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PICNICKING. Mr and Mrs. W. H. White and their hildren enjoyed a fourth of Julypicnic between Abbeville and Anderson after which they went into the' city and saw the sights. A NEW MAN. Mr. Henry Fitts, of Gadsden, Ala.,j has come to Abbeville and will worki with the street paving people, his' special job being to speed up the | vork on the sidewalks. He has rooms at Mrs. Rogers. PICNIC AT BLACK'S MILL A number of the young people of, the city attended a moonlight picnic at Black's Mill last night. The sup-| fer was the feature of tne evening l bat everybody reports a most enjoy-; able time. IN THE LAND OF THE SKY Among the Abbeville people who took advantage of the opportunity to( cool off in the mountains around Asheville the Fourth were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Little, Dr. and Mrs. S. G. Thomson, Carroll Swetenburg and Leslie McMillan. to THE MOUNTAINS. Messrs R. E. Cox and Neil Swetenburg left today for a two week's trip through the mountains of North Car-[ lina. Mrs. R. L. Mabry, Miss SusieMabry and Miss Margaret Perrin ac-i eompanied them in the car as far as Montreat. A POOR HOLIDAY. Mr. McKernan, one of the good Poking bosses with the street paving people, got off to celebrate the fourth by going to see his home folks at Sanford, N. C. He was delayed 12 hours by a wreck on the railroad. He! got home in time to catch a return train and was back on the job Tues iay morning. HAicn UA?U in srAKiAncuKUj The Hatch Concert Band of the Abbeville cotton mill spent the <fth and 5th of the month in Spartanburg where they filled engagements ren j dering excellent music !n the City of Success. We hope Major Hemphill found time from his arduous labors \ to hear the good music from the old bome town. SPENDING THE SUMMER. Mrs. S. M. Estes and her four lovely little daughters, Elizabeth, Virgin-1 ia, Caroline and Margaret, are in Abbeville and will spend the summer wth her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E.' Poore, on Parker street. Mr. and Mrs. Estes have recently moved from Virginia to Jacksonville, Fla., so Mrs. Estes and the children will spend the hot weather here. SOME FINE PLUMS. While we were riding about a little, Monday afternoon we were hailed by Horace King as we passed his fath-' er's country home and filled both ?uti side pockets and inside with some de-j licious plums from his cultivated: thicket. The young lads rtding with' us were plumb full of plums and leftj with their caps also full. Mr. King, has some of the prettiest fields- of ?YOUR BES YOUR BANK ft is a mighty comfortah have money in the bank vv comes up and you need a hi ready and waiting for you, > ; tion of interest. Start nov you need that money. Dor on trifling things that never The saving habit is the (he easiest to acquire. Yoi thing every week out of yo need the money for the BI readj* and waiting for you. on savings deposits. ' THE NATIO OF ABB PMSMIB ' ? Cleveland Big Boll cotton we have seen and lots of it is bloommg. We wish more of our farmers would fol-J low Mr. King's example and paint up. He has recently painted all his ten-^ ant houses and outhouses white and the appearance of the whole planta-j tion is greatly enhanced tnereoy. GIBERT REUNION. J. S. Gilbert gave much pleasure to' his kindred when he held a reunion of his clan at his hospitable home in the County Monday. All of his chil-| dren, grand-children, nephews and nieces were, present and among the outsiders who- partook of Mr. Gibert's hospitality .werer Rev. and Mrs J. B. Hillhouse and Rev. John A.! Smith, who is conducting a protracted, meeting at Lebanon cnurch this week. WVVVVVVVVVVVWM V SEE JACK DEMPSEY V V CHAMPION PRIZE FIGHTER V1 V OF THE WORLD 0 V AT OPERA HOUSE vj V THURSDAY, JULY 15th. V* \ \ X >XXXXVVVX X X > \ BIRTH. Bom.at Abeville, S. C., June 27th, 1920 to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Power, a son, Robert Dorn. HARRIS GETS PLACE Anderson, July 3.