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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-11-05

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Mr.and Mrs. Earle Clinkscales of
Aiken came up last week to visit
friends and kindred.
Mr. and Mrs Henderson Long are
the guests of Prof and Mrs Edgar
Long.
Mrs Sallie Addison spent several
days last week with friends at Troy.
Miss Clara Agnew came down
from Anderson on Saturday and
spent the weekend with her mother,
Mrs Lila Agnew.
DR. w L Pressly, Coach Parish,
and Messrs C Todd and D G Phil
lips attended the Tech-Center game
in Atlanta last Saturday.
Mr. Moore Brady spent the week
end in Due West with his brother,
Mr. E H Bradley. He is a student in
t'urman University.
Drs F Y Pressly and J S Moffatt
attended a meeting of the execu-
tive committee of Erskine College
last Friday which took place at
Chester.
Mrs R S Galloway returned last
week from North Carolina bringing
with her Mrs Helen Neal, little Flea
nor and E w Neal, Jr.
Due West was we'll represented in
Anderson on last Friday at the Frs.
kine-Tech (Fresh) game. All came
home in the best of spirits and NO
little commentator for the team.
The young people had a Halloween
party at the Woman's College or
Saturday evening. They were dress
ed in queer costumes and had great
fun.
Mr. and Mrs Mcclure of Green
wood were guests for the weekend
with Mr. and Mrs W L Brownlee.
Mr. Mcclure was in the same com.
pany with Mr. Brownlee while at
Camp Jackson.
Mrs F B Brownlee returned from
Charlotte last week. She brought
with her, her two little grand daugh,
ters, Misses Mary Brownlee and
Frances Boyce.
Miss Virginia Galloway and Miss
Louise Dawson attended a Hal
low'een party at the home of Rev
and Mrs M R Plaxco or Abbeville
Tuesday night.
The Due West Post Office has been
moved to the new quarters on Main
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minger, who was born in Scotland
but who emigrated to Abbeville
when he was a young man, lived to
be 81 years old.
The following from record of
1925 in regard to Abbeville is of in
terest: "The best lands in this dis
trict are valued at twenty dollars
per acre, the inferior from five to
ten; the first will yield two hun
dred and fifty pounds of clean cot
ton, or fifty bushels of corn to the
acre. Very little more grain is raised
than is required for home consump-
ton. It's price is variable. Corn may
be averaged at fifty cents and
wheat at seventy-five cents per bu-
shell. The expenses of living here are
moderate, scarcely ever exceeding
SO pr month. Field laborers hire
from sixty to eighty dollars per an
mum and found. Hamburg and Au-
gusta are the chief markets; Colum-
bia is also resorted to and will
probably be more so in the course of
a few years, when boats run more
regularly on the Saluda river. Corn
and wheat will then bear the ex-
pense of transportation, and yield
profit to the planter. Cotton is the
only article that is now sent to mar
ket."
$1,000 For Education
In 1926 the sum of $1,000 was
spent in Abbeville County for main
tenance of the free or public schools
of the county. About 430 children
attended.
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Jas. D. Grist.

