Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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^LocaH^ ' lb flews i i n : personals : =Xt Mrs. T. A. Klugh leaves today for h a short visit to relatives in Columbia, v jil Mrs. Kate Drennan of Columbia,if is visiting relatives in town. ti v Senator J. Howard Moore is sick1C at kis home on North Main street. |e e Miss Tena Gilliam, Calhoun Falls, was a visitor in Abbeville this week, g o Mrs. J. R. Power is visiting relatives in Chester this week. b ' gi Miss Eliza Lindsay will visit rela- ^ tives in Columbia Sunday. a WooL-oll ;c dipt with the flu I^ AllCU xxaoav4t at his home on Greenville street. A ' ' C Mrs. J. E. Pressly and the twins tl are sick with the flu. h . ' f' Miss Eva Thomas of Pryor's Hos- w pital, Chester, is nursing Miss Johnnie Mae Lynch. c, v Wesley Ramey of Atlanta, is vis- b iting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. c Ranaey. tl Miss Glendale Bowen, Antreville, stopped off in Abbeville this week on her way back to school in Greenville. Miss Leila Todd, Mrs. Will McDill, e and Miss Estelle McDill, Due West, n were visitors in Abbeville this week. ' t< Miss Sarah Ella Drennan of 15 Greenwood, as sick with flu at the t t* home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Drennan. v h Mrs. R. D. Purdy has returned t! from a pleasant visit to relatives in a Jacksonville, Fla., and is with her 0 daughter, Mrs. S. A. McCuen. " ' lc Mrs. R. C. Scott and two children, " Carter and Hugh, and Miss Inez Scott, of Augusta, spent last week here" with Mrs. Tom Klugh. * c Mr. W. S. Clothraji and Miss Mar-.a garet Clothran returned today from ^ Montreal after a short visit. Mr.ja Cothran went in search of health and 1 has improved slightly. !a Mrs. Frank Evans is here from 0 Spartanburg with her father, Mr. George White, who continues sick at * Viin nVifor Mrc A ^ LIIC uumc VX IIAO uouguwi) . M. Smith. 0 R. L. Dargan, of Spartanburg, was^ "in the city Wednesday on business.-^ - . Mr. Dargan is prospering in his new r home, but he still takes an interest;1 in Abbeville, and keeiDS up with all a ' the Setback news from the olcj place.1* Mrs. Klugh Purdy and*younS son, C Klugh, .Jr., who have been spending ( a month here with Mrs. T. A. Klugh, left yesterday for their home in Ridgeland. Mr. Purdy came up Saturday and returned with them. Jack Dribble was in the city for u sevral days this week visiting his . ? m n TU. I sister,. Mrs. James oneiiey. AI,cic young man leaves soon for the states of Washington, where he expects to | "grow up with the country." Ij. it ^ Mr. W. E. Leslie has returned] from a trip to Florida. He was great- * ly pleased with what he saw of that s state so much so'thathehas determined to make some investments in) Florida lande. jl Richard Sondley, our efficient c Auditor, who was on the sick listr last week, has so far recovered as to js be in his office the greater part of t , each day. r !< . Miss Maxwell III. Miss Daisy Maxwell, of the L. W.' wv.;t? 4C ill wi+Vi tVio flu at the ' home of her brother, T. H. Maxwell. Miss Maxwell's friends will regret to ( learn of her illness and hope lor her a speedy recovery. ' Bridge Club Meeting Postponed. ) The Bridge Club meeting with Miss Elise Bowie Friday afternoon has < been postponed on account of the flu situation. i There was a njighty crowd present ,t Uncle Jim's Monday evening to ee the third instalment of the series E >eing played by Col. Roche and C Jncle Jim against Capt. Perrin and C )aley Barksdale. Pat had read up b n the game in Kerr's Manual, had 15/ een out to Dick Wilson's Rural Re-jsl reat Academy and gotten some of lis he punctuation points in the gameje seated, and then had returned to! own and spent two nights with j )ick Sondley, having Dick explain to I im all the fine points of Green-! 