Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, January 27, 1909, Image 1
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Tr" "" - EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27th, 1909. : NO-52.
LETTER FROM KENTUCKY.
Miss Mamie Lake Writes In
terestingly of Her Trip to
Kentucky.
I was asked by my friend, Mrs. C.
. E. May, to write a letter from Ken
tucky back to Edgefield, so you see
bright Marie Sheppard May is the
cause of my inflicting this article
upon the Edgefield that has always
stood by me, and helped me out in
many a trying ordeal. Well, I left
Augusta at 11:30 p. m. on 11th of
January after spending afternoon
.with my friend, Mrs. B. C. Wright
.in her pretty home on Telfair, in a
stone's throw of union depot. Lu
cia, little Florence and Mr. Wright
said good-bye and I entered the car
on the Georgia- road, tucked my
long tan coat under my head and
. slept by snatches through the night.
I arrived in Atlanta as dawn was
" stealing over the earth. ' The car
roused up, adjusted itself, and I
found a transfer buss to terminal.
I waited at that splendid building
to nearly 8 o'clock, passing through
the dense throng by guards and
railroad officials, reached the far
thest iron gate, showed my ticket,
went through this immense iron
structure with numerous tracks and
long lines ?fears. The porter placed
rae at my train just in time. The
Southern backed out, bells clanging
good-bye to clear old Atlanta of
happy memories. I was specially
nxious to see all of this long route i
from Atlanta to the Blue Grass, ]
but Shakespeare or some minor wri- ?
ter, possibly Mother Goose, says, ;
"iSo rose without a thorn." My j
eyelids began to grow heavy, my ^
temples to throb,1 and the dread sea i
sickness came on. Oirdear! the Lake
family has not been a morned peo- ]
pie, but we are richly endowed with J
nervous headaches, which attacK c
me at convenient seasons. In the c
fag end of the race, I ate an orange
which did no good. In spite,.-of all, ^
with my deathless will I br?c?d up c
and stared through the car window, i
A lady on the opposite, seat, going i
on to Cincinnati, was also deadly 1
sick, we Eautually sympathized. 1
. When she would go to bathe
her teinples in iee'watei, F would' ]
take care of her two year old baby,, j
and she would say sweet things to c
me. Human sympathy is God-lik?L i
The scenery became wild and j
broken as we passed through Rome, c
On every side the unbroken stretch A
of foot hills, or mountain spurs. I 1
thought of the Gw?ltneys and won
dered which steeple marked Shorter g
College. Well I almost knew by in- ]
stinct when I reached the Tennes- 5
see line, it was so marked. A dense j
growth of scrub oak, short leafed j
pine, and these never ending foot 1
hillsn begged the porter to tell <
me when we slowed up to Chatta- !
nooga so he came to me saying here <
is Lookout Mountain now. A brawny <
Tennesseean, in slouch hat and i
gray jeans, also gave me a poke. i
"Here lady is old Lookout, ain't she 1
some." She certainly was to me, ]
this famous Lookout Mountain of <
song and story, and pencil and ?
brush, partly seen through the gray <
blue clouds. I did wish for Hettie
Sheppard. She is also daft on the ;
mountains. I emptied my purse for
post cards of views around Lookout,,
brought in by the magazine boy,
crossed Tennessee river on exten
sion, and now you struck iv.
I reached old Kentucky at last
and everything broadened - and
widened and looked brawny and
rugged in ' this home of Daniel
Boone. I had left Edgefield, the
golden, t and Augusta with roses,
violets, "Roman hyacinths in full
jbloom, but the sleet was now heat
ing against the car window, snow
was falling in grea? flakes and night
came on apace. I am glad it wa*
quite dark and I did not know
when we crossed the high bridge
over Kentucky river. This bridge is
very dangerous looking. Objects be
low are indistinct and some think
the way across the bridge is haz
ardous, but we reached tern, firma.
How often through life do we
pass over dangerous ways, not
knowing, but the Master tides us
over.
I reached Lexington in thc midst
of an arctic snow storm. The little
city .missionary, all bundled in
wraps' like a Laplander, met me
with lier smiling face and I left the
hot close cars,with my bursting head.
We took a street car and rolled over
to 120 High street. The little city
missionary has a tasteful suite of
rooms, heated by gas stove. I could
not eat any of < the dainty supper.
The little missionary has struck the
greatest achievement in caring for
her aged aunt. How often do we do
like Sir Lancelot, go abroad with
blaze of trumpet when truth is with
in our own gates?
