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EDGEFIELD ADVERTISER Established 1835. WEDNESDAY, JUNS 83,1909. Local News. The Advertiser's* Phones: Office, No. 61 jgP Residence, No. 17. Mr. James M. Cobb is spending this week in Atlanta. . "If to win you have to cheat, Lat the other fellow beat." Many a man in Edgefield thi s week hath not where to lay his head. Come what may, droughts or floods, we ire all Methodists this week. . Mr. W. II. Duncan, of Barnwell, is visiting his brother, Mr, Willis Duncan. Mr. R. L.. Dunovant is having his r esidence painted. The work is in charge of Mr. Wallace Paul. Let ns hope that the weather man will send Methodist weather for the convention.. We are all surfeited on Baptist weather. We understand that Ab Clark is putting in some good work on th? Parksville roads. Y . . . :'. Mr. A. S. Perry, manager of the Southern Bell Telephone Company, was in Edgefield Monday in the in- ? terest of his company. Mr. Paul Cogburn is in Ashe ville this week attending the Bara ca convention as the representative of the Edgefield Baraca class. ci-- " - * Having to exert, itself to enter tain a big conventicn occasionally, keeps a town from becoming "hide bound." N owhere is a dog more out of place than at church. Remember this^f you have a church-going dog. Edgefield is not altogether without them. Hon. John E. Swearingen, having come over from Columbia to visit his mother near Trenton, made a hurried trip to Edgefield Monday. The Edgefield friends of Miss Lizzie Teague, of Aiken, will be interested to learn that she will leave to-day for" a two months' tour of Europe with a party of friends. Boys, go out to the meeting of j the Edgefield Rifles Thursday night New uniforms, new leggings, and new hats are to be given out at the | meeting. A . gentleman told us Monday j that he had just seen one of the prize acres of corn, and that it sur passed all corn he had ever seen before. Col. and Mrs. F. N. KBailey left j Saturday for Greenville. They will spend a portion of the summer on j Paris mountain. ProL and Mrs. J. F. Entzminger will remain at the college until Col. and Mrs. Bailey return. A gentleman^who recently took a long drive in the country said that in many places he found the corn yellow, cotton red and the farmers blue. A few days of sunshine will, however, speedily restore normal conditions. Mr. C. A. Griffin who has been in the employment of the Pullman Company for tba past six months is alf home resting and recuperating, having been indisposed for some time. He received a very cordial greeting from his friends. |HH||^^BBlinMMBHn.'. - ?j s* \ Hon. J. C. Sheppard is having an acetylene gas plant installed in his ^bome. If many more plants are in stalled in the homes and a few more gas lights are placed on the streets, there will be no need for an electric light plant. Mr. A. E. Padgett, president* of the Farmers Bank, accompanied by Mrs. Padgett, attended the meeting of the State Bankers Association at Wrightsville Beach last week. The association was royally entertained and they report having had an ex ceedingly delightful trip. Editor Ford, of the Aiken Re corder, is regaling himself upon ripe tomatoes gathered from his own garden. That beats The Adver tiser man by several weeks. But-we have been feasting upon strawber ries since Easter Sunday-more than two months-so we can strike even with Brother Ford. Beautiful lot of suit cases, travel: ing bags and trunks. , Ramsey~& Jones. Fruit jars, rubbers, and extra tops, also jelly tumblers. May & Prescott Early amber cane seed for sowing with peas. May & Prescott Freshen and beautify the .interi or of your home by using our ca cino and alabastjne. B. Timmons. Hussars Attention. You are ordered to meet at Edge field (C. H., on the 26th of June at llVclocki Business of impor tance is to.be transacted. N. G. Evans, Captain; "The villian- still pursued her, yet | They were a puffing pair; Tbe villian puffed a. cigarette, The heroine puffed her hair." It is well that these' June nights are short, for the Edgefield men must spend them in hammocks ? rockers, sofasv or lounges. ;'/ i Mrs. N. G. Evans' mother, Mi*s. Addie Walker, and sister, Mrs. C. B. Rhodes, of Macon, Ga., are visit ing her. The first cotton bloom reported this season was plucked Tuesday morning from the field of Mr. Hen ry Turner, who lives on the planta tion of Mr. A. F. Broadwater. Dr. A. H. Corley united with the j Baptist church Sunday morning, tetters of dismission were granted to Mrs. Ruth