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. - j#? % 11 ,ocal flews : personals : W i1 Misses Ruby Edmunds and Ethel Perry spent today in Greenwood. Mia? Zola St*ber of AntreviHe was in town today shopping. to Lawreoce Hester of Mt. Carmel frj was a business visitor in town today, thi .Mrs. Ernest Cheatham of Antre ville was a visitor in town today. Mr. L. W. Tutt is in Elberton spending the week-end with his bro ther, Judge Tutt. Judge Prank B. Gary is at home for a few days looking after home affairs. Mrs. A. M. Reid is in Chester visiting her daughter, Mrs. P. H. Wilkes. Mrs. A. B. Covar and children left this morning for Edgefield to spend the holidays with her parents. Mr. Eugene Stone of Cold Spring was a business visitor to the city today. Miss Clyde Smith leaves Saturday to spend the holidays with her moth er in Seneca. Mr. and Mrs. George Gambrell of Greenwood spent today in the city with Mr. and Mrs. J.- M. Gambrell. Mrs. J. S. Miller and daughter, Margaret, and Mrs. Robt. A. Cheat ham spent today in Greenwood. Sam Cason of Atlanta spent a couple of days this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cason on North Main street. th Ls of ed of 12 of foil SO] fri ce tir te] La wi no Miss Mildred Cochran came home today from Lander College to spend the Christmas holidays with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. S. Cochran Miss Althea Keaton of Lander College returned today to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Keaton of Antreville. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Sullivan leave tomorrow (Saturday) for Laurens to spend the week-end with Mrs. Sulli van's brother. Mrs. Sullivan goes on Monday to visit relatives in Varnville where she will be joined later by Mr. Sullivan and both will spend EXCITING TIMES Christmas mere. tei afl Mi At The people on South Main street'mc were the center of all the excite-|Ta xnent this morning when one of thejwh road gang wagons ran away, taking,mi ia the town from the Graded school.de building to the end of South Main street. The horses realized that they were in a stylish part of town and came to a stop in the yard of Col. D. A. Rogers. N The run away team was followed by the chief of police, a doctor's Ford and the population in general. ' 40 in) bu af FROM THE NORTH STATE Miss Louise Lane of Saluda, N. de: wo M (J., is in tne cixy spending several ca wl a ba days with Mrs. J. Allen Smith. Miss Lane is a graduate of Con verse college and has friends all over the state among her graduates. She holds the responsible position i an of Assistant Cashier in the Saluda j en Bank. Miss Lane will go to Due j Gs West and spend over Sunday with Miss Kate Kennedy. $3 ASK $20,000,000 TO BUY GRAIN FOR THE STARVING Washington, Dec. 15.?An appro priation of $20,000,000 would be available for the purchase of grain and other food products for distribu tion in the famine districts of Russia in of atrt he cii under a bill favorably reported to- a day by th committee. day by the House foreign affairs' Bj To bnalt t cold teke 668. wi W mt HUTCHISON.McGEE. John R. McGee of Due West, lead g Baptist layman and successful rmer, was married yesterday in estminster to Mrs. Fanny Hutchi n, the wedding coming as a surprise most of Mr. McGee's friends roughout the county. He was . in jbeville last Saturday and secured license from Judge Miller, but that ct was not known except to a few, whom Mr. McGee related the se at. Friends among his wide ac aintanceship in the county are tending congratulations and best shes. ' REID-WILKES. Announcements were received by iend^ in the city last evening and is morning of the marriage yester y at the home of the officiating nister, the Rev. G. M. Telford, Miss Margaret Elizabeth Reid to >bert C. Wilkes. Mrs. Wjlkes is the ughter of the late Thomas H. Reid d is a lady of quiet charm and ppy disposition. Mr. Wilkes is engineer on the Seaboard and is M in Kv kia d friends. Both of the young peo i have many friends in Abbeville jo join in wishing them a life of ppiness. FLEMING?NORRIS A wedding of much surprise was at of. Miss Belle Fleming of Level tnd to Mr. Willie Herbert Norris New Market which wtas solemniz at the home of Mrs. John Sadler Hodges Sunday, December 4th at :30, by the Rev. J. E. MaHaffey * Honea Path. The bride wbre a le tricotine coat