University of South Carolina Libraries
BDGEEIEU) ADVERTISER J. L.-.ISII2IS> EDITOR TERMS:-' ONE .YEAR r - - - - $1.50 SIX^MONTHSe - - - - .15' W?OI^SD?;S^.JAN. I?, 1910 nUQSsniiiiBiiaiiiuiiiaaiiuliilrajieic ?- Providence has si vea us hope m 5 and sleep as a compensation g 3 for tho natty . saree ol life.- ? S VOK??IRE. 5 %X?Bns?iiBiBiiiiRsaBiiaiaBiiiiiiiiii0 Lucky Jainea E?rnum has puir i?sed his liberty, and still has a comfortable fortune left. If JohnD.Rockefeller, Jr.,is willing to serve on a Kew York grand jury, why should not representative citi zens of Edgefield county likewise be willing to do jory duty? Although it is yet 115,000,000 j - miles from the earth, if your eyes ~ are as powerful as a six-inch tele- j scope you can see Halley's comet in the western evening sky. It is said that the banks of Char- j lesion-have $1 ",000,000 on deposit. Would it notbe.interesting to know j low many of these^ millions were made through rebates and dispensa ry bribeiy?. Mr. Edison, whose every word carries great weight, says that a hundred years hence the cost of liv ing will be very low, but that is j not much comfort to the bread-win ner of the present day and genera tion. A young Belgian nobleman who jias just compjeted a visit of six j months in. the United States says the American women are very beau-i tiful but "overdress." If he thinks they wear too" many clothes, he evidently didn't attend any evening functions. Aiken and" some other towns in westem South Carolina have re j cently ' been replenishing their treasury by making raidB upon the gainblers. Let the good work con tinue. A gambler is a parasite upon a community and should be forth with-driven out or be made to feel the effects of violated law, along with other criminals. The unwelcome announcement | has been, made that Maj. J. C. Heraphill will sever his connection with the News and Courier on E?b -inary 15th to become editor of the Richmond News-Leader. We trust that Major Hem phill will reconsider the matter and remain in South Carolina. The press of the state can ill a fifo ixl to give him up. A s announced elsewhere in this issue, farmers' institutes will he held at. Johnston January 19th and at Edgefield on the 20th. It be I hooves the farmers of the county to talk up these institutes, so as to in crease the interest. Heretofore, these institutes have been attended by . only a few dozen farmers, when sev ... ?xal hundred should haye been pres ent The people need to hear the practical talks that will be made at i^hese; institutes. (gs i "'' V '" ' '* Newsy Letter From Parksville, Much Building Going On. Old Land Mark Remov ? ed. :.' Well, the old year has gone and | !1 the mistakes are past,never to be, ?called, but the remorse brought j said mistake, ought to give us j experience and wisdom to avoid them in the future. "Exptrience is ?a dear school" said a wise one, "but | *fools.will learn in no other," and we hope the fool and the wise will start the new year well. In fact, this seems to be the case, I am disposed to believe, because business seems to ' be hustling, and matters religious as well seem to have taken on new life.. Oar new preacher bas come and ' has preached for us here, and hi.< other, chur h at Modoc, having made a good impression. I am sorry to report he (Rev. Mr. Garrett) got a telegram from Greenville this morning announcing the death of his sister. This will take him away from us until Saturday, when he will return to meet Mrs. Zehner. By th,e way, this reminds me, that it.was announced yesterday in Sunday school that Mrs. Zehner would, lecture here in our Baptist church- after Sunday school next Sunday, 16th, meet the" W. C. T. * U. in the afternoon; lecture the B. Y. P. U. in the evening, and the | school children Monday moraing. A treat indeed. The n?w year has seen a' good many changes and 'a good deal of j moving. Among the changes I might mention the fact that in I Prof. Williams'stead we have Prof.; -fohn Eussey. Plum Branch took Bro. White, and Greenville gave us j J5ra Garrett. The Methodist con fereriee tonk; from us. Oro. Geo, Lee but instead fraye us Bre. jLawsou, Mr. Wt M. JfobeVtson and wife ha^vov- moved intoytowb, and are snugly fitted! og, in the ??ra cottage near the d?p?t. f.- ":< Mr,; James Mine? of Liberty Kill, the maimed confederate;veteran, has moved among us and is occupying the T. G.' Talbert residence near the academy. J '?- Mr.