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F-? ' - ? I Opera fl P ABBEVILLE, g=i Fourth Eminently Successfi Black Face Festival Ti The Laugh Trust pean Novel Staged by James Gorman, tl of Minstrel Entertain! Offering a Colossal Prograi |g| Pageant First Part, An Oli Wprth and a Musical Comet preted by a Comp; P 50 Distinguish If . White Artists INCLUDII jgj The Great Georg Versatile Jimm i Seats on bale at House. v ^ * ' 5Local flews 4 0 perse 11a f : )k? ? Miss Powell, Pansy, Ga., is visiting her sister, Mrs. C. E. Williamson. ^ Mr. C. E. Hix^ spent Monday and Tuesday in Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Watson of Mt. Carmel, were in town Wednesday. 'V' ( Miss Ada Wham of Hartsville, is visiting relatives in the city. Miss Lena Ferguson of Ridgeway, is visiting relatives in the city. Mrs. J. C. Ellis (has returned from atrip to Charleston. Raymond Stillwell, United States Navy, is visiting friends in Abbeville i > ' Dr. W. E. Link of Willington, Is visiting S. j. Link, Miss Annie Grier, Spartanburg, arrived here Thursday to visit Miss Mary Qnarles Link. Miss Winona Barksdale has returned from a short visit with relaI -tives in Greenwood. ? ' v? Rhett WhartOn, a student at Wofford -College, was the guest of his :uncle, Mr. C. E. Hix. Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Morrow of Columbia, are visiting relatives in town. R Dr. J. M. Spencer, who has been B visiting friends in Abbeville, has re9ft turned to his borne in Lignite, Ya. iiuugce, ia expected to arrive today to visit iher son, Bju J, IL Mfcfcles. Miss Hvwaxd HS1 will leave today for Woaaaw College, Due West, after |H spending the holidays with her mother .Mrs. H. & ffilL ||Hk? 1 j^H^^Misses Gladys Harper, Sadie Holli' uHftr, Jessie Cooley, J. T. ItoHiday and BHS^Hrdon Cooley of ?onea Path, ;?re raSgjHsitjng Miss Pearl Hagen. fflnF J. G, Hagen will leave today for ? } Columbia after spending the'holidays nv, with Viic narpnt# Mr and Mrs T? CI fi^^Hagen. Hfefiss Mary Smith, who spent the with her father, Mr. J. AlgHg|Uith, will return to Lignite, Va., Pie her duties as teacher. t H. Coleman is leaving for Charleston, after easant vacation in Abs parents, Mr. and Mrs. n. Mrs. Coleman and >ent the season in Richends. ^ M??i ouse Mfu scul Tour of the i * -* i U3w I in Ethio- j%gpyp ie Master Mind ' , m Including a o of Exceeding : ?|?^y*vvj< iy Revue Inter\e Wilson I W ie Wall the Opera j Miss Maggie Link spent several days last week in Lancaster with friends. Tfye Rev. and Mrs. H. C. Fennell, Lowndesville, visited their son, Dr. H. C. Fennell, Jr., here Thursday. Mrs. E. H. Bailey and pretty little daughter, Dorothy, of Chicago,. and Miss Leola Hannon, of Charlotte, are here visiting Mrs. Jas. S. Cochran. Mr. and Mrs .Bradley Reese and children have returned from a visit with Mrs. Reese's relatives in j Mississippi. I * Frank Clark has resigned his posi tion with the Hot Hustler Racket anc j now working for the Rosenberg Mrecantile Co. Mrs. R. M. Hill and Miss Annie Hill went up to Spartanburg Thursday to visit Mr. and Mrs. A. S , Thomas. t i * ' ) J Miss Mary Hill Harris will leave Monday for Converse College i Spartanburg, after spending the holidays with her mother, Mrs. Johr Harris. % ? ? "Crip," the janitor at the Higl J school, returned from his vacation or . Wednesday and brought along a fev rabbits as presents for the bad boyi for whom he has a special liking. . Misses Helen Haigler and Margar et Cox went down to Hodges Wednesday afternoon to attend a par1} given by their friend, Miss Marj McCord. j Mr. R. G. Hemphill and Miss Agnei Kreutzer went over to Greenwood or i Tuesday and spent tlje day with Mr and Mrs. J. C. Hemphill, who hav< recently moved into their new home i Major tf. D. Fulp, who spent th< j holidays in his old home at Fori j Mill, returned to Abbeville Wednes day. Mrs. Fulp and her two sons art expec ted to arrive tomorrow. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bargan anc famfiy, Spartanburg, former resident of A-bbeville, are guests "at the home i of IS. J. Link. They have mans friends in Abbeville that Are alwayi glad to fjreet them once more. Miss Elisabeth E&aondB has ac cjepted a position wife a Chester firm acd will leave Mondfty for her new home, havirvr severed connection with ""hilfion and Henry, for whom ehe haa been working. In Honor of Visitor. Miss Llewelyn Hhc entertained in Honor of her cousin, Rhett Wharton, Tonday night. Rook was played. For refreshments fruit cake and hot choc olate were served. i A New Year Party. Miss Howard Hill entertained 40 of her friends New Year's Eve at her home on South Main Street at dancing. Punch and dainty cookies were served. The dancing ceased in time for the party to sally forth en masse to ring the old year out and start the new year auspiciously on its wayt ? 