Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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* 1i Xocal flews : personals : # ? & Miss Mary Jones spent Thursday in Greenwood visiting friends. L. A. Ramey, of Lebanon, was in town Thursday on business. R. E. McCaslan, of Greenwood was a visitor here Thursday. Ralph Knight, of Greenwood, was in town Thursday on business. Col. Willis Mars, of Mt. Carmel, was a business visitor in the city today. Mr. Jack Tolbert and little son of Abbeville, are visitors in the city to day.?Index-Journal. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Williamson and Mris. W. W Bradley spent Thursday in Greenwood Mrs. A. T. Hall and Miss Bertha Hall sDent Thursday in Greenwood with friends. Miss Hattie Lou Haddon, of An treville, was in the city Thursday do ing spring shopping. Horace D. Brown, cashier of the Bank of Mt. Carmel, was in the city today on business. Miss Mae Harris, of Elberton, is expected in the city tomorrow to visit her aunt, Mrs. J. C. Raines. - i Ml85 j&mmie uuncaa naa as u? guest "Miss Kathleen Patterson of Ab beville.?Clinton Chronicle. Mr. Herbert Allen came over from Greenwood Wednesday afternoon asd spent a few hours with friends. Paul Link returned Thursday from Columbia where he had been to attend the S. C. Bottlers Associa tion. Miss Janie Pennal and Mrs. J. W. Martin of Abbeville are spending the day in Greenwood.?Index-Journal, rm ]?.. i nux~sua>. Judge Frank B. Gary came home Wednesday. He is the victim of a bad cold and spent his first day home in bed. Mrs. D. H. Hill, accompanied by her little daughter, Susan, went over to Atlanta today to consult a special ist about the little grirl's eyes. : Miss Eva West, the popular Eng lish teacher in the city schools, will spend the week-end in Chester with her home people. Miss Maggie Reid went to Hodges Thursday morning for a visit of sev eral days to her aunt, Mrs. W. A Nickles. Gilbert Nabers and Jack Bradley, two of the handsome young sports of the h;gh school, went over to Clinton Thursday to "root" for their Baket ball team. Mr. Clarence Crawford, member of the police force at Abbeville, was seeing friends in McCormick a short while Tuesday.?McCormick Messen ge r. Misses Louise and Ruth and James Shirley, of Wilmington, N. C., are expected in the city tonight to spend the week-end with their sister, Mrs. Whit Klugh. Miss Cora Raines, daughter of Mr. \frc T r R ainoc of Ahhovillp. is meeting with success as a teacher at Lynchburg, S. C. Miss Raines has fully recovered from a recent opera tion for ear trouble. Eakin McCord, son of Mr. and Mrs T. W. McCord of the Long Cane sec tion, has accepted a position with the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co. and will make his headquarters in ih'z c'ty. TO MEET MRS. HOVEY. Mrs. J. F. Barnwell entertained a few friends at Bridge Thursday morning in compliment to her visitor Mrs. Hovey who is here from Green ville for a visit. A pleasant morning was spent in playing cards and at noon a delightful luncheon was corvo/) 4: * * Mrs. J. D. Kerr entertained Fri day morning for Mrs. Hovey and Mrs Barnwell. DINNER PARTY Mr. J. S Stark entertained sixteen of his friends at a dinner party Thurs day evening. All the best farmers and setback players in the city were pres ent to talk over the price of cotton and the prohibition law before din ner, to do full justice to the dinner at the appointed time, and to play the game after dinner. The evening was pleasantly and enjoyably spent. YOUNG PEOPLE ENJOY DANCE Mr. and Mrs. Bosdell of Fort Pick ens gave the young people of that community a dance Thursday even ing. Splendid music was furnished by the Pressly Orchestra and a large crowd enjoyed a most pleasant even ing. THE SECEDERS MEET Mrs. Alf Lyon entertained the Ladies Society of the Associate Re formed Church at her home Thurs j day afternoon at a very pleasant meeting. The society sent an Easter present to the Dunlap orphanage and discussed the affairs of the church. An effort is being made to get the Due West Concert Company, an or ganization under the management I of the music and expression teach ers in the Woman's College,- to I come to Abbeville and give an enter tainment. There is much talent among the students at Due West and they have been well trained. A musical treat is in store for the pepole of Abbeville. After the business meeting Mrs. T.vnn sprvpH haired aimles. pickles and coffee. THE WORKING SOCIETY. The Working society of the Metho dist church, one of the flourishing societies of the town dev*ted to church work, met with Mrs. G. A. Neuffer Tuesday afternoon. There was a good attendance of the mem bers and the improvements in the church were discussed. U. D. C. MEETING Secession Chapter U. D. C., will meet March 8th at four o'clock with Mrs. Lucy Thomson and Mrs. Frank Henry at the home of Mrs. I Frank Henry. The shower for the Confederate home