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ICE CREAM SUPPER ! hi ' tl The Ladies Working Society ofj Sharon Church will have an ice' e| cream supper, Friday night, Sep-! aj tember 3rd, at the home of Mr. J.! ^ N. McDill, for the benefit' of the ' ? church. : i HOME FROM THE MOUNTAINS j" ! T Mrs. M. T. Coleman, Mrs. W P ^ Kennedy and little Pat are at home' after an extended stay at Caesar's Head. Pat, for whose benefit the trip Ri was made, returns much improved in' health. Si PICNIC AT CAMPBELL *' SCHOOL HOUSE l I There will be a hash dinner next j Saturday, September 4, at the Oldu Campbell School House. Ice cream 'v. will also be sold. The proceeds will I . go for the benefit of the school. I f or Everybody is invited to come. 2-p. UPS WARDLAW STRICKEN |6P ( ?? I. The friends of Mrs. Ida M. Ward-' n? law will be sorry to know that she suffered a stroke of paralysis Thurs- ^ til day night of last week and that she ^ does not improve. The news from her ^ sick room today is that there is no ' ' change in her condition. ! Jl c BACK ON THE JOB. U Capt. W. J. Rryson is back in Ab-|re beville after a month spent at Cash-,*'*1 iers, N. C. with his mother. He looks as handsome as ever and is back on ^e the Seaboard, showing the officials ("e Bbow to make the road a success. jotl Ier DR. PRESSLY BUILDS. jco |fo Dr J E. Pressly is improving his sh residence on Pinckney Street by th building a new porch across the front'su and around one side of the house, j ? i_ _r'j When cTJhipIeted the nouse win De -jreatly improved both in appearance and in comfort. Lc A NEW NURSE Miss Caroline Edwards leaves tomorrow for Chester, where she will i^? 'Ni enter training for a nurse at. Fryer's Hospital. Caroline is a most Iw< attractive and lovable girl and we know-she will make a success of heri?n ' vork. She will be missed in Abbe-; 1 TiUe but she will be an addition to | 0 the hosuital force in Chester. ,ga iOi " L? THE F. B. JONES RESIDENCE ian tr( i Frank B Jones, the up-to-date in-^oi anrance agent, is progressing with the zir improvements being made on the(fr< residence recently bought by him Cu from W. W. Bradley. The residence be b situated on Magzine Street, and ne wnen tne improvements are compiei,-|?i" ed it will be one of the prettiest andean tost convenient of the bungalows in die i the city thi - hoi SOLDIERS INSURANCE PAID ^ i m I Anderson, Aug. 27.?A gray head- _ S& j od old negro man had the surprise em ?f his life a few days ago when he . ? j . , . 7, iter weenied a check from the govern-1,^,. nest for $640, a second check for yu $25 and a notice to the effect that , de] he would receive a check from the ne government each month for 20 ac< years. He had a son who died at , . bul Camp Jackson. ,, the ADULT SCHOOL CLOSES Pla ,s , AT CAMPBELL SCHOOL &11 i -" ja 1 The adult school of the Campbell i^e I 4 School District closed a successful session on Friday, Aug. 27th, when?** dosing exercises were held. There!^s ? ?ir AAnoi/loroVilo intoroef Cflftum the people of the community while,'01 fiiis school was in session. There was ^0 an enrollment of 20 pupils, an aver- *1aI age attendance of 14 or 70 per cent. |Pe< This is the first school or this kind,0*" ever held in Abbeville County, and co1 - wtele we feel deeply interested in ^u work of this nature, we coiftmend ^ the people of Campbell for beginning votfbis most important work. We sin-(ne eerely hope also that the parents of | \ tflie present children of Campbell "H School District will feel it a duty and! privilege to send their boys and girls' lo school every day of the session! &nd until they have finished at said ra school.' If this is done there will be lin > -i 1 -* v.. qo need of an aaun scnuui at iell school when the present school in children have reached the age of iss twenty or twenty-five. Education is C( the greatest thing you can