The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-04-26

Cromer having been promoted IN
his work.
Misses Mary and Virginia Aiken
came home and spent the Easter mol
idays with their grandmother, Mrs.
B. s. Barnwell. Miss Mary comes
from Anderson, where she is attend
ing the Anderson College and MISS
Virginia came from Clinton, where
she is at school. =,
Mr.. w. w. Matthews has arrived
in the city and taken charge OF the
work in the Press and Banner Office;
He is a printer of experience and
will keep the work of the office up
to its present high standard. Mrs.
Matthews will come to Abbevllle In
q few days. They will keep house
in the cottage of Mr.. Fred Cason,
next to his residence.
Miss Helen Edwards is in Rock
Hill this week visiting her sister, Miss
Georgia Edwards, who is at Winthrop
as Secretary to President Johnson.
While away Miss Edwards will have
the pleasure of hearing Helen Keller
make her lecture on "Happiness" to
the college girls.
Mr.. S. D. Emerson, of Long Beach,
CAL, was in the city several days
last week, the guest OF MIR. >. >.
Stark.
Preston Speed came down from
Greenville and spent Sunday with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs P B. Speed.
Percy Leach and David Wood, of
Atlanta, spent Sunday here with re-.
latives and friends.
Miss Helen Smith came down from
Anderson and spent the week.
end here with her home people.
Dote Smith was down town Tues
day morning with his everyday
clothes on and looking just like
working man.
Col. W. W. Bradley did not buy
the big car he was riding around
in Sunday He was afraid it would
eat up all the profits OF his mining
business.
Mrs. A. B: Robinson, of Long Cane
township, with her charming daugh..
ter. visited Abbeville Monday and
bought the latest styles in dress
goods and notions from our stores,
which always carry the goods to
please the most fastidious.
Col. Bill Wilson came out Tues
day in his new Easter suit which he
bought three years ago.
Miss Margaret Perrin came home
from Anderson College for the Eas-
ter holidays and brought her friend,
Miss Martha Owings, with her.
Miss Annie Grier, of Spartanburg,
is in the city visiting her friend, Miss
Mary Quarles Link. Miss Grier has
visited here before and our young
people are always glad to have her
come back.
Mrs. Albert Power, who has been
in DR.. Pryor's Hospital in Chester.
is in Abbeville spending sometime
with Mrs. j. L. Mcmillan. Her friends
will be glad to know that she is re-
covering her health.
Jimmie Cothran made the hearts
of cur young people glad on Sunday
by coming home. He took in the
moving pictures, the decorated
churches, and then went back to col
lege at Greenville Monday.
Rev. H. Waddell Pratt went up to
Due West last Sabbath and made an
address in the afternoon before the
Y. M. C. A. He was accompanied
on his trip by Mrs. Pratt and Messrs
A. B. and Joel S. Morse.
Col. Patrick Roche, many years
ago resident of this city, was here
Saturday shaking hands with friends
of by-gone years.
Mrs. A. Brown and Charlton
Brown spent Sunday in the city at
the home of Mrs. Pennel, visiting
Engineer Brown. They came up from
Columbia.
Miss Katherine Link went up to
Belton Tuesday afternoon, where she
will visit Miss Bess Allen until Thurs
day. During her stay they will 60
to Anderson and see the Clemson
Encampment.
Mr.. Bob Hill and son, Robert, of
Atlanta, spent the latter part of the
week in the city with the family of
Mr.. R. M. Hill.
Miss Mary Quarles Link entertain
ed the young ladies Bridge Club most
pleasantly last Friday morning in
compliment to her visitor, Miss Annie
Grier.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Miller went to
Monroe, N. c., last week and spent