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Oldest Newspaper In South Carolina. VOL. 75. EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15,1911 NO. 48 ?T AMT! Hf T7T H1X717DC ?? Tr\TT\TORP/~vIT T T^mmr^T? Mr. Whatley Writes Very In teresting Letter of His Travels in Florida. Meets Wealthy Relatives. Mr. Editor: Having promise* many of our old friends and rela tives of old Edgefield to write then while basking in the sunshine o this peninsula, I will do so by tak ing a shert cu\ through the column: of your m?riterious old paper, pro viding always .hat I have your per mission. During the latter days of Februa ry I left my shack in North Augus ta, and joined the land of flowen and alligators. Arriving near my destination ] was met at the depot by an auto mobile of Col. C. A. Griscom, a many timts millionaire of Philadel phia. A rapid spin of a few hours brought me to his magnificent win ter home on Iamonia lake where a hot breakfast refreshed me for a few more miles ride to the home of R. G. Johnson, my cousin, and mana ger for the Griscom estate and hunting grounds. After a few de lightful days at this home of luxury and plenty Col. G. told us that his yatcht was lying at anchor ai S?. Marks, that it was at our disposal for some days. After cracking our heels together some forty-njne times wc hitched ap and drove like the wind to the city of Tallahassee, the capital of Fla., where we met my lovely cous in-Mattie Whatley and good old Aunt Letitia. Taking train the next morning before the cock crew three times we sped on our way to St. Marks; through turpentine farms, poor land, rich land,indifferent land and finally land at St. Mark's, where the captain of the.yacht and his excellent wife met us*. Getting aboard, cousin Johnson, hie wife, four children and yours truly were completely overcome and fell prostrated on the floor of the dining room with wonder. Mag nificence magnified might poorly express the beauty and c<Maveniencfc the "Whim." The eap\Jh ranga] bell and the Whim began'to churu the waters , of St. Mark\ river Down we sped a "'?-?>.?? ,,.?] and enjtsitt*! the V - innes ia me little boat went hurop;ug across the gulf like a grey hound. After en joying this till land was no longer i visible and the waves ran high and ?higher I began to experience a homesickness at the pit of my stom ache, my head rolled worse than the boat, then suddenly I became sorry for the fish and fed them plentiously on the breakfast I had taken on coming aboard. I made my will and then and there I died on the deck- When I came to ljfe I found they had wrap ped me in fine linen and laid mc out on something they called a berth. I staggered on deck and found Cousin Johnson stone dead. His wife had >een "laid out" before. The chil iren never knew the difference and ?vere romping up and down the deck. The sea became smoother :he engine was stopped and before he gentle wind the Whim glided ikea duck at about iU miles an lour. We went by Dog Island Inhere immense ships were loading umber which was carried^out from he main land in "lighters." At sundown we tied up at Carra >elle where we spent the night. Jefore we could get on our clothes .he next morning the captain had iven orders and when we reached eek Carrabelle was seen dimly in ie distance. Soon we anchored nd fished and shot duck and water irkey, and crane and porpoise ad breakfast such as millionaires it, in fact, 'twas Col. Griscom's ?al grub. Weighing anchor we it out again, feeling fine, across ie gulf shooting at every water >wl that came near, with rifle and lOtgun. Passed the mouth of the rooked and O'clocknee rivers and the Wakulla river; turning tc ? right we ascended the St. Marl me 6 or 8 miles, where a napthr >at was lowered, and leasing tin Hors in charge of the larger boat e captain, together with his wife ok us up to. the sulphur springs ence back to boat nn-^ to St cs where we tied up f r th J ht. ^The fir?t ?train took ns lo Talle ssee where are domiciled in m ^usin Hattie's beautiful ht me fe Le present. Much of ruy pleasur ill be mariel by lake lamoni running off." The lake was 3 iles long and very wide and dee it st rr:: ge to say it sprang a leal II the water went into a hole ar where all these fish and alligato jnt no one knows. I have see cjv/nnoiur* .LUI inn. Epworth League and Pi Ts Club Entertained. ?Millinery Opening. M.A. Hudson Delivers Address. On Thursday evening at the hon of Rev. E. H. Beckham, the Ej worth League held a social meetini f I to which a number of friends wei invited. Readings and instrument music, with a talk from