After a night's rest, I partook
of a cosy breakfast, feeling revived.
The box "Uith the flowers. I brought
irom Mrs. Byrd's and Mrs. Hol
land's gardens in Edgefield, are as
PARKSVILLES' BIG "PIG."
[load Improvement Around
Clark's Hill, Cashier Pat
Parks Champion Hog
\ Raiser. J
The good roads movement seems
to be gaining favor in our state,
not only in highly favored portions,
t>ut in the remote corners. It is true,
;he good roads advocates in our
jounty have gotten very little sym
pathy from our official, yet they
ire going ahead patriotically doing
;he'best they can in spite of offi
cials.
A year or so ago the neighbors
iround Clark's Hill surveyed and
rraded a beautiful road around
D lark's Hill, the highest grade pos
?ble, between ' Abbeville and Au
gusta, beeause they needed the new
road, and couldn't get the county
>fficials to do work. They have now
ust finished ? new road around the
'John Butler hill" at Hill Ryan's
loing the work themselves, without
iope of reward except the use of a
food 5 per cent grade around a
errible hill. Hurrah for the enter
prising people of Clark's Hill!
I notice that the Dillon Herald
lays in substance, that a Mr. C. H.
Stanton killed a two-year-old pig,
i few days ago that weighed 503
pounds, being possibly the largeRt
tiog ever killed in Marion county.
Well Edgefield usually has some
thing to beat everybody, so here it
s: Mr. Pat Parks, cashier of the
Sank of Parksville, . killed a pig 2
rears and one month old that netted
5?5 pounds, carefully weighed by
parties here in Parksville, who
vou?d testify upon oath to the facts
vere it necessary,
The Parkses are good "livers",Mi
Editor, and without copsmting Pht
'. take the liberty of asking you to
mr union meeting to1 help eat some
>f Bro. Pat's pig. Come.
Mri and Mrs. Ed Prince ("Boots")
vith their sweet little five months
>ld girl, Fannie Bell, spent the day
n Parksville a few days ago. They
eport everything pleasant and
o'vely around Cold Spring. Hope
;hey may come again. /
Mr V\^^Cjrawf^j^S^umi,
Branch, took h'is'sOn ' Wiley ?o Au
gusta one day last week for an op
?ration for * enlarged tonsils. Wiley
vas accompanied by his family
physician, Dr. D. A. J. Bell. The
meration of excision of the tonsils
vas performed | by Dr. W. C. Kel
og and was successful
It was announced in Sunday
ichool Sunday morning that Miss
Mary T. Nance, president of the
South Carolina School Improvement
Association, would lecture in our
icademy next Wednesday evening
:o pupils, patrons and trustees of
mr community. Miss Nance is a
South Carolinian, and a graduate
pf Winthrop and has won great
listinction in our state and else
where on account of her splendid
tvork and eloquent addresses for
the improvement of rural schools.
Parksville will give her a good au
dience. We trust that she may have
a*ood audiences throughout our
county.
Miss Ida Quarles, of Modoc, was
a welcome visitor in Parksville yes
terday at the home of Mrs. Ida
Harvley.
Miss Marie Blackwell, the pretty
daughter of Dr. Blackwell, spent
the day yesterday with Miss Mar
tha Bell.
More anon,
RAMBLER.
fresh as when they were gathered
and Rosa has placed them in vases
in the window seats, in vivid con
trast to the snow banked outside,
and sleighs passing with jingle of
bells. We-wrap up to the tip of our
noses, button on wool over shoes,
and I go with the missionary slum
ming. Every day she goes her
rounds. So many poor people to be
attended to, she is busy all the time
and the phone keeps going. I feel
quite the drone as usual. These
Kentuckians look so big so earnest
and rugged. The men and women
dress so plain and sensibly. Some
of the girls are, pretty blooming, in
this land written up in song by Ste
phen Collins, this land of the blue
grass.
The Phoenix hotel on - main
street, I pass quite often. In read
ing Lena Rivers long ago, the
Phoenix hotel is mentioned as the
stopping place of Lena and her
grandmother. All of ^Mrs. Mary J.
Holmes books bear on this region
We pass Kentucky university where
James Lane Allen was educated,
and is a part of the scene of the
"Reign of law." This Kentucky
university is now called Transylva
nia university and on the campus
is Hamilton college for women, also
Transylvania Bible college, whose
first president Dr. Graham was
grandfather of Felix Lake's wife.