has been recalled as more than enough has already been given. This is an important meeting, payment of dues, election of officers. Parties having the new books belonging to chapter please bring them to this meeting. Mrs. J. H. Moore, Rec., Sec. TO ORGANIZE A HOSPITAL AUXILIARY All women of the city and county are invited to attend a meeting to be held at four o'clock Thursday after noon in the council chamber for the purpose of organizing a hospital aux iliary for the Abbeville County Me morial Hospital. The hospital has been doing a splendid work for the people of the j county, and the women desire to or ganize for the purpose of doing sys tematic work in behalf of the institu tion. > i o more w.rthy c-mso in the county than the hospital; and it is hoped the women will indicate their interest in it and their sympathy with the proposed organization for the promot:on of its work by being present Thursday afternoon. It is es pecially requested that the women be punctual, as the meeting will begin promptly at the hour named. THE FIRST. The first mocking bird of the sea | snn cave us a serenade Thursday af [ ternoon. He perched on the topmost branch of our Cedar of Lebanon and ^ct the neighborhood know that Spring :s on the way. ? Watch the label on your paper. I FARM LOAN BANK TO RENEW WORK Court Decision Mean* Much To South Carolina Farmers Leaders Say Columbia, Mar. 3.?The Colum bia federal farm loan bank will re new operations within a few days, probably today, following the de cision of the United States supreme court declaring the farm loan act constitutional. It is stated that this will bring relief to a great many farmers of the country and es pecially of South Carolina. The farm loan bank in Columbia serves the entire soutneast. umciais of the bank state that there is a large number of applications for loans on hand, and these applica tions are to be passed upon right away. The lending of money on farm lands will be resumed after a period of eight or nine months m which the bank has been idle, due to the case attacking its constitutional ity. David H. Houston, president of the Columbia federal land bank, is in Washington, but officials next in charge at the bank state that the bank proposes to renew its opera tions at once. Plans have already been laid for such activity, these having been made pending the court's decision. When the case was brought in the supreme court to test the land bank act, it stopped suddenly all activities of the, land banks. The Columbia bank discharged much of its help, stopped making loans and headed off loan applications. These' activities will now be renewed, and it is stated that the personnel of the bank's force will be immediately increased again. .The news of tne supreme court s decision was received as good news in Columbia, by all persons interest ed in the farm situation. It is be lieved this will result in benefit to many fanners and'a better feeling generally throughout agricultural America. TO EXCHANGE PULPITS J The Rev. Clarence S. Leavell, as sistant pastor of the First Baptist church of Anderson, will preach in the Baptist church here Sunday morning. Mr. Leavell comes from a family of six brothers, all of whom are preachers save one, wh'le the sixth is a medical missionary in China. The Rev. Louis J. Bristow will # I preach in Anderson Sunday morning, but exDects to be here to preach at the evening hour. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR CHAMP CLARK AT 10:30 SATURDAY Washington, Mar. 3.?The House of Representatives had completed arrangetants today for funeral ser vices in the House chamber Satur day morning for its late minority leader and former speaker, Champ Clark, who died here yesterday after a brief illness. The service, which will be a tribute of respect such as has been paid only a few times in the history of the American con gress. It will be the first time the House chamber has been used for such a purpose since 1914, when ser vices were neia tor tne late sereno E. Payne, for more than 30 years a Representative from New York. The body of the former speaker will lie in state in the capitol rotunda be fore the services. Both Houses of Congress voted to appoint committees to attend the funeral as representatives of their respective bodies. HOUSE REFUSES TO ABOLISH ALL STATE SCHOLARSHIPS Columbia, Mar. 3.?The House of Representatives today reversed its vote of yesterday in favor of Rep rsentative Brown's bill to exempt Barnwell and other counties from the provisions of the act requiring vetinarians to stand examinations, and by a vote of 55 to 30 recommit ted the bill, which means no action this year. The house also killed Representa tive Seller's bill to abolish all state scholarships. Repvesentaitve Scarborough mo tion to kill the bill was carried 47 to' 26. About 95 per cent, of all messages entrusted to British pigeons during the war were safely delivered. WAR