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(Fdqcftdd ^ivette. Y. W. A.'s in the Opera House. The members of the Young Wo man's Auxiliary will give a bazaar or festival, or whatever you choose to call it, in the opera house Thurs day, June 19, from 5 to ll. They will have a number of attractive booths from whioh candy, ice cream, sandwiches and other nice things will be sold. There will be abso lutely no admission charge. The funds that will be realized from the sale of the many nice things will be used, by the members of the auxil iary in their work. All of the young people will attend by the ?cores as the occasion will be ex ceedingly pleasant socially. Will Enforce All Laws. Mr. J. E. Mims, the special depu ty of Sheriff Swearingen, is on the alert for the violation of all law, but he is giving especial attention at this time to the violation of the game laws. At this season not a few persons, thoughtlessly some of them, violate the law regulating the catching of tish, and others disre gard the game law. In the matter of fox hunting, for example, some hunters go out at this season and chase young foxes, which is in vio lation of the law. It is specifical ly stated in the statutes that It shall be unlawful tc shoot or trap any fox al any time, or to kill or take in any manner any fox between the i5th of February and the 1st of September." Mr. Mims says it is his purpose to see that all such laws are enforoed. Snow In June. It's all right for frost to appear on the pumpkin but we do not take kindly to snow falling on the black berries. It does not sound reason able, and many will ques tion the truth of the statement, nevertheless it is a fact that snow fell in sev.-ral sections of the coun ty last Wednesday. Citizens who are altogether reliable have told us that they SAW snow falling in the Colliers and Pleasant Lane sections, i Another go< ?I citizen stated that a colered woman who was down on a branch picking blackberries in bis neighborhood saw snow fall on the berries as she picked them. Such weather as we had last week bas never been seen in June before by this generation, and we are there fore disposed to believe the snow and blackberry statement. It does not approach ae near to the impos sible as the unbelievable yarns that some Edgefield fishermen tell with a straight face. v Gambrell-Nicholson. Saluda, N. C., June 13-One of the most charming and romantic weddings ever witnessed by the at tending guests wan that of Dr. Al bert Rhett Nicholson of Edgefield, ! S. C., and Miss Caroline Helen Gambrell of Greenwood, S C., at "Honeymoon Lodge," the delight ful mountain cottage of John W. Kennedy on Tryon mountain. Miss Gambrell had spent a month here during the previous fall, growing so fond of the place that it was se lected as a fitting place for her wed ding. The ceremony took place on the front lawn, overlooking the pictur esque Pacolet valley. A huge apple tree served as a canopy. The groom, with his best man, Wm. H. Nichol son, of Creen wood, S. C., approach ed from OBe side of the lodge, while from the opposite side came the bridesmaids: Miss Susan Hodges of Greenwood, S. C., Miss Barnet M. Spratt, of Chester, S. C., Miss Elizabeth Calhoun of Charlotte, Miss Mazie Trammell of Greenwood, S. C., and Miss Lillian Nicholson, of Edgefield, S. C., the ring bearer little Miss Mary Salley of Saluda; the maid of honor Miss Mary H. Gambrell of Greenwood, S. C., sis ter of the bride, and the bride. The bride wore awhile afternoon dress and white picture hat, oarricd a bouquet of white roses. The Rev. Mr. Gillespie of Florence, S. C., performed the ceremony. The lawns and veranda were decorated with mountain laurel, banks of maiden hair fern, sweet peaR and evergreens. Edwin Lindsey, violin; Ralph Erskine, cello; Harold Doubleday, flute, and Mrs. Doubleday, piano, all of Tryon, composed the orches tra playing throughout the ceremo ny. Mrs. H. H. McKee of Wilming ton served punch. The guests drove from Saluda and Tryon over the famous old Howard's Gap road, and were very enthusiastic in their com pliments to Mrs. Nioholson for choosing so beautiful a place at which to be married. There were about 40 guests present. Dr. and Mrs. Nicholson will spend their honeymoon here, and will make their home in Edgefield. Card of Thanks. My children and I desire to thank our friends for their many kind deeds and attention during the ill ness and death of my wife. W. T. Quarles. Plum Branch, S. C. Small Canneries Increasing. The canning industry is steadily growing throughout