Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Established 1844. THE PRESS AND BANNER ABBEVILLE, S. C. The Press and Banner Company Published Tri-Weekly Monday, Wednesday and Friday. is Entered as second-class matter at! i: ?* a vk..,;iu cs r* post UiliUC ill AUUCViiiC) U, v_/. Term* of Subscription: b One Year $2.00 Ui Six Months SI.00 s Three Months .50, t , AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION 1 ; J Foreign Advertising Representative! iti WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9 , 19221 ^ it 1 ?? , HISTORICAL PAINTINGS. P The National Bank received Wed-jt nesday morning a group of five his-! I torical paintings which will be plac-jE ed in the bank at sometime in the it' fntnrp Thf> nictures have as I e their subjects scenes and events of " importance in the history of Abbe- d ville and are interesting both as d works of art and as a^urate pic- s torial information of jHfeie town's S past. They are large in size, being a- ii bout five by three feet and are the c < work of Wilbur G. Kurtz, of At- g lanta. t Mr. Kurtz is a Northerner and an artist of note. Early in his career he became interested in the history of the South and especially in the pe riod of the Confederate War. He came to Atlanta to study the events of that time and to obtain first hand information concerning them. Since then he has completed numer ous paintings of an historical na ture. The first of the group at the Na tional Bank shows the first Seces- 'c sion meeting which was held in 1860 'g on the hill back of Mr. Richard Sondley's home on Magazine street. |v An ardent Secessionist in addressing, j. a group of men in frock coats and j women in hoop-skirts. 'k The second of the paintings is a: ( CA?ft*o oaavia in AkKnvilla Tn flio ' 1 background is a group of buildings ^ among which are the old National a Bank and the former home of P. B. Speed. Two covered wagons drawn by oxen and other cotton-laden ve-'j: hides driven by negroes are features.1; I In the central foreground stand L. ^ W. White, G. A. Visanska, and W.'j Joel Smith, who were among the L nrst airectors 01 tne iNationai canK.jp The next picture is a portrait of^t General Andrew Pickens. He is j, mounted on a white horse and is | stationed, gun in hand, before the ] j old Block House which is said to:j have been a stronghold against the t Indians during the Revolutionary ^ War. This fort is said to have been 0 stationed in that section of town ^ now called Fort Pickens in honor of ^ the subject of the painting. ( Another of the five shows John C. ^ Calhoun standing near a stage-coach c before leaving for his home. Cal- ^ houn is in an impressive attitude t with hand on hip and with a long ^ cape draped over his shouulders. In | j the harlccrminH ic tVio nlH wnnil.lr O- ? ~ JH burner engine of the Abbeville Di vision, whose smoke stack looks rather larger than the engine itself. A traveler carrying a carpet-bag, an oak watering trough, and an "old time slavery Uncle" give touches which bring to mind glimpses of the old South. The last painting, somewhat larg er than the others, represents the ljjsf- mpptinc nf tVio r!<vr?for?o-ro+o P.ah_ V..W WV...V%.V4%.?V ^ inet which was held in the Burt v house, now occupied by J. S. Stark, -j President Davis is standing and the r members of his cabinet and the a Generals in attendance are seated j, around him. The details of this pic- k ture are correct. The fire-place andin mantel of the room, the quaint old arm-chairs, the shaded lamp are all ^ as they were at that time. A picture c of John C. Calhoun above thevman- p tel is not historically accuurate but r was added for effect. |a These pictures are well worth see- \ r ing and the National Bank is to be! a congratulated on having Abbeville's' v history recorded in such an interest- 'v ing way. If THE A. R. P.'S AT WORK. x (Spartanburg Journal.) t "Bon Clarken," at Flat Rock, as s already noted in The Journal, has|t been made the Assembly Grounds't of the Associate Reformed Presby terian Church, and the first of the conferences to be held there?the t Young People's Christian Union t f ir.d Sabbath School Conference? legan yesterday and will continu< hrough the week ending August 12 iext Saturday. The Director oJ his Conference is the Rev. J. W 'arson, and its object as set fortl n the official announcement is "in truction, inspiration, training." Th< nitial service of this Confei*enc< onsisted last night of the forma pening of the Bon Clarken Assem ly Grounds with appropriate an< eeply impressive exercises. It ii nnounced that "the atmospnere o: he Conference will be missionary hat the officers of the Board