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?Ideal gtwjtytytc la %>w?hj?atp\m 1? VOL. 86 EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1921 No. 4:? ?i JOHNSTON LETTER. f W Minstrel-Chorus Great Success. Mrs. Edwards Loses Barn by Fire. Death of Rev. Calvin Wright. 'he minstrel-chorus given on the |ning of the 22nd under the aus 2s of the D. A. R. was quite a suc ?s from both a financial and mirth voking point. The entertainment gotten up with the view of giv one half of the proceeds to the ?mistry department of the High )ol, a microscope being needed re. *he amount taken in was $139.00 ld the chapter after paying the ex pense, gave the school $75.00. There were about 50 participants in the minstrel and each number real ly just seemed the best. After "Oh, dem golden slippers" by the Black Mammy chorus, the curtain dropped on. them as the cake walked to "Way [down south in Georgia." Mrs. Dietrick, national W. C. T. U. ""speaker will be here on Monday even ing, March 14, and a public meeting will be held. Mrs. Deitrick has been heard here before, and her visit is looked forward to with pleasure, i More about her coming will be told I of next week. Mr. and Mrs. Jolly of Florida are visiting in the home of the latter's father," Mr. E. F. Thrailkill. A large barn on the farm of Mrs. Martha Edwards was burned last week, there being no insurance, and her loss is estimated at $1,000. Be sides much corn and fodder, a mule I and two horses were burned. The M mule was the property of Mr. J. M. ^Timmerman, Mrs. Edwards' over tseer, and one'of the horses belonged Vto a tenant. J Mrs. Aubui have returne< to rela Following engagement of Miss Virginia Price to Mr. Frank Wise of Newberry, a very pleasant surpirse was planned for her. On Friday afternoon, Mrs. J. Neil Lott gave a beautiful party in honor cf Miss Virginia and after the guests had arrived, music was en joyed. Suddenly the door opened and an old time black mammy came in bearing on her head a clothes basket filled with mysterious bulkiness. This basket she sat in front of the honoree and said, "Miss 'Ginia, dey tell me you aint gwine ter need me as yo' washerwoman no longer, as youse gwine to Newberry ter live with Mr. Wise, so I'se fotch yer clothes back." After some astonishment the bsa ket was opened and was filled with j many beautiful gifts from those pres ent. These Miss Price thanked all for very feelingly. Little Ruth Sawyer and Robert Wright, like pretty fairies assisted in the program and sang very sweetly. A contest was had and this proved very amusing. Later, the host ess served a delicious repast. The friends of Miss Ella Mobley will be glad to know that she is much improved after h*?r recent sickness. Miss Lilliam Mobley has been with her. Owing to the Week of Prayer the W. C. T. U. will not meet on the 11th but on the 18th. On Thursday Mrs Belton Stevens received a message telling of the death of her father, Mr. William Still, which occurred at the home of his son at Lancaster, S. C. The burial was had at Greenwood, S. C., where other members of the family are buried, this not being until Saturday, as the several children were widely scattered. Besides the children, the widow, who was Miss Ellen Lowry, of Meeting Street, is left. There are many who will be saddened to hear of this good man's death, for he was a noble Christian man, a kind neigh bor and friend. Miss Hortense Padgett spent the week-end here with relatives. Mrs. Compton has been sick for a week or more but is now able to be up again. ' * Mrs. John Fleming Marsh has been visiting Mrs. J. W. Marsh. Mrs. S. J. Watson returned on last Tuesday from the Baptist Hospital. Master Marion Lott is now able to be out of bed, where he had been prostrate with a broken limb, and can move about his room on crutches. Everyone is glad that he is now up and hope that ere long he ^can be out again with his friends. He has been a very patient and gentle little suf ferer. Miss Mary Smith of Mullins is vis iting her sister, Mrs. Grace Crouch. Miss Marion Boyd has gone to Knoxville, Tenn., tojoin her father, who is now residing there. The display of the manual training class to be seen in the window of Mr. J. Neal Lott, is fine and the young gentlemen are to be congratulated on their Work. Prof. Stanton Lott is the instructor. Once a month the Woodrow Wilson Literary society holds debates, and these are real enjoyable and the par ticipants are splendid in their argu ments. The query of the last debate was "Resolved that the moving pic tures should be installed in the school rather than the improvement of the laboratory." The negative side won. The subject of the previous debate was "Which is of greater importance in the school, a better library or the domestic science department," the ?library winning. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Moifet attend ed the burial of their cousin, Mr. Charlie Timmerman,. which was ai Bethlehem on Monday. The deceased was the son of Mr. Ransom Timmer man of Good Hope. Rev. Calvin Wright died late Sun day evening at his home in Warren ton, Ga., and his death is a shock to his many friends and relatives. . Johnston has always claimed this ?noble man as her own, although he ! has been located in another state. He twas the son of Mr. Picken?. Wright, and was born and reared here about three miles from town. He leaves four sisters, Mesdames I G. G. Waters, H. G. Dobey, Kate Ed ! wards and Mrs. Leavell of Newberry, J land five brothers, Messrs Henry! daughter is left. The funeral took place at Athens, Ga. The passing of this Christian man is to be deplored, for he has been a force in the ser^^e of his Master, and there will ^flyiny jewels* for his crown, for he^Hfs not go empty handed. He has received his reward, 'Well done thou good and faithful servant." Woman's Christian Temper ancce Union. Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock the Woman's Christian Temperance Un ion will hold the monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. James E. Hart. Devotions in charge of Mrs. E. J. I Norris. Psalm 19. Hymns "The Tide of Life Rolls In" and "Work for the Nighj; is Com ing." Subject, "Our Periodicals." "The Palmetto White Ribbon," Mrs. W. L. Dunovant. "The Union Signal," Mrs. W .B. Cog burn. Piano Solo, Mary Lorene -Town I send. Citizenship Study, "County, Town and Township." A}1 who have not paid their 1921 are requested to do so at this ?meeting. It is probable that Mrs. Emma Dietrick, oneof our national organi zers will be with us on Thursday, March 10, and plans will be made at chis meeting for her coming. A1J dues! ' Who is God ? Ask the wind that moves unseen, Or the sky of azure blue; Ask the trees of emerald green, Or the flowers of varied hue. Ask the sea and ocean vast, Or the sea fowls swift of wing; Ask the eagle with flight so fast, Or the birds that sweetly sing. Ask the lightning with vivid flash, Or the raindrops as they fall; Ask the thunder of roar and crash, Or the wild fowls as they call. Askthe stars with twinkling light, Or the earth, the grass, the sod; Ask the moon or sun so bright, They will tell you who is God. Invigorating to the Pale and Sickly The Old Standard general strenethenine tonic GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC.drives oui Malaria.enriches the blood, Iniildsup the system. A true Tonic For adults nod children, 50c. I Miss Florence Mims Writes of Logging Camp in Minnesota ' Woods. Dear Advertiser: I think/if there were any term sy nonymous with the name George Washington besides patriotism, it would be the word holiday, at least to school children, and also to those (l teachers who are youthful enough in : spirit to admit it. The times are some what rare when" a great pleasure is at Sj the same time a great duty. I think it is a person's duty to forget what ever is on his or her mind of a pro fessional nature on the twenty-sec-; ond of February, for it seems to me that a day's vacation is a fine wafyp to impress any historical fact on a-fc child's mind.. Sometimes after the war, when IJ was in the East at school, I used toi* think of the boys in the trenches j when I arose cold in the morning, and now I often think of Washington at Valley Forge when I tramp through the snow, or over ice covered roads. Yesterday morning at about ten o'clock, a party of six of us started on a four mile hike east of town to a lumber camp, to spend the day and see real logging by real lumber jacks in the great north woods. Such won derful scenery lay along our paths as I never hope to see again, and that I could not believe was real, and I wish now that I might take it piece, meal or a bird's eye view at a time, < in order to give it proper mental di gestion. The contrasts which were inter?s ing were rabbit and martin tracks on the snow and