the county. Mr. C. C. 2 Jones came in Monday for a load of freight, and a portion of the load consisted of a large quantity of ! empty cans which he will fill later with vegetables and fruit. Mr. Jones stated that he cans about 1,500 cans every summer. What he does not consume at home he readily sells for a (reasonable price. Clinkscales-Strom. The Advertiser acknowledges re ceipt of the following invitation which announces the approaching marriage of a young son of Edge field county who has a host of friends arnon*? our readers: "Mr. and Mrs. L. Sebastion Chnkscales invite you to be present at the marriage "of their daughter Sarah Winnie, to Mr. Wilber Mil ton Strom, on Wednesday, June the twenty-fifth, ac twelve o'clock, noon, at borne, Starr, South Caroli na. " A Second Candidate la this iss e will be found the formal announcement of Mr. John R. Bryan as a candidate for the position of cotton weigher for the to-vn of Edgefield. Mr. Bryan is a successful young farmer of the Elmwood section. If he receives a majority of the votes cast by far mers who make Edgefield their cotton market, Mr. Bryan will do his utmost to satisfy the people. He will be constantly at his post and while there will dispense jus tice impartially. Burbank Beats Bob Smith.? On his experimental farms at Santa Rosa last year Luther Bur bank raised corn 16 feet high, with 32 well developed ears. It is said that one grain added to each ear of corn of the entire crop of the United States will be worth $5,000,000 to the farmers, in increased produc tion. What would be the result if each stalk could be made to produce half Burbank's wonderful crop-16 earn? The proposition looks too great for consideration-and yet he thinks it possible, by proper seed selection and production.-Farm & Ranch. Annual Meering of Stockholders. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Edgefield Building and Loan association wa? held Mon day afternoon. The statement of the business of the association for the past year shows that it is prosper ing. The officers have had no troub le in placing all of the money re ceived, every loan being secured by gilt-edge mortgages. Mr. W. W. Adams served the association as president without compensation from the time it was organized un til his death. B. E. Nicholson was elected to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Adams' death. The other offi cers were re-elected as follows: J. C. Sheppard, vice-president; E. J. Minis, secretary; J. H. Allen, treas urer, and Tompkins and Weils, at torneys. Union Meeting. The union meeting of the third division will convene with Modoc Baptist church June 28-29. 10:30: Devotional exercises con ducted by moderator. 11:00: Enrollment of delegates and verbal reports from charchas. 1st Query: What is good preach ing? E G Morgan, Sr., W RLegget 2nd Query: How can we raise the standard of our church fellowship. Rev P B Lanham, L G Bell, Gro ver McDaniel. Adjourn for dinner 12:30 for one hour -nd a half. 3rd'Query: What is the duty of a minister. Hon. W J Talbert J C Harveiy, O O Timmerman. 4th Query: Are we giving for the advance nent of God's kingdom as he has prospered us. J C Morgan, Will Air new J M Freeland. Sunda ? 10:30 Sunday school mass meeting c onducted by superintend ent. Missionary sermon by Rev. P B Lanham or Rev. G W Bussey. 12:30: Adjourn one hour and a half for dinner. Afternoon to be given query number 5. Are Christians making enough sacrifices for their religion. Jno. G McKie, B D Kitohings, Lu ther Timmerman. S. T. Adams, For committee. Dr. Ramsey, President, Dis eusse > Prospects of Baptist College For Giris, Greenville. Rev. David M. Ramsey, presi dent of Greenville Female college, who addressed the men's meeting in the Lyric theatre yesterday after noon, under the auspices of the Co lumbia^. M. C. A., is delighted with the condition and prospeots of the Baptist institution over which he presides. "Greenville Female college," he said, "has completed the most suc cessful year it has ever had, the en rolment exceeding that of any pre ceding session, the standard of scholarship having greatly advanc ed, and the income having consid eiably increased. For 1913-1914 the president and board are laying extensive plans. More money has been appropriated for teaohers' sal aries, thus enabling the administra tion to hold manv of the hieb-grade university graduates, and to procure others of similar standard. "The first floor of the new north building was equipped last summer by the heirs of the late Major T. Q. Donaldson