The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, June 04, 1920, Page PAGE EIGHT, Image 8
LIBRARY HOURS
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Since ths-closing of the schools
&e Library will open in the morning
.on Tuesdays and Fridays, the
hoursh being from nine until half
past eleven.
A RICH MAN OR FOOL.
Col. Pat Roche came up town one
day this week and "struck up with
Old Man Gilliam" down at Calvert's
Furniture Emporium. Col. Calvert
nad just loaded a' caravan of furniture
headed for another county and
the boys were waiting on the home
folks, so he sat down to talk to his
two friends. The conversation drifted
to land, and Col. Roche declared in
wirw iinror+ain t.*?rms that a man was
a fool not to sell his land at the
prices now being offered. So Col.
Calvert and Col. Gilliam inquired of
him what he considered a big fool
price for the six acres of branch
i?ottom.s which he owns on the Ft.
Pickens side. He thought about $150
would fill the bill he said, and they
immediately asked him to "ink" a
contract for the sale at this price.
He wiggled a little and then backed
out. Next, they asked him for a
price on the tract he sold last year
for $60 per and bought back at
$90 per. He thought he would satisfy
them this time, so he put his figures
at $125, whereupon they again
dared him to "ink" his figures, and
be fell doA/rn again. He was then asked
to name the value of his house and
tot on Cambridge Street, which he did
They offered to "ink" it at an advance
of about $1500 over nls own
figures but by this time he had gone
home.
We drove by late in the afternoon
to find out whether Father Murphy
would be down for services next Sabfcath
and located Colonel Roche out
in his fine garden in amongst the
onions, and he informed us that he
had been wondering all evening
whether he was really a rich man or
just a plain old*fool. He did not tell
us his decision but he loaded us with
the finest lot of good onloas we have
seen this season.
DistiaguUhed Scottish Preacher
Dr. John Robinson, who is in this
country from Scotland, and who
preached for a week in Due West in
THE AUTO
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We wash your car,
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* We polish it up jus,
And do the "stun
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On account of the bi
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r vj. jluuu we win n/c j.
our regular dinner.
| Because of the higl
j have to charge 10 ce
and 10 cents per gla:
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the Spring, and Who was so greatl;
esteemed there as an expounder o
the scriptures and as a man o
Biblical learning will be in Abbe
ville next Sabbath and will preac'
at 11 o'clock in the Associate Re
formed Presbyterian Church.
The Due West people were s
pleased with Dr. Robinson that h
1 was invited to come down fror
I Washington and preach the annua
I sermon to the seminary students
i This amounts for his second visit
j The Seceders in Abbeville wb
1 heard him were $o well please<
with him that they determined t
persuade him to come to Abbevili
j in ordfer that the people might hea
I this distinguished divine. They ar
! greatly pleased that he has acceptei
| their invitation.
Dr. Robinson, while yconsiderabl;
'advanced in years, having been ii
j the ministerial Work for - fort;
I years, was i?-4he?thick of the fight
I ing in the World War. So man;
j of the boys of his congregation
(were called to the Colors in the be
(ginning that he ^elt ^called upon t<
go along aB their" chaplain, which h
did. He saw many of the boys of hi
church go down to battle never fc
return. The war has made a grea
impression on him.
Dr. Robinson is still in the ser
I vice of the government and wear
j the approprate British uniform of i
chaplain. While in France he wa
stationed at Abbeville, and he de
sires very much to see Abbeville
South Carolina, which as everyon
knows was named for the Frenc
city of the same name, Df. John d
la Howe, a native of the latte
j place, giving our county and count
seat the name of Abbeville.
SERVICES AT PRESBYTERIAN
CHURC
The Rev. W. H. Stevenson, <
Clinton, will preach in the Presbyt
rian church next Sunday. .
FRANCE TO TAX BACHELOR
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Paris, June 1.?The French Ni
tality Commision, at a meetin
held under the chairmanship of .
L. Breton, Minister of Hygien
definitely approved the proposal c
M. Correard for the establishmei
of a national fund for large fan
LAUNDRY!
and ''dope" it too;
th it until it's thru;
t the same as new;
it" that pleases you.
