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12 Pages Oldest Newspap^ In South Carolina, EDGEFIELD, S. C., WE$SlSDAY, DECEMBER l?st, ?909. VOL. 74 NO. 42. JOHNSTON LETTER. Floral Fair November the 2nd. Box Sent to Frontier Mis sionary. Literary Society in High School. Thc chrysanthemnm show is to h?, held on Tuesday, November 2nd, in one of the vacant stores on Main street. All who have flowers, to ex hibit are requested by committee to classify before bringing to the hall and if possible to haye them all in by Monday afternoon. Premiums are offered for the finest' of each class. The doors will not be open to the public until 12 o'clock, Tuesday. An excellent dinner and oysters will be served in an adjoining hall, and the menu is a most tempting one. Price of dinner, 50ets; oysters 25c. The public is most cordially in vited and a day of pleasure in many ways is promised. Miss Ruth Shaw has been elected to teach the school at Mountmoren ci, and will assume her duties next" week. A box was packed on last Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. if. J. Watson by the mernbars of the W. M. S. of the Baptist church tu be sent to a minister and fain i ly who are frontier missionaries. The' contents of thc box was the out come of good and generous hearts and will certainly gladden the re ceivers. The box was valued at $75.00. At the last meeting of thc Mary Ann Bue chapter, D. of C., the fol lowing officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. J. ET. White; Vice-president, Mrs. G. P. Cobb; Vice-president, Mrs. M. T. Tur-j tier; Rec. Sec., Miss Zena Payne; Cor. Sec., Miss Clara Sawyer; Treasurer, 31 rs. Wm. Lee Cole man; Historian, Mrs. Peter Eppes; Auditor, Mrs. C. D. Kenny; Registrar; Mrs. P. II. Harrison; Gleaner, Mrs. George Land ruin; . Prof. Curry, of Lander college, spent Saturday and Sunday here with his-brother, Prof. Curry, of thu High school. Miss Zena Payne is at home from a visit to friends in Augusta. Mesdames P. R. Wates, of Edge field, and Henry Forrest, of Rush ton's, were guests of Mrs. Willie Tompkins last week. Mrs. Ebb Culbreath who lives a few miles from here happened to a most painful accident on last Thurs day. While horse back riding the horse became frightened and ran. She sprang from the saddle when she saw that he was frightened, and in doing so, both of the bones in the ankle were broken. Mr. Lewis Stevens, of Meeting Street, was here on Monday en route to Crescent City, Fla., where he has accepted a position. Mesdames IV. I3!.Moyer and Geo. B. Merchant have been elected delegates from the W. M. S. of the Lutheran -church to the state con vention which meets in Leesville November 7th. The officers of the Epworth League were installed at the Metho dist church on last Sunday evening by Rev. L. D. Gillespie, of Edge field, whose, discourse was a most able one. Mrs. Charlotte Spearman, of Newberry, is the guest of her broth er, Mr. John W. Payne. A Literary society has been or ganizad at the Johnston High school to be called the John C. Calhoun Society. Last Friday afternoon was their first meeting and a most inter esting debate was listened to. Rev. M. L. Lawson was unable to fill his pulpit on last Sunday on account of a severe attack of grip. On last Saturday evening, death cast a gloom over the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Sweringen. when the sweet spirit of their only son, Hey ward, went to his Heavenly home. This sorrow comes to the parents very suddenly, as thc little one had been su k for only a few days. Ile was a bright and interesting child of three years of age and his merry prattle w ll be sadly missed. The little flower laden casket was car ried to Mt. of Olives cemetery on Sunday afternoon and interred, tile services being conducted by Rev. Mr. Gillespie, ol' Edgefield. After a month's stay with her sister, Mrs. Joseph Wright, Miss Lizzie Salmon returned on Monday to her home in Macon, Ga. Cards have been issued announc ing the coming marriage of Mr. F. Graham Payne and Miss Mary Durst, both of Greenwood. Both of these young people are very popu lar and their approaching marriage is one of wide interest. The annual celebration of the Cradle Roll will be had at the John ston Baptist Sunday school on next Sunday morning. PARKSVILLE MOURNS. Account