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. -:.?-?? Oldest Newspaper In Soph Carolina. 73. EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2nd, 1908. NO. 41. [ONUMENT UNVEILED. r?tirai Unveiling 'Exercises Attended by a Large Crowd. Vtthe appointed hour Thursday ?moon a large number of people the town and vicinity gather in the village cemetery to wit the unveiling of the. monu lt erected by the members of the ifield chapter of the Daughters ie Confederacy over the graves unknown Confederate dead. T. P. Burgess was master of lonies, and opened the exercis invoking Heaven's blessings the occasion. Dr. C. E. Burts had been invited to make the ?ss- was next presented, and his ^tiful, patriotic utterances, de id in his accustomed vigorous Iforcefnl manner, measured up ie expectation of the deeply in *ted and responsive audience, ling the course ( of .his remarks Monument Erected by Ed fr. Burts referr?d eloquently and Feelingly to the 'gallant and faithful service rendered - by; thetu?k?own, ind hitherto -tmhonored, Confeder ite dead. He also commended the )aughters of the Confederacy in lie highest terms for the splendid service they are" rendering in pre lerving the traditions of our South and and in recording ks history ipon the printed page and upon the Inarble * shaft. In closing his elo luent address Dr. Burts appealed to, the young ladies and young gen tlemen to endeavor to lead lives that fare worthy of their fathers. ". Mr.'S. Mc<? Simkins next read in clear and measured tone the follow ing beautiful, poem entitled,- "Un known," .whose authbr. is our own beloved Rev. T. P. Burgess: Unknown! ? -nameless slab I stand, Not One,' but many, on every hand, To mark the place-where heroes rest Forever, on their country 'S breast. Unknown! Silently-1-proclaim. . The jeyeriast?ng,. deathless fame Of those who gave their lives; and fell Victims to canister and shell. Unknown ! Here soldiers sleep, And I their memory-keep t In- sacred* care. No name inhere. But, it's in the book-"Over there!', Unknown!.Some mother's dalling boy Same noble father's pride and joy Slumbers "here. Sacred duty mine 'A his spot hr* memory to entwine. / Unknown! Did no'orte seahim fall? Yes, God's.eyeiwatch?s over':- all!' And He who does the sparrows guard Will k?ep "his country's son and ward. Unknown! Let flowers here be Spread Let patnot's tears here be shea, r i Let mothers here their daughters bring And fathers their sons an offering. Unknown! To .die like this is gain, To die.like.this is not in vain, For he who dies for liberty Wears a crown of. immortality.. Unknown! On. that bright day above, That day of joy and peace and love. From "unknown" graves will heroes come . To hear their Master say, ' 'well done. V Although these verses were pen ned several, years ago,. they were peculiarly appropriate in word and sentiment for this patriotic occa sion. No p?et-lanreate ever com posed lines better i suited to an occa sion. Next, the beautiful' shaft was un veiled by four very zealous' and loy ^IThembers of the Edgefield chapter, XJ.T>. Mrs. Julian D. Holstein, Mrs. N. Evans, Mrs. C. A. Griffin, anders. H. A. Smith. This honor was conferred upon these ladies because >hey were instru mental in raising larger portion of MRS. EVANS' RESPONSE. Address Before Convention of Daughters of the Confederacy. The following is the beautiful re sponse to the address of welcome, de livered by Mrs. N. G. Evans, Tues day night in Abbeville before the State Convention of the Daughters of the Confederacy: The honor conferred upon me, from among this array of dutiful and patriotic daughters of the Confede - racy, most of whom are more capa ble and experienced than I am to re spond in behalf of the Convention here assembled, to the grateful words of welcome to your hospita ble town, from you Mr. Mayor, is a distinction greatly to be appreciated. Apart from its central and conven ient accessibility from every part of our State, no more appropriate place could have been selected for the assembly 6f these devoted daugh ters, than this lovely town, the h om 3 Igefield. Chapter U. D. C. of so many brave and chivalrous men and of cultured and relined wo men,^ which Abbevilleis renown ed. ,. Nor am I unmindful that this is the birth-place of some of the most 'distinguished sons of our grand old state, who in civic as well as martial life have left an illustrious heritage by their' talents and abilities, to. their I descendants and genera tions that have succeeded them, a inong whom we now enjoy the priv ilege of their hospitality and enter tainment. The-names of Abbevilie's men in every department pf life are house hold gods. Her judges, her pro fessional" men, her legislators, her .statesmen, her orators, her chief tains and other heroes nil the pages of our history, from Colonial and Revolutionary times to the present; and let us not forget the great rank and file of braves who as private ?soldiers, fought and fell on the bat tle-field unknown to fame, by name, who with dauntless courage, unspeak able endurances and sacrifices, con tributed the largest share ' to the glory and honor of the Confederate arms. ^ When the call to arms was made for volunteers in the cause of the the amount necessary for the pur chase: of the monument- than anjr other members.of the chapter. 