The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-23
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The Lowndesville High School
opened last Monday with an enroll
ment of about 130 pupils and five
teachers. Quite a large number of
friends and patrons were present at
the opening exercises. Devotional
services were conducted by the three
pastors of the town and helpful
talks were made by others present.
The personnel of the teachers is as
follows: Principal, Prof. D. B..
Laird of Swansa, Mrs. Gamewell
Huckabee, Miss Pauline Clinkscales
and Miss Alva Hodges Of Starr. Prof.
Laird comes highly recommended.
He is graduate of the Citadel, a
teacher of experience and World
War veteran. Mrs. Huckabee's sue
cess and ability in the school room
are too we'll known to require COM
ment. Misses Clinkscales and Hodges
finished at Winthrop last June and
have begun their career under
promising conditions.
The following young ladies have
left for college within the last few
days: Miss Zelpha Hardin to Coker
College, Misses Kathleen and Alice
Cooley, Misses Alpha Barnes, Geor-
gia Harper, Lucille kirkpatrick and
Laurene Cook to Winthrop.
The following teachers have gone
to their respective schools: Miss En-
ma Bell to Canton, N. c., Miss
Blanche Cooley to Littleton, N. c.,
Miss Cornelia Tenant to George
town and DeWitte Harper to Green
wood.
The ginnery with H. M. Schumpert
as manager and a full complement
of hands, is running on full time
during the day. The short cotton
crop renders it unnecessary to op-
crate at night as has been custom
ary until this season. Something
over 200 bales have been ginned
thus far. The cotton seed market is
flush with buyers on some days, but
the steady buyers are Will Nance
and Bob Grant. B. A. Bell and Ira
Bell are the cotton buyers on the
market at present.
Capt. D. L. Barnes and Mr.. Will
Kennedy have swapped homes. MIR.
Kennedy will move his family to
town and occupy the Barnes resi-
dence, while Capt. Barnes will move
70 the Kennedy farm about two miles
from town. The residential change
will not axe place until later in the
season.
Protracted services are being con-
Quoted at the Baptist church this
week. The pastor, the Rev. H. G.
White, is assisted by the Rev. E. W.
Davis of 'Ninety-Six. Earnest and
forceful sermons are being given at
both the morning and evening SER
vices to attentive congregations.
Friends of Mrs. Marshall Shirley
of Honea Path, will be grieved to
learn of her death which occurred a
few days ago. Mrs. Shirley had Of
ten visited here and had manywarm,
personal friends who are saddened
over the passing of this sweet, low
able woman and Tie gentle, conse-
Grated Christian. Those attending
the funeral obsequies from here,
are DR.. Kirkpatrick, nephew of
the deceased, w. L. Latimer and
iMrs. Mark Speer. |
DR.. James B. Latimer of the navy
is at home on short leave. DR.. Lati-
mer has returned from Fort Lyons,
Col, where he has been engaged in
hospital work for the past year, and
IS at home awaiting orders to re-
sumo his work with the govern
ment.
Mrs. D. X. Cooley and her daugh-
ter, Miss Matte Lee, are spending
several weeks in Brevard, N. c.
Ralph Goodson of Columbia, who
holds a responsible position in the
First National Bank of that city,
spent the past week at the home of
DR.. Hutchison and other friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keys Harper have
been called to Autun on account of
the serious illness Of Mrs. Russell,