Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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J. M. Nickles was a Columbia vis litor Wednesday. C. P. Townsend was a business! I visitor in Greenwood today. Mrs. Ernest Cheatham of Antre Iville was a visitor in Abbeville today. C. E. Williamson was a business [visitor in Columbia Thursday. Mrs. Ollie Muller of Richmond, [ Va., -is visiting relatives in the city. Virgil Gaffney of Atlanta is visit ling his grandmother, Mrs. W. A. O'Bryant. Jim Coleman came home this I week and spent a day with his par lents. Rufus May of Greenwood was a business visitor in the city Wed nesday. Mrs. W. H. Elliott of Thomasville, N. C., is visiting her niece, Mrs. Fred S. Hill on Pickens street. 1 Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wallace are I visiting relatives in Kinards. They will return to Abbeville this week. Mrs. Charley Armour and little I daughter have gone to Lawrenceville, Ga., for a visit to her parents. Miss <Mamye Wardlaw of Chester was here yesterday to attend the funeral of her uncle, Mr. S. M. Wardlaw. Mrs. S. E. Moragne, Miss Cora | Moragne and P. B. Moragne of Bor deaux attended the funeral of S. M. Wardlaw Thursday. Mrs. Richard Hill who underwent Ian operation recently in a Chester i hospital has returned home and she is recuDeratine satisfactorily. Ivlrs. Carter Arnold who has been visiting her parents, Dr. and Mrs. L. T. Hill, for the past several days, will return to Elberton tomorrow. a After a week spent at home ; Judge and Mrs. Frank B. <Jary will i return to Greenville Sunday where |1 the Judge is holding the spring ? term of court. i E. W. Gregory, owner of the Ab beville Telephone Exchange, has gone to Tampa, Fla., to attend a meeting ! of the telephone organization. He ; probably be away a week or ten days. < BACK FROM NEW YORK W. D. Wilson and W. H. White returned today from New York micic uncjr uvugut guuua j,ui men t respective firms. Mrs. J. S. Cochran returned yesterday. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gilleland an nounce the birth of a son, Tuesday, February 22; William Holcomb G;l leland. Mr. and Mrs. Grier She<rard an nounce the birth of a daughter, Tuesday, February 21st. Lever at Furman Greenville, Feb. 22.?Featured by an address by former Congress man Asbury F. Lever of South Carolina, now a member of the Fed eral Loan Board, exercises com memorative ot the birth of George ( Washington ware held at Furman : ] University Wednesday morning. 1 Later in the day Mr. Lever address- ( ed a meeting of Greenville county < farmers at a luncheon ai a local j hotel. I OVERALLS. !j We Have a iot of Overalls, made of ( best quality 2.20 Blue Denim, i wbicb we are offering at $1.50 pr. j J. ALLEN SMITH, JR. j, VISITING THE OLD HOME. || ?G E Mrs. Lewis T. Bryant of Atlantic | City, Mrs. Z. B. Rogers of Elberton | and Mrs. V. D. Lee arrived in Abbe- jj ville Thursday and will be the guets ^ of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Lee for sev eral days. Mrs. Bryant and Mrs. Rog ers always meet with a warm wel come from the friends in their old j, home. Mrs. Lee has issued invitations c to a card party for her visitors Sat- v urday afternoon. ^ - - ~ F MARY LOUISE LOSES TONSILS G d Mary Louise Bentofl, little daugh- ^ ter of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Benton, s who recently recovered from a pe- e riod of severe illness, had her tonsils a removed in a operation today in an Atlanta hnsnit.nl. Mrs. Benton is with i I SEEING THE BABY. Mrs. J. C. Klugh leaves Saturday for Florence to see the new grand son, a fine boy born to Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Maultsby on February 22nd. Earthquake Felt Managua, Nicaragua, Feb. 22.? Continued earth shocks are report ed in the departments of Granada, Carazo and Rivas. Some damage has been done to buildings. The volcano Ometepe is ej*upting enor mous streams of lava and the in habitants of the islands of Ometepe and Madeira in Lake Nicaragua have fled to sones of safety. aumter Physician Kills Himself. Charlotte, N. C., Feb. 23.?Dr. ?rank K. Hofman, forty-seven, prom nent physician of Sumter, S. C., committed suicide in a local hospi ;al here early this morning by drink ng poison. He was found by hos >ital attaches in the bath room dead vhen they sought him at breakfast :me, the poison bottle and a drink ntr class Ivinf* hv his side. rHREE MEN BURIED WHEN TUNNEL CAVES Canton, 0., Feb. 22.?Three men .vere buried when a tunnel, being iug under car tracks in a city street here, caved this morning? 3ne man was rescued' alive- and will -ecover. Two others have been im prisoned for more than an hour ind it is feared they have been crushed to death or suffocated. The tunnel was being put through the street under the car tracks in con nection with the laying of a large sewer. , . ? Woman Awarded $40,000 Columbia, Feb. 21.?A verdict for $40,000 was awarded to Mrs. L/yd? McDonald today in her suit against Richard S. Des Portes, a Columbia financier, for alleged breach of promise. Mrs. McDonald sued for $150,000, alleging that she and Mrs. Des Portes had lived to gether as husband and wife for twenty years. 