1 The unveiling exercises were concluded with a song, following with the benediction by Rev. P. P. Blalock. In selecting the plain shaft, beau tiful in its simplicity, the members of thc chapter displayed much wis dom^ well as splendid taste.And in securing so* imposing a monument, to say nothing of the massive granite coping surrounding : it, with the means at their command, thc ladies were singularly fortunate. On tlie western face of thc monu ment, which is presented in the cut on this page, a Confederate flag is carved, also the dates "l 801-1865." On the northern face arc the words "Erected 1908." . The inscription, "Unknown Confederate dead," ap pears on the eastern face, and "Erected by Edgefield Chapter U. D. C.,1' on the southern face. All honor and all praise to the members of the Edgefield chapter, U. D. C., "for their splendid? achieve ment! In marking the graves of the unknown Confederate dead with this beautiful shaft, they have hon ored our town and deserve the high est commendation. v Confederacy, and in defence of ( altars and fire sides in the late ci war, this town and county w< among the first and foremost to spond, and sent countless mimbi of the flower of her youth and ,\ maturity of- her manhood to the ? ing front, and constantly recruit their rapidly diminishing mimbi as they fell on bloodstained fields, cing the enemy, and driving ba the invader of overwhelming nu bers, all for the sake of home a: loved ones, for manhood and cons tutional freedom. ' "Whether known or unknown fame, Their cause and country are * tl same, They died and wore the grey." And, the battle-scarred old vete ans who may be "with us to-nigf survivors of -many bloody field whose eyes are growing dimmer, ar whose steps more faltering ea? passing year, but whose voices ar presence were never more gracioi to these loyal ladies than now, v greet you at this assemblage of ou Order, in song and marble an bronze your deeds have been mein rialized aha history is writing thei in imperishable glory. \N ell mu your mothers exclaim in the lal guage of the .Spartan clothe 'These are 111$ jewels." Sister Daughters of the Confeder; cy of Aboeville,.let me in belialf ( .ur entire State Division thank yo fbr your wholesoul welcome'-an may I avail myself on this occas 10 with becoming modesty, to say som? thing of woman's part in tins gres struggle, and of her holy services i building monuments to perp?tu?t the glorv of our cause, ami iii kee? nig fresh the memory and the graw of our deathless dead. Who has or ever shall record th achievements of our women in til la*.* wari* Which of her niaiiy side* traits, which of her many tragi situations, will seize first the iniagi nation of a future artist, or appea strongest tb the inspiration . qt th poet who is yet to write the South' greatest Epic? W here .shall Sile story begin? Where shall it end .Was ic her unspeakable sacrifice 11 tue begiiHiing,-wircn-Kiie -iicst bttckl ea on lier loved ones tue armor o: that holy war, and sent them awa> from home to light fur their corni try, or later, her uncomplaining en durance of untold privation an( loneliness and desolation, or her di vine fortitude and resignation, wher father, husband, son, brother oi lover fell on the distant battlefield and came back to her no more forev er, or when she moved like an angel through the,hospitals, or in the rea of the firing line, watchful as a Ro man Vestal ministering - to he: wounded soldiers, cooling their fev ered lips, soothing their last hour: with her gentle words and soft def hands, or, when in the darkest hours of our blessed cause, when our brav? heroes in front were being crushe?; by overwhelming numbers, her faitl kindled by Heavenly fires, kepi alive the waning hopes and drooping courage of our naked, starving ami shattered armies and she met wit! her smiles the ragged remnants ol the returning soldiers and pledged them her eternal faith and sympathy, We who were born since the bu gie sang, truce at Appomattox, and the returning soldier brought home the fate of the confederacy, reared in an era that bartered'the crimson of the dripping sword for the green er blossoms of the olive branch, we have^come together in the spirit of the younger South, inspired by the patriotic zeal and love Ave have foi the cause. Unmarked graves of our reposing heroes are scattered in mournful numbers over the hills and ravines pf our beautiful Southland. They deserve honor at some one's hands-at whose? The women of the South accept the trust. They who laid down their lives with John stone at Shiloh-Who fell iii the wild charge with Jackson at Chan cellorsville-Who went to God from the rocks and hills of Chickamauga, All are our deiRl. N07G0 vern ment gathers up theirhones with paternal care and preserves the records of their glorious lives and sublime deaths. Their Governments dead. But we, the daughters of these brave and noble men, will have their names written on the hearts of their countrymen.and transmit their deeds as a priceless heritage to their chil dren's children, and their mc ir ories will be cherished as long 'aa men worship the truth and women love the brave. 