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Thursday, August 11,1932 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA! PAGE NUMBER FIVE MODOC NEWS Well, the crops in our commun ity are looking much better since the recent rains. Miss Marie Stone from Clinton spent the past week among rela tives here and Clarks Hill. Miss Georgia Reese is spending a week or so with her sister, Mrs. J. W. McDaniel, at Greenwood. Miss Nettie Thelma Bussey was a visitor the past week to friends in Greenwood. Mr. and Mrs. L. Hornsby, Messrs. H. T. Hornsby, E. F. and H. J. Bus sey spent a few days last week with relatives and friends at Clinton. Mr. N. E. Reese was a week end visitor to relatives in Greenwood. Rev. J. F. Warren filled his regu lar appointment here Sunday, de livering a very able sermon. Messrs. J. M. and L. C. Reese were business visitors to Augusta on Monday evening of this week. Miss Essie Holson from Green ville is spending some time here with her sister, Mrs. H. W. Bailey. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hornsby were visitors here Sunday evening to Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Stone. Messrs. M. M. Marshall and Ray Bussey were business visitors' to Mc Cormick Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. John Self spent Monday evening here with the lat ter’s parents, Mrs. H. W. Bailey. Misses Margie Reese and Marie Stone were the pleasant guests Monday evening to Misses Caroline and Hazel Dukes. Master Henry J. Bussey spent Monday and Tuesday with his aunt, Mrs. T. D. Howie. There were a few candidates in our burg Tuesday. Hurry, gentle men, the time is drawing near. x * BORDEAUX NEWS 2E ■ Our revival services, conducted by the pastor, Rev. R. M. Tucker, and Rev. W. M. Lever, of Granite- ville, came to a close Friday night. There is always a sadness at the conclusion of such a series of meet ings. The same crowd will not be- together a year hence. There will be’some missing. Mr. Lever preach ed good sermons in an impressive manner. There were seven young people received into the church, Misses Ruth Perryman, Lettie May South, Martha Hoffman, Helen and • Trances Lindley, Eward Richardson and Marshall lindley. We had good attendance at our meeting and splendid attention, and we all feel that we received a blessing from these services. Mrs. Mallie Abercrombie and young son, Milo, Jr., are on a visit to- Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Cade. Miss Ruth Leonard and Miss Evelyn Cade of North Carolina are visiting Mrs. L. A. Hoffman. Mr. George Hoffman, a brother of Mr. Hoffman, is also a visitor. Mrs. Sadie Bates and son with his wife of Tennessee were visitors in the home of Mr. and*Mrs. J. B. Har mon last week end. Mrs. Bates w&s formerly Miss Sadie Harmon of, Park^ville, a niece of Mr. J. B. Har mon. It had been 30 years since ,'Mrs. Bates had been in this part of the country. She looked splendid and all of her friends and relatives were so glad to welcome her home again. We only wish that she and her nice son and wife could have remained longer with us. Mr. Clifford Cade and Mrs. S. C. Cade motored to Abbeville^ Tuesday afternoon. ft CREAM OF GOODS--- BUTTERMILK PRICES Wonderful values. 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Smith tomorrow afternoon at 4 o’clock. Miss Mary Carroll has returned home, after spending two weeks with relatives and friends in Greenwood. Mrs. T. L. Goff and children have returned home, after spending a week with relatives in Abbeville. for the opening of the next r^s- sion. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Campbell of Belton are spending today with relatives in and near town. Miss Maggie Winn of Asheville, N. C., is spending a few days with relatives in and near Plum Branch. Glad to report Mrs. Carrie Tal bert, who has been ill at her home here the past several months, con siderably improved at this time. Mr. A. B. Barden, Mrs. W. T. Barden and Mrs. W. E. Smith of Columbia were in town Monday on business. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Jordan of Clover are here on a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ham lin. Miss Frances Strom returned last week from a visit to her aunt, Mrs. S. J. Chandler, of Minturn, S. C. m Miss Miriam Ricketson of Macon, Ga., spent last week here as guest of Mrs. C. H. Huguley. Mr. Floyd Carroll and family have returned to their home in Jackson ville, Fla., after spending several v/eeks here with Mrs. Carroll’s mo ther, Mrs. J. L. Reynolds. Miss Gladys Hamilton of Edge- field spent several days here re cently with Miss Carrie Lou Strom. Miss Kate Tyler of Norway is spending some time here as guest of Miss Eloise Corley. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Huguley spent last week with relatives in Tignall and Washington, Ga. Rev. Laurin H. Gardner and fam ily from Murfreysboro, 111., spent several days here the past week with friends. