Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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jr i1 Xocal | flews : personals ; | =jj Miss Jessie Munuy of Hodges was in town Thursday. % \ Mrs. Hugh Prince of Sharon was; shopping in Abbeville Thursday. j Mr* and Mrs. Johnnie Gilliam of! " Monterey were in town Thursday. iMiss Pearl Nickles of Hodges is' visiting her sister, Mrs. Sam Evans. J Clyde Sharpo of the Antreville( section was in the city this morning, j Mrs. Joe A. Wilson is spending several days this week in Atlanta. Mrs. Lena Dickson was down from Antreville this morning on business. Misses Corrie Killingsworth and! Irene Bradley spent Thursday after-j noon in Greenwood. Mrs. Mattie Bowen is spending thisl week with Mrs. Dickie Ellis in the,1 Cold Springs section. James Humphreys, of Timmons-j ville, visited the family of Mr. C. D. i Brown this week. I i Mrs. Tompkins, Ram ey and Miss' Sallie Sue Ramey were shopping in. Abbeville Thursday. Mrs. F. J. Carroll is in town from Monroe and will be with her mother j Mrs. S. T. Eakin on Magazine street for the week. j I i Bev. James P. Pressly of Due1 West was in the city Thursday af-j ternoon on business. He made the' I trip down in a lively flivver. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Galloway, Mr. Ashby Galloway, and Miss Howard) Hill, of Abbeville, spent the week-| end in the city.?Clinton Chronicale. Visitors here for a few days in the hom? of Mr. and Mrs. D. P. McCain, are Miss Ida Mae Dansby and, Mrs. J. M. King of Abbeville.?Mc-( CoTmick Messenger. ; \ ' Mrs. H. B. Humbert left for Abbe ville Friday where she will join her husband, former supervisor of that county, where they will make their home. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elchelberger have moved into the fonner home of Mr. and Mis. Humbert, while Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Grady will occupy the Eichelberger home.? T^aurens Advertiser. Mrs Hill Critically HI. JJfrs. Addie Hill is pronounced critically ill at her honie on South Main street this afternoon. Near- relatives have been notified of her condition. TO MEET MRS. PRESNELL Mrs. John McGili of Due West, and Dr. and Mrs. Bannister, of Belton were in Abbeville yesterday. They came to meet their mother, * Mrs. Presnell of Atlanta who expects to visit in Due West and Belton for sometime. WILL GIVE BAZAAR. The regular monthly meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Methodist church was held Thursday afternoon and it was decided to give a Bazaar during the first week in December. The members of the auxiliary or^f+ir?rr rilonc in rPQf?i USAoj 5CH.??5 ^? ness for the event. BIRTH NOTICE \ ____ Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Dickie Ellis near Cold Springs, Oct. 6, a son. BROADENING OUT P. A. Roche and R. L. Mabry are making plans to go to Valdosta, Ga.f to attend the set back tournament there. The prize offered the winning team is a fine Cadillac car. I TRUE BILL FOUND. I A true bill was returned Tuesday in the United States court in Greenville against David L. Bryson, of Abbeville, charged under three counts with violation of the Harrison narcotic act. DISPOSING OF CROP | Sheriff McLane arrested Norris Adams near Antreville yesterday on1 the place of Boss McAdams.for disposing of crop under mortgage. He was placed in jail. THiS WAS A BIRD, WHO WAS IT? A crowd of small children coming from school yesterday were asked; for the news. One bright little girl spoke up and volunteered the information that she could tell what she saw and upon being urged to do se replied: "I saw a lady coming down street awhile ago with a dress trimmed in. nwrl OP oVl O TITO IV t.VlP ' Uiue uigctuujr aiiii oo o**w - . frills just flapped and flapped until i she looked like a bird. She was too funny for anything." FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH The pastor will preach a special sermon to children Sunday at 11 a. m. The subject will be: "How God Made a King." All the children are .invited. Come and bring your parents The subject of the 7:30 p.' m. sermon will be: "What Can I Bo for the OT 1 Kn flio firtff cPr? Vjnuidl. i 1113 TV 111 UG HIV "iow .J-mon in a series of Sunday night sermons on the general subject of "Our Duty to Our Church, Community and State." The* subject for Sunday night Oct. 15th will be "What Can I Po For Abbeville." Oct. 22 the" subject will be "What Can I Do for South Carolina/' and Oct 29 the subject will be "What Can I Do for Our Country." The Sunday School is planning a great revival for November. Dr. T. J. Watts and some of his co-workers will be here to lead in a "Sunday School Institute." It is the plan to interest not only the teachers and officers of the Sunday School, but the adult classes