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LEBANON CHURCH Next Sunday at 11 a. m., Rev. J. S. Baird, will speak at Lebanon church in the interest of the Million Dollar Campaign for Education. A large attendance ia desired that' the church may do its share in this j ' great movement. | STOCKHOLDERS MEETING FARMERS WAREHOUSE CO j A meeting of Stockholders of The! Farmers Warehouse Co., will be held at the office of the company on Aug. 31st, 1920. ! ' j W. F. NICKLES, President Aug. 20. | GOES TO ABBEVILLE Mi;, and Mrs. G. C. Wallace left jast week for Abbeville where they will make their future home, Mr. Wallace being connected with Adair's Department Store as manager. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace have a wide circle of friends here who regret in giving them up and whose best wishes will follow them as they > go elsewhere.?Clinton Chronicle. IN NEW YORK TO BUY GOODS FOR STORE HERE The Clinton Chronicle carried the announcement this week that E. J. Adair had gone to New York and other eastern markets for the purpose of making purchases of fall and' winter goods for his store in Clinton J and the Adair Department ^tore in this city. The store in Abbeville is1 i one of the most popular and progres-j sive mercantile establishments of j this section and anything pertaining) to if is of interest to its many friend3 and customers. JUST A WORD ABOUT THE MOVING PICTURE SHOWS I The constant rains of the past' week have not been to the advantage of the moving picture shows in this city. Manager Vershott however, has met the conditions bravely and has been giving the people some good ' I shows, and it is to be hoped that iff the rains continue that the people themselves will show their appreciation of his efforts by making an extra effort to attend by striking out between showers. He deserves to be met at least half way in his endeavors to always give trie movie fans and others what they are looking for and expect in the way of good pictures. FATHER GWYItH IN HOSPITAL \ The following news item emanating from Greenville will be of interest to many in Abbeville, the subject of the item having conducted services in the Catholic church herp nnnn numerous occasions. The news item says: The Rev. A. K. Gwynn, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic church, operater upon in Atlanta Monday afternoon, was last night reported to be resting fairly well, though he had been very sick during the day yeserday. The crucial stage is believed to have been passed, however, and it is thought that Father Gwynn will in a few days begin improving. WOMEN CAN NOW VOTE Ratification of the suffrage amendment by Tennessee now <nakes Woman suffrage constitutional and women throughout the United States will now have the right to < vote after a fight of years. Abbeville women can now muster their forces and get ready to march to the polls in November and vote in the general election. An agitation * has been started in Columbia to secure a change in the party rules that would permit the women to vote in the primary elections to be hell on the 31st of the present month, but as yet but little headway has been made and it is quite improbable that there will be in time for them to exercise the right of suffrage at that time. IMMIGRANTS POURING IN AT RATE 5,000 DAILY Washington, Aug. 19.?More than 5,000 immigrants are arriving daily at Ellis Island, the. department of labor announced today In reporting that the tide of emigration which set in after the armistice had Deen more than balanced by the increasing Inflow of immigrants. Only the lack of transportation facilities and the difficulties of im migration from central Europe, offi- J cials of the department of labor said,! .has prevented the outstripping of' all previous records during the past' year. Despite these unxavoiaole con-j' ditions, approximately 800,00U immi- 1 grants aiTived in the United States J during the 12 months ending June 30(i as compared with 141,132 during < the corresponding period the year! 1 (before, and the record of 1,285,349;; in 1907. j I Foreign steamship companies have i reported to the immigration authorl-. I tics that all available accommocla-j < lions for a year in advance have been' i bovked by prospective immigrants. 