'Mr. Des Portes is Director of a large bank here, owner of large properties in the city, ami member af a prominent family. JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER NOT HURT BY HARD TIMES New York.?Ten years have add sd from one source?oil?approxi mately $678,000,000 to the Rocke feller fortune, it is estimated by Wall >treet statisticians prompted by the recent pronounced rise in the value sf all Standard securities to figure :he value of various units of the Standard Oil Company, compared ivith December 15, 1911, or shortly jefore the inauguration of indepen lent operations. Since the dissolution decree of the United States supreme court, it de velops, stocks of companies that com posed the original Standard Oil Company have appreciated $2,261, 300,000 in market value and now ire figured at $2,865,000,000. At .he time of the dissolution of the company the Rockefeller family nvned 30 per cent of the stock, flence, since dissolution there has jeen a theoretical increase of $678 300,000 in the Rockefeller fortune :ons;derin? shares of Standard Oil hares alone. Of the brides of American soldiers ibroad whose nationalities were re rorded, 2295 were French, 1001 Brit sh, 79 Belgian and 31 German. S Monuments to military heroes are jnknown in China. | S22SY ujgjgfgjgjgjgjgjgjgjgjgjgjgjiSjBlclSRHoi/njEfSJBISJii: FOR THE BRIDE. Miss Mary Milford gave a very iretty party Thursday afternoon in ompliment to Miss Margie Bradley yhose marriage will take place next Tuesday. The color scheme for the tarty was yellow and was carried ut in jonquils, maline bows, in the lecorations of the electrolier and in he mints served after the delightful alad course. The bride was present d with a dainty piece of lingerie as souvenir of the pleasant occasion. * # * * Mrs. Williamson is entertaining or Miss Bradley this afternoon. THE BOOK CLUB. At the regular meeting of the >ook club Wednesday afternoon at .he home of Mrs. C. S. Jones ar angements were made for the oming of Dr. W. S. Currell, who tas accepted the invitation of the :lub to deliver a parlor lecture to he members and their invited 'riends some time in March. Dr. Durrell's talk will be a literary Teat. His subject will be announced ater. The out of town guests at the neeting Wednesday were Mrs.- Lil ard of Atlanta and Miss Schwerin >f Sumter. Mrs. Jones served salads and ea at the close of ti\e meeting. OPENING RECEPTION Delightfully informal and thor ughly enjoyable was the opening ecejJtion Wednesday evening of dr. Anderson's fountain at the Aus in-Perrin Drug store on the quare. The effective arrangement n counters and shelves of bloom ng pot plants and United States lags, in recognition of the anniver ary of George Washington, gave he shop a gay and festive appear nce. The store was crowded to capaci y from 8 to 10 o'clock, the im promptu air that prevailed making or the good humor and greater en r\f +V?a " Thp r?v crush" of people was said to have ?een the cause of the omission of n important part of the program. lr. Anderson had prepared and re learsed all afternoon a welcoming iddress which he had intended to nake at the height of the gaieties ?ut he said later that his nerve ailed him. Cherry punch and lome made candy was serve-d by hisses Howie, Mabry, Hill, White, Dhetaham and Turner. Columbians Still Walk Columbia, Feb. 21.?Columbians :ontinue to walk and the. street car ails continue to rust. No cars have -un for a week and both sides of lie street car strike apparently tending still. F. H. Knox, president >f the company, stated today that le had no statement to make re garding the situation; that the ;ompany has made no plans to op iate the cars. A. A. Gerald, who is t member of the legislature, him ;elf a street car conductor, stated hat the car men's union has no rtatement to make, that the next nove, as they see it is up to the :ompany. HARVARD MEN WELL SET UP Cambidge, Mass?Young men en ering Harvard this year were re narkably free from serious physical lefects, Dr Roger Lee, Professor of Jygiecie, found n examinations, it vas announced today. Less than 1 >er cent of the men examined were ound to have neglected teeth, poor ight or enlarged, diseased tonsils. Dr Lee attributed to the freedom rom physical defects "to the thor oughness of the physical examina ions of the schools and to the intel igent interest of the laity in matters hat concern the health of their hildren." About 48 per cent 0/ the fresh nen and 54 per cent of the men en ering the business school said they moked. ROAST COFFEE. PECIAL?Good Roast Coffee 7 pounds for $1.00. J. ALLEN SMITH, JR. Donalds, Feb. 23.?The regular monthly meeting of the Presbyteri an Missionary 'Society was held at the home of Mrs. Ben Smith last Thursday afternoon. A full at tendance