as well. More definite announcement about this Institute will be made later. The campaign for ^collecting pledges on the $75,000,000 campaign is being made now all over the state of South Carolina. If the entire membership can average a payment of i $4.00 each on this campaign be-1 tween now and Dec. 1, a sufficient fund will be collected to take care of the pressing needs of our denominational work. Surely this can be done. The prayermeeting of the church should appeal to all the members $ the church. It is the aim of the pastor to make these meetings inspirational and instructive. Come t and enjoy this quiet hour of spiritual uplift. RAISED SEVEN BALES ON 6 ACRES OF GROUND And Used Only 300 Pounds of Fertilizer to the Acre and No Greenwood, Oct. 5.?Seven bales ! of cotton on six acres, without the ! use of boll poison and with only 300 J pounds of fertilizer per acre, is the ' record claimed this season by Joel ; Townsend, successful farmer of the ! Cokesbury section. ; Mr. To-.vnsend attributes the un! usual yield to the fact that the cot| ton land has been planted in crimson | clover for about four years. This j season he used an early variety of i cotton, planting it on May 8, and ! fertilized with 200 pounds of acid ! nVi/icnhol-o anrl 1 Oft -rvnttilHc nf nit.rat.fi | |/liVOjk/>?MVW -WW ft 1 of soda. The tract Is away from j waste land and brush which harbor i boll weevils and this, he believes, was also partially responsible for the freedom from weevil infestation. Mr. Foster Cromer, a popular and highly esteemed citizen of Abbeville county died last Monday after an illness of several weeks. He was for some time manager of the furniture company at Abbeville.?Honea Path Chronicle. Flower* for all occuioni at W. A. ! Harm', Af ent for Fant's Greenhouse, Anderson, S. C. High Class I funeral flower's a specialty. adv. tf'-'i*'; ' r. . , . I ^|5iSEI5jS[2!cLr51SJ2J3SJ5fSIi3BJ5I5JB/5ISJ2J3J5I': j S2?EY I "^JSIf^fSfSrSfSOjSISicJIr^SS'CSISJiniEiiJuSIEilliLEISEj! MRS. RAYCROFT TO ENTERTAII Mrs. T. J. Eaycroft has issued in vitations to a reception to be hel< Monday afternoon from 4 to o'clock at her home on Vienna stree in honor of her two daughters, Mrs Poole of New Burnswick, N. J. an Mrs. Pressly of Tampa Florida, wh are in Abbeville on a visit. SEWING SOCIETY MEETS. Mrs. Joe T. Hughes entertaine 'the Sewing Society at her home o North Main street Thursday aftei noon. Besides the regular member: Mrs. Hughes invited Mrs. Nina Cha! mers, Mrs. E. R. Thomson, Mrs. .1 C. Philson, Mrs. Jas. S. Cochrar Mrs. C. D. Jackson, Mrs. Frank E /Jones and Mrs. H. C. Fennel as sp< cial guests. The"afternoon was spen pleasantly in conversation and se^ ing. Mrs. Hughes served refreshment ,of chicken salad, sandwiches, beate biscuit, saltines, pickles, olives, pin< apple and whipped cream. MISS MARY PERRIN HOSTESS The Bridge Club met with Mis Mary Perrin Wednesday afternoo at 4 o'clock at the regular meeting Miss Perrin invited as out of tow special guests, Mrs. Frank Poole c New Brunswick, N. J., Mrs. Van No Wier of Athens, Ga. arid Mrs. Lou Lawson of Columbia. About twenty five ladies were present, the low< floor of the Perrin home bein :. thrown together and very attracts in decorations of Snapdragon, ros( and petunias. Miss Perrin served as refreshmeni marshmallow salad, cicken salai crackers and cheese straws with ice tea. "RICHEY-DUGAN, OCT. 31." , Mrs. Wilson Johnson gave a d< lightful party this morning announ* ing the engagement of her siste; Miss Lillian Richey to Mr. Herma Dugan. After the guests had asseir bled and a game of bridge was plaj ed, little Jack Johnson came into th reception room with a paper sac out of which he let a beautiful whit cat, to the neck of which was tie [the announcement card "Richey-Di 91 '' Tli a i/lno woe "foe/> gcXiif Vtl. 1/ x x itc iuca rrao it*ov nating and brought forth much me; [riment and many congratulation Mrs. Johnson then presented th bride to be with a beautiful madei center piece. A luncheon course was served du: ing the party. The following frienc were invited to be present: Miss< Nona Barksdale, Daisy Maxwel Mary Milford, Mary Hill Harri Margaret Perrin, and Mrs. Will Speed, Mrs. Claud Vandiver, Mr Townsend Smith, Mrs. Frank Pool I Mrs. C. M. McKenzie and Mrs. W. 1 Perrin. SOCIETY MEETING. The Ladies Society of the Ass ciate Reformed Presbyterian chun met with Mrs. W. H. Long Thursdf afternoon and reports of the year work was made by the treasurer ar different committees. The sociel ;has had a prosperous and pleasai iyear and goes into the coming yei I with renewed energy. In the electlc 'of officers Mrs. W. T. Magill wi jchosen president; Mrs. J. E. Pressl jvice-president; Mrs. Alf Lyon, trea jurer and Mrs. Elbert White, seer jtary. Mrs. Klugh is the retirir president. i After the business meeting Mr i i t .bong serveu a uengnuui sau [course with tea; being assisted t Annie Ropers and Jan Calvert. The afternoon was a most plea ant one. ATTENTION CONFEDERATE VETERANS. 