2 ille Street Setback. Dick explained ; all the first night but his pupil! orgot some of the points and had j o go back the second night. But he: ras at length ready and when the 11< laptain and the late Champeen turn-jil d up at Uncle Jim's, ne naa nis gun in ocked and the prey covered. |F He took their hides down to the; k outhern Depot and tacked them up; n the side of the Warehouse nextj o the office of the Oil Mill. He has; een down every night since then itting it out with Col. Jimmie Mar- ^ in and Eb Hughes, and talking s' bout what a thick hide Daley's is w nd what good shoe strings he will be e ble to cut out of it. He plans to take ^ Jol. Cheves Haskell down in order ^ hat he may have a good look at the ide before he takes it down for; urther work on it. He thinks Cheves j rill enjoy looking it over. ( He says he has got about all he|g an get out of Old Man Sondley and r^uld like to have his hide tacked up eside those already in hand; that he jy ould rest easy if he could look on g hat sight. A MISTAKE CORRECTED Tuesday morning Col. Roche call- fi d on us early Nto say that he had ss *" ? wiJctotro oKr>nt Pnl Thomson, r? lauc a niiobuuv uwvww w.. ? | M lot that Col. Thomson is not going jS o have the players with him, but, it;b 5 not to be at dinner at the Eureka, t is something better Col . Roche jlls, us/ if such a thing is possible. The fact is," said Col. Roche "I ^ ave persuaded .Tommie to wait unil Dick Sondley gets better, as well IT s the roads, and then haVe us down n Long Cane some warm day at a ig fish" stew, barbecue, or a fried ^ IV hicken dinner, which ever suits im best." n And he added, "You know I had a a get some of these dinners put off. have gained ten pounds since I ommenced going around in the fall. t] half pound to every dinner. I have den fortunate enough to attend, nd if I keep going it will mean aj^ ew suit of clothes." I 0 Then he thought a long time, nr.d e dded, I"ll bet old man Calvert and ^ Id man Gilliam will weigh fifty ja iounds more when they get backj^ han when they left, that is if they j reigh before they take everything r ut of their pockets." The Col. had a card from ' Col. j 'alvert which reached him Sunday i norning. It was written Thursday light and said that the adventurers v ?ere aboard boat and ready to sail, ^ ;nd that they would think of Col. j toche the next morning when they ^ 'took one" in Havana, which made ^ Jol. Roche feel that, J ^ 'The melancholy days have come 11 The saddest of the year." Red Cross Wants Volunteers! i* L The Red Cross has been called I g ipon to aid in the influenza sitfta-1^ ion, and the work has been turned I iver to the Civilian Relief Commit- |f ee of that organization. |0 The work will necessarily have to jp >e done by volunteers as has done in I I he past epidemics. Twenty-five orja ifty voftftiteers at this stage of the | itu^tion may prevent an epidemic, ind may prevent numbers of fataliies. Therefore men and women are irged to offer their services at once. The work to be done will consist "V if assisting in homes where all the I nembers are stricken; organizing C oup and diet centers; use of automo- J >iles for transporting food, and e noney contributions. Volunteer At n )nce! ,y Phone 176 or 91. ii J. S. Cochran, Chairman Re- ii lief Committee, e Abbeville Chapter American Red|g Dross. jc - A Turkey Dinner. b Mrs. T. A. Kluffh entertained ^ ibout fifteen of her friends on last Saturday at an elegant turkey din-' ler, at her home in Fort Pickens. 11 i By order of the City Board of [ealth, until further notice, IT IS IRDERED that the Schools, Ihurches, Moving Ficture Theatre? e closed, and that no public meetig of any kind be held, and that no sating will be allowed. This order i made on account of the Influenza pidemic in the City of Abbeville, i Feb. 4th, 1920. ! J. R. POWER, Chairman City Board of Health. -4-2t. m? u Q Miss Salome Bookman was called ) Abbevile Monday by the severe lness of her sister, Mrs. W. A. [arris, who is a victim of the flu. riends of Mrs. Harris are glad to now that she is much better. Going; to Market. Mrs. Jas. S. Cochran leaves today Dr the markets of the North where lie expects to buy a stock of goods phich will please her many customrs. Mrs. Cochran i? a careful uyer and her customers appreciate er efforts in their behalf. BIRTHS. Born?At Abbeville, Feby. 3rd, 920, to Mr. and Mrs. D. Townsend mith, a son. .' At Abbeville, Feby. 2, 1920, to Ir. and Mrs. Paul Link, a son, amuel Alexander. Entertains Friends. Owen Speed entertained 12 of his riends, six young ladies and the ime number of men, at a course inner last Thursday at his home on outh ^lain street. After supper ridge was played. Morning Bridge. Mrs. W. W. .Bradley entertained ju le morning Bridge club at h?t j ome on Greenville street Tuesday \ ' l lorning. In addition