We have seen Sayse institute, the
Presbyterian Woman's College, Mc
Clellan and Sharpe preparatory
Map of
While there are twenty-one
white population-the voters of
According to the last United
21 prohibition counties and 67.
The white population of the :
The above figures and map c
they would carry out the wish?
Why Have Any Law?
They say "You can't legislate
norality into people." Is that so?
Then the legislature might address
. polite request to everybody
hrough the newspapers not to kill.
iVhy legislate about it?-Newberry
)bserver.
chool, and other schools noticeably
Jmith Business College from which
ome of Edgefield's prominent men
lave graduated, Our little friend
md favorite, Isoiee Shaffer, took a
ourse in this college.
Have attended service at first
Saptist church, Dr. J. W. Porter
)astor wHo is a very able man and
gifted. Attended Northern Metho
li8t church during session o' city
inion of Christian Endeavor. Cen
ral Christian church being present
it Pastor's Wife's bible yorkers
:lass, going on Friday eveiing to
lear state secretary of King's
Daughters give stereopticar lecture,
ollowed by reception. lave not
)een to state university yet, bnt
??ve seen some bright stidents and
rraduates, one of whqn is presi
dent of first Baptist cJurch Bible
jlass, of B. Y. P. TJ. fid a fluent
ipeaker. Have seen Orphan's Home
)n site of former homf of descend
ant of David Crockett* Ara going
mt on car line to Astfand, home of
Henry Clay, also to^see his monu
nent in cemetery. Tie head of this
?tatu? was blown o/<"in a storm. A
;elebrated sculptor Aas a studio in
;his city and is engaged in repair
ng this statue. I jpmise myself to
visit about three nies out, on one
)f the beautiful nftes, the reservoir,
kvhich furnishes later for the city.
We went last nj ht to meeting of
the IT. D. C. in court house, com
memorating jj'n and Jackson's
birthdays. Th// handsome stone
building was a/laze of light, and
the audience presenting the four
hiundred of Langton. The services
were held in vS circuit court room.
A.11 portraits / >f Kentucky grands
looked down wi us from their nich
es. I could My recognize Henry
Clay and Jo? C. Breckinridge. The
decorations here confederate flags.
The picture* of Lee and Jackson
were tended' enwrapped by them.
Red canupons were everywhere,
the U. D.A. also and old veterans,
who had Tiffed the gray uniforms
tn exchwU for . gray heads, said
Dr. J. ff. Porter, the snappy,
3parkliiK orator of the evening.
In cl/fy.ng, 1 "?rill sa.y tliat Jeff
Davis i ay ed in a house on this
?ame Bgh street in which 'fiiow
ira, .'v^ile he was at College in
LexiVton.
y Yours very truly,
? Mary E. Lake.
South Carolina Slowing the
prohibition counties ..aid twenty-on
the state- reside in tie prohibition
States census, the tot) population <
3,550 in dispensary ^unties. v
state is only ?5?^3^w^^^^ok
:1 early indicate that should the men
?S oi a majority of tie white people <
A TIMELY ADMONITION.
"Truxo" Urges tVfcn Who Are
Financially Able to Pay Their
Debts
Mr. Editor:-Notwithstanding
the cry that "Prosperity Smiles on
the Palmetto State," .here is a gen
eral complaint that bisiness is dull
and money is hard to get. I have
heard a number of ratn say within
the Jast year, "me? owe me, and
they have the money, Dut they will
not let it go even to pay honest
debts". This ought lot so to be.
I have been reminded many times
during the late memoiable panic, of
the ' old negress who owed one- of
her neighbors a small mm of money.
Everytime the negress she owed saw
her she would ask her for the mon
ey. One day the old negress said to
her as she dunned her again : "Look
hear ole mah! Don't you.know ebby
body done quit payin dey debts
since dis stingency ir. money mat
ters?" The "stingency" in money
matters among the moneyed men, is
perhaps,causing more rroublr? among
the little business men/and poor folk
generally, than . the late financial
trouble. Thousands of men have
taken advantage of this excusL to
with-hold the money thej'owed their
fellows. Such selfishness, or, rath
er call it dishonesty, does not injure
the one who has earned thc money
and his family only. But it helps
to prolong the awful effects of the
panic and increases the suffering
generally, by keeping money out of
circulation. Money that ought to,
and could well be used.
