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DUE WEST
!

Mrs. E. W. Nesl Of Kings Noun
tain, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. s. Galloway.
Mr. W. W. Wolf, of Grey Court,
is spending several days as the guest
of Mr.. Robert Galloway.
Misses Margaret Wilson and Win
ME Reid, of Iva, are paying a visit to
friends in Due West. ~.
Miss Claudia Bell entertained her
friends Friday night.
DR.. J. S. Moffatt and daughter, ar
rived in Due West Friday night. DR..
Moffatt has been canvassing for the
college, and Miss Martha has been
paying a visit to kindred in Arkansas
and Tennessee.
Mrs. D. S. Edwards entertained a
number of young ladies Tuesday
morning in honor of the bride of the
week, Miss Hattie Taylor.
One of the, prettiest weddings that
ever occurred in, Due West took place
at the home of Mr.. W. W.. Edwards,
when Miss Hattie Taylor became the
wife of MI. Aultmann, of Donalds-
vile, Ga. The guests were met at
the door by Mrs. H. E. Pressly, who
took them to. register in the brides
Book. Miss Georgia Haddon kept
the register. The guests were then
shown into the sitting room where
the presents were displayed. There
were a great number of beautiful
gifts, conspicuous among which was
a complete chest of silver.
Shortly after eight o'clock, the
chorus 80 Perfect Love" was sung by
Mrs. o. Y. Bonner, Mrs. O Y. Brown
lee, Miss Georgia Haddon, Messrs.
D. S. and W. w. Edwards. Imme-
diately after this Lohengrin's Bridal
Chorus was sung, and with the first
notes of it the ribbon bearers, Misses
Harriet Edwards and Berthe Press
ly came into the parlor making an
aisle of pink ribbon. Following
these came the ushers, Messrs Ever
EFT Taylor and James Bonner. Next
came Misses Verginia Edwards and
Lila Bonner, bearing baskets of pink
roses. As soon as they had taken
their places on each side Of the slid
ing doors, Misses Lizzie Hagen and
Pearle Townsend, both beautifully
gowned in pink crepe de chine, en-
tered the parlor together and separ-
ated in front of an altar \of ferns.
Next came the groom with his best
man, Mr.. Reynolds. The ringbearer,
Miss Belle Edwards, entered next
carrying the ring in a beautiful lit
tie white basket. Then came the
bride leaning on the arm of her maid
of-honor, Miss Penn. The bride was
closely followed by her train bearer,
Miss Anna Johnson. Never did the
bride look prettier than in her white
charmeuse gown and bridal veil held
in place by a wreath of orange BIOS
sons. They were united in marri-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-08-18
LONG CANE

The farmers of this community
have been having plenty or rain and
wind storms this past week
Mr.. w. D. Beauford had a fine hog
killed by lightning on last Monday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Bosler and
children spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. w. D. Beauford.
Mrs. Rodger Simpson and children
of near Calhoun Falls, are visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson
King.
Mr.. W. D. Beauford and daughter,
Miss Nina, spent Wednesday in the
city with Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Beau
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age by Rev. J. P. Pressly. Immedi-
diately after the ceremony delightful
refreshments were served.
The bride and groom left shortly
afterwards for Donaldsville, Ca,
where they will make their home. MI.
Aultmann is indeed to be c~ongratu-
lated in having o n of Due
Vests most popular young ladies.
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State Of Ohio, City Of Toledo, / 81.
Tt,ooc rnt1pfu Doe

Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he is
senior partner Of the firm Of F. J. Cheney
& Co., doing business in the City Of TIC.
ledo, County and State aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum Of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and ev-
cry case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use Of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9Th day Of December,
A. D. 1856.
(SeaD A. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces Of the system. Send for
testimonials. free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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MONEY!

The mint makes it and under the
terms of the CONTINENTAL
MORTGAGE COMPANY you can
it at 6 per cent. for any legal
purpose on approved real estate.
Terms easy, tell US your wants and
we will cooperate with you.
90s-9 MUNSEY BLDG, T..
Baltimore, Md.
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The s:cte of South caro,ina,
COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE.