1 I - I :. T-~rrlk!^ b i i mm' a IBlBlMliiiWIIIlliailllllllllMli'JWillililllilllMMIlllllllil Bridge Party. "" Miss Louise McDill entertained at Bridge Wednesday afternoon at her _ home on Greenville street. Covers | _ ' /ere laid for seven tables. A salad g ;ourse, hot chocolate and cake were' served. Sweet Sixteen Back to Six. Miss Elizabeth Gambrell gave a delightful party to her young girl is - - ? ? i , mi x -1 [ friends Tuesday mgnt. ine guests were invited to a "back to childhood" party andjnost of them went "dressed - up" as little girls of six years who played games and enjoyed all the pleasures of six year olds. Miss Ma- IS j'ria Neufferwon the prize for setting J back the hands of time most effec-.^ 'jtively. Refreshments were served' j and a good time was enjoyed. !! ? j. A Christmas Tree. j_ IS ^ One of the pleasant entertainments of the holidays was a Christmas tree . eriven by Mrs. M. T. Coleman on Fri. . /day to which were invited her family. I I .j and" a few friends. A beautiful tree | 11 occupied the place of honor in the i receiving hall and many attractive (gifts were on it for the guests. Old i fashioned games were played, songs i were sung, refreshments were enjoy7 1 and all together the evening was a si most happy one. d j ei Shoppers From Greenwood. ir " ' . ? Mr. and Mrs. Walter Devlin, Mrs.' n' E. D. Andrews and Miss Mary fr'ran- sj , ces Andiiews came over from Green-jjc j "wood Tuesday and spent the after- a j r.oon shopping-. They know where to 5 come when on the lookout for first- <-( j class goods. j h :? \t] > No Casualties. Santa Claus showed a war-like 1 spirit this year and brought guns to n' many of the little men around town. w le had a full supply of shot-guns, ri- " "es, 22's, repeaters and air guns and D left them around with boys too young ^ to handle a "sling-shot". So far, a there has been no .casualties. ^ 1 ,T 5 Vi . Seeing the Sunny South. r n i tli Miss Agnes Kreutzer left Wednesi fv day afternoon for her home in Trinidad, Colo., after a ten days visit to Mrs. W. P. Greene. Miss Kreutzer <*i i was delighted with the South and with the cordiality of the people of bi i our town. The weather was delight- ^ fwl on/1 Cr\y a cow fVi/% flt its best. ' AT BAPTiST CHURCH . Dr. B. D. Gray of ' Atlanta, will Rc ! preach ; Abbeville Baptist Ta church-' S;un<la^ morning atv the De eleven ovclock hour. This will be Dr. Gray'sfirst visit to this city Ye since the Baptist State Convention fi> mfif aro in 1 Q1 9 Hr HrniT i o conm. im iltv V I1V1V/ tli 1/1. UlUjr lO OCVlf III tary of Home Missions for the do Southern Baptist convention, and !is one of the best known mission th< | secrettaries in the United States. His fri 'visit will afforded the people of Abbeville opportunity to hear one who is ranked as the leading platform man among Southern Bap- th< j tists. inf 1 Aifi! iiiiiiii? ?in WANTS ALVANIZED ROOFING? Ca make delivery within few days c a limited quantity of Galvanize Roofing. Better buy immediatel if you want delivery from th: shipment. 0 J. ALLEN SMITH, JR. J-30-2t. 'ANTED?Young man, with e: perience, to work in general me: chandise store. J. ALLEN SMITH, JI^ >-30-2t. OST?Little pale red cow, kee horns. Strayed away Tuesda; 23rd. Reasonable reward to fin< er. T. G. Sutherland, Route' Abbeville, S. C. 12-30-3t p / TRAYED?Red heifer, 1 year ol owner can get same by paying f( advertisement. S. B. WHITE l-2-3t.Pd, * Route THE WILD CATS. rganized For the 1920 ReunionMedal Insignia. With 15,000 members of the 81s ivision enrolled in the Wild Cat Ve rans' association, a campaign is b ig conducted by officers of the o anization to include every man wl jught in the division in the membe lip. It is proposed to hold a reu >n in 1920, but plans for the meetii re only in tentative form. Ashevil I ready has placed its invitation b Dre the organization while Columb as asked that the veterans con lere far their first jubilee reunion. To increasb interest in the associ on a descriptive insignia will 1 tade up into medals that can 1 orn on watch fobs. The designs f< le medal we.