o: lissions, the missionaries at home he missionaries under appointment he missionaries who have volun eered for service will all b< iesent. A Faculty of seven distinguishe< eachers under the direction oi 'rofessor J. I. McCain, Ph. D., o irskine College, will'take care oJ he teaching part of the Confer nee; eleven of the most eminen inspirational speakers" will ad ress the Conference from day t< ay; the courses will cover Bibl< tudy, Mission study, training foi labbath School Workers, and train ng for Y. P. C. U. Workers. Spe ial instruction in singing .will b< iven by Mr. D. S. Edwards, and ii he Song Service, which will be on< if the most interesting features o his Conference, "prominence wil ?e given to the great old tunes tha iave inspired the Church in al ges." And to make this "promi lence" all the more effective it i aken for granted that the grea ild Psalms will go with ,:the grea ild tunes." The second of the Conferences a 3on Clarken will begin tomorro\ veek?Sabbath, August 13, and wi] :ontinue until and during Augus !0. It will be called the Bible Con erence and in it many able mei rill take part, among the teacher ieing the Rev. Thornton Whaling ). D., LL. D., recently of the Pres iyterian Theological Seminary a Columbia. William Jennings Bryai las been invited to make two ad [resses at this Conference and it i .ssumAl that he will be present. I s certain that there will be "stand ng room only" at Bon Clarken dur ng the first two weeks at least o ts new career, Manager Brownie laving arranged for three and lou n a room so that he might tak are of the tribes of God's chose; leople who are going up to the' hill o worship Him in "the beauty o loliness." There have been iinany change n the lifetime of the Rev. Di "rands Young Pressly, President o he Teological Seminary at Du Vest, in the methods and service f the Associate Reformed Presby erians. He will take a very impor ant part in the Conferences at Boi darken and he could not wish j nore interesting topic than th< hanges that have taken place ii is Church since he began life ii he "Holy City," as Due West ha; >een called by Dr. William Watt 5all, of the Columbia State. The A L P.'s held to the practice of clos< ommunion then, as was the rub :i-u rru~.. j rllll U1C iJdptlil/3. lllvzy 11C1U dllllLAJ o what was called "a Scriptura 'salamody"?they do still, we be eve, but none of the fathers woulc ecognize the Psalms as the mos f them are now sung out of th< iew "BoOk of Praise," or whatever aay be its title. A long time ago s Dr. Pressly will recollect, in th< )hurch at Due West the Psalm: /ere lined out two lines at a time 'here were two clerks, a clerk wh< aised the tune with a tuning fori nd a clerk who read out the lines Jo musical instruments were allowe( n the churches. No hymns of hu nan composition were permitted ii evotional services in church or a iome. The singing of such humai ompositions was permitted at choii iractice on Wednesday night, bu lever on the Sabbath Dav. Then re almost as many "choruses" in thi lew book now as there are Psalms nd we do not recollect that then ^as one chorus in the great bool vhich was commended to the faith ul as "more smooth and agreeabli o the text than any hitherto." Dr. Pressly will also recollect tha vhen he was growing up most o he Seceder preachers WTote thei ermons so that they knew wha hey were going to say and how bes o say it when the time came. Hi vill also recollect that when the; tnnounced the Psalm that shouli >e sung they said, "Let us sing t he praise of God, the One Hun - dredth Psalm" (or whatever the i Psalm was numbered) and not as , is now becoming the custom, "Sing [ 199." Then, the ministers were the . leading citizens of their communi i ties; now they seem to have lost - caste, as it were. i Last Sabbath at Bon Clarken, the i Rev. W. A. McAulay, of Greenville, 1 preached two excellent sermons in - the assembly room at the Hotel, in 1 the morning at the usual hour and s in the evening at "vespers." In Dr. f Pressly's young days he would have ; said "at early candlelight." But f the changes that have been made, , exxcept in the substitution of a new ,' Psalm book for the old, do not dis - turb the proper position of the As 2 sociate Reformed Presbyterians of the South high among the great * '* ! - * it !. ] junnstian communions 01 mis lanu. f They have found, many persons think, a more desirable meeting place than any of the churches have established in "The Land of the Sky." QUICK SERVICE TO STORM SUFFERERS Extension Forces Give Prompt Aid To th? Stricken Piedmont Farmers. iClemson Cpllege, Aug. 8.?Imme i.oh4i'ti+ nf nou/a nf fVic f destruction