in proximity a gr.? frozen lake. This lake was like gl? so smooth that it was almost imposa ble to walk and not "skid." The snc the ice made it all the more treac soon amvea attneTuinDeri was a group of buildings and a large dining hall. One of the boys in our party said he knew the cook .and that we would be able to lunch at the camp mess hall. Inside, all was astir and such a quantity of food of every conceivable variety as was placed before us by these lumber jacks, hardy outdoor woodsmen, who live on Aladdin feasts at every meal. Just a mile from the camp, the ?actual logging takes place, where the huge logs are piled on the cars by ma chinery and shipped to Allen Junc tion, the nearest station. We walked this mile down the railroad tracks, and climbed on one of the huge piles of wood to a perilous height and posed for our pictures to be taken. Our next move was to ride on the caboose, my first experience in such a mode of transportation. In front of all these car loads of wood, and ?just behind the engine, is the little coach called the caboose, and used I for the train officials. We were al lowed to ride in this to Allen Junc I tion where we waited for The night train for Aurora. I do not think the red roads of Edgefield will ever interfere with me again, for snow and icc but add zest to any occasion here. 'FLORENCE MIMS. I Aurora, Minnesota. Feb. 23, 1921. Petit Jury, Second Week. S. L. Johnson, Pickens; B. L. Stevens, Elmwood; Walter Clark, Shaw; LeRoy McCullough, Pickens; W. M. Carpenter, Trenton; G. E. Morris, Ward; J. E. Mims, Pickens; D. E. Howard, Johnston; H. W. Smith Colliers; J. H. Holston, Colliers; J. E. Hamilton, Colliers; E. M. Walker, Johnston; J. M. Langley, Moss; M. H. Talbert, Colliers; J. M. Bell, Elm wood; D. J. LaGrone.Edgefield; Jes se P. Timmerman, Wise; T. C. Math is, Colliers; T. A. Broadwater, Pick ens; I. D. Yonce, Ward; J. W. Frank lin, Ward'; W. H. Thompson, Ward; W. J. Parkman, Elmwood; R. E. Burnett, Johnston; George Dorn, Blocker: J. S. Strom, Moss; W. A. Byrd, Edgefield; N. M. Jones, Edge field; W. M. Wright, Johnston; J. M. Miller, Collier; T. P. Morgan, Moss; D. A. Riley, Shaw; E. S. Rives, Edge field; J. R. Hammond, Collier; B. R. Thomas, Thenton, .Rural Carrfers of Edgefield $ County Held Interesting Meeting in Court House. On the twenty-second of February Mr. J. E. B. McCarthy of Leesville, S. C., one of the oldest carriers in ???nt of service in this state, called i&meeting in order to organize the ?J^-JP. D. barriers of Edgefield, S. C. j-He made a very interesting talk, fter which the following were elect officers for this service: G. O. F. sts, president, C. E. Cogburn, sec iry and treasurer, 'hose who joined the association as follows: W. J. Reames, D. E. ions, C. E. Harris, C. E. Simons, Jgj L. Satcher, N. P. Jones, Avery ?f?nd, C. 0. F. Ouzts, H. A. Cogj bufn and C. E. Cogburn. ?^Another meeting will be held 30th of sMay at which time we hope to ?ptfe a full attendance of all the car riers in Edgefield county. On this date jfce will also elect delegates to the Ejtate Association which will be held in Orang?burg, on the 4th of July. We. hope to be able to have every carrier a' member by this date and that our delegation will be able to vote the entire strength of the car riers in the county. C. E. COGBURN. Trenton News. ; Trenton, S. C., Feb. 26.-The W. C. T. U. was delightfully entertained on Thursday afternoon by Mrs. Wil lie Miller. The meeting falling on the 22, the "Father of our Country" svas honored both in verse and song. The program -.was especially enter taining and the lunch served there after was. thoroughly enjoyed. Each guest was presented . with a tiny hatchet as. a souvenir of the occasion. Mrs.,.''Lawrence Stevens spent last jveek-end. with her daughter, Mrs. Do Pingen^ Mathis, Sr. on Wednesday. , ''Mr. ?ndMrs. P/?T Day had as'their! guests during the past week Miss So phie Mims and Miss Sadie Minis of Edgefield. On Sunday afternoon these four together with Mrs. A. B. Miller, went to Augusta to enjoy the sacred concert at the Modjeska. Mrs. Susie Miller gave pleasure to a number of friends on Tuesday last by taking them for a joy ride to Au gusta and afterwards serving them at Stulb's with a three course dinner. The party besides Mrs. Miller consist ed of Mrs. J. D. Mathis, Sr., Miss Ju lia Wise, Miss Susie Wise, 5lr. Chas. La Roy from Charleston. Mrs. Rudolph Swearingen