of the Funeral of Mr. Dorn. Baraca and Ph?athea Class Organized, Hap py Marriage. Your last letter contained a Tull account of the killing of .Mr. L. F. Dorn at Trenton on Tuesday; and the r ext day, Wednesday, we laid to rest until the morning of thc resurrection all that was mortal of our beloved friend and brother in the Parksville cemetery beside his three little children, who had pre ceded him several years ago. It was a sad occasion. Parksville was in tears; the surround i ny county foi miles was weeping, while the tele grams, and letters from far and near showed that the whole stale to some extent felt the shock. The Masonic, fraternity, and the Woodmen of the World had charge of the funeral, while ilse Revs. White, Hussey and Bass of McCor mick talked well of his lile'- work, and offered words of sympathy to a heartbroken family, am! a stricken community. Rev. Mr. Bass read appropriate scripture and offered a tender prayer to Almighty God for strength under this heavy dispensation, and the pas tor lilied with emotion, spoke of him asVJiusbaml, father, friend, busi ness man and Christian. Uro. Dorn wa-< kind and considerate as hus band and father, true as.si.'(das a friend, a.id was a linc business man as everybody know s, who was ac quainted with the many kinds of business of which he was at" the head or in sum;' way connected. President of thc Bank, trusted local manager of the Twin City Power Company, the proprietor of alargo mercantile establishment, a large farmer, and was thoroughly identified with everything that looked to the upbuilding of his town, county and state. Ii" was a wry resourceful maa, which made him a leader in every emergency. As a Christian he was constant, generous, active and prompt. He gave liberally of nis means, had large secular interests, but was never too busy to attend his prayer meeting or church conference. He would leave his work when miles from home in the Twin City inter est, and drive home to be at the prayer meeting. Ile hon (?red God, and God prospered him. Rev. G. W. Hussey spoke cf him :is a very remarkable man. He knew him as a l oy, w hen he rode a little mule named "Sallie;" baptized him and married him to Miss .Sallie Nix on, nearly 30 years ago. He had watched him with great interest, as he broadened and developed. He had no education, except wdiat the very poor common schools just after the war were able to give, and yet he got to be an educated man, not so much in books, as in the broader scope of experience and observation. He had. time not only to attend his local church, but was a constant attendant upon our stale conven tions, and four times we remember ed hi.-> having attended our southern Baptist convention. He was timid, out his determination to be useful would not allow him to refuse any work the church put upon him, and he began to grow and develop until he had grow n to be recognized as a resourceful, useful vigorous man, that the community, county and state could ill afford lo lose. Ile was buried with Masonic honors and his casket was covered . with an avalanche ol'beautiful flow ers, the prettiest I have ever seen, ?liven by the fraternities ami friends who loved him in Augusta and, ad joining towns, which must have cost hundreds of dollars. At none of our general meetings; have I ever seen as many people in Parksville. Thc church was literally packed, while several hundred ne groes stood at the window-; weeping as the ministers talked. And when the large crowd had taken^a last look at the face of our dead brother, commencing at thc rear, and passing out a very pathetic M eie.- was en acted.'Some one suggested thatiilie negroes, to whom he was alwajgs a friend, be allowed to look upon his remains and 103 passed through thc church which showed that: they too, realized to some,extentwi?at we had lost in the untimely death of Broth er Dorn. The Sunday school on ; esterday passed suitable r?solution*, offered by Hon.T. G.Talbert, relative to his untimely death and expressing the irreparable h ss sustained by our school, recounting with (dearness the many phases of Christian work in which he was almosl without a peer. Un y cs te i day, Mr. "Williams, field secretary of thc stale Bani ca-Ph ila thea union, A ?sited Parksville and organized IJaraca and Phi lat hen