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(Mest |(euJspapcr liii^|ith Carolina VOL. 79. EDGEFIELD, S. C., W]^^^> JANAURY 27, 1915 NO. 45. JOHNSTON LETTER. Observed Lee and Jackson Day. Death of Mrs. Seigler. Apol lo Music Club Met With Miss Zena Payne. Lee and Jack son day was observ ed here by the Mary Ann Buie .chapter, D. of C., on last Friday ^"afternoon, the occasion being held in the horne of Mrs. J. A. Dozier. .The chapter historian, Mrs. O. D. Black opeued: ihe meeting with the Ritual, and a most appropriate and interesting program was given: Chorus "Maryland my Maryland," chapter; paper, "Robert E. Lee," Miss Zena Payne; "The generosity of Lee," Mrs. E. S Ivy; vocal solo, Mrs. F. M. Boyd; "Last office of Lee," Mrs. Harnet Kenny; "Life of Jackson," Mrs. H. W. Crouch; piano solo, Miss Sallie Dozier; 'Jackson the soldier," Mrs. J. R. Kelly; poem, "Under the shade of the trees," Miss Clara Sawyer; song, "Stonewall Jackson's prayer," Mrs. James White. A short while was spent socially and tl\e hostess as sisted by Mesdames W. P. Yonce and J. D. Bartley served fragrant hot coffee with whipped cream, sandwiches an.I cake. Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Boatwright entertained a number of relatives with a wpend-the day party, last Thursday. Mi^s Lilla Courtney of Leesville, and Mrs. Mattie Toney of Granite vi 1 IP. have been guests of Mrs. J. If. Turner. Mr. Zobel of Newberry has been the guest of -his daughter, Mrs. Willie Yonce. Mrs. Bettie Ready has gone to Americas, Ga., for a two months stay with her sister. During the-week of prayer that was observed recently here by the women of the Baptist mission so cietv the offering amounted to $65. , Mrs. J. A. Do.bey lias bien quite sick for the. past .week or more. ?MUs^ki.lia Oppenhimei;, of Rich Bs^B^^jijj^?^^??sH Martha kitson these two being class males at Hollins institute. On Friday evening Miss Watson complimented her friend? with a 6 o'clock dinner, and twelve wer? gathered around the festive board. On Friday evening the movies which have shown here for the past month at the opera bouse weae giv en under the management of the Mary Ann Buie chapter, the mana ger allowing the organization half of the door receipts. The popular price of 10 cents was used and one ticket was given Lo every child who sold 10. As a consequence there was a good house and 830 was tak en in. Lee and Jackson day was observ ed at the grad 2d school at the chap-; el exercises, the 3rd grade of Mrs. | L. C. Latimer, and 4th, Miss Clara I Sawyer conducting this. The read ings and other selection were splen did and well given, and the songs were especially bright and inspir ing. Mr. Leon Stansell has given to the library of the school 40 vol wmes, which were no doubt greatly appreciated as this is one of the needs in this room. f The two committees who are working to get the auditorium sup plied with the new style op^ra chai? are doing good work and it is j thought ere long the required num ber will be subscribed for. The children of the Confederacy celebra?ed the birthiay of Lee and "Jackson in the home of Miss Essie Lybrand. The president, Miss Clevie Moyer, conducted the meet ing and later Miss Frances Turner the historian took charge, papers on ie "Life of Lee," by Miss Bessie ^an, and "The life of Jackson," by Miss l?ettie Waters being given. The hostess served a ?weet course. Dr. and Mrs. B. L. Allen and Master Ben Lee, spent a few days of last week in Salu?a with Mr, and Mrs. Joe Allen. Miss Maud Sawyer entertained on Saturday afternoon in a most delightful manner the affair being in compliment to Miss Julia Oppen heraerof Richmond, Va. The remains of Mrs. W. L. Seig ler who died at Aiken last Tuesday were brought here and intered in the Mt. of Olives cemetery beside the grave of her little daughter, Kathrine. The cause of her death was a cancer and every means were resorted to for her rento ration. Dr. and Mrs. Seigler lived here for scv Death of Mr. J. E. Holme?. Friday morning: at ll O'C'?O? Mr. J. E. Holmes, known by large number of friends.aa Unol Erve," died al his hpme in the Co Hers section. He bad been sick f? more than three months, being: victim of Bright's disease. M Holmes was- tho coroner of tl county. He served four years an was re-elected last summer for ai other term. About two weeks as he received his commission for tl second term. He was a Confedera! veteran and has always taken an a