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t. VOIl. 73. _... L Oldest Newsp per] |n South Carolina. EDGEFIELL>, S. C., WE IAY, JANUARY 13th, 1909. NO. 49. .i.i. en .1 LEGISLATURE CONVENED. Many Difficult' Problems to be Solved by.The. Solons. The General Assembly of South Carolina convened at noon yester day^ Edgefield " county sends an en tirely new delegation this year. Senator T. Garrett Talbert declined omas H. Rainsford. to stand for re-election/ feeling con strained to devote his undivided at tention to his large business inter-1 ests. Hon. James W. DeVore was retired by being elected to the po sition of (jircuit "Judge, and Hon. B. E. Nicholson declined to stand for re-electipn to the House, prefer ing for the presentat least to with draw from public life in order to Hon. M-P. Wells. give his entire time to his steadily increasing law practice. , The new delegation is headed by Hon. Thomas H. liainsford who was elected last summer to the state senate, the new members of the House being Hon. M. P. Wellsand Hon. S. McGowan Simkins. These ??entlemen will closely guard the in Hon. S. McG. Simians. terests of their constituency and of the people of the entire state. The Advertiser'will give each week a summary of the doings of the legislature. Suggestion to Edgefield Teach ers. We have just heard, says an ex change, of a school ma'am intro ducing a new feature in her school. When one of the girls misses a word the boy who spells it gets pennis^ sion to kiss her. The result is the girls are becoming poor spellers while the boys are improving right along. Judge DeVore in Beaufort. His Honor Judge J. W. DeVore, one of the new Circuit Judges re cently elected, was presiding in our Court this week for the first time. It is also his first visit here, and he has impressed all who have been brought in contact with him by his absolute fairness and the impartiality of his decisions. We areplea.sed to have this good man with us this week not only iryan officiai capacity, but because pf his most agreeable per sonality.'-Beaufort Gazette. THE COUNTY FAIR. Some Practical and Timely Sug gestions Concerning Exhib ft*. It seems to be a certainty that Edgefield is to have a comity fair next fall, only about 9 or 10 months from now.'Very generous contribu tions have already been made to the capital stock, and the officers are both capable and energetic. There is nothing to hinder us now except possibly the lack of energy and in terest on the part of the people, themselves, particularly the farmers. Right n<>\v, for instance, is the time to make a beginning towards having something to exhibit at.the fair. Make choice of certain land for a certain plant, or crop. Study the goverrnentr bulletins regarding fertilizer, cultivation, etc. And chiefly, be sure you have the best seed, Then there i? a great deal to learn also about getting exhibits in most, favorable appearance, just at the. last moment, Appearance, polish, final prepa ration of whatsoever sort is a large part of the race, and requires study. .. However, there are some things that can be actually beginning right now. An article in your last issue on Rhode Island Reds suggests them. That, for instance, poultry raisers ought to be hustling this month for all they are worth if they hope to exhibit fowls at the fair. From now until the latter part of February is the best time to hatch birds for ex hibition. Pullets hatched in Janua ry often lay in July and August, and by fair time in October are iii the pink, of perfection for exhibi tion. The April hatches are less trouble and grow faster] perhaps, for a while, but asthe hot summer comes,,.. before thpy^are j fully mature it spoils them for * beauty purposes. Likewise an April cock erel is not fit for a mating pen un til the following January or later, whereas a January cockerel is full grown apparently by October. Ob viously therefore, whether for exhi bition birds or for winter layers the. earlier hatches are the best. For this reason , main* . fanciers use incuba-, tors and brooders, and claim they are both cheaper and more sat is fae-, tf?rs^. for ^IamwuT?iand February than sitting .hens. But that ii an other subject. The point we wish to emphasize is, that now is the time to order eggs for sitting. Many fanciers re quire advance orders. If the hens want to set let them do so. And or der the eggs at once. Experienced fanciers know how to keep eggs and how to ship them too so that they will reach you without being dam aged by cold or otherwise. And most of them guarantee about i)0 per cent to hatch. There are scores of reliable, courteous, ' poultry