Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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S8 8 8 8 Local and Personal Mention. 8 08 0 8 8 8 88 88 8 8 8 8 8 8 Mr. 11. L. Parkinson spent Friday and Saturday iII Columbia on business. Mr. Frank Rogers, of Spartanburg, was a visitor in the city Monday. Mr. John Barksdale, of Greenwood and who is a traveling salesman, spent Monday Ii (he city with relatives. Miss Mary DuPre, of Spartanburg, arrived in the city last Friday and is the guest of Mrs. Cora C. Lucas. Miss Pauline Prentiss, of Greenville, Is in the city visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Anna Garrett. Miss Mary Belle Fuller loft Saturday for McBee, where he will teach dur ing the approaching school year. Mlr. M. L. UHayes returned Saturday from the northern markets, where he had been buying his fail stock of goods. Miss Willie Mao Rogers, of Spar tanburg, Is spending awhile in the city as the guest of Miss Maudo Mac Jessee. Messrs Egueno Stokes and 1ugene Mitchell, of Mountville, were businessl visitors in the city yesterday. Mrs. I. 1. Babb and children have returned to the city after a visit to relatives in Hampton, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Robert McLees and Miss Wright, of Clinton, were visitors in the city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. 11. L. Scaife and daughters, Misses Mary and Ilazell, of Clinton, were in the city yesterday. Miss Shirley flicks, of Wilmington, N. C., is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. L. Mahaffey. Rev. C. F. Rankin iand datughter Caroline, are expected to return to the city today. Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Dunlap and fai ily have returned to the city from their plantation near Mountville. Mr. Al Montgomery, of Spartanburg, visited Robert Lucas Monday and Tuesday. Mr. .1. 1'. Crews, .f Laurcns, spent the week-end !n 10dgefield with his brother, Mr. N. It. Crows. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Roberts and clii dren, of Marion, were week-end vlsi tors of R1ev. and Mrs. W. A. Clark. Messrs John Lomax and Joel Smith, -of Abbeville, spent Sunday in the city visiting friends. Mr. B. K. IHumphries returned home Saturday after spending the week at Ashville, N. C. Mr. Edwin Lucas, who is now locat ed at Spartanburg, spent Sunday in the city with his mother and brother. . Miss Kate Boyd, of Greenville, is visiting Miss Sarah Henderson on South Harper street. Mr. J. W. Fowler returned to the city Saturday afternoon after spending a week at Asheville and other moun tain resorts. Mrs. M. L. Copeland, her children and mother, Mrs. Eliza hall, have re turned home after spending the sum- I mer at Saluda, N. C. Mr. W. 0. Ward, one of the members of the Advertiser's force, has returned to the city to resume work, after be lng away on a two-week's vacation. Miss l iiza Woodside, aftet' spendhing a 'veek In the city as the guest of her friend, .\lisas iHattic SulIlivan, has re ti. rned to hei' home at Gr'eenville. Mr. 0. [1. Simmons, .iir., while return ing with tihe boy scouts from Saluda, stoppedi over' in Spartanburg andl spent Sundlay with Mr. iiai'vey .lohnson. Mi's. Ilussel Locke, of Char'leston, arrived in the city last wveok to spend a while with her .friends, Misses [Hat tie Kate and Ruth Easterby. Miss Cecelia Taylor left the city Sun day for Columbia to spend a while visiting relatives before entering col lege. MIisI lielen Sutllivant left the cIty last week for' Orangeburg where she will spn;u a while as the guest of Miss Merle Smoak. Mi'. D~ougass Payne came home Sun day to spiendc par't or his vacntion. Ho will spend a few (lays in Ashivilie, be for'e retummrin g to hiIs w~or'k. Mrs. II. K. Youngblood, after' spend lng a while in t he city as the guest of Mr. and1( Mm's. G:eo. It. Grisi , left Sunday for (haffney, Mr I. Triiiiuant ltoer~'I last Wednewsda y ac(ompatniedi his sister', MNiss ('latio, to Spntta htabur. wVherie she is at schlool, and spnt a while there visit ing friendsq Mr'. .ieromei Mur llth.i of Sparitanburhm mg, arrived in the city ycstteday to spendI~ a while withI his friend and r'lass-mt .\t'. Otis Ilufi'. Mi ss Anie Mat'te al'iat, ofi Gree~n vile. ar Iveud ini the city yesterday and til' \Stil t Mr. a d At.Ir e t.ic and Mrts. W. .