- Gland Parks, our efficient and accommodating R. D. carri er, has nioved into his residence re cently occupied, hy Bro. L. B. .White. Mr. J. J. Gilmer, wbo has been occupying the Talbert residence, is having erected a nice 'cottage on Bradley street north of the depot, and will soon move into it. One of the old land marks of the town, which has stood for nearly 50 years in the heart of the town is> being torn down to-day. It is sad. One of the first buildings erected in the town, in fact the young people of our town have known it all their lives, and naturally associate this building with the Parksville of their youth, venerable with age, and yet, to-day it is utterly demolished by young D. N. Dorn to give place to a new, handsome, modern building that would do credit to; a city; I refer to the old Campbell building on the corner near the post office, erected in the early 80's by Mr. G. W. Campbell. We heave ? sigh at the departure of the old, and shall rejoice at the coming in of the new to take its place. -f Mr. C. Robertson has purchased a lot from,Mrs. Virginia Stone, on the east side of Bradley, nearly op posite the residence of Miv-J. J. Gilmer, and 'will commence the erection of a new residence soon. Mr. Jasper Talbert, Jr., the effi cient salesman of bis uncle, has gone home io spend a month. We trust that Jasper will soon return tous, and we are not alone; there are some pretty girls, while they do not say so, feel as we do. Verbum Sap. Mr. Rheuben Smith moves to-day but only about a mile out of the place. We shall miss his family. Mr. Frank Smith and bride of Modoc, visited their parents here yesterday. Miss Mamie E- Walker requests me to thank Mr. and Mrs. Robert White for the nice Christmas din ner they gave her during the holi days, and especially to thank Mrs. Miller of Plum Branch; Mrs. Bar den and Mrs. Jim White, for the beautiful way in which they ar ranged the table. Mrs. Mamie Walker, the efficient teacher of White Town, paid Parks vide a short visit Saturday. MORE ANON. Obituary of Mr. C T. Hammond. After a lingering illness, surround ed by kind friends and . loved ones, on December 25th, at 5 p. m., in his home in Edgefield county, the spirit of Mr. C T. Hammond took its flight to God v/ho gave it. Mr. Hammond was: twice marriedr "His first wife was Miss Alice Culbreatb who was called to the.', better world 10 years ago. Two sons by his first wife survive him, *Dr. William Hammond of the Philippine Islands, and Charley who was i with his fa ther at the time pf his death. Eight years ago he married Miss Alva Dorn, and two children were born to them, Andrew Ray and Alice Jewel. Besides his widow and chil di en he leaves a sister and two broth ers, besides a host "of relatives and friends who mourn tbel*Joss: Mr. Hammond was a true man^ Some of the principles which rutted his life were honesty, truth ajuj justice. He was one of the most^jj?iant sol diers in the 7th regiment ; of S. C. volunteers in 60-65 arid contribu ted his part toward ridding our own state of carpet-bag rule. He was a successful farmer and was always interested in the welfare of the community in which he lived, giving good advice to the young, helping thc needy and encouraging the disheartened. Mr. Hammond though not a church member, was a deeply pious man. He treasured the Bible and sought to put its principles into practice in his own life. He said that he did not dread death but that the future was bright before him. Then, friends and lov ed ones, sorrow not for him but im itate his life as it imitated the life of Jesus of Nazareth. THOS. E. SEAGO. Lee's Birthday Will be Fitting ly Celebrated by the Edge- . field Chapter on Janua ry 19th. The Edgefield chapter of the Daughtere of the (Confederacy will celebrate the birthday of General Robert E. Lee in the opera house on January 19th, the exercises com mencing at 2:?i0 p. m. sharp. The public in general is invited to at tend, and, especially, all veterans. Prayer, Dr. C. E. Burts. Vocal duet, Misses Sophie and Lura Mims. Recitation, Miss Lillie May Bai ley. Cornet solo, Rev. P. P. Blalock. Orator of the day, Hon. Mendel L. Smith. Song, sword of Robert Lee, Edge field chapter, TJ. D. C. Crosses of Honor delivered by Capt. W. H. Brunson. Song, Maryland, my Maryland, Edgefield chapter, U. D. C. Benediction, Rev. T. P. Burgess. Marriages, Removals and R Other Things Report From Red Hill J Again your woald-he regular really occasional, corresppi takes time from other duties should I say awakes from a spell, to proclaim to the reade your paper the doings of the 2ens of Red Hill. Since last we