York, S. c., Nov. 3.-Every
South Carolina county has a most
interesting history-a history that
should be more familiar to the resi-
dents and the natives of the partlcu-
lar county than is the case. Early
histories, now almost disappeared
histories, so old that their pages are
long since turned brown and the
print badly faded and old court rec
ords in the same condition, together
with accounts taken from the few
South Carolina newspapers of long
ago, give to the writer of present
day sketch authentic information in
regard to county organizations of
the Palmetto state.
Abbeville heads the list of coun-
ties alphabetically and to do the his
tory of that county and her famous
men real justice would require a
volume of hundred of pages. Indeed,
it is difficult in a brief newspaper
article to do it any justice whatever.
The First Settlers
Abbeville is distinctly French in
its origin getting its name from that
beautiful town of Abbeville in
France. 1t was prior to the year
1855 that the first settlers came
there, one family named Gowdy and
the other Edwards. When in 1856
Patrick Calhoun with four families
of his friends came to Abbeville he
found that the two families men,
toned already there, both being To-
Gated in what is now the northwes-
tern section of the county.
The settlement made little growth
after the arrival of Patrick Calhoun
and the other four families until
1854, eight years later when the set
tlement was increased by the ar
rival of Rev. Mr.. Gilbert, a cele-
brated French preacher with 211
emigrants from France, who were
forced to leave their country be-
cause of religious persecution. Ac-
cording to the records, they landed
in Charleston in April, 1764, and in
the following October they came to
Abbeville, settling on lands laid out
for them on both sides of Long Cane
creek, part of which they named
New Bordeaux and a part New Ro-
chelle, after the capitals of the
French provinces from which most
of them had emigrated. According
to the records those settlers "were
distinguished for their industry and
good morals"
Carried on Silk Manufacture
For a number of years after the
coming of these French men the
manufacture of silk was carried on;
and in a domestic way it was con-
timed until after 1926 but long be-
fore that day as a general thing it
had been discarded for the produc-
tion of cotton.
The great majority of the citizens
of Abbeville county when the War
of the Revolution came on espoused
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the cause of liberty and several en-
gagements of more or less impor-
tance were fought in the county.
Pickens Defeated Cherokees
1t was in Abbeville during the War
of the Revolution that General Pick
ems, noted South Carolina leader of
whom | shall write some day, at
tackled and crushingly defeated the
Cherokee Indians who had violated
their neutrality with the whites.
With a number of disguised white
men who called themselves "Friends
of the King" the Cherokee made an
incursion into Abbeville county,
massacred several families and
burned several houses. General
Pickens, collecting 394 horsemen
serving in the American militia,
penetrated the settlements of the
Cherokees burning thirteen of their
towns and killing forty Indians and
taking a great number prisoner.
This he did, according to records
without losing a single man killed
and but two wounded.
Home of John c. Calhoun
Abbeville was the birthplace and
home of John C. Calhoun, the only
vice President of the United States
that Carolina ever produced. He was
the son of that Patrick Calhoun who
settled in AbbevIlle County in
1856. Calhoun's old home is now the
site of Clemson College. Among the
other eminent men of Abbeville
county were Judge Ramsey, an able
civilian and honored citizen of the
early days of the county; General
Andrew Pickens who distinguished
himself in the Revolution; General
Robert Anderson who distinguished
himself on many occasions in the
Revolution and who according to an
cient records, "died 1amented by all
who knew his worth"
Langdon Cheves was a native of
Abbeville and George McDufie, one
of the most noted of South Carolina
statesmen and orators was brought
up in Abbeville district.
1SO0-Is2O
From a standpoint of population
Abbeville made greater progress
perhaps in the twenty years from
1900 to 1920 than in any other SINH
lar period in it's history. From a
chronicle published nearly 100 years
ago the following in regard to its
population is taken: GIN 1900, Able
vile district contained 13,500 in
habitants of whom 1854 were
slaves. In 1920 the population stood
as follows: 13,488 whites, 8,615
slaves, 252 free blacks, total 23,167,
an increase of near 10000 in 20
years. The agricultural advantages
of this district invite considerable
emigration to it; emigration from it
have in a great measure ceased"
Noted For Climate
Abbeville county has always been
noted for it's mild and agreeable eli
mate, neither the heat of summer or
the cold of winter being on the ex-
treme. In the history of the county
there are many instances of longe-
witty, an evidence of the health of
the county. 1t is recorded that Will
liam Atwood, an Abbevillian, was
married for the first time when he
was 7 years of age and chad up
wards of nine children. He lived to
exceed 100 years."
Thomas Lee, who resided in Abbe-
Vile County for 40 years, died at
"
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Street north east of the Farmers
and Merchants Bank. The brick
building is 25X75 feet.
Mrs L C Caldwell of Statesville,
N. c., returned home last week after
spending some days at the Woman's
College, where she has a grand
daughter, who was somewhat indis-
posed for a few days.
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According to French Investigators
rubber is subject to microbe at
tacks unless kept in perfectly dry
air.
The distance between the earth
and Mars varies between 35,000,.
900 and 2OO,OOO,OOO miles.
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for a Might Have Been has never
been, but a Has was once an Are.

On June 1, 1910, Great Britain
had 100000 men in the army and
$4,000 men in the navy.
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GET 1T STRAIGHT
From Answers, London.