suit with acces ries to match. Only a Vew intimate iends were present. After the remony Mrs. Sadler served an old tie wedding dinner. Miss Henyng is the oldest daugh r of Mr. John Fleming of Level nd and has,many friends here w> will be surprised at trns twi uncement. L. B. A CHRISTMAS TREE Christmas has already come for i little folks who attend the ndergarten on W&rdlaw street, lis morning the parents of the pils were invited by Mrs. William a to a Christmas tree and to wit ss a dainty program carried rough by the children. The tree is lovely and each little pupil >nt through the program with se. The kindergarten has been very ecessful and is filling a want felt the mothers of the city. OROTHY MAY UNDERWOOD Miss Dorothy May Underwood, 19 ars of age, died Thursday morning Greenwood and the remains were jught to Abbeville yesterday af noon, interment taking pla. this ternoon in Long Cane cemetjry. ss Underwood was a resident of ibeville up' to last May when she >ved with her mother, Mrs. Ellen ylor Underwood, to Greenwood, lere they were living in one of the 11 villages at the time of her ath. She was a daughter of A. C. Un rwood and Ellen Taylor Under iod of Georgia. AN SHOOTS WIFE AND SELF, MAY DIE Gaffney, Dec.* 14.?Ike Hammett, , shot his wife twice, and turn Z the gun upon himself fired a llet through his chest yesterday ternoon at Henrietta, N. C., fif jn miles from here. Both were rried to the Rutherford hospital iere Mrs. Hammett is said to have chance for recovery, but her hua nd is expected to die. Hammett d his wife had 'been separated sev al months. He had been living in iffney several weeks. 00 FOR ATTENDING FUNERAL OF FATHER St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 14.?Put this your record book: The legal value attendance at a funeril is $300. If Charles 'Bording had failed to tend the (funeral of his father re he would have been the re >ient of only $1 under terms of will filed in probate court here, r his attendance, says the last 11 and testament of his father, illiam J. Bording, he shall be tde |300 richer. iiuttii qOCIETV / FOR MRS. SPEED. Charming in every detail was the irty in honor of Mrs. Preston Speed, ven by l^rs. Willie Speed on Wed iBday afternoon. Four tables of idge players were invited and at e close of several delightful games, rs. Speed, assisted by her wster, iss Ada Faulkner, served a delicious lad course with sherbet. Lovely ises and potted ferns were used as scorations and to Mrs. Speed, as >nor guest, and to Miss Sarah Per il, popular bride-elect, were pre nted dainty favors in form of cor ge bouquets. A COMING MARRIAGE Invitations have been issued Iby jr.-and Mrs. J. L. Perrin to the arriage of their daughter, Sarah, i Robert Emmet. Cox on December 3 at 9 o'clock at (their residence on Duth Main Street. iMias Sarah is the second daughter : the f&nily and is a young woman f many charms. She is a graduate I the Woman's College of Coluan la and for several sessions taught i the public schools' of Abbeville. Jkfr. Cox ic the eldest son of the ,te R. E. Cox and Mrs. Cox and is young man of good business albili r and many sterling virtues. He is ishier of the .County Savings Bank id has interest in many of the j sin ess enterprises of the city. The young couple start life with le good wishes of a host of friends. The Bai IF the banker could If the grocer's bo; tainly would. If either could find a i in cold weather, bettei and easily controlled p his way for it. If som trouble or bigger mile; But balanced gasoline vides quick starts in cc combustion develop n to dilute the lubricating valves and nistons. A ] I N maximum mileage anc "Standard" Motor Gas that gives real assuran That's why the bankei best for the motorist a You, too, want the be "Standard" Motor Gasi you have an unbeatab STANDAI (' THE BOOK CLUB The Book Club was very pleasanl r entertained Wednesday afternoon y Mrs. James A. Hill. There was ood? attendance and the member njoyed the salad course served b le hostess. FOR THE TEACHERS Mrs. W. H. White gave a pleasan irty Thursday afternoon, in com iment to the teachers of the gradei ihool who have, her children ii large. The guests were invited fo o'clock.. Mrs. White's rooms wer ;corated in many vases of roses ani te center piece of her dining tabl as a handsome reflector mirro bich reflected a beautiful vase