Coghurn Craig and Mrs. Bertha Schenk Davis. i Mrs. John R. Tompkins, accom panied by her two beautiful little J boys, lett Thursday for Henderson, ! N. C., to spend several weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George B. Harris. The ladies of the Civic Club have j ordered the material for the fence j that is to enclose the college cam- j pus. Through their efforts the ap pearance of the college grounds will ,be greatly improved before the | opening of next session. The Advertiser has "been request to call a meeting of the citizens of Harmony, Philippi, Johnston, Tren-J ton and Edgefield communities to I be held at Harmony Saturday after noon at five o'clock to consider the holding of another picnic at Harmo ny this year. Mr. James B. Kennerly has come in off thc road to spend a fortnight, having practically closed the season. The vol?me of business which he has built up in this state for Selz, Schwab .fe Co., the large Chicago shoe manufacturers, has steadily grown. The applicants and their friends are taking a lively interest in the j examination t\at is to be conducted by Capt W. H. Brunson in the court house next Saturday to deter mine who shall be the carriers on the ne wily established R. F. D. routes, Mr. Orlando Sheppard will leave .the latter part of the week for Char leston to attend a meeting of the Board of Visitors of the Citadel. From Charleston he will go to Greenwood to attend a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Connie Maxwell orphanage. The new Talcum Powder, Gar-1 > wood's pound package of Talcum powder for only 25 cents. Notjbing j better on the market. Penn ?fe Holstein. Dr. W. B. Penn is the first per son in Edgefield to own a touring car.. He went over to Columbia Wednesday last and returned with a very handsome Reo. Accompanied by a chauffeur from the capital city, he drove through the country on Thursday. Dr. Penn is learning to operate the car with as much ease as he drives his beautiful bay. Mr. Geo. F. Mims has gone to At lanta to attend The National Optical J convention, which will bein session the greater portion of this week. Being an officer in the optical asso ciation of this state, Mr. Mims will have a prominent place in the delib erations of the convention. While in Atlanta he will be the guest of Mr. Paul W. Gibson. She-How I wish I had been born a man! Women have all the troub les in ?he world. Hubby-I don't agree with you, my dear. They don't have wives!-j The Independent. Attention, -Housewives! Fruit Jar Rubbers-the kind thu. preserve the fruit, also full supply of Parafine wax.. Use it once and you will always use it. Penn & Holstein. Annual Encampment Company "F," 2nd Inf., N. G. S., will leave on 28th June for the encampment at Columbi:'.. There will be a meeting Thursday night of this week and all members are urged to be present. All members or former members having uniforms or any part thereof, in their posses sion, will bring them in as early as possible. Black shoes will be worn on encampment. W. A. Gollett, Captain. Be Given to Hospitality. True hospitality, says an ex change, does not consist in the mere fulfillment of social obligations. It is a.?ar holier, nobler thing than this. It is the cordial heartfelt wel come of a friend to our [table and rooftree, without counting the cost. TheJady of the house in for mer times was true to her name as the dispenser of bread. There was always room at her table for an ex tra guest:. The fare was plainer than it is to-day, but the welcome was cordial, the hospitality spontaneous. It is an advantage to children to see guests frequently in this way. ?No social training can take the place of thal; which a child receives in the house of parents who delight to entertain their friends. House holds, like individuals, become ec centric and narrow when kept too close to their family group. Williams' . Talcum Powder Four reasons \ for the rap idly growing popularity of Williams' Talcum Powder. ?. The finest Talc the world affords. 2. The sweetest, dain tiest perfumes. 3. Most artistic boxes. 4. The Hinged Top that prevents sticking, leaking and loss of per fume. The price of this powder is 25 cents, but in order to intro duce it we will sell for 15 cents for a limited time. PENN & HOLSTEIN. Father-Bobby, whatever you do, begin at the bottom and work up. Bobby-But, pop, suppose I was going to dig a-well?