Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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? ?i Xocal Wews i personals -: -?? v Mis? Helen Eakin, of Greenwood, is visiting Miss Mattie Eakin. Mrs. J. Y. Jones, of Smithville .was in town today on business. I J. A. Grant is spending this week in Chester with relatives. " H. B. Cogburn, of Atlanta, is vis iting friends in town. A. R. Fowler, of Due West, was here today on business. v Mr/--fcj&< Mrs. Mack Crawford of Doe' West,1 were in town today. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Lee are visit - ihg relatives in Elberton. Miss Sarah Peirin is. in _ Athens, k' <*? ., visiting Mrs. Van Noy ,Wier. . \ : .... ^ / Mrs. Arthur Link returned Wed 1-_ * i. ;n nesaay worn a visit tu iciai?? ^ Anderson. t , Henry Cason, of Anderson, spent ;; Christmas here with his grandmother i- Mrs. F; J. Marshall. * f , * . ' J. M. Ogilvie, formerly of tljis city but now of Columbia, spent Thursday night here with friends. Mrs. J. C. Ellis spent a few days of the Christmas season in Hodges ? ? with friends and relatives. - / Mr. and Mrs Jesse D. Bell, of Iva, are visiting - their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Dawson. Misses Ruth and Erin Crowther, of Antreville, were in town Thurs i i day . ' Miss Lillian Nelson, of Atlanta, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. R. Nick les on North Main street. . Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wharton, of Waterloo, are visiting Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Nickles Miss Mary Adams is. visiting her sister, Mrs Frank DesChamps, of 'Bishopville. Miss Lallie Calhoun, of Greenville, * was a Christmas visitor at the home of Mr. L. C. Haskell this week. ' J' ' Miss Annie' Hagen spent the holi days with relatives in Abbeville.? P.lintnn flhronipTe. Mr. and Mrs. George Ordiorne spent Tuesday in Abbeville with friends.?Clinton Chronicle. Miss Mary Wilson spent the Christmas holidays in Abbeville * with relatives.?Clinton Chronicle. V ' / Walter McDonald, of Atlanta, is visiting his mother; Mrs. W. T. Mc Donald on Magazine street. Mrs. Langdon Wilson and children * are visiting relatives in Columbia t this week. Miss Mildred Miller, of Columbia, ' * spent the holidays here with her sis ter Mrs. J. E. Pressly. r .1 , - " ? - ?l Mrs. G. E. Martin and daughter, :* Dorot^, dr^yp^din^ a* feW^diyi *: " in Atlanta with relatives." Mr. T. J. Raycroft has returned from New York, where he spent the holidays. ' \ 1 Miss Bessie Cothran, of Green wood is spending the week-end with Miss Eleanor Schroeder. Miss Eleanor Gambrell has re turned from Easley. where she spent the holidays with, friends. Dr. and Mrs. Guyton returned yesterday from Williamston, where \ they have been visiting relatives. , * 1 Miss Elizabeth McMurray, of v Queens College, Charlotte, is visitng Dr. and Mrs. C. H. McMurray. , A. D. Kennedy, of Due West, was | here today looking after business s matters and shaking hands with his c many friends. t Mrs. W. R. Power and children are * expected home today after spending the week with Mr. Henry Power at B/ownlee. Mr. and Fred Cason and Mims Ca son spent yesterday at Mt. Carmiel with Mr. Ollie Watson and enjoyed the day hunting. Miss. Mayme Wardlaw, of Pryor Hospital, Chester, is here nursing the little son of Mr., and Mrs. Sol Rosenberg. Miss Mary Sharpe will return to her home in Gilgal tomorrow to spend the winter months with her mother. :Mt? and Mrs. W. J. jiose and children went to Elberton today to spend the week-end with rela tives. Misses Oliie and Pearl Colson, of Waynesboro, N. C., who have been visiting Miss Gertrude Calvert re turned to their home today. <: Mrs. James Lawson, of Columbia, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Russell, wili Teturn to her ^ home Saturday. . n . "S J Mr. George Sharpe, of Due West, 0 came down Thursday and went to see , the play at the Opera House Thurs day night. h of Abbeville and Mrs. Ray Anderson ^ of Laurens, spent Sunday with Mrs. Agnes Kern.?Clinton Chronicle. ^ ?? "V Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wallace of ( Abbeville spent a few days during ^ the past wee); with relatives.?Clin- ( ton Chronicle. p Mr. and Mirs. Clifton Sprouse and little daughter, Mary Louise, spent the Christmas holidays in Sharon witii Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Pressly. *; Mr. and Mrs. T. C. McDowell{land son, George Albert, * of Mohjhte, * TlitwaJan /?ifv WlfK 'Mf spent inui juoj m knv and Mrs. S. 0. McDowell. Miss Bessie Lee Cheatham went dewh to McCormick yesterday for a visit to Dr. and Mrs. M. W. Cheat ham. Little Miss Stella and Charles Mc Neill are spending the week with their grandparents in the