The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-04-21
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Mr.. Robert Smith, of Greenville,
came down Saturday and went over to
Bells and spent a day or two with his
father, Mr.. Edward. Smith, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. Lipscomb and
two offheir children, of Ninety-Six,
came up last Saturday in their auto,
were guests of Mr.. D. L. Barnes till
next evening and then returned to their
home.
Nj. J. Marion Baker, of Washington,
D. c., came last Sunday and will be- for
sometime at the home of his grandma,
Mrs. T. Baker.
Mr.. w. A. Stevenson, Abbeville
County's road supervisor, was here for
two days last week.
Mr.. Tom Baskin, of Anderson, was
here at the home of his father mi. Jas.
Vt. Baskin, for a day OF two last week.
There were two gentlemen in this
place for a day or two last week, the
one from Pendleton, the other from
Donalds, who "they say" will be candi-
dates at the election next year fer a seat
in Congress from the 3rd District.
Mrs. T. D. Cooley, Mr.. and Mrs.
Louie Barksdale, respectively son-in:
law and daughter of the first named
took an auto trip to- Anderson Tuesday
on a shopping trip.
Dr.. T. o. Kirkpatrick and his broth
er, Mr.. Arthur Kirkpatrick, were mott
fed Tuesday that their father had just
died at his home in Donalds. They
went over Wednesday and were present
at the sad, solemn burial services.
The largest and most cumbersome
mail ever brought to this Office came
Monday morning. Not very much of it
was real mail matter, letters and pa
pers, but a great many large bundles of
seeds of different kinds.
Mrs. J. r. Latimer spent several days
this week with relatives in Anderson.
Mr.. Dewitt Harper, of Wofford Col
lege, being allowed a few days respite
from his duties in college, came over
Wednesday and has since been at the
home of his uncle, ldr. D. L. Barnes,
and with other relatives.
Yesterday week ago, among the ten
or a dozen who went to Anderson were
two, Mr.. Alvin Harper and Miss Mozell
Huckabee, who were in the eyes of the
} law two, when they came back the
next day, in the eyes of the preachers
they were one.
AS stated in the writer's report last
week, Mrs. w. w. Thompson went to
Easley. As she came back she stopped
with Mr.. R. Y. Hellam's family at
Greenville. Mrs. Hellams showed to
her a memento of the war, a flag and
as it is of considerable interest to this
section, a few words will be said of it.
In 1861, a company was formed in and
around this place for the war. The
company was later organized with Maj:
II. Fl. Harper, Captain a; E. ". Davis,
lst Lieut.; w. R. White, 2nd Lieut.. !;
M. r. Hutchinson, 3rd Lieut.. and some
time in August a beautiful flag was pre-
sented to the company. The presenta-
ton took place.o on Main street in front
of the Moseley House. Mrs. W. R..
White, who had done much in prepar-
ing it, had the honor in a neat, appro
pirate speech, of presenting it to Capt.
Harper, who responded. Lieut.. Davis
also said O few words. 1t is a little re-
markable that this company was in
many engagements, yet all of the com
missioned officers returned to their
homes after the war with hardly a
scratch, excepting Lieut.. Davis, who
was killed in one Of the battles around
Richmond.
The flag, which Mrs. Thompson was
kindly permitted to bring home with
her, is in fine state of preservation-is
made of blue silk and has on one side
"McCalla Rifles" and on the other a
palmetto tree and a large star. The
company was named McCalla Rifles, in
honor of Maj. G. R. McCalla, who was
largely instrumental in equipping it.
Troupe.