tive interest in those things that ai dear to the hearts of men who woi gray uniform in the sixties. N man in the county was more bighl esteemed or more genuinely beloi ed than was Mr/ Holmes by hi neighbors and friends who kne him best. He always had a emili kindly word and hearty clasp c the hand for those with whom h met. Mr. Holmes was a m? rober, c Red Hill church, from whic church the funeral was held Saturda afternoon, his pastor, the Rsv. , T. Littlejohn officiating. He WE one of th? leading members of tl Red Hill Masonic lodge and wt buried bv his brethren of the lodgt He is survived by his wife, si daughters, Mrs. Patience Parkmai Mrs. Mary Quarles, Mrs. Ros Hammond, Mrs. Katie Koss, Mn Nellie McDaniel and Miss Lillia Holmes, and three sons, J. S., I Ki and C. R. Holmes. -i'm* rn' Union Meeting. The union meeting of the thir division will meet with Parksvill Baptist church January 30-31. 11:00: Devotional by nioderatoi fl 1:30: Enrollment of delegate with reports.. 1st Query: Church loyalty, J ( Morgan, Graves McDaniel. 2nd Query: General condition o our country: churches, W R Parks J. P Nixon.. 12:,3: Adjourn for dir: ncr. 3rd Query: Are we giving for thc advancement of God's kingdom a? he has prospered us,J M Bussey,J C Harvely, Jim Garnett. 4tb Query: Having a divine Dur pose in our christian life. P U Bus sey, Lutber Bracknell. ?Sunday morning Sunday schooi in usual order. Missionary sermon by Rev. P B Lanham. Adjourn one and a half hours foi dinner. 1:30: Song service. 5th Query: How should the church deal with non attendants, J G McKie, Dr. Blackwell. 6th Query: What ought to be the christian attitude towards the liquor traffic, T G Talbert, J M Freeland. S. T. Adams. For committee. I eral'i'ears about six years ago, rnov I ing to their farra near Aiken. Mrs. Seigler had many warm friends here who were pained to learn of ber death. She was a member of this Baptist church and while she re sided here was identified with the organizations that pertained to good. She was a true Christian wo man. Besides her husband she leaves three sons. The last meeting of the Apollo music club was held in the home of Miss Zena Payne on Friday after noon, the meeting arranged in al phabetical order. During the busi ness session conducted by the presi dent, Miss Willis. The chief matter was to decide to send something from the club to the Belgium fund, the plan being presented by Mrs. F. M. Boyd. The ?dub will in the near future give a musical and at the time a silver offering v will be taken. The master studied was Frederick Chopin, Mrs. F. L. Par ker, acting as leader with the fol lowing program: ''Biographical sketch of Chopin," Mrs. M. T. Tur ner; ''Characteristicsof his music," Mr?. James White; "Plis friend ship with Geo. Sand," Mr?. Ja.nes Strother; valse, Miss Nina Ou/.ts; polonaise, Mrs. J. M. Cullura; vocal solo, Mrs. F. M. Boyd; nocturne G minor, Mrs. T. R. Hoyt; prelude, op 28-No. 21, Miss Gladys Sawyer. The club now numbers 21, and a short while was spent with the members in social chat during which time a salad course with coffee and whipped cream was served by Misses Frances and Bes sie Ford Turner. i The Baraca Class Entertain Church. "New occasions teach new duties; Time makes ancient gooda ur couth We must upward still and onward, Who would keep abreast with truth. This is an age of originality, many respects, an age of inventi genina. when this gift has been a plied to enterprises great and ama! and in the degree that it is new a original, it is successful. On Friday evening the Bara class of the Baptist Sunday scho entertained all the members of t church and Sunday school with programme of music and talks' the main auditorium of the'churn ihe occasion being a shower for th ?lining room and kitchen of t church. At 8:00 o'clock a large crow :i sse m b 1 e d, each bein gi with them some useful article as previously designated on the invi t?t ion. Dr. Janies S. Byrd, presi <liM?i of the Baraca clas9, took charge <>f the exercises, announcing the .va rious numbers on the. programme. Several choruses by members of the fia ra ca class.and others were greatly' enjoyed. The invocation w&s made by Rev. J. lt. Walker of the Meth odist church. The solo by Miss Miriam Norris; was full of its usual inspiration; Mr8. J. R. Tompkins presided at the organ. A pleasant feature of the programme was a violin 30I0 by Miss R?sela Parker. Prof. C. C. Rosa, teacher of the Baraca clas3 gave a very cordial gieeting to the audience, and Miss Florence Mtmax gave a ' selection, "Old Year Memories." Mr. A..S. Tompkins made one of his humor ous and entertaining talks .. .on "Showers" that brought good; cheer to the listeners. After all '^fesjin? teresting programme; had been Hn^ i ished, and even souvenirs, with^B?