The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-10-06


This is the apple season. The
large bright red northern apples are
acw arriving in the city and :'ok very
;empting. The crop is said to be
yuod this year. The northern apples
IRE selling at 40 cents per peck ami
the home raised at 25 cents per peck.
Anderson Daily Mail. Apples are
higher than that in Abbeville, what
i; the cause oft?
=. Capt. R. M. Gaffney, one OF the
cost prominent citizens of Gaffney'
lied suddenly at his home Sabbath
morning. He was found dead by
members of his family who went to
-aH him to breakfast. Mr.. Gaffney
s. the father Of Mr.. Walter Gaffney
,f this place, who. went up to Gaff-
rev to attend the funeral.
Mrs. W. w. Bradley and her inter-
asting children and Miss Elizabeth
Faulkner, went up to Clemson last
Saturday to take in the foot ball
game and to see Billy Bradley, who
ic a student at the College. They
spent Sunday the guests of Prof. and
Mrs. Mark Bradley.
DIR. and Mrs. Thos. L. Davis came
in from Augusta this week and are
spending a while with Mr.. and Mrs. J.
). Stark. DR.. Davis is on his way to
Chicago where he will take course
in medicine. Mrs. Davis will stay n
hbbeville while the Doctor is away;
Mr.. William Graydon is in Edge
Ield this week in attendance on the
wedding of his cousin, Mr.. Clinton
Graydon and Miss Raven Vanderhorst
simkins, which interesting event will
take place Wednesday evening at
eight o'clock at Trinity church.
Charles J. Bruce, Deputy Marsha,
came down from Greenville Saturday
and spent Sunday with his home peo-
E.le. . He is we'll pleased with his
position in Grenville and will short!;;'
move his family there
Bill Greene and Raiford Foster
Mcmillan went up to Clemson Satur-
day to see Red Mcmillan and Kenne-
Ay Magill clean up the Davidson foot
ball team. They had large time.
Their. fathers went along but only
to look after the boys.
Mrs. C.. S. Jones entertained the
Bridge Club most pleasantly at the
home of Mrs. T. C. Seal last Friday.
Punch was served by Miss Elizabeth
!cnes and during the evening de-
liyhtful cream and cake were served
The Better Baby Contest will be
some thing new for Abbeville and
Mould be attended by every woman
in the county, who is interested in
healthy babies and the welfare of the
coming generation. All the doctors
of the county are cordially invited to
come in and see the babies and help
with the grading.
Mrs. W. G. Taggart, of New Or
leans, is in the city and will spend
:cme time with her sisters, Mrs. JAS,
Chalmers and Miss Mary Taggart.
Mrs. Taggart was in Lowndesville ali
of last week and missed the big tropl-
cal storm, which did so much damage
in the city.
Mrs. Arthur Klugh will come over
from Greenwood Thursday and be
present at the marriage of her friend,
Miss Caroline Gary to Mr.. Sidney
Eason.
Owens Speed has returned to Char
lesion, where he will take course in
Pharmacy, preparatory to coming
back to Abbeville and making his
home with US.
Misses Grace Ferqueron, of Green
wood, and Irene Bradley, of McCor'
mick, were in Abbeville Friday, the
guests of their cousin, Miss Elizabeth
Edmunds.
There is beauty doctor in town
this week showing the ladies how to
iron the wrinkles out of their faces
and how to put crinkles in their hair.