-Circle Maga zine. \ Little Miss Ruth Lyon entertain ed a number of her little friends very beautifully Tuesday afternoon. Delightful refreshments were served during the afternoon. Attention is directed to the new advertisements of Messrs. Rives Bros. J. Rnbenstein and J. E. Hart. Miss Mary Auld, a sister of Rev. Marvin Auld, bas gone to Europe on a tour of several months with a party of friends. She will return in the fall in time to resume her duties as teacher in the Columbia college. i*2. ' ' \ Takealook.at the east window of Messrs. Penn <& Holstein's store. For a short time they are selling the celebrated William's talcum powder for only 15 cents. Better purchsse several boxes now before the price is. raised to ?5; cents. Try one dozen, fruit jars with glass tops, purely sanitary. May & "Prescott. As a result of some very shrewd detective work Sheriff W. G. Ouzts located the much-spoken-of and much-written-of Bill Broadwater at Stony Bluff, Ga., and went down for him Saturday, returning Sunday with his prisoner. Bill is now in. jail awaiting trial at the August term of court. A fresh line of Black and Green Teas, just what you need for ice tea. May & Prescott. Try our Famous Votan Coffee 35 cents per. pound. 1 May & Prescott. Millinery, Millinery. ' Do not miss this opportunity for you or your daughter to buy a hat for about half the regular price. We are closing out our entire line of millinery at about half price. J. Rubenstein, - Roper-Riply. This"evening at 8*:30 o'clock Miss Mary Julia Roper and Mr. Joseph Ripley, of Albany, N. Y., will be married at the ^horrie of Col. and Mrs. P. B. Mayson. The Rev. Royal Shannonhouse will perform the ceremony. New Threshing Outfit. Mr. John B. Hill has just pur chased a new "International Har vester" thresher and gasoline engine, and is now ready to separate your wheat and oats from the straw in a first-class manner. The writer has seen the new machine in operation and it cleans the straw thoroughly, threshing from 60 to 75 bushels per hour. Th? power being gasoline instead of stearn, there is absolute ly no danger from fire. It also eleminates the work and trouble of providing wood and water. A "Hen-Painted" Egg. Mr. James Lanier has sent The Advertiser an egg, presumably a hen's egg, that is a curiosity. The children have 'hand^painted eggs at the Easter season, but this one was painted by the mother hen. Besides a number of hieroglyphs there are several well-formed letters, but thus far we have been unable to decipher the "handwriting upon the egg." Mr. Lanier says he hopes that it does not foretell the coming of an other war. We are going to ' giant" the egg and see what will come up." 'The Lord W?1 Provide " The Edgefield missionary ladles should not hare .announced their (convention so long in advance, for j ?the chickens "got word" of it and j have hied' themselves away to the woods. After much inquiry and diligent searching, we Have been able to purchase only four. Think j of it, only four chickens-rather) chicks-for four delegates for four days! But for the consolation afford ed by "The Lord will provide," we would be in dire distress. Officers Elected. At the last 'meeting of Butler] Lodge, I. O. 0, F.,tbe following of ficers were elected to serve for the | ensuing year: W. T. Pres cott, N. G.; V. E. Hims, V. G.; R. L. Dunovant, Sec. The other offi cers will he appointed- at the next meeting, July 19th, at which time the officers will.be installed. At the ! next meeting of the lodge refresh ments will be served and speeches will be made by. Dr. J. S. Byrd, Mr. W. T. Prescott, Hon. M.- P. ! Wells and Mr. L. T. May. Card of Thanks. I take this means of publicly thanking my neighbors and friends for their kindness during the late illness of my wife. .1 shall never cease to be grateful for their as sistance and sympathyduring the very trying experience through which I have passed. I am under | lasting obligations tc? them and shall | ideavor to repay them whenever an opportunity presents itself1. Again I offer my sincere thanks. J. L. Miller. Colliers, S. C. Will Attend Encampment. Monday next Capt. W. A. Collett j and his men will leave for the an nual encampment, which will be held this year in Columbia. A spe cial meeting of the company will be held in the armory Thursday night and a full attendance is urged. Every young man who desires to go with the company to Columbia I should attend the meeting Thurs day'nigbt. While the military du ties on the encampment are heavy, this is offset by the pleasure and diversion that it affords. Ten days I at the capital city will be an ex ceedingly pleasant outing, especial-1 