classe?. I was not present and the names of the oilicers of these classes will be given later. Bro. Williams was met by representatives of the . ..m assagai ?:I?, The County ? i Fair Will open this morning and continuel througli Saturday. Thursday will be Agricultural Dav. Senator Tillman, ?Sena tor Smith, Congressmen Patterson and L|ver will he present, and several short addresses will be madel Friday will be Floral Day. A gamepf Foot-Ball will rake place at ll o'clock, and the ?Tand Floifl parade will occur early itfter dinner. A miscellaneous program has ; beeil arranged for Saturday. ^ The Carnival, an aggregation of cleafshows, is furnishing barrels of fun for the young people. Bring the whole family-big, litl?old and young--to tlie Fail*. '-gm GOOD MI SIG BY THE CA?flYAL BAND. Ped ?liil church who conveyed lum thither for the same purpose. The marriage ul* Mr. Cleveland Stone to Miss Lucy .lam look plac< yesterday at the residence of Mrs. Virginia Stone, the groom's mother. We congratulate this handsome young man apon his good luck in winning the heart and hand of such ;i lovable young woman. They look the 7 o'clock evening train for New York and other cities of interest and altera mouth's sojourn, we un derstand, will he at home to their friends in Parksvilli*. Wc extend '.hem our congratulations an?! good wishes: Committees; of the West-side Fair Association under thc auspices of thc Farmers1 Union met Satur day afternoon. The rain prevented a full attendance hut tho work is progressing and wc intend to make thc fair a success, Let all who erin come and bring their colts, mule: ano drawing stock. if -ANON. U. D. C. Meeting. The Edgefield Chapter, I'. D. C. will meet at the home of Mrs. John R. Tompkins on Monday afternoon Nov. 1st, at four oY\ ck promptly, for thejuirposc of el dug delegates lo the stale convention which meets ? in Newberry, S. C. on November 30th, 1900. It is hoped that there will be a ?food attendance. Mrs. Wm. P. Calhoun. President. Mrs. James \Y. De Yore, Secreta ry. Honor Roi!. Th* ollowing is the honoY roll of the Edgetield Gradell school for the month*ending October 22nd Fourth Grade: Onida Pattison, Mamie Ouzls and Annie O'Hara. Onida Pattison made the highest average. Fifth tirade: Ida Folk, (ins Tompkins, Kath Lyon, Lallie Peak and Dorothy Stokes. Ida Folk made the highest average. Seventh: Lizzie Poper and Ade lla Britt. Eighth (?rade: Florence Peak, Helen Tillman. Miriam Norris and R?sela Parker. Episcopal Services. Rev. A. ?. Cornish will begin a meeting at thc Kp!: c ?pal church j on Sunday night 'Hst inst. The services will bc daily at ll o'clock a. in. and 7::'.o p. m. Kev. Mr. Cor nish was rector here several years ago, and is well known al! over this section. The public will bc welcom ed to all services. First service Sun day night. :' Augusta's Lead h TfP^VKRY department J^i lilied and "?.vc soho te g 'J ? T ^" Edgetlejd people. I Augusta's Larg I Cut Glasses, Kilv I Jewelry, Watches. I ?j Wc solicit your Fine \vs ~r. Call or send us your ord et ;| A. J. R ? I 70S Broad Stree : Many Pushing His Line. ! A ntimber of drummers wer&f^iit I ting tn a hotel lobby when one of ?thc i began to boast that his rum had thc most number, of persons pushing ils line of goods.? I There was a little aVgumeuf?pmd then a drummer who had not hau ; j mt ch to to s:iy before suddttfilyjgros'e lind said: "I II bet any iTrnl?trfthe ; house that my firm lins the -most ! number of poisons pushing its'; line j of goods!" I j "Done!'' exclaimed the boastful ?one. Thc money was accordingly put up with a stakeholder, anchen (the boasting drummer asked: /.Now, i what is your linn's line of goods?"1 "Baby carriages," niurmuredthe quiet man, as hu took tim rodney ami made for the side door.-Judge's i i hra ry. . < , Ai. Boa'?3 Edgef ield Coi n.. . -1 AOMf-s-mvian }ff??f$M a ti:a\vl!.