Lebanon Allen M. Robertson has returned to his work at Oklahoma City, Okla., after a pleasant visit to his sisters,1 a Misses Mae and Eugenia Robertson. Miss Georgia Edwards has re-; turned to Greenville after spending ing the week-end with her omther, Mrs. John G. Edwards. section. Miss Marion Cason will return to j her school in Winston-Salen^ Sunday after spending the^holidays here with ; her ^ome people. Mr and Mrs. Willie Latimer came I down from Spartanburg and spent j the Christmas season with Mrs. Ella | Latimer. W. R. Nance, of Lowndesville, one | of the Abbeville men who saw ser vice overseas, is here today on busi- i ness. Mr. Nance is a business man < of Lowndesville. s . ; ; V ' i( ^ Major and Mrs. J. D. Fulp'; and ^ tH^f 'tWo'fpje boys ar6 home aft^r, .a f. J two weeks visit at Fort Mill.', The .i town "is beginning to brighten up ' again. ' I 1 Mrs. E. B. Stack, and her Jfewo chil-! dren, who have been visiting at the j home of her father, Judge Jones F.' Miller, will return to th^ir home in' Monroe, N C., this evening. ' 1 !< Miss Margaret Bradley has re- i signed her position as teacher in < Tampa, Fla., and will leave Sunday < for Clinton where she will teach the 1 remainder of the year. a !l Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Bradley, of < Clemson are spending the holidays i with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fos- i ter Bradley of Troy, and other rela- j tives in the city. : 1 Mr. H. T. Sharp, of the Donalds ection, was a business visitor in the ity yesterday. Mr. Sharp intends to :eep up with the news of the county n 1921 as he came in and subscribed or The Press and Banner. FAMILY PARTIES Christmas is always a pleasant ime for it is the time of the meeting ogether of family parties who have >een separa|ed for the year. Mrs. J. I. Klugh has had her children home his year, her guests being Mr. and tlrs. Maurice Garnet and their little laughter of Union, Mr. and Mrs. B. i. Maultsby and son of Bennetts rille, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Klugh, of lock Hill, and Miss Margaret Klugh if Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Cheatham have >een happy in having with them Mr. A D PUaafliom on/1 MicQ U1U 1U1S. U. Viiwavimm uu%> Marietta, of Charlotte; Dr and Mrs. d. W. Cheatham and children of dcCorrmick; Dr. and Mrs. Mart Cheatham, of Greenville, B. W. and Frances Cheatham, of Coronaca, Mr ind Mrs. C. D. Cowan and six chil Iren, of Lethe and Mr. Dial Moore, if Greenville. DANCE AT THE feUREKA. - ? X i The young nien of the city gave a lelightful dance Wednesday night $t he Eureka Hotel. The music was fur lished by the Hoyer's Orchestra of Ithens. TheVe were quite a number if young ladies and gentlemen from fther cities who enjoyed the danco, i mong whom were: Misses Bessie! ?aylor,. and Mildred Miller, Colum-1 iia; Miss Caroline Reese, Greenville, diss. Maudelle Powell, Pansy, Ga.; disses Ollie and Pearl Colson, Wad sboro, Ga., Miss Mary Lou Bowie, dt1 .Carmel, Margaret Moore, Due Vest, Misses Ruby Hill Devlin, Grace on/) VofViloan Konrlers Grppn pood; and Messrs Joe Austin, Mc cormick, Odell Duckett, Carl Snead, ^inley Garfet, Will Reid Howell, 'arlton' Coleman, and Kenneth Bak r, Greenwood, Marvin * Wells, Mt. Jarmel, and "Rip" Major, Anderson. ' HUNTING COL. ROCHE. , .. ,1 Col. W. S. McAlilley called at the 'ress and Banner office today asking is to put in a want ad. for Patrick loche, a: fallen star in the setback iusiness. He says that Deac?n Stark f the Baptist Church and Capt. Per in, of the predestination persuasion, Irove Pat and Will Calvert to the orest last night and that Tat has not ieen seen nor heard of since. We lissuaded him from spending the noney for the want ad. We he'ar that , setback dinner is shortly to be giv- | n by one of the experts about town, tnd when Col. Roche smells this he vill come back. J ENTERTAINS FOR VISITORS Miss Gertrude Calvert gave a sup >er Thursday evening complimen ary to her guests Misses Ollie and 'earl Colson, of Wadesboro, N. C. [he following friends of town were nvited: Misses Ruth Woodhurst, Ma* ie Leslie, Mary E Hill, Mary Mann, Jebecca Jones and Sydelle Graves; Messrs Walter herard, Manning Coch an, Albert a.id William Leslie, Ed Stevenson, Francis Mabry, Jack Mc jane, William Henry Leslie, Will | Reid and Otis Devore. I A SIX O'CLOCK DINNER . i | Mrs. J. F. Bradley and Miss Mar-j jaret Bradley entertained at a six | :ourse dinner Tuesday evening. Be-j sides Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pressly, | jf Tampa, Fla., Misses Margaret Perrin, Susie Stevenson, Sara Haig* j er and' Messrs."' J^mfes ! SteVensowJ' \lvin Ellis, Howard Hargis, Ernest' Crowley, of Carrollton, Ga., and Drin Crowley