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Mrs. B. <G. Carroll -was in the city
shopping Tuesday.
Mr. Frank P. Irby, of Cheraw was
in Abbeville today spending a few
hours with friendS here.
Col. Josh Bradley was in town to
day. He did not feel the cold weath
er and was sporting a straw hat.
Miss Gotrrie Hamlin is spending a
few days in McCormick this week
with relatives.
-Miss Annie^Radchffe, of near Due
West ,1s in the -city spending a day
ot two with Miss Kate Haskell.'
- R. E. McCasfara came over from
Greenwood Tuesday and spent the ;
day looking after business.
Miss Willie G Riley of Pi?
is spending some time in Sharon 1
with her aunt, Mrs. Will Graves.
Mr. and Mrs. Adkinson of Green
wood, spent Tuesday in Abbeville '
with their brother, Mr. Louis
Starnes.
- Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Brown went
over to Greenwood Sunday and
spent the afternoon visiting a
friend at the City Hospital. -1
Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Nickles and Dr. 1
and Mrs. McMurray went to Water- i
loo Sunday and spent the day with 1
Mr. and Mrs. Wharton.
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Mrs. K. W. A.nox, misa juvuibc
Knox and Miss Mary Knox were in 1
Abbeville Tuesday spending the day
with Mrs. Mabry Cheatham.
Mr. Wallace Wardlaw returned to
Augusta Tuesday after spending '
some time with his parents, Mr. and j
Mrs. S. M. Wardlaw, near the city. j
Mss Mamie Bowie will go to Rock
Hill this week to see tiie pageant at
Winthrop college. She will spend the
time visiting Mrs. Mary Thomson
Spencer.
Mr. Owen Sp$ed and Mr. Albert
Morse went to Atlanta today and
spent the day seeing the ciy. They
said their chief business was to *
"shop" in the jewelry stores. s
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Mrs. C. H. Hinson and her pretty 1
little daughter, Larue, left this i *
mornine for Laurens where they will | *
make an extended visit to her home
people.
Mrs. W. A. Bates came over from
Greenwood today and visited with
her sister, Mrs. John Gambrell. Shd
came through the country with Mrs.
Otis McMillan.
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f" ifr. and ,of And
jt erson, were iYi the city Tuesday
spending the day with Mr .and Mrs;
S. J. IXhk. They were accompanied
by their little daughter.
DR. DOUGLASS TO PREACH
Rev. Davidson M. Douglass, D. D.,
of Clinton, S C, will preach in the
Presbyterian Church next Sunday. s
attending the festival
Misa Mary Dupre and Miss Fan
nie Dupre are in Spartanburg this
week, hearing the fine music at the
Spring Festival. They are the guests
of Prof, and Mrs. Mason Dupre.
HOME AGAIN
Mrs. A. L. Garrison is at home
again after Uh extended visit to her
people rn Peachland, N. C. She took
the Press and Banner along witr her
and enjoyed it three times a week.
SEEING THE PAGEANT
Mrs. W. E. Owens and three chil
dren left today for Rock Hill, where
they will visit Mias Lydia Owens
and enjoy the big historical pageant
which will be given Friday.
A birthday PARTY.
Little Helen White, celebrated her
sixth birthday Tuesday afternoon at
her home on Greenville street, by in
viting her little friends to ar party.
The little folks played games and
enjoyed ice cream cones and all to
gether voted the party "just lovely/'j
Were from Greenville j
Preston Speed went to Greenville
Tuesday and will return this after
noon through the country bringing
with him Mrs. T. M. March ant and
her two sons, Tom and Preston, and
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IUISi TTWilC jivvtc
beth who have been visiting in
Greenville for the past two weeks.
A WEEK-END HOUSE PARTY
Miss Sophie Reames will come
down from Anderson College Friday
and spend a few days at home. She
will bring as her guests, Mi$s Helen
Gassaway, Miss Julia Windgett and
Miss Marie Hyatt, all pretty young
ladies who are teaching the faculty
at the college all about Hfe.
FOLLOWING THE STYLE
Jimmie Nkkles, the young son of
Mr. and Mrs. Griffin Nicklea, of Co
lumbia, "was successfully operated
on at the County Hospital Tuesday
parting company with a set of ton
sils and all the adenoids of which he
was possessed.
The little felldw makes his home
with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Cox.
NEWS OF THE SICK
Miss Marion Wilson, who has been
sick for the past month at her
home on South Main street, has
passed the crisis and is on the mend,
rhe people of Abbeville have been
much distressed about her and
sverybody is glad that she will soon
take her accustomed place among
bhe young folks.
Miss Audrey Phillips, who has
been nursing "Sister" has returned
to Chester.
A SMART BOY.
