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T y ?% Xocal IWewe I : personals : ' ^ ' v^1 V V V WATCH YOUR LABEL. V k * V The Preqs and Banner is V V issued strictly oil a cash in V V advance basis. Our lists are V V corrected the first Saturday in V Si each month. If you label is V - " - ?- s 110 nil) k. I | V' marked "Aug. 21," or "o-tx ^ | V it means that your subscript V I V .tion has expired, and that V L. V your name will be dropped un- V At V less you renew your subscrip- Vi V tion before September 3rd. V V v We make no exceptions to the V V rule. * V \ V WWW W V w w w% Miss" Annie Hill spent the' week* end in Greenville. I > Truman Reames spent Sunday in Greenwood with friends. * Miss Lottie B. Martin, of Atlanta,! is visiting Miss Eleanor Schroeder.P. H. McCaslan left Saturday to spend a week at Waynesville, N. C. Miss Mattie Eakin spent'the weekend in Greenwood with relatives. * L. R. Campbell of Antreville was 4 in town Saturday on busings. Ji 0. Crowley returned Sunday after ten days stay in Carrolton, Ga. ' 1 * t / Miss Sophia Reames is visiting her j \ grandmother, Mrs. Ji C. Wilsoar at I Williamston. j " . , r\ . ??? ? j Misses Lucy and Ahnie Gibert of Lebanon were visitors to the city saturaay. 4 ; j ^ Douglas Black, Lawrence and Hollace Conner of Mt. Carmel were in the city Saturday. vli X . Mrs. W. A. Nickles and Clarence McDwain of Hodges visited relatives here Sunday. Charles A. Haigler, Jr., of Atlanta, is visiting his home people oh North Main street. V Misses Jennie Nance and Daisy * ' Lanier of Monterey were shopping here Friday. Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Eakin of Mon^ roe, N.-C. are visiting Mrs. H. B. Eakin. v W. A. Calvert and "Skeet" Ramey spent Surftiay in Atlanta with Mrs. Calvert. Miss Ida Sanders of Greenville is * ? visiting her aunt, Mrs. W. T. Sandi ^ ers, near the city. / \ T. P. Creswell and son Bryson, of L Cedar Springs were here Saturday : . on business. ' "X Mrs. Henry Wharton of Waterloo is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. R. Nickles. -f Miss Gladys Wilson of Watts spent the week-e&d with Miss Lillian KilI lingsworth at Mrs. Milford's. I Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Leonard, of I near Due West, were in the. city 1 Saturday. vf \ Mrs. Dora E. Tucker, of Due \West, was in the city Saturday shop' t M?^srs. D. W. Thomas, George S. *"*'* ' t* C DasIaw Tirnrn in flip Wilson ana r. o. uvsi? nv?v .? city Saturday from Watts. Misses Annie Radcliffe and Annie Sharpe of the Gilgal section were visitors in Abbeville Saturday. w Miss Lillian Shehee returned to her home in Athens Saturday after a * pleasant visit to relatives in and near thd city. - T ' ' Albert Rosenberg is spending^ his / vacation at Tate Springs. * I Mr. Ed Jennings came down to Abbeville Sunday and spent the day with friends. George Wood is at home again aftera pleasant three weeks visit to s [friends in Shelton, S. C. I Miss Eva Reames has gone to An' derson to spend a ten day's vacation [with Miss Blanche Smith. Misses Bessie Cothran and Annie Andrews, of Greenwood, were visit- n ors in Abbeville Stind^y. a ' . ti Henry Cason, of Anderson, is in y the city spending a few days with q his mother, Mrs. Lizzie Cason. * I ' o Misses Natalie apd Obeda Boyd, g, of Athens, Ga., spent Sunday with f Miss Irene Staraes. e ib Otto Bristow, cashier of the Plant- v ers.Bank, has returned from Dar- ^ lington, where he spent ms vacation. Mrs. Bristow will return Thursday. ______ v Mrs. John Harris returned home * today from Greenville where she has 11 been visiting her daughter, Mrs. 8 Henry Hagennan. c e Mr. and Mrs. Whit Klugh return- " ed home Saturday after a visit to 3 M. and Mrs. G. W. Shirley in Wil- ^ rnjngton, N. C. ( ^ ' t Domonrll 10 of VlrVITIP ultfirT ^ iTVSVCl ix/Oiavna ? a month'spent at Laurel Park Camp d where he enjoyed all the good times * which go with a camp life. Mrs. Gerald Martin and daughter, t Dorothy, of Atlanta, are in the city ti for an extended visit to her parents, v Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Schroeder. li v Mr. and Mrs. Townsend Smith and t the two hoys, Townsend and Hemp-. 