!s
Dr. C. M. Rakestraw, Anatomy
nd Physiology and Surgical Techlique.
Mr. H. B. Malone, Obstetrics and
'ediatrics. 1
Dr. R. H. McFadden, Minor Sur- *
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;ery and Surgical Dressings.
Dr. G. A. Hennies, Internal Medi- '
ine and X-Ray. 1
Dr. H. B. Thomas, Bacteriology 1
nd Pathology. - '
Miss Minnie Marshall, Practical
Cursing.
A Sprained Back. j ^
Mr. Horace McAllister has been;
onfined to his home for the past two 1
veeks with a severely sprained back, '
vhich has caused him to suffer con- i
inuous pain. His friends hope soon ]
o see him out again.
In Time For School.
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Miss Josephine Barnwell came j
lome Saturday from Pell City, Ala., ;
-L "* - !.?<. rto anmmpr ,
Vlicrc OUC UOO o^av VMV I ,
vith her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. ,
2. A. Thompson. Mr. Thomson
?me with her and is spending a |
lew days. j
Visiting the Old Home.
Mr. and Mrs. George Bone, of
Memphis, Tenn., are in the city visting
among their numerous rela- i
lives. As *86 Antoinette Hammond,
Sirs. B?e is well remembered anong
Abbeville people who are
pleased at her happiness and pros>erity.
Working at the Shop*.
Miss Kathleen Bates, of Van
Wyck, Ga., has accepted a clerical
position at the Seaboard Shops and
trill make her home in Abbeville in'
SHo fnture.
FOUR RESERVATIONS
TO TREATY ADOPTED .
BY THE COMMITTEE
Washington, Sept. 5.?Four reservations
to the German peace
treaty were adopted late today by
the senate foreign relations committee
dealing with the Monroe doctrine,
withdrawal from the League of Malions,
domestic questions and article
X of the league covenant.
By a vote of 9 to 7, the committee
adopted a reservation regarding article
ten providing that the United
States "declines to assume" any territorial
obligation or mandate without
express resolution of congress.
The Monroe doctrine reservation
adopted 11 to 6, declares the United
States shall be its interpreter. Bj
the same vote, tne committee adopted
the resolution providing that tariff,
immigration and similar domestic
and political affairs of the United
States shall be determined by thai
nation alone without intervention ol
the league.
The reservations were incorporated
in a resolution of ratification
which will be the vehicle for disposition
of hte treaty by the senate.
After adoption of four reservations,
the senate foreign relation*
committee ordered the German peace
treaty reported to the senate. A record
vote was not taken.
The withdrawal reservation was
adopted by a vote o<f 9 to 8 and provides
that the United States reserves
the right under the provisions of the
treaty to withdraw from the league.
Without a record vote the committee
ordered the peace treaty reported
to the senate.
The majority report probably will
i>e filed Monday. The majority
lm-ooii tliat tVi? minnrrtv shfllt have
several days after the filing of the
majority.report to prepare a separate
minority report.
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A Visitor From New Orbtu.
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*" Mr.
Robert McCaw Perrin is in
;he city for several days visiting his
rister, Mrs. T. G. White. Mr. Perrin
has spent the summer in North
Carolina in charge of a boys camp,
vhich means that he has been leadng
the strenuous life. His old
friends are glad to see him looking
to* well.
Entertaining Her FHmmU.
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Ww Taiu'i Ijivi hu (satind invita.
dons to a series of Bridge parties
his week. She will entertain both
Wednesday and Thursday afternoon,
rhese will be her first' entertain*
nents in her new home and friends
ook forward to the pleasure of bent
with her.
Mr. M. S. Lamforti.
M. S. Lamford, 48 years old, died
niddenly at his home near Abbeville
3unday night. He is survived by his
(rife and five children. The funeral
srill be held at the home this aftermoon.
Interment will follow in
Long Cane cemetery.
Among Fricfad*.