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Strom of Washington, D. C., visited in the home of the former’s brothers, Messrs. W. C. and W. T. Strom the past week. Mr. J. B. Harmon, Sr., is visiting at Lake Junaluska, N. C. Mr. H. Drucker, who has been at Saratoga Springs, N. Y., the last two months for his health, and Mrs. Drucker and Rebecca, who have been with him during the last three weeks, are now in New York City, buying fall goods for McCormick and Honea Path Stores and are ex pected to return home Satuiday. Rev. and Mrs. R. L. Rountree have ’ moved from Columbia to make their home here. REHOBOTR NEWS camp at ! ary stories the programme was end- tended the 4-H club ed with a little musical programme., Greenwood last week. Mrs. Sallie Holley has been visit- Mr. Jack Creswell and children, ing her brother, Mr. Geo. Cartledge Bruce and Bettye, and Mr. Carlton for some time. She kindly kept Randall of Charlotte, N. C., spent house for her brother for Mrs. Cart- the past week with the former’s Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Strom motor- ledge to attend the revival services mother, Mrs. J. C. Leard. ed from their home in Washington, a t her old home, Phillippi. | Mr. Livy Ellison and family of Mr. Alec Richardson is home with D. C., on a vacation trip to relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Adair have taken a Greenwood spent Sunday with Mr. his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. They made a stop in Minturn to trip north and will drive home a Vance Ellison. Richardson. visit their sister, Mrs. J. S. Chand- new car from Michigan. Mrs. Adair j Miss Carrie Mae Rosenswike was Mrs. W. J. Richardson has just ler; made several stops at other jg well known here as Miss Ethel a dinner guest of Mrs. E. M. Price returned from a visit to her daugh- places; then came on here to visit stone. Sunday. ter, Mrs. Wilkes. Her daughter, their sister, Mrs. «W. P. Culbreath, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Byrd spent Miss Mazie Ellison, after spend- Elizabeth, had her tonsils removed and other relatives. Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. B. ing several weeks with relatives in in Greenwood and is reported to be | Mrs. Tillie Groner is on a couple Culbreath. Greenwood has returned home, getting along nicely. of weeks’ visit to relatives in this Miss Lillis MacCormick visited Miss Sara Price spent Friday Mr. A. S. Cade’s store was broken section, and will visit in Augusta M rs. J. E. Winn for a week recently, night and Saturday in McCormick into one night last week. Mr. and Atlanta. | Misses Sallie and Edith Mae Winn with her grandparents, Mr. and Cade only missed some cigarettes i Little Sara and Ethel Harling are visiting Misses Sarie and Mary Mrs. George Price. Mrs. H. H. Johnston and son, Hazen, Jr., and Mr. Ray Rivers of Cleveland, Ohio, and Miss Mary Martin of Congers, N. Y., are spend ing a week or more here in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Mar tin. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Campbell and sons, Edward and Albert, visited relatives at Denmark and Orange burg last week. They were ac companied by Mrs. E. M. Sandifer. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Britt of High Point, N. C., announce the birth of a daughter, Mary Anne, on July 31st. tXt MT. CAISMEI, NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Pressly Knox and family, Mrs. Emma Knox and oth ers of Columbia were in Mt. Carmel a short while Sabbath afternoon, ^hey were en route home, after a j visit to Mr. and Mrs. Thurmond of Tignall, Ga. ^ Mrs. W. H. Horton and Mrs. T. H. Seabrook and children were Abbe- jVille visitors Tuesday, j Miss Juanita Curtis has returned home, after a pleasant visit in Georgia. Mrs. T. H. Seabrook and little daughters, Harriet and Mary Pas chal, left Friday morning to return to their home in Beaufort, after a pleasant visit here. Mrs. W. A. Scott and Mr. Robert Scott spent Thursday in Columbia with Mrs. Mathilda Leak, who has recently undergone a very serious operation at the Columbia Hospital. Mrs. J. R. Tarrant accompanied them from Edgefield and returned there. We are glad to say Mrs. (Leak is getting on nicely. Her many friends here hope for her a speedy recovery. Mrs. T. H. Seabrook and chil dren and Mrs. Carrie Connor and Mrs. W. H. Horton were social visi tors in McCormick Thursday after noon. Mr. Theodore Tarrant of Green wood was a visitor here Wednesday. Mrs. Tillman White is a pleasant ^ucst of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. White. Mrs. Clara Majette and Miss Vir ginia Majette returned to Anderson one day last week, after a pleasant visit here. * ^ Quite recently the gentlemen of the town entertained in honor of all the ladies with a fish fry and stew at the community • building. Mr. Hubert Hardaway prepared the stew which all pronounced delici ous, and the ladies fried the fish and chicken which were served with loaf bread and iced tea. Quite a nice little crowd was present, and all enjoyed the evening very much. We hope the gentlemen will accept our sincere thanks and apprecia tion for their thoughtfulness. Mrs. Frank Robinson of Ander son visited relatives here Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Ford Patterson of Anderson spent Sabbath with Mr. and Mrs. Feaster Mauldin and Mrs. Myrtle Mauldin. