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(BUm? ?NewBpapetr HE ^ov?ii Carolina VOL. 77. EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14. 1912 GOOD ?ROADS. Road Improvement is Strongly Advocated-Favors Bond Issue or Opening Toll Roads to Edgefield. Editor Advertiser: We read so much in the paper about good roads, and apparently, this is about as far as we get toward having that model road. We note Mr. So and So advocates one plau and some one else comes with another. Now there is not a taxpayer in all thisoounty who will not agree with me, that the greatest tax that we pay is the indirect tax caused by these roads all over the county, which are not properly forked and which never will be so long as we do not change the pres ent system. Now I don't mean to say that our present supervisor on our past, haven't done all that they could with the funds that they have. Now I think we will all agree to this. Well, if this is the case how are we going to raise more funds? Shall we put a heavier tax on the people? Now Mr Editor, I am sor ry that I apprehend such a thing, but I believe if a candidate would go before the people advocating uch a thing he might as well not un. Now we farmers out here would Imost to the man, vote for bond ng the county, well I will say for 300,000 for grading and building ain high ways all over the county, will tell you why I am express g myself so freely. This ia not the eginning of good roads talk with s out here 7 3 miles from Edgefield. ast spring, just to get the senti ent of the people I drew off a pa r something like this. State of South Carolina, county f Edgefield. We the Tror?ersign?dv citizens ?f e stave and county aforesaid here y pledge ourselves to guarantee ie amount of bond subscribed op site our nantes for the grading d building a public highway Bi nding from Edgefield C. H., to ntioch church, a distance of 7i iles. The maintenance and pay ent of bonds to be provided for a toll gate at each end of said ghway, and after all indebtedness * been paid the said highway is be opened to the public. I do not know how it could be ne to stop this road with a toll te, though I think our legislature uld arrange this. But this I do ow, that if ?1,000 a mile would ild this road,and it could become aw, to the farmers around and ar here, with some help from the siness men at Edgefield,have got t amount of bond ready within few days notice to turn it over to proper authorities to be put in hands of contractors to do the rk. This is-not mere supposition facts, and if you could take a p at my little paper as heretofore ribed you would believe that for one community want good s and expect to have them, axpayers of Edgefield, waka up do something towards building roads or quit talking. It can one and will be done. If not the citizens of this county are go to leave it and go where people do. e town of Edgefield alone, I say, lost thousands of dollars e last 12 months in hard cash, .count of mud and hills. Now, business men of Edgefield, if we have them any other way,you on and help us and we will one road for example. And do believe the people from other unities after seeing this road rest easy till they too have a ? You know they will not. e of you businebs men do some ing through thin paper and talk what you mean to stand by. Chas. C. Jones. Farm For Sale or Rent. 0 acres with new six room ted dwelling. Good well of er; orchard and pasture. Land l,iwithout any rocks or stumps, ly to C. M. Thomas, ra, S. C. Light Plant For Sale. offer for sale two 50-light Da cetylene gas plants, together four 3-light oxidized copper d?lier* and 14 single ligiiis. t $150; will sell for $75. B. B. Jones. Happenings Around Flat Rod Crops generally are better ?ti th section than it was expected at 01 time they would be. The refreshing showers, the la few days makes the farmers wear broad smile. Picnics, barbecues and fish fri occur every few days since thecroj are laid by. Some of the men in this neighbo hood are good marble players, ; well as good farmers, lt is real in teresting to watch them play an see how heartily they enter into tl game. The annual protracted meeting i Red Oak Grove church, has bee called off owing to the extreme il ness of Mrs. Alva Hammond whic would take off a large portion c the congregation, also sickness i other homes which would interfer with the attendance. Mrs. Hair mond has been critically ill for se^ eral weeks with typhoid fever, bu we hope the crisis is past and w pray for