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Gary Banks went to Due West Thursday, looking after business af fairs. " * -.v Miss Irene Stames spent several) days this -week in Athens with -Miss Obeda Boyd. ^ Mrs. Lucien Schroeder spent sev eral days this week in Atlanta with relatives. * Miss Edith Groce is here fro*n ftriJ voritinc' for <?6me AMONG HOME FOLKS. Among the young cadets who are camped here from Bailey this week are Edward Piatt, of Graniteville son of Mrs. Nelle Sign Piatt and Archibald Hutto, of Orangeburg county, son of Mrs. Stella Dougless Hutto. Many people in Abbeville are interested in these boys. J.U1 AVVJ VmViUMM * over to Greenwood this morning, staying just long enough to see how the town looked without the Bailey boys. D. McGowan, a colored man who lives on route 1, is among our new subscribers this week. He says he must have the Press and Banner which shows him to be a man of in telligence. Willie Jones, who has been in a Governmen Hospital in North Caro lina ge'rting himself looked over, re turnd home last Friday. He is feel ing fine and is ready for a war with any nation Which dares tread on U. rs. Mr.. J. R. MoGombs is a young L man who beli<jree$^ in; making people; I happy. He dropjped, into tjie Press "f and Banner office- Wednesday arffcer x (! noon and paid iris subscription, which put the whole force in a good humor. DR. LISENBEE HOME ? ___ * * Dr. Lisenbee -? announces that he ' has returned to Abbeville after a few days absence, and is. in his of fice ready for business. % _ * ON A VACATION ** Miss Gann, the efficient manager of the local telegraph office, is off on a two weeks vacation which she will spend in Georgia. Mr. A. B. Robin son will have charge of the office during the time of her absence. \ v<*vv** * 10 . time with Miss Eleanor Gambrell. f ' '* ' - -s -*: . f ' i i" Dr. anci Mrs. F, E, Harrison .arid the ebildren went to Due West for the game of ball Thursday afternoon * ' s ' ' 1 Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Cochran and children of Fonville, were in the city today visiting relatives. Mrs. Carter Arnold is over from f Elberton this week for a visit to her parents, Dr. and tMrs. L. 9. Hill. iMiss Agnes Lee, of Anderson lis in the city visiting her sister Mrs. Os car McCurry, in Fort Pickens. v Miss Maggie Cochran, of Cold Springs, was in town Thursday around the stores shopping. / Miss Mary Jones, i^ho has been visitng in Sumter for some time, re turned to her home Thurday. , , . . ' f ' 'I Rev. C. B. Williams, of .Due West, was in town today on business and seeing his many friends among our people. Julian Wilkinson is expected home in a few days for a short vacation. ' Hes is improving at Bdltmore Hos pital. . . 1 / Misses Janie Milford and Grace Dawson of Abbeville and Miss Kath-: leen Bell, of Iva, spent yesterday in town.?Index-Jounlal. Paw q flvpf A BIRTHDAY PARTY Dean BlaCkwell is getting to be a man and has a birthday once a year, on May 5th. This time he celebrated the fact that he has made five miles on his journey through life. He had many "little "friends' to his party and he had pink candles, pink sweet peas and pink and white cake and . ice fcream. Souvenir bags of candy were fished out of a lake and each little guest went home happy after th6 party. GIVING DINNERS Among the pleasant entertain ments given around, town recently has been the several diviners given in compliment to Mrs. Hughes, who lives near the eity and came to town for a visit. She-,was enteitalned at splendid dinners by her \ nieces, Mrs, Ernest Botts, Mrs. Theo White, Mrs. Elbert White, and Mrs. Luther Botts. These dinners were genuine "before the war" dinners and were enjoyed by many friends and rela tives. * ~ TEN YEARS OLD . Little Edna White had a birthday party Wednesday afternoon by way of celebrating the fact, that ?he is ten years old. She had many fine games, birthday cakes in pink and white and ice cream, in pdnk and white. The occasion was a pleasant one for the little guests. * ON WARDLAW STREET Mrs. J. Warren Allen and her son, Mr. Warren Allen, are expected in j Abbeville Saturday. They will re j main for several days the guests of Judge and Mrs. Jones F. Miller. VISTOR LOMAX SICK "Vic" Lomax has been quite sick all this week and is still under the care of a physician and nurse. He is missed by his friends around town who hope he will be out again soon. THE SICK IN TH^ COUNTY Ray Crawford the young soft of J. W. Crawford who lives near Martins Mill, has been quite sick and is