1 hill, are at home again after a pleas- n ant stay in Greenville. b " - t ;n:?? ^ TTo-mlaf N t, JJIISS uuiiau Av&bDVf v* ~-j ... ? C., spent last Saturday find Sunday v in Abbeville with her friend, Miss s Mabel Culbertson. , f V- f Mrs. Addie Loden and children h and Claude Wilson spent Sunday in Tofccoa, ' Ga., with relatives and i: friends. a c Mr. and M,rs. H. R. Crawford and c children of Rockmart, Ga., are in Ab- f beville visiting friends and relatives, i They made the trip through the \ country. \ c Mrs. L. L. Adams and daughter, j Hazel, of Greenville, and Horace , Harper, of Honea Path, spent sev^r- j al days last week with Mrs. Andrew t Bass and Mrs. Mattie Adams. j ? ATTENDING THE FUNERAL * ' 1 Mr. G. G. Wood and his son, , David Wood, went to Monroe Sun- ^ ay to attend the funeral of their friend, Mr. Brack Worley. I IN NEW HOME Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Jackson have moved into their new home on Maga- ^ zine street. They bought the house < formerly occupied by W. J. EasoA. \ LEAVING TOWN . i Julia Marshall, who has for years < been the faithful seamstress for 1 many people in town, is leaving < Thursday for New York where she < will make her home. % ALABAMA VISITORS 5 Mrs. Simpson and Miss Rachel ( _ x1_ _ _!x__ J* T): ( | Bimpson are in tne city iruxn Dimj ingham and will spend the week with Mrs. G. T. Barnes arid the Misses Barnes. ASKED ABOUT CLOTHES, SHE SAID: "DON'T BOTHER" New York, Aug. 27.?Thirty days in the workhorse was meted out Saturday to Leona Schlutz, 23 years old, of Chicago, who says she has no home, wh#en she was found guilty of defying the staid conventionalities of New York by walking Bronx streets without clothing and a lighted cigar- s ette in her hand. "Where's your clothing?" asked Michael Clare as he threw his police 3 coat about her, he testified. ;c "Don't bother me," sa;d Leona, ? / SALVAGING WRECK HERCULEAN TASK WIFT CURRENT OF THE HUMBER RIVER COVERS ZR-2 WRECKAGE WITH SAND DEPOSITS THAT WILL CAUSE TROUBLE MOVING RUINS. Willi WnclftTiH. Auc. 26.?Work len engaged in salvaging the wreckge of the ill-fated ZR-2 from the arfbid -waters of the Humiber, where 1 fell with its human freight on *uesday evening, employed powerul cranes today to lift the skelef the airship. It was believed as oon as the twisted and tangled ramework of the dirigible was raisd it would (be possible to recover the odies of many of the men who died irhen the dreadnaught -of the air col ipsed aif& caught fire. The work of lifting the wreckage! ras a heruclean task, for, in addi-| ion to the great weight of the alum-1 11 um framework and. the pendant ondolas carrying the driving ma-j hinery, the swift current of the riv- j r had already begun to cover the j mmersed ruins with deposits of and. River men believed that the *>dies of some of the victims of the isaster had been borne away by the ide of the river's current, and it 7as reported that fragments of the irigible's covering fabric had been ! ound ten miles up the river fromj he scene of the accident. Official inquiry into the cause of he disaster will (begin tomorrow doming at iHowden, where the ZR-2 iras stationed (before she started onj ier last voyage. The United States nil ?be represented Iby a naval at-, ache who will sit with the court.: *here Beemed to Ibe a general agree-. lent that the accident was caused J y the coHapse of a longitudinal1 tfrder in the middle of the dirigible,' ?ut it was expected the exerts j irould Ibe alble to determine with' ome degree of accuracy the reason' or the tragedy wneu tney naa oe-; ore them the (metal parts of the i iuge airship. \ It was expected that the coroner's ( nquest to be held today would be< idjourned after formal identification j if the three bodies which were re-; overed, and the issuance of permits or their removal. The adjournment t was reported, would be for several reeks at least. ? The English law does not permit smbalming until after the coroner's nquest, but, in deference to the vishes of the American authorities lere, the bodies .of Lieutenants Litle and Esterly were embalmed a !ew hours after they were recoverid. The coroner stated this morning le did not believe many more bodies vould be found until the wreck of he airship was raised and searched. iX-SERVICE MAN STRUGGLES WITH REPTILE IN BED Augusta, Ga., Aug. 27.?George iV. Paul, of 1216 Hickman Road this :ity, fought the Germans overseas, >ut it remained for him to have the nost exciting battle of his life right n his