her speedy recovery. There has been quite a number o visitors in our town lately. Mn Garrett Scott and son of August are visiting at the home of Mr. .1 C: Bailey. Mr. and Mrs. Mall i Clegg and children, also Mr. Holl Clegg and Miss Mary Quattlebaur all of Shatterfield visited relative here recently. Mr?. Louise Tant of August spent a fortnight at the home o Mrs. G. L- Timmerraan. Miss Mamie Bussey complimenl ed a number of her friends with a: afternoon party last Wednesday Delightful refreshments were serv ed and all had a pleasant time. Mr. F. P. Toole of Aiken was ? welcome visitor at Mr. G. L. Tim mermanVlast week. Messrs. Mackie, Livie and 'Te Bailey have all been on the sick lis lately but are better now. Mr. P. H. Bussey has been indis posed for the last few days. Miss Leila Kemp who has beer quite sick at the home of Mr. 0 0. Timmerman is conyalesing. Mrs. O. 0 Timmerman with mas ter John Crafton Timmerman ii visiting in Greenwood this week. Mrs. Mattie Kenrick and childrei are visiting in the Horse Creek Val ley section this week. Quite a number expect to attenc the W. M. U. in Edgefield thii month from this section, Subscriber. Lines Will be Drawn. In many of the other counties candidates for the legislature are be ing questioned as to the gubernato rial race just as they are in Edge field county, and in no instance have we seen it 6tated that any oi them declined to declare their preference. From reports that have come to us from different part? ol this county it appears that the vo ters will line up at the polls; Jones men voting for Jones men an<3 Blease men voting for Blease men. Happenings in and Around Trenton. Revival sen-ices were held at thc Baptist church last week. The pas tor was assisted by Dr. J. H. Thay er of Ridge Spring. The meeting resulted ir; several additions tv) the church. The ordinance of baptism was administered on Sunday morn ing. On Tuesday the 20th the Y. W. A's will hold an apron bazaar in the park grove. Refreshments will be served. Miss Roseva Harrison has accept ed the music class. Miss Harrison is a recent graduate of Limestone. She is very talented in music and we are confident that she will be successful in this work. Mr. Marion Wright who is serv ing on the Record staff in Colum bia, spent Sunday with relatives. Miss Elizabeth Eady who has spent some time with Miss Roseva Harrison has returned to her home in Florence. By her gentle and lovable disposition Miss Eady made many friends whilt here. Miss Rosella Duncan who has been visiting friends iu Tennessee has returned home. The machinery for the new gin nery is being installed and it will be ready for the first bale. Considerable damage is being done in different places by the red spider. To what extent bis work of destruction will go is hard to esti mate. Revival services will begin at the Methodic church next Sunday. THIRD MEETING. The County Campaign Reaches Stevens Creek-Candidates Are Questioned-Barbe cue Dinner Served. The third of the series of the county campaign meetings which was scheduled for Meeting Street v.* s held in the grove at Stevens (V.>ek church Thursday last. About the usual number of people assem bled to hear the candidates speak. Probably no other section of the county has sustained such a heavy lop* during the past two decades through the removal or death of leading citizens as has Meeting Street. Notwithstanding this loss, which in some instances has been irreparable, Meeting Street still l as men of sterling qualities who do not hesitate to put their shoulders to thc wheel in promoting that which will benefit the community f.t large. There are tobe found in t his vicinity men who have proven themselves to be worthy sons of noble sires. As has been their custom for many years, prior to the holding of their ?.anual protracted meeting, the citi y.