get ting on the mend slowly. Mr. and Mrs. Wistar Haddon are improving after^ a spell of sickness as is also the case with Miss Addie Miller who lives at Rapley Shoals. Moving the Community House. The shrubs and evergreens around the Community House at the Mill are being moved preparatory to moving the house .itself on the ad joining lot. The mill is going to do some fine work in the way of Com munity Center, much of the materi al being on the grounds. A Treat at Methodist Church Dr. Rakestraw is expected in Ab beville Sunday and he has consented to sing in the Methodist choir Sun day night. Dr. Rakestraw has a fine voice and those who attend service Sunday night may expect a treat. Father's Place in the Household Col. Will White has two fine little 'girls amt b6th their birthdays- come "iji the same week. Tuesday Helen celebrated her 'birthday and started off well by telling thie Colonel, "Dad dy, I'm going to have a party and have ice cream and rf there's any left, I'll save you some." Its a great thing to be tie father of a family. A WELCOME VISITOR c Mrs. John Harris Jr., has as her visitor, Mrs. Hanford Henderson, of London. Mrs. Henderson is a sister of Mrs. Harris and is home for her first visit Snce her marriage two years ago. Mrs. John A. Harris Sr., has is sued invitations to a tea in honor of the visitor for Saturday afternoon from five to six o'clock. TROY VISITORS Mrs. W. P. Kennedy and Mrs. Robert Coleman came up from Troy Thursday ?o spend the day with Mrs. D. T. Smith, Jr. The Ford "bucked" on the way so they re mained over for the night. They were accompanied by their chil dren. MEMORIAL &AY. ' The following program has been arranged for Memorial Day, May the 10th, the exercises to be held in the Opera House at 11 o'clock. Seats for the Confederate veterans will be ar ranged on the stage. . t < Master of ceremonies __ Maj. Julp. Address of Welcome _ Mayor Mars. Appropriate Music in charge of Miss Ruth Howie Opening Song . Invocation _.\Kev. tf. M.xeuora Music. Memorial to Judge J. Fuller Lyon " read by W. D. Wilkinson, com mander Abbeville Post American Legion. . 6ong "Tenting Tonight." Address to World War Veterans Col. Thomas B. Spratt Adjournment. 1:00 P. M.?Dinner to\ -Confederate Veterans and their guests at the home of Miss Maggie Brooks. 4:00 P. M.?Memorial exercises on Monument park by children of the City Schools in charge of Miss Mae Robertson. Confederate Veterans, World War Veterans, the Spanish American war and of other wars together with the general public are invited to attend these exercises held in memory of all Southern soldiers who have given 1 their lives for their country. Mem bers of the Abbeville Chapter U. D. C. honor the living veterans in proud memory of the dead. Mrs. Frank W. Wilson, President Abbeville Chapter c -- ? JUST LIKE A MAN Lttle Moffatt Ross Plaxco has all the airs of a grown man, for when his father left the city to attend .QvnnH thf? vonno* man immediately pot sick and kept his mother hard at work for a day or two. The little fel low is on the mend now. NEWS OF DR. AND MRS. PHIFER The people around Abbeville who remember Dr. Phifer and his charm ing; wife, who was Miss Lulu Griffin of Due West, will be pleased to know that good news comes from them in their home in Wheatland, Wyoming. The doctor has establish ed a splendid hospital at Wheatland and in a letter to a friend in Abbe ville Mrs. Phifer says they are no worse off than their neighbors, who are also undergoing the process of "deflation." The Phifers have engaged in a new venture., in that they have recently bought a ranch of one thousand acres on which they expect to have' a dairy herd, a flock of one thou sand chickens, a truck garden and other things. They, expect to supply their hospital Kwith everything and eventually to make their home on their fine farm. STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Standard Building and Loan Association will be held at the Planters Bank, Tuesday May 10, at six o'clock. Otto Bristow, Secretary. V t? % ^ PROGRAM v * OPERA HOUSE - v V v - V Vr FRIDAY V ?m;' DeMille's ' * V W "MIDSUMMER MADNESS" V WITH ' V V Lois Wilson, Lila Lee, Jack V V Holt and Conrad. Nagel. V V' Also a Century Comedy ^ v * mue-d rroriic mam? W V 15c 30c v' v ?