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(BUa? ?Newspaper 3n jioith Carolina . " ' .."?fi.' ' ? EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JANA?RY 6, 1915 m. 42. JOHNSTON* LETTER. Sacred Concert. Apollo Music Club Laboring For Belgians. Quiet Home Wedding. U. D. C. Meet. The services at the Baptist church on Sunday evening were greatly en joyed, this being the hvst o? the sa cred concerts, and once a month this delightful feature will be repeated. Mr. F. M. Boyd is musical director with a choir of about 20 voices. Fol lowing is the program: Organ and flute duet, "To a wild rose rose, Miss Willis, Mr. Boyd; anthem, "Crossing the bar;" prayer, Dr. A T. King; hyrau, "Give of your best to the Master;" offeratory, scripture and sermou, Dr. King; vocal solo, 11 "Confider the lillies, Mrs. J. H. White; hymn, "Crown Him;" vocal duet "Ashamed of Jesus," Mrs. L. C. Latimer and Miss Clara Sawyer; anthem, "If He should come to day;'' hymn, "Saved." The orches tra which has been playing in Sun day school, added volume and sweet ness to the hymns when sung. The Apollo music club ?rave a concert on last Tuesday evening for the benefit of the Belgian fund, the affair being held in the honr3 of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Crouch. The program rendered was most de lightful each selection given hems: a ?rem in itself. The orchestra kind ly assisted and were g?nerons with their encores. The inclement weath er prevented some from attending1, bnt when ? silver offering was tak en, $12 was found to be given for those stricken people. On last Sunday afternoon Miss Effie Hart was married to Mr. L. W. Gaston at the borne of the bride's mother, Mrs. Victoria Hart, the Rev. J. H. Thacker officiating. The marriage was in a measure a SUTorise^o, man v f-jfigffi > Q n* "witnessed by ouly the immediate family. On Monday the happy couple left for Peak, b. C., the home of the groom, where Ive is en gaged in business, having chai ge of the electric plant o : that place. As Miss Hart, the bride has many ad miracle traits of character, and pre vious to her marriage was stenog rapher for six years for a business firm at Macon, Ga. The Mary Ann Biiie chapter, D. of C., held the monthlv meeting in (the home of Mrs. H. W. Crouch, on Thursday afternoon there being a good attendance. There were nu merous matters for decision. The annual flower show was decided up on as the best means for reimburs ing the treasury; but this year no prizes will be offered, blue and red ribbons substituting. Selecting a speaker for Memorial day was acted npon. The comnittees who have charge of the different departments in chapter work gave good reports Mrs. M. W. Clark who has charge ! of the flower department, reporting ia number of bouquets sent to the ?sick and a box of flowers to a mem ber who is in the hospital. Along j historical lines the chapter is doing splendid work, the next historical meeting to be held on Thursday af ternoon 4 o'clock with Mrs. James White, the subject to be concerning Sherman and the burning of Co lumbia. _^ . Mesdames J. Neil Lott ari?'? ?~%??u Toney entertained a nnmbfeir^r ?their friends with an "At home" on Saturday afternoon, the occasion being held in the home of the for mer. There was a full response t? .the cordialiinvitatioii8 and the hours spent with these charming and en tertaining hostesses were happily spent. They were assisted in receiv ing by Mesdames J. L. Walker and 'B. T. Boatwrigbt and Miss May Watson. Progressive games were i played and the honoree, Miss Julia lOmohurdro, was presented with a Idainty piece of hand embroidery. ?Puring the latter part of the after noon an elaborate two course repast .vas served, Misses Josephine Mob ev and Marion Mobley assisting. The Apollo music club met with pirs. James White on Friday after ioon, the president, Miss Willis onducting a short business session, i'be name of Mrs. H. W. Crouch vas added to the membership list. The masters studied were Liszt and JrVagner, and Mrs. J. W. Marsh as eader made the lesson very inter ting and instructive. "Franz Liszt" iva's Unrivaled as a teacher; he filled jjjfeif- pupils with a great welling am Syrup From Johnson Grass. Recently Mr. Henry Hill sent us a copy of the Southern Ruralist containing an interesting article from a farmer in Texas in which he gave his experience with making syrup from Johnson grass roots. To us that is something entirely new under the sun. Some persons have found Johnson gra?s a great nui sance when growing