-r who Lad ihqr.ifci about corn j that " each stalk had nine ears on it and was 15 feet high" ''That's nothing compared to our corn," replied the other, quickly. '"Un in Illinois where I lived corn had nine ears to each stalk, and a peck of .shelled corn hanging to eacli tassel; but we never comu plant any field beans with it." "Why?" asked the Missourian. Because," nodded the other, the corn grew so fast that it pulled the beans up." Improving Rapidly. Mr. X.M.Jones who received the severest burns of any who were in jured when the gas generator explod ed some weeks ago at the college is improving .rapidly. It gives us great pleasure to make this announce ment, for his conditon was very se rious immediately after the accident occurred. Mr. Jones has been great ly missed from bis accustomed place at the store, by bis friends from the country as well as by those from the town, but nowhere has he been mis sed more than at the Baptist church every Sunday morning. Ile is a prince among ushers, and not only handles the large congregations with ease bul is always at his post. lt can be sah" too that bc never fails ti) be o.i lime. Dying By Halves. Hy falling from a carta Chinaman, whose life was insured for a large amount, was seriously burt. There was some doubt as to his ever get ting better, and at length one of his friends wrote lo the insurance com pany, "Hong Wang Lee half dead: likee half money."-Tit-Bits. ing Jet??ler ot our si ore is well sup it tl i c patronage of the est Dealers In erware, Diamonds, g j Silver Novelties etc | itch and Clock repairing, j| s for Wedding presents. ? ENKL, i! :-; Augusta, Ga, Court Proceedings. When we closerl our forms last wook the court, was engaged with the suit of .1 M Long, admr., against tho Southern- railroad for $2,000 damages. A verdict of ?200 was rendered in favor of the plaintiff. The road was represented by Capt. N. (i. Evans and S. M. .Smith, Esq., and the plaintiff by Thurmond & Nicholson. The next ease disposed of was Mr. A. S. Clyatt against the south ern "railroad, thc plaintiff being awarded a verdie? of K?I??. .Messrs. Thurmond ifc Nicholson represent ed the plaintiff and Capt. N. G. Evans and S. M. Smith, Esq., tho ' railroad. Thc- remainder of last week was consumed with a snit brought by Jj L Allen against Mr. W. K. West to recover 551 acres of land. The jury decided in favor of 31 r. West, who was represented by Sheppard ] rBres. and Thurmond & Nicholson, and thc plaintiff 'b'y'S. Mo(r. Sim ians, Esq., ind S. }f. Smith, Esq. .nidge Wilson went to his home in Manning .Sunday morning and having some urgent business mat ters to look after did not return un til Tuesday morning, at which time rhe ease of JJ P Covar against thc town of Edgefield was taken up. It is probalde that the civil court will be prolonged for several days next week. How to Treat Horses. Xever put a horse wet with rain or sweat into a stable to dry olf. Rub him dry with a big cloth. It is just as important to ventilate the horse barn as thc house. The moment you see your horse limp however slightly, examine his foot. You may find a pebble, which if it is not at once taken out, may work into the hoof and cause serious injury. Use long straw for bedding, as short stuff forms into lumps and causes discomfort. Give the horses genuine rest on Sundays and holidays by giving them extra feed and attention. Elevator Etiquette. T)/? you think a man ought, to take oil' his hat in an elevator when there are ladies present?" "Not if he is prematurely bald and the ladies are young".-Chicago Record-Herald. The Colored State Fair Opens at Batesburg Monday Nov 8, and Continues Until Saturday, Nov. 13. J {ed need rates have been granted from all important points in South Carolina, and from Charlotte, N. C. Savannah and Augusta,, Georgia, to the Negro Stale Fair which meets at Batesburg on thc fair grounds of the white fair association at that place, November Sill. The outlook this year is for a great fair. Abc ut ?500 bas been laid aside for pay ment on premiums. The colored people who attend the Fair will have the privilege of stopping over at Columbia and Augusta, coining and going. Batesburg is only thirty miles fruin Columbia on Southern railway, and about forty miles from Augusta. The train service between Columbia and Augusta is all that could be desired. Colored people who are coining to the Fair should write Kev. E. W. Bowen, of Bates burg, S. C., Chairman of the Com inittec of Entertainment. The offices of the Fair lun e been moved to Batesburg, S. C. RICHARD CARROLL, Pres. Z. E. WALKER, Superintend. A. ROBESON, Secretary. i LAFAYETTE F. DORN. Life-long Friend Pays Beautiful Tribute to a Citizen Whose Tragic Death is Still Mourned. Whilethesoft breath