fan ciers iii this state and it is not at all necessary to order from Kansas or Missouri. "The State" advertises some of them, and The Advertiser no doubt receives some good poul try papers with similar advertise ments. Which is '.be best bree? every one m ist decide for himself. As a matt 'r of fact thc White Wyan dotte are largely in the majority at the poultry shows. The White Leg horns and White. Plymouth Rocks are also very popular. The white fowls are always most popular com mercially on account of showing up better for eating-purposes. In breed ing also there is no trouble about varieties of coloring or marking, as there is in the case of colored birds. In cons?quence of which the other points, of size, shape, combs, wat tles, etc., in white birds have all received the more attention. Per sonally the writer considers .the White Plymouth Rock the best of all, and is very proud of his own i en of them. They are good winter layers, good mothers, (puck grow ers, and become Very lartre in a few months. It is trust that they get too heavy and fat after the second yt ar. But it is also true that;sonie other breeds get J too lean and too hard to feed. The White Rocks are workers from the shell on up. WHITE ROCKS. Hustling News-boy. Master Frank RecsL, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Reese, should be commended for his persistent efforts in increasing the circulation of the Saturday Evening Post in this com munity. Frank began in October with selling and delivering only eight copies weekly of this most excellent journal, whereas now he delivers forty copies every week. He is still pressing forward and hopes to win the ?500 prize that will be lawarded to Saturday Even ing Post solicitors in June. The Post is without doubt the best periodical for the price, only five cents per copy, that/is published to-day. Put your name on Frank's list. Besides encouraging him, you will more than get your money's worth. J REHOBOTH NEWS. Farmers Preparing for Year's Work, Prohibition Senti N ment Strong. Mr. E. P. Winn and Miss Agnes Corley agreeably surprised their many friends last Sunday morning bv their quiet marriage at the home of Mr. Wi R. K Winn, a brother of tiie groom. Rev, J. T. Littlejohn performing the ceremony. Mr. Winn ia one of Rehobpth's best y<mng men and a son of Mr. W. P. Winn. Tiie bride, ? beautiful young lady, is the oldest daughter of ^lr. and Mrs. William Corley, also ol' this Community. This young and happy couple have the best wishes pf a large host of friends. Our pastor; UW. J. T. Littlejohn, pr??ch'ed'a very inspiring sermon to a very large and attentive con gregation last Sunday morning. He used as the foundation of.his-re marks the twenty-fourth verse otthe fifth cha;-1er of Genesis (ami Enoch walked with (?od.) rProf; M?llkdi?mp, of Ked Hill, came over tb 31 v. C. Strom's last Friday evening to take a bird hunt Saturday." it seems that luck was against them, as only one partridge' was bagged: \ Mrs.,,'Sophie Luxemberger,! of Greenville. S. G., visited bcrparents, Mr. and Mrs:' V. P. Doolittle, last week. . . y \ Miss ?lidia Strom visited her friend, Miss Lola Chcatharp, at McCormick last week. Mrs.. W.-rA. Yeldell, of Green wood, was the guest of her father, Mr. E. S. Reynolds, for several days recently, also two of the pret ty and bright little children of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Padgett, Gladys and Edgar, are visiting their grand father. Mr. E. S. Reynolds. Mrs. Fannie Green and her hus band from Lancaster county spent several days recently with her pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Cochran. Mr. W. A. Winn has moved into his pretty new home. Mr. Robert Gilchrist has pur chased the farm of his brother, J. L. Gilchrist, . near tile old home place and has moved there, Mr. J. L. Gilchrist having recently moved near Augusta to run a truck farm and "dai ry bus n?ess combined. Mr. J. B. Cartledge has moved from his place near Limestone to the IX j. Seigler place owned now by W. A.. Reynolds. Saturday evening, January 2nd. sweet little Lucile Culbreath, aged eleven years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tandie Culbreath, entertained Messrs. Charles Strom, G. C Supervisors of quite a crowd of her young cousins and school friends with a birthday party, which was enjoyed very much by them. 1 Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Moultrie gave a pound party last Friday night. The occasion^ was greatly enjoyed by all who attended. Miss Vicie Self,Bof Plum Branch, was,the guest of .her cousin, Miss Annie Lou Morgan, last Tuesday. Mri Clifton Strom, of