) IN Probate Court.
j. L. Perrin, as administrator Of the
= personal estate Off. w. Sita, de-
ceased, ct al, Plainif, ~
against
Mrs. Julia s. Dodson, ct al. Eefend-
ants.
Amended Complaint to sell lands
IN aid of assets to pay debts.
Pursuant to an order Of the f obate
court,
I will sell at public outcry &C Able
vile Court House, on Salesday in,
September, 1915 next, for the pay
ment Of debts, the following describ-
cd real estate belonging to the es-
tate Of j. w. Sign, deceased, g -tuatei
IN the City Of Abbeville, in the State
aforesaid, to wit:
All thai tract, piece, or parcel Of
land, situate, lying and being in the
City Of Abbeville facing on Main
Street, and being bounded b! lands
now Or formerly belonging sc Lee
Frances Lomax, estste of
.Tohn A.. Harris and Main Street, and
icing the house and lot where the
said Jno. W. Sign was residing at the
time of his death, and said lot com
tanning n acre Of land, mtre or
less. ~
Terms Cash. Purchaser to pay
for papers.
J. F. MILLER,
Judge Probate Court.
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LOWNDESVILLE .

* X X = X X
Mr.. J. B. Franks and little daugh-
ter, Miss Mandaline, Of Philadelphia,
came in and spent some days with
Mrs. T. Baker, mother-in-law if the
first.
Mrs. M. Alewine, of the Falls,
came up and visited her old home,
and relatives, Mrs. L. O. Speer and
family in this place, last week.
Miss Annie Liddell, who had spent
some time in Mississippi, came back
to her home here last week and will
spend some time with her brother,
Mr.. T. C. Liddell and family.
Maj. and Mrs. J. G. Huckabee went
to Branchville last week and have
since been with the family of Mrs.
Simmons, the mother-in-law of the
first.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Bell and little
Clara, their daughter, went up to
Carswell last week and are still visit
ing their kinspeople in that section.
Mr.. Dewitt Harper as manager
and driver Of the car, carried Mr..
and Mrs. D. L. Barnes and Mrs. A.
E. Moore, over to Royston, Ca, last
Friday and were at the home and
with the family of Mr.. Jack Barnes,
brother of the second named till the
next day.
Mrs. j. T. Latimer went to Green
vile last week to see her brother, Mr.
T. L. Cosby and family.
Mrs. T. o. Kirkpatrick, her daugh-
ter, Miss Lucille, and Miss Virginia
Latimer, went to Kingstree, last week
and spent several days at the old
home of the first.
Miss Emma Brissey of Elberton,
Ca, has spent some days with Miss
Birdie Bell.
Mr.. Tom Baskin of Anderson, and
Mr.. st. Claire Baskin, of out west,
have been on a visit to the home of
their father, Mr.. j. T. Baskin.
Rev. R. W. Barber and his two
daughters, Mrs. D. N. Bonner, of
Columbia, and Miss Louise Barber,
of the Lander Female College facul-
ty, Greenwood, came up last Satur-
day and are at the home of the SON.
in-law of the first, Mr.. E. j. Hucka-
bee.
Miss Annie Bell, of this place, has
had charge of a school five miles east,
for some time. Last Monday even
ing she had dismissed the school and
she and the pupils walked into the
yard when there came a flash of
lightning, struck a tree a few yards
away, also, struck and shattered one
Dr. two telephone posts, also one or
two posts holding the electric plants
wire, shattered them, struck the
hoisted umbrella, shivered it, shocked
her so that she fell unconscious, kill
ed outright m of the little girls by
her side, a little daughter of Mr. Geo.
Hill, ten or twelve years of age, and
severely shocked about fifteen of
the other pupils. The teacher has
so far recovered from her shock and
fright, as to be able to resume her
duties as teacher, but when a meet
ing was called Wednesday to decide
when the school should begin again,
it was determined not to open it
again during the remainder of the
term, as the pupils could not be per-
suaded to go there again; they all
have a wholesome dread of the place.
During three or four days of the
first part of last week and for three
or four days the first part of this
week, refreshing and highly benefi-
cial rains have fallen in many places
in this section. There are still many
places however where rain is badly
needed. Troupe.
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No cigar has ever been so popular
here as Speeds Cincos. We sell about
two hundred ever H,sZr etaoi taoiib
two thousand ever thirty days.
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Will also stop at the following stations and
take on and let off overwhelmingly
James, To1sway, WEIGH.
J. r. Anderson. Superintendent,
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SUMMER SCHOOL ENDS
commencement Exercises at the Swed-
ish Bethel Church.

