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Notice to Music Pupils. I desire to give notice that I will begin my music cias? the third week in September. Mrs. John R. Tompkins. Edgefield, S. C. Should Re-organize Company. Mr. Editor: The effort to re-organize the Edgefield Rifles has so far been in effectual. This should not be so. We need a company and let's have A meeting to advanee the cause, will be held Friday afternoon Aug. 29. Come, young: man, and join. By all means let's reorgan ize the company. Time of meet ing, 6 o'clock, Court House. S. At Home Again. . Manly Dobson, accomoanied "by a friend, Mr. E. S. McKinnie, has been spending; several days here with his mother Mrs. Emma Dob son. For the past year or more Mr. Dobson has held a responsible position with the Southern railroad, making Atlanta his headquarters. Like most of the young men that Edgefield sends out into the busi ness world, Mr. Dobson has made good in every particular. This is his first visit since he left a year or more ago. Welcomed Visitor*. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Tompkins, and their bright little son, John, have arrived to spend a fortnight here with Dr. J. G. Tompkins. When they first came south from their home in Connellsville, Penn., they went to the home of Mrs. Tompkins' father, Mr. John B. Davis, in Saluda county, spending the past ten days with him. These "Yankees" (in name and residence only) are always very affectionately greeted by their Edgefield friends. First Bale of Cotton. The first bale of new cotton mar keted in this county was sold at Edgefield Friday, August 22, by JVIr. T. A. Broadwater. The bale weighed 550 r?ounds and was pur chased by the Edgefield Mercantile Company for 11 cents per pound. Mr. Broadwater sold the first bale last year on August .29. For three successive years this progressive farmer has won the distinction of marketing the fir?t bale, the cotton being purchased each year by the Edgefield Mercantile Company. Union Meeting. The union meeting of the 2nd di vision of the Edgefield Association will meet with Rehoboth Baptist church Aug. 30-31st, 1913, at 10-30 o'clock a. m. Devotional services by moderator. Verbal reports from delegates. 1st Subject, The relative duties of the church and new converts. ?George Wright, J. D. Hughey. 2nd, What course should a church pursue with members who do not contribute to its support, nor at tend regular services where they live within easy reach of the church. C. C. Flinn, S. B. Mays. 3rd, Our union meetings as a means used for the advancement of the cause of Christ. Rev. J. T. Littlejohn, L. R. Brunson, G. W. .Medlock. 4th, Exposition of the Scripture, I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus, Gal. 6-17. J. H. Court ney, Wallace Prescotc. Sunday services to be provided for. P. B. Lanham, for Committee. AB Appreciated Letter. It makes lighter the burdens "which at times weigh heavily upon -an editor to receive letters com mending bis work. Occasionally we receive such letters. The publi cation of the following from a gen tleman who resides in this county may not be altogether out of place: Mr. J. L. Mims, Edgefield, S. C. Dear sir: Iam enclosing a mon ey order for $1.50. This will pay my subscription up to June 1913 as shown on label. In a short time I will send you $1.50 to pay my sub scription up to June 1914. I con sider it a duty as well as a pleasure to take your paper, as it stands tor everything good, socially, morally and politically and every good citi zen should know what is going on in the county in which they live. Thanking you for being patient with me in the past and asking your pardon for my delinquency, I re main Sincerely yours, Can McLaurin Come Back? The seemingly authentic and, as vet, unrepudiated report that a pub licity bureau or political headquar ters will be opened soon in this city for the advocacy of former Senator John JJ. McLaurin's candidacy for governor indicates the tentative pur pose,at least, of the Marlboro states man to get into the approaching gubernatorial derby. We had not seriously considered the political gossip associating Mr. McLaurin's name with the campaign for governor, as we did not think he could seriously consider it him self. But it seems we were mistaken in this, and it becomes a matter for curious speculation to conjecture on what grounds Mr. McLautin bises his hopes that he can "come back" into the major politics of South Carolina. Can it be that Mr. McLau rin