of summer was still lingering over the russet clad mantle of autumn and the hand of winter was beginning to burst open the dahlias and chrysanthe mums to take the place of the last rose of summer, the gentle spirit of L. F. Dorn returned to his Maker. Ile was one of the leading spirits of our dear western side of the county-and belonged to that great middle class of society that con stitutes a nation's greatness. The wisc man has truly said: "'Remove from me vanity and lies-give me neither poverty nor riches-feed me with food conven ient for me-Lest 1 be full and de ny thee and say who is the Lord? or lest I be poor and steal and take the name of God in vain-" Mr. Dorn was neither tainted with the corruption and arrogance ol'high life nor the dishonesty and impurity of poverty. He was a pure, upright, honest Christian man in close touch with thc people, white and black, high and low, and be longed to that blessed class who be lieved that "Th . drying up a single tear has mor..' ol' honest fame than shedding seas <.;' gore." He was a peace make.- and was ever to h.- found in thc front ranks ol' the procession in I ?iv- grand march for physical, men tal and moral development ol' his people and for thc material pros perity of the country. His amiable nullities of heart made him the ob ject of sincere asid trusting love ivith th.; people. His unsurpassed Icvotion lo principle an.l duty in a iorviee for both the soul hern ami lorthern business men, in a private ir public capacity, wholly free 'r?.?iyill taint of corruption, make I easy to record our profound e-peet for his noble life an I Chris ian character. He dignified labor, .eligious work and Christian charl ies.The entire county mourns him. [ 3very Baptist county assembly,and nany others, will miss his cnthusi- ' ism, his manly voice in the song er vices and in the devotional ex ircises, his'practical words in the louncils of church work, his ma erial charity in every worthy en- ! crprise. His untiring energy and 1 ?erseverance, added to an unilag- j ling spirit made him a most useful itizen for the good people if the west side and the entire ' ?oiinty. "If," said Sir Isaac Newton on me occasion,"I have seen further - nto science than others, han Columbus, or Kepler or r descartes, it is became I have stood ' ipon the shoulders of giants." j So he of whom wc speak, mount- j ng the shoulders of progress, in he growth of free institutions and ii t'?c light of new principles and ?roader demands constantly arising n our progressive civilizaci?n, be- ? ame stronger than thc masters in * nother day and generation, and so j he roar of tho dam at Ring Jaw Shoals will join in sounding his ?raise in the foaming surges of the . senseless Savannah. Ile was by nature generous and ( tonest, with no malice in his heart j md no tyranny in his nature. His > mart and his hand were always .cady to succor and befriend. The , ?econ! of such a noble life is life's ? lest eulogy, and these words are for ] he living, not the dead. If we, the j iving actors on this scene and our t shilclren, profit not by the study md example of such a life as that ] list closed, then our sad words are \ vorse than useless. The lesson of ? luch lives and the teaching of such experiences, and his sudden end ] ihould warn us that true and lasting t 'ame is for him alone who worthily ] vins by observing the benefits of ? emperance, truth and virtue and j reading on the vantage grounds of < ?ight. He was zealous in guiding j ?he healthful current of public bought in pure channels to useful ; md ennobling ends and purposes. \ There is a fragrance and perfume , hat lingers about Ibo name of the , rood that lasts beyond their lives, i iVe bless them because the influ- t nico of their lives has given us f ?onfidence in the present and lilied , is with hope for the future. His j lame and memory are dear to us , ill. He and they are at rest, their ? abor ended, their duty done, lt ( viii be ill with the country when \ ier sons no longer cherish the rec- x )1 lection of such men, nor profit by he example of their lives and there < a c.msolation in the belief that "There is no death to the living oui, nor loss, no harm." But for 1 lis bereaved family and to all : ['arksville the loss is irreparable. . Hie entire county joins in the