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)RY YOUR CAR
ESLIE GO>tel
Building
L C A F E
LltoY^IOtC^
g increase in the cosE \
orced to discontinue
ti cost of sugar we will
nts per cup for coffee
5s for tea.
L C A F E
kNDY KITCHEN
y ilies. This fund will *be raised by
f taxes imposed upon bachelors and
f upon heads of families who have
>- reached a certain age and have less
h than three living children.
This plan is to insure compensation
for the loss of public revenue
0 involved by remitting taxes which
e I would be due normally from pern
sons having large families.
1 The commission also gave its ap,
proval to the recently proposed
n family suffrage system.
? SHIPPING BOARD
TO SELL VESSELS
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6 Should Diligent Effort* Fail to Di?r
po?e of Craft Here They Will
Bre Offered Abroad.
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Washington, June 3.?While givY
| ing American shipping interests pref-'
1 erence in the acquisition of govern-'
P ment owned tonnage, mercnant ma-'
" rine legislation as agreed on today
^ by senate and house conferees would
1 authorize the shipping board to sell
" vessels to foreign interests should
0 "diligent efforts" to dispose of the
e craft in this country fail.
3 Sales to foreign concerns, how9
ever, could be made under the com-}
t promise bill only on a vote of five of
the seven members of the shipping
board.
s The legislation as agreed on would
a direct the sale of the government
s owned vessels "as soon as praetica-j
s- ble with good business methods" but
s, no time limit for the sale Is fixed, j
e Pending sale of the ships the board
h would be authorized to charter them
e to American concerns.
T Consideration of the conference
y report will be taken up in the house J
tomorrow and following its expected
adoption will be called up without
delay in the senate in an effort to se-j
H cure final action before the expected
adjournment of congress Saturday. [
As approved by the conferees the
e bill would require 75 per cent of the'
stock in companies operating ships in
coastwise trade to be American owne
J ed with Americans holding the controlling
interest in ship companies en-'
gaged in foreign trade.
S The bill further would empower
J* the board to set aside annually for
e, the five years $25,000,000 to be used
>f as a construction fund from which
lt to assist American concerns in building
of new vessels, for the establish=
ment and maintenance or service on
^ steamship lines deemed desirable by
the board. The senate bill fixed this
amount at $50,000,000. Owing to opposition
of house conferees, provision
for a direct subsidy it would authorize
the board and the postmaster
ereneral "in aid of the development
of a merchant marine" to determine
from "time to time the just and reasonable
rate of compensation to be
paid for carrying American mails."
In order to give the American merchant
marine every advantage for its
development, the bill would authorize
the president to notify foreign
governments within 90 days after it
becomes a law of the abrogation of
treaties which restrict discrimination
in favor of American ships.
| WANTS
FOR RENT?Four furnished rooms,
upstairs. Apply to Mrs. R. C. Wil-j
son. 6, 2-3tc.|
pod 5AI P Ancrel cake, made to
order; Price $2.50. Phone 234.
5,31-St.
7 ROOM DWELLING On six acre
ofc worth $7,000 will sell for
$6,500. Jno. F. Sutherland.
5-6-4. I
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'FOR SALE or RENT?On NortI)
Main St., one seven room house on
"* 1 1-2 acre lot. Apply to Mrs. W,
- G. Chapman. 6, 2-3tc
41 1-2 ACRES, No buildings, plenty
saw ^wd!.iottQm.
" land. 8 or 9 .acr^^^iS^atidn^
nulea froiti
acre, $27.50. Jno. K'S^heriind..
5-6-4. ' ^r- v
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WANTED TO RENT?Five or six
room house,, preferably with water,
lights and sewerage. Address
The Press and Banner, Abbeville
S. C. 5,3-tf
50 ACRE TRACT OF LAND with 4
room house, barn, good orchard.
1 mile to school and church. 9
miles from Abbeville. Price per
acre, $50.00. Jno. F. Sutherland.
- 5-6-4.
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