Others who could have loaned
money with reasonable safety, have
been so exacting that honest, poor,
men could not Bee their way clear to
borrow. Thus" honest men suffer
and many small business men go to
the wall because those who owe them
witt not pay.
Men should strain a point to pay
in times like these. Men who nev
er knew anything about want; do
not seem to-but ought to try to
realize-that to with.hold 825, $50
or 8100 from a poor man, may mean
irreparable loss in person and in
business reputation. And the man
who causes trouble in this way wil
one day-in that great day if not bel
fore-have to give an account to
God for his unrighteous injustice to
his fellowmen.
In such a time as this men would
show their patriotism, their nobility,
their Christian character' to much
better advantage, if they would come
to the rescue of their less fortunate
brothers, and God will bless and
prosper the man who trusts Him and
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ibers of the legislature now in se
}f the state.
Be Careful, Young Ladies.
Young ladies, don't at the first
air of good looking clothes that
ames along and say, "It's mine,
ecause I found it," but wait until
sure enough man comes along,
[e may not be as Johny on the
)ot as the other kind, but he will
s there when the other one has
lade you tired and passed on.
rangeburg Times and Democrat
'Patronize home industry," cries
ie editor from week to week. "That
right," said the merchant, "give
to those who go to some other
iwn to buy goods." Then with his
?art filled with kindness to the
yat editor, he stops his home pa
ir and subscribers for a city paper
mply because it is a few cents
leaper.-Georgetown Times.
ilps his needy brother.
Money is either a blessing or a
irse, as we use it to the glory of
od, in tlie <rood of humanity, or
herwise. And if it is not turned
ose and used for the good bf hu
anity, there will be worse calami
es in' the near future than any
hich have been witnessed within
ic last tw? yeai s. The Lord hath
s way in the whirlwind and in the
orm. Matthew: 1-3. The man
ho knows (rod has seen more
.ovidence than . philosophy or
;ience, in the <rreat. calamities of
cent date.
God has been doinjr all he could
) to turn men to repentance. But
ey close their eyes against the
nth. and rush on to be rich as if
Fe was made of dollars and cents
id only for the accumulation of
ches.
If men who have money will put
into circulation and thus relieve
?essure, and the pressing wants of
ie poor. If they do this for
li rist's sake and the sake of
imanity they may confident
expect God's blessing on them
id on their business.
A time like this is a divine call to
ie riph to show to the world their
itter nature, and to come to the
?lp of the Lord in relieving the
)or. They surely could not in a
)bler way show their gratitude to
od for their prosperity,
"With love for all and hatred for
me.
I am as ever,
TRUXO.
Cabbage Plants: We have all
irieties of sea-coast cabbage plants
r sale. Received fresh by express.
Dunovant & Co.
nties.
act that a vast majority of t ?K
of Orangeburg School But
Will Remain in Edge
Having seen a notice in an out-of
jwn paper that Col. F. N
L Bailey had been elected presi
ent of the Orangeburg Collegiate
ns'uitute, located at Orangeburg
. C., and that he would take charge
i June, The Advertiser's repre
sntative called upon Col. Bailey to
now whether or not the report
rue. He confirmed the report but
tated that it will not in any ,way
ffect the school here, nor will he
The facts are as follows: Four
ien Baptist associations own joint
j school buildings and equipments
i Orangeburg valued at some thir
rodd thousand dollars, and know
ig of Col. Bailey's success in educa
onal work, they have engaged him
3 take charge of the institution
xirig its policy, employing teach
.s an d having general supervision
'ol. Bailey will continue tc reside
i Edgefield, a Head Master being
ri active charge at Orangeburg. The
)rangeburir Collegiate Institute is
Baptist school. It is co-education
1 in character, and has no w about
ne hundred and thirty boarding
upils. Prof. Peterson who is now
i charge will establish a school in
ie upper part of the state. The
)urse of study and standard
f the Orangeburg Institute are
Dnsiderably below that of the S
. C. I.
President Bailey emphasized the
ict that his connection with the
>. C. I. will not in any way detract
rom our school here.
Rural Telephone System.
The Southern Bell Telephone
ompany is endeavoring to have
ilephone lines erected over the en
re country, connecting . with the
>wn and city exchanges. Mr. S. H.
owlkes is ?ow canvassing this
>unty to that end. We understand
lat he will visit the Pleasant Lane
id Meeting Street sections . this
eek. If six or more farmers will
nite and construct a line to Edge
eld or to any other town where the
ell company has an exchange, the
itter will furnish them the same
;rvice that the towns have for
fty cents per month, which is
bout one-fourth their usual rate,
'he erection of rural lines connect
igwith other rural communities,
3 well as with the towns, would be
great convenience, pleasure and
rofit.