to the mem-|i ers there was an extra table of'* layers complimentary to Mrs. Percy > tiller. Despite the weather the ^ lembers were present and a pleas-, nt morning was spent. , i Mr. Allen Smith Sick. t The friends of Mr. J. A. Smith, of < tie National Bank, will be sorry to ] now that he is indisposed and con- i ined to his home. Like a great many, thers he is a victim of the Influ- > nza or Grippe. His condition is im- ( roved in the last few days, however, i nd when the weather improves he ] xpects to be in his office again. His ] riends, the borrowers, will be glad c o see him as it is no time for a i anker to be sick. ) - 2 HAPPY HIGH SCHOOL. | 1 The teachers in the High school 5 fere among the first to succumb to he prevailing discomforts of flu. < liss Lynch and Miss Turner have, ] en confined to their rooms for the ( iast week and their places have ] een supplied by the young ladies in i he eleventh grade. , Tuesday morning Prof. Daniel got ight in the swim and left Miss \ Vaughn alone as a teacher. The j ligh School grades were allowed to o home, which brightened up the < ay in spite of the rain. ] One hundred pupils were absent 1 rom the High School, though much; f this was on account of the down- i iour of rain. j One hundred and fifty-five were j bsent from the graded school. | Enlarging His Force. ,* i ' I I Mr. F. Keith Taylor, of Hanover, ^ ra., has accepted a position with W. , jm Hemphill, Civil Engineer at. Jreenwood, and arrived in that city j londay. Mr. Taylor received his ? ducation at the Virginia Polytech-i lie Institute, and for the past ten'( ears has done responsible engineer- T ng work for the DuPont Engineer-, ng Co., the Pennsylvania and West- j rn Maryland Railroads, the Vir-. inia Highway Commission and the iL.y ui JLticiixixv/iiM. ,Mr. Hemphill has recently estab- ] ished offices in Greenwood and his s usiness has grown so that an ex- ( ?ert assistant is necessary. ? g Legal Blanks of all kinds at the c Press and Banner Office. t e I 1 \ ? 3 Models a a i 0 a \ New fabrics and i | . Kuppenheimer st; tailoring a 3 1 The man who is in the n I a new Suit will find son | . goods ready here. A fi been assembled; rich fa I eign shores and Americ new weaves) cuiuiS) fjai The assortment provi / street, for business, fo tracing models, single breasted. The Kuppei are the big feature; tl erything a man wants in fabrics, tailoring, servic \ Pari ) jj uvvvvvvvvvvvvwl F] W v Key: w LOWNDESVILLE Vbe j ^ ^ has for [tran A mild type of "flu" is raging in|jnsp he surounding country, but only that >ne case is in town, Mr. Chas, L. ^gj 3owen, he has been quite ill, but is ^ ecovering rapidly. ^eer Mrs. fychard Bond's condition is unj< rery favorable, Mrs. J. A. Clotfelter jjQn ioes not improve to the degree her ?0 :riends would like. Mrs. Toombs Broadwell, Mrs. E. W. Harper, Sr->jc00 VIrs. Mary Miller Bell are a great j^g leal better and Mr. Boline Allen,jseV? vho has sustained two severe falls g^aj -ecently, is able to be on the street leain. \nnA Miss Lucille Kirkpatrick spent enff ;he week-end with her parents, Dr. ^ md Mrs. Kirkpatrick. ty,e Miss Hattie Bonds has gone to jess Simpsonville to attend school, where hier sister, Miss Vera is teaching. Mr. and Mrs. M. P. McCalla, and Mac Jr., have returned from Green- out ivood, where they spent last week with relatives. recj, Mrs. R. A. Burkette and son, Wal- eye. ton, Seneca, are the guests of her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Ballenger. j Rev. H. G. White spent several thaj lays in Greenwood attending the ^ac| Ministerial confcrence, which met in we that town this week. Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Barnes have re- pre< turned from a visit of some length ^ in Anderson. Mr. Barnes is now driv-i lrcu iig a iicw ?uivi\. mar Mr. A. S. Wilson, Parksville, visit-'ccd{ d his little daughter, Sunie, who is|or 2 staying with her grand parents and jmos attending school. by , Mrs. Boozer Bonds is at Iva nurs- now ng flu patients in the. family of Mr. w^j] 'Bunk" Sherard. jjan Mr. E. J. Huckabee has gone to wor VIemphis, Tenn., to buy stock for his a ca ;tables. Mr. Jas. T. Baskin spent the week-j ;nd with his sister, Mrs. W. T. Cunlingham. q Mr..W. M. Speer was called to Ab-1tjen-j Seville on business Monday. Prof. F. A. Ficquette, Starr, was ?j2o ( veek-end visitor to home folks. ImilH Friends of Mrs. Camille Smith L?i.? take Lemmon will be sorry to learn that I ? dlC ;he has undergone a very severe j jperation in Jackson, Mich., where; ihe has been making her home for! ome time. She will come south when ;char ;onvalesced sufficiently to make the' P^nt rip. j1'1 1 I ^^SSfSU M I1 WI t&GffMHISB^ff?sKaNfi& ' . 