^ jraca and the date written had been distributed to all, crowd present, Dr. Byrd. thai ali the audience" VG? ? ? tig] sealed, and were made iti?p by the Baraca class of a raosl^?^ j lightful sweet course of fruit cream and cake. After this each one re-' repaired to the infant class room j where they viewed the splendid ar-j ray of articles, dozens of plates,: cups aud saucers, dishpans, dippers, j bowls, spoons, glasses, coffee pots, waiters, indeed everything, both j small and large, that could possibly j be needed for a church dining room, i Among the large articles were live ! tables for the dining room, which were contributed by various mein- . bers in collections of three or more ? together. Some of the friends of the other ? churches very generously sent arti- ; cles as a contribution and evidenced their kindly feeling, which was ' greatly appreciated. House Warming. Mr. W. D. Allen has rented the Griffin Hill residence and the ad joining farm and will occupy the j residence this year making of it a I delightful bachelor's retreat. Fri day night he will entertain a large j number of his friends in royal style, j the following being a copy of the very unique invitations that have been issued: Who? Wad D. Allen. Where? Griffin Hill. What? House Warming When? Jan. 29th, 1915. Bring something for the house. Mr.-will cali. "NuffSed." Come. 8:30 p. m. to 6:30. Have to go to work at 7 a. m. Edgefield, South Carolina. Elegant Dining. Mrs. Fannie Tompkins enter tained a number of her friends at an elaborate dining on Thursday of last week. Those present were Mesdames James E. Hart, A.. E. Padgett, Abner Broadwater, Mamie W. Tillman, E. J. Norris, J. W. DeVore, J. L. Mims, N. G. Evans, J. S. Byrd and M. A. Taylor. Baptist Conference. The members of the Baptist church will hold another confer ence next Sunday morning imme diately after Sunday school. Ai that time the report of the committee ap pointed some time ago to suggest a suitable pastor to the church will be received. A full attendance of the membership is desired. Bftdable Undertaking. ^^^Hpchool "Improvement asso ciai Vj?r./fcas already accomplished i?-Mit^y?Vy commendable things (??in/iihi- organization last fall. IH^Hvan by observing "Clean t^j'i- which proved to be quite ?'?^ess'j and enabled the various eomm?'Utpn to" take an "inventor; t?t'ihWn?v: year and findjjoutfjusl what bactjto be done, t:?:; A splendid "entertainment, was ?rtvc?Ma?br?Rtmap which afforded nH^^tb the children and the fl^^Hnkl replenished the treasury BBg^llfpeveral of the committees. ! ^@3Bp|a4/ae will be used for out j dai>:./V;Ti]?vements} such as repair-) ^?e^ce, eic, and another for r tg%f ail floors in the ?nie V:.-,--- . i H Hf?'^0 ,nost important need-; "pasing one was electric ?Usn ps had to be used ai ?Ejfe/enti'rtai::m--nt. The as --ri-. ?n Slaving l>e''n off-?vd a j ' iuoSinentby the electrician, ! il<; ,10'gb to work at once and \r-M k>?;h?'??gliU at a small cost rl ....lng-been done, it wa< d oid-? I : iv at,the best means of rais :i;V: 'irj&apt from all the people Jfl WK^-? canvas of the town. T?xWrap'^Btious committees ap p^int^for that p-vpose will begin th?s- w?k or early ne:'t week, call ing ati?OTery home and business pl??e'.?'Ol' any amount which can be sec'tire^' .'^j^^anvaa is an entirely unsei* fish Undertaking and every canvass er ?'should.' be met with a smile and a.substantial evidence of apprecia tion, -be '.jjt small or large. It is much-'aasie* to give than to ask some one ei-;e to do so, so save thesa la dies or gentlemen any embarrass ments^^ the smile and the mptfeyif'i?d^ when they call. He wail erad?nated in medicinp from the College of Charleston, and practiced for years. He was one of the founders of the Bethlehem Bap tist church at this place, anti for over 30 years deacon in it, serving also aa chm ch clerk until he be jame blind a few years ago. The railroad station here was named for him, and for years he served acceptably as agent and post master, only giving it up on account of bis eyesight failing. Dr. Meriwether belonged to a family noted for its