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PREACHING AT LEBANON on tr< There will be regular services at in Lebanon church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. si< ROBiN THE BOBBIN K AND BIG BEN ; ^ ! th John Gordon, of Santuc, am: BeujTi Magill, of Due West, were in Abbe-Sc ville today. About dinner time they' i!:cp;>cd into Dote?Smith's eating es-':i] tablishment on South Main and when; v I they had rinished Dote put up a sign tj( that there were no more "vittles" for re sale today. Dote says they cleaned |n him up so completely that he opened cc ihe screen doors and even :fie flies ct 4 ? Vinnf "n \v;*u.u:i t in iv iiMuv - ? I 1M . joc to distribute information^1 I at The Seaboard Air Line railway is | r, JlJ distributing information concerning | Victory medals among its employees j r< at the request of the war depart-j ment. All persons serving in the j ^ war, with the exception of nurses j v. and field clerks, should make ap-1 ^ plication for the medals upon, blanks furnished by the govern-j ment to the nearest United States j( ., armv nost. camn or main recruiting |. ^ ? ' m station. Nurses and field clerks should apply direct to the surgeon ^ general and the adjutant general I ec respectively. | at I i 0< PLEADS FOR HELP ! ON DOLLAR DRIVE1.' in '! fc Directors Want Contributions?Letter is Received Asking All Demo- ^ crats to Make Their Contributions. In the interest of the Dollar Demo-j cracy drive, Joe Sparks, financial ai-' y0 rector of the drive in South Carolina has sent out a letter urging the co- , 16 operation o fthe democrats of the va*i?, rious counties in pushing the drive. . The letter from Mr. Sparks is as !*U follows: l|ni Gentlemen: in "Request is made that you send a communication to all managers of,14 election in your county urging that they get back of the Dollar Democra-j cy campaign. "Please urge the election officials 14 I to give all of the support poscible 10 m{ I the chairman of the Dollar Democra-|m( cy campaign in your county. iclc "It is requested that you ask the to election managers to have a box cjn- mi venient on election day for the demo- Ec cratic contributions. "The campaign is progressing well. "It is the desire of the srate com-[ mittee that the regular democratic L3 county chairman give as mucn assis-J tance as possible .to the Dollar Democracy chairmen." ? ,sig ' ,$7i CLEMSON REQUIRES bel HIGHER STANDARD tha I roa Students Must Have Fifteen Units the Enter the 1920-21 Session. cej I I Clemaon College. Aug. 26.?Clem- PR son college goes to the 15 unit basis ( for entrance requirements without conditions at the opening of the sea-' 1 * sion of 1920-21. Students who havejWi 12 units may enter conditionally,1 Wc which means briefly that they will be' ist required to carry the regular fresh-'cee man schedule and will be given a I y chance to remove the conditions of the IS IT EASY TO SAVE MONEY A thousand times NO! Tli in aceumulaitng savings if I Who really wants an eas thing eould not satisfy, insf utmost exercise of our ai oiks who save money find i and therefore the more ap blooded spirit of achievem THE NATIOT OF ABBE itrance by scheduling them a3 ex? bui a work during the session, and fall- on< <r to do so they can not be promoted ag< Tiie regular work of t:.e new ses- Un ?n begins Wednesday, September lav Ail old students are due to re- Ma >rt for duty September 7, except ose who have to make up work and c.se will report on September 2.j tie new students will report for duty jptember 8. ,Mc The institution will be full as usu-, , says Registrar J. C. Littiejohn.' inety-four per cent, of the old stu-, ;nts eligible to reiurr- >iave alady signified their intension of dog so, and as applications are still ^e' iming in it is estimated mat V7 per ^ nt of them will return. Practically ^ai > rising seniors or juniors have fail-,ln I to apply for return. The number,an new students will therefore be cia )out the same as usua:. nu Vacancies in the faculty are being y led rapidly and by tho "rst of Sep- ^01 mber the teaching force, old and ?w, will be on hand and in readi- an ??s for the session's work. President r. M. Riggs, who has spen: a three-1 eeks' vacation at Blowing itock, N. rit will return to his office the latter S01 irt of this week. I^*8 Two big improvements in the way I ^ rt r construction and reparrs are beg completed, namely, the much ;eded addition to the engineering ailding, which will provide increas-J 1 facilities in the way of class rooms id drawing rooms for the divisions' 0f r that department and tne improve-1 on ents in the mess hall anor kitchen,'pQ eluding an attractive red ?iie floor yj ir the big mess hall. 'st? i RGES LAWYERS :Bi TO TURN BACKS ,00 ON DIVORCE FEES Paris, Aug. 26.?A league of lawrs who would refuse to appear in t'orce suits was argued at a conrence at Saen presided over by irdinal Amette. It was stated the ^ imber of divorces in France has ne creased more than 1,000 per cent|^ the last thirtv years. I . r :De 2 RAILROAD OF U. S. 