-Leon W. Harris of the local bar, has been appointed by Judge H. H. Watkins, as commissioner for the United States district court to take the place made vacant by the resignation of C. B. Earle, Mr Earle's resignation having taken place July 1. Mr. Harris is a member of the firm of Tillman, Mayes and Harris, has a splendid Record as an attorney and that he will make a good commissioner goes without saying. SAYS ALIENS MOVING INTO AMERICA FAST V New York, July 5.?The present immigration situation portends to curtailment of the foreign supply, Frederick A. Wallis, commissioner of immigration at Ellis Island, commented in making public today statistcs for the fiscal year ended last Wed nesday. Though total departures were 334254, or 19,786 in excess of arrivals I he declared that the incoming tide o j aliens is increasing. He pointed outj that the immigration station was noi reopened on a prewar basis until last ' March, and that most of the outgoing aliens are bringing their familie back to America when they return. Immigrants arer arriving as fast as they can obtain transportation, Mr. Wallis said, adding he had been informed by steamship agents that they have full passenger bookings here far in advance. 20,000 ORPHANS OF FRANCE SALUTE U. S. Ambassador Wallace Reviews Paris Parade; Millerand Greets America. I Paris. .Tulv 5.?Twentv thousand! orphans of France, whose fathers gave up their lives in the great war filed past Hugh C. Wallace, the American Ambassador, in the Tuilerires Gardens this morning, dipping miniaI T FRIEND? : ACCOUNT >le feeling to Know that you hen something unforseen mdred dollars. There it is, vith a nice little accumulat tn cava fnp thp r?av whpn 1't tlirow your money away bring you anything. best fun in the world, and u can afford to save someur salary. Then when you G thing it will be there, This bank pays 4 per cent. ?N A L BANK EVILLE. HHHHHHHHHHHHHHflHflHMHHHUHfc# i 1 9 ture American flags as it tribute to the . United States on Independence Day. i Undaunted by the driving rain, the little tots, shouting "Vive l'Ameri-j ique!" marched from the Place de la Concorde to the Tuilerles. Ambassador Wallace said it was a most Im-'l pressive and touching manifestation. | "The future of France lies in such| I children, the sons and daughters of, I the glorious soldiers who'fought and j died under the immortal leadership'j of Marshal Joffre and his successors'^ j the ambassador declared in a short j address. The annual ceremony at Layfette's j tomb in Picpus Cemetery was held j and wreaths were placed on the tomb. Paris was decorated with French and American flags. They were en-! * * T1 it. _ I twined on the isanK 01 r ranee, xne Ministry of Finance and all public buildings. Cordial Independence Day greet ings to the American people were cabled President Wilson by Premier Millerand yesterday. The Premier's cablegram follows "July 4, the anniversary of the liberation of a democracy dear to us;} will be celebrated by our country like' a national fete. In our universities and our schools teachers will recall to the youth of France the signiflc ance of your independence and the spontaneous cooperation of France in this great event. Your flag will float over our public monuments and will be respectfully saluted by our people." WVVVVVVVVW v V v v. see jack dempsey v V champion prize fighter V v of The world ^ V at opera house V V thursday, july 15th. V N XXXX \ \ N \ N\ XX * CHURCH AND STORE DESTROYED BY FIRE "A disastrous fire in the wee small hours of Sunday morning completely destroyed the building ?ncf contents of the general merchandise store belonging to I. C. Brown on lower South Main Street, and only the walls of the