-e made by Sergea: aniel Silverman, of Asheville, N. < he front side bears the likeness < fighting ctoughboy with the word 1st. division, Wild Cats, 1918-191 he reverse side has the famoi rildcat reproduction with the word euse-Argonne, Vosges, Verdunie scenes of the principal fighting I ie division. Abbeville county members of tl vision should correspond with hea< larters of the association at Colun a regarding purchase of medals < filiation. CORP. KERR RESOLVES. (Judge Greene, Dick Sondley, Pa >che, Major Fulp, Jim McMilla: ike notice!) ire editor:" I have took the following nc\ iar resolutions and properly af :t my seal and signature to sanv the presence of myself and hoo o. Will you plese publish same fo ; information of my enemies an< ends. Yours for a four-bid, Jospehus Disraeli Kerr. ' With the screech owls hooting i ghosts walking and the bells toll ; the death of 1919, being in nr y Thursda The ^ne the En sH K^me The Larges " Minstrel C AssemDiea Pf}I JACK KENNEDY William Hallett James Brady Carl Graves Eddie Gallagher Simon Denys Bob Western Jo? Buckley J. Francis Riley THE MUSICAL S Symphony Orche A WATCH FOR I ? ?J inr? J|Upera is| - | Today? r| "EVERYW Prices:?Mati Thursday nig] - H 45c. and Orel all seats f \m ?Satun d-; jj Douglas F d,m in )r|| "HEADIN' 5.:||| mack sennet Hjjj "Back to the -jl ?Mon< I Hale Hi ;;; ?g 44The hour e- H als r- jj 44Smashing i0c. n 1 COM] lg M le gj Tuesday, Ja 11H Gus Hill's i n be = ' " i ?1 The Best of G 9 ' * average state of low mentality, I e 1S Josephus Disraeli Kerr, corp., do o 5* hereby make and resolve to keep in- a ~~ violate the following resolutions for si the year 1920: f | l."I hereby resolve to always Ie discard the Jack when my opponents h 1- j uiu luui* , ? ! ' I 2."I hereby resolve to eat twice & >r as much at the future parties so that Y I may disconcert my host in case he ** is one of my opponents in the game, tl 3."I hereby resolve to try to se- i cure Major Fulp as my partner in G t future games because I am a trustee & of: the school and he will be afraid to censure me for losing Jhe gaine. st 4. "I hereby resolve to speak to U1 v Judge Greene at any party only in & _ an official way and then in a lowi8* u?*1.1 > Iti P uieuui| i 5. "I hereby resolve to read the i ! 86 Press and Banner only after I have ,. I hi r won a game. I,. i h) i 6. "I hereby resolve to tell no jokes at any parties as people seem ^ to think I do not mi?d losing every a.* r _i_.ii i. . x*. * time. x snaji De pessimisiic at an r' , costs. * 7. "I hereby resolve to study E; j "Roche on Set-back" one half hourj ? * y, Jan. 6th | 1 eat Big Night of |j i tire Season. . m t Gathering -of IS Celebrities Ever p > 1 ' ""N^i * in one Company |j LEE EDMONDS rJ| Y WILLING jS Herbert Willison Sp Jack Battarsby Frank Brennan Harry Harvey MB Jolyi Clooney IS Fred Freddy flHj M Harold Williams jlf| /gj Howard Neidling aS . ? Jack Hayes. CATES 4 MARKWITH MOTHERS. B stra under the Directk>B IL SULLIVAN. Sj W JIG STREET PARADE. : House Ij Friday lj 1 K)MAN" > I "1 inee, 35-55c ht, Balcony, hestra, 55c. ESERVED. r g ^ airbanks m'i' SOUTH" mrM o H T COMEDY pi \ Kitchen." jj, imilton By:' ^ Flusher" B 1 Barriers" j| ' ?-L [' NG j nuary 6th !J, * i r a Minstrels. jf; 'fM SB * J'" f~i |1 \ood Pictures j 1 wmmmmmmA 'i - A very week day and two full hours n Sunday until the Presbyterians ecure a preacher, after whielf I hall use^only Sunday school time or said study. !il- ^ 1 I - A wmien wnn my jen nana at igh midnight, Dec. 31, 1919?Jan. w , 1920, on the back of the only :ore sheet on which is recorded a ictory for myself and partner, with ly socks oo inside out, the poker in le fire, and my face to the southast. Sealed with a piece of Bill reene's chewing gum at Abbeville, . a " Original of above . document is ored with my furniture liens and npaid bills and it is my wish that tid paper shall be delivered to my " m after my death for his informaon and guidance in case he suffers ie same wicked enchantment by the . it-back hoodoo which has worried s father, so these many years. s father so, these many year* t LEGAL FORMS OF ALL KiNDS JR SALE. TITLES TO REAL ESATE, * MORTGAGES OF REAL STATE, ETC THE PRESS AND BANNER. "v-\ . . v y ^ ' A