of crops by the big hail 1 storm that swept over parts of An tlderson, Greenville, Greenwood, and I Laurens conuties last week, the Ex - tension Service took steps on Sat s urday to send specialists into the t, stricken area, to prepare suggestions II regarding substitute crops that mighl be used, and to urge upon South Carolina's Senators and Congress men in Washington such quick reliei ,j from that source as could be secured J Following the conference here or ; Saturday morning to go , over the situation, a meeting of 150 farmers i1 was held in the Honea Path distrid s | at which D. W. Watkins, Assistanl 'j Director of the Extension Service ' ; and G. P. Hoffman, Extension Hor ticulturist, were present to advise regarding best use of the land foi ' the rest of the year where crops art ^ hopelessly injured. This week Mr JWatkins is in Anderson county, Prof | H. W. Barre, director of the Experi ^ ment Station, and Prof. C. C. New man, Horticuulturist, are in Green e ville County, and Mr. C. S. Patrick e | Superintendent of the Experiment Station Farms, is in Laurens an( n ^ ' . Greenwood counties. s ? Emergency Crop Suggestions. While it is too late to count 01 growing money crops for this seas , on, it is possible to grow foragi ^ crops before the average frost time and the following suggestions ar< made. [Forage crops which may be grown to advantage include Germar millet, Sudan grass, Abruzzi rye rutabaga turnips, and Essex rape e It is possible chat, if se-ad art . available and soil is suitable, smal 1 1 plantings of fall Irish potatoes s string beans and October onions s may prove profitable for use or some of the land that would remain ? idle. i A fall garden should, by all r means, be started on every farm, j During August plant beans, carrots . kale, letture, and spinach. During j September plant beets, kale mus t tard, onions seed and onion sets, j rape, lettuce, and turnips. r For further information and as sistance on this matter, farmers art * ursrod to see their county agents. TWO MILLION POUNDS South Carolina Tobacco Marketed In Charleston. Charleston, Aug. 8.TNearly twc million pounds of tobacco were handled by forty receiving points of the Tobacco Growers' Coopera tive Association in the South Car olina tobacco belt today, these coop erative markets report satisfactory conditions for their opening day. According to reports, it was an orderly opening at each of th( points, in contract to opening days t under the other system, rostea u - each of t!:e warehouses were the ad e vance cash payments to be made or various grades of tobacco, and as t tobacco passed by weighers, in f dows growers were given checks r and participation receipts based or t the weight and the grade, t Uniformity of grades and oi e prices is said to have made a not. y able effect on growers who ar? d quoted as expressing entire satis o faction with their'first taste of co - operative marketing of the product r GARDEN LESSON FOR AUGUST. 1. Q. Tell how celery should be transplanted? A. Several hours before trans planting soak the plant bed thor oughly with water. Then when the J _ 1 11 noyfV. plants aic uug up, a uau ui cmvn will stick to the roots arid very few plants will be lost. To get the best flavor celery should be blanched with earth. When blanched in that manner the rows should be five feet apart and the plants set five inches j apart in the row. [ 2. Q. Give some facts about kale 'and how planted. A. Kale is a salad plant. It does not form heads and the leaves are used the same way as turnip leaves, i Planted at this time kale will fur jr.ish an abundance of salad through fall in rows 2 1-2 feet apart, 1 ounce of seed to 100 feet of drill and one half inch deep. When plants have developed the third or fourth leaf thin to 3 to 5 inches apart. Probably the best variety is Curled Siberian. 3. Q. Give best varieties and planting directions for other fall crops? 4. Endive; best variety is the green curled. Sow in well prepared seed bed, 1-2 ounce to 100 feet of drill and 1-2 inch deep. In Septem ber transplant to garden. Endive 13 an excellent salad plant and is used in much the same ways as lettuce. It is very hardy and will need little protection during the winter. Fall- Turnips?Best varieties, Nor folk Globe and White Globe. Sow either broadcast or in drills 30 inches aparft, 1-2 ounce to 100 feet of drill, 1-2 4nch deep. The tops make excel lent salad and the roots are fine'for table use, while the surplus roots can be profitably fed to stock. Ruta bagas: best varieties are Purple Top Yellow and Yellow Globe. These are I large yielding varieties, hardy and 'sweet therefore, good