ZoY Bailey Accepts Presidency
field.
hange his place of residence.
JOHNSTON NEWS.
Many Visitors, Larjre Christ
mac Offering, U. D. C.
Plan Beautiful Enter
tainment, i
Dr. J. W. Williams, pbjimaeist
at Asbill's drug ? store, will leave
February 1st for Camden,- where he
has. accepted a position.
.Mr. T. P. Milford has returned
from a short visit to Columbia.
Messrs. D?ntzler Toney and
Charles Kenny have gone to Wash
ington, D. C., where they will be
for some time.
After a month's visit to friends,
Miss Lalla Airiel has returned to
her home at Ehrhardt.
Miss Mamie Easterling, of Tren
ton, made a short visit to the home
of her cousin, Prof. W. C. Zeigfer,
recently.
Mrs. Lucas Walker compliment
ed a. few of her friends with a,tea
one evening last week.
Miss Dosia Wertz has gone to
Columbia for a two .weeks' visit .
Miss Sara Waters has returned
from a visit to her sister,%Mrs.
David Philipps, at Springfield,
S. c. .
The . drawing of the lots of
Eidson Park on Tuesday morning
was quite an attraction of the day
and a large crowd gathered besides
those interested. Little Marguerite
Simmons drew the numbers and
general satisfaction prevailed.
The meeting, held at the Metho
dist church during . the past week
has been well attended, and the ser
mons preached by Rev'. Camak, who
is assisting Rev. B. J. Guess, are
earnest and forceful. Three services
were held on Sunday, the one dur
ing the afternoon being for men
only. The meeting will probably
continue through this week.
Mrs. J. G. Edwards and Miss
Mary Edwards of Edgefield, - spent
Frday here. They were accompa
, -.eu hume by Miss Earline Allen
who is teaching near here.
A very interesting. entertainninet
is being planned by the Daughters
of the. Confederacy.- .for - St.. Valen
lint/H v. ,
His 8th birthiday " on Saturday last
and invited a number of his little
friends to be with him. Many, games
dear to the childish heart were in- ,
dnlged in . and all were ready to
partake of the tempting refresh
ments offered. Several pretty birth
day gifts were brought him.
The Christmas offering of the
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Baptist church amounted to $75.00,
and that of the Sunbeam Society,
to $31.00. This goes to Foreign Mis
sions.
Preparations are being made for ;
the union meeting here on Saturday
and Sunday. The program arranged
is an interesting one, and a full at
tendance is expected. Dinner will
be served both days on the church
grounds.
Rev. Mr. Dilworth, of Augusta,
preached on Sunday morning at the
Baptist church.
Messrs. Albert Dozier and Man
ning Simmons have gone to Flori
da on a pleasure trip.
Miss Lucile Mobley will leave
next week foir Atlanta where she
will spend a month with her sister,
Mrs. Orlando Sheppard, Jr. x ::
Mr. Ira Carson, of Batesburg and
Mr. Wiley Derrick, of Augusta,
were guests at the home of Mr. P.
C. Stevens this week.
Rev. J. N. Sehls, of Georgia,
visited friends here this week.
Bee Keeping in January.
There is very little to be done,
either by. the beekeeper or the bees,
during the month of January. The
beekeeper should see that the little
house is kept in a comfortable con
dition, and on a level, free of cracks,
with a water proof cover, with the
entrance contracted to keep out the
cold. Other than this, they should
be left alone.
Light bee gums in winter, when
the bees are in a normal condition,
are very rare, as conditions are sel
dom such as to prevent bees from
starving a bountiful supply of hon
ey, in October to carries them
through the winter.
In very cold weather, the bees are
very inactive, they simply live, or
"hybernate" and consume very lit
tle of their stores. We find them
clustered in the middle of the hive,
among the comb, the ball measur
ing from 6 to 12 inches in diame
ter, owing to the size of the colony.
On warm sunny days, they are
out in front of the gum on their
wing, taking their cleansing flight,
which is very essential to their
health. At the same time, some of
the workers are bringing in water
for the household. During these
warm spells, they break the cluster,
or ball, and spread out over the
comb, as it is not then necessary for
them to be contracted in one hage
cluster to keep warmi
S. Cheatham,
Wofford, S. C.