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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. Much Interest Manifested in Revival Services^ Picnic at Smith's Pond. Many Women Voted. The revival services which are in progress at the Baptist church are being largely attended and much in terest is being manifested. Two ser vices are held daily, and during this coming week, the merchants will be asked to close their stores for the morning' services. Dr. Frank Hardy, of Ga., who is assisting the pastor, is an earnest and consecrated man, the results of his preachinug were seen Sunday, morning, when at the close of the'Sunday school he made a talk to young people, and upon an invitation, twenty one made a pro fession of faith. Special services have been held for the children and the children's choir of 75 or more voices is a delight to hear. A mass meeting for men and boys f was held Sunday afternoon, which was largely attended, the text of Dr. Hardy's discourse being "And the bed was too short for him to stretch himself, and the cover too narraw for him to cover himself." The meeting will probably last on through the week. Mrs. Eva H. Rambo of Greenville, is visiting in the home of her father, Mr. J. R. Hart. ? Miss Margaret McGee of Colum bia is spending a while with Misses Kathleen and Estelle Wright. . Mrs. Ethel Cox is visiting in the home of her father, Mr. John Hester. Miss Mary Wheeler of Saluda is a guest in the home of Mrs. Alice Cox. Mr. and Mrs. Shelton Sawyer and family have been for a visit to the "home of Mr. Tom Willis at Williston. vMrs. Estelle Goff who has been the guest of friends, has gone to North -"Carolina to visit. Af ter a while spent there, she will go to Texas where she . will engage in the special work of the Lord's Kingdom, for which she has fitted herself. Last year was spent in New Orleans. Mrs. J. M. Turner and Mrs. Bettie T. Adams are visiting their niece, Mrs. Walter Hendrix, at Leesville. Miss Milo is the guest of Miss Lot tie Bean. Mrs. Mary Waters has returned from Hendersonville, N. C., where she visited her sisters, Misses Lizzie and Anna Huiet. Mrs. Eugene McAlpine and two children are visiting in the home of the former's father, Dr. S. G. Mobley. Miss Marie Lewis will leave this week for Thomson, Ga., to visit Miss Carrie Mobley* Misses Ola and Ella Smith are at home from Kingstree where they have been teaching. The Misses Bean and a party, of friends from several towns, enjoyed a camping party last week at Smith's pond, two of the mothers accompany ing the merry party. The very hot weather made the waters of the pond quite enjoyable. An afternoon picnic was arranged one day of last week in compliment to Miss McRee Causey, this being at Smith's pond. A picnic spread was served during the cool of the evening, which all enjoyed. The two handsome young sons of Mr. Eric Hardy of Augusta, are vis iting 'their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hardy. The friends of Mr.. Henry Jackson, who resides a few miles from here, will be pained to know of his serious condition at the University Hospital in A ugusta. For some time he has been sick and when he grew worse it was found that an operation was necessary, and it is feared that there is a cancer. On Monday his -condition was such that the end was expected at any hour, but later his condition has changed for the better, although his physician states this to be tem porary. Mrs. A. B. Lott and little son are at home from a visit to Winnsborcf, 5. C. . _ The election for mayor took place on Tuesday, the two running being Mr. Edwin Mobley and Mr. Hansford Rhoden. When the votes were count ed it was found that Mr. Mobley had the majority. A large per cent of the women of the town voted. A city father made the remark that it wasi a great hope of his to see a woman mayor and a council composed of women. "Where there is a woman there is a way." Mr. and Mrs. Paseur Shade and Miss Julia Shade have gone to New York to visit relatives. Mr. Elliot Lewis left last week for Chicago where he entered a conserv atory of music to take a special course. He is a talented musician and plays wonderfully. Miss Mary Lewis of Meeting Street was a visitor here during ihe past week. Mrs. Irvin Reames has been in Augusta visiting her father. Mrs. Sallie Rice Owen has return ed to Bamberg after a visit to Mrs. John Wright. Delegation Will Act No action was taken by the County Executive Committee looking to fill ing the vacancy in the first magis terial district caused by the death of