From Answers, London.
Son-Pd rather be a Could Be, if
I could be an Are; for a Could Be is
a May Be with a chance of going
far.
Father-I'd rather be Has Been
than Might Have Been, by far
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ABBEVILLE RICH
IN HISTORY

County Is Dinstincty French-Has
Furnished Many Distinguished
Men to The State, Including
John c. Calhoun, Judge
Ramsey and Gen. An
drew Pickens
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-06-18

$3.50 o'clock. Mr Henry crabtrce q
Miss Rausle Dowdy, Rev. 81. v. Berry
0niciated. sexeral relatives lnJ friends
were present. We wish them long
and happy life.
Miss Dosha Hammond u .!attie, who
will teach here this year Was visiting
Mrs. \. ID. Ball Friday.
w. VI Dowdy went 10 Boyd county
Sunday TO visit clatfves
Moving II all 'he go through herr
from Chattaroy.
Eliza Webb spent SUNDAY evening
with his daughter, Mrs Martha Bail,
Luther WEBB and wife wers visiting
Mr.: and Mrs. Kay chafrins on Dantess
creek Sunday.
Andrew Ball spent two days III Lou-
lisa last week attending court
Lizzie Kitchen OF Gladys was visit
ing her auli here Satu day night
Airls, Nancy Dowdy ami Laura Pres
10y spent Monday with Mrs Rail
w. VI. craotsee won't 30 Martin co.
10 hold ser ;iycF and attend 10 The or
dinances Of babtIsm Saturday and
sunday
W. NJ Wright was IN I-ouisa his;
week
E.dgsil and Eye;t Hail were visiting
Coda and Pluma Crabtrse Thursday.
DOsha and ';rlric Hammond were
visiting Coda WabD las: week
Jimmie and Lewis HolbrooH Of Oak
Hill were visiting Their sister here
Saturday night and sunday.
Dsyid Kitchen and son OF Gladys
were here Saturday.
Loray webb spen: Friday with her
little cousin, Jay r. Balt
Chester webb is expe1red home soon
from Madison. W, va
Jay Chanina PM mother Of ..atJie
acre visiting rel ''Eaas rn Twin Branch
SVnday
Dave Kitchen preached ? . Isrge
Audience At OAK Hi Sunday cvetdEE.
IND r..
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re-. LEDOCIOA

Crops OF all kinds look Veil and
farmers are quite busy lighting weeds
all day long.
There will be pie mite at this place
aturday night, June 26th Tor the BEN
eft 0 fthe Sunday school
Winnie AlcKinster, who has been AZ
Michigan Cor quite a while is now at
home
o. X Hays and Shirley Miller at
tended church az cando Sunday.
Miss Matte AcKinster. who has been
sick 10 Improving
AR and Mrs. j. w Hays spent sun
day with L. b. Hays
Ivory Jus fee and Hubert Moore took
dinner with Mary ]. Thompson sun
day.
clyde curnutte was at +. u. Jorian's
Sunday i
L. d. Hays is on the sick list
Arnold childrcs was calling on Dove
Hays Sunday.
Rev. @. A. Thompson filled his reg
ular appointment at Cando Saturday
and Sunday
Shirley and Opal Miller attended
sunday school al Spencer sunday ey-
ening.
u. y. Thompson OF near here Is very
sick az this writing.
Hubert Moore spent Sunday after
noon with Julia McKinsteE
Hazel Moore Of Regina Is expected to
visit friends hvro soon.
MAD Girl
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INEZ ITEMS

Travis Ward has Just returned to
Huntington after a visit to his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. d. Ward.
Mrs. ]. c. Newberry is visiting her
daughter. Mrs E. N. Hart. of Pres
tonsburg
Atty. W. r. Mccoy has just returned
from business trip to Prestonsburg
Mrs. G. t. Justice is visiting her
parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs, Walter Kirk of Char
lesion. are visiting relatives here.
Frank, May and Jay Kirk have re-
turned home from Berea where they
have been attending school.
Mrs. Eugene Daniels and daughter
of Paintsville, are visiting her sister.
Mrs. W. r. Mccoy.
Rev. II. b. Hewlett of Louisa. held
services at the NJ. L Church Sunday.
Mrs McCord, of Winchester. is here
visiting her husband who is with the
Kentucky Central Gas CO.
Mrs. ]. b. Clark is expected home
after few weeks spent in the Kessler
hospital where she has been for treat
ment for a fractured nmb
We are very glad TO say thar Airs.
L. Dempsey, who has undergone an
oucratioa At the Kessler hospital Is
improving. SCOUT.
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ROCKY VALLEY