of the members was a pleasing feature. A "Home Mis sion" program was carried out and a splendid free will offering was given for mission work. At the close of the business session a social hour was enjoyed when the hostess i served sandwiches, doughnuts, cof Mr. spent Mr. J< Mr. and c Sunda Able. Mr. turnet short Mund; T. . j fee and whipped cream. Two new i members'~were added. L,.,, _ Mildr< i ne many triends ot Mr. M. l.. | sjj0rt Barmore will regret to know that j M h? is confined to his bed through, 11 ttr i I A Jl illness. We wish for him a speedy. , recovery. I gettin Mrs. S. Brown, who has been ill ^on ? ! for sometime, is at present in the Anderson Hospital for treatment. Mr. Maxie Agnew is recovering ! from his recent illness, much to the pleasure of his numerous friends. \ Mr. J. Y. Garland of Marshville, J N. C., who was en route ta Atlanta I to buy spring goods, visited Mrs. , Garland's parents, Rev. and Mrs. J.; Mrs M. Dallas, for a couple of days this Mr. fined with i Mr. tainec Mond; Mis Mildr< ! week. Moc ly mo: Hen t boiling of the The many friends of Johnny j Gordon will be glad to Know that he . is recovering nicely from his recent I illness. He is still in the Greenwood Hospital. j Albert Dunn ot Anderson visited! Per his parents, Capt. and Mrs. W. R. Germj J Dunn, last Sunday. j j Mr. and Mrs. William Pruitt of of Mi j Greenwood spent the week-end j noon I here with relatives. . 1 Tribbl I Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Drake and were ; children were the guests of Mr. and intere I Mrs. Clyde Kenhedy last Saturday! Washi I night. i out. 1 Rev. J. M. Dallas spent Monday son, t T?T . 1 I 4-1 m ware ?noais. j me ci Mrs. Baskin Winn spent Monday and i: in Honea Path. ; ed mi Mr. and Mrs. Jesse # Brock of memb Honea Path spent Tuesday with Dr. spent and Mrs. Carlton. hostes The regular meeting of the course Civic League was held at the home whipp BRAND :NE1 NOW C01 ? NEW COAT 5 COATS, NEW I have just ret Markets where that will please est stylings anc most moderate these are combi time to investii millinery and cl< many weeks. Buy Careful B i gsraeiiiiirafi!^ VARRENTON LOCALS V , J AVVVVVVSVVA 1 Jim Cale of near Due West several days this week, with , )hn A. Wilson an<l family. j and Mrs. W. C. Sutherland! hildren of Martin's Mill spent' y with Mr. and Mrs. S. A. and Mrs. Robert Mundy re-! ^ 1 home Wednesday after a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Walter V A. Able spent the week-end1 lis parents. { / ses Gladys, Mary Grace and ( ;d Wilson are at home for a visit to their parents at hurst. ! i many friends of Mr. Ben ham are glad to hear he is|?# g along nicely after his opera-j ? it he Chester hospital. John Cheatham has been con to his home for sometime i cold. and Mrs. F. W. Wilson enter I a few young people at rook ^ ay evening. ' | ^ ses Gladys, Mary -Grace 1 and J ^ ed Wilson spent Monday with J. E. ^Cochran. I _ i ai lerate sized turkeys are usual- p re tender than very large ones.' irds are generally chosen for ; on account of the whiteness ir flesh. T feet specimen of silver fox in Q . my costs 100,000 marks. j s. Wylie Murff Tuesday after with Mrs. Murff and Mrs. Alf le as hostesses. The members was gra: was i inv< out in full force, and a very j sting program appropriate for: . ington's birthday, was carried ir. : ami Vfisses Stevenson and Thomp- .. ,: the wo of our teachers, favored , . , , and jmpany with delightful vocal roQ] nstrumental music which add- , - , ma' ich to the enjoyment of the ers. A social hour was then j .. - during which time the ses served a delicious salad j *rac i with chocolate, coffee and or'E ed cream. 'Rhii LfiilBliUaiilliUi'li'fafitliSlgi' 9 GOODS NG IN SUITS, NE NFW nnp J MILLINERY urned from th I bought a lin? my customers. I the best col price and the air nations vou out gate before bu Dthing that are t< lly, Buy Ecor ly Quickly. >.S.Co< cuazacuaociocicicici si 'UlJlJiJ IJ i JI j i j u IJ! j i.sr mmammammm Ceep 'em Alive \nd Healthy... With Donley's Buttermilk Starting Food For BABY CHICKS 100 pounds $6.50 10 pounds 85c. 5 pounds 45c. 2 1-2 pounds . . 25c. , PREVENTS DISEASE L VNI) MAKES THEM . 'iinu; \ 11\J > 1 McMurrays :yes carefully" examined nd glasses Accurately Fitted . R. L. T. HILL, Abbeville. and jury INQUIRY INTO richmond HOTEL FIRE * b??? tichmond, Va.,, Feb. 21.?Origin the fire and the exact portion of building in which it originated. , the information the special, nd jury in Hustings court herej i trying today to ascertain in its, >stigation of the Lexington ho disaster here February 7, Most yesterday was taken up with ex nation of persons familiar with, construction of the basement the operation of the engine m. The }ury is not expected to ce a report for several days. [odera Christmas tree can be. ed back to the sixteenth centurj,. inating along the banks of the W SPORT |! SSES, e Northern e of goods The new orings, the n to olease. *ht to take lying your o worn for inmirnllii