Rev. Beel ham, made an interesting program and a quartette composed of Mei srs. Fletcher Boyd, Elzie LaGrom J. Howard Payne and Frank Elam gave two selections. A song it which ali joined, concluded th evening's pleasure. Mrs. M. E. Norris will have he; millinery opening on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. She hai on an unusually large stock, and th< display promises to be one in whicl all the beautiful new styles are ex hibited. She has just returned from a stay in Atlanta viewing the styles Mr. and Mrs. Will R. Hoyt ol Augusta, are here for a few day's visit. Miss Emmie Wright, of Colum bia college, spent a few days of the past week here. Mr. Ben Perry, of Saluda, is here for a visit to his brother Mr. Toll Perry. Mrs. Horace Wright returned to her home at Georgetown, on Mon day after a month's stay with her sisters Misses Clara and Maud Sawyer. Miss Josephine Mobley entertain ed the Pi Tau club on last Wednes day afternoon at the home of her sister Mrs. Page Nelson Keesee, and a social hour was very pleasant ly spent, while the fingers were busy with dainty bits of needle work. The guest of honor was Mrs. William Allen Mobley, a beautiful j bride, who has recently come from Virginia, to make her home here I Others present were Mesdames M. R. Wright, J. W. Browne, E. R. Mobley, 0. D. Black, and Misses Lucile Mobley, Lylie LaGrone, Lu-1 tile Norris, Zena Payne and Marv Gwynn. During the afternoon, fro-| eeo er*<t?n, with fruit cake was at-? Mr H . k larmonv church oh S?tufday~'?nd Sunday, and Qr. J. W. Daniel, of Columbia, the presiding elder ^reached on both days. Mr. Marshal A. Hudson, of Syra 2use, N. Y., the founder of the Ba raca movement, will deliver an address at the auditorium on Wed nesday evening at 8 o'clock, after which a general reception will be held. ^ _. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lott, of Edgefield were among the visitors here on Sunday. Mr. Eustace Prescott, spent the week end here with his sister Mrs. F. L. Parker. Mrs. C. S. Davis, of Saluda, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Mike Crouch. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Addison, of Wards, have been visiting at the home of Mr. M. L. Clark. Miss Alma Woodward has return edfrom Beach Island, where she spent a month with relatives and friends. . Mrs H. W. Crouch IA at home from the Columbia. hospital, much improved. Dr. C. F. Strother has returned from Dothan, Ala., where he visit, ed his daughter Miss Fannie Stroth er, who is recovering from an at tack of pneumonia. Miss Dempie Scurry, of New berry, is visiting her aunt Mrs. An na Strother. . Mrs. Chas. Mclntire is spending awhile with her friend, Mrs. Bur rell Boatwright. Mrs. G. P. Cobb, who has beei critically ill for two weeks is mud improved. Miss Viola Warner, of Irmo, 1 the guest of her cousin, Mrs. H. I Bailey. Mr. Homer Cassels, of Birmin^ ham, Ala., is here for a few days t visit his father Mr. T. B. Cassels It has been 22 years since he wa here, and his visit is one of genuin pleasure to many friends._ the hole, 'tis about 100 feet eros and 1 suppose deep all the way t the bottom. There are some sma basins of water left, however, th? still abound in fish, alligator snakes and "cooters." All prat to Capt. Gates and his noble wi for their courtesies and kind atte tion while on the Whin^also^han1 to Col. Griscom for his generosi in contributing so much to o pleasure. . v J. C. Whatley. LU Interes Th More Handsome Pri: is Worki t Har Scholai Ti T Congratulations to all contestants on the work done from March 1st to ll th. Miss Addie Stephens won the $5.00 in gold by a small amount. Miss Mathis was a close second Miss Martha Dorn and Mrs. Claud Parks came very close. Now let's all work hard to win as many free votes as possible. You just have un til Saturday night to work on the free vote offer. There will be sevei al who will profit by this offer. Now remember that the contest is draw ing nearer and nearer the close and now is your time to put forth your best efforts. If you work you can't fail to win something valuable. Those who are behind are ma'cil g good use of this time and are gain ing ground. Rules Governing Contest. Rule (l) All collections made by J Contestants must be turned over to : the Contest manager within one week or votes will not be allowed. Rule (2) Subscribers should take: receipt for all money ^iven to con-, testants. J Ru sign?t. ^^^^ UH] nev/als, or tion co upo out of the Rule (5) Advertiser her family M J**" ticipate either as a nominator or vo ter in the contest. Rule (6) Candidates