upon lands that are cultivated in the usual Held crops, while others find it valuable as a hay crop. Put never before have we heard of the roots of the grass being utilized for making syrup. If we remember correctly, the Texas farmer stated that 600 gallons of syrup could be made from an acre of Johnson grass. Who'irbe the first farmer in this section to try the experiment? What say you, Mr. Hill? Try about a quarter of an acre in Johnson grass this year and send us 3own a quart of the syrup next fall. We must confess that we ate to some extent a doubting Thomas, but a word from our friend of the Cleora sec tion, whether it is pro or con, will settle all doubt. Edgefield County Magistrates. Governor Manning has made the following appointments for magis trate in Edgefield County: First District-C. .E. Quarles, Edgefield. Second District-Wallace W. Wise, Trenton. Third District-J. W. Cox, John ston. Fourth District-J. F. Pardtte, Colliers. Fifth District-J. R. Bodie, Plum Branch. Sixth District-R. L Bodie, Cold Spring. Seventh District-A. Gilchrist, R F D, McCormick. Eighth District-A. C. Ouzts, R F a Our machinist is an experiencec plumber and can repair gins, en ginee, boilers and all kinds of ma chinery. When in need of an expert machinist call on us. Edgefield Auto and Repair Shop A fresh shipment of Buist's cele brated garden seed just received. Penn & Holstein bition to do, to be, and become. We will not say thai; Wagner was-bj is. He lives immortal in his art." Life andworksof Liszt, Mrs. James Strother: piano "Love dreams," Miss Willis; Rhapsodie No. II, Mrs. James Callum; character and .works of Wagner, Miss Clara Saw yer; duet march from Tannhauser, Mrs. F. L. Parker, Miss Gladys Sawyer; violin solo, "Oh thou sub lime sweet evening star, Wagner, Mrs. O; D. Black; seven song, Lo hengrin, Mrs. W. F. Scott; prize song, master singers, Miss Nina Ouzts. After a short while of so cial chat the hostess invited a}l into the dining room where a delightful salad course, followed by hot choco late with cakes was served. Dainty little boutonni?res were given each one present. The recital given by the music department of the high school on last Friday evening was delightful Sind the full program was most piea^ng, especially the choruses. Miss Willis is a painstaking teacher and the manner in which each se lection was rendered reflected much credit i?oth-to teacher and pupil News was received here on Sun day of the death of Miss Fannie Levell of Newberry, a-sister el* Mrs. G. A. Wright. When Mrs. Wright resided here, |Miss Levell visited her and made many warm friends by her kind and gentle manner. Mrs. J. W. Browne was hostess for the members of the Pi Tau club on Wednesday afternoon and two hours were spent by the members chatting and busy with fancy work. Refreshments were a pleasant con clusion. Mrs. James White entertained a few friends last Tuesday, the day being the birthday of her aunt, Mrs. Harriet Kenuy. Mrs. Lou Carter ot Aiken, and an aunt of the hostess were the guests bf honor. Mrs. J. A. Dobey is able to be out among her friends after an ill ness of two weeks. Miss Sara Sawyer is visiting her sister, Mrs. Tom Willis at Wiliis ton. THE LEGISLATURE. Compulsory Education and Pro hibition Referendum Are Paramount issues. Tax Commission Bill. Columbia, S. C., Feb. 7.-With two-thirds of the session gon?, the general assembly i's in the midst of one of the most important, measures ? rn the program for constructive legislation. This is the local op tion compulsory education bill, which is one of the administrative measures, and which, has behind it the practically unanimous support nf educators, press, and apparently the people, for it was one of the is sues of the ?ampaign last summer, ni.d probably the majority of the legislators who were elected had this as one of the planks of their platform. The compulsory education bills as they were introduced were based on ?ie reverse local option, that is the law would be put into effect un less a majority of the qualified eleo t.irs '>f (he school district or county should petition for its suspension, in which case it was to be suspend ed for two years by the county board of education. This feature could, not command a majority sup port in the senate and it was strick en from the bill and an amend ment put in, woich provides that, before the law can be put into ef-| feet in any school district it must] first be submitted to the vote of theJ people, an election to be orderejp for- this district