for table use. Plant between 15th this month and i September, in rows 2 1-2 feet apart and thin to, 6-8 inches in the row.' Harvest before freezing weather J cut the tops and bank in soil very much the same as sweet potatoes, except they do not have to be cov lered with straw. I j Radishes?Variety: Black Span ish. Sow thickly in drills 30 inches apart. Supply plenty of water so that they will grow fast if best re sults are desired. If planted where the sun strikes them all day long. Lettuce?Variety: Hanson. Sow in seed bed or in rows 18-30 inches apart, and thin 10 to 12 apart in the ;row. Sown at this time the heads will mature during December, either in the open ground or the plants may be transplanted when small to the cold frame and matured there. 4. Q. Why should we eat salad greens the whole year round? A. Because salad greens contain certain salts essential to best body development and health. 5. Q. Give several reasons why a fall garden should be planted? A. (1) Vegetables are very scarce in the South at this season: (2) It is extremely hard to get good fresh vegetables from the stores; (3) It is cheaper to raise your i own vegetables than to pay others j for growing them for you; (4) You can get them out of your garden just when you want * IS fit PANCC a mi tripi LLA1MLK . guarantee: Abbev 20 North Main. I NOTICE TO CONFEDERATE VETERANS. The 50th annual reunion of the survivors' association of Orr's Regi ment will be held at Walhalla, Mon day and Tuesday Aug. 14 and 15th, 1922. All Confederate veterans are invited to meet with us. We are to be the guests of the World War veterans and Sons of Confederate veterans and U. D. C. of Walhalla. W. T. McGill, President. B. J. Johnson, Secretary. Tasmania is the worlds chief source of the rare mineral, osmiri dium. them. General Suggestions for August? If sufficient vegetables have not been canned or dried for fall and winter use, by all means plant as many fall vegetables as possible. The farmers who faise nearly all their food this year will have more money to spend for other necessary things than will the improvident far mer. "A penny saved is a penny earned." The fall crop of tomatoes will soon be ripening and there will no doubt be a good demand from your neighbor or nearby towns, and this will give you a cl\ance to make a little extra money. Alma C. Gibbons, Home Dem. Agent. I have decided to chani and will offer at BA] Entire Stock of Merch G ROC My stock must be redu< to changing my line of The following are s which I have to offer: 8 pound bucket of pure 5 pound bucket of pure 4 pound bucket of pure Compound Lard, per p< Best grade Syrup, per ; /] ? T /-vo?o v? r\i -DtJSt glttUC Y lli^gdJ., p* Stick Candy, per pounc Best grade Leather, pe Corn Meal, per bushel Fresh Oat Meal, per bo Fresh Corn Flakes, per Sardines, two boxes for Soap, Gold Dust & Was Maxwell House Coffee Snuff, four boxes for.... These are only Sample T ? Atfaw TklC ^alp H A U UUCI A M HO WMkv f SATURDAY AT NO1 | LET NOTHING K1 I DUD1 $12.50 JREASONABLE BUI ) SOLE'S SUPt AND GOODYE D TO OUTWEAR A .APPLIED ONLY AT... ille Shoe H NOWN AS THE BES1 Griffin Nickels, Prop. THE STRIKE DELAYS WORK ON HIGHWAY Embargo On Cement Prerents Con struction Hard Surface Road Greenwood to Abbeville. The railroad strike is causing d< lay in the construttion of th Greenwood-AbbevillS" highway o account of the embargo on cemen T7*_ r> T? i-l uiigmecr d. xv. wwuciu this morning. Cement is ,ob<taine from Pennsylvania and at preset there is an embargo on all shii ments. How long this will delay th construction of the hard surfac end of the Gre-enwood-A'bbevill road depends on the settleme-rit jc the strike,Mr. Cowherd says. The construction force of J. I Blankenship and his Son will begi work on the top soil section of th highway early next weefk.\ Wor will 'be pushed to completon as raj idly as possible in order t.-> finis before bad weather.?Indox Joun< win.j u:. n ?i,-_ u/uk - 1\1IICU A ?! WlWiUVI TVikM Ok a?w? Gibson, Ga., Aug. 8?Struck o the head last Friday by a rock hti: led by his brother following a fis cuff over a fish pond, Willie Tov ner, died last nightrat a sanitariui at Sandersville, Ga. No action to: yet been taken against the brothi Jim Towner. je my line of business RGAIN PRICES my tandise Consisting of E R I E S ced at once preparatorj : business. ome of the Bargains i hog lard $.90 i hog lard $.55 hog lard .45 mnH .ID gallon .25 sr gallon 25 1 05 r pound 35 75 x .05 box .05 05 shing Powder, box .03 , per pound 35 25 b of the Bargains I have nil Continue Until ON, AUGUST 12th. EEP YOU AWAY. LEY'S STORE. I :rfine ar heels iLL OTHERS. ospital Phone 389 m