Magistrate N. L. Brunson. A call was issued by the county chairman to the committee to meet in the Court House Monday morning, but as a quorum was not present no meeting of the committee was held. Hon. M. P. Wells, the chairman of the delegation, was promptly notified that the'committe would take no ac tion, so the delegation will recom mend some one to the governor for appointment. Up to this time the names of Mr. J. B. Tompkins, Mr. J. P. Nixon, Mr. T. B. Greneker, Mr. S. A. Brunson and Mr. W. E. Ouzts have been spoken of as possible ap plicants. It is very probable that the delegation will hold a meeting in a few days and make a recommenda tion to the governor. The Fall Crop of Irish Potatoes Clemson College, June 20.-Large I i quantities of Irish potatoes are ship- . ped into the South from the North. < and the Middle West during the fall7 1 winter and spring, and yet experi- j ments have shown that two crops of < Irish potatoes may be grown on the j same land in South Carolina in nine ] months. The spring crop should sup- ? ply our needs from June to Novem- : ber then the fall crop should be ready , for harvest. This second crop may j be kept in perfect, condition from the time of harvest until the first ?I crop of the spring harvest is ready. \ It is plain therefore that we can have ; Irish potatoes the year round from , our own farms. The difficulty in growing this sec ond crop is in securing a pfrfect i stand, but since the introduction of the Lookout Mountain variety there ' is little or no trouble in this respect, provided the land is well prepared and tubers properly planted. It re- ' quires 12 to 15'bushels to plant an acre. Seed should be secured early and stored for planting in July about the middle of July giving best re sults. Fall potatoes should be planted and cultivated exactly as the spring crop. A cool, moist soil that is well drained is best. Potatoes may follow any spring crop that is harvested during June and early July. The land should be broken 6 to 8 in., double disced, and rows laid off with a shov el plow 3 feet apart. The tubers should be covered 4 to 5 inches with two furrows. A good fertilizer for the Piedmont region is 800 to 1,000 pounds per acre of an 8-4r3-; in sections where the soil is more or less sandy 1,000 to 1,200 pounds of an 8-4-5. The fer tilizer should be thoroughly mixed before the tubers are dropped. Just before the potatoes begin to break through it is well to run a spike-tooth harrow across the row/ to break the crust and kill the grass. Cultivation-should be similar to that for cotton except that at the last cul ivation the soil should be thrown to wards the plants so that he tubers may be well covered to prevent frost injury. Harvesting may be done as soon as the vines are killed by frost, or two furrows may be turned over the po tatoes which may be allowed to re main in the field to be dug at any con venient time. After harvesting po tatoes, should be placed in bags and stored in a house where the tem perature will not go below 30 de grees. Augusta's Big Community . Barbecue. Hon. John Skelton Williams, for mer Comptroller of the Currency, and one of the foremost figures in the financial world at the present time, is the latest addition to t?e list of no tables who will honor the Community Barbecue at Augusta by their pres ence July 14th, which will be put on under the auspices of the Augusta Board of Commerce. Invitations have been sent to Gov ernor elect Thos. W. Hardwick, Gov R. A. Cooper of S. C., Georgia United States Senators, Congressman Carl Vinson and James Byrnes, Postmaster General ^rlays, Senator Oscar W. Un derwood of Alabama and many others prominent in official circles. The length of the present session of con gress will determine whether most of them will be present or not. The State Press Association^ the State Jewelers' Association, and the Southeastern Association of Post Office Officials will be in session in annual convention in Augusta the day of the Barbecue, and will be the guests of the city at the great spread. The members of the State Press As sociation will stop over to sample Richmond county's favorite culinary pastime on their way to Tybee. Last year more than 6,000 people sat down at the same time, under the same roof, to the Barbecue staged by the Committee of Fifty of the Board of Commerce. It was the larg est gathering of its kind in the his tory of Barbecues. This year, it is planned to handle many more, and with as much ease as the 1920 gath ering was handled. The Barbecue will be