own home and in his own bed. Paul went to bed as usual Thursiay night only to, awake after mid light with the sensation of something :old and clammy Across his body. He >pened his eyes, closed them again md tried to sleep. He was wide avake when he felt the creeping sensation a second time, and glancing lown he saw" a r^d-colored snake in :oil across his breast. With a motion )f his body he flung the snake from lim, but the reptile clung to his irm and wound its body tightly about] iim. A mad fight ensued, which ended with the snake being hurled beneath he bed. I Paul turned the light on at this j uncture and called members of thej family to his room. The snake had soiled about the young man's shoes md the reptile again showed fight vften raul, reiniorced Dy two men, i ittacked him with a broom and fire! >oker. The snake, ifras finally killed, neasured three and a half feet when itretched across the floor. * 1 In 1913 the German army cost! L085 marks per man, officers in-' :luded. Today each soldier costs the j Government 50 marks. FATHER AND SON GUILTY Motion for New Trial To Be Heard By Judge Memminger. Greenville, Aug. 26.?Walter and Carl Bowers, father and son, who were placed on trial in the Court of General Sessions here Wednesday, for the murder of Andy Wells, young farmer of Travelers Rest, were found guilty of manslaughter with recommendation to mercy this afternoon by a jury that deliberated on ore than three hours. Notice of a motion for a new trial will ibe heard before Judge R. W. Memminger, Monday. Andy Wells died two days after he was struck albout the head and chest in a fight he? had with Walter and Carl Bowers, in a garage at Travelers, on May 7, last year. The fatal blows were inflicted with an iron axle. , BAPTIST EVANGELIST TAKES OWN LIFE Asheville, N. C., Aug. 26.?Rev. A. H. Dew, Baptist evangelist, who has lived at the Southern Baptist assembly grounds at Ridgecrest the last five years, committed suicide last night bys evering his throat with a knife. Ill health is assigned as the cause. The body will be taken to Latta, S. ., for burial Sunday. He was 60 years old and leaves a widow. PRAYER CAUSES FIRE? _ Investigate Report As To Wigwam's Burning Sunday Night. Macon, Ga., Aug. 26.?State Fire V Marshal Albert Sharp stated Thurs- ^ day night that he would investigate * a report that has been imade to hhn V in connection with burning of the ^ Wigwam hotel at Indian Springs ^ Sunday night, that prayers had been v offered for the destruction of the ^ hotel. ^ DAILY PLANES TO CAPITAL Wellington Service With Six Fdklcer ^ Limousines to Start This Week. New York Times. ' The Seafboard consolidated Airlines of 110 West Fortieth Street ^ announced yesterday the purchase ^ of si? Fokker limousine airplane airplanes to be put in immediate seiv t( vice between New York and Washngton. Each plane will carry six ^ passengers and 1,000 pounds of bag- ^ gage on a trip. . , n Officials of the line inspected one of the planes yesterday and made a ^ flight over the city. The party con- ^ sisted of Stanley Hulbbard, President; Roy Pendleton, Secretary and ^ Homer C. Balbcock and Charles M. Wilson, Directors. The initial flight of the new daily service, they said, ^ would be made this week. The company announced also that ^ Premier Briand of France had chartered two planes to carry his party P to Washington when tftey arrive here a to attend the forthcoming disarma- e' ment conference. The Netherlands Cl Aircraft Company, which inanufac- ? tures the Fokker planes, announced 11 vprfprHa\r +Vin+ nn Hfnri^-ov ftia civ_ F i passenger Half Moon would undertake to fly to Mexico City in three "hops," the stops being Chicago, Kansas City and El Paso. . ' F v PROGRAM v H V K g ^ OPERA HOUSE v ,v s ? w V TUESDAY V * V CONSTANCE BINNEY V u V IN <6 J* V "THE MAGIC CUP" -V h' V AND * V "DOUBLE ADVENTURE" V 01 ^ 10c. 20c. M ? S ... ?;>5 k WEDNESDAY M V v v f< |V BEBE DANIELS V 1S i V IN \i ^ V "ONE WILD WEEK" V S jv ALSO V = V PATHE NEWS V j v 10c 20c V | V. M V THURSDAY V v V V DOUGLAS MacLEAN V V IN M V "ONE A MINUTE" ^ V AND V V "THE WHITE HORSEMAN" V v 10c 20c v V M VVvVVVVVVVV Opera House One Day Only PARAMOU1S "THE CITY OF With Thomas Meighan, Blighting the joy of his we prison, walls. And the arm ;the law. For a crime of \ guilty. What was the pas '*"know? What