McCor mick, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Strom, last Sunday. The farmers generally are get ting busy planning, -and preparing for another crop, building and re pairing houses and getting up a sup ply of wood for the year. We are glad to report that the prohibition sentiment is strong in this community. We have sent up a strong petition to be presented to our legislators and. senators for The Farmer F?eds Them All The. Politician The actor The soldier gli The goldsrail The scientist pi O'er this te The sailor nav But the farrK and talks, his part, on parade, ies his art, fcues his germs "' al ball, ' his ship, eeds them all. The preacher pofipds the pulpit desk, The broker re The tailor cuts To fit the hun The dame of fas! silk Gees forth to ? Or drive, or dane But the iarme' The workman wie . n tools, The merchant; The aeronaut abc A dizzy journey But art and sciences , . And commerc? < If the f?rmer ceased, j For the farmer^ -LesJ the tape, ?ews hi3 cloth i'shape, . h dresser! in or call, if promenade, ?eds them all. s' his shining ?rs his wares, 'the clouds jares; >n would fade, ?? would fall, reap and sow, ids them all, Weeklv. hday to be j lebrated C. ?pter of the Gen. R. E. Lee's Appropriately by tHe U. The E(lgefield\?? Daughters of the Co)j)$eclerney will, as usual, celebrate i)M birthday of Gen. Robt. E. Lee onjfhe afternoon of Tuesday, Jan?arjf 19th, at 3 o'clock in the opera house On this occasion .^?e handsome medal offered by thisvvorganization to the students of the cbunty schools for the best essay oni-jten. Lee, will be contested for by ?the three con testants whose "essays jyiere adjudged by the Daughters to berthe best of all sent in. These three students, will road their own essays and -the chapter members will decide? by ballot which one will receiye.ithe medal. Crosses ' of Honor will be award ed to the following veterans: tien. M. Q. Butler, E. S. Rejmolds, JesseJ Prince, R. A. Cochran, JAP. Hagood\ J. B. Adams, J. A.Sumn|erall, F. Pi Johnson, J. N. Grims, ^ W. Price, W. M. Corley, M. A. Christie. These veterans -.VF...especially ?x'^'?Qrto'"be;- present, -kV VeiT ashall '] veterans in the county will be given seats of honor. The public at large is cordially. invited to attend. Programme. Prayer. Introduction of contestants for medal. / 1st. Essay-Mr. Wright, of. Tren ?. West, George W. Quarles, :'" Registration. ton High School. [/ 2nd. Essay-Miss Cartlidge, of Colliers School. 3rd. Essay-Mr. W. W. Adams, Jr., of the, Rev. Mr. Shannonhouse's school. Music. Delivery of Crosses of Honor by Capt. Brimson. Girls assisting, Hel en Tillman and Natalie Padgett. Awarding medal. % Benediction. Don't forget that we are ready to meet any prices made you on any article in our line. You know we do j ust as we advertise. May & Tompkins. statewide prohibition. SUBSCRIBER. JOHNSTON -Lt? JLTJSK. Surprise Marriage, Lutheran Pas tor Cordially Received Many Visitors. Mrs. M. D. Williams, of Augusta, and Mrs. Welch, of Newberry, have been guests at the home of their brother, Dr. C. F. Strother. Mr. Hillary Grant, who has been with the firm of H. WV ^Crouch for the past six years, left last week for Blackville, where he has accepted a position. Mr. and Mrs! E. B. Dasher, have returned from Monroe, Ga. where they visited at.the home of flu lat ter's mother. Miss Alice Carter, of Augusta, has been the charming guest of Miss Maud Nickerson. Mr. Barney Lewis lias returned to his home in Charleston, after a two weeks visit to friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. L. li. Asbell and Annie Louise have been visiting rel atives in Ellen toil. Dr. and Mrs. li. L. " Allen have gone to Laurens for a visit to the latter's father, J)r. Coleman, who has been critically ill for the past week. A surprise marriage of last week was that of Mr. G. F. Spann and Miss Barr both of Leesville. Miss Barr was on a visit to her friend Miss Mary Spann Harrison, and while out driving one afternoon, the happj* pair stopped at the Lutheran parsonage where the ceremony was performed by Rev. P K Monroe. A beautiful service was held last Sunday evening in the .Lutheran Church, when four congregations of the town united in welcoming Rev. P. E. Monroe, the new pastor of the Lutheran church. Rev.M..L. Law son of the Baptist church, and Rev. B. J. Guess, of the Methodist church both spoke in words of cordiality, which expressed genuine Christian fellowship. Mr. J. W. Simmons read a letter from Rev. T. P. Burgess of the Presbyterian church express ing his regret at not being able to attend. The church was filled to its utmost, and everyone was delight ed with the eloquent sermon of Rev. Mr. Monroe. Special music was rendered by the choir. