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Mr. R. H. Stevenson, of Rock
Springs, was in town today.
E. W. Gregory, of Williamston, is
in town today on business.
Mrs. C. E. Williamson will spend
Monday in Atlanta shopping.
W. T. Baskin, of LowndesviMej
was in town yesterday.
Miss Lola Kay, of Santuc, was in
town today shopping.
Miss Florence Sharp; of > Gilgal,
iw fown todav KhODTrfnSr.
Joe L. Maxwell, of Augusta, is
visiting his brother, T. H. Maxwell.
T. C. McDowell, of Monroe, N. C.,
is visiting his son, S. 0. McDowell.
Tom Baskin, of Iva., was in-town
Thursday.
Prank Sherard or Calhoun Falls,
was in town Thursday.
Miss Annie Davis, of Ninety-Six,
was in town Thursday shopping.
Miss Grace Smith returned yes
terday from a visit to relatives in
Atlanta. .
Misses Willie and Myrtle Young,
of Troy, were snopp^rs m wwu
terday.
Mrs. Jas. S. Cochran went up to
Charlotte today and will spend until
Tuesday visiting her sisters.
Mrs. W. B. Knox, of Mt. Carmel,
spent Thursday in the city with
Mrs. Clifton Sprouse.
MiC. L. C. Parker returned Wed
nesday from a visit to her mother
in Courtland, Ala.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Montgomery
left last week for WiHiamston,
where they will make their home.
Mrs. W. L. McCord returned yes
v terday from a visit to her daughter.
iMrs. Glenn Kay, of Elberton.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Phillips and
daughter, of Calhoun Falls, were in
town today shopping.
Father Murphy was in town to
day and celebrated early mass. He
returned to Greenville today.
Miss Mary E. Hill left yesterday
for Pelzer, where she will teach the
remainder of the term in the high
school.
Mrs. R. L. Murphy, who has been
visiting in Blitchton, Savannah and
Augusta for the past ten days, will
return to her home here Sunday.
Mrs. W. D. Wilson returned from
Spartanburg Thursday, where she
has been on an extended visit to her
niece, Mrs. Joe Everett.
Sec. Geo. T. Barnes of the Cham
ber nf Commerce, returned yester
day from Columbia, where he at
tended the meeting of the State's
Secretaries Association.
Mrs. R. A. Keaton, of Antreville,
>'and her pretty daughter, Miss Fay
\ Keaton, spent the day in the city with
?,Mrs. Ernest Cheatham. While here
they did their Christmas shopping.
Mr. W. C. Edmunds and his
young son, Brunson, came down
from Spartanburg, the City of Suc
cess, Friday and spent the day with
his home folks, Mr. and Mrs. Joe F.
Edmonds.
Miss Elizabeth Clinkscales daugh
ter of Mrs. Myrtle Clinkscales of
this city, who has been superintend
ent of nurses at the State Hospital
in Columbia for the past four years,
has resigned her position to take
the positon of superntendent of the i
Georgia Baptist Hospital in Atlan- <
BIRTH NOTICE.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Mc
Adams, November 9th, at their home
in this city, a daughter, Elizabeth
Myrtle
ENTERTAINING THE TEACHERS
Dr. and Mrs. C. H. McMurray en
tertained eight of the teachers at a
pleasant party Wednesday night at
their home on Main street.
Those present were: Misses Dixon,
Anderson, Alberta Montgomery, Wil
helmina Riley, Lucile Matthews, Mae
Robertson, Harriet Coan, and Miss
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Maggie JLiinK ana luiss Eugenia xwu
ertson.
THE ACE OF CLUBS.
Miss Kate Haskell entertained the
bridge club recently organized by the
junior set of young people Thursday
afternoon. The club is composed of
twelve members and Thursday the
name, "The Ace of Clubs" was given
the organization and it was decided
to meet every two weeks. Mrs. D. T.
Smith was named as president and
Miss Elizabeth Jones as secretary.
Miss Haskell's guests Thursday,
were Mrs. Guyton, Mrs. Frank WelshJ
Miss Magill and Mrs. Wilson Johnson.
Birde on toast, salads and coffee were
served as refreshments.
A SOCIAL EVENT
The young ladies of the High
school are giving a farewell party to
night at the home of Miss Judith
Hill, in complement to the football
team. The foot ball seasnn closed with
the game of Thanksgiving and the
High school girls feel that the boys
have reflected great credit on tne
school, on the town and upon them
selves and they are giving them this
party as a mark of their appreciation
Refreshments of charlotte, cake
and punch will be served.
I Neil Swetenburg, who has stood by
the boys and coached them so well,
will present to each one of the team
a white block "A" for their sweaters.
The occasion bids fair to be a de
lightful one.
PLEASANT NEWS
Miss Mary Quarles Link enter
tained the Merrie Matrons at an un
usually pleasant meeting Tuesday
afternoon for when the place cards
were read it was found that they
contained the announcement that
Miss Mary Lawson Link would soon
become a merrie matron, in fact,
I her engagement to Mr. Charles P.
Townsend being the pleasant news.
Miss Link is the daughter of Mr.
R. S. Link and is a young woman
beloved of a wide circle of friends;
I while Mr. Townsend, a newcomei
among us has found friends and im
pressed himself most favorably up
on our people. He is a son. of th?
late Judge C. P. Townsend anc
served with distinction in thf
World War.