with all the appliances necessary to complete a modern lab oratory second to none in a. wo man'rt college in the State. Adjoin ing this department there is a spa cious room designed to be used for the steam laundry. It has been found, however, that this room is admirably adapted for the domes tic science laboratory. The archi tect is at work now upon the plans, and the equipment will be com plete before the opening of the next session. There will be two di visions, one for students in the sew ing and one for those baking cooke ry. In addition to the normal course in domestic science, there will be a course designed for future housekeepers, the objeet of which will be to enable a girl to perform easily the duties that would other wise be a burden. "The rooms are being engaged so rapidly that the ensuing year prom ises to be even more successful than the past has been. Progress is the word that best characterizes the work of the college.-The State. Improve the Thin Soil. Look over your farm and see if the dry, red places have not given you the most trouble in the matter of stands. Owing to the absence of vegetable matter, the evaporation was greater there than elsewhere. This made it practically impossible for the seed to germinate during the dry season. The easiest and cheapest way to improve such spots is to sow peas on all your thin land. Velvet beans are also grow ing in favor for this purpose, but it ?. probably rather late to sow v ivet beans. We confess that we nave never had any experience with this legume. County Medical Association. An enthusiastic meeting of the Edgefield County Medical associa tion was held yesterday in the office of Drs. Tompkins and Marsh The officers of the association are Dr. W. D. Ouzts, president; Dr. C. P. Corn, vioe-preaident; Dr. J. G. Ed wards, secretary and treasurer. No set or formal papers were read at the meeting yesterday. In lieu of these there was a fall and free dis cussion of tuberculosis, pellagra, diphtheria and other diseases. Dr. W. P. Tim merman, of Batesburg, counselor for this district, was pres ent and made an exceedingly inter esting talk on professional ethics, he being followed informally by several members of the association. The next regular meeting of the as sociation will be held at Johnston the second Tuesday in September. Lanham Spring Picnic. The Edgefield Hussars met ?t their pavilion last Saturday and laid the plans for their annual pic nic wh:ch is to be held August 7. The date has probably been fixed later than usual on account of the lateness of the crops. The follow ing are the chairmen of the several committees: Floor committee, Geo. T. Swearingen; Pit committee, R. J. Moultrie; Grounds committee, Will Timmerman; Table com'nit tee, J. B. Timmerman; Lemonade oommittee, Will Ouzts; Badge committee, H. L. Bunch. These are all good men for the respective posts and we are confi dent that all of the affairs pertain ing to the occasion will be splen didly managed. Now is the time to can vegetables and fruit to be exhibited at the oounty fair next fall. Begin to ar range for exhibits of this kind. There is no doubt about the fair being held early in November. The premium list is being printed and will be distributed as early as pos sible. See what au attraotive exhi bition of canned vegetables you can arrange. A Voice from Chattanooga. Editor Edgefield Advertiser: I am anxious to tell your readers something about the reunion and the historic city of Chattanooga. ChicHmauga has long been a very historic place, both for the untutor ed Indiaa as weil as the civilized white man. It was along these, and through these gorges, and over these bills that the red man settled their disputes of boundary and do minion. And how faithfully did the white man years afterward do the same thing. In 1830 the little settlement on the banks of Tenn essee, which is now the great city of Chattanooga, was known as the Ross Landing named in honor of John ROBB the celebrated ehief of the Cherokee tribe. Historic Chattanooga" has won world wide fame. Every school boy has read the stirring story of the "Battle Above the Clouds"; of the charge up Missionary Ridge. To-day it is Industrial Chattanooga with its 300 factories, representing more diversified products than any Southern city that is pushing to the front. The primitive Indian saw here the advantage of a camping ground, which became the great camping ground of the most popu lous Indian tribes in the Central South. And during the civil war the generale of both armies