The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-24
COUSIN DAVIS WRITES
COUSIN PERCY


you have heard about my new front.
I am to be one hundred and five
feet wide in front and the same
width behind. But I will remain a
one story man. You see it is this
way. The emporium is expanding
Il hope you did not think I was
talking about myself.) You see that
I have been doing such a rushing
business in furniture and advertis-
ing so much in the Press and Ban
ner that Gen. Edison who makes
the talking machines, heard of me,
and he came down and signed up a
contract for me to sell his talking
machines. The firm will be Kerr &
Edison I guess as I see that no
name is provided in the contract
which we made which reads as fol-
lows:
An agreement between Thos. A.
Edison of New Jersey, party of first
part, and Household-and Kitchen
Furniture Kerr Of South Carolina,
party of the second part, proposed,
considered and concluded, at Able
vile, S. c., this the. LIST Day of
May, A. D., 1918 for sale Of talking
machines.
1. The party of the first part has
employed the party of the second
part to sell the music creators known
as Edison Talking Machines, on the
terms hereinafter named. All ma
chimes are to be good machines,
we'll painted must deal the mtuusic to
the left, and talk when talked to.
II. The party of the second part
having a talking machine Of his
own, known as his mouth is not to
run the same in opposition to the
machines of the party of the first
part, nor is he to sing, whistle, or
even hum any of the tunes and
songs of the party of the first part
within seven miles of any other per-
son dead or alive. Said party of the
second part may, however, use his
mouth in singing the praises OF the
machines of the party of the first
part whenever so inclined, and he
promises that he will do so.
III. For so doing the party OF
/ the first part is due to get most OF
i the money, but it is believed that If
the money passes through the hands
of the party of the second part he
will keep his share, without any
provision to that effect in the con-
tract.
Signed, sealed, delivered, read
owe and acknowledged etc. the day
and year first written etc. and duly
executed.
AS T said this contract causes me
to spread out somewhat and so the
Emporium still standing on its own
bottom, my buggy and wagon busl-
ness made a landslide into the front
part of Uncle Jim, Livery Feed and
Sale stables and took up its abode
there, the Kerr & Edison business
alighting on aforesaid wagon and
buggy business, so said business IS
now front and rear, Emporium Az
feet, Kerr & Edison rs feet, Buggy
and Wagons 40 feet, total 1O5 feet
which is the widest expanse of busl-
ness in Abbeville, or any nearby
suburbs. Along with said Kerr &
Edison musical instruments, talking
machines, etc., we will carry a full
line of stoves, oil, wood, coal, and
pas. also fine china and tin pans,
walking sticks, baled hay and buy
old rags.
When you get this letter please
read it on the street, stopping here
and there, and smiling, looking
around and if Joe Hartman, a
friend of cousin Walter Tusten,
should come along, read it to him
and let him know that we have busl-
ness men down South able to COM
bine big lines of business, look
wise and live on war diet.
Our boy, Sun, about whom you
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