School reports were given out to
iay and many a fond mother and 1
father found their collars uncom
fortably warm for a while. Such was
not the case however, of Mr< and
Mrs. Henry Power for their son,
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lxciiij uiuu^ub in a ow*i vii vjtwaj
thing and emptied the pockets of
aoth his parents of all their spare
iash. Henry is a smart boy.
THE MONUMENT PARK
Mayor Mars read our editorial
Vfonday afternoon about the appear
ance of the Monument Park and by
seven o'clock Tuesday morning he
lad a force of four hands at work
m the park. The grass has been cut,
;he shrubs trimmed into shape and
)y this morning the park is looking
is dressed up as a sweet girl grad
uate at commencement,
The Mayor is to be Congratulated 1
>n the despatch with which he ac*
ttmplishes tklftgs when brought to
Attention,
MARRIAGE OF "MISS KENNEDY
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McCormick, May 3.?The many,
frifcpds of Miss Onie > Kennedy will
be pleasantly surprised to learn of
her marriage to Dr. Douglas Hag
gard on March 25th at 4:30 o'clock
in the Thorbom Methodist Church,
No. 150 Durantrella Street, Calcut
ta, India, the ceremony being per
formed by Rev. Anderson of the A
merican Mission. Dr. Haggard is sur
geon of the Steamship City of Be
nares, but his home is in Nashville,
Tenn., of which city he is a native
Mrs. Haggard as Miss Onie Kennedy
is the youngest child of the late Mr.
and Mrs. A. B. Kennedy, of Troy, S.
C., and is an attractive and accom
plished lady who has numerous
friends and acquaintances At pres
ent Dr. and Mrs. Haggard are stop
ping at the Grand Hotel, Calcutta,
India, but expect to leave in a few
days for England and France. Miss
Kennedy sailed the first of the year
for Europe and will complete her
tour of the old world before return
ing to America to make her home.
Batter Cheaper in New York
New York, May 3.?Creamery
butter dropped to 35 cents a pound
in the wholesale market Monday, the
lowest price since April, 1916.
REV. CHAS. S. EVANS CALLED
Charles S. Evans, of Abbeville was
among thirteen young men who
graduated from the Columbia Theo
logical Seminary at the session which
has just closed. The people around
Abbeville are much interested in him
and 'are pleased that he has already
received and accepted a call. Mr.
Evans will go to the church at Lin
colnton, Ga., and will begin his du
ties at a salary of $1,500 and a
manse to live in. '
PRESBYTERIAN PREACHERS.
The Presbyterian Theological
Seminary at Columbia has just clos
ed its session and graduated thirteen
young men for the ministry. Dr.
Whaling, who is pretty well knowr.
around Abbeville makes many inter
esting statements regarding the out
look in the Presbyterian church.
All thirteen of the young men who
have just finished have had a choice
of several calls, in good churches,
with a manse, and at salaries rang
ing from $1,500 to $2,500.
The Presbyterians say there is a
scarcity of men who enter the minis.
try and that such conditions will
prevail until there is a grea?t religi
ous revival, * ? .
Dr. Whaling anticipates that all
the undergraduates of the Seminary
will Jiave charge of churches during
the summer.
MAKING CHANGES
Mr. and Mrs. R. Y. Simmons have
taken apartments at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Ray McKenzie and
have started housekeeping. Mr. Sim
mons has returned to Abbeville and
will take his old job back at the Sea
board shops. Mrs. Simmons has re
signed hear position with the Acaer
Building Company and will devote
herself to 'housekeeping.
A FISHING TRIP
Mr. W. D. Wilson, Mr. Bradley
Reese, Mr. L. C. Haskell and Major
Fulp went to Dysons Tuesday on a
fishing trip. They reversed the usual
order and made the trip - on the
train. They enjoyed a genuine sup
per'with Mayor McMillan and hur
ried back to Abbeville on the news
of the death of Albert Henry.
PAINTING UP
Mrs. W. D. Wilkinson says she is
tired of the young girls of the city
out painting her so she has begun en
her house. The house is being paint
ed in gray and white and green and
presents a handsome appearance.
MR. SPROTT DIES
The Index-Journal of " Tuesday
carried the news of the death of Mr.
Z. G. Sprott at his home near Coro
naca Monday. He was sixty-eight
years of age and leaves a wife and
several brothers and a sister.
Mr. Sprott made his home in Ab'
beville for many years and ha3
friends here who will regret his
[ieath,"
GETS LIFE SENTENCE
Spartanburg Negro Convicted of
Killing Wife,
, Spartanburg, May Jones,
negro, was convicted of murdey
with a- recommendation of mercy ii
court1 of general sessions here today
and given a life sentence. Jones shot
and killed Alice McDaniel here last
October, after she quit him and mar
rieti another man.
Yank Anderson, Marvin Owens,
Lewis -Goodlett and Hob Thompson,
negroes, are being tried in court of
general session today for assault
with intent to ravish the victim be
ing a white woman. All testimony
was submitted before court ad
journed this afternoon.
