Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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FRIDAY, JAMUAKI o, j : personals : WATCH YOUR LABEL. V The Press and Banner is V issued strictly on a cash in V advance basis. Our lists are V corrected the first Saturday in V each month. If your label is V marked "Dec. 21" or "12-21" V it means that your subscrip- V tion has expired, and that V ' your name will be dropped un- V less you renew your subscrip- V tion before Saturday, Janu- V ary 7th. make no excep- V tion to the rule. V V Jijtf Hajunger of wuimgton was in town today. ? J. H. Hill of Lowndesville was a victor tn Abbeville today. J. R. Blake of Greenwood was a hu^Miess visitor in town today. C. U. McAllister of Latimer was a business visitor in town today. Lee tec Noragne of Bordeaux was in tawa. today on business. Mrs. George Harrison spent a iew days-this week in Greenwood with Mrs. Ryaun Adkin. E. W. Nance of Lowndesville was " a business visitor in Abbeville this week. lies. F. H. Graves and Mrs. R. G. K*y were visitors in Greenwood yes terday. ' Mr. a*d Mrs. J. R. Lomax of Dar rauglpS qpent Thursday with Mr. and Mlfe. Loci en Lomax. Claude Jones and Mi?s Nan nie Seal went to Hodges today to att^ai the funeral of Mrs. Medlock. J. F* Ciinkscales, one of the lead ing farmers of the Monterey section, was ? visitor in Abbeville Thursday. Miss Mamie Devlin has returned tor Greenwood for a stay with her brother, Mr. J. Roddy Devlin. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Gregory and Miss Lecile Gregory of Williamston were visitors in Abbeville Thursday. Mrs. Jas. S. Cochran was called to Rockingham, N. C., today on ac count of the serious illness of her! . little niece, Mary Franklin Biggs. Mrs. Jennie B. Hill of Birming ham, Ala., is in the city visiting Mrs. W. L. McCord and family on Maga zine street. Mrs. J. C. Ellis went* to Hodges to day to attend the funeral of her sis ter-ii-taw Mrs. J. A. Medlock whose death occurred in Greepville Wed nesday. Mise Helen P. Smith returned to onaneston mesuuy lu resuiuc n? duties at Ashley Hall after spending the holidays with her father, Mr. J. Allen Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wilkinson left Wednesday for their hojne at Florence after a pleasant visit through the holidays to Mr. Wilkin son's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wilkinson. (Miss Nelle Murphy and little ne phew, L? A. Murphy, and Mr. W. C. Ellis of Abbeville visited friends and relatives here last Monday.? Lethe News in McCormick Mes senger. Mrs. Arthur M. Ellis and daugh ter left today for Galveston, Texas, Tvliere they will meet Mr. Ellis, at port after a long cruise. They will stop over for a day at New Orleans, probably reaching Galveston Tues day. GREENVILLE STREET BOYS. f E Jack Johnson, the lively young 5 son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson John- | son is having to take life easy these | days. Since Christmas he has been * practicing with a football and one day this week, the ball got the best of the boy and he is now recovering from a badly sprained leg. He ex- j p'ects to play the game again when v he gets well. j . a Greenville street was the center p of excitement Thursday when one of J t the little Lisenbee boys set fire to a pile of straw in the bath room. He wanted to take a bath and was heat ing the water in a hurry. It took the fire department and most of the big and little boys in town- to put out the fire, The bath was postponed. HOSPITAL AUXILIARY TO fetEET The hospital auxiliary will meet Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the couneil chamber. AH members are urged to be present as officiers for the^year will be elected. AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor Howard L. Weeks will preach Sunday at 11 a. m. on the subject: "Speak Unto the Children of Israel that They Go Forward." The subject of the 7:30 p. m. ser mon will be "How Shall We Escape If We Neglect." The pastor is very anxious that eveiV member of the church be present next Sunday as a matter of the greatest importance to our church work will be presented. The Wednesday night services will resume the study of John's messages and all the members and friends of the church are urged to b& present. The Sunday School teachers meet ing will be held next Tuesday night at 7:30. All the teachers and officers of the Sunday School are urged to be present as plans for our 1922 < work will be considered. ' ] Death of Mrs. Corrie Ellis Me*Hock { Mrs. J. A. Medlock died at her , home in Greenville on January 6th 1 after a short illness from the effects of a recent operation. She was Ibrought to her old home in Hodges and funeral services were held Thursday afternoon conducted by the Rev. <C. C. Herbert and inter ment was in the family burying ground. Mrs. Medlock* is survived by her husband and one son. Mrs. Medlock was the sister of the late J. <3. Ellis and passed her youth in Hogdes. She has visited many times in A'bfbeville and was a young woman of lively and at tractive disposition. She had many friends here who will hear with sorrow of her death. Mrs. J. C. Ellis, Mrs. C. S. Jones and Miss