-ins of the community came togeth er recently and worked the public roads leading to thc church. Those who attended the campaign meeting Thursday observed that this had been done for their benefit as well as for those who .ittend the special serviees that are being held at the c hurch this week. We were pleased to see that the cemetery i.ad also received attention along with the church grounds. The writer has been attending services at Stevens Creek with more or less frequency for thirtj'-odd years aud we have' tiover seen the cemetery so well carec? for as.3t present. The leader's Tn'this work deserve the highest commendation. Here, aa at Republican church, all of the aspirants for legislative honors were asked to let it be known whoie praises they are singing among the candidates for governor. Let's make out the musical pro gramme aud see how they line-up. Well, the first number is a solo which is sung by Col. P. B. May-w son, who always bravely bears Blease's banner. The uext number is a quartette by B. K. Nicholson, J. H. Courtney, N. G. Evans and J P DeLaughter, four jolly Jones jousters. The last number is a duet, .1 sort of Blease-Jones-Duncan med ley, which is sung in an unknown tongue by M. P. Wells and S. T. Williams. The first candidate presented bT the chairman, Capt. John R. Block er, was Col. P. B. Mayson. He was followed by Hon. B. E. Nich olson. Both of these gentlemen spoke along the same lines that had been presented at former meetings. The candidates for the Kc ase spoke in tho following order, S. T. Williams, N. G. Evans, J. TI. Court ney, J. P. DeLaughter and M. P. Wells. These gentlemen of necessi (V also retraced their former steps, l here being no new or additional is sues the same ground had to be covered by each. The jokes have become more than twice-told tales but they are not yet too stale to provoke a smile. Edgefield county has the most gentlemanly set of candidates for legislative honors that an office ever sought. Judged from a purely per ponal standpoint, all of them de serve to receive all of the votes of all of the people. Of course, when it comes to casting the actual bal lot, their platforms have to be con sidered ?jside from their pleasing personalities. The last number on the pro gramme of thisbroad-open-dayligbt, open-air, politico-educational enter tainment was a duo, entitled "Good Roads" rendered by W. G. Wells and A. A. Edmunds. As these two eschew politics altogether, we can not say whether these gentlemen belong to the tribe of Blease or Jones or Duncan or the "Bull Moose." No doubt though that they would rather ride a "Bull Moose'' than a fence made of pointed pickets. The Woodmen of the World were the hosts of the day, furnish ing a first-class barbecue dinner for the very reasonable 6tim of 35 cents. They also dispensed cold drinks to the thirsty throng Plum Branch News. An enjoyable sociable was given on the night of the 3rd inst, by Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bracknell in honor of Miss jErmie Dorn of At lanta. A birthday party given recently by Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Miner, cele brating the birthday of their son, Thomas, brought him in many nice valuable presents. Dr. J. B. Adams is completing his residence which was left unfin iphed^when he moved into it. Miss Mattie Dorn of Atlanta arrived in town this week to spend awhile with relatives. Miss Inez Deal is visiting Mr. and.Mrs. Rush, also one of Mr. Rush's brothers. Mrs. May Graham with her chil dren is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Banks. Miss Eva Miner and Miss Dros, from ! Augusta, are guests in the home of Mr. Rufus Miner. Mfr. Willie Banks and family are visiting relatives in Chester county. News comas that in some accident al way his son, Marion, got his arra broken. Mr. Charlie Sturkev of Birming ham is visiting his grandparents. Mr. W. R. Freeland is on a busi ne s trio to Atlanta. Mr. John Graves has two of his brothers visiting him. The thing of chief interest in town this week is the revival meet ing irilthe Methodist church. Rev. J. L. Harley, of Spartanburg, secre tary of the Anti-Sa'jon League, is doing effective preaching. His ser tri?n?on' "Straightening up" seems to have been most effective so far. His favorite song seems to be, "The oid,?e?funt was settled long ago." The meeting will contiuue until the middle of next week, and to-morrow, third Sunday in August, 1912, ougbt.'to be a great day for them as to ^?O^dimee at least, coming rigilt in the mid die of the meeting. Holland Bros. Give Away Both Fire and Life Insu rance Policies. On every p'lAno purchased of ns we give a certificate stating that if the piano is burned during the period of time which is covered by the term of payment that we will replace the piano with a new one. We also give a Life Insurance Policy to eve ry male person between the age of 50 years who can pass a satisfactory medical examination, a Life Insu rance Policy for the value of the purchase price of the piano. ThiB Life Insurance Policy is reducable each year so that the second or third year the policy will be for the amount only which is due on the piano. In