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mauldin and family of Augusta w r ere recent visi tors here. The many friends here of Judge L. G. Bell were deeply grieved to hear of his death, and extend to the bereaved daughter and others their loving sympathy in these dark hours of sorrow. and candy. Mr. Cade has been visited Mildred and Ray Gilchrist very unfortunate in this way—his last week, Mrs. Harling and baby, store has been broken into a num- Bill, came up Friday for a few ber of times. Mr. and Mrs. Julian Mitchell and days’ stay. Mr. W. R. Gilchrist and family baby, Willie May, were visitors to spent last Sunday in Augusta as Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Mitchell one day guests of Mrs. Amie Gilchrist and last week. Mrs. Daisy Hemminger, Mrs. Wal ter Andrews, Mrs. Milton LeRoy of Wiilington, and Misses Emily and Marguerite Andrews of Augusta, were callers in the home of Mrs. W. G. Mitchell Monday afternoon. Our community learned with sor row cf the death of Judge L. G. Bell, and our sympathy goes out to his loved ones. Judge Bell, always greyed one with such a waim wel come, and all who knew him will , r "'W is? him. It will hurt to think of McCormick without him. ‘ * *r r . ’-A. . '1. family. The sick of the community are improving. The Rehoboth series of meetings commence next Sunday. Rev. Thomason of Edgefield is to do the preaching. Come out and worship with us. It has not been fully de cided how the meeting will run af ter Sunday. This section has enjoyed fine rains for the last few days and crops and gardens look revived. In thd absence qf the Sunbeam leader the former leader filled the place. After a couple of mission- Frances Talbert in Plum Branch. Mrs. Mary Jolly of Anderson is Mrs. B. M. Mayson visited her visiting Mrs. J. L. Jolly this week, mother recently. Miss Louise Price is spending sev- Maxie Winn spent three pleasant eral days with Miss Dot Harrison at weeks with his brother, Mr. William the home of Miss Carrie Mae Ros- Winn, at Red Hill. enswike. Mrs. Mary Frances Self is visit- Tony. ing her son, Mr. .D. P. Self, in X Greenville. Miss Essie Holson visited her sis- Pettigrew Family ter, Mrs. J. A. Self, last week. | ® J Mr. C. A. Morgan and family are expected to visit his mother this week and be here for Sunday. JXj ’ SWAMP NEWS Reunion August 17 The Pettigrew family will hold their annual reunion August 17th at the home of Mrs. John Petti grew at Barnes, S. C. The pro gram for the day will begin at 10 o’clock. Exercises appropriate to Miss Lily Moss has returned home the occasion will be held Messrs. J. W. Loveless, Marshall Creswell and Marion Schumpert at tended a mechanics banquet in Savannah, Ga., Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Strom of Co lumbia spent last Saturday here with Sheriff and Mrs. W. T. Strom, having come over to attend the funeral of Judge L. G. Bell. Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt P. Jennings of Charlotte, N. C., spent several days here the past week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Jennings on Avenue 5. Misses Ruby and Rucia Aber crombie are spending the week with friends in Laurens County. Dr. and Mrs. C. K. Epting will re turn tomorrow from a week’s stay at Asheville and other points of in terest in North Carolina. Miss Nettie Thelma Bussey has returned to her home at Modoc, af ter spending two weeks with friends in Greenwood and McCor mick. from an extended visit in Augusta. Misses Gladys and Ruth Price at Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Zeigler of St. George have moved to the cottage here near the high school building. * Mr. Zeigler has been elected sup- te A picnic dinner will be served in • erintendent of McCormick schools the grove adjoining the home. land is busy making preparations GOOD McCORMICK COUNTY FARM LANDS FOR SALE T. R. Owings Farm 2 miles east of McCormick, 60 acres cleared, pas ture and plenty of woods and branches, 9 room dwelling, 2 ten ant houses and barns. See this. Austin Abercrombie Farm 4 miles east of McCormick, 75 acres cleared, 94 acres timber, two ten ant houses and barn, a real pick up at $750. For $600 you can buy the Joe Tal bert Farm, 7 miles east of McCor mick, 140 acres, 40 acres cleared, 4 room house. Six miles N. E. Plum Branch, the W. S. Clem Farm of 207 acres with a 5 room house, 4 room ten ant house, and a barn, is a real buy at $5 per acre. 110 acres of cultivating land. We have some others that are just as good bargains and we can ar range the best of terms for you. Never a better time to buy a home, or to make an investment. Please see E. Q. Cheatham or write B. R. T. Todd, Laurens, S. C. Russia is to manufacture paper from a tough species of native grass.