when one-fourth m0[ the qualified electors petition m\u county superintendent for an e*leC3. tion. This bill makes thc sc?j0ol district a unit. The senate has*now under consideration an amend?uent by Senator Padgett, which \w,-0uld strike out the provision in tule bill calling for an attendance officeV, A 1 ni o t i o n by. | ^TleiiniTely postpone the Padgett amendment will come up for con sideration when debate on the bill is resumed on Monday night at 8 o'clock. It looked at one time as if the fight between those favoring the reverse loeal option and those fa voring the referendum as a pre requisite to putting the law into effect, was going to kill the whole compulsory education matter in the house, but finally the two sides got together and appointed a special committee to redraft a bill for lo cal option compulsory education and report it on Tuesday. The chief interest centers in the fight for prohibition referendum, which has passed the bouse and is now pending in the senate. This matter comes up as soon as com pulsory education is disposed of, and debate on the bill should begin not later than Tuesday. The pro hibition referendum would submit to the people on September 14 th. the question of whether or not they want liquor sold in South Carolina. The anti-prohibitionists or local optionists have put a clause into the bili so as to broaden the referen dum to include the question of high license, and it is believed that the local optionists will first center their efforts on the getting of high license in tne referendum. A bill putting into effect thc Webb law, limiting the shipment of liquor, will be considered along with the prohibition referendum. This biU has alreadv passed the house. Another important administra tion measure is the tax commission j bill. This bill received a favorable report in both the house and senate. It was debated in the honsefora few minutes last night and will be ta ken up again on Monday night at 8:10. The ways and means committee of the house will probably report tue annual appropriation bill to the house daring the coming week. The finance committee of the senate has been meeting with the ways and means committee of the house and holding hearings on the requests for appropriations and when the bill comes in its passage should not take up a great deal of time, for with the-careful work and the earnest labors of the members of these two all-important committees, it is certain that the bill will have been trimmed to the lowest possible* calculation to meet the needs and with a view to keeping taxes as low as possible in this time of stringency. Tribute to Mrs. Savannah Tim merman of the McKLendree Section, i May^^we not compare life as a .journeyand lone or short it must meander certain vicissitudes, ae-> compamed by miny ups and downs, rough ,'foads, much suffering and many anxieties and vexations. Du ties anderes ponsi bi I i ties that often seem insurmountable, are to be met and frequently without help or syrn-j p?thy.'f^nese an\some thoughts that carrig to us as we learned of the dea?j* of a most estimable old lady, M% Savannah Timmerman. who died at the home of her son-in law Miy^Mouson Dorn near McKen dree W^eflnesday morning, February j :-], 10 is." Mrs. Ti in mc-rm an wa* a j da ugh ter of the late Wrn. Mc Dow ? ell and. lizabeth Ouzts and grand daughter^ ol? Peter Ouzrs, father of the Onzts family'in Edgefield and Newberry counties. In 1S+7 or 1848 she married Mr. ThomaRj/fimmerman, son of Jacob Timmerr?p. Mr. Thomas Timmer man gay^his life to the cause of the souili|||?; the conflict between the stat?s>;.In the beginning of the war lie Collated in Co. Iv., 14th S. C. regiment, and was in active ser vice wit;iv'|is regiment in all the battles up to the time of his illness at camp-(ijregg on the Rappahan nock riveynear Fredericksburg, Va., wtiere?^ied in 1802. JHSs7|a3^ Hke #so. mariners, waffling a P?or J\ widow 'willi the care of five "S?pLU ! ; children, a responsibility that . : could bql:$be; met by self reliance 11 and a stout; hean in those harrow ing days'gthat tried the souls of brave men?nd fearless women. In eariy^life Mrs. Timmerman be came a member of Stevens Creek church, arid; was ever loyal to the j Baptist faith. She was a devout ! christianj?j?? 