this way if a person who buys a piano from us should die du ring the time the instrument is be ing paid for the account should be settled up by the proceeds of the Life Iusurance Policy. Mr. F. H. McMaster, the Stat3 Insurance Commissioner states to us ina lutter which we have receiv ed from him that the Insurance Company which, issues the Policies to us is licensed to do business in South Carolina and is a thoroughly reliable company. We have perfected these arrangements through the Piano Underwriters Agency of Bal timore Md, which is a corporation of unquestioned financial standing. We make no additional charge for these policies. Any one wishing full information with reference to this Insurance will be supplied with lame upon application to us. Holland Bros. Resolutions by Parksville W. O. W. on Death of Mr. P. R. Wates Whereas it has pleased the Great Sovereign of the universe to remove by death from a sphere of useful ness and activity here below to a higher plane of activity above, and whereas the W. O. W. camp No. 81 at Parksville of which he was a faithful member will miss his kind ness, his charity, his patience, his love for the order, his good fellow ship we bow in humble submission to Him who doeth all things well, and would resolve 1st. That in the death of Mr. Wates our camp has lost a faithful member, whose life as a Christian, citizen, Woodman is worthy our study and emulation. >jnd. That in order to properly WEST-SIDE NEWS. Protracted Meeting at Rehoboth Freeman's Ferry Complet ed-Col. Talbert Visit3 Home Folks. Put forth thy hand, in God's name. Know that ''impossible" where truth and mercy, and the everlasting voices of nature order, has no place in the brave man's dic tionary. That when all men have said "impossible"' and trembled noisily elsewhither, and thou alone art left, then first thy time and pos sibility have come. It is for thee now; do thou that, and ask no man's counsel but thy own only, and God's. Brother thou hast possibility of writing on the eternal skies the record of a heroic life.-Carlyle. The protracted meeting at Reho both began yesterday. Pastor Lit tlejohn expects Rev. Mr. Cowan from Greenwood to assist bini to day. A series of meetings began al so at our Baptist church here last night, the pastor doing the preach ing. A meeting also commenced at Clark's Hill yesterday. A barbecue at Chamberlain's spring was much enjoyed by all who attended on Wednesday last. This famous spring is nearly on the banks of the Savannah river and is a noted and beautiful place for young and old to enjoy themselves. The young people boated and courted on the placid waters of the rustling Savan The cue was free and all seemed to enjoy themselves. Mrs. C. A. Parks of our town is on a visit to her mother, Mrs. Car rie Tompkins, of Columbia. Mrs. Gordon Blackwell is on a visit to relatives at Double Branch, Ga. . Mrs. J. C. Stone, Warren Stone, and little Julian, 'kfT^?^ur3?y'~to~ visit Mrs. Virginia Sanford of Springfield. We are sorry to hear that Mr. Sanford does not improve and that Mrs. Sanford is indisposed. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Parker of your town visited last week at the home of their daughter, Mrs. T. G. Talbert. Messrs. T. R. Cartledge and J. C. Stone of our town, are scheduled for jury in Edgefield this week. Freeman's ferry across the Sa vannah has been completed and peo ple from Georgia and Carolina are exchanging visits now as true neighbors should. This ferry opens up a good territory that we hop? will be mutually helpful and profi table to both Georgians aud Caro linians. Mr. John E l Morgan and Dempsie Morgan have returned from an ex tended trip through the Piedmont We bad good showers Friday and Saturday, though crops through our immediate community are poor. With best of seasons we cannot possibly make, in my judgment, more than a half a crop. I am glad to say, however, that in adjacent communities they are looking well and Jpromise well. Mr. W. F. Freeman from Fitz gerald, Ga., is on a visit to his son, Mr. H. H. Freeman one of the mer chants of our town. Miss Pearl Thurmond, of Dothan, Ga., is visiting the family of Mr. J. A. Harv ley. Col. W. J. Talbert came in Fri day night and spent Saturday and Sunday with homefolks. The Col. says he feels like a three-year-old and is doing fine under the strain of an arduous campaign. We are sorry to report that Mrs. W. J. Talbert, Mrs. Geo. Whatley, of Clark's Hill, Miss Margaret Doolittle, of Rehoboth and Miss