under the j personal direction of Clem Ca<stle? berry Barbecue generalissimo par ex cellence, the man responsible for the irreat success of the. 1920 undertak ing. He will be responsible for the ? committees, including one made up ' palate ticklers, and the ' ladies . will distribute them, both have the bene fit of last year's experience in the matter, and inasmuch as the food and the service last year were per fect, it is difficult to see how they :an live up to the promise of improv ing this year. The object of the Barbecue is to bring together the people of the trading territory of Augusta and the people of the city itself. The Board of Commerce, of which Mr. Wallace B. Pierce is president and H. A. Wheeling is secretary, wants to break down any barrier that might exist between the people of the city and the surrounding territory. Chairman M. G. Ridgely of the committee of fifty announced that the method of distributing tickets and invitations will be the same as last year. The merchants of the city will purchase the tickets and send them out to their friends in the trad ing territory of Augusta. The Barbecue organization has an nounced that they will use only HOME GROWN products. All food used at the Community Barbecue will re raised within one hundred miles of Augusta, and is strong proof that Georgia and South Carolina need de pend on no others states for supplies for their tables. Death of Mr. John Adams. Early Wednesday morning, June 15, 1921, Mr. John Adams went to rest at the home of his only sister,, Mrs. Ida Ouzts. He had been failing in health for about four years, and for the past'four weeks he had been confined to his bed, but he bore his afflictions patiently and made a strong-fight against *he disease that seized him about four years ago. Mr. Adams was about sixty years of age at the time of his death. He was laid to rest at Little Stevens Creek church, he being a member of McKendree church, the funeral was conducted by Rev. Mr. Tucker, being assisted by Rev. W. P. Brooke. He leaves to mourn his death one sister, Mrs. Ida Ouzts and one broth er, Mr. Pink Adams, his wife having gone on to rest about thirteen years ago. Mr. Adams' friends regret his death very much as he was always a kind and faithful friend to all, but they were glad to know that he was prepared and willing to die. A FRIEND. i Miss Florence Mims Writes From Billings, Montana. Dear Advertiser: - I-ara still in the city of Billings, Mon tana, which is situated in Yellowstone county on the Yellowstone River, in close proximity to Yellowstone Park. The river, true to its name, is of a very yellow -color, and at present is almost overflowing its banks, due tojthe great amount of snow melting in the Rockies. Billings, however, is more fortunate than Pueblo, I am glad to say. . Sometimes my visits to places con sist in sight-seeing excursions, and' sometimes they consist in social en gagements. I have a friend here, be sides the friend I am visiting, whom knew in the East, and it was a great pleasure to see her and talk over old times in Boston. There is hardly a'| ?e in which does not live some nd with whom I have studied or been associated. have made the schools my bead ers, in a sense, since the friend I am visiting is teaching, and having taught all winter in the schools of a state which ranks very high in the educational world, it is interesting t?; ' investigate those of Montana, which is even nearer the top of the list than Minnesota. I am spoiled, however, havnig taught in the Iron Range District of Minnesota, and could not be easily induced to teach in any less wonderful system. As though it were writ large on my brow, the news spread rapidly abroad that I sometimes read, and forthwith I was marshalled into serr vice, reading all the dialect I know, and especially all the negro dialect for the entertainment and amusement of the grades in the Jefferson High School. Children are always respon sive, so much so in fact, that one joinders how much is pure enjoyment and how much is produced by a mere love of clapping the hands, ^jj^j^t?da^^^rnoon the children crowded "th'e stairways, doorways and J every inch of their hall for their last f sing of the year, and I had the privi lege of reading to them, and it was indeed an inspiration. "The more, the merrier," at least for the person per forming. Tomorrow afternoon I shall read again to the eighth grades, who are graduating from the Junior High; School. One would be apt to think that the schools this near the Canada line might well stay