1 , | NO CHANGE IN PRICE OF FOOD . I I' Washington, Aug. 19.?There was , i no change in the general average of i ! prices of twenty-two principal food ( j commodities from June 15 to July j j I 15, the Bureau of Labor Statistics , j announced this afternoon. * j j Increases of from 6 to 7 pe? cent:, I I | In the prices of meat and eggs arej I shown in the lepor*. but these m-j j creases are offset oy decreases of :\om 1 to 17 per cent In vegetable I and cereal commo'iitie-; Statistics^ 'were gath^ie^ in fiCty-or.i principal c I cities. |< j RULES SUSPENDED Washingon, Aug. 18.?Rules and regulations of the raliroads requir- ^ ing prepayment in American money of frfeight charges on traffic from points in the United States to 1 points in Canada, are suspended un? ' til December 16 by an order of the * Interstate Commerce Commission. ( _________________ i PRELIMINARY TRIAL IS IS WAVED BY PON7.! s C Boston, Aug. 19.?Charles Ponzi \ l$15.000,000 "get-rich-quick" man f I * waived examination when arraigned j n Federal District Court Thursday j on charges of using the mails to de- ? fraud, and was held for the Septem- j ber term of the grand jury. . In default of the original $25,000 ( bail, he was returned to East Cam- . bridge jail. Ponzi ' was heavily < guarded, but his arraignment was . attended by fio demonstration. MOTHER'S BETTER TO % ' TENN.K LEGISLATURE CARRIES SUFFRAGE 1 Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 19.?Harry Burn, whose vote decided for suffrage in the Tennessee House Wednesday, said a letter from his mother made him vote aye. The letter follows: x Dear Son: Hurry and vote for suffrage and don't keep them in doubt. I notice some of the speeches against. They . are very bitter. I have been watch mg to see how you stood, out nave not noticed anything yet. Don't forget to be a good boy and help Mrs. Catt put "rat" in 1 ratification. Ah, ah. ? YOUR MOTHER. 1 "I voted for it, casting the decid- , ing vote, ani I expect to stand by it," Burn commented. , * NO PRESS AGENTS FOR GOVERNOR COX. * Democratic Nominee for Presidecf j Placet Ban on Professional Publicity Directors and None Will Follow Him. , ( Columbus, O. Aug. ^ 19.?A conference on national campaign plans with Senator Harrison of trie nation al speakers' bureau, was the principal political affair today before Gov ^ ernor (Jox, the democratic presiaen tial candidate. Senator Harrison was called here to discuss rounding out the governor's personal organtzatioi _ for the remainder of the campaign p and also affairs referred from national headquarters at New York. Relief of Governor Cox from direction of details of his speaking itin- erary such as train arrangements, S schedule making, and otner ~/fair.c, was one of the subjects to t>e taken up between the candidate anc! Sena* - TT- * ? Ti. /wnnrtfo/1 fTint" ! tor riarnson. 11 wcia cAj/gvitu uuuw the national committee would designate some person to take rail charge . of the candidate's future tours. I Publicity affairs of the democratic campaign, it was said, also were to be discussed. Governor Cox nas taboed professional "press agents," 'or personal "publicity directors" and it is understood that none will oe attached to the governor's immediate personal staff, but the candidate has other publicity suggestions in mind. 5TATE BOARD OF PUBLIC | | WELFARE SUBMITS REPORT p (Continued From Page One.) : n auilding are not screened. . Most of the defects of the build-'|| :ng cannot be remedied except by the B ?rection of a modern plan: to take M :he place of the present one that has H almost lasted the three score and M ten years allotted to men. -ine en-' fjj lire building should be screened; a H ^ath tub and uush toilet for each = :lass of prisoners; ana an effort jj made to improve the lighting and M ventilation of the cells by cutting jj windows in them. S The report shows a score for the B almshouse ot vuy as against a possi- m ble 