1 no OOili.tr Xjiu /issuviauuii jo ' entertain all Confederate Veterai during fair week, and Mr. J. !\ Gambrell wishes the names of a Confederate Veterans from Abb' ville Camp who expect to attend 1 give him their names by Monday s that he-; can turn them over to tl reception Committee in Columbia. Nor is the world getting bett< when there are feweir "beg pa; dons." 5 - i?omnium .. i ^^^^1 * City and Out-o Two Years in New \ ^ The Dramatic S 6 WA< BY MARY RO To Secure Mail Orders Make CI M ' {. : iHJisr! Enti s THIS IS NOT A PIC n NEW HOLINESS CHURCH. Mr. Wat3on Sorrow and his followers have organized a Holiness 53 church In Abbeville and the building of a house of worship is neanng com*' pletion on South Main street. This 71 has been accomplished by free will offerings, members and outsiders y giving money, labor, lumber or anylsi thing that could be used. The work ^"l.on the building is being done by the j ir members and any one choosing to ? lend a hand. e For several weeks at night after iS $he closing of the mill hammers have been ringing between the hours of ^ 8 and 11 o'clock. Electric lights were installed so that the builders might see to work. The members of the Holiness Church are possessed of an idea and the church will grow. When moved by the Spirit they speak in the "unknown tongue" and have very interesting meetings. > ' FALLS INTO STREAM 1 " 1 Automobile Run* off -Ferry .Boat 7~ - ? l Near McClellanville .e k Charleston Oct, 5.?A special ;e from McClellanville tells of a thrilld ing escape from drowning by occup1_ ants of an automobile which ran off i* a ferry boat in the Santee river at r* Mazyck's ferry. Other occupants of s- the machine jumped to safety before ie the machine left the boat but Miss 'a Gertrude Ward of McClellanville was carried over with the car in 40 r" feet of water, She managed to exIs tricate herself and arose to the sur;s face quickly being rescued by the ferry watchman using a small boat, s, ie Don't dive without .^auuurate s' knowledge of the depth of the water e, 3: MS6||| id St! ? / | I s. to IS L n j : U ^[hE stove that cons 50 Blast Combustion is j wdtS We unhesitatingly r<u beat cod axm economical ' W. A. ... i - - '^r-'r" ' JSE, Thursda; if-Town Mail Orders Rec< rork On ensation of New York, Chicago and jENHALS & KEMPER PRESENT BERTS R1NEHART AND AVERY heck or Money Orders Payable to Ab Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope. re Lower Floor $2.2 Balcony .. $1.65 and $1.1 Gallery 55 cen Tf TO 17 < 1 U1\L? ? * _ _i_ FRUIT MOVEMENT T AHEAD OF 1921 < ' I Chicago, Oct. 5.?The season's movement of fruit and vegetables is i fully 45,000 cars ahead of last year, i despite the car shortage reported in 1 some shipping districts, according to j today's market review of the United States bureau of agricultural economics. A heavy and increiasing general < supply of produce was a striking fea ] ture of the situation during the last week in September, Potatoes, apples and grapes comprised two-thirds of the week' fruit land vegetable ship 13?? I ss ** 1 ? (.4 T/iree $econ i ' Unless you are a ste ij you are liable to beco j county. Over the hill ; i where you find well i always intended to sa I When are you goi I PLANTEF I " THE FRIEN w'?\ ffii in IJ I = I "'Tf [i ^ '!? '' lila ^#bk >^i jJPPDH Always comfortable an in coldest winter weat! pOLE'C ORIGINAL VJ iOT BLAST HEATER mmes the valuable fuel gases by mean; guaranteed to save one-third your fuel lommcnd this remarkable heater to th stove made. Don'ctcccpcft fubvdcutc. Let m CALVERT & < ?. / 'I.! X X. P C j, OCT. 12 jived Now. e Year in Chicago | London HOPWOOD V ; [ beville Opera House?Inclose .; g [6 THRILLS! gf t& ?????? SEAT SALE NOW ~ i IS nents, Prices have held as eteaJy am | lould be expected under liberal 99Potatoes continued weak, daSm 1 ;ng 5 to 25 cents and peaches alii 'anged lower in most marfoets, Mfc ^ :he apples and onion markets MA showed slightly stronger tones. He Knew. Teacher (to hard-boiled mea&flr d jf class)?Willie you may tefl J?it | how much is four times seven. Willie?Twenty-eight] HVjachter?-i(encounag6ngV) IE*"? '*< Willie?Good be darned: its zv*> \ ?."Topdc.es of the day" Films. ^ "Tune in" 1 on this===- I '-a d Thrift Chat) || ^ ady consistent saver 9 . JM me a charge of the [ in the poorhonse is .*.5 \|jj neaning folks who g ve?and didn't. A jj ing to start? IS BANK I I DLY BANK." l|l| 1 '? i ? 3 ?S2?S=> ' BBiFli I | " I 1 '! ,: d cheery her with ; of its famous Hot ? . (See cut). ose who went the ffla s show jemjottn today. ^Fj 50NS J *