Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MUnWA 1, dAiiUAm iu, itftiu Dr. S. B. Abel of Chester was in tke city 9ud?y. S. J. Hester of Calhoun Falls is i* Abbeville today on business. Xoca H*cw ?i i '8 ) : personals *?? ?i -r woe xvaipn ani^m ui ummrwu .. ? a visitor in town Sunday. E. 0. Clinkscales of Lowndesville was ia town Saturday on business. Mrs. F. E. Hogan of Calhoun Fails was in town today shopping. J. D. Kerr, Jr. and William Hill spent Saturday in Greenwood. W. E>. Hunter of Hunter's is a bus iness visitor on the streets today. StaaMore Lang-ford of Newberry is visiting Frances Woswansky. \ \ Mrs. P. B. Carwile and Mrs. Kay Carwile of Cold Spring were in town Saturday shopping. Little Miss Sarah Sprouse is able to be out again after an illness of several 4ay& Mr. aa4 Mrs. John T. Cheatham of Wazreataa were visitors in the city teiiagr. _______ Her. aad Mrs. B. Hillhouse and i Mrs. John T. Cheatham spent the we?)k-e?4l in Colombia. 1 Miamw . Margaret Link and Nelle M?Gtv spent the week-end with Mrs. Paul Wardlaw near the city. ?. F. Wilson and J. L. Sprouse were business visitors to Greenwood 8^*^- v ' Miss Howard, Hill returned today after spending a week with Miss Ad > die Eodgers of Anderson. Ernest Haguelet of Hamlet, N. C., spent Sunday in "the city with his sister, Mrs. Joe T. Hughes. V* >:r,i. ... . W. J. iu. Scott, one of the pros perous farmers of the county was a victor in the city last Friday. Co!. Johnnie McKee spent Sunday in tlie city and was among the wor shipers at the Baptist church. Friends of L. W. Dansby will be glad to know he is improving after an illness of*Beveral days. t.i ..io-r * ?< - a t Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Power and chidrea spent Sunday in McCormick with Mr. and Mrs. Luke Brown. Mias Addie Belle McComb of Cold Spring spent the week-end with Miss Permelia Culbreth on Magazine street. Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Wardlaw of Bethel have moved to Abbeville and will live with Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Wardlaw, Jr. * Mr. and Mrs. 0. A. Lominick are visiting Mrs. Lominick's sisters, Mrs. C. B. Wosmansky and Mrs. J. L. Sproase. Miss Elisabeth Jones, who is) teaching successfully this year at Ware Shoals is at home this week on the sick list. Miss Permelia Culbreth left this morning for Greenville where she will visit friends and relatives for several days. Mr. and Mrs. R. Glenn Kay and Glenn, Jr., spent Sunday and Mon day in Elberton, Ga., with Mr. and Mrs. Gaiaes. Mr. aad Mrs. Otis McMillan came oydr from Gerenwood and spent Sun j?? ??*?- w- ?j t u U*V wiw mr. <suu juj. d? u xu, uam* brtfl. Dr. asd Mrs. M. W. Cheatham of McCtaakk spent Sunday in Abbe ville with Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Cheat fcaSB on North Main street. Judge Frank B. Gary was he: Sunday spending the day vsrith h home folks. 1 Mrs. Charles Tuggle and her bal daughter have returned to Abbevil after an extended visit to home pe pie in Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. Mack Cochran can up from Hodges Sunday and wei spend the day gUests at the home < Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Whit Klugh ha\ rented the upstairs apartment of Mr Rachel H. Minshall and have move into their new quarters. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hafner spei Sunday with Mrs. Hafner's hone people at Greenville. They made tl trip through the country in their ca Mrs. A. B. Cochran is here froi Antreville spending some time wit her sister, Mrs. Horace McAllist* who has succumbed to the prevailin epidemic and has a case of mumps. T. 0. Taggart of Jacksonvill Fla., came up this morning to se his brother W. S. Taggart who is i the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. M< Comb, ^recuperating from his recer illness. A CHAMPION Richard Tiddy, in addition to g< ing to school and running the Co-oj erative store, is the boy wonder c the town when it comes to gardening This winter he has a fine garden wit plenty of lettuce, onions and tfc finest celery we have ever seen. H has the thanks of the Press and Bai ner for a basket of these delightfi vegetables. V v MONTEREY LOCALS 1 > Mr and Mrs W. C. Simpson sper Sunday night with their 'parent Mr and > Mrs J. 'A. Sutherland! Mr and Mrs F. E. Patterson sper Friday in the Nation with relative* Mies Thelxka 'Napier spent Mon day with Misk Lucile Sutherland. " Mr and Mrs Elbber Campbell sper Monday in Lebanon with Mr an Mrs Will John Evans. :" Miss Sailie Sutherland spent lai week in Calhoun Falls with Mrs Bo Sutherland? '' Mr John Gilliam was a businen visitor in Abbeville Tuesday. Mr and Mrs F. H. Simpson of ne? Abbeville spent Friday night wit their parents, Mr and Mtb J .'J Sutherfand.; ' J. F Clinkscales and son, Marsha were business visitors in Abbevili Wednesday. Miss Helen Lanier of Calhou Falls spent the week-end here wi1 her parents, Mr and Mrs Clauc Lander. Mr 0. M. Lanier was in Abbevil on business Thursday. SANTUC Mr. W. E. Morrison and daughte Mrs. Ermie