The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-04-28
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day a week ago, attended the school
Field Day exercises, came here the next
day, and OF the following day returned
to her home.
MI. Joe Gilbert, of Wilmington, came
up today was a week ago and looked af-
ter some of his land matters, and went
back to his home that evening.
DIR. and Mrs. J. D. Wilson and Master
William, of Iva, came down Monday !;
the first to visit several patients here
who needed his services, the others on a
pleasure trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. o. Evans, their two
little girls and Messrs. Henry and Bruce
Harper, of Anderson. came down last
Sunday evening and spent some hours
with friends.
Time and distance are both being rap
idly overcome since the coming of the
horseless carriages and other modes Of
rapid transit. A few years ago it took
from one to two days to make a trip
from this place and back to both Able
vile and Anderson now a trip to either
place in a few hours.
The writer was we'll pleased with the
report of the description of the Field
Day exercises at Abbeville, contained in
the Press and Banner Of last week, and
can for one thank the editor or reporter,
as the case may be, in sanctioning such
occasions, and a say that he believes
that such celebrations will be of vast
interest and benefit, to rural schools
especially. 1t stimulates the teachers
and pupils to increased effort along all
lines. The day is upon US when it is
not alone necessary to stimulate the
''young idea to shoot for the benefit
and growth of the mind, but the body
is in need-better men and better wo-
men physically are needed that coming
generations may be better prepared for
the new requirements that await them
in the coming years. While the events
of the day and night of the above &C.
casion were so graphically described
and beautifully pictured, and in such
minute detail, the writer would hope to
have the privilege of adding a word or
two about the two contestants from
this place. Mr.. Jim Ellis won three
one-dollar prizes for the highest jumper,
which more than paid his expenses on
the trip and gave him q lot of pleasure.
Then Miss Pauline Clinkscales, the
daughter of MI. and Mrs. c. NJ. Clink-
scales, won a gold medal for the best
essay on the subject "Privations and
Sacrifices of the Women of the Sixties"
The medal is a very pretty one, and
was given by the Chapter of the U. D.
C.'s. This will be a continual reminder
of last Friday and will be a treasured
souvenir in the days to come.
Mrs. Jas. A. Hawthorne, of Latimer,
came up Wednesday and spent the day
with relatives in this place. .
Miss Lizzie Nance, of Abbeville, came
here Thursday and will be here for some
days.
A short while ago the mud nuisance
abounded, but it could be to some ex-
tent avoided. Now we are troubled
with a much worse one, m that cannot
we'll be avoided as it is here, there and
everywhere; eyes, nose and mouth-the
dust. 1t is getting worse and worse,
which shows that dry weather is upon
us. Those who have been trying to
garden have in a failed. 1t
looks much like many of the planters
are going to get into the same hole that
they did last year. Last year when
planting cotton seed they covered them
too lightly and did not get a stand till
in July and August, too late to get a
full crop. Many are and have been do
ing the same thing this year. There
are some who seem unable to learn
from experience, observation Or direc-
ton. These will continue to run in
the same rut till the end of the chap
te-. Troupe.