\. ('lark ton East .Main st reet. Miss Car'oi lier'ndon, (of (Greenvill11e, arz'ived in thte city ycstertday Ito spendl awhile with herm r'elat iv.e, Dr.i' and Mrts. ('liftotn Jones, on South Iharper sire 't. Mt's. I). A. Wayme' andh sister', Miss Waymer, of St. G'eor'ge, ate visiting relatives at (1riay ('ourt anmd vlsi ted Messrs Jerry Ilurniett' and (Gordon I~idsan. tognthe with the latter's father passed through the city yester day en route to their home at Spar tanburg. Mrs. T. D. Darlington and daughters, Misses Claudia and Lucia Vance, ie turined to the city last week after SlIending the summer at Blowing Rock, N. C. MIr. C. L. Stoney, of Camden, has ar rived in the city to take charge of the Watts Mill graded school. lie is now spending a while with his sister, Mrs. It. S. Bllackwell. Prof. John Fewell, who was prinel pal of Watts Mill graded school last session, arrived in the city Sunday af ternoon and spent a few days with friends before leaving for the north where he will study medicine. Mrs. Anna K. Simpson and her daughters, Alisses Mary, Lucia and An nie, have returned to the city after spending the summer in the moun tains. Mrs. 1-. K. Aiken, her sister Mrs. Moore, aiid Miss Katherline Wilkes returned last week to the city after a vcry pleasant week's visit at liender sonville. Miss Lucile Green, of Chattanooga, Tenin., after spending two weeks in I W ('0iy viiting her friend and college imate, \iss Dot Iiidgens, has returned hom;e. M.'. and Mrs. C. E. Parker and lit tle daighter, Annie, who have been re cently .oeated at Humboldt, Tenn., are visiting Mr's. Parker's parents, Mr. and Mirs. W. It. Richey, Si'. Mrs. W. W. Dodson returned to her home in Greenville last week after visiting Dr. and Mrs. Clifton Jones, .lr. and Mrs. E,. Sitgreaves, and Mr. and M\rs. Ilillary Kennedy. Mr. Doc Arthur and his sister, liss Elizabeth. of Union, came over to the city iIn their car Monday afternoon and speiit the night with friends returning hioimc Tuesday. Mr. Ielton .1. 11. Sullivan, formerly of Jackson, T'enn., and now of Chicago, is expected to arrive in the city on his Way to (.hiarlton Hall where he will visit Mrs. Mlargaret Sullivan who is still critic'aily ill. M Sullivan spent his boy-hood days at Charlton Hall. Dr. Weston lruner, Chief Evangelst of tie Home Mission Hoard of the Southern Baptist convention, and Mr's. Brunei visited Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Smith while on their way from Rich mond to Atlanta. Mrs. Bruner is a sister of Miss Gwathney, who has been visiting Mr. and MIrs. Smith for some time. Miss Bertha Henshaw, who was in charge of the millinery department at the Davis Roper Company for several seasons, arrived in the city last week to take charge of the same department on the ladies' side of Clardy & Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Lancaster, Mr. W. H[. Gilkerson, Sr., and W. 11. Gil kerson, Jr., motored to the old Cokes bury Sulphur Spring, in Greenwood county, Sunday and spent the day, re turning home by way of Ware Shoals. Mr. Joe Bolt returned to the city, Monday after a two months absence and will remain here for a while be fore leaving for Colleton where Ie w"iil teac'h this next session. Miss Gussie WVatts accompanied hot' sister'. Mr's. Rt. V. Royal to Charleston last 'Thursdlay upon hearing that Dir. Itoyal had to undergo an operation C" a'Pendicitis. Mr. Otis Huff has just r'eturined1 home after being away for about two weeks, spending most of the time at Sulud~a and( the r'emnainderi at Spartaulbu rg with friends. Mr. S. H1. Ramsey, who moved from Sumter County two years ago and be gan fai'ming in the Trinity-Ridge section, was a business visitoi' in the city Monday. Messi's Bub Langston, of Darlington and Tom Lake of the city, after spend ing a while at Hlender'sonville. N. C., ieturned to the city Friday in the former's cam', Mr. Langston stoppled in the city and spent several days with friends and relatives before re turning to Dar'lington. .Just receivedl a (dandy line of Mantel S. M. & E. Hi. WiTbKE~S & CO. IComing Friday Madame P trov "Te Soul Market" Five Wonderful Acts Opera House 5 and 10 Cents * ** . * . * . . . . . . SOCIETY ,. ** eS.. e...,. ......... Suiilvan-Welborn. Dr1 '. W. Welborn, of the Hickory Tavern community, accompanied by Mr. Fred Wham111, motored to Savannah last week where