Nannie Seals went over to Hodges and attended the funeral. y BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT. Born at Abbeville, Thursday, Jan uary 5th to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mar- ' .in, a daughter. OLD RUSE WORKED ON GRIFFIN BANKS. ' Griffin, Ga., Jan. 5.?A ruse by three unidentified men yesterday netted them $350 apiece at the ex pense of the Griffin banks. A well dressed man presented himself at the teller's -window of the City Na- | tional bank with a check for $850, J signed with the name of E. S. Mc Dowell, a local real estate man, and said: ' ' "You know me. My name is Pat rick, and I live near Griffin. I want ; to deposit $500 of this and want the j balance in cash." I Tho tellar complied and the same I procedure was followed by two oth er men, one at the Second National (bank and the other at the Griffin Banking company. Clearing house officials discovered later in the day that the signatures were not those of McDowell, but there was no trace of the men. | Three strangers had 'been found | iby a newspaper agent in McDowell's office early this morning and when called the police the men had per suaded tfi? officers they were insur ance men from Atlanta who had ar rived on an early train and were waiting for McDowell to come down. Police believe the checks were ob tained in the real estate man's of fice. Watch the label on your paper. ?- - . . . MrBWIMrW I qOCIETV L. FOR THE BRIDE. Among the pleasant parties given ust before the close of the holidays ras the card party given by Miss Hirabeth Jones in compliment to liss Margie Bradley whose ap roaching marriage will be one of events of Fehrnarv. Twelve oung ladies were invited to meet fiss Bradley and the pleasures of he afternoon were card games, the iresentation of a dainty gift to the ride and the enjoyment of the sal d course served. * * * . Miss Margaret Klugh also enter ained for Miss Bradley on New fears eve. Mistletoe and holly were ised as decorations and bows of rhite maline foretold the coming redding. After the games the bride /as toasted in a bit of dainty verse ,nd was presented with a piece of ingerie. Miss Nona Bprksdale won he prize for highest scor^ and Mrs. *reston Speed, Jr., was given a set f lingerie clasps. Salads were served as refresh nents. SEVEN YEARS OLD. Evelyn, the pretty little daughter if Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hill, celebated ter seventh birthday Wednesday af erooon by inviting thirty of her >laymates to spend the afternoon vith her. After playing all the games isually flayed by children, refresh nents of jello and whipped cream vere served. A DINNER PARTY Mr. and Mrs. J. Allen Smith, Jr., antertained at a dinner party rhursday evening at their home on North Main street, having about a iozen guests from among the school teachers and the younger members )f the family. The table was beau tifully laid and the time was apent in the enjoyment of an elaborate iinner and in lively conversation. FOR MISS BOLT. Misses Pearl and Annie Lee Ha jen entertained last evening in hon jr of Miss Eva Bolt her attractive *uest from Clinton, about twenty /oung people being present. The rooms were in Christmas decorations presenting an attractive appear ince. U. D. C. TO MEET v The U. D. C. will meet Tuesday afternoon, January 10th, at J o'clock with Miss Maggie Brooks. THE CHURCH SOCIETY. Miss /Jessie Hill entertained the Ladies Society of the Associate Re formed church Thursday afternoor at a very pleasant meeting. Then tvere fifteen members present anc the affairs of the society were founc to be in excellent shape for the ne'w year. Miss Hill served delightful sand wiches, coffee and cake. MUCH WHISKEY STORED Washington, Jan. 5.?Approxi mately 38,000,000 ^gallons of whiskej are stored in warehouses throughoul the country, according to testimonj of Millard F. West, deputy commia sioner of internal revenue, at recenl hearings of the house appropriation! i-ommittee, verbatim reports of whicl were made available today. The reports also showed, Mr. Wes estimated, that on July 1, last, ther< were in distilleries and general bond ed warehouses, 39,961,000 gallons oi whiskey, 399,000 gallons of rum, 885 000 gallons of gin, 200,170 gallons of high wines, 640,94^ gallons oi alcohol and 360,000 gallons of neu tral or cologne spirits?a total of 42 257,116 gallons. NOTICE Clinton Lodge No. 3, A. P. M., wil give a supper following degree worl Thurday evening, January 12. A1 Master Masons are cordially invite< to be present. Plates will be reserv ed only for those who notify the com' mittee of their intention to be pres ent. W. E. Hill, W. D. Wilkinson, t G. C. Swetenlburg, Committee. c I WOMAN MAKES $1,035 AT PRODUCE MARK* Greenwood, Dec^28.?As an e\ dence of the value of the eo-oper tive 'produce market, operated u der the auspices of the home dei onstration agent, Miss Janie Ro erts, one woman alone has mat $1,035 from the sale of truck ai other small farm products sin* the market was established a fe months ago, according to the a nual report made by Miss Robei to state headquarters at Winthri college, Miss Louise Fleming lea all others of the couny in t] amount