imagines the memory of the people is so short that they have forgotten the unaccountable and un precedented episode of his political apostasy of scarcely more than a decade ago? The people of South Carolina have stood for some ex traordinary things, but they have never in a single instance in record ed or traditional history forgiven and condoned infidelity. Their fault in this respect, if they have any, is in the opposite direction. They have been intolerant of political diver gence and deviation even when this has been clearly prompted on ex plicable grounds, and by high and patriotic motive. How, then, ean Mr. McLaurin expect them to over look or forget his inexplicable con version to Republican policies and his undisguised flirtatation with the Republican political powers on the very threshold of his senatorial career when he went*to the highest legislative body in the land holding the commission of South Carolina by grace of the Democratic party of his state and pledged to uphold the principles and policies of that party ? Supported by his own address and swept along on the tide of Till manism in the nineties, into which he had cast his fortune, Mr. Mc Laurin rapidly rose through the successive stages of state legislator, attorney general, representative in congress and, then, on the untimely death of the beloved and lamented Senator Joseph H. Earle, by ap pointment of Governor Ellerbe and subsequent confirmation by the elec torate,!^ succeeded to the unexpired term of Greenville's first oitizen and statesman, and was entrusted with the highest post in the gift of his party aud state. Mr. McLaurin's extravagant ad miration and fulsome laudation of President McKinley, who, with all due reverence for the martyred president's deplorable taking off at the hands of an assassin, was known to be the facile instrument and tool of Mark Hannaism, and his ready transference of bia left-handed loy alty and adoration to the "Rough Rider" president, Theodore Roose velt, are too fresh in the political annals of the state and nation, along with the stirring incidents of the time which they led up to. Can Mr. McLaurin imagine that the people have forgotten how wretchedly his political balloon col lapsed into nothingness when these and other backslidings and tergi versations provoked his former po litical chief and sponsor, Senator Tillman, to come to blows with him on the floor of the United States sena;e to the scandal of the state and nation? With all the advantages and prestige of possession of the office, Mr. McLaurin did not have the hardihood to come before his out raged constituents on the expiration of his term and ask them to give him another term in the senate. And even at that, his alleged letter of the time (since printed among the Hearst disclosures) ito John D. Archbold, asking, Archbold to fur nish him ?with Standard Oil money to fight his (McLaurin's) Demo cratic opposition in favor of the mutual interests of himself and the Standard Oil element, was not known to the public, however much Mr. McLaurin's dealings with these and ?ike interests maj have been suspected. What has !>ir. McLaurin done in the decade that has passed since these events occurred to wipe out this record and so far reinstate himself in the popular graces as to '.--elieve that the people of South Carolii w will call him to even the traditio ?nily greater post of chief magistrate of the commonwealth? We confess we are at a loss to conceive the grounds on which he bases his hopes for his political resurrection.-Columbia Record. Rev. P. B. Lanham is conducting a series of revival services at the Southside Baptist church during this week. He is being assisted by Mr. W. R. Leggatt of Clark's Hill. The attendance npoa these meetings is good and the interest is increas ing. JOHNSTON LETTER. Mrs. Walker Entertained. Rev. P. E. Monroe Leaves For Leesville. Invitations Is sued to Marriage. The "Tour around the world," enjoyed by participants from John ston, was considered by them one of the most. delightful and enter taining "affairs ever attended. The several committees and those in whose homes the countries were represented, deserve unbounded praise for the splendid manner in which the tour was carried out and each country portrayed varied and original attractions. Mrs. Miras W'iker gave a tea on Friday evening in compliment to Misses Georgia and Ruth Smith and a number of her friends were mvit ed to meet these young ladies. The tea table presented a lovely appear ance with dainty china and silver, and a large bowl of roses formed the centerpiece. The evening pass ed happily with converse and bright music. Miss Luelle Norris is at home from a month's stay at Handerson ville, N. C. She was accompanied by Miss Lyl Parrish, who will spend awhile here. Dr. Paul Philipps and Messrs. 