was the futi fought through together? ,...AL! LARRY SEM( i "WELL I'LL SPECIAL MUSIC BY 15 Cents ADMII KA ITT R08C0E (FAT! .,..11 "THE TRAVEL] Don't stock up on fun till sides and satisfac Also HAROLD LI SPECIAL MUSIC BY % \ * 15 Cents ADML v.vvvv.vvvvvvk VI SCHOOLBOOKS v v Please do not ask us to V charge School Books as the V margin.of profit is so small V it doesn't more than pay half V. expense of handling them. V P. B. SPEED, Drug Co. ^ : > WILL ATTEND GAM& peciaJ Train to FurnMm-Tack Game la Atlaata. . . \ ' Greenville, Aug. 26.?A large onnliiHitirtn# TAreived to U'lUUUi VX W^**V<WV*WWM ly virtually made a certainty of lans that have been formed here for special train of Greenville people > go to Atlanta October 15 to witess the football game between eorgia Tech and Furman Universij. The chamber of commerce is aringing the tour and has announced lat the special train can* be engaged ' 125 will sign up for the - trip, here is every indication that this umber and more will make reservaons. The train will (be a regular "Purle Hurricane" special, according to le present plans, and every passener will go as a Furmtan ibooster. Grandstand seats for the entire arty will :be reserved for the game nd Furman will be well representd in the rooter's brigade during the ontest. The train will be decked ut in proper colors, the engine belg trimmed in purple and white the urman colors. JUMPS FROM TRAIN eet Shackled Prisoner Escapes Through Window. Calais, Me., Aug. 27.?'Milton [anley, escaped prisoner, must be iven credit lor ms nerve. Despite the fact that his feet ere shackled while on his way to ;rve five years in the Dorcheser, N. ., prison, he leaped from an exress train speeding at 60 miles an our and made his escape. Hanley as in custody of a sheriff. When the flicer's attention was distracted for moment Hanley made a spectacuir jump through a car window at' 'arvey, N. B. Posses have .so far )und no trace of him. Hanley, who| 20 years old, had been convicted E breaking and entering a store at t. Stephen, N. B. aj'3JSM2/SMS?SMSI5I3JSf2ISJSMSMSJSMSISJ a FREE GA 3 a I The Holder of Ticket a | gallons of gasoline Fr | Sherard ] j Filling ' Si |jajsiajaisiajsjaiaaisisjsisisj5iiMsi3isisia^ i : fRIOAy FT SPECIAL ' - ; SILENT MEN" I . ' Lois Wilson and Others. dding day?the shadow of s of love had to yield to vhich another man was t that the bride did not 1) ire that these two souls 30.... * ! 3N COMEDY >r BE " * KAY'S JAZZ BAND ^ SSION 35 Cents {DAY ' rY) ARBUCKLE * ' % [NG SALESMAN" . you see this line! 8ore tfon guaranteed. LOYD COMEDY. KAY'S JAZZ BAND SSION 35 Cents f - : \ ; ' MMBHSBWBBW BMB . i ? STATIONERY We have, a full line of White & Wyocoff's Distinctive Stationery " n* J. <7\ -/VL # . I t/f. to OC/f/fC/X/|( THE ECHO "The Really- Musical Spot u | " Abbeville." ? _ _ J- " ' SENATOR FdUND DEAD I Supposed to Hare Died of Heart Failure. Pickens, Aug. 26.?Frank EL Altexander, Stat? Senator from Pickens County, was found dead in bod today at Brown Hotel in Jocassee. . Senator Alexander went there yea xeraay to auena 10 some reai estate 'business. He is supposed to' have died from heart failure. Brown's hotel is situated about thirty milei" from iPickens court house. His body will be (brought home toniglit or tomorrow by way of Seneca and will be buried in the Pickens cemetery tomorrow at 4 o'clock. Funeral services at his residence at 3' o'clock. Senator Alexander was fifty-two years old. He was born and reared in this county near Peter's Creek Church. He has served Senator for three years. He was popular among the people of the county. He leaves a widow, who was Miss Ada Craig before her marriage, thee children Robert, Richard and Edward, eight brothers, among them Alexander, Of Seneca; Sheriff Alexander, of Oc<* nee County, and Henry Alexander, treasurer of Oconee County, also one sister, Mrs. Richard Doibbins, Of Anderson. Beei Like Chocolate. Berlin, Aug. 27.?A vendor of chocolate, plying his trade on a ; crowded street here recently, was at tacked by a swarm of bees seeking the sweets, and he and a number of passergby were severely stung .before the arrival of a detac hment of firefighters, who turned a hose on the bees and dispersed them. 3MSJSM3MSMSISJS/SJSMSJS/SJSISJSISI2IS.'S lSOLINE I No. 940 can get five | i iv i a ee oy caning at ^ Brothers j tation. J