will not be restricted in securing subscriptions to any territory, but may secure them in any place in the United Stiles Rule (V) Only one nominating coupon, entitling each contestant to one thousand (lOOO) votes, will be allowed. ! Rule (8) All votes must be in | I The Advertisers office by Saturday it Incres ie Adve Voting zes Have Been Addec ing Hard to Win the 1 $400 Cote upright Piano tdsome Quartered Oak Side 'ship on Draughon's Busines wo Lady's solid gpld Wate wo Lady's solid gold Brooc midnight of each second wc( issue or else they, will not bc.. - ed on the minor prizes that will be offered during the contest. otes cast on these prizes will also count on the piano. Rule (9) Votes once issued can not be transferred to another con testant. Rule (10) Contestants in contest must agree to accept all rules and conditions in the contest. Rule (ll) The right is reserved to reject the name of any contes I and Each Contestant Jest Prize. . _ ?mvuiMiuii ueniaml. Rule (12) Any question that may arise between thc contestants will be decided by the contest manager and his decision will be final. R.tle (13). Under no condition will the nominators name be divulg ed. The manager will be al ways ready to call and explain any thing regarding the contest. Rule (u) Contestants may hold their votes until they wish to cast them. Until they are cast your standing will not be published. Rule (lo) If any party stops his or her paper and transfers it to an other member of the family of the same address it will not count as a new subscription. Scale of Votes. New. 2,000 Votes. 5,000 " 8,000 " 11,000 15,000 " Renewal and Collections. 1,000 Votes. 25.00 4,000 ?. 5,500 ? 7500 1 year 2 " 3 " 4 " - *? 0 A negro servant had been dis charged by her mistress because o various failings, and a few day's af terward called with a request for ? recommendation, says the house keeper. Her former employer, with th best heart in the world, decided t< assist her in obtaining a new situa tion, and wrote a letter which dila ted upon all the colored girl's goo qualities and made no mention 0 her shortcomings. Dinah read the letter throng with glowing eyes, her black fae shining more with every wore When she had finished she turne to the lady and said: "Laws, missus, but yo' cert'ly di say dat nice. Now, missus, with 1 strong reeommen' like dat ter ba( me, don't you think yo' could hi me fo' dat job ergin?" GRAND JURY REPORT. Recommendations Made. Spec ial Committees Appointed. Urged That Repairs be Made on Jail. To His Honor, T: S. Sease pre siding judge, March term of couri 1911: We thank his honor for the able and instructive charge given the Grand Jury. We think the idea i mentioned in this charge relating to M jury duty and the remarks relating to the attitude of the white people in shielding the negroes from jus tic for mercenary gain are pertinent to our county. We believe that the attention of citizens and county officials should be directed more to the subject of good roads and the benefits to be accrued therefrom. We have pass ed on all indictments handed us hy the court. We recommend that the super visor be required to keep a sworn list of all parties failing to pay road tax by districts and what dis position was made thereof. We further recommend that magistrates) be required to keep a sworn list of' all delinquents in road tax reported to him by the supervisor in his dis trict. That both supervisor and magistrates be required to report to the Grand Jury by J"Jy i8t of each year beginning with July 1st, ion. We have appointed the following committees who will . look after their respective duties: W. E. Lott, No. 1. County Offices C. H. Key W. S. Adams,' J. C. Lewis. No 2 F"blic W. D. Holland. Buildings W. T. Kinnard W. W. Wise, No 3. Roads, S.U. Mays, Fernes and J. S. Rodgers, Bridges H. A. Adams,I. J.W. Crin, J or _ _ ui teaxes extended ? md to the solicitor and all other county officers for their assistai! e and courtesies extended to us during the present session. W. E. Lott, Foreman. Report of Committee on Buildings. We, the special committee of the Grand Jury to examine the public buildings of the county, beg leave to submit the following report: We have examined the county jail and find that the overhead plas tering over the entire first doer is in bad condition and we think that it is dangerous to occupy this floor with the plastering in its present condition. We would recommend that the plastering be taken down at once and that ceiling be placed overhead over the entire first floor. We believe that should a ?fire origi n?te