TIME LAWS ARE REPEALED President Signs Resolution Of Con Congress?Spends Active Day Washington, Mar. 3.?Signature by President Wilson of the resolu tion to repeal virtually all of the war time laws was announced to night at the White House. The president also approved dur ing the day four additional appro priation measures?the Indian legis lative, executive and judicial, agri cultural and fortifications bills. The army bill tonight was the only ap-; propriation measure before him. The president also disposed of a number of miscellaneous legislative measures during' the day, including | the bill to exterd for 25 years the oil leases held by the Osage Indians, the bill extending the time permit ted foreigners to file patents in the United States and the amendment to the water power act exempting na-| tional parks from water power j leases and private grounds. The war law repeal resolution as J approved by the president repeals practically all of the laws enacted during the war as strictly emergency measures. The acts repealed include the Lever food and fuel control act, a section of which was held uncon stitutional by the supreme court in a decision handed dowr* Monday, and the espionage act of 1917. The trad-J ing with the enemy and Liberty j bond acts and the statute creating! the war finance corporation are ex-| l pected from the repeal. A resolution i similar to the one the president ap-j proved today was given a pocket ve to by him at the end of the last ses- | sion of congress. V COLD SPRINGS. M Mr. Joe Milford spent Saturday night with Mr. Roy McCombs. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Newell spent [Saturday night witn mrs. r. z,. Hagen. | Miss Cyrena Pearson spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Uldrick. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. King spent | Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Pierce ( Bowen. , Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hagen spent Sunday at tlie home of Mr. T. F. Uldrick. Miss. Mattie Uldrick returned home Saturday after spending the past two weeks in Abbeville with her grandmother, Mrs. Mattie Bowen. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Kay and chil dren spent last Wednesday at the home of Mr. B. A. Uldrick. Mr. and Mrs. R. 'A. Hagen spent Saurday near AUDevme witn air. and Mrs. Kay Carwile. Mrs. J. D. Winn returned home Tuesday after spending some time with relatrres in Mississippi. iMisses Myrtle and Irene McMa han of A'blteville spent the week-end with Mrs. Floyd Uldrick. Misses Ruby and Pearl Edwards, Daisy, Vera and Ernest McMahan spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Uldrick and family. ORJ> Another rived an peck. J has a de VVVVVVV\\V \ i V \ \ i v s\ V OPERA HOUSE % i PROGRAM. * j V \\ V FRIDAY?SPECIAL V| V "SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE" vj By Richard Harding Davis Vj ALSO A 2 REEL COMEDY V| 15c 35c V; SATURDAY V WM. S. HART V: IN v "THE POPPY GIRL'S HUS- Vj BAND" V| ALSO Vj A SUNSHINE COMEDY VI 15c 25c vj MONDAY VIOLA DANA IN "BLACKMAIL" ALSO INTERNATIONAL NEWS 10c. 20c. TUESDAY MARGUERITE CLARK "A GIRL NAMED MAKY" ALSO Wm. Duncan and Edith John son in 'FIGHTING FATE" 10<; 20c WILDCAT CAUSES PANIC IN VILLAGE | Manchester, N. H., March 3.?Wo i men and children of Bedford, N. H., ; in the vicinity of that part of the i town csilled "six corners/' are in a Istate of panic and do not leave their homes at night unescorted, because of 3 large and savage bobcat which inhabit:; that section. ! 6ne woman claims to have been ! faced in the highway by the animal, ' which disputed the right of way with j savage snarls, forcing her to return to her home. Other women and chil dren have been frightened by the an imal. farmers of the town are dis cussing the advisability of organizing a hunt to run the cat to cover. Watch the label on your paper and renew your subscription promptly. Motor 1 Station Trucks and passe service al {* We Haul | J Call 41 4?we iNGES car ot Uranges has d am offering them rhis is tree-ripened f licious flavor. Get a pi C. E. Willi WRIiiHIllHlIIHIIlHI i SHOULD PASTOR'S SON LEARN TO DANCE* Chicago, March 3.?Should a pas tor's son attend dancing school? This question is seriously agitating the members of the Berwyn BaptrSL Church, where the Rev. H. F. Waring ;s sending his thirteen year-old son, Henry, to dancing school, where he w learning the toddle, cat step and oti* er late ones. Henry says he likes it. But some members of the congre gation, it is reported, do not. A min ister's son should be kept from eaitfr ly things, they declare. Other members, however, friends of Pastor Waring, ask why should n?i Henry be allowed to dance and m3 mit danc'ng themselves. Watch the labe! on your paper ui renew your subscription before yam t.'me expires. CONKEY'S BUTTERMILK STARTIM FOOD .....FOR.:... 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