Senatorial Campaign Opens In Camden And Barnwell
Campaign events begin with hospital opening exercises at six o clock in Camden with Dr J C Hill and Mayor J Moore Mars to speak. Senator Smith Pollock and George Warren face platform contrasts as state races start in Camden, Lancaster, York, Chester, Winnsboro, Columbia and other towns.
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Hospital Camden
Barnwell
Reep
Adkins
J.C- Hill
J. Moore Mars
Abbeville
Camden
Las
W. P. Pollock
George Warren
Smith
South Carolina
Piedmont
Lancaster
York
Chester
Winnsboro
Columbia
Allendale
Hampton
Beaufort
Ridgeland
Walterboro
Fort Lawn Visitors Visit City Family
Mrs. M. E. Jones and her daughters Corinne Churchill and Sarah Jones from Fort Lawn arrived in the city yesterday to visit Mrs. Ed Roche, Jones’ daughter. The party traveled by car.
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M. E. Jones
Corinne, Churchill and
Sarah. Jones
Fort Lawn
City
Jones
Ed Roche
Abbeville Cotton Mill Hosts July Fourth Celebration
The Abbeville Cotton Mill plans a big Fourth of July event on Saturday July 3 featuring a barbecue athletic contests and a Honea Path versus Abbeville baseball game. Manager Burrell says a tremendous crowd is expected with ample provisions and free lemonade. Dinner runs 1 to 2 p.m.
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Abbeville
Honea Path
Burrell
Miller and Evans Buy Thomson Store in City Change
R Thomson sells to T M Miller and John T Evans who will take charge in September. Miller and Evans become owners of the 22 year old general merchandise business, with Miller transitioning from a former grocer role and Evans from mill company management. The move ends Thomsons long run and forms the Miller Evans Co with August 1 resignation notices.
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T. M. Miller
John T. Evans
E. R. Thomson
Miller
Co-operative Mercantile Co
Thomson
Co-operative Co
Evans
Abbeville
American Woolen Mills Co
Miller-Evans Co
S.J. Link
Co-operative Merc. Co
L. W. White Co
A. M. Smith & Son
L. W. Keller, Cason & McAllister
National’ Bank of Abbeville
Porter & Reese
Haddon-Wilson Co
Wm. H. Cobb’ Co
Rosenberg, Merc
C H. Bosdell
B. Brown, Jr
Kerr Furniture Co
The
Stark Vehicle Co
RL Mabry
T. H. Maxwell
Peoples Savings Bank
J. Allen Smith, Jr. County Savings Bank
Harris & Calvert
Ramey & Gilliam
B. T. Cochran & Co
W. A. Calvert & Sons
Acker Bldg. & Repair Co
Er, Thomson
Adsir’s Dept
D. Poliakoff
Planters Hank
Fish Merchant Delays Sale In Abbeville Town Tale
The town paper reports a fish merchant delaying sales while deciding which stock to sell. He returned to town after gathering customers, then quietly left for breakfast as authorities describe two of his barrels and the day’s bustle. Col Ben Williams opens a new repair shop on Church street with two sons assisting.
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Walter
Greenville
Abbeville
Lydia
Ben H. Williams
Church Street
Big Ben
Baptist meeting ends. Methodist services start weekly series
The Baptist meeting concluded Sunday night. Rev. C. E. Peele of the Methodist church begins a series of services Monday at 8 30 pm continuing through the week and weekend with one service nightly at 8 20 pm. A following week may feature AR P Church services led by Rev. M. R. Plaxco and potential participation from other denominations.
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Methodist Church
C. E. Peele
AR. P
M. R. Plaxco
Baby Contest Concludes with Winners to Be Announced
The baby contest that began in May has finished. Dr. J. A. Hayne of Columbia and Dr. E. W Carpenter of Greenville assessed the infants while scorecards were averaged by Dr. Adern and Misa Gossett. Winners will be named Friday at 8:30 p.m. in the mill school auditorium.
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J. A. Hayne
Columbia
E. W Carpenter
Greenville
Adern
Misa Gossett
Mill School
Barnwell Family Treks County to View Swap In Davis Car
Vestryman W. M. Barnwell left services with Mrs. Barnwell and their children and toured eastern County into Greenwood County. He showed them the telephone company swap and tested how fast the new Davis car can run on a sunny Sunday.
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W. M. Barnwell
Harding Devotes Day to Massive Mail Deluge
Senator Harding spent nearly the whole day handling correspondence. About 4,000 letters were delivered at his office in addition to 8,000 daily pieces, with mailbags carrying roughly 15,000 letters arriving from his Marion home by express.