MANY SOUTH CAROLINA
PRINTERS ON STRIKE
Columbia, S. C., May 3.?The
printer strike became effective thru
out South Carolina today, resulting
in the closing down of approximate
ly half the job printing houses of the
state. Some of the shops have met
tne demands 01 trie j/ypograpnicaj
Union for the 44-hour week. Many
of the leading shops are opposing
the strike and state they will not
meet the demands. A number of job
offices in the state, it is said, will be
come "open shops" employing non
union labor to counteract the ef
fect of the strike.
DOCTOR WHALING
MAY RESIGN TODAY
The following taken from today's
jState will be of interest to iihe peo
ple here:
Dr. Thornton Whaling, D. D., the
first and only president, of the Co
lumbia Theological seminary, may
leave the institution after ten y<>ars
of faitliful and conspicuous service.
President Whaling, it is understood,
will tender his resignation to the
board of trustees at their regular
meeting at the seminary to<lay in
tending to join Presbyterian semi
nary at Louisvifte, Ky. Dr. Whaling
it is said, is of the opinion that he
can be of moo^e service at Louisviile
as professor -of theology, filling the
chair left vacant two years ago by
the death of Dr. R. A. Webb, a grad
uate of the Columbia semimiry. The
Louisville institution, which is the
semnary of the synod of Kentucky
and Missouri, is probably the best
equipped theological seminary in the
South.
Dr. Whalng when seen last night
said that he had no statement to
make relative to his leaving tie Co
lumbia seminary. All friends of the
institution will feel a distinct loss
should he transfer his efforts ek?e
where. . .
NEWS FROM DUE WEST
A number of tasal ministers and
representative? of the two colleges
here will leave Wednesday for the
annual meeting of the Synod 5f tie
A. R. P. church. Synod meets this
year at Rosemark, Tenn., with the
congregation of Rev. R. W. Carson.
Revs. N. E. Smith, W. P. -Grier, R.
C. Grier and Mr. E. C. Stuart have
been recent visitors in Due West on
their way to this meeting.
Erakine College baseball team, af
ter lofring a magnificent game to
Davidson at Chester, S. C.f la;ft Fri
day by the close score of 4 to 3, will
take on two games at home this
week. The first game will be be
tween Erskine and Presbyterian Col
lege Wednesday and the next game
will be between Erskine and A. and
E. College, Raleigh, N. C., on Thurs
day afternoon. Erskine has defeated
P. C. 'this season, but this is the first
game ever staged with the strong A.
and E. team.
[ -Dorothy Edwards Hayes, the
talented expression teacher at the
Woman's College, will give a drama
tic interpretation of Edward J.
Locke's, the Crisis, Friday evening,
May 6, at 8:15 at the Woman's Col
lege. Miss Hayes invites her Abbe-!
ville friends to this reading.
Rev. J. L. Oates and Hon. C. A.!
Douglas will be two prominent Ers-I
kine alumni on the commencement
program this year. Commencement
fallii on Juno 7 and there will be an
unusually large number of alumni
and friends here for the occasion.
$3,000,000 IN GOLD
REACHES NEW YORK
New York, May 3.?Gold valued
at nearly $3,000,000 arrived here
today from Europe and Latin-Amer
ica countries;. Of this amount $2,
400,000 came from England on the
Lapland consigned to Kuhn, Lc-ebj
and Company.
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BENJAMIN F. MAULDIN
DIES SUDDENLY
Anderson, S. C., May 3.?Benja
min F. Maud in, president of the
Bank of ASiderson foT fifteen years
and organiser of "that institution as
a state bank, died suddenly at his
home here early today. He had been
in ill health for some time and re
cently resigned as president of the
Farmers' Bank of Iva because of
bad health. Mr. Mauldin was a
pioneer in the banking business in
Anderson county, organizing seven
1 banks, all of which made marked
successes during his life. He became
president of the Bai?k oi Anderson
in 1906, and the yeaT previous he
was chosen president' of the South'
-Carolina bankers' association. He is
survived by his widow and three
children.
PLANT COTTON OVER
Anderson, May 3.?Many'- farm
ers will have to replant their crops
on account of the havoc of-the hail
storm last week. John C. Pruitt who
had more than a hundred acres dam
aged ,is perhaps the largest loser in
the county. Mr. Pruitt bought the
large place of Quince Hammond, a
few months ago on the Williamston
road, and this was in the direct path
of the storm. Another farmer who
had everything practically destroyed
is Tiheo P. Watson. All the leaves
were stripped at the place of Mr.
Watson, and he will have to begin
over again.
Other farmers who planted early
cotton have been considerably hurt
by cold weather and light frost. One
farmer who had plowed his crop
twice had has cotton, killed by frost.
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