sorrow 1 A FRIEND. ; BEAUTIFUL LETTER. An Edgefield Lady Writes Very Interestingly of a Week Spent Among Relatives and Friends. Tho last week has boen spent very pleasantly by ns in the home of our sister, Mrs. II. J. Forrest, of Saluda county, where we have re ceived nothing but love and kind ness. Crops in this section are very good. Most of the farmers have made corn enough to clo them.,which with thc present price of cotton will make them independent. Wc notice too, the improvement in tho homes, in the last few years. Mr. Forrest is building to his house, and when it is completed, he will have a desirable country home something to be appreciated. We spent one day very pleasant ly in Johnston, spent the morning, and took dinner with two dear friends of childhood, Mrs. E. E. Jefferson and Mrs. Frank Tomp kins. The afternoon was spent in calling on, shaking hands (a hobby of mine) an?! looking into the faces ol' other dear friends. In the store of Mrs. Norris, who was displaying her beautiful hats and Mrs. Adams, where we always go to look in her dear face, for we have loved her from a child, we met si many friends of former days. Wc spent a short while with Mrs. Dr. Parker, whose mother was ono of tho dearest friends we have ever had. Julia met us with that same wann, cordial greeting that was characteristic of her mother. On Friday, it was my pleasure to visit Mr. and Mrs. Joe Culbreath, an old and honored couple in this community. Ile is near ninety years of ayo and getting very feeble. He ?ce?'is to be just waiting for the Master to call him home. They have raised a largo family of boys, who aro making good citizens. As we listened to Mrs. Culbreath talk of lier boys and grand-children and thought of thc struggles she had to endure, her husband having serv ed in thc Mexican and Confederate wars, we felt constrained to teil her, that there would be many bright stars in her crown. We attended services at Dry Creek church on Sunday, and wen; Favorably impressed with what we ;aw and heard there. It being semi nary day, Mr. Freeman, the pasto/ made an instructive talk on thai; line. S'wcrr-1 pieces were read by the boy? and girls of the Sunday <chool, which did credit to their caders. We have also had the pleasure of risking the home of Mr. T. A. Wates and his son Talbert. We vere well entertained for awhile in Falberes home by his showing us io avenirs of Mexico, Phillipinc [slands, Brazil and China. He can .ell some interesting things of his ?tay at these places. He has travel id a great deal, but says the bappi >st place yet is the farm. We paid a hurried visit to thc Meeting Street community,the home >f our childhood, and where we first tad the privilege of teaching Ed vard and Albert Minis and the editor of The Advertiser when they vere little bright-eyed boys in knee lants, and where the grand-parents )f these did us so many kind deeds . n times of trouble, for which we viii always love their memory. Wc spent a very pleasant dav vith Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Allen, and law little "John"' for the first time. Ie is a bright, manly looking little 'ellow, and seems to have inherited he goodness of both his parents. It was a pleasure to visit little Hary Bean's doll house. She has wcnty-live dolls and furniture from i cooking stove to a piano. We spent a pleasant night with M rs. E. L. Stevens and Lena. In his home, we have always been so .nully treated. Wc have never seen i more consecrated Christian girl, ;han Lena. Her life will be an ex imple for others, long after she has >asscd away. We are still at Mr. Forrest's yaking to go home with my good ?rother, Charlie, and looking for rard to the ride with him, also to ueeting with the loved ones at ionic to whom I feel grateful for. his pleasure. We have indeed had i delightful visit, and feel under so nany obligations for it. We are low anxious to get back to dear ?ld Edgefield, for there ar?-no bet er people living, and none better, han those ol' Buncombe. Hopi- t<> ind Col. Bailey and JUr. Jones al nost well, when 1 get home. M.. W. Mistress-1 don't want you to lave so much company. Von have nore callers i.'. :i ?lay than I have in t week. Domestic- Well, mum, perhaps f you'd try to be a Hale more agree tble you'd have as many friends as [ have.-Purk.