THE BOOK CLUB
Mrs. E. C. Horton was hostess a1
the regular meeting of the Bool
Club Wednesday afternoon at hei
apartments on Wardlaw street.
Despite the inclement weathe;
there was a large attendance of th?
members and the comment on th<
books and current topics was un
usually interesting.
Mrs. D. S. Vandiver, of Andersor
and Mrs. George Wilson, of Wil
liamston, came down to attend th<
meeting of the club and their pres
ence was greatly enjoyed by th<
members.
The invited guests we^e: Mrs. ^
E. Harrison, Mrs. Thomas L. Davis
Miss May Robertson, Miss Fanni<
Stafk, Miss Jessie iHll, Mts. Her
man Benton, Miss Maggie Brooks
and Mrs. J. C. Hill.
Mrs. Horton served a delightful
salad course with coffee at th(
| close of the afternoon.
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McCUEN OF EMPORIUM
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Col. Sam McCuen, of the Empori
um, who is about as mucn a pare 03
'the big business as Corp. Kerr, is
; out of the store this week, having a
! full sized case of the "flu." His
friends will be glad to know, how
ever, that he is improving and hope
that he will get out In time to sell
some of the fine furniture in the
Emporium at hard-time prices.
! One-sixth of the world's known
! coal resources are said to be in
I>rumheller Valley 80 miles east of
Calgary, Alberta.
VISITORS FROM SOUTHPORT
Mr. Mark Farguson, of Southport
N. C., was in Abbeville Thursday ]
seeing friends and looking over Ab- j
beville as a live and progressive I
town. Mr. Farguson became friends I
with the Abbeville visitors at j
Southport last summer and came |
this way on his way return from j
New York to renew pleasant ac- j
quaintance. j
Thursday morning Mrs. Herman j
Benton entertained a pleasant card i
party in compliment to Mr. Fargu- !
?"?> > on/l Mis<s T.nla Wilson, of And- '
erson, having as her guests, Mrs.
J. D. Fulp, Mrs. F. E. Harrison, j
Mrs. J. D. Kerr, Mrs. T. L. Davis,
Mrs. E. C. Horton, Mrs. Jack
Pressly and Miss Fannie Stark. A
salad course was served and the
morning proved a most enjoyable
one. ,
DEATH OF MISS MARY MEANS
News came to Abbeville today of
'the death of Miss Mary Means, in
Anderson, this morning, December
10th, at 4 o'clock. Miss Means was
advanced in years, being in her
eighties.
The deceased was born and reared
in the Means Chapel section of this
county. She never married. For many
years she has made her home with j
her sister, Mrs. A. G. Cochran, and
when Mr. and Mrs. Cochran moved to
Anderson, she moved with them and
has since made her home there.
Funeral services will be conducted
at Long Cane church, of which she
long a member, tomorrow at twelve
o'clock and the burial will be in Long!
Cane cemetery.
MRS. YOUNG DIES.
Mrs. Eugenia Young, widow of the j
late James M. Young, and a daughter j
of G. W. Cromer and his wife, Annie 1
Kellar, died in this county, December j
8th, 1920. Mrs. Young was born Jan- [
uary 31st, 1836, and was thus in her |
85th year. She was married to Mr.;
Young in 1874. He preceded her to j
the grave by fifteen years.
Mrs. Young was a consecrated
Christian woman, being a member of;
the Methodist Church for many years
and she was ready to go when the j
Master called her home. Funeral ser-1
vices were conducted at her late resi-"|
dence by Rev, Mr. Ballenger, of the j
I Methodist church, and internment was
in the cemetery of her church.
DEATH OF MRS. BRICE
Mrs. Alice Brice, of Due West,'
, died in a Columbia Hospital, Thurs- J
, day, Dec. 9th, at 11 o'clock, following |
i a protracted illness. Her body was'
, brought to Due West, and funeral
cotrtri;>oc Violfl at. fVio Assnmntp Rp-1
formed Presbyterian Church today at
11:30 o'clock '
! Mrs. Brice has made her home in |
I Due West for the past twenty-four]
' years. During most of that time she
was the Matron of the Dormitory at1
Erskine College, and she was most!
successful in its operation. She .vas
a woman of fine-Christian character,
t and was greatly beloved by those peo
c pie who knew her. Especially was
r she beloved by the young men of
Erskine College who came under her
r influence in the college home.
Mrs. Brice is survived by one son.
' Dr. R. H. Brice, of Due West and by
" a step-daughter, Miss Dorcas Brice.
LETTER TO SANTA CLAUS
Abbeville, S. C., Dec. 8, 1920
"(Dear Santa Claus:
! Xmas will soon be here and I want
you to bring me lots of good things.
* I also wantfyou to bring brother many
' good things too, such as candy, nuts,
' apples, tin soldiers, fire crackers, a
cannon and little gun. Now, dear
5 Santa Claus, do bring my little sister,
j Onie the very best or all you nave.
| She says she wants that pretty big j
' I doll that can open and shut its eyes,
in Mr. Philson's show window She j
wants you to bring that j.retty little ]
white bed for it to sleep in, then too j
she wants you to bring her some can
dy, apples, nuts or oranges and a lit
| tie tea set.
With lots of love from us three to
von dear Santa Claus.
Sarah Cochrane.
VISITORS.
Mrs. D. S. Vandiver, of Anderson,
and Mrs. George Wilson, of William
ston, were guests of their sister, Mrs
E. C. Horton Wednesday spending the
day and attending the meeting of the
Book club.
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