Mrs. Celia Workman mas been on
the sick list for the past week.
Luther Copley and Taylor Workman
we're the over Sunday guests Of Mrs
Anna Hardin at Catlettsburg
Misses Vessie Peters, Virginia Asche
Ethel Wilson, Talmadge Wells. Homer
Roscoe Peters and John Asche called
at the Locks sunday
Mrs. Lutte Mullins and children
we're the dinner guests Of Mrs. Kennie
Artrip Sunday
Misses Nettie wellman. Hazel
Montgomery and Maud Lynch were
callers here Sunday.
Lace Williamson was a Lick Greek
caller Sunday afternoon.
Cecil Copley visited friends at Ia
EboIs Greek Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Williamson made a trip
to Louisa Monday.
Tom cophy OF webb, " Va, was
here recently
Mag Murphy. Of vinson Branch.
called on Lutte and Cora Workman
2T Otto Frasssr. Of For, Gay, was fere
Monday.
.John Lynch was the guest of Charlie
Workman Sunday.
Mrs. Bailey was a Louisa caller
Tuesday.
Dave and Sam Crawford. OF salt
.pe.re called on Willie Workman sun
daY.
t.ush Copley and little son Fred were
IN louisa Saturday. SUNBEAM.
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LOWMANSvILLE

Church at this place Sunday was
largely attended.
Frank Miller and wife OF Meads
Branch were calling on Henry Grif-
fifth and wife at this place sunday
Rev. S. G. DeBord of Ashland is Wis
iting relatives at this place.
Crops are looking fine at present.
Miss Gladys Hatfield was visiting
Hazel Chandler Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Nellie Chandler of Ashland is
visiting her father and mother-in-law
at this place. Mr.. and Mrs, 5. VI. chand
Ter.
John and Orla DeBord OF Betsy
Layne were visiting relatives here last
Sunday.
Mrs. Jay Hatfiel dand little brother
Gaines Hill. are spending a week with
their mother. Mrs. Martha Hill OF Cir
cleville. Ohio.
Mrs. Rennie Chandler and children
are visiting relatives at Van Lear this
week.
Mrs. Mary Chandler of Ashland, is
visiting relatives at this place.
FATTY.
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DONITHON

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. James Conn,
May 80, aegirl q
Mr.. and Mrs. Warrener RACER and
children have returned home down In
Todd county. KY, after an extended
visit with relatives.
Mrs. Jesse Maynard was a caller in
Louisa Monday.
Misses Blanche and Gussie Summons
OF Griffiths Creek, were the Saturday
night guests at Mrs. Nettie Maynards.
Walter rGaham and Ephriam Fraley
spent Saturday night at John Moores.
Mrs. Clara L. Endicott spent Thurs
day to Saturday with relatives in
Louisa.
The infant child OF Mr. and Mrs.
Sam p. Maynard was buried Sunday
morning near thei rhome on Maynard
Branch @
Mrs. James Lemaster was calling on
relatives on Griffiths Creek Saturday
night.
Charlie Moore has become MEM
Der OF the !. Q. II. VI. at the Falls.
Mrs f. Stansberry visited relatives
at Chattaroi recently. and was ac-
companied home by little Miss Joy
Goode.
DR.. Sparks was called TO see Noah
Lambert last week who has had very
sore thumb since November. The doc
tor extracted several bones. The fin
ger Is still in a very serious condition.
Mrs. Sam p. Maynard is critically
~ with pneumonia. Mrs. Maynard
has been in declining health for some
time.
Mrs. Florence Burchett, Of Blaine.
was recently the guest Of Mrs. H. w.
Lambert.
Church at the Baptist Sunday morn
ing. SMILEY.
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lone.
Misses Vivian and Irene Jordan of
Ashland are visiting relatives here.
L. d. Webb. Thomas Rogers and
Luther Webb were business callers in
Louisa last week.
Mary Burk spent Saturday night
with the Misses Webb.
AR, and AIRS. C. o. Webb, who have
been visiting the formers parents. have
returned to their home in South Caro-
lima.
Fred Humphrey of Adeline was call
ing here Sunday afternoon.
Glenna Wood entertained number
Of young folks Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Queen We're visit
ing at Adeline Sunday.
Glenna Wood aud Pauline Webb
spent Sunday night with Hazel Hol-
brook
Matte Webb spent Sunday night
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PoLLYS CHAPEL