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar' D. Black en tertained in a charming^ manner cn ' -Fr i day " eV?"nia g;' " w i i H ar s ix o' ci o ck dinner, a number of their friends being presentto partake of their hos pitality. Eidson Park, which at some day is expected to be a residence portion of the town, has been surveyed, and the lots and streets planned. At an early date there will be a draw ing of the lots after which the erec tion of several dwellings will be immediately started. Mrs. Chas Earlj% of Florence, has been visiting at the home of her father, Mr. Satoher, near town. Miss Eloise Parker, of Edgefield, is expected this week to visit her uncle, Dr. F. L. Parker. Before her return to Cox college, Atlanta Ga., Miss Sara Stevens gave a delightful party to a bevy of her young friends. Mr. O. D. Black is expecting his cousins, Messrs V. E. and Ernest Black, of Missouri, for a visit this week. Representatives of the Woman's Missionary Society and thc young Woman's Auxiliary went over to Ridge Spring on Tuesday of this week to hear the address of Miss Anna Hartwell a returned mission ary. Mrs. Mena Calhoun, of Augusta has been the guest of friends here for a few days. Mrs. Lizzelle Smyley Kinard, of Ninoty-Sifc, with lu-r interesting*chil dren, spent several days here last week with relatives. * Miss Maud Sawyer complimented several of her friends with a tea one evening last week. Miss Rosa Lou LaGrone has re turned from Manning where she act ed as bridesmaid at the marriage of her friend, Miss Bertha Brigg?. Banker and Mill President. Mr. James C. Self, cashier of tho Bank of Greenwood, is in the city, attending the meeting of mill own ers and managers, which . convenes to-dajr. Attributable in no small de gree to Mr. Self's ?fole management is due the great success of the Bank of Greenwood, ranking as it does high on the honor roll of banks in the United States. His success in the banking field led to his being called to the presidency of the mills at Greenwood, and he is now gaining for himself new laurels in the manu facturing world. Mr. Self has many friends in Charleston, who are al ways pleased to welcome him there. -News and Courier; Our stock is being added to each day so as to be able to meet every requirement. Let us convincer you that we can meet any prices. May & Tompkins. . The Newly Appointed bounty Treasurer. Mr. James T. Hims, the newly appointed county treasurer, received his commission more than a week ago but has not yet entered upon his duties because of the delay of the Comptroller General in sending Mr. James T. Miras. a man from Columbia to make the formal transfer of the office. Mr. Mims is daily expecting the arrival of the official from Columbia. He has requested The Advertiser to an nounce that replies to the many letters that have. . been received, making inquiry about taxes, will be forwarded as soon as he is placed in charge of the records ot* -the office. In Memory of Thomas W Carwile A meeting of the vestry of- Trin i ty parish, Edgetield, S; C., was call ed on January i)th,= 1909 to take ac tion on the removal by death of our much beloved brother and junior warden, Thomas W. Carwile,.whose .demise has touched the "hearts of so many with genuine sorrow, arid all who knew him with the profound est sympathy. As junior warden of this parish, the vestry earnestly desires that it bc put on record the deep sense . of the great loss it has sustained by the death of him who was; so generally beloved- and had endeared himself injaa)" '- ? 'y"' d'evpte^ffienr,., of the church/ ~'?tii all things apper taining to the development -of this parish it may bei truly said:1 "He was faithful; ever ready and prompt to discharge every duty and trust im posed uponhjm;-and nobly-demon stated by his walk and conversation that it was 'not with eye-sevice as mne-pleaser; but as the servant of Christ doing the will of God from the heart.'," ? His example is worthy of imita tion; every service of the Church found him in his place as an earnest and devoted. worshipper, imbued with the purity of her service, the preciousness of her communion, the holiness of her worship; and the power of her faith. . And now, while with the sincerest sorrow-we lament his death and the vacancy in our vestry, and the loss to this parish, which cannot be es timated, we cherish the memory of his noble character and services, and 'bless God for the wit ness/of his life to thc practical in fiuencc and power of her 'holy reli gion. And, with the consoling vows ol' the chur?h, which.