1 'referred . i\/t ? ( > in ivicu a ? ? )atterns; yles and , nood to choose ne mighty fine me variety has brics from for- / :a's own; many /.'/ items. des models for r dress; body and doublenheimer Suits ley provide evi style, all-wool :e and value. Cwr<*l9!9 Ti. ter & Rees A jjg)gjgj2Jai3EJ2?SI2l5?SiaEJSMSEfiEiaEJSJS]i riends of Mr. and Mrs. Allan TAl ser?nee Miss Leila Mosely, will leased to know that Mr. Keyser received a promotion in his work ^ the government. He has been serv sferred to New York, as cloth igr0 ector for foreign shipm nt at plac port They are now making Boa r home in that city. hav .iss Mattie Lee Cooley, who has age i taking a course at the Georgia, to , yersity, has been appointed j ^ ie Demonstrator for McDuffy|an Ga., with headquarters atjMis mpson, the county seat. Miss was ley is a Winthrop graduate and an(j taught with marked success fov,sjor ;ral years in the schools of this jn | ;e, but because of low salary and j /y \vork, has quit the school i"oom,scjj( sought other fields in which to'Tirr age. The wonder is that more of! trained teacners do not forsake | work, that each year is becoming |j lucrative and more burdensome, jj j is a condition that the state i| slature has the power to remedy, jle trustees and patrons through- ga the state have the privilege to, Q land the same. The situation when \ 0 aced to its final analysis, with) 0 ry angle a view point, is alwajs j qmp?a lack of interest, a want j initiative. To that cause more ? i any other, is attributable the FO ; that our State stands third, if t mistake not in the illiteracy a imns of the union. Times was in t sent day language, when "any pay would suit a teacher," ec- 2 ally was it applicable to a woi, because it was generally con- FO 3d that a woman could only teach I narry. Perhaps that is one of the t t pronounced changes wrought 6 the Great World War. men know ? r.?women have known it all the 1 le?that women can make bril- ?j t success in almost any line of k they undertake. It is no longer ise of teach, marry or starve. ' i Health at Clemson. ' Wa lemson College, Feb. 2.?Presi- j ; W. M. Riggs, stated that Clem-1 , 0 now has 42 cases of mumps andj of "flu" and la grippe of very i I type. Every precaution is being! ' n to prevent contagion. There; ... |2_2_ any Chinese theaters clc not L05 ge aiimission, their operating ox- r ;es beinjj obtained from the sale h . ireviiments of various kinds. E ni suits : A i I MiWr 1 i, 1 If' av ' V& &? mmmm w | 1 How of Kv^clna p . ( ^| >e I j - "*M JGHT 52 YEARS IN ONE CITY SCHOOL iter fifty-two years' continuous rice as a school teacher in the nx, Miss Jennie Fash is now :ed on the pension list by the rd of Education, the school term ing ended. She has reached the limit of 70 years an/i.is entitled retire. -:aj Tot only is this length of service enviable record, but it also shows s Fash during this long period never late in reporting for duty was absent on only one occai. It was when a <??ath occurred ;he family. Iiss Fash has taught in the one sol since 1867.?New York ' .'3| ?es. v WANTS 1 * sJ LVANIZED ROOFING:?I am iffering for sale a limited quantity Galvanized Corrugated Roofii^gy >n which I can make delivery dyr-.. ng February. J. ALLEN SMITH, t . Ir. 2-4-It. R SALE:?Oat* bought before, he advance. Can se?i far Feb.ru-. try and March deliver-; r* Te-shan prevailing wholesale price. J. ALLEN SMITH, Jr | !-4-lt. AST? < '58 R SALEt?Second Hand cars: i\>rd touring car, Maxwell, Au- r f ?urn, Buick 4, Buick 6, Oakland i, all in first class condition. !ee ELLIS-LESLIE CO. -30-tt. R SALE?1 Ford Roadster. Will ell cheap. J. L. Wilson. Parker <?: Reese. 3pd. nted?Salesman for Abbeville 'ounty to sell a guaranteed 8,00 mile Automobile Tiro. AttracIve proposition sold direct from rtctory to the consumer. Idress H. A. Hobbs. Box 1004, G'iocr.ville, S.C. :it. >T?Smr.ll mare male, rope round eck, >iate colored. Reward if re iriu-d !o MRS. MARY TAGGART un-ka Hotel. 2-2-'H.