enter tained the Baptist Missionary So ciety on Friday afternoon, serving a delicious lunch at the conclusion of a very interesting program. Miss Zelene Yates, who is attend ing school at St. Angelus Academy, Aiken, spent the . week-end at br me. In honor of her home coming her mother invited several of her friends for a little party, which,was thoroughly enjoyed. Dr. S. A. Morrall went to Colum bia on Saturday, taking his brother, Capt. Gadsden Morrall, who has been quite sick for sometime to a sani tarium. It is hoped that the captain will soon be greatly benefitted. Dur ing the doctor's absence Mrs. Morrall and her children Visited Mrs. J. G. Edwards at Edgefield. Messrs. W. A. Pardu? Samuel Po sey, Julius Day and J. 1 Mathis, Jr., were Trenton represeni s at the Masonic banquet in Ai on the evening of the 22m. Messrs. W. B. Poses . u ?. Eid sbn have been in attendance upon a Masonic meeting in Charleston. Mrs. L. C. Eidson has returned home from a visit to Mrs. Addison in Columbia. Mrs. Wallace Wise was hostess for the D. A. R. meeting on Thursday afternoon, the 24th. The parlor was decorated with flags and a large bowl of red and white jap?nicas with a center of blue hyacinths was greatly admired. The table at which the re gent and secretary sat was adorned with a real cherry tree, bright with red cherries'; at the trunk was placed a little hatchet. This was a very clev er idea and very attractive. The pro gram was rendered by the members except a vocal solo given by Miss Grace Salter, and an instrumental solo by Miss Julia Wise. The daught ers appreciated and enjoyed these se lection. These young girls assisted Mrs. Wise in serving a delightful salad course and coffee and present ing appropriate souvenirs of George Washington meeting. Friends of Miss Kate Day will be grieved to learn of her indisposition, and trust that she will soon be restor ed to her former good health. , Mrs. J. H. Courtney attended the executive meeting of the W. C. T. U. in Columbia on Friday lastT Miss Helen Marsh came over from Aiken and Miss Corrine Clarke from Winthrop for a week-end visit to Miss Ethel Harrison and Miss Grace Salter. Mrs. Sallie Tillman will leave home soon to visit her son, Maj. Henry Tillman at Greenwood. The D. A. R. will give another one of those delightful parties on the evening of March 4th in Wise's Hall, charging the small sum of 25c, which includes refreshments. The^ proceeds will be applied to the Tomassee Fund. Red Oak Grove News. We most graciously greet the open ing of spring, as it suits best our na ture, though every season has for us its many wonderful admirations. All appeal with varied interest. With the coming of spring we rural church folks have a waking up. It brings bet ter church attendance, and the auxil iaries of the Christian work take on new life. The last report from our pastor, Rev. G. W. Bussey was that he is re covering from an attack of something like apoplexy. He has a sympathetic place in the Red Oak Grove section, and we hope the weather will admit his having a goodly number out on next Sunday to welcome his return. The W. M. S. has failed to hold regular monthly business meetings, encouraged that our quota will be reached. The Sunday schools at Flat Rock and Red Oak Grove both had good at tendance on last Sunday. The latter school will be reorganized on next Sunday. All branches of church work seem to bc catching new inspiration. Mission Study classes are under way in each of the societies. The Sun beams leading. Messrs. J. M. Prescott and Frank Kenrick made a business trip to Au gusta and Aiken last week. The lat ter came over from Atlanta a few days ago and will remain with home folks until July. In a lats edition of the "Literary Digest," a Kansas City editor made interesting comparison of outstand ing conditions of the United States after the Civil War for a period of four years, and the World War from 1914-18. Upon reflection, our views of this most interesting statement, has only been more convincing, that many of us do not know when we are blessed. The whole world now, it seems is in a state of restlessness, and why? because access to money has been too easily obtained. If there is one thing more responsible for the present existing conditions, it is the ingratitude manifested v by your lives to our Father above. For the despair and darkness in which the masses do exist, surely wlil be