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Washington
Senator Harding
Marion
Mrs Reese and children visit Anderson Sunday
M rs Reese and her children spent Sunday in Anderson with Mrs Reese who is a patient. The note mentions her health but lacks full details of the visit.
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M. B. Reese
Anderson
Hopewell Church Mass Meeting and City School Trustees
Hopewell church hosts a mass meeting starting Tuesday at 11 a.m. with Rev J Andrew Smith of Statesville preaching daily at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. except Saturdays. July 4 dedication sermon by Rev S L Morigus of Atlanta. Dinner on grounds. Also a city school trustee election June 2 at 7 p.m. in court house for three trustees. terms expire for J Morse W P Greene and Jane R S Link.
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J. Andrew Smith
Statesville
N. C
Hopewell Church
L. Mor iGris
D. D
Atlanta
Ing
J. 5. Morse
W. P. Greene
German War Losses: 1 850 000 Killed and 520 000 Widows
Geneva reports German casualty statistics showing 1 850 000 killed, 520 000 war widows, 1 130 000 maimed, and 500 000 convalescent. In Cedartown Mae Archer and sister attend to family needs as local stores reopen and hospital work continues. Sunshine Club rehearsals at Abbeville Cotton Mill proceed for a school auditorium performance.
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Geneva
Germany
Mae Archer
Cedartown
Earl Fergushans
I. G. Brown
Wasson
Ferguson
Archer
Moonlight Picnic Honor Hosts Misses Nickles and McKibben
Mrs Paul Link issues invitations to a moonlight picnic honoring guests Misses Nickles and McKibben.
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Paul Link
Nickles and
McKibben
Wardlaw Street Plans Paving After Oak Tree Removal
Wardlaw Street residents push progress as petitions on paving succeed after a major oak must yield. Independence Day closures set for Monday July 5 with many local firms and banks observing the holiday.
R. M. Haddon Receives Conscience Money in Abbeville
A five dollar bill arrived in Mr. R M Haddon's Saturday mail with a note reading Conscience Money Taken from You in 1913. The misspelling may be intentional but the sender insists the money is valid currency.
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United States
Abbeville
R. M. Haddon
Haddon
The Passing of the Oaks in Wardlaw Street
The final grand tree on Wardlaw street is slated for removal to allow street paving. Once the pride of Asheville, it follows earlier felling of trees at Dendy Corner and Alston house site. Two of Asheville’s finest water oaks near Fort Pickens once graced Jane Williams’s lot.
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Wardlaw Street
Dendy
Rosenberg
Main Street
Alston House
Barksdale’s
Moving to Town to Counteract Rumors of Card Playing
Sam L. Wilson bought the Dixon house on Wardlaw Street from T. G. White for 8500 dollars and plans to move to the city soon. His move is intended to counteract his brother William D. Wilson’s effort to improve the family’s reputation as card players. Mr. Wilson has many friends who will welcome him and his family.
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William D
Wilson
Sam L. Wilson
Dixon
Wardlaw Street
T. G. White
Chief Justice Gary Visits Columbia for Conference
Chief Justice Gary traveled to Columbia for a conference of the state's justices to dispose of cases argued in the recent term. He will return tomorrow.
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Gary
Columbia
McAdoo Indicated Will Accept If Nominated At Convention
San Francisco June 28 The announcement that William S McAdoo would not reject the Democratic presidential nomination upends the race to the convention with a growing push for his selection. National Committeeman Love of Texas said McAdoo would accept if nominated, citing rising demand among arriving delegates. Texas alone was pledged to 40 votes open to exert influence on the first ballot. Rival camps weighed the impact of Love's statement as efforts to show early strength continued.
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W.C. Irby
Laurens
Pollock
San Francisco
Willian S.mcadoo
Love
Texas
McAdoo
MccAdoo
Baptist Union Services Close With Eight Accessions
The Baptist church week long series of services ended Sunday night with Union services. Attendance was strong and eight new members joined. A splendid musical program featured Ruth Howie on organ Vic Howie on piano and Archer from Cedartown Ga on violin. The regular choir was aided by Alvin Ellis Max Smith and Dr Milford.
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Baptist Church
The
Baptist
Ruth Howie
Vic Howie
Miss Archer
Cedartown
Alvin Ellis
Max Smith
Milford
Ice Cream Plant Sabotaged Hits Greek Community Hard
Greeks in the city mourn a setback as a wrench disrupts the ice cream machinery cutting gear and forcing a loss over $300 from milk deliveries and daily cones. The Greek community launches a fund to cover losses and continue sales despite the outage.
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Xenophon
Xenophanes
Charile
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