Haddon entertained tr following at dinner Saturday: Me srs. W. H. Sharp, M. B. Kay, Cla: ence and Eoy Kay, Mr. and Mr James Haddon and children and Mi ses Annie and Louise Kay. Eugene Higgins and Miss Jan; Wright and little Daisy May Higgii of Hodges were guests Tuesday < Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Wright. E. J. Botts spent Wednesday wit W. E. Morrison Mr Bascomb Kay spent Monda night and Tuesday* in the Col Spring section with Mr and Mr Claude Kay. Mrs. Ermie Haddon and Miss Lil Morrison were the guests Monda afternoon of Mrs. Rebecca Bramblet Messrs. George Morrison and ] P ITo Jr) An 1 ?J. IIOUUUU rrtit uuoxiitoo vidivvao < Abbeville Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Wright wei visitors in the home of W. E. Morr eon Wednesday afternoon. HESPERIAN CHAPTER TO MEET There will be a call convocation c Hesperian Chapter No. 17 R. A. M Thursday evening January 19th at o'clock for the purpose of installin officers of 1922. All companions az urged to be precent. 2t. ? F. E. Harrison, Jr., Sect'y BRIDGE CLUB. The Bridge Club will meet Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock with Mrs. Lewis Perrin. A DANCE. "Webbie" Barksdale held open house Friday night and the gay young sports and sub-debs "of the city en joyed dancing until a late hour. it A PLEASANT PARTY. T Mrs. S. G. Thomson entertained at a pleasant card party Saturday afternoon at her home on Main street. Twelve guests were invited for the occasion and the time was sgent in playing bridge. Salads, charlotte and chocolate were served at the close of the games, Mrs. Thomson being as sisted by her daughter, Mrs. Joe Little. CELEBRATING .THE DAY. .. . \ . ' i. Jim Coleman came home from Clemson Saturday afternoon and spent Sunday celebrating the fact that he is getting along in years. Jim is still at the age to have a birthday every year. ON A PLEASURE TRIP.' Mrs. J. D. Kerr and Mrs. Percy Miller have returned from a pleasant trip to Anderson where they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Miller. During their stay in Ander son tliey were honor guests at a' de lightful card party at the Country Club and again at the home of Mrs. Ernest ijocnrmn. TEACHERS TO MEET. The Abbeville County Teachers as a,' sociation will hold its repilar meet : ing in the court house h6re Saturday it | afternoon at 1 o'clock'. Invitations are being sent out to the teachers of the county. J. D. Fulp is president of the association and Mrs. C. P. Gil-" liam is secretary. v. MARRIED IN CLIO. Announcement was received in the city yesterday of the marriage last Thursday in Clio of Miss Mary Pitt man Anderson to E. W. Rowe. Mrs. Rowe, as Miss Pittman has many friends in Abbeville where she has visited Miss Mary Bruce, her cousin, and her uncles John and Charlie Bruce. "^Miss Kate Bruce sent out the announcements from Clio. First Snow in Greenville Greenville, Jan 14?The "* first snow of tlie season for Green villa fell early today and was accom panied 'by a drop in temperature to 24 degrees. CLEMSON COLLEGE HOLDS FIRST HOG SALE Clemson College, Jan 16?The animal husbandry division of Clem son College will hold its first bred sow sale at Clemson College on Wednesday February 8, according to announcement tmade today by Prof L. V. Starkejr,. chief of the division. Fifty purebred hogs will ibe offered in this sale. Of this numlbe* about thrty will be Duroc JerseyB and the other twenty will be Poland Chinas. An invitation is extended to all who are intersted to attend this sale, says Prof Starkey, whether they in_ tend to buy or not. Because of prea_ sent financial conditions it is most likely that this offering of first class purdbred hogs will og at ft low fig ure, ad for this reason it will be a good opportunity to get some good animals cheap. Watermelon# in Greenville . Greenville, Jan 14?Ripe char, ries, cotton blooms and morning glory blossoms, reported out of sea son last month, cant hold a candle to the record of a nice size water melon that turned ripe on a farm in Greenville. Egg Custrad. Pour eggs, two cups scalded sweet milk, one and one-half ^ups sugar, two small tablespoons flour or corn [starch sifted with sugar. Add milk hast. (Enough for two custards.) AMERICAN LEGION GOES FORI Letters are now being sent out I*. A. JNeuffer, Jr., Adjutant of At ville Post No. 2, American Leg urging ex-serrice men to bec< members of the post now being ganized. A copy of the letters lows: "At the get-to-gether meeting the Legion, held December 29th, signified your desire to join tbe beville Poet <Jf the Ameriean Leg "We are accordingly enclo: herewith regular application bl which we ask you to please fill signing yoar name m full and turn same to me with check or ir ey order for five dollars to cover d for 1922, and membership card N be mailed you immediately. "Eighty-six veterans have sig their intention of joining this p and with this start we should s have one of the livest posts in State. "Lets stand together. We need ; :nd you need vis." DIFFICULT TASK IN TARIFF Bl