The children's summer school of
the Swedish Bethel church. which has
| been in session in the summer school
| building for six weeks held Its closing
| exercises in the church Friday eve
ming. The children gave d program
| that lasted one hour and Z MALT The
/ program started with pretty little
| Swedish poem recited in good Swedish
| by little American girl who has at
| tended the school regularly This little
girl, who lives on Polk street,
and who is ten years old, demonstrated
| not only to the teachers who have
been surprised at her progress in the
Swedish language, but to all the peo-
pie present how easy it is for chill
| dren to learn languages. She read
another poem in ringing Swedish,
Speak the Language of Our Fathers
| that created amusement. Her pro-
nunciation of the Swedish words was
better than that of some of the chill
dren of Swedish parentage.
The program for the evening in
cluded forty numbers. Hattie Nordin.
! Helen Nygren and Elenor Johnson re-
cited interesting stories. Eaenor told
the story of the conflict between the
Merrimac and Monitor in good Swed
ish although only twelve years old.
Louise Wedoff recited the longest
poem, and she is only eleven years old.
In a spelling match. conducted by
Hiss Edith Johnson, the children were
Carlson was the last to leave the floor
after giving proof of remarkable apt
ness. When Miss Edith Johnson
demonstrated the children's knowledge
of transla ting from English into Swed-
ish the audience broke out IN enthusi-
astic applause. The children were
given twenty-five proverbs in English
which they translated into Swedish.
/ Harry Peterson, formerly principal
of the summer school, spoke hearty
words of commentator in Swedish
/ He congratulated the children on their
work and stated that it would make
them better American citizens for
knowing two languages.
Thirty-one children have been err
rolled The school has been free to
all. Miss Edith Johnson, a teacher
! in the public schools of tho city, has
+ done excellent work with the children
John Broberg. member of the school
committee, thanked Miss Johnson and
/ the pastor for their work in the sum-
! fppr school
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'Have you killed him p? the voice of
Mrs. BOwSer asked as the pistol ceased
to bang.
''Ten times over" was the reply
Can you light the gas?"
A gas jet was lighted and at that
moment a big black tomoat that had
somehow got into the house ana
| been humping his head against the
glass uttered a frightful y-e-o-w-l and
streaked it for the basement stairs
and disappeared.
Mrs. Bowser looked at Mr.. Bowser.
Then he exclaimed: BY Gosh!''
Then she sat right down on the
floor and chuckled, and Uttered and
giggled and laughed as she had not
done since she was a girl of IL.
| What in the thunder ails you -
growled the burglar killer
'Oh, it's SO funny" gasped Mrs.
Bowser. TT was nothing but the old
cat, after all.'
! t'Durn her hide, but how did she get
in here?"
1.-The cook may have left the
| kitchen door open"
"Then you discharge her in the
morning, and if there is any wages
| coming to her. don't pay them. I saw
/ the cat plain enough as she ran out
! of here, but still 1 am inclined to be-
! lieve that there really was burglar
| in the house."
Mrs Bowser stifled her laughs, and
lighted more gas jets and went to IN
| specting the room to find where the
/ barrel of bullets which had missed the
burglar had found Judgment The
/ following is a true record:
I One bullet through the mantel mir
ror!
One bullet through the eight-day
clock, making it no-day clock.
| One bullet through a landscape or
the wall, 1t improved the painting
/ however.
! Two bullets through the piano, but
not improving its tone,
! One bullet through a window pane
| overlooking the back yard. 1t was lat
| er on ascertained that this chunk OF
| lead entered a barn on the opposite
| side of the alley, and licked the ear OF
| a rooster sleeping on his innocent bed!
Two bullets through the fatal parts
/ of japanese vase! 1t must have died
instantly.
/ crayon picture of Mrs. Bowser- They
! destroyed her nose, knocked out he1
/ front teeth and carried away both
/ eyebrows. but she was glad of it. as il
/ had always given her chill to look
| at it!
| With the exception of five or siz
holes in the ceiling there were no more
marks! The other bullets might have
! been shot into the fireplace an6
! elm bed up the chimney!
''WelI?" queried Mrs. Bowser after
| they had got through hunting.
''If it was a burglar" replied Mr.
! Bowser, che has been MORALLY wound
! ed and has crawled away to die.''
yes, that is the way of it, said
the polite wife: and the lights were
| turned out and the couple went back
/ to bed! Next morning Mrs. Bowser re-
ferred to the matter at the breakfas
| table, but Mr.. Bowser discouraged hel
! by saying:
You had better get you tonic OF
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Several School Children Have
Model Gardens.
They Are i'm Line for SubStan-
tial Prizes.
CHANCE AT The BIG FREE FAIR
Fair Management Has Estab-
lished a Special Glass.
Youthful Home Gardeners Will
Enter Their Produce.