the'former was unit ed in marriage to Miss Isabelle Sulli van, of that city. The wedding was a very (ulot affair, being attended by the Intimate friends and relatives of the contracting parties. They returned to the county Monday and are now at home to their friends in the Hickory Tavern community. o Reld- Mathis. The following announcement and "At Home" cards were received with a great deal of interest by the friends of the bride in this city: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rliett Reid announce the marriage of their daughter Agnes Agatha to Mr. Andrew Burnette Mathis on Thursday, the thirty-first of Augsut nineteen hundred and sixteen 'Lairens, South Carolina At Home after the tenth of September Charlotte, North Carolina Announcement Party. A delightful surprise was furnished by Mrs. Frank H. Caine on Tuesday afternoon when she entertained - for Miss Imogene Wilkes. Tables for forty players were filled and before serving the delightful salad and mint fee the hostess distributed minature cardboard suitcases. When pulled out, the handles of these carried a small card on which was printed the following: .iss Imogene Wilkes Mr. Moore Mars Early Fall "The man in the case" Is a succes ful lawyer of Abbeville and the bride to-be is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene ii. Wilkes. Tlie house decorations were yellow daisies matching the yellow gown of the hostess. The honoree wore a pe culiarly becoming dress of ceru net. Assisting Mrs. Caine in serving were Misses Carrie Fleming and Julia chil (Iress. The pleasure this announce ment will give the many friends of Miss Wilkes is limited by one regret her enforced removal from Laurens. 0 0 0 WUkins-Crews. The following account of the mar riage of Mr. John Crews, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Crews, of this city, will be read with interest by his many friends here, the account being taken from a Portland, Oregon, paper: A group of the younger social con tingent were happy to be the first to congratulate Miss Juanita Wilkins on her approaching wedding to John W. Crews, of ColumbIa, South Carolina. At a I o'clock luncheon, Wednesday, sponsored by Mrs. Amos Wilkins, mother of the bride-to-be, the newvs occaslonedi happy comment. Symbol ical blue birdls wvere in evidence at the table where they ipoised on unique lplace cards and on the folders which bore the likeness of the fiance and the betrothed. And rendant from the chandelier these same emblems of hap piness gase esp~ecial cheer to the affair, particularly when contrastedl with the golden marigolds and tulle at the cen ter of the damask. The wedding will be soemnized during the month of Oc tober and it is a matter of regret that Miss Wilkins wvill he leaving for a home across the continent. She is the daughter of Mr. and Amos Wilkins, 482 Lawrence street, andl a junior in the university here wvhere she is a popular member of Delta Delta Delta. ller fiance is a native of South Caro lina and was graduated in law~ from the university of huis sta te in 1914. At present he Is practicing law In Colum bia, Southb (Carol ina. Those inluded(0( ini the first news of the enragemuent were: Miss Mary (Chambers, Miss M.iss Evelyni lIristow, M1iss El hel Gib, So. .\urs 1-:ii Brwnuit le tia a or is liuthtee.Ms M1rNre willam,.is (;arr in- . FOUR YOUAME~ PAGE FIVE Ready For The Fall Trade With the Biggest and. Cheapest Line Of Home Furnishings Ever Brought To The State New and Up-to-Date Goods. Prices Lower Than You Would Expect to Find. Just a Sample of What We Have to Show You: $1.25 All Cotton attress $5.90 Dinner Sets from $3 Up. Genuine Oak Table. Feath r Beds $10 Best Ware; Well made and fine finish. Feather Pillows $1.25 Pair up Beautiful Decorations. $6.50 Here is a special value. $7.75 Large 2 inch posts, best Other sizes and prices, bought be- $175 fore the rise in price and offered to This rmassive Oak Rocker is white enamel finish. you at the old prices, than our price. Come to see us---we appreciate your trade. We offer the largest and best line to select from at prices that can't be duplicated in the state. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. SCHOOL BOOKS And Supplies Absoklt ely Cash On Acc 1 Small Margin of Profit in this line, we must in sist on CASH from~ Everybody i COWiE DRGCOMPANY