1,000, the chain gang 763 as jj against 1,000, the jail 720 as against B 1,000, which in the mam Is a very g creditable report, at the same time m leaving open the opportunity for g still greater improvements which it;j is to be hoped will be made without H unnecessary delay. RECRUITING OFFICER HERE jl ? ! Recruiting Officer Dorton, for the |j J. S. Army is in the city for a few g lays, headquarters at the Post S )ffice. See him if you would like to H * i tnter the service. CROPS SHOW GROWTH Luxuriant Progress Is Made Dtfring M TL - D..i 11/ 1. \|S 1 nc & ngi tt cca. j ^ Luxuriant growth in all crops was ?f loted during the last week in South H Carolina, but in certain sections there B las been too much rain. The weekly g| :rop report of the United States ?? -veather bureau follbws: "Abijndant rainfall throughout thYH >tate, with temperatures near thejgj seasonal average, have been attended (J jy luxuriant growth in all crops, but |J ;here has been entirely too mucji ralnjg n some sections of the nortnern, eas-'g I = ;ern and southern counties. Com, ^ sweet potatoes, field ancr garden ?j ;ruck and all kinds of forage are jj generally excellent. The early corn S .. . :rop is made, and lodder puiiing is jg progressing in the southern counties. || The tobacco harvest is neairng com-jg jletion. Early peanuts are beginning M ;o mature. Cotton-continues in sat-'g sfactory condition generally, not-jB .vithstanding the rains, - although J B ather rank and sappy in some sec-| = ;ions; the crop is fruiting well in the ?g central and north central counties, jjj *nd general deterioration nas not yet B >et in, with complaints of extensive 5 shedding not general; weevil activity jj continues in the southern half of.jj :he state, however, with considerable || iamage in the southwestern counties, p harden and field products are p!en- g ;iful. Turnips and white potatoes are g aeing planted. Complaints or worms m n fields are materially reduced this 8 week." 666 has more imitations than any = >ther Chill and Fever Tonic on the 1 narkct, but no one wants imitations, g rhey are dangerous things in the I nedicine line.?Adv. WANTS Ii rOR RENT?The Allen farm, three 8 miles from town. J. R. GLENN. ?| 8, 18-6t.col. iREAT BARGAIN?For quick sale, S ten tons slightly damaged Bran B and Shorts, at a bargain. S. J. ~ LINK. 3tc. 1 VANTED?Experienced salesmen m for hardware store and for groc- B ery store. The ROSENBERG' M MERC. CO. 8, 11-tfc.Jp OR SALE?Four parts of C. B. g| Kay's plantation, Honea Path, S. g C. Write or phone 360. Abbeville, ?J S. C. 1 TOLEN?One medium size dark, bay mare. Missing since Satur- m day morning. If anybody has! seen or heard of her please notify lp T. C. GASTON, ROUTE 2, and M receive reward. 3t pd. ?5 -OST?One Huntingburg two horse g? wagon without body, been used gy about six months, 3 or 4 small B holes bored through rear axle. |? Wagon was taken from rear ofjjjj our store some time during last 5j week in July. Any information M leading up to recovery of same will |j be rewarded. Hall Investment Co. 3tc. I 3 The Rosenbc = 1?v l?i i?\ a r~v r i m m r UbrAK 1 Ml ABBEVILLE, FOUR STORES 5 H | 1 I DRY GOC i | | DKti | In order to make i I to wear, we will I dress in stock regc We are offering I prices too low to r R 1 These dresses are I well made. The s | We have divided 1 | in two lots. M | | Nine dresses that | ing from $10.50 t | Several dresses tha | $13.75 to $18.50 I DRESS GOO 20 jo discount on C Two tables of di I lengths and brok | reduced prices. i i i i ; The Rosenbe B LHHMnHHHBHMHHHHI t irg Merc. Co :NT STORES I S. C. J MANY DEPARTMENTS t ? knc CTAnr I 1 fUO O I UI\L a > SSES . \ / jfej & v - * ? ? =Pf? V room for fall*ready- I sell every summer ardless of cost. c . 1 ' t >' sV' : sixteen dresses at niss. ' . >. |;| J i >r i r i l J beautiful, fresh and iizes are 16 to 40. I v lif these sixteen dresses B sold at prices rang- I 1i cin 7C 1 U I -J J \J 11U VY |^Vt 9 KM m / it sold at prices from 1 now $8.75 I ' DS SPECIALS I < 1 ? 1 * T .1 ^1. Organdies and Voiles 1 "ess goods in short B en ranges at greatly 8 I f rg Merc. Co. | %