The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-12-23
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l The school will close for a fort
nights vacation tonight, .Wednes
day, with the play Deacon Dubs'
in the auditorium. The teacher o.
the pir1aary' grades gave the chill
dren Christmas entertainments
The children in Miss Clinkscales
room gave a program consisting Of
recitatons, songs and stories, clos
ling with Santa in the person Of
(Master James Barnes, delivering
an. express wagon full of candies
fruits and cards. Miss Hodges gave
her room, first grade, lovely
Christmas tree, laden. with little
gifts, sweet mementoes of the
happy season. The rooms were
beautiful with holly, bells and
mistletoe and every little heart was
filled with the happy Christmas
spirit. the school is closing the first
term under pleasant and prosper
ous conditions and will begin the
second tenn, Thursday January
5th,. 1922. Rrof. Laird will spend
the holidays at his home in Swan
sea, Miss Pauline 'Clinkscales at
Milledgeville, Ca, with relatives,
Miss Alva Hodges with home folks
at Starr and Mesdames Huckabee
will enjoy sweet quietude under
their Gown vine and fig tree" as
the ancient writer termed home.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Harvey, nee
Miss Blanche Cooley Of Littleton,
N. C., are at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. X. Cooley.
They Were married at Littleton De-
cember 18th, the marriage being
the elimination Of a love affair that
began last September when Mrs.
Harvey went to Littleton to teach
at that place. The bride is a young
lady of most winsome person
ality, graduate of Winthrop col
lege and an excellent teacher. Her
numerous friends regret very
much that her marriage will take
her away from our town where by
her sweet genial nature she was a
general favorite. Mr.. Harvey is a
Wake Forest college man, holding
a law degree from the University
of North Carolina and a success
full member of the Littleton bar.
They leave today for an extended
bridal trip after which they will
be at home in Littleton, N. C.
Relatives have received intelli-
gnce of the sudden death, Of DR..
Furman Clinkscales in st. Louis,
December 18th. The deceased was
a son of the late, Fulton 'Clinkscales
and Paralee Kay Clinkscales Of
Troy, S. C. DR.. Clinkscales had
made his home in st. Louis for
several years, was 38 years of age
and member of the Baptist
church. The remains were brought
to Troy and inferred by the side
of his parents who died some years
ago. The deceased is survived by a
brother, Cleon Clinkscales of
Greenville, one sister, Mrs. Alma
Hutchins of Atlanta and his step
mother, Mrs. Leona Clnkscales of
Lowndesville. He is also survive
by one paternal uncle, C. M.
Clinkscales of Lowndesville, one
aunt, Mrs. Ella K Clinkscales of
Monterey and two uncles, Messrs.
Ed and Albert Kay of Anderson.
The monotony of small-town life
is broken by the homecoming OF
the college students and teachers
from different schools. The streets
are gay and festive with their
bright faces and merry voices. Mr..
Wendal Latimer of Emory Univer-
sity, Misses Alice and Kathleen
Cooley, Winthrop seniors; Misses
Alpha Barnes and Georgia. Harper,
Winthrop Juniors; Misses Lucille
Kirkpatrick and Laurene Cook,
Winthrop freshmen; and Miss
Zelpha Hardin Of Coker College.
The following teachers are at
home, Mr.. Alvin Hardin of Mem
phis, Tenn; Mr.. Fred Ficquette of
Timmonsville, Miss Clanys Bonds
of Florence and Miss Arvella Hall
| of Calhoun Falls.