-? - %!: v SATURDAY \ .V v Matinee and Nighi V V "MIDSUMMER MADNESS" V \ ALSO . V1 V Mack Sennett Comedy V, VYOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT' V 15c 35c V M MONDAY V SPINSTER'S CONVENTION V Local Talent. ' No Pictures. V 25 cents 50 cents. V *>' TUESDAY M FRANK MAYO V "BLAZING TRAIL" V ALSO "FIGHTING FATE" V V 10c 20c v NEW REPUBLICAN $ PARTY NOW BEING ORGANIZED IN S. C. To Disregard Both Blalock and Tol? bert Wing??JLiirge Follow ing. , Columbia, May 5.?A new repub lican party is being formed for South Carolina to disregard both the Blalock and the Tolbert factions how existing, according to a promi nent Columbian just returned from a faTrfArivnco with nfroQi/tarvf. flTlrl other administration leaders in Washington. Plans for the party are not yet complete, or ready for pub lication, but the following facts are publishable today: G. C. Campbell of Columbia Mil be collector of internal revenue for this state. a Ernest TV Cochran, of Anderson, will be district attorney of the Wes tern District, and a prominent Co lumbia lawyer, his name not yet dis closed, for the eastern district. A prominent Charleston lawyer is slated to succeed Judge H. A. M. Smith, of Charles'ton, when he re tires two years hence. Other ap pointments are yet to be decided up on. It is stated that the leaded: of the hew party in this slate will be a white man of (highest character and standing, who "has ever before been in politics. He will handle the pa tronage of .this state. Approximately 4,000 white men of South Carolina have indicated their desire to join a clean white republican party in the state. \ ' A BABY GIRL Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ellis have a baby girl which came to their house on May 2nd 1921. The little lady re ceived warm welcome in the family and the parents the congratulations of a wide circle of {friends. REAP THE ADVERTISEMENTS Hnova 14 U 11 The Spii Directed by Miss Ki Under Ai BUTTERFLY E by Miss Floride INDIAN WAR I by Girls of Fifth Admission LIEUT. SMITH REMEMBERS ABBEVILLE He remembers the kindness of the Canteen ladies and would like to 1 hear from some of our pretty'girls: 1 Camp Knox, Ky., 1 March 25th., 1921. 1 My dear Friends:? >: } No doubt this letter will -totAe-; somewhat as a surprise owing to the fact that the writer is unknown per sonally to many of your. However, I watf in command of two troop trains of soldiers which stopped in Abbe ville, one in the early part of 1919 and again in August of that year. On both occasions fortunately we stopped over for several hours. I have always remembered fond ly the kindness and cordiality b,e? stowed upon myself and men by the ladies of your Ch^gter. Unfortunate ly I cannot recall any of the names of many of you, but fortunately I, cannot forget your friendliness . to US. I am still one of the Arjny .men but am anticipating leaving vice sometime during the,coming summer. In the event that Any. of you desire to write; I shall be glad to hear from you. Again expressing my thanks for myself and men,. I am sincerely, Harry B. Smitih, 1st. Lt. Inf. 0. P. AN ELEVEN POUND <?OY .4 Mr. and Mrs. George Eimma Link, who live near Fonville, ,?re being congratulated on the arrival of a fine boy at their home May 5th. He is a lusty young man for he weigh ed eleven pounds. N . CARD OF THANKS . J We wish to thank our friends for their'kifcdnesst to us during the ill ness of our daughter, Gladys, while in Charlotte and since our return, home. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Bra2eal. J ouse-Mond listers Cor ilgore Greai ispices Abbeville Chapte] ANCE S Gar.tt Miss E )ANCE Grade - - - Children 25 Appliances that' work a pi Have that extra roo: can be done for i' j. ' \XU.r Pi, i rro 1 j. vvu" vv ay i lugo Fang Irons ' Toasters in . l , * rercuiarors Machine Motors Globes and Shades Abbeville Wat: * ================== PLAN' Please report any trouble with stree MOTHER'S DAY n ?t The v-.'. V .. ' BAPTIST CHURCH <*? Mathers are invited to come and bring their children to a jserviee specially des'gned for Mothers SUNDAY, MAY 8th Sunday School * 10 o'clock Preaching, 11 o'clock . Evening Services 8 o'clock. v V % ? Now la The Time To Hive iYour ROOF and GUTTER WORK DONE BY . A Man Of 30 Years Experience. SEE ME AT TftE'BAPTIST t S CHURCH UNTIL FRIDAY i . f V J. W. SPEARMAN, ? Phone 413 Greenwood, S. C. ? W. A. HARRIS FUNERAL 8UPPLIE8 - EMBALMING and Auto Hearse Service PHONES Day 395 Night 134 t Cast of Local Stars : U. D. C. . . * * ;olos BY Idmunds Miss Tutt Mr. Smith c : Adults 50c i rical ' . 4 - ' * .? .*? ; .l make summer leastlre ...* ' * m wired now=it a small co?t. . v ** * We have on hand two UUGHES II RANGES which we offer at a big reduction in price fir Flarfnr 'A r = t or house lights to the office.