'her long life was onner-S-Jvicliir. For many years she had expe rienced mjuch suffering from chron ic bronchitis and this, complicated with an affection of the heart, termi ! nated in her death. She outlived all of her contem I porairies and God in his divine wis dom and mercy added twelve years to the three score and ten allotted to man. Every member of her fa ther's family have long since pre I ceded her, though she is survived I by the following children: Mr. N. JT. Timmerman, Mrs. Elizabeth i Rearden, Mrs. Sophia Pardue, Mrs. I Lucinda Dorn. Thomas Trapp, her j youngest child, died during the ear I ly part of the war. ' Her remains were laid to rest at Stevens Creek on Thursday after j noon in the midst of a large con course of sorrowing friends and relatives. The officiating minister, j her pastor, Rev. H. B. White, after ; reading' several Bible selections I preached a very beautiful and ap , propriate funeral sermon from the j 116 Psalm. 15th verse. "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death i of his saints.'5 He portrayed the i character of a saint in contrast with j those who are not saints and gave I some beautiful illustrations of the I line of thonght,the text suggested. ! He also paid a beautiful tribute to the deceased who had fought life's battles so long with child-like devo I t?n, amidst trials and suffering. I She was prepared to die; and want ! ed to die. And her life was encom ? passed with that faith which made her death ''Precious in the sight ol' the Lord." W. I). (). Card of Thanks. We, brothers and sisters of the late Perry Harling, desire to ex press our sincere thanks to the good people of Plum Branch who weie so kind and thoughtful during his late illness and death. Whenever the opportunity is presented we shall return this kindness in full measure. Again we wish to express our sincere gratitude to these kind friends. Whit Harling, Arthur Harling, Mrs. J. N. Griftis, Mrs. Emmie Eilis. Our expert machinist can pull you out of the hole when your en gine, ginnery or other machinery breaks down. He can also do first class plumbing. Call on us. Edgefield Auto and Repair Shop. ( Woman's Christian Tempe ance Union. Monday afternoon at 3:30, Mr Rainsford and. Mrs. Greneker ei tertained the VV. C. T. TJ. at the ai nual Fr?nces Willard meeting. . large number were.. in attendant' and tb,e occasion was very pleasan and inspirational Mrs. Peak conducted the ri eve ?tiona and Rev. J. R. Walker offei ed the prayer, ^ Tn the business*. session Mrs/ ;] W. Stewart read the minutes in th absence of the fecretary, Mrs. W A. Hart. A letter of acknowledge ment of 56 pounds of me rob an el is was read hy Mrs. W. S. Coglnm from the secretary of the Bel gian Relief Fund, Robert McCarter Announcement was made of tht coming of Mrs. Amy C. Weech national lecturer and organizer o the W. C. T. TL, the last of Febru arv to spend several days in oui conn tv. The d??ath of Mrs. P. B. Day ol Trenton was announced, Mrs. D.ij having been one of the most active temperance workers in our count} for many years, and^at the time of her death was leader of the Trentor Loyal Temperance Legion. The Frances Willard program was as follows: A ??lection from the Union Signal, "Why a Frances Willard" was read by Mrs. W. L. Dunovant and was a most eloquent tribute to the greatness of Misf Willard. Mrs. J. L. Miras made an expia of the Frances Willard me ' moria?'-M. Mif Elizabeth ! Rainsford san^?^a?t?D!'^?3 [ appropriate vocal tWt^ e ' feet Day" playing ber owri\ccompa niment. Miss Onida Pattisr)^ lowed in her attractive manner wit a selection "America for me." 1 . Mrs. Rainsford read very effec ive?y, a poem called Frances I Willard, and .v. quartette was,sun -#^fed?nr& llr'-G?:%hx??:Cu?ioftg J. R. Tompkins, W. L. Dunovar and Geo. F. Minis. At the close of the Frances Wil lard program two numbers of cheering nature were given by Mrs M. P. Wells and little Benjamii Cogburn. Mrs. Wells' selection wa "The south is going dry," a poer which has been extensivelv publish ed and is a prophecy of the earl, coming of prohibition to our south land, containing sufficient mild hu mor to make it very attractive. Th? audience was charmed with Mrs Wells' rendition of this selection ! and her contribution thereby wai I an added inspiration to the meeting Benjamin Cogburn sang to th< tune Yiperarv, "It's ? short way to prohibition It's the right way to go . It's a sure way to bring salvation ! To the greatest land I know ; Let's all stick together, j Let this be our cry, ! It'? a short, short way to prohibition j And our nation will go dry." The audience could not withold ..a demonstration at this encouraging sentiment, and clapped most hear ! tily. Mr. Walker gave a few remarks reminiscent