open till late in June, but it has been suffocatingly hot here, and I dare say the "bare foot boy with cheek of tan" will soon be leav ing for the very nearby Rockies to camp as soon as the last lessons are said and the welcome or unwelcome marks are received. Billings is surrounded by a rock wall, a natural formation that looms up above the houses and the tree tops. This enclosure is known as the "Rim Rocks," a very appropriate name, since Billings lies within a low basin spreading .within these stone barriers. Montana is a great catiic and sheep raising state with Billings the largest sheep market in the United States, and a great grain producing state. Large coal mines are found in the Southern central part. Most of the scenic grandeur is yet to come. This next week I shall spend at Red Lodge, a summer resort in the mountains, and from there I go to Yellowstone Park. My next letters may contain-more descriptions which may be of interest. "This is merely a bare communication to connect the chain of letters which I promise shall all be better than this one. FLORENCE MIMS. . June 15, 1921. Billings, Montana. Napton Hotel. P. S. This is a postscript to the let ter which I mailed yesterday. At about four thirty this afternoon I was sitting quietly in my room writ ing, when I heard a roaring noise out side. Thinking it could only be the usual traffic, I paid no attention to it. In a second the largest -hailstorm I could imagine began, and lumps of ice as large as hen's eggs fell with reports as loud as those of a pistol. They came so fast that the sky was white with them. I would not have believed such a thing could be if I had not seen and heard it myself. We went out in the lobby of the ho tel to find windows broken and wire screening torn away. I got some of the stones and examined them. They were as hard as rocks, so the crops must have suffered if the storm spread over much territory outside the city. Later, I heard that a flock of pig eons flying over the city were mowed to the ground. The light globes along the street were broken and f&e tops of automobiles riddled with holes. This sounds, I am afraid, like a sen sational report, but since it is true, I leave it as I first have written it. I thought the hail storms of the South were as bad as storms ever were. This was an experience for me, but a bad one for the farmers. I am glad that the cotton or corn of South Carolina are free from such severe visitations. FLORENCE BOMS. Tribute to Mr. N. L. Branson. The notice of the death of Uncle Nick Brunson, as we called Judge N. L. Brunson, distressed me very much indeed. My! how vividly I remember his dear, good father when he would come to Edgefield, we all felt like taking off our hats to the distinguish ed, saintly old gentleman. Of the eight Brunson boys, five of whom went in the Confederate army and reflected great credit on their .coun try and family, I don't suppose Edge field ever produced eight men that had a higher sense of honor or more fearless and high toned spirit of rec titude than the Brunson boys, as they were called. N. L. Brunson in'his life had an exalted conception of right and fear of any sort was utterly foreign to his cosmos. In my short visits in latter years to Edgefield I never failed to look up Jinete? .NfoLflpjLjghajL a friend sf Jn-.. terestiiig information. He cou" '. talk about the war in which he fought as a boy so honorably, When I used to go into talk with his gallant broth er, Capt Wm. Brunson, I always long ed to be able to have a stenographer to take down what he, like his broth er, so intelligently related. My! When we think of how these high toned gentlemen are leaving for over yonder, it saddens our hearts. The memory of them, though should emulate coming generations to live up to the high ideals of honor they have left behind in this vale of tears'. N. L. Brunson was a modest, re tiring man until a question of* jus tice or right came up and he was concerned, then he would bristle up a^nd assert himself with vigor. His brother, Capt. Wm. Brunson, one of the bravest and best soldiers ever produced by any county, should and would have been a colonel of a reg iment, but was kept down by a fel low comrade in arms who was slight ly wounded and remained home, thereby preventing him winning his promotion for his gallantry. As I have said, "Uncle Nick was only a private, but went through the entire four years of the struggle be tween brothers and won his laurels for bravery and fortitude. He did more good in life than he did harm, and we