1 David and Dwight Philipps, of 1 Springfield, were gruests of Mrs. P. J B. Waters last week. Miss Annie Smith of Augusta has . been visiting Misses Frances and 1 Ressie Ford Turner. Mrs. James Workman and Miss * Sara Watkins, of Newberry, were ' guests at the home of Mr. A. P. ( Lott recently. ? Mrs. Nancy Lott entertained a { party of friends and relatives with 1 a dining one day last week. * Misses Luelle Miles and Grace 2 Ouzts, of Minden, La., are visiting 1 their cousin, Mrs. A. P. Lewis. ' Mrs. bhelton Sawyer is at home from a visit to Mrs. Thomas Willis, ? of Williston. Mrs. Hearsey, who has been visit- ' ing her daughter, Mrs. Carl Lowrey, j has returned to Waynesboro, Ga. ' Mrs. J. G. Edwards and Miss 1 Virginia Addison, of Edgefield were ' visitors here last week. Messrs. David Ouzte|of Rock Hill, 1 and Willie Ouzts of Spartanburg, are ' taking their vacation here. ! Mr. and Mrs. Francis H. Wil liams gave a very pleasant dining \ one day of the past week, those ; present being relatives. Messrs. J. W. Marsh, Hueit Wa- 1 ters and J. E. Derrick, have return- 1 ed from a two week's pleasure trip to Washington. \ Mrs. Victoria Hart has been visiting her children Miss Ettie ; Hart and Mr. Claud Hart at Macon, Ga. . Capt. A. P. West of Leesville spent last week in the home of Mr. J. W. Hardy. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Owdom were visitors to Columbia last week. Mr. and Mrs. Claud Wertz, now of Columbia, have been visiting relatives here. Dr. and Mrs. C. F. Strother are at home from a week's visit to rela tives at Walhalla. Misses Jessie and Eva Rushton have returned from Washington ,' where they spent two weeks sight seeing. Rev. Pleasant E. Monroe and family left on last Thursday for Leesville where they will now make their home, Rev. Monroe having < been elected to the presidency of the Summerland college. During their 5 years here a strong tie was form- i ed between them and the people of i the town, and they were saddened to bid them adieu. Rev. M. L Kester, uho has been i called to fill the pulpit of the Lu theran church will arrive about the middle of September. Miss L?rick of Crescent City, Fla., is the guest of Mrs. Octaria Rushton. Mesdames H. G. Eidson and C. i F. Strother have been visiting relatives in Batesburg. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Boyd and family are at home after a several weeks visit to the latter's mother, Mrs. Stewart, at Cheater. Miss Nina Ouzts has returned from a month's visit to North Caro lina and Rock Hill. Invitations have been issued to the marriage of Miss Emma John son Watkins, the daughter of Mr. and Mra. J. F. Watkins, to Mr. George Galphin, which will take place on Saturday morning at 9 1 o'clock, August 30, at the Baptist church. Miss Watkins is the only daughter of the home, and is a charming young woman, and it is regretted that her marriage will re move her to another town, Mr. Galphin being a prosperous young business man of Ninety Six. Mrs. M. R. Wright was the de lightful hostess of an afternoon par ty on Friday, those invited being the members of the Pi Tau and Phi Alpha Sigma clubs, a few other friends also being present. The home was made more attractive with large bowls of shasta daisies and the card tables bore vases of the same flowers. Progressive Rook was enjoyed and the score cards were original ones, and at the con clusion of the game Miss Maud Sawyer held the highest score and was given the prize, a dainty em broidery bag. An ice course with cake was served and during the afternoon the guests were regailed by refreshing punch served by Mis ses Sophia and Mary Meyer, cous ins of the hostess. Miss Sara Norris has returned from a two week* visit in Balti more. Mrs. Wilmot Ouzts gave a de lightful tea on Thursday evening in honor of her sisters, Misses Georgia and Ruth Smith, of Teniile, Ga. Delegates from the Baptist Sun day school to the convention h?ild it Wards this week were Messrs. P. N. Lott, W. L. Coleman, J. P. Hoyt, W. Wallace Turner, Jack ?. Lott and B. L. Reames. Farmers' Meeting at Harmony. [Communicated.] The Farmer's Institute under the ?uspices of Clemson college held at Harmony