on the first floor of the jail that it would be impossible to save the lives of the prisoners on the second and third floors and that a passage or stairway should be plac ed in the main hall of the jail sq that it would at least be possible to save the prisoners should the little passage now tn jail be cut off by fire. We recommend that this stair way be put in at once. We recommend that a brick wall or some kind of strong substitute for a brick wall be placed on the north side of the jail yard where wood fence now is. We further recommend that blinds be put on the windows of the lower floor and that same be paint ed. We also especially recommend that a door be placed at the exit o? the kitchen of the jail where there is now none at all. We find that there is not a single lock in ordei on the lower floor of the jail. We would recommend that an entin new set of locks be placed on thu floor of the jail. We wish to make special mentior of the excellent keeping of the jail We find that everything in am around the jail is kept in a satisfac tory manner. We have overlooked the othe public buildings but at present w have no recommendation to ruak WEST-SIDE NEWS. W. O. W. Camp Sends Dele gates, Sunbeam Entertain ment. Capt Burford Killed on Road. On last Wednesday morning,, about day, Capt. Berford was killed in our town. His foot .caught in the guard rail of the side track, or in some unaccountable way the train passed over him, awfully mutilating and mangling his body. He had charge of a freight train. Leaves a wife and three children. His body was shipped to Augusta Wednesday evening, and embalmed, and next day was laid to rest by loving hands at his old home near Calhoun Falls. Yesterday afternoon Mesrrs. R. N. Edmunds, C. Robertson and Dan Bell left . for Columbia to at tend the Head Camp convention of W. O. W. which meets today in Columbia. There are W. O. W. camps at Plum Branch, Modoc, Red Hill, Liberty Hill, Pleasant Lane, Meeting Street, Meriwether hall, and maybe others in Edgfield coun ty and trust that all the camps W. 0. W. will be as fully and well re ^resented as ours. 1 beg to add to a former adver tisement, a beautiful hazel eyed girl of Clark's-Hill, and now I think my list of belles fully complete. In order to please the public the ad vertiser must have the goods. So the' most fastidious prospecting, for a companion through life may re member, that we have merry wid ows, beautiful old maids and girls still more youthful, of the soft brown eye, the blue, the gray, the black and now, the hazel eyed va riety. Come on old bachelors to the . ?lark corner and feast your eyes, if vou are too timid to "pop tbe ques tion." The Sunbeams will hold a public^ neeting one day this week,-3'fie ittle sunbeams have^J^n trained >y Miss Martha^Doliin a school of ? nissions^sni^we confidently look ?rs, ? t ?. . er three ciiiu.. Miss Mae Adams, eacher in the [Modoc school, b*-. Sunday with friends in Parksville. We are sorry to report our ni? ?ent pest mistress, Miss Sallie Parks, indisposed. We missed* her it the Sunday school and at the B. ?". P. U. I notice in the Elberton star, that the Rev. Abiah W. Bussey, a for mer Parksville boy, and son of Rev. G. W. Bussey, has been called for all his time to a church in Florida. He has declined the call and will serve his churches in this section, says the Star. The Star continues: "The c lurch in Florida offers $200 more than the present field, also a splendid pastoriuro. The prospects there are flattering for development, and a large salary. Many ignorant and irreligious people say, the preachers go where the best salary is offered. Certainly such can not be said of Rev. A. W. Bussey. When he was at the Theological Seminary he was offered a splendid field in South Carolina with twice the salary his Georgia churches paid him, and also a home. He de cided to continue?his work in Geor gia. Now comes the magnificent church and lovely home from Flori da, seeking his services, and offer ing a great deal better pay than he now receives, yet he declines for the only reason, that the work he now has needs him more, and he is will ing to sacrifice greater pay, more convenient access to pay churches, and also continues to pay for own house rent. His churches highly appreciate his devotion and are responsive to his beautiful ministrations to them. He is a power for good whenever located, and Elberton section (with Martin and Carlton) will gain where Perry, Fla., loses." More Anon. as to these buildngs. Respectfully submitted, W. D. Holland, Walter W. Wise, W. T. Kinnard, Committee,