o hite japonicas. Each guest was bus ith dome dainty Christmas gift an le^time passed pleasantly in cor ;rsation. At the close of the afternoon re eshments of grapefruit ' $alac leese balls, stuffed prunes, cracker! jrpsy, coffee and mints were servec Mrs. White's guests were Mis itchin, Miss Coan'Miss Hunt, Mis ixon, Mrs. J. C. Ellis, Mrs. McAllif :r, Mrs. C. A. Milford, Miss Lane x orth Carolina, Miss DeLorme an ts. Greene. Two Killed in Duel in Tenne???? Knoxville, Tenn., Dec. 15.?Stei ng Ward, deputy sheriff of Carej ille, is dead here in a hospital' froi ounds received in a gun battle wit herman Hatmaker at Careyvilh ho he was attempting to arres fard killed Hatmaker with a built trough the heart after he ha tllen. iker and buy t get better gasoline at any y could buy more econc P 4-l?n4> fir/viil^4 /vil power on steep grades < >ower in congested traffic e other gasoline would { ig?, it would be good jud excels on every test. Il >ld weather. Its rate and naximum power with m oil, smut the spark plug iean mixture of balanced I economy. loline is improved, balan ce of efficient and econoi and the grocer's boy b< nd best for the motor. st when you buy gasolii oline. With Polarine in le combination. rn ott rnM ? vy m. ju vx v -i- ? VEW JERSEY) b n aiX V DUE WEST MEWS W A. R. Presbyterian The examinations ar^ on, in full swing in both colleges this week. They close about the middle of next <we&. Pres. E. C. Grier addressed the " V men of the A. R. P. church of At lanta last Friday night by special invitation. Mrs. \Helen Neal and children re turned * to- Kings Mountain last Tesday, aft^r a stay of one month with relatives in Due West. Mr. Whiteside of the Seminary preached for Rev. J. P. Pressley last Sunday night. He was followed with much interest. > The Art Department of the Wo man's College will have their Christmas exhibit Monday, Decem ber 19, from 3 to 4:30, Mrs. R. S.. Galloway returned on Monday from a visit to Washington Blu?field, W. Va., and Charlotte, N. C. Miss Kahnyre of the Woman's College facUftf went to Columbia Saturday to make a short yisrfc to a friend. She returned Monday even ing. ;; ' , Mr. Young T?dd of Gastonia and Mrs. Speneer of Gaston ia were re cent visitors in Due West. Mr. Todd is very much pleased with Gastonia as a business place apo as a city to , n live in. iHe is high in his praises of h Gasfconia. We understand that Mr. 2> Todd is getting on nicely with his , fc- insurance business. He says he is , !t gilad to he among A. R P.'s again d and likes his churoh surroundings very much. j the Grocei he same ( price, lie would. mically, he cer re quicker starts or more flexible m ?, he'?! fro cut of *ive less carbon gmeni to buy it. ts volatility pro jpjk completenessjof wiP inimum carbon K-M ;s and carbonize Jffiljj gasoline assures 1 (1 iced motor fuel [I tnieal operation. Ifii y W SHARON .V awvvv \ v VV,v The Sharon Missionary society fcei December 7th. At this metinr . '" business for this "year was aite+kmm ,o and officers for another yexr wikt elected as foUows: President, lint Dannie Harkpesfl^ ' Vke iniJliMf, Krs. 0. M. Gilliam; recording secre tary, Miss Salhe Sue Ramey; tiiT irer, Mrs. Bob Brown; supeiintfi mi of young people Mis. Thba|Ua? Elamey; superintendent of janta^ Viis^ WillieR ileyj superintendent ?f VIisgionsN Study, Mrs. L. A.HaMej; superintendent of social serviee aaf ocal work; Mrs. T. H. Watson; ?*-' >pr;ntendent of supplies, Mrs. D. EL Pressly; voice agent) Mrs. Chaa. *. Schram. The. officers of the soaety m m ?}* Cum *? 4l*/t ivere inowuicu *juuuay av uic vmuiv' .. / jy Rev. J. B. Kilgore. ^ Mrs. Earl Bartlett and ch&lrea ?f Sreenville are visiting Mr. and Met r. E. Riley. The' hafar far Sharon Sunday School has bpen changed to. l|4t md preaching pfc in/the **?*-, ing on the first and third Snwhiyt On the second and fourth Santos Sunday school at 2:45 and prcflfek at 3:30 p. m. rj Mr. Win. McNeill will JeavjJ ttw week for Swainsboro, Ga., and fraat there he will visit his daughter, Mm. Jim Boles at North before returuyg home. - ) Rev. J. B. Kilgore entertained the stewards of Bethel, Grace and Shar on churches Wednesday night.' ,.v * Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Gilliam toafc their little daughter, Jennie Loaiav to Anderson Tuesday to see Dr. Mas- 1 rlin TYr KnriKn^tKinki h? trouble it v.