ly, for the young men who'have been closely confined in stores and offi ces. We trust that the company will carry a large number o^f repre I sentatiye young men, so as to make a creditable appearance among the other companies of the regiment as was done last ye.ir. Attend the meeting Thursday r ight. Maps For ?schools. In order to do thorough and effec tive work, every teacher ought to have, the school room supplied with charts and maps. Some trustees set apart a portion of the-* school fund for purchasing such supplies or equipments, while others are indif I ferent and do not seem to realize or appreciate their value. Any teacher or trustee who will write to State Superintendent of Education Swear ingen, as shown by the following! clipping from the Columbia Record, can procure a valuable map free: "Through the courtesy of Senator [Tillman., the State superintendent of education, Mr. J. E. SwearingetL*, | has received from the interior de partment a number of copies of a very valuable map of the ^United States, in size five by seven feet. As long as these last Mr. Swearingen will send copies to schools having good buildings which make applica tion for them." Speaking Without Thinking. The Courier-Journal tells of th?s embarasEiing statement made by a well-known Louisville woman who is known for "saying things without thinking." Her daughter was entertaining a a young man on the front porch, and the mother was standing at the fence talking to the neighbors next door. In the ys I of the latter was a baby a little over "a year old, and it was trying to walk. "You shouldn't let it walk so young," advised the thoughtless ma tron. "Wait until it is a little older, I let roy daughter walk when she was about that age and it \made, her bo\f-legged." , The young man began to talk en ergetically about the weather. Resolutions of Thanks. The Travelers' Protective Asso ciation of America, in their annual meeting in Asheville this year pass ed the following resolution of thanks to the Southern Railway: "Whereas:. The Southern Rail way has used every effort to make the annual convention of the Na tional Travelers' Protective Asso ciation a success, a.nd done every thing in their power to make the journey to Ashville pleasant, be it. "Resolved: That the thanks of this convention be extended to this company and its officials for the very satisfactory manner in Which they have managed the transporta tion of the large n umher of dele gates and visitors and also for their courtesy in ordering thirty or more of their passenger agents here, to gether with their cheif, to look after our comfort." The next place of meeting chosen for the association was Chattanoo ga, Tenn. For Sale. Hartford Twpewriter, just rebuilt andne?rly good as hew. Cost $100 but as I picked up this machine in a trade can sell it for $25.00. O. B. Anderson, ; Over bank of Edgefield. Time Enough Yet Several corn growers have report-1 ed that their "pet" acre has been se riously damaged by the continued rains. Some have replanted with a hoevj?*hile others have plowed the first corn up and planted again. None should be discouraged, for there is yet ample time- to make a full crop. It is possible for the late crop to make the largest yield. No one knows what the next two months have in store by way of rainfall and droughts. Don't give up the ship. Tea Farming in Carolina. The proposed protective tariff on tea becomes laughable when it is considered that there is only one tea J farm within Senator Tillman's ju risdiction, and this kept going only through the aid of the agricultural department, which operates an ex periment station in connection with it, and so lessens the expense of con ducting it. The total output pf this farm, after twenty years of ex perimentation, amounts to approxi mately 10,000 pounds annually. The j total consumption of tea in the Uni ted States, is about 100,000,000 pounds a year. The proposition, then, is to tax the millions of domes tic consumers $10,000,000 yearly, in order that the profits of this lone South Carolina plantation may be increased one thousand. That's all. -Norfolk-Virginian Pilot. Races at Trenton. On Saturday July 3, I will give at my new half-mile regulation track a race meet beginning at 3 o'clock p. m. I will serve a hash dinner for the accommodation of those who live at a distance (and others of course who desire it) who will very likely prefer coming to the track in the cool of the morning,and witness ing the exercising and working of