intellect, cul ture and Christian character. He married Miss Martha Lanham, who died some years ago. Of six children born to them, only adaugh ter, Mrs. F. L. Middleton of this place, and a son, Mr. J. G. Meri wether, of Allendale, survive. Dr. Meriwether was a prominent Mason, and will be buried with Ma sonic honors in the Bethlehem cem etery at this place. Belgian Relief. Miss Jennie Evans of Florence visited Edgefield last week, and was instrumental in enlisting the ladies of Edgefield in the Belgian relief work, through Mrs. N. G. Evans as chairman. On Saturday afternoon a very encouraging num ber of ladies gathered at the home of Mrs. B.B. Jonesand a permanent organization was effected, the vari ous sections being divided into cir cles of a dozen or more to continue this work as long as there is need. More detailed information will be published later. Popular Young People. Mr. and Mrs. L. T. 'May have been the recipients of many social attentions since their recent mar riage. They were entertained on Saturday evening at tea at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lott, and on Sunday were honor guests at an elaborate dining with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Allen. Union Service ancTWorld Peace. We urge our people of every denomination to meet in a nnion service at Edgefield Methodist church next Sunday night at 7:30 to plan to help bring about a last ing world peace. J. R. Walker. R. G. Shannonhouse, O. Sheppard. Belgium Relief Association. On Saturday P- M. the Indies of Edgetield mei with Mrs. B. B. Jones for the purpose of forming a Hel arium Relief Association. The organization was divided into six circles (five in the town and one in the country) with a chairman at the head of each,'circle. Mrs. R. A. Marsh wast appointed chairman of Circle No. 1, tln'Jfollow ing ladies forming this circle: Mes dames J. I). Holst? in, J.G. Edwards, B. B. Jones, B. Cantelcu, S. A. Mor ral!. Ida Sheppard, J. B. Kennedy, O. P. Bright, J. E. Hart, J. ?. Rives, Ed Rives, Wallace Tomp kins, Kate Cbeatham, Ella 'Pomp kins, Marie Sharpton, Lovick Smith. Walter Holstein, J. H. Cantelou, Luke May, Gus Corley, Miss Grace Tompkins, Miss Padgett, Miss K ite Samuel, W. B. Cogburn. Carrol Cogburn, Mrs. N. G. Evans. Circle No. 2-Mesdames C E M av, .1 A Townsend, C A Griffin, E S Johnson, H A Smith, J H Tompkirr, E C Bailey, Susan B Hill, Arthur Tompkins, W IV Adams, Kate P Dennis. J W Peak, Joe Holland, M A Taylor, McG. Si niki ns, Allen Samuel, J 0 She pard, B E Nicholson, P P Bla?ock, Misses Sallie Parker, Charlton Do zier. Sarah Collett, Sophie Dobson, Airs R. G. Shaunoiihouse. Circle No. 3-Mesdames N M Jones, Kate Lynch, Charlton Lynch, Allie Kinnaird, W T Kinnaird, A E Padgett, R C Padgett, J H Por ter, R L Dunovant, J W Stewart, Kate K^maghan, C H Key, W A Hart, R C Timmerman, Henry Medlock, J H Carmichael, Jerome Timmerman, O B Anderson, J II Allen, W E Lott, M y Wells, Jesse Hart, Misses Bessie Parker, Lena Holstein, Misses Bee. The other circles will be publish ed later. j The first work of the organiza-1 tion will- be to send a box of cloth- : jag and canned goods to be shipped] ^om'^pW A.. 1>. .0. j ; AH mamh.erH are ''req'a'???ed " ' ;<;?>' " send ^contributions of the above named articles to the home oTufrs/ Et. A. Marsh on Saturday January 30. Entertained Beautifully. The most delightful afternoon function held in Edgetield for some time was the auction bridge parh which was given by Mrs. Charles A. Griffin Wednesday afternoon < from four to six. About the six ta bles which had been arranged by the hostess were some of the most gifted players in Edgetield. the score showing that Mrs. T. J. Lyon excelled during the game which entitled her to the first pnz . a cut glass atomizer. The consola tion prize fdll to the lot of Miss Virginia Addison. At tho e.lose ol' the spirited game Mrs. Griffin serv ed au elaborate salad course with coffee. Alcohol, Its Victims and Assail ants. Alcohol is a double, deadly, irri tant, narcotic poison, and is found in large quantities in wine, beer, whiskey and many patent medi cines.