a blessing in dis guise. While money seems scarce, we need the grace of our Lord more. Money is in many instances a curse, but God's grace is sufficient for all our needs. We need to put on an ar mor of faith, and all will be well. Modoc, S. C. Sunday Evening Service at the Baptist Church. A beautiful service was held on Sunday evening when the music was in charge of Miss Gladys Lyon, who had trained the children's choir for the occasion. Dr. Lee said that Edgefield was certainly possessed of taiented chil dren and those who were present agreed with him. Near the close of the lovely pro gram of music, Dr. Lee talked for fif teen minutes on the high points in the life of Frances Willard, which had made her work eminently suc cessful. Mrs. Ennett Writes Interesting Letters From Paris. Hotel Continental, , 3 Rue Castiglione, Paris, January 19, 1921. My dear Mother: Leaving London yesterday at 10 a. m., we arrived in Paris last night at 8 p. m. We decided on the Dovei Calais route for making the trip, be cause it was the shortest way over the English channel, and my effort was to escape sea-sickness after my experience in coming over. It is* only about twenty miles across and takes one and a half hours to make the trip, but what that trip makes up in time it loses in intensity. It is about the roughest water I ever saw or felt and the little ship ploughs deep fur roughs to make any speed. I expected "every minute to be my next" as Bro. Rabbit said. I believe I would have given up if I had spent another five minutes on that boat, but I saw plen ty of others who did not fare as well as I did. From Calais to Paris was a long tiresome trip by rail, and none the pleasanter for my disallusionment about all that French I had been pluming myself about knowing. Mine seems to be an entirely different va riety from what is spoken in France. We could not even make them under stand what hotel we wanted to go to, and for a while it began to look like we would have no address but "Somewhere in France" like the A. E. F. during the war. At last we got located at this hotel which is a "bean" md of Boston's best variety. You don't know coffee till you Irink it in Paris, and as for the French pastries-they are food for ;he gods. This morning baked apples yere served which really started an jpoch in my education; the wonder tench: aerated puffs over the ears as the American girls do their hair, but it is combed in a soft curly Psyche knot with little ringlets slightly covering the ears. I don't know hov/ they do it, but their style of hair dressing is beautiful. We have not seen much of the city yet as most of our morning was spent with the "American Express" people at No. ll Rue Scribe, but there was no mail there, which was a bitter dis appointment to us both. The next steamer comes in Saturday and we have high hopes of getting letters, then. We walked by the Tuillcries Gai' dens down to the "Place de la Con corde" where we located the eight large statues representing the eight largest cities of France. The first we looked for was Strasburg, which was draped in purple from 1878 to 1918. because during that time Germany held it as a part of thc spoils of the Franco-Prussian war. On the night of the armistice, this drapery was re moved; you can imagine the delirious h?ppiness of the throngs as this was done. We walked a short distance in the Champs Elysee, and saw enough to make us wonder where our soldier boys' eyes were that they did not seem to appreciate the beauties of Paris. Longing to be in the old U. S. A. is the only explanation I can see. In the shops everything is so beau tiful and artistic it makes you long for a fortune to spend on them. Afternoon tea is served here as in London, but I think it is more wine and cigerattes than tea and cigar ettes as in England. I don't know where the women are going to stop. They are serving on juries in Eng land. I heard of a case where some of the testimony was so vile the lawyers hesitated to introduce it from a feel ing of delicacy for the female jurors, but the judge ruled that nothing must be omitted; in assuming the right of man they also assumed his obligations. It looks to me like the female sex is a bad lot over here if you can judge by appearances only. Now keep me posted so I can get news from home. I feel so far away from you all. God bless and keep you for me. GRACE. (Continued on .Third Page) j