feel sure a Mer ciful God will balance his account justly. F. W. P. BUTLER. Columbia, S. C. Winthrop College Scholarship and Entrance Examination The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop College and for admission of new students will be held at the county court house on Friday July 1, at 9 a. m. Applicants must not be less than sixteen years of age. When scholarships are vacant after July I they will be awarded to those making the highest average at this examination, provided they meet the conditions governing the award. Applicants for scholarships should write to President Johnson before the examination for scholarship ex amination blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and freetuition. The next session will open September 14th, 1921. For further information and catalogue, address Pre?. D. B. Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C. RED OAK GROVE. Protracted Meeting Fifth Sun day in July. Sunday School Teachers1. Institute at Parksville. After the Sunday school the mem-" ?ers held a prayer service conducted. )y Mr. W. A. Dow on last Sunday at Red Oak Grove. Our series of meetings will be con ;inued from the 5th Sunday in July Elev. Abiah Bussey from* Boardman, 3a., will conduct the meeting. Our members are becoming some what ?enthused about the Teachers' [nstitute which is to convene afc Parksville the last week in July, to te conducted by the leading mern >ers of our Sunday Schood Board.. Especially should our Sunday school vorkers attend, for much of the safe ly of our land lies, in the work of the* sunday schools' endeavor to carry mt, being next to the influence iround the hearth stone in shaping; he lives of the young. Flat Rock community greatly an tedates the coming of Revs. E. G. C?gley and W. R. Barnes on last saturday afternoon and their most ixcellent addresses on Christian Edu ction. The latter encouraged the roung men and women to beware of low they neglected an opportunity of n education, stressing the impor ance of it to them in future years, nd the sad disappointment that must .efall the ambitious self-sacrificing .arents when they failed to make ood use of their school advantages, 'he former spoke on education from he basis of the Sunday school and he necessity of efficient teachers in ur day schools; and efficient Bible tudents as teachers in our Sunday chools. No- body of trustees would are employ teachers without some nowledge of their ability and neith r is it safe to be indiff ;rent about he-teachers of our Sunday schools,., ras one bf the important points Broil [ugley advanced. We've learned al eady of some resolutions by the -Y. 7. A.'s and we are assured the' gath ring together and the services of hese busy ministers has been an in piration not only to the young but ll present. On account of commencement ex rcises at Tubman Prof. Garett de erred his invitation to Flat Rock,... oping to visit the home of his boy ood later in the summer. The refreshing showers last week ave made different appearances in he gardens, as they suffered most or rain. The friends of Mrs. Jack Bradley re delighted that she has fully re overed from he recent sickness. On returning home from Spring ield, Ga., where she spent a couple if weeks with her sister, Mrs. Joe lamsey, she stopped overnight as ruest of Mrs. G. W. Bussey. _ Rev. G. W. Bussey and his amiable vife were guests of relatives and riends.here a few days. Since their .eturn home, the former has been-: ?onfined very much of the time to ns room. Mr. Lane Bussey of Charleston is nsiting his relatives here. Miss Cornelia Bussey of Parksville vas the guest of Miss Kathleen Ken rick last week-end. Miss Cornelia las many warm friends in this sec tion.- : Several young folks ?.r? planning ;o attend the division meeting at Re loboth next Saturday. Miss Minnie Lou Parks of Parks rille was the guest last week of her :ousin, Mrs. L. E. Parkman. Miss Mamie Bussey accompanied jy her nephew, Mr. Lane Bussey, mo. :ored to Edgefield last Saturday. The friends of Mrs. Mamie Bussey* ire glad she is able to ride out again since her return home from Cleora, ?vhere she was quite sick while with lier, daughter, Mrs. J. T. Griffis. Mr. and Mrs^ James Hamilton spent several d?ys with their son at Harlem, Ga., lately. Miss Maude Hamilton is visiting 1er sister, Mrs. Walter Reese in Au rusta. Misses Mildred Bussey and. Bertha Parkman were week-end guests of Misses Sadie *nd Fannie Dow* Mr. Courtland Lamb from Atlanta s visiting his father, Mr. T.. W~ Lamb. ? j (Continued on Page S.)