wrote Santa ( has come and gone, having r manv hearts, both young and happy with gifts of many k The year 1909 having performe duties well and put the maj on t our people in better teircumsta is now a time of history and occasionally spoken of and si times brought to memory by slip of the pen as we write '0 stead of '10. Of course all. the gifts broi by "old Santy" the most valu or one of inestimable value brought to Mr. and Mrs. M Quarles, awhile before Christi He's a boy. Mr. H. A> and f, Quarles can't "crow" over t older brother now, "Little Col" a grand son, too. With Christmas and the : year have come changes of vari kinds such as; names, homes, la and occupations. In the afternoon of the twe sixth of December, Miss Be Holmes was married in our chu to Mr. Fred Bledsoe from r Johnston, by her pastor, Rev. '. tlejohn. After the marriage a f< of good things was enjoyed many friends and relatives at parents' home Miss Bessie was < of our most beloved young lac and held a place in the hearts of Red Hillians, of all ages, wh will be hard to fill. Mr. B^eds though almost a stranger to-m of us up until a few months a; has won for himself many frier ahdgreat respect among those has come in contact with, but, will fuss with him some for taki Miss Bessie off so far and not eating in. the prosperous town Red Hill. They left for his hoi the next day but in a few da came back and have been visiti friends and relatives in thi: sectic "Uncle Oil" delights in speaking him as son-in-law, but really he h been saying that for several monti Mr. Winston Diar has come ba again to stay. We give him arid 1 good wife a cordial welcome. Mr. John . Lewis Quarles * fro near Johnston, and his bride Mi Minnie Kubanks, daughter of Al Chas. Eubanks, of Franklin, ha moved among us to live. Th o iii the Quarleses are already numeroi we give these new comers a hear welcome. Cornelius Holmes .has resign? his position at the Penn and Ht stein drus: store and is back on tl farm again. What, is it fifteen cen cotton, or "just one girl" that h? brought him back to the sticks. Donald Smith, another one of oi young men who has been as woi in ;Edgefield,,..bas . returned- .to. ll country and has charge of a larg portion of MK Mundy's place. Froi the looks of the pair of youn mules and new wagon he brougt from Augusta Saturday, he mear business. We are glad to have Charlie M< Daniel nearer to us this year. H left his place and has taken charg of Mrs. danton's farm. Charlie i one of our most industrious youn] men and we are expecting grea things of him. Wallace Quarles has made coe siderable progres, with his ae\ house and expects to move soon. O course it is taken for granted tha we want Wallace here, for it wa not many moons ago that he tool one of the most popular girls fron our town. At the last meeting of the W. O W. camp the following officers o: their substitutes were installed: ( E Quarles, Con. Com., L H Pree cott, Jr., Adv. Lieut. ; R M John son, Banker; H E Quarles, Clerk J W Bailey, Centry; W A Dorn, Watchman; E C Bussey, Escort; JN?rafton, Physician; WL Mc Daniel, W T Brown, and Dr. J N Crafton, managers. Thia first meet ing of the new year was unusually interesting. On next Saturday after noon Mr. Charlie McDaniel is to have one of those famous rides on our my8terous "goat." He can ride various quadrupeds, but, a new ex perience is ahead. Poor Charlie! Prof. R. C. Boling is here to com mence a singing school in the morn ing. He has made quite a success at other places and we are looking for ward with great expectations of bib work here. Near the end of hit? school he expects to have a pub!ii recital so keep your ears open tc hear of and watch the columns ol this paper to see what the date will be, and be sure to come out. Oom* to the B. Y. P. U. next Sunday af ternoon to hear the music. Our Sunday school elected on last Sunday the same officers which served last year. ? There has been considerable visi ting but, as your correspondent hasn't definite knowledge of all he will not attempt to chronicle them now. The customers of Dr. Prescott are no longer greeted by the genial Tom Adams, as he has decided to farm instead of merchandise. Among those who have added considerably to the population of our district are Mr. Jim Strother and T. M. Wood with their large and interesting families who moved from the Barr's Chapel and Antioch districts. We hear some talk about som< ' ' .v>" i . extensive land deals among our young men. Good, real I estate is an O. Kr investment. \ v May the new year*; 1910 brin^ nany blessings to you, Mr. EditorV and all the readers of the Advertiser is the wrish of X. Y. Z. Do Not Advertise liquor. We wish that we could impress on every newspaper published in this state that , the money received from advertising whiskey i* blood money. Many counties are now dry by a vote of the citizens of those counties and yet some newspapers are printing advertisements of mail order whiskey houses.-Bamberg Herald. Good. Several newspapers in this state that fought the dispensary dur ing the elections are now carrying advertisements for mail order whis key houses. Farm and Factory fought the dispensary, but our con science will not allow us to push that ijefore the people's eyes that! they have declared themselves [ against.-Farm and Factory. In a large per cent of the - dry" counties the papers refuse to adver tise liquor. In fact, the press of one of the "wet" counties does not pub lish whiskey advertisements. All of 'em Balked. An Ooonee man recently pur chased a fine automobile, of which he is very proud, and never tires of telling what a powerful machine he has. A few days ago, however, on the Fairplay road, his machine stop ped. Try as he would, he could not make the thing go. A farmer^ who was driving' a reliable old 'hard tail," happening along, and seeing the man under the machine tighten ing bolts and turning screws, thought to cheer him up, so he ask ed: "How many horsepower is your machine?" The owner pf the ma chine shifted his tobaoco. to the oth er side of his mouth and snapped, "Twenty, and-?very d-one of 'ems balked-"-Farm and Factory. Great Privileg to Hear Her. Mrs. Zehner who-is to visit many sections of the county in the inter est of the W. C. T. U. is a very brilliant \voman and no one who can possibly hear her should fail to do so. The following is what the Union Signal had to, say of her work in Kansas: "Mrs. 1 A. C. Zehner, National lecturer, has just completed a month of successful work in Kansas. Af ternoon meetings were arranged for women,, that Mrs. -Zehner might speak to them of p'.TThe Traffic in Women." Her last engagement in the state was at Winfield, and on Sunday afternoon one of the largest churches was filled with earnest, thoughtful women, who listened in tently to the splendid address, and at its close six or seven of them asked for membership in the Wo-: man'sjChristian TV^pirtnce Union, that they might "h?lpjj ?st a little." Much interest was /awakened and practical results are already appear ing. Mrs. Zehner's evening lectur was enthusiastically received by large and delighted audience." Apprecieti mTangiblyExpressed As a token of esteem and as an expression of appreciation for his faithfulness as their presiden the Parksville B. Y. P. U. presented Dr. D. A. J. Bell with a beautiful watch fob containing the Masonic emblem at their regular meeting Sunday night. Dr. Bell has also taught the young people how to sin by note. The presentation was made in most fitting nanner by Mr D. Nixon Dorn. Th< money with which the handsome ?oken was pur chased was obtained through the ef forts of Misses Carre Cotton , and Janie Bell Jaro. Tie Advertiser commends the Parksville young peo pie most heartily for this beautiful act. Let "Well Dones" be said and appreciation be expressed while those who deserve it yet live. Do not withhold all of the "bouquets' for the bier. Often Tte Kidneys Are Weakened n brer-Work. ^Unhealthy Kidneys Blake Immre Blood, Weak and unhealthy kidxeys arc re sponsi ble for much sickness aui suffering, therefore, f kidney trouble is permitted to continue, serious re suits are n?st likely io follow. "Your other organs may need at tention, but ?our kid neys most, ' because they do m (st and should have atention first. Therefor^ when your kidneys are weak or out cr order, you can understand how quickly KO ur en tire body is affected and how every organ seems to fail to do its duty. If you are sick or " feel badly" begin taking the great kidney remdy, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. A trial viii con vince you of its great merit. The mild and immediate efect of Swamp-Root, the great kidny and bladder remedy, is soon realiza. It stands the highest because tts remarkable health restoring properties havi been proven in thousand s of the most d i tress ing cases. If you need a medicis you should have the best. Sold by druggists in fifty-cent and one-dol lar sizes. You may have a sample bottle by mail free, also a pamphlet telling you