Mae Adams of Parksville are all quite indisposed, but we hope not serious. Mr. W. M. Robertson while not sick is hopping around hunting something for rheumatism. Mrs. Otis Redd is reported to be quite sick with malaria. More Anon. keep in remembrance the life and labors of our deceased sovereign, that, a page in cur minute book be dedicated to his memory and that these resolutions be inscribed there on. 3rd. That these resolutions be published in the Edgefield Adverti ser. D. A. J. Bell, M. D. For committee. Good]Gathering at Gilgal. The largest carapaisn meeting yet held was that at Gilgal church last Saturday. A large number of ladies, as well as voters, attended, making the social feature, partic ularly for the young people, very pleasant. A commodious platform had been erected under a stately oak and a number of benches were brought from the church and placed near for the ladies. Mr. P. W. Cheatham presided over :he meeting with be coming dignity, making almost as good chain an as he does clerk of the county board of commissioners, and it is generally conceded that he has not superior in the state in that capacity. The candidates for the state sen ate, Hon. B. E. Nicholson and Col. P. B. Mayson, were presented in the order of their names. The can didates for the House spoke in the following order, S. T. Williams, M. P. Wells, J. H. Courtney, J. P. DeLaughter and N. G. Evans. All of the candidates made exceedingly creditable speeches. As Mr. Wil liams was among the people who have known him from boyhood he did not speak the full time allotted. He never has to stop,however, from the lack of something to say, for he, like the balance, of his running mates, improves with every meeting. Before this oratorical contest closes The Advertiser will have to award a medal to the one who shows the the greatest development as a stump speaker since the campaign openad, admitting Orators Edmund and Wells in the contest. Variety was given the meeting at Gilgal by the presence of both can didates for congress who addressed the meeting in the afternoon. Col. Harry D. Calhoun, of Barnwell, spoke first, consuming most of his time assailing the vote of Mr. 11yl:n^T5irT??e^ tri tir? He began by referring to the gallant record that his father made as a Confederate soldier and also to the service that he rendered in '7(J. Mr. Calhoun spoke too of the distin guished service that his grand father rendered the peo.de of this district. Mr. J. F. Byrnes, of Aiken, who is a candidate for re-election to congress, followed Mr. Calhoun and made a strong defense of his record in congress, particularly of his vote on the Bristow, amendment. He read letters from Senator Tillman and other leading Democrats to sut> stantiate what he said and in de fense of his vote. In concluding Mr. Byrnes spoke briedy of his efforts in endeavoring to secure na tional aid for improving the roads traveled by the R. F. D. carriers. Tiie majority of those preseutwere in sympathy with Mr. Byrnes, this being indicated by the applause as as well as by individual remarks. Thus far the Gilgal people are en titled to the first place in the mat ter*" of serving barbecue dinner. No refection is intended upon the other feasts, for they wert all above criti cism, but in the way it was prepared that Gilgal spread was just a "leetle de rise"' of the dinners at the other places. From the dinner and the sale of cold drinks a sufficient sum was raised to recover Gilgal church. The Advertiser desires to commend the gentlemen who labored so faithful ly and so unselfishly in accomplish ing this very worthy end. Very Pleasant Occasion. Little Miss Helen Dorn proved herself to be a most charming hos tess when she entertained a number of her friends last Friday afternoon in honor of her cousin, Miss Al leen Payne of Ninety-Six. Thc principal diversion was a sewing contest. The little girls donne! blue, pink and red aprons, and se lected a partner from among thc boys present. Each boy was givei. a needle with which to hem the apron that his fair partner wore, a prize being provided for the one who used the needle with the great est skill. At the expiration of time limit the judges decided i ; Watson Ousts' handiwork gave vi dence of the greatest skill, coi quently the beautiful cravat \ ?. awarded to him. The sweet music that was rendered upon the han.! some new piano of the little In si r added much to the pleasure of t::* afternoon. Delicious ices and eke were served before the guests de parted.