Several of the hundreds of the To-
peka school children who caught the
garden fever last spring and took
advantage Of the instruction given by
their respective school teachers and
the garden supervisor this summer,
have gardens at the present time of
which they may we'll be proud.
A large number of the youngsters
have lost interest in the work as has
been the case each season since gar
den work was first encouraged among
the school children several years ago,
but there are still scores of youthful
city farmers who are giving proper
attention to their VIC getableS or flow
erS
1t is true that conditions have been
anything but ideal for gardening this
season, especially in low-lying ground.
In fact seven or eight excellent gar
dens on the North Side were washed
out, which eliminated the owners
from prize garden contest
Twenty Gardens in Contest.
There are now approximately TWEEN
ty gardens Tin the running for prizes.
1t is now known almost to Ger
tainty which gardens will be given the
honors. The supervisor has made the
rounds of the gardens several times,
and his work will soon be completed.
All school children interested in
gardening should keep their miniature
ton until frost comes 1t will pay
Chance to Win Prize Money.
Not only will there be a chance
for each child to show the general
public what he has been doing by
furnishing produce for the central
school exhibit next fall, but there will
be an opportunity of winning some
prizes at the big free fair, September
1917. Because of the interest taken
by school children in gardening the
Kansas State Fair association has IN
cluded Glass 1924" in its premium list
which is a class particularly for the
benefit of the children of elementary
schools
Here is the explanation of this class
given in the fair cata1og:
1.-The following premiums are Of
fered by the Kansas State Fair asso-
citation of Topeka, Kansas, for prod
ucts of the garden, planted and Guilt
waited by students of the public schools
of any city or county in the state. Each
student contesting shall perform all
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WANTEp-MALE HELP.


WANTED-25 farm hands, hay hands S1.5O
day; married couples for farms, laborers
car carpenters and bridge carpenters to
walters: kitchen help: cement men. Fur
man Employment Office, 81 Kansas ave
WANTED-Men to learn the barber trade
The world is constantly needing more
BARRIERS. our graduates earn good wages.
Short term completes with us. Prepare
now for coming seasons rush. Write
MoIer Barber College. Kansas City. Mo-
WANTED-Man to represent us in your
own territory. $50 per month travelling
expenses and commission. Experience un-
necessary. Write quick. r. d. MarteI
1903 Indiana ave. Dept. 1868 Chicago
WANTED-High class man to sell trees
bulbs etc. Good wages Permanent. Fx
elusive territory. Brown Brothers Nur-
series. Rochester. New York.
WANTED-Traveler beginner Age 81 to
80. Salary. commission and expense al
lowance to right man. j. f. McBrady
Chicago.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. separator man for
81 day and board. west water hauIer 81
day; farm hands, hotel help. Furman En-
plcyment Office. 81 Kansas ave
/ WILL PAY any honest man up to $40
monthly for part or spare time. No can
vasslng- No capital. Write today. Voor-
WANTED-10 brick wheelers. 81 day 4
day; 4 monthly hands. s25 to $50 month
capital Employment Office. Phone 1888.
WANTED ex perienced men for the road :
first class proposition: only experienced
men need apply, 1912 morning. Room els
n. E. Bldg.
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eral in the allied armies might have
hesitated over the situation The
plunge, however, must be taken, and
Mr.. Bowser took it, fully expecting
that he was going to his DOOM Mrs.
BOwser encouraged him with whls-
pered words and at length he reached
the foot of the stairs. There he turned
to enter the sitting room, and Just
as he reached it there was a bump
bump, bump-a shout-a scream and
then the noise of a SkirInish line
Mr.. Bowser had turned loose his u
tomato. Mrs. Bowser had screa med
and the burglar was trying to get out
of the window he had entered In
the darkness he could not be SEEN but
Mr.. BoWSer was taking no chances of
letting him escape He had the pis-
toll pointed all over the room as it
belched forth its bullets.
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church building was Laid in 1890 by
Bisnop E. S. Thomas, then ordinary or
the diocese. The mission appears to
have received the name of 5. simon
the Cyrenian, in place of S. Philip, on
that occasion. The original church
which forms a part of the present
building was completed the year. fol-
lowing. The bishop describes it as
very pretty and says in his journal;
Easter day. p. m.-Visited st
Simon's the Cyrenian and made an ad-
dress congratulatory on the compile
ton of the new church.
The church cost $1,000. and in 1902
a vestry was added costing $40.
In 1906 the Rev. H. B. Brown, now
rector of the Church of the Redeemer
Denver. Colo, became the incumbent
of s. Simon's. Through his interest
ing, devoted and organized efforts s
Simon's made rapid and adequate
progress, materially and spiritually.
Under his regime the present
church was completed at a total cost
of $2,10O, which was entirely paid,
leaving the church building absolutely
free OF debt.
Through his labors, and those of the
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blessing this important portion of on
population"
First Glass of Candidates.