Methodist church next door are left standing. "Mr. Brown's loss is practically complete, the total insurance oA both the store building and stock of good being only $1450 while he estimate his stock alone to be worth approxi mately $10,000. "The Methodist church which was nlso destroyed fared slightly better the stewards having $l,i>uu insur ance on it. Nothing was saved fron the church except the pulpit chair and the organ." The above is a clipping from The Press and Banner of June 21, 1920 and should be a warning to all property owners. ARE YOU FULLY INSURED? We are prepared to protect you. Why pot let us carry the risk? The cost Is small, the protection great. Phone 329 and and we will call to see you at once. DO IT NOW. CITIZENS INS. & TRUST CO W. D. Wilkinson, Mgr. ; W A NTS I i_ LOST?Subscription list to County Hospital. Finder please return to Peoples Bank or R. S. McComb. FOR SALE?House and lot, fine locality, 46 Pinckney Street. Terms cash. See Olivia Marshall, 158 Secession Ave. 7, 5-3t-pd. WANTED?Position in Abbevile by live Abbeville boy who has had 3 years experience as stenographer and bookkeeper for leading concerns of Columbia. Louis L. Lawson, 813 Loan & Exchange Bank Building, Columbia, S. C. Itpd. GALVANIZED ROOFING? Small car galvanized corrugated roofing already shfpped and snould arrive any day. Will book orders for delivery from car at $8.50 square. Act quick. The Rosenberg Mercantile Co. ltc." WANTED?To Buy, Rent or Lease, a 2 or 3 horse farm, must be close to school. If suitable will buy, no speculative proposition considered. A home and as an agricultural value desired. B. T. Evans, Greenwood, S. C., Rt. 4, ..Box 71. 3t. pd. - :W 1 Si t? ? . i s fin ' | The Rosenberg Merc. Co. jjj 1 FOUR MANY J fe 3j STORES DEPARTMENTS )|p | DEPARTMENT STORES |gg jj ABBEVILLE, S. C !gS DRY GOODS STORE .. \ j|| JULY SPECIALS fc ? J i-.-iMwm 1 READY-TO-WEAR DEPARTMENT 11 [I , . .'rljlfl |j MIDDY SUITS | ] Old Rose, White, Pink and Blue made of good [ J IJ quality Mercerized Poplin and Middy Twills. I fc; [ i Sizes for Girls and Big Misses?25 Per Cent m S 11 Discount. ' :i i jj .1 SKIRTS ' I j ' Colors: Black, White, Green, Gold and Blue in 11||| [} Voile, Satin, Garbadine; Checked Silk and , !^| [l Serge 25 Per Cent. Discount. -J jj UNDERSKIRTS , / ill 21 Silk Jersey, Messaline and Pongee in all solid I j I] colors and various combinations?25 Per jlj't i J Cent. Discount. jj||g h TRICOLETTE BLOUSES . . 'M 181 Colors: Flesh, Copenhagen and White. Spe- , ' ' 'I I; cial $7.00 and $9.50. \ llBl SHIRT WAISTS . . , ' j J fM Crepe de Chine and Georgette in Flesh, White, ?& Salmon, Navy, Brown and Irish Blue . ] 25 Per Cent. Discount. Ip'fe DRESSES ' -V [ill Four New Lots Which We Bought At About Half s ' f i jr Price. gj?:', X Voiles, Organdies, Georgettes and Crepe de 3i Chines.' Values?$10 to $35.00, Now Offered ?fj At $5.00, $9.25, $13.75 and $16.50. S Gingham and Percale House Dresses? 'JrafaS g $3.50 to $7.50. 'pi S CORSETS If Sn m TTT )_ -r? i. T-? 1 /I I Tl 1. Hi warner s ivusi/ rrooi ana neuiern corsets? g{ * ,:< jg $1.75 to $7.00. lj V | UNDERWEAR jl . | S Special Values in Crepe de Chine and Jersey [ 3 Lfj Knit Bloomers, Vests, and Combination Suits |i jfj and Crepe de Chine Camisoles, Boudoir Caps [ S and Night Gowns. [ j IS We have just received several shipments of Sta- S J lc pie DRY GOODS on old contracts which we j 1 Lfj are offering a great deal below the present J I K= market. |] LC 1 f\f\ Di'rt/jAn OO i'*i Pi'vxvlinwin r\?Ann nv\/l J Ij.W.j: iccco vjiugiiaiuo in l/icoo j. laiuis anu. Neat Stripes 38 l-2c. I j 100 Pieces Heavy Cheviots in solid Blue and all {j other good colors 35c. j 1 30 pieces 10-4 Pepperel Bleached Sheeting $1.00 j! SPECIAL OFFERINGS IN SILKS, VOILES, [j ORGANDIES and WHITE GOODS. I j LET US SHOW YOU. || | Hie Rosenberg Merc. Co. ji i !> \ ; - - ]