'We will raise the marble shaft, and plant the Cypress and the Laurel. For a land without monuments is a land without memo ry. If by some mystic means the sp irit land could commune with the natural world and let the spiritual eye of the dead Confederate soldier look down upon this scene and see the sn me soft hands that tied the ribbon and pinned the rosette in the days of hope and enthusiasm, .are here to day to place the wreath of honor JOHNSTON NEWS. Beautiful Thanl^giving Servi Receptions and Visitor^ Galore. Mrs. E. A. Schnell; of Gre. wick, Conn., is the guest/hf ;;1 mother, Mrs. Eleanor Ivy. Mrs. Lona White Ivy, of ; Gre wood, is visiting relatives a friend. Rev. and Mrs. P. D. Rysinger, Concord, delighted their^^?er with a visit this week. Rev- Rys ger is a former pastor of -the'^|ph< an church. Dr. and Mrs. B.L. Allen, and 1 tie twin boys, Ben Lee an^|^r Coleman, spent Thanksgivniypup Fruit Hill at the home of Mrs. B tie Allen, where all of ti^flSfiuni assembled for the happy day. Miss Elise Crouch, who is at hon for a few days from the Co?igge f Women, Columbia, entertain?? ve charmingly on Wednesdijifc honor of her school mate, MM) Ba sie Brown. About twelve rcoupl were invited to parti id pa't?^Fn tl evening's enjoyment, and. so'.'plea ant was the occasion that . i twas wii reluetanc:1 adieux were sa?d. R fivs.'inu-nts ol' frozen crea ?ii wi I cake, were served during the ev . '".Ir. and Mrs. J; H, Whit$.ente tained the faculty < !' the'dobnst' High School on Tbursdafeeyeniii in ?i most charming manner; .Mrs1. Hamilton Kirkland. bf-'Ban berg, arrived on Wednesday for visit to her sister, Miss. Harri? To n ey. The D. of C. remembered "?dite II. C. Bailey in avery material wa on Thanksgiving, by sending him Har turkey. A beautiful Thanksgiving servie was held in the Bantist churcli; coi dueted by Rev. M. L. Lawson.'Ther \vas a large attendance, and a nun ber of those present gave . teatime ny of God's goodness and mercy t tliem during the past year. .It wa truly a thanksgiving serviceman even some of the ladies presentgav audible expression of the fullness o their hearts for^ the greaV^i.ver <. Mrs. Eula Lowry Wotherford, c Gaffney, is spending sometime her with relatives. Mrs. Fay Dean, -of Atlanta, ha been on a visit to her sister, M rt B.VL. Allen. Mrs. P. B. Waters, Sr., is a home after a visit to relaitve s i Springfield and Charleston. i. rs. B. T. Adams received a teh gram on Monday morning lasl stating the death of her niece, Mri Dorr, which had occurred tba morning at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Dorr wa Miss Ella Inmann before her mai riage and a part of her girlhood wa spent in Johnston. She was. a lova ble, Christian woman and lier deatl is regretted by all who knew her. Mrs. Monroe Paul, of Edgefield has been spending a few days witl her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Georg Hubbard. . Mr. /J. N. Brown, ticket agenta the depot, has been missing mone; from the money drawer for over i year, and has made several efforts t< locate the thief, and on Sunday las was successful. He /fastened a win to the train signal hoard above th? office and attached the* other end o the wire to the door knob on the in side of bis office so when the dooi opened the signal would rise Watchers wer? stationed near tin office during the, day, and after some waiting, saw the signal rise. The^ ran in and captured a negro, Joe Ryan, whose father works at the depot. A skeleton key was found upon the negro's person. The case was settled by the negro paving Mr, Brown ?K00. A pleasant social affair of thc past week was the one with which Miss Alma Woodward compliment ed her visitors, Misses Bessie and Rosabel Glover, of Beech Island. The means of entertainment pro vided by the hostess was a success in every way, and all present are in debted for an evening of much en joyment. around the little white board at the head of his grave, it would inspire a shout of triumph and a song of praise in angel choir, known only to bless mortality. ?My friends we owe it to the hero dead, who fell under our flags (St. Andrew's cross, with its bar and stars that waved ip triumph over many battle fields ere it became the conquered banner). We owe it to t he brave