-Science. Statistics compiled by insurance companies show that 440 deaths out of every 1,000 deaths, nearly one half of the deaths that occur, are due to alcohol. Applied to this country, over 680,000 deaths per year in continental United States, or over 72f>,000 per year in the Uni ted States and its possessions. In other wolds, alcohol is killing our people at the rate of nearly ,2,000 men a day every day in the year. The Army War College at Wash ington made an investigation of the destructiveness of war. The com parative figures show the appalling fact alcohol is killing off as many Americans every year as all th^ wars of the world have killed in 2,300 years. Applied to the whole white race, we find that alcohol is killing 3,500, 000 white men every year; five times as many as have been killed in war in 2,300 years; so that stated mathematically, alcohol is ten thous and times more destructive than all the wats combined.-Hon. Rich mond P. Hobson. The weather and roads have be come thread-bare as topics of con versation. One seldom hears either mentioned. TRENTON NEWS. D. A. R. Delightfully! Enter , tained. Birthday PartylFor J. Roper Moss. Other Local Festivities.? Mrs. J. C. Day and Miss'Orrii Sabe Miller were joint hostesses for the D. A. R. on Friday afternoon last, at the horne of Miss Miller, quite a goodly number of the oaugh ters were present and an interesting program was retidered. Miss Ruth Salter read a well prepared paper on * The direct causes of the Revo lution" and Miss Louise Coleman a paper ''Did Washington aspire to be Ring," was thoroughly enjoyed. Much business was discussed and then asocial hour was enjoyed when the lovely hostesses served an ele gant luncheon in a beautifully dec orated dining room, the delicons fragrance of the narcissi and hya c.ynths permeating the entire house lloor of the home. The next meet ing will take plaee with Mrs. Wal ter Wise._r~_ Saturday afternoon was one of merriment and jollity for the chil dren of the neighborhood, when they gathered at the home of little J. Roper Moss to celebrate his birthday aniversary. Many inter esting games were enjoyed, till the handsome little host led the way in the dining room, where a feast and a picture of loveliness awaited them. Everything was in crimson and green and the large birthday cake with its five crimson tapers bespoke significantly the age of the little tr os i. It was a real pleasure to watch these rollicking frolicing children as the good-byes were said their beaming faces indicated that each one returned home to dream sweet ly of this happy joyous occasion.' Miss Ora Taylor from Saluda as tjierguey t o f M rs, ^sJS^JSiS^tSSSL complimented with to the hospital in Coi urday. Many anxious hearts are prayiug earnestly that this beloved young l)t. will soou return home fully restored to health. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Posey, Mrs. Wallace Wiso and Mrs. J. R. Moss, formed ae.ongt.uial party foran au tomobile trip to Augusta on Tues day. The home of Mr. Bob Smith was i scene of happiness ind festivity >n Thursday evening, the occasion being a party given by bis beauti ful young daughter Ruth. Miss Sade Long will have as an ittractive guest for the coming week Miss Nellie Cleckley from North Augusta. From what,we have learn ed from our young men friends, we ?"eel that it is our duty to warn Prof. ijongtogtM. in an extra supply of kerosene oil. iU.rs. Leslie Kidson was the chann ing hostess on Thursday evening when she entertained a number of 'ier friends at progressive Hearts. Mr. J. H. Courtney spent the week-end with his family, and all of his friends were happy to see him. Mrs. Monroe Swearingen enter tained a congenial number of friends on Thursday at a lovely dining complimentary to Miss Cato and Mrs. Shealy from Monetta. Miss Mamie K. Dobey from Au gusta had numerous friends who were, delighted to have her among them during the past week. During her visit she was the guest of Mrs. Lizzie Hughes. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Padgett have moved from the Johnston sec tion and are now occupying the Courtney homo on the Aiken road. Evelyn Inez is the name of * lovely baby giri who has arrived to become an inmate of the happy home of Mrs. Rudolph Swearingen. Mrs. J. D. Mathis had as beloved visitors for the week-end Mrs. J. N. Fair, Mrs. Mary Miller, Mrs. Wal ter Miller, Mrs. Emma Atkins. Mrs. Julia Holland spent part of the past week in Augusta with her neices Mrs. Charlie Baird and Mrs. Mary K. Chatfield. Mrs. Braodus Knight will go to Washington in a few days, to spend the month of February. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Posey and Mrs. W. 13. Posey have returned fn>'Ti Crescent City, Fla., whore (Continued on Eight i Page.)