give your he children, and when you have given he your children the very t>est educa- sa tion you can possibly give them you in ave done your duty and something Gf lat is worth while. The following prizes were award-] j at the close of the school: Perfect Ta ttendance buttons were won by J. j [. McMahan, Curtis and Willie, ampbell. The winners *n Arithmetic ere Willis Campbell and Dan Ban-j iter. The prize for improvement in ag riting was won by C. T. Bannister, of he prize for the best speller was won roi y Eben Campbell Jco: Contributed. rei jsti OOSEVELT REVIEWS "ch; CAMPAIN IN WEST Vie ^hi lys Everywhere Strong Sentiment tic Prevails For League Of SOI Nations 110 | be ^Chicago, Aug. 29.?Franklin D. j0f oosevelt, Democratic, nominee for'ta] ce president, reviewed the results of : his 19 day tour through the West'ral i his arrival from Omoha today on j s way to Indianapolis, where he leaks tomorrow night. "Everywhere I found the keenest terest manifested in the league of^o1 itions," he declared. "There is no Jmc lestion but that the citizenship of|tin e states I have visited in vover- |da; helmingly in favor of the league. (Pe( any told me that the interest to- j*hi ;y is deeper than six months ago. jTh irticularly is this true of the atti-jho' de of the women. ^ jun "The West and N6rthwest demand go< cognition from those for whom j ey will cast their vote in Novem-i^ ? ?, r. Tney ieei tney are enuueu i.u ar the issues between the two par's as the leaders view them. In her words, they demand that Govnor Cox and Senator Harding me to them and let them choose arf r themselves what their votes ^ all be after they have listened to e candidates and sized up the ises involved." JAR AND FAMILY f?l SHOT TO DEATH 001 des indon Believes All Possible Doubt mo Removed QU( ' on< London, Aug. 29.?All possible shc ubts that Former Emperor He cholas of- Russia, and his family Co sre assassinated in the basement of eir prison house at Ekaterinburg I" the night of July 16, 1918, |j ems to be dispelled by the ac- i unts of two independent investi- L tors which are published here. ? le is printed by the London Times d was written by its former Pe- , )grad correspondent, Robert Willi. The other appears in the maga-lpo le, "Nineteenth Century" and is ] )m the pen of Capt. Francis Mc- j illagh of the British army, who, ? fore the war, was a widely known LO wspaper correspondent. Both i int several weeks at Ekaterinburg o d talked with natives and sol- 1 srs who witnessed the affair ( rough the windows of the ill fated 1 use. Both writers agree on the portant details of the story. NO The victims of the massacre, they ? r, numbered 11, being the former * peror, his wife, son and daugh- * s, Dr. Botkin and three servants. s e assassination was arranged by ^ rovski, the jailer in charge of the ^ posed royal family, and was card out by 12 soldiers. The Times :ount says these men were Letts, a t Captain McCallagh declares s sy were Magygars, who had been * ced on duty instead of a Russian ^ ird because the Bolsheviki feared Russian could not be trusted for * work. c Captain McCullagh's story says ^ the doomed party, except Nicho, were on their knees, crossing >m, as Yuroxski shouted the order pQ the execution of "Nicholas , manoff, the bloody, and all his j nily.' The former czar then step I quickly in front of his wife and HE Idren,"saying something which 1 lid not be heard and was shot by 1 rovsky. Then the remainder of < i party was shot down with re- < lers and later the soldiers bayo- j ted the bodies, he said. ~~~ M( < rounin nrATH RATE IN I STATE SHOWS DECREASE , - 1 Coumbia, Aug. 28.?The death te from typhoid in South Caroia has decreased from 35.2 per ? ndred thousand in 1915, to 21.7 W. 1919, according to a statement 1 >ued today by Dr. L. A. Riser of ] >lumbia, director of county 1 alth work for the-state board of