Member* Hope to Reach Decision (ore End of Next Week.?Con mittee At Work. Washington, Jan. 14.?Final cussion of the basis of assessing import duties which are to be writ i in+rt t>ia now foriflF Sill mna Htnr I today by Republican members of (senate finance committee. They h to reach a decision on this, the n important an;! difficult:phase of whole tariff problem, before the i of next week, and then ' the act work of constructing the rates 1 be undertaken. The .hope now is t the bill can be reported to the e ate around March 1. Besides discussing the Ameri valuation plan and various sub tutes with members of the ta commission and the court of custc appeals the committeemen recei from the senate Republican-farxx tariff bloc recommendations as rates on farm products. These eluded a suggested duty of five ce a pound on short staple cotton, wl always has been on the free list, i a rate of 33 cents, a pound on v on the basis of the scoured coni ? ? ? ? ?? ^ ? OK nwAnAO/vl U9 ttgttlildb k>UC i* u tVUM |/AVjfU0VVI the Fordney bill. Rates at increi over those in the Fordney bill wheat, oats and many other prodi also were urged. In entering upon their diacusj of the basis of assessing duties, committee members had in con ence with them Thomas 0. Ma: and William Burgess of the t* commission, and Judge Marion Vries, a membet of thelcourt of i toms appeals. They endorsed plan outlined in an amendment ] posed yesterday by Senator Sn of Utah of assessing duties on basis of the selling price of the ported article in the American n ket rather than on the value of comparable article produced in United States, the Fordney bill ] posal. Building in 1920 Shows Gain. New York, Jan. 12.?Total exj diture of building throughout ? * -r?_ 1 001 -moo V;VUUtljr JLUl tUC jrcoi nao 595,165,192, a gain of 14.9 per < over the record year of 1920, B: streets announced today. Rep from 150 cities showed that $1 994,839 had been expended for bu ing in December, a gain of 112.8 cent over December, 1920. MEXICAN OIL WELLS MAKE AVNEW RECC Mexico City, Jan. 3.?Petrole fields along the Gulf coaBt made new record for production dux December. There was a total out of 18,000,000 barrels, 13,000,000 ing produced by the Toteco and Cerro Azul lots alone. Twenty-f new wells were started during month. Protest "Meanest T?*" London.?The decision that income tax must be deducted fi allowances paid to war widows i orphans has caused widespread p: test and the government has b< requested to eliminate what it < ciared the "meanest tax ever fixe CHEAPER MEALS IN DINERS ON SOUTHERN RY. TRAINS Washington, Jan. 10.?Cost oi meal to passenger in dining cars' ox Southern Railway system trains ha: been reduced through the plan oJ serving special combination meals al prices ranging from 75 cents to $1.5C and at the same time substantial re ductions have been made in th< prices of many popular dishes on th< a la carte'menus, Passenger Traffic Manager W! H. Tayloe announced today. "In arranging these combinatioi breakfasts, luncheons and dinners, our dining car department is offering attractive selections at prices whici compare favorably with those in anj anK first class restaurant," said Mr. Tay in? loe. "They are proving very populai re" with passengers who consider then lon" a very pleasant reminder of pre-wai nes days. will > * "While these combinations enable passengers to get their meals al nec*: greatly reduced cost, we recognize os*' that many persons prefer to make oon their own selections and so have re tained the a la carte service, at the same time making substantial re you Auctions in the prices of many stand ard dishes, some one of which is in cluded in almost every meal served." ILL Be WatcK the label on your , v-ii. j?); dis the I have iust ope % Club next to Fai the and would like to rt t)iy Cleaning and the Coat Suits and Mei onrl I raal rill hat ien-i can ?ti riff >ms red ler to in :nta tich and rool ,ent 1 in ises on lets >ion the fer rvin absolutely guarant Work calletl jfor i where in town. T. P. 1 Phone 349 aw- m., b ( I "W The prosperous farmer i izes that to get every ou his land he must put in essential to crop growing When his soil is dcficiei must remedy it if his crop PLANTER'S FERTU for him. It has just the Phosphoric Acid, Ammc necessary to exhausted s< Your order placcd nov against delayed deliver) stampted with our Gij Mark. Thisisforyourp it and be sure you get PI Planters Fertilizer & MANUFACTl Charleston, Soul Gentlemen BORLEY The perfect Mend of the tint? perfect cigarette tobaccos in one perfect cigarette : Discovery has-been made 6t se$- \ eral eaves in New York wbere it fe believed Indians' tficrir homtfr J_: !- fir I among tne clluh. ??> .. ts (sir.: c; a * :"-'g Jfe tV j i rmers Warehouse do all yo;ur work, ^ 15 'i 'St*" ? ..fi-ftj Pressing, Ladies < M as Suits. AD Vferk eed ? ? I > V',"V and delivered any J 1 "WtS 30^ It Washington St. j'&teJ '' '' ? i . !M V.y?. ... .Jft >wen Brothers larble and Inv/ ciTO^'f H , iranite o. 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