of produce sold at the .market, her sales having amount to (1,035. OHIO RIVER JUSING Cincinnati, O., Dec./ 27.?Co tinuing to rise at the rate of a proximately one-tenth of a fo every two houra, the Ohio river Cincinnati registered 56 feet at o'clock tonight, indications wa according to river men, that' t rise would contip&e at a diminic ing rate until a crest of about feet is reached late tonight. Reports from up river points i dicated that all the larger trib taries were reeding wh^le the ma stream continued to rise slowly. ? Act 1 Uncoo?titi?tipckal Mobile, Ala., Dec. 28.?An act /the legislature of Alajtwrna of 19 prohibiting the naafcing of a wag on a hozse race or other form sport waa, held unconstitutional the inferior criminal court, he this morning. Notices of apjH were given by state attorneys. T declaration grew <pt of a test cz brought by H. C. Mum an, pre dent of the Mobile Business Mei racing, association, and it is beli li /lAtmf ortfinn ooanVoa ft fun fifteen days race meeting here the spring, to follow, the. ? grounds meeting at New Orleans. I iiis Picture was seen in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Chicago at $2, will be shown in the city at popular prices . " - .. "'.3 FINDS GOLD PIECE Hi BIRD'S GIZZARD (Columbia, Dec. 27.?Money may be tight in . some places in South Carolina tout Little Mountain is not one of them judging from the con tents of a turkey's gizzard pur chased by Mrs, Leila Beach, 1400 block of Gr6gg street. The gizzard contained a $2.50 gold piece and the turkey cost just $1.50 so that Mrs. Beach counts it a good trade. The coin had been in the bird's gizzard so long that it was badly worn, the imprint of the die being practically obliterated. Mrs. Beach bought the turkey near Little Mountain for Christmas and her surprise may be imagined when the gizzard was opened. She says she may be tempted , to order other bUlACJTD lil/IU XilVWC iUUUUUlUl II tUC folk ^there make a practice of feed ing their turkeys cqin oi the realm. To break a cold take 666. FALSE ALARM FAIR Providence, R. 1., Dec. 20.?Mrs. Catherine arley left her home to do some errands. In her absence her two cnuaren iocjtea ner out, wvcn no key, she was at a loss for means to g<et in until she recalled that her husband, Frederick iB. Carley, had one. He is a fireman and iwas on doty at the time. It woold be easier, Mrs. Caifey thought, to have her htrtwand ibiing the key than to have her go to the fire station for it So she pulled the fire alami to summon him. Carley came with 'the key, the battalion fire / ohi^f and his auto mobile, two engine companies and a ladder track. Neighbors ateo J ? A- -?.V_ V..1 ps el to in bir troopeu u> uw atum; out nifciwui ui flames aaiw only a home locked against the lady of the house and her hnfiband letting her in. Rub-My-Titm for Rheslnatiun. J-r TO Presents WAY DO! EAST IS J3ased on CQJm.jJJ. /^rady's 3b by Jiofhe JJIairJ^arkor ona Jfos. pie, old-fashioned story of plain people, 8 y of Iove^?Man and Woman?Mother it bell tolling Humanity. A y'oi laughter?-Rabelaisian'horseplay; ? : "absurdities ? springing, "* gay 4 bam> d ig. voice?sweet and low?strong and'ten nd twilight streams.1 end,*amazing scenes, March ?torm,Vice carried with blinding mass of ice down. I1 V OPERA HOUS Won. & Tues. Jan. 9th & 1C MATIMFP n A II V ATin a mjui^ i/rkiju a RICES: Matinee 28c, 55c Night 55c, 83c, $1.1 All seat? reserved at Nigh The Marvel of All Picture HICAGO'S LAKE TRADE r BREAKS ALL RECORDS Chicago, Dec. 29.?Chicago's lake^ orne commerce;brok^Jihe records ofc wenty years in. 1921 when 78,378, 79 bushels of corn were shipped t* ureign f markets, according to a re ort of William H. Clare, collector of lie customs, made public today.. More than 3,000 vessels with a net ' onnage of 5,821,981, cleared from be Chicago and Cahimet River har ors during the year. Duties col jcted on imports totalled $9,426, 01.42, slightly more than a millioa ollars below the high water mark et in 1920. Raw silk led afl imports with gun hickle second. Imports ot the ctackie were vamea t $2,531,882. ' > \: ?s rOUNC MAN KILLED ON RALEIGH ROAD Raleigh, N. C.,. Dec. 27.?R. lamilton, 30 year old railroad, see ion Company of North America, us automobile on, ^ highway oj nile from Raleigh shortly, fiifter t * r'clock tonight as he 'was driving in ;o the city With, Hiss Irene Gvoai i young woman of Raleigh. Aft :ording to MissOaes^ two negroe* vhom she is tmafcfe to describe hied tt^ree shots into the car jost ift^r it had passed them on t|h? road. ' . J Santiago, Chile, Dec. 27.?Tie Uhiiejui government has forwarded i; note to. the Peruvian government accepting Pern's, proposal that iika !wo countries designate pfcnipotei^ diaries to meet at Washington to ^patimie negotiations for a solution i af pending disputes. Tfhe. negotia ;ioas between C^iie and, PeTB to* . t>egun a fortnight ago. Their chief win is a settlement of the l^aena Arica controversy. mous way, \ ACJrismoi* ^ , embracing the /our and. Baby. lances -?alelgliYbells / der?across fragrant break-up, "Anna' and the.roaring rivarj^ 12,000 feet of i ine greaioi story ever told. You must see Mr. Griffith's greatest and trait nirhirp.