E1rSt OIaSS Oh OaIlO1udUSS.
On September 20, 1885, the first
class of candidates for confirmation.
consisting of five persons, was pre-
scented by the Rev Mr.. Green The
sacrament of confirma ton was admin =
istered by Bishop Vail
The mission was economically organ
lied on October IL, 1885. Quoting
again from the Bishops Journal:
Sunday. October IL, in the after
noon / conducted the service of st.
Philips, and after the service assisted
the pastor and the people in organ
izing the congregation into a formal
mission under our care. The applica-
ton was duly made, the organization
was duly accomplished, the wardens
and vestry were appointed with the
secretary and treasurer, and the pre-
Hminary steps were taken for admiS-
sion into the convention, and the cleo
ton of a delegate to represent the mis-
sion therein" F. H Mckinley was
the first elected delegate.
The bishop continues, 1T already
begins to look as if the colCred people
of Kansas were to become at least
in part identified with our communion
and as if our church We're to have as
signed to it portion of the Christian
work so important to the interest of
this large population, and to the flu
ture of our beloved country and to our
beloved church."
In 1885 the property now occupied
by S. SimOn's church was secured
The house was moved to its present
situation, services were held in the
lower room, the missionary living in
the remaining portion.
Cornerstone Laying.
The cornerstone for a suitable
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st. SimOn's Episcopal Church
Doing Active Work.
Leaders of COIOred Race in To-
Deka i'm Its Membership.
FOUNDED BY BISHOP VAIL IN "a
st. Philips Mission Was the
First Name Applied.
The Rev. George Gilbert Walk
er Is Priest in Charge.

(This is the thirty-sixth of Il series of
articles on Topeka churches published IN
the State Journal If any churches are
cause Of the failure of the pastors TO
furnish the articles Ministers who care
to submit articles should arrange for date
of publication with the editor of the
series.J
The Rev A w. Green began hold
ing services October, 1884 in a hall on
Kansas avenue. Thus was inaugurated
St. Philips Mission. In the Journal
of the Rt. Rev. T. H. Vail. then bishop
of Kansas. is the following entry: ION
the morning of the 30th (NOvemberE
being the first Sunday in Advent as
well as st. Andrews Day, l visited the
new congregation of St. Philips in
Topeka. The Rev. A. w. Green. late
of Nebraska, has entered upon the
missionary charge of the congregation.
We have long been intending to COM
mence services among our colored
people in this city, and the rector of
Grace cathedral is kindly and warmly
cooperating in it. by sympathy and
pecuniary aid. Mr.. Greer is at the
head of this effort"
The bishop goes on to say: 1T has
been commenced so recently that we
can hardly as yet venture to predict
the result But We are hopeful and
desire to do our part in elevating and
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

L. Smith and wife to c. Fl. Bailey,
lots 30-32 w. Eighth ave.......$
F. o. Minis and wife to f. A. Minis,
lot 400, pit. 507 Garfield ave-, VIII
liams add. Observation-Disclosures.
l.. O. Smith to H. o. Smith, lot 236,
H. p 23S Western ave...........
A Il. VanPetten and wife to A. e.
Hamilton, lots :}3G-:IS Garfield ave,
Stilson's & Bartholomew add. %
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