survivors of the cause as well, to show to the world our ap preciation of their valor and patriot ism, by these voting offerings from the hands of the women of the South Great in weakness-Noble in their charity-Beautiful in their patience -andywhose devotion at the Cross and Sepulcher, was but an earnest of their high and holy mission. RURAL SUhUULS. > A^hat the School Improvement Association is Doing For the Rural Schools. Those who have'the welfare of society and the State, at heart arc greatly rejoiced over the new im petus that has been priven to the cause of education. That the col leges are crowded with students des pite the temporary financial depres sion, with hundreds still clamoring for admission, augurs well for the future of South Carolina. Not only are the'higher institutions of learn ing being largely patronized and very g?nerously supported, but the number of graded schools in the towns and cities has been greatly increased and standards have been raised. Notwithstanding thc marked progress that has been made in the cause of education in South Caro lina during the past decade, the Be rural schools, in the main, fall far short of the standard that should be set for the public schools of our Sute. They are deficient in suitable buildings, classroom equipments, in the length of the school term, in not being supplied with competent teachers, and, strange to say, many are deficient in pupils. Unfortunate ly many parents who reside almost within a stone's throw of a school do not realize the importance of en forcing regular attendance on the part of their children. The fore going, together with other reasons, that might be mentioned, account for the unsatisfactory work that is being done in many publicschools over the state. . Realizing the serious defect in our educational system-that of not properly reaching and building up the rural schools-a number of noble women several years ago organized themselves into the School Improve ment Association. Through this or ganization these self sacrificing wo men have labored unceasingly for the betterment of the rural schools throughout the state. Already a ma jority of the counticirare thoroughly organized, the work being accom plished through local associations 'by * uniting all the people of the community for the improvement of their school: (l) by placing in the school, facilities for health, comfort and education, together with objects of beauty; (2) by planting trees, shrubs and flowers in the school grounds; (3) by encouraging the es tablishment of a library in the school; (4) by making the school a center for the community by fur nishing instructive amusements. Th?se associations have been es tablished in every part of our State, and wherever they have been es tablished the community has become interested jn its school and children; it has taught the-ieW to subordinate personal advantages to the welfare of the whole; it has discouraged those two most bitter and most fatal foes to' educational progress, local prejudices and neighborhood mis understandings.,, Where county associations have been organized marvelous trans formations have been wrought in the rural schools. In many instances several weak, improperly equipped, short-term schools with poorly paid, inefficient teachers, have been con solidated, making of them one large, strong school, with modern build ing supplied with a corps of compe tent, well -paid teachers. We present a view on this page, ''Before and After Improvements," which shows what is being accomplished for the rural schools by the School Im provement Association. This is only / one of a number ot improved scnoois that could be cited in' Greenwood, . Laurens, Horry and other counties. The founder of the rural school improvement Avork was Miss Mary T. Nance, a young Laurens county ? woman, who is devoting her all heart, head and 'hand-to the cause of education, and particularly the upbuilding of the schools in the country districts. Miss Nance is president of the State School Im provement Association, and at con siderable financial sacrifice she, un der the direction of the State De partment of Education, is going in to every county in the state visiting thc individual schools and organi zing local, as well as county, as sociations. She brings the teacher, pupils, trustees and patrons togeth er in the school room for an hour, and in her gentle, womanly, win ning way lays before them the pos sibilities of their school and com munity; helps them^ plan for new and better things, and then en fore and After Improvement; courages and inspires them to carn' 1 out these plans after she has gone { on her mission of blessing other communities. Possessing a pleasing } manner, magnetic personality, bril- ? liant intellect and great depth of heart, Hiss Nance has been endow- ' ed by nature for this special work. 1 The writer has been informed that this very talented