realized the strategic importance of Chat tanooga and the bloodiest battles of the conflict followed lor the poss ession of this key to the South. What the savage mind intuitively saw, the military mind with scien tific foresight discovered. And so the com mereial mind and nature's designs are now being realized with marvelous rapidity. Lookout moun Before you tal about those go Southeaste The Southeast* those Issued corr.pany is jus The Southeast* pays all of its c C. M. Hell Popular E: Art unusual opportunity f with final limit returning not Asheville. Black Mountain Brevard-,.. Hendersonville. Hot Springs Lake Toxaway. Proportionately reduced round tri] ville on morning train. Through pulh For detailed information, call on i Alex H. Acker. TP A., Aug H. F. Cary, GPA., W tain, famed in song and story, is reached by an eleotric trolley whioh connects with an incline car at St. Elmo, at the base of the mountain. The summit of the mountain is reached in forty-five minutes from the center of the city, and as I went up and down this incline ? realized th vt it was a dance with death. One lady asked the conductor what would become of us if the thing should brake. "That is owing al together to what denomination you belong," replied tho motorman. Standing upon ihe point of the mountain one may see all th*1 battle fields of Chickamauga. Off to the east across the valley may be seen the monuments marking Chicka mauga's bloody field. And yonder in the valley-the entrance to which is marked by an orchard gateway is seen a patch of green trees, under whose shadows lie the remains of 31,000 soldiers, while further to the east is the Confederate ceme tery, both mute, but eloquent wit nesses of the heroism of American soldiers. The old roads used by the soldiers of both armies have been re-opened, the underbrush cut from 6,COU- acres, and the battle field is now in the same condition it was at the time of the great bat tle. Historians pronounce it the best preserved battlefield in the world. The length of the main drive through the park is 30 miles. And this driveway runs all the way between the battle lines. Five steel observation towers, each seventy feet high, have been erected on prominent vantage sites of Chicka mauga park and Missionary Ridge. The visitor to the battlefields finds every movement of troops and every part of the three day's battle in and ' ke out more Insur od policies offered fe rn Life Ins >rn policies are jus by northern comp t as strong. >rn invests all of il officers salaries withi ichamp, Ai xcursion to We Land of the -V I A Premier Carrier of the Souti rsday, June 19, : or an early vacation. Tickets later thae midnight June 30, 1 EDGEFIELD, S. C. -T 0 .16.00 ..6.00 ..6.50 ..5.60 ..7.25 ..7.50 Ridgecrest. Saluda_ Spartanburg, S. C. Taylors, S. C. Tryon_ Waynesville. 3 excursion fares from other points. Tb nan sleeping car from Augusta 6:06 p. i ?earest Southern railway ticket agent, or usia, Ga. ashington. D. C. W.E. McGh S. H. Hard [around Chattanooga so clearly de scribed that without a guide he caa gain an accurate knowledge of the movements of the two armies. Ia my next I will tell you about the greatest reunion that I. have ever attended. J. Russell Wright. Chattanooga, Tenn. Round Trip Excursion Fares f& Isle of Palms, via Southern Railway. Account Joint Shrine Interstate Pilgrimage, Oasis of North Caro lina and Omaha of South Carolina, Isle of Palms, S. C., June 17-18 19l:<. the Southern Railway an nounce* very low round trip fares, tickets on sale June 15, ?6, and 17 aud for trains scheduled to arrive Isle of Palms before two p. m. June 18th., with final limit return ing June 31, 1913, as follows: Augusta 84.40, Aiken $3.85, Bates burg $4.35, Edgefield $4.65, Johns ton $4.70, Lexington $4.95. Pro portionately reduced rates from other stations. Call on nearest ticket agent, or, S. H. Hardwick, P. T. M., Washington, D. C. A. H. Acker, T. P. A., Augusta, Ga. W. E. McGee, A. G. P., Columbia, S. C. H. F. Cary, G. P. A. Now is the time to begin the ear ly garden. We can supply yon with seeds of all kinds from the seed farms of Buist and Ferry, both are thoroughly dependable. Timmons & Morgan. .ance, find out >y the ?urance Co. t as good as ianies and the ks money and in So. Carolina. Edgefield, S. C. stern N. C. i Sky" 1913. sold for all trains June 19th 913. Round trip fares from .$6.00 _.5.30 .__._4.00 .4.45 _.5.00 ._.,.7.25 trough coach from Augusta to Ashe r\. arriving Asheville 7:00 a. m. ec, AGPA,, Columbia, S. C. [wick, PTM.. Washington, D. C.