Prayer meeting Il largaiy attended
here every saturday niEht
The farmers hers have dne crops
OF all grain an pOtators sid there are
several now putting t1eir tobacco
plants out.
Married, Tuesday eveninr lone '. at
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AGLENWOOD

sunday school at this place is pro-
crossing nicely.
There Will be church here Saturday
aud Sunday by Bro. d. Wood. Every
body come.
Glenna Wood was calling on Pauline
Webb Monday.
Bolivia Webb, who has en attend
ms school at Ashland. els returned
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with Mary R,rk

with Mary Bnrk.
Arthur and Curtis Queen spent sun
day with parents here They have en-
ployment in Ashland
DARDANELLES
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Extraordinary Money Saving Sales now in effect
Throughout Our Ready-to-Wear Department
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-01-30

leader in his political party. That Is
what happened to Caleb Powers
Elected secretary of state and with
every reason to expect successful
political career he was arrested ac-
cused of completely in the murder of
William Goebel, defeated candidate
for governor Powers spent the next
eight years in Jail. He never went to
the penitentiary as did Jim Howard,
accused Of firing the shot that killed
Goebel. Both Powers and Howard
were pardoned by Gov. Wilson in
1908.
The Rambler attended law school
at the same time that Powers was a
student and the two kne each other
ell. Later the Rambler, a. . news
paper reporter, saw Powers many
times in the Louisville Jail when he
was engaged in his long legal battle
for freedom. The Rambler we'll re-
members going to the Jail at Christ.
mas to get human interest story
and found an express wagon loaded
to the roof with packages for Pow
ers. He got more Christmas pres
ents than any other man In the Unit
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-01-30
Delightful Taste, Immediate
Relief, Quick Warm Up.

The sensation of the year in the
drug trade is Aspironal, the two
minute cold and cough reliever, au-
thoritatively guaranteed by the labora-
tories; tested, approved and most
enthusiastically endorsed by the high
est authorities, and proclaimed by
the common people as ten times as
quick and effective as whiskey, rock
apd rye, or any other cold and cough
remedy they have ever tried. =
All drug stores are now supplied
with the wonderful new elixir, so all
you have to do to get rid of that cold
is to step into the nearest drug store,
hand the clerk half dollar for bottle
of Aspironal and tell him to serve you
two teaspoonfuls with four teaspoon
fuls of water in a glass; With your
watch in your hand, take the drink
at one swallow and call for your money
back in two minutes if you cannot
feel your cold fading away like dream
within the time limit. Don IT be bash
full, for all druggists invite you and
expect you to try it. Everybody s
doing it. .
When your cold or cough is re-
Ieved, take the remainder of the bottle
home to your wife and babies, for
Aspironal is by far the safest and most
effective, the easiest to take and the
most agreeable cold and cough remedy
tor infants and children-Adv.)
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-01-30

DR.. REFUSING recently announced
that perfect combination of the
revitalizinr cell-salts has been OBJ
tanned and that clinical tests in his
professional practice have demon
strated beyond the slightest ques-
ton that the formula which he
named Reolo brings back the cells
of the body to health, restores their
vitality and enables the diseased
cells to again perform their func-
tions. It gives the cell protoplasm
renewed life and energy, tones the
exhausted nerve cells, rapidly in
creases the red blood cells, con-
trolls the warning forces of life and
decay, always contending for mas
terry in the cells of the body, and
by its power of cell nutrition and
reconstruction checks the slow,
gradual decay of the vital forces.
REOLO is sold in sealed pack
ages, containing 100 pleasant,
tasteless tablets. sufficient for two
weeks treatment. It only costs
one dollar package and is Posi-
lively Guaranteed to give beneficial
results or your money will be re-
funded.
REOLO is sold in Lakeland b.
Jewett's Drug Store, who is a ii.
censed distributor.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-01-30

Science has proved that the body
is only collection of cells and that
Nature requires twelve cell-salts to
keep the cells of the body in per-
feet health.
1t has been demonstrated that
these cell-salts not only build,
nourish and repair the cells, but
govern the health and vitality of
the tissue, nerve, blood, bone and
brain, OF which the cells are a part.
These cell-salts attract and retain
the oxygen as it passes from the
lungs into the blood, and by their
presence in the cells repair, nour-
ish, revitalize and maintain the
vigor, vitality, health and energy of
the cells, Of the blood, tissues,
nerves, veins, arteries, bones,
muscles and brain.
For many years DR.. A. L. Reus-
ing has conducted an exhaustive
series of experiments in his chemi-
cal laboratory to combine the
phosphates of calcium, sodium and
iron with the phosphates Of potas-
sium and magnesium, in perfect
solution, ready for prompt assimi-
lation, so that rapid increase in
the number of red blood cells and
o greater percentage of hemoglobin
are produced in the blood.