i lalth. The improvement, Dr. Riser i ys, is due largely to the progress ; rural health activites. (31] wEENVILLE AGAINST DECLASSIFICATION ke Position On Proposed Changes With Advanced Freight Charges Greenville, Aug. 29.?Protesting ainst the proposed reclassification freight rates by Southern railads, the Greenville chamber of mmerce, through its board of di:tors, has gone on record as being ongly opposed to the suggested anges. It was pointed out that in ;w of he advanced freight rates 2 proposed changes in classificams would result in increases on me commodities of as much as 0 per cent or more. Appeals have en m?de to the executives of each the lines serving this territory to ke steps to precent consideration a reclassification until the new tes had a fair trial. TO RUN ON HALF TIME Anderson, Aug. 29.?The Ander1 cotton mill will begin a curtailint Monday and will go on half le, running on Mondays, Tuesys and Wednesdays. About 700 sple are employed in this mill and s will throw them on half time, e management has not stated just Irtnrr +V11C will last., hilt will last til there is more demand for sds. JTOMOBILIST ARE REQUESTED TO HELP ked To Place "Give a Dollar For Democracy" Sign* On Cars A.utomobilists in South Carolina i being asked to aid the dollar nocracy campaign. State headarters of the campaign is reesting automobilists to place a n on the windshields bearing the lowing, "Give a Dollar for Dem acy." Automobile owners who iire to help raise the fund for De cratic success are "urged to reBst state headquarters to send out ? of the signs. Requests for signs >uld be sent to Dollar Democracy adquarters, 1202 Main street, lumbia, S. C. WANTS ?R SALE?Seed oats, Texas Red rust proof. $1.10 per bushel. . L. W. White Co. ltc. R SALE?200 bushels of Red Rust Proof Oats at $1.10 per >ushel. The L. W. White Co. 3tc. ST?Left in the Seaboard Depot, Saturday pfternoon about 5:25 'clock, package containing child's >lue and green checked voil Iress. Return to Jan.ie Raysor, Jav QAO A.UkAin11a Q P rvl -?WA V-THf nMTVTUtV) V* VV* TICE?.Will open a' general re>air shop at Antreville, S. C., September^ 1st, 1920., all kinds of Slack-smith work solicited, horsehoeing a specialty. Jeuffer Fleming, Antreville, S. j J. 34. pd. ST?Crank for 1914 Overland mtomobile 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. 0. B. Hodges. T. I. Nickle3, Hodges, S. C., or J. D. Jickles Abbeville S. C. R RENT?The Allen farm, three niles from town. J. R. GLENN. i, 18-6t.col. :MSTITCHING and Picoting at;achments, works on all sewing nachines. Price $2.00. Personal 1 A/* (%v4ro Moil Oi?_ IW CAUI a. JL11511V 0 AIJIC*** Viier House, Box 127, Birmingham, !Ua. 8-27.-9tc. )NEY TO LOAN at 6 per cent Simple Interest on Abbeville City improved residential property on a 50 per cent, appraised valuation basis, for 10 years or less time. R. L. DARCAN, 703 Allen-Law Bldg., Spartanburg, S. C 8-27-4tc ANTED INFORMATION?/jbhnr lie Jones, 14 years of age, has eft home without my consent... If located please apprehend and notify me, in care of T. H. Watson, Route 3, Abbeville, S. C. ?tAAA ?3 T7T TT7 A Tr^XTTO ip.LU.VV veWttlU. ILiUlUtX O KJIV pd. | The Rosenberg | DEPARTMENT ; | ABBEVILLE, FOUR STORES I FALL IS SCHOOL WILL BEGIN NEXT WEI BLOUSE AND "BARE FOOT" TIM jfj The Candidates for the Foot Ball Te 1 Practice. 1 Stout Durable SHOES for the Scho 1 stantial HOSIERY, Pliable UNDER WE I CAPS, A Full Line of SUITS and OVI B For Your Inspection. jj We want your business, Boys fJSlH! Bring Dad along to help you select? The Rosenberg Merc. Co M STORES | % S.C. |i MANY I DEPARTMENTS * 1 fl * iupfj Jfc ,5 W^3R ^ -II U MERE 11 UK. KHAKI PANTS, 1 I E IS NEARING A CLOSE. | I am haye already begun to m \ ol Room and for Play, Sub- 1 1AR, Neat SHIRTS, New B SRCOATS are Here Ready 1 ^ I* . ;?srf"' I 'm -We will Clothe him too. 1 . l" ... Merr. (V^ .1 J