'm( TO SPEND BILLIONS'toi j St? Washington, Aug. 26.?Plans of ^ir 2 railroads to spend approxi- & itely $1,000,000,000 in improve-'th, ;nts and betterments were dis>sed tndav in a rpr?nrt. snhmif+ed __ ? ? -- --x -? an the Interstate Commerce Com- f01 ssion by the Bureau of Railway foei onomics. !en The flotation of $400,000,000 in' ilroad securities within the 'sta x| jkwo weeks tvvas also announced., ter a second issue will be floated. Director Parmalee of the bureau >orted that V22 railroads have < nified their intention of spending *ch 52,256,108 in improvements and|?ell ;terments before January 1 and! it reports fr?m several railids, including th& principal Sou- " " m carriers, are yet to be reved. ESIDENT APPOINTS ROOSEVELT'S SUCCESSOR F0 t Washington, Aug. 27.?President ^ lson has appointed Gordon * >odbury of New Hampshire as:ant-secretary of the navy to sucd Franklin D. Roosevelt, recents nominated for vice president on Democratic ticket. Mr. Wood BBHBRHUBHBMHBi O c c J FO ? i I HE ere v.\?uld T)e no good * lie task tooTv no efTort. < y job anyway? Sueii a ( )ire or' move up to the ; Yibition and anility. I M I : t hard, undoubtedly? i pealinu to the rodent. 1 ] Wv ii in 1 UL BANK ' VILLE. J :Sl1 ry entered upon his duties at :e. Mr. Woodbury is 56 years of ;. He is a gra&iate of Havard iversity, of the Columbia College f school and was editor of the irjchester Union. \NT TO ORGANIZE GROWERS OF STAPLE seting Called in Darlington September 2?To Handle Growing Crop Darlington, Aug. 26.?A meeting | long staple cotton growers has en called here at 11 o'clock ursday morning, September 2. A ge portion of the cotton raised this couny is of the staple variety d as there is no cooperative assoition to protect these growers, a mber of the growers in the counhave met and called the meeting r all long staple producers in uth Carolina. The idea is to form association to handle and mar-' t the present crop. The call is signed by A. J. A. Pert, L. M. Lawson, L. M. Williami, T. Hyman, J. A. McLeod, F. W. \v, J. P. Kirven, W. P. Byrd, B. D. irgan, E. E. McGill and B. L. ndy. )LES CAPTURE 10,000 MORE REDS Warsaw, Aug. 26.?The capture | 10,000 more Russian prisoners' the northern battle front was rerted by the Polish general staff ednesday night. The following itement was issued: "We captured 7,000 prisoners at elostock, 2,000 at Lomza and 1,0 at Kolno." WANTING TO REGISTER :groes Appealing From Decision Of Board Greenville, Aug. 27.?The case of hn Thompson and Joe Davis, two groes who have appealed from a cision of the board of registration 11 probably come up before Judge iVore sitting in the court of com>n pleas. Bonham & Price ,atrneys for the registration board, ited that they were ready at any ac. Senator Bonham, of Bonham Price, said that he did not think ire was a more important quesn befoi'e the people of the state, d declared that the case would be lght to the utmost. The case is ing watched with the keenest inist as it is probably the first of kind in the county, if not in the ,te. SCHOOL BOOKS \ Dwing to the small profit in 100I books, we will be obliged to I them for cashft P. B. SPEED. .WANTS | R SALE?tBuick Six, with new ires all around. Price $1,000. ^.pply to Clifton Sprouse or 'ress and Banner office. St. ST?Crank for 1914 Overland Lutomobile between Brown's tore and Main st. Reward if reurned to Mrs. J. M. Gulledge. tc. R SALE?Crimson clover in haff 10 1-2 cents. Bagged 10 ents bulk. F. O. B. Hodges. T. J. Nickles, Hodges, S. C., or J. D. Tickles Abbeville S. C. R RENT?The Allen farm, three niles from town. J. R. GLENN. 3 -I O ?4. 5, JLO-Ut.^UI, iMSTITCHING and Picoting at;achments, works on all sewing! nachir.es. Price $2.00. Personal . hecks 10c extra. Light's Mail Orier House, Box 127, Birmingham, Via. 8-27.-9tc. i >NEY TO LOAN at 6 per cent Simple Interest on Abbeville City, mproved residential property on i 50 per cent, appraised valuation | oasis, for 10 years or less time. j R. L. DARGAN, 703 Allen-Law, Bids.. Spartanburg, S. C 8-27-4tc ^NTED INFORMATION? pjbhnff j lie Jones, 14 years of age, has j eft home without my consent. If ocated please apprehend and lotify me, in care of T. H. Wation, Route 3, Abbeville, S. C. f? 10.00 reward. ELIZA JONES, pd. 1 The Rosenberg | DEPARTMENT | ABBEVILLE, 1 FOUR STORES m Hardware | Everyone likes | but we don't < | the same thing ] 1 No matter w | taste, you will | with the selec | , Glass and Sih 1 | have just receive f-"*= | Many beautifi [pieces are here. Community Sil a f 11 m . .1 I tieic? nate in tn 3 prettiest patterns | variety to choos< 1 Cut Cms. in I latest designs. | handsome piece: 1 low prices. | If you have a ] ? iciii, yuu can c | here. jrrr= The Rosenberg ?fr iBilBlli! maMRHSRHHHHg t ; Merc. Co I ' STORES - I v, S. C, I jJ . MANY DEPARTMENTS | * i Store II "" w pretty things || ilways think ~| pretty. hat is your 1^ be charmed I 1 tion of Cut |f| ^erwaie we |g? * in Isa il and useful 11 ver and Shef- 11 e newest and ^ 8 ?, i, and a large 11 e from. ! many of the Some really v 5 at unusually / ,, * . . * 4 i "gitt prob- I :asily solve it J Merc. Co. I I ==5 A