-he loved, we commit-his body t? thc ground, while his spirit, returns to him who gave it, to enter on that ?glorious re ward of a good and faithful servant; Therefore bc it Resolved, That the above record be duly entered- upon our . book of minutes, and a copy pf the same be forwarded to the bereaved family, and also to the county papers, to the Diocese, Columbia, - S. ? C., and the Southern Churchman, Richmond, Ya. JAMES T. BACON, DAVID STROTHER* J. 13. HALTIYVANGER. Death of Col. Henry W. Addi ( son. The relatives and friends in Edge field of Col. Henry W. Addison were pained On Monday morning by the announcement 'of his death, which occurred Sunday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ji .Carey Lamar, in North Augusta. Col. Addison was seventy-five years of age at the time of his death. He served as colonel of 2nd South Carolina- volunteer regiment during the Civil War, having, lost a limb at Chickamauga. He was a native of Edgefield- county arid for many years' was a pro/ninent mem ber of the Edgefield bar. - During the past fourteen years : he has been residing with his daughter near Au gusta, she .being now the only sur viving member of the family. The interment wa.'? held Monday morning in the cemetery of the city of Augusta. Rev. E. M. Lightfoot, pastor of the North Augusta Bap tist church conducted the funeral. Judge i at t ana tne ooutn. The following from the pen of Dr. D. A. J. Bell is copied from the Augusta Herald: Permit a word from a private citi ze. a neighbor, though in Carolina, enuorsing the note of W. H. Flem ing to Senator Bacon published in The Herald yesterdaj'. It makes me sick and tired to hear fawning sycophants, representing the press, the politician, and the private citizen half way apologizing for voting the democratic ticket, because forsooth, that Judge Taft, great and good man fhat he is, is in the South. In fact I think it an insult to our intel ligence' to be told that we of the South are moss backed, fossilized, voting, not according to our convic tions, but following avague tradi tion, and that tradition founded on prejudice against the great republi can party because the republican freed our negroes. Of cou&se those who are respon sible for trying to break up the solid South haven't said exactly this -that we are fools-but I submit that the above is a fair inference from what they have said, even Judge Taft himself, if he has been correctly quoted. I have great respect for Judge Taft on account of his fine charac ter and abilities, but I don't sea any good reason for the good people in the South going crazy about him. I know it must be sickening and re pulsive to ii man of so fine a discrim ination as Judge Taft. As fdr me, I believe Judge Taft has a thousand times more respect for Senator Bacon and Mr. Fleming than for those milk and water apolo gist? for the democratic party and its principles. I know the demo cratic party is not infallible, but have no apology to offer for be- - ing a democrat, because I think that the party has stood and still stands for purity in the, administration of public affairs. . Respectfully, D. A. J. BELL, M. D. Parksville, S. C. Dec. 30 1908. " Ly ing About Circulation." The poor editor was dying; but when the doctor placed his ear to the -patietrtkheart and: mutte?^L. sadly, "Poor fellow, circulation *' most gone," the editor raised hil self and gasped, "'Tis false, we hate' the largest circulation of any paper in the county!" then sank back up on his pillow, with a triumphant smile upon his face. He was con sistent to the end-lying about his circulation.-Orangeburg Times and Democrat. "It's Bound to Come." It is more than likely that the legislature will pass a prohibition law this time. On each side of us States have gone dry ancr~the pro hibition sentiment is very strong in this State. North Carolina is "dry" all over, so is Georgia, so is Ala bama, sp is Mississippi. Virginia is almost so, and so is Louisiana. South Carolina might as well take the step now. It's bound to come. Greenwood Index. ' . - So Sore He Swore; He Swears No More. There was a Merchant mighty sore In fact, so sore he swore and swore And kept on swearing more and more. The trouble was that folks, instead Of patronizing him, by Ned! Were buying goods by mail, he said. One day he got a little hint . On how to make his store a mint; Then hope took on a rosy tint. He came and ADVERTISED his stock; His store was crowded, chuck-? block, From seven until six o'clock. So now this Merchant swears no more; No longer is he feeling sore, Since ADVERTISING crowds his store.