August 21st was in many respects a great success. All the jpeeches were by practical men, ivho have actually engaged in the ?vork. The farmers present are the nost progressive and successful in :he county. These men are anx ous to learn more. It is indeed :ortunate for a man to arrive at the )oint that he knows that he doesn't ccow.That is why those present were ?hose that wanted to learn. The irst speaker, Mr. Jno. D. W. Watts >f Laurens county, for many years general manager of the state fair, i successful live stock man and far ner, spoke of stock-raising in the iouth. He told many things ibout stock-breeding that were new ind profitable from the thorough bred horse to the mongrel pup. The next speaker, Prof. W. H. Barton, spoke on soil building and is it is the most important subject before the farmers he had their un divided attention for nearly an lour. He dropped mary nuggets of ;ruth that were picked up by his ludience and will be used for the benefit of agriculture ia the Harmo iy section and all other sections of :he county by those that were there to get them. Mr. W. P. Stewart of Greenville jounty, handled the poultry subject ina very practical and intellectual ivay. Mr. Stewart is an expert on poultry. He owns the highest bred Barred Rocks in the state. Prof. 0. M. Clark of Lexington county, spoke on commercial fertil izers. Prof. C. has scientific as well as practical knowledge of guano and the cross examination through which he was put was evidence that the Smiths, Warrens, Hoyts, Herlongs and other progressive far mers io the audience were pretty well up on the use of fertilizers. We were very much gratified to see farmers from Edgefield, Rehoboth, Log creek, Rocky creek, Trenton, Johnston, Batesburg and many from Saluda county, progressive people who are on the lookout for every good thing coming their way. Surveying Line of Proposed New County. The pe?, pie of McCormick and nearby section are making prepara tion for an election at any early date on the new county with Mc Cormick as the county seat. Sur veyors nave been employed and during the past week have gone over the the line of the southern line of Greenwood county. This week they will survey the lower end of Edgefield and Abbeville counties and then a petition calling for an election will be put in circu lation. It will require the names of one third of the free holders in the proposed new county before an election can be ordered by the Gov ernor. While nothing definite has been given as to the area of the new county it is understood that only the southwestern portion of Green wood county will be "taken in." This strip comprises Troy town ship a portion of Bradley all of Yeldell, a portion of Callison and probably Kirksey. The plan is to get 80 square miles from Green wood and the remaining 320 square miles from Abbeville and Edge field. It will be necessary to get 400 square miles containing $3,000, 000 taxable property before a new county can be voted on and 500 square miles will have to be left in each of the three old counties, Ab beville, Edgefield and Greenwood. Abbeville has something over 700 miles, Edgefield over 600 and Greenwood 527 square miles. The people of the McCormick section are said to be hopeful of carrying the election. A two thirds majority in each of the old counties is necessary before the county is formed.-Greenwood Journal of Monday. Ladies tailord COAT SUITS We wish to announce to the ladies of Edgefiald and vicinity that we will have on display Sept. 1 to 6, AN EARLY SHIPMENT OF LADIES TAILORED COAT SUITS. No two suits alike. This is the nobbist line we have evei brought to the city. We will sell you the sample suit or take your measure and order any shade you may wish of any suit. We cordially invite you to call and see this line of suits. Yours to serve, Rives Brothers. "OCT OUT" Go to Bright's and get you a suit, they are made better, look better, wear better, and cost 25 per cent less than elsewhere. Over 400 samples to select from. Workman ship and fit guaranteed. O. P. Bright, Opposite Depot Edgefiele, S. C. r Bailey Military Institute. (Formerly the S. C. C. I. of Edgefield, S. C.) COL. F. N. K. BAILEY, DR. E. C. JAMES, Superintendent Head Master. A Christian Military Institution offering instruc tion in classical, scientific and commercial courses. Large new brick buildings, modernly equipped, Steam Heat, Electric Lights, Hot and cold water in every room. 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