enjoyed their hospi ;ality. BRUWH-tVAWa Miss Eula Brown, daughter, of! Mr. I. C. Brown, and C. Gary Evans. ! if Greenwood county, were quietly] narried in Greenwood Wednesday! afternoon. Mr. Evans is a resident of 1 greenwood but had been visiting his! jrothers here during the holidays ind he and Mfss Brown surprised :heir friends by slipping over *to Sreenwood and getting married. Mr. ind Mrs. Evans returned to Abbe ville on the next train and are ati sresent making their home with Mr. | Srown on South Main street. / DINNER PARTY. On last Tuesday evening at six o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cason en tertained a few friends and relatives at a delightful six-course dinner in compliment to their son, Mims Cas on, a student of Clemson College who is here for the holidays. The home was made bright and cheery with Christmas colors, bells, holly and mistletoe being used. Relatives from Anderson, Winston-Salem and At lanta were present and enjoyed one of. the best dinners of the Christmas season. THE JUNIORS. Mrs. W. A. O'Bryant had her jun ior class of the Baptist Sunday school to a spend the night party Tuesday which was greatly enjoyed by the fPU~ 1:44.1^ yuung peupie* jl nc uccic lcuuno ed "school" and their views on dis cipine and school affairs in general would have been a liberal education to Major Fulp and the teachers. AN ENJOYABLE PARTY. The party given by Miss Virginia Leslie last Wednesday was a de lightful affair. Th%re was a large crbwd present who enjoyed' the games and had a good time general ly. Gypsy and cake was served. REV. HARRIS HERE Rev. Fred Harris spent the Christ mas holidays in Sharon with Mr, and Mrs. D. E. Pressly. He will re turn to Emory University Monday. A CHRISTMAS PARTY Miss Jaiiie Vance Bowie gave a lovely party to aibout fifty of hex frineds Mednesday night. A Christ moQ ratla tVip nrinoinfll feature of the evening each guest being giv en a stocking full of candy from the tree. There were many pleasanl games played and gypsy, cake and candy was served as refreshments. Formerly worthless marshlands in Maryland have been devoted of late to muskrat farming. ? ,?. . ;r. * _ ' ? i I Builder: Abbeville, FRANCE'S POPULATION WAS REDUCED FOUR MILLION BY WAR Paris, Dec. 30.?The population of France was reduced by four mil lion during the war, said Louis Mourier, the new director of public assistance in discussing today meas ures to be taken by the Seine de partmental council to reduce infant mortality. THREE BIG QUEBEC PLANTS | ' HAVE CLOSE DOWN Three Rivers, Quebec, Dec. 30.? | The plants of the Wabasno Cotton Company and the Tidewater Ship ping Company, closed today until January 10. The Canada Iron Foun dary Company also shut down one of departments indefinitely. Hun dreds of workers are affected. FORTY BAGS OF RAGS CONTAINED WHISKEY Chicago, Dec. 30.?Forty bundles of rags, shipped by a New York bag company to a Chicago iron and metal concern, yielded ' forty caaes of whi$Key today when prohibition agents searched several railroad shipments. Prohibition agents have been ordered to inspect all large bundles at every freight house. Legal Blanks for Sale Here.? The Press, and Banner Company. THE WOMAN'S CLI The Celebrated Josef H "MASTER OF THEM ;i" . ?IN CO] THURSDAY, EVENINi GRAND OPERA HOU PRICES: $1.00, 41.50, $2.00, $ atre Box Office Jan. 4?6. Ma C. Kellogr, "The Hill," Augu.t rum ALL KINDS OF uilding Mater or,/-! ^ IPPI IRS' aiiu kyvx. a uiuk/ s' Supply C H. JACKSON, Mg A HANDSOME VISITOR. Miss Beatrice Garrison has beet in the city for several days spending the time with Mrs. A- L- Garriaon Miss Garrison comes from Memphis where she has an excellent position as a teacher and whei*e she sings i? one of the city churches. She has a fine voice and has given great pleas ure to her friends by singing for them since coming to AbbevilliL Miss Garrison is the daughter of Mr. John M. Garrison of the Se? board and lived here as a little and is well remen^ered- by the friends of her parents. % \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ XXX' EVANGELISTIC SERVICES Beginning Monday, Janu ary 10th, there will be a tea V days' aeries of Evangelistic V V Services in the Abbeville Bap- V V tiat Church. The preacher will V V be the Rev. B. B. Bailey* Du V V D., of Shelbyrille, Kentucky. ^ V The muaie will be under -the V V direction of Mr W. P. Martin, V V Lynchburg, Virginia. V V Service a will be held twice V V daily. The public is invite^ ta V V attend all the services. V V. THE BAPTIST CHUACKL V \ V ye OF AUGUSTA >UNCES ofmann Piano Virtuoso ALL"?(N. Y. World.) MCERT? G, JAN. 6, 1921, 8:30 SE, AUGUSTA, GA. 2.50. Ticket sale at Grand Tbe ul Orders addressed to Mrs. W. ta., Ga. ial Miiipcwy r. S. Carolina