young woman ] has declined positions of greater 1 honor and remuneration on college ' faculties in order to prosecute the work in which she is now engaged, notwithstanding the fact that lier journeying up and down the state involves at times much discomfit ure and physical exertion. While in Horry county, Miss Nance trav eled 200 miles over dirt roads, made 1 27 addresses to large audiences and 1 organized 1!) local school improve ment associations. Miss Nance expects to reach , Edgefield county early in Decehiber, and we bespeak for. her a cordial reception from the people in all j parts of. the county. When her en- . gagements are announced, let the teachers, trustees and patrons, meet with her at their respective school I houses and catch some: of the in spiration and enthusiasm that she will bring to them. i Death of a Little Child. (Contributed) James Marion Timmermaiv, son of Lonnie and- Winnie Timnierman, born at Edgefield, S. C. Nov. 30-'06 ?and died at Newberry, S.O. Nov. 17 ;U8. ^This bright loving child was idol ized by fond parents and grand-par ents. The dear little form they lov ed so well, is resting 'neath the sod, but the gentle spirit, wafted by an gel wings to God, is now one of the cherub band* For the little Mower that budded on earth is blooming in Heaven. But the fragtance of this sweet life, though so short, will brighten the pathway of those left behind. Weep not fond parents, when life's dark, dark day\is done, he will greet you iii a brighter clime. "Sleep on beloved, and take thy rest, Lay down thy head upon tho Sav ior's breast, We loved thee well, But God loved thee best." Mr S. H. Mangct, one of Trenton's ? leading merchants, went down to j Savannah to witness the automobile races on Thursday last. It is ex ceedingly interesting to hear Mr. Manget's thrilling account of the races. Community Blessed in Many Ways, Large. Family Re union. .The Farmers generally-are about through picking cotton and gather ing corn. While the yield has not been as large as in former years and the price of cotton short of our ex pectations, yet we feel that God has blessed us in many ways this year and we have much to be thankful to him for. Thanksgiving day passed very quietly. There were several dinings and a family reunion in the commu nity. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. W^inn had their eight boys, two daughters, four daughters-in-law with all the grand-children to dine with them. The sor' _ ^Iven by Misa Sula W- .1 last Friday night in honor of 1 .r guest, Miss Annie Lanfoyd, was enjoyed very much by a large crowd of young people. A bountiful suj> [>er, consisting of cake, fruits ' and ,'onfectioneries, was served. Quite a number from this commu nity attended the union meeting at Plum Branch last Sunday.' Miss Addie Bell, from Parksville, ivas the guest of Miss Julia Strom . last Saturday night. MissWeinona Strom came over from Red Hill last Friday evening . to visit home folks^ and her friend Miss Hassie Quarles, came with her. Madame Rumor says we are to liave orange blossoms around Reho soth Christmas week. Mr. J. C. Hughey is visiting his brother, W. B. Hughey, in Colum bia this week. Prof. Mellichauip and Mr. John lie Quarles spent Friday . night at :he home of Mr. S. B. Stevens, en route to the union meeting. fi SUBSCRIBER. Georgia-Carolina.. Furniture Co. Not a new concern at all, just a' new name for a very old concern..<?* The original Fleming & Bowles' Furniture Company is ope .of the.. oldest concerns of its kind in the country, for in 1878 they started business. During all ' these "years* they have maintained a reputation for high class goods at low and modest prices that has won for them a great trade throughout this territory. . Capt. Jas, L.; Fleming, who is so well and favorably known in Augus ta, is president of the company under its new name and the public can rest assured of the same fair treatment that has'al ways been accorded the patrons of the concern. AVhile the name is new, the same high class goods, the same cour teous treatment, and the same low prices are prevailing, .and a visit from old customers to the store un der the new name will be apprecia ted. v Mr. C. M. Wa tes, a progressive young'merchant of Clark's Hill,came up and spent Sundav AV??! s parents Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Wates. Medici' *: That is Medicine. "I have suffered a good deal with malaria and stomach complaints, but I have now found a remedy that keeps me/veil, and th at reme dy is Electric Bitters; a medicine that is medicine for stomach and I iver troubles, and for run down con fiions*'1 says W C Kiestler, of Hal liday, Ark., Electric Bitters purify md enrich the blood, tone up the nerves and impart vigor and energy to the weak. Your money will be re funded if it fails to help von. 50c at W E Lynch & Co., Penn & Hol stein, successors to G L Penn <fc Son drug stores.