the horses to enter the races for the afternoon. There will be about six running races and six or eight trot-1 ting races. A full programme will be published next week. Keep the day eminently in your minds, and be on hand. I especially hope the ladies will be as liberal in their at tendance this time as heretofore.! We hope to make this an annual af fair, and with some additional at-1 tractions, viz., a pavillion with mu sic and dancing, so I shall try very faithfully to make my first date, Ju ly 3rd, a success. J. D. MATHIS. Death of a Veteran* Mr. James T; Adams departed this life early Monday morning, June, 21st, at the home of her sister, Mrs. Bettie Allen, with whom he I has been making his home during the past two or three years. The in ter ment took place Moriday after noon at the Shemuel Nicholson burial ground. Mr. Adams was the eldest child of the late Joseph Adams, the only surviving members of the family being Mrs. J. F. Daniel, Mrs. Bettie Allen and Mr. W. J. Adams. The death of Mr. Adams makes another break in the ranks of the I Confederate veterans, he having four years of his life to the service of his county. Being a very quiet, f modest mac, and retiring in his hab its, he mingled but little with the wor ld. TEETHING '? . : ; n rv< nd fri tit:3 and stop? gain in weight SCOTT'S EMULSION' is the best food-medicine for teeth- J ing babiea. It strengthens. the j nerves, supplies lime for tho teeth, j keeps the baby growing. Get a small bottle now. AUEmaaUU j "TH ESTAN DAR D O F TJi E W O * L C>. The 4th of July at Bettis Academy. The celebration of the 4th of July at Bettis Academy will be on the 3rd of July (Saturday) and while we welcome all to our cam pus. We want it distinctly under stood that no lawlessness or viola tion of the law will be tolerated. Whiskey sellers are warned not to come on the ground and we warn all persons not to bring fire arms on the ground. The sheriff of Aiken county with his deputies will be here to see that the laws are respect ed. A. W. Nicholson. 1785 1909 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 125th Year Begins Octr 1. Entrance examinations will bei held at the county court house on Friday, July 2nd, at 9 a. m. All candidates for admission can com pete in October for vacant Boyce scholarships, which pay $100 a year. One free tuition scholarship to each county of South Carolina. Board and furnished room in dor mitory, 811. Tuition $40. For cata[ log address Harrison Randolph, President. Rube?stein's SPECIALS. We mention a few lots which we are going to close out this week at one half the price and some for still less. It will pay you to come o ver and look through the great values we are offering, as you do not get them every day. One lot of Silk Mull in about 15 different designs, the very thing fo r evenihg dresses 25c and 35c values to close out at 19^c per yard. h ; ?? One lot of Silks, Black, White and any other color you can mention, there is not a piece in the lot which retails for less ihan 50c some sold as high as 75c. We are closing o?t the lot at 29c. per yard. One lot of flowers, roses in large and small and other kinds that yon can mention ^25 J 35c. flowers at 10c. lOO doz. gauze Shirts 10 values at 6c. SPECIAL, 200 pairs of men's oxfords in pat ent leather, Gunmetal, Vici and Tan each pair of this lot retails for $3.50. But if you can wear any of the sizes mentioned, 5 l-2j 6,61-2 7, 71-2 you buy a pair at $2.50. One lot of Butterick; patterns about 2500 in the lot. You can find any patterns you look for at 7c. 25 Piecer 4ft inch white lawn a handsome quality for 15c at 9 l-2c, y ; J. Rube?stein's s - Dept. Store, Edgefield, S. C. rSew Goods. We are opening up every week fresh I goods in all lines. Attention is called I to Our special values in Gent's Shirts, I Collars, Underwear, Neckwear and Over I alls, also ladies Corsets, Gloves, Hosi I ery and Wash Dress Goods. Bespt. Jas. E. Hart. I GET YOUR LAUNDRY IN TUESDAY. ? Sickness is Unnecessary tb demonstrate the value of the telephone in the farm home. In any emergency the tele phone performs a func tion which no other agency can equal The doctor can be called quicker than the horse can be hitched up. Neighbors can be summoned instantly. It is invaluable for the convenience and protection of the housewife. j Q For information and booklet about the Bell plan write to nearest Bell telephone manager or to Farmers' Line Department Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. South Pryor Street ATLANTA GEORGIA