of Frances Willard, "aying that he had never forgotten one remark of Dr. Carlisle as he announced her coming to the stu dents ol' W otford. He said that Frances Willard was one of the great minds of the century. Miss Nannie Gunter of Bates burg is never allowed to escape when she comes to Edgefield, and was j present this afternoon, and on the j urgent invitation of the president, ?sang, "Thy will be done." There were a number of visitors present, but the most honored one of all was little Frances' Willard Johnson who was present during the most of the meetiug, iud brought with her a gift to the memorial fund enclosed in an envelope and a card bearing her name and her love. This little lady was introduced again to the union which she be longs, and was most graciouslyre ceived, and had a place of honor in the arms of the hostess a large part of the allernoon. The climax of the meeting was the reception of four new members The hostess served a most daioty. salad course with coffee and whip ped cream. The souvenirs were cards with pictures of Frances Willara and a quotation from her writings or lectures appropriately tied to gether with the white ribbon bow, the emblem of the organization. The next meeting will-take pla?e Match 8, with Mrs. W. ?. Cogburn. FARMERS MEETING. "Fertilizer and Economy Day" Will be Observed Here Next Saturday, Feb ruary 13. Cl?mson College, Feb. 6.-The*e will be at least two speakers at each of tbe meetings to be held in the court houses of the State on Satur day, February 13, which has been designated "Fertilizer and Econo my Day." Moreover, reports com ing to Clemson College indicate that in some counties it is proposed to have more than two speakers for the occasion. One part of the meet ing will be devoted to discussions of what fertilizers to use, when to use tlnm and how much of. each kind to use. The other part will deal with matters of economy and there will be an attempt to point out lo people how they may effect real savings on the farm and in the farm house. At Clemson College an outline has been painstakingly prepared for use on Fertilizer and Economy Day., This outline treats of economy only and discusses the true meaning of economy, points out what i's bad economy, and suggests ten impor tant ways in which good economy may be practiced in South Carolina, Each suggestion is enlarged upon in the outline, but the topics treat ed, stripped of their developing parts, are.as follows, only those un der the .heading "Good Economy" being quoted. According to this outline, it is good economy. 1. To cut out all luxuries, espe cially liquors, tobacco, new buggies T^TtJ^c0^ and meat such as ?tea aiicrV'. ?-. three.'kihves.daily. > by means of an all-the-year garden, certain easily possible substitutions, and a ration more carefully bal anced to preserve health and strength. 4. To save un food for our ani mals by means of balanced rations as worked out by experiment sta tions, substitutions of cheaper feeds, and permanent Bermuda grass-bur clover pastures. 5. To save on food for om plants by means of winter legumes, sum mer legumes, and winter grain and legumes. ti. To save on dress bj dressing a little less fashionablj', a little more simply. 7. To spend money on the house and the wife for a water supply. 8. To spend on the orchard for pruning and spraying. 9. To establish and maintain a logical and practical system of farming in accordance with Dr. S. A. Knapp's Ten Commandments of Agriculture. 10. To co-operate with your neighbors in organizations, iii breed ing better live stock; in buying food supplies, fertilizers and live stock; in owning and using farm implements, in beginning^ cream and egg routes, in selling farm and garden produce, in boosting your community and living up to your talk aboutit, and in a quiet cheer fulness that approaches all tasks with a faith undimmed and a cour age undismayed. Card of Thanks. We the children of the late la mented Rev. J. P. Mealing take this means of thanking his and our friends for their kindnesses to him and us during his la<t illness. And for the respect shown to his remains by the many beautiful floral tributes placed on his last resting place. W; E. Mealing, S. L. Mealing, John P. Mealing. _M,m Stop the Child's Cold They Often Result Seriously. Colds, Croup and Whooping Cough are children's ailments which need immediate attention. The af ter-effects are often most serious. Don't take the risk-you don't have to. 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