Dr. E. B. Kennedy _came down
From Due WeBt Saturday afternoon
and was the guest of Mr. W. P.
Greene over Monday. Mr. Kennedy
always receives a warm welcome
from his old congregation and his
many friends. He spent the summer
in New York and is looking well.
Birth.
Born?At Monroe, N. C., Saturday
Sept. 6, to Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Bundy,
a girl, Mary Sue.
Pension Board Meets.
The Abbeville Countv Pensior
Board met here Monday and received
the applications of the Confederate
Veterans for enrollment. The Board
will meet again September 22-23
October 13-14 and October 27-28 foi
ihe purpose of receiving all applications
that were not filed at the meet
ing. yesterday.
-By order of the Board.
J. s. woert, unairman
WILSON RESTS ON
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For Northwest?Will Visit fir*
ery State Bordering Canada
West of Great Lakes?
Goes to Omaha.'
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11 Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 7.?After
i < j.y'" r?Mt in D.*s Moines, President
! Wilson wil strike for the Northwest
| tomorrow for a week ofspeechmaking
i there in behalf of the peace treaty.
| His schedule for the six days will
| take him through every state that
I borders Canada west pi the Lakes
'| and will end at the Pacific coast,
where on Saturday afternoon he will
| review the Pacific fleet. He will not
icwu tuc cahciuc uurtueru uer ox
V states until Tuesday, however, to'
| morrow being ocupied with addresses
in Omaha, Neb., and Sioux Falls, S.
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The president and Mrs. Wilson
rested most of the day in their suite
spending their first night off their '
special train since leaving Washirfr1
ton Wednesday.
In the morning they attended ser-\
vices, however, at Central Presbyterian
Church, and in the afternoon
went for an automobile ride. The
president .^emed to enjoy the ride
immensely. On the way a small'
er car turiied over into a ditch with'
j in sight of the presidential party
j and Mr. Wilson ordered his driver to ,x
stop and. inflnire whether any one
was hurt. He was assured that all
those in the car had escaped injury.
Dr. Grayson, the president's-physician.
saiH Mr Wilcftn Vio/1
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1 refreshed by hi9 Sunday stop in Des
Moines and was in good trim for the
strenuous week before him. He said' ';
I he would urge, however, that the
president make few rear platform
- speeches atoag the way, . v*" f' '
With the exception of Tuesday;
virtually all of which will be spent in
St. Paid and Minneapois, Minn., and
Saturday, when the president will be
in Taioma and Seattle, Fash., the
presidential spec&l will be almost
continuously on the go. 1
Ih the number of addresses delivered'
Mr. Wilson today had completed
one-fifth of his speaking tour, but in
distance traveled he had covered less
than one-sixth of his 10,000 mile
schedule. * '/
L?*ra Frwtfc
It is the desire of the school authorities
to have French taught in
two grades of the High School. The
services of Miss Barnier, a young
French woman, may be secured if
there are enough pupils outside the '
school who want to take private lassons.
There should be at least two
classes* one for children who wish to
get the correct accent early, and one
for grown people.
Those who are interested in the
details of this plan and who wish to
join one of the classes may let Prof.
i Fulp know within two days.
Miss Barnier came to this countr^
eight years ago. Her French accent
is of coarse excellent She is competent
having taught French in
Asheville.
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, V AMERICAN LEGION. V
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IV The soldiers of this county V
IV will meet in^the Court House V
I V hep<* tnarmrrrtw at W
p V o'clock for the purpose ?f or- V
V ganizing a Post of the Am- V
V erican Legion. There are V
V more than 500 white soldiers V
V the Great War in the county. V
V It is urged that a large per- V
t V centage of these men attend V
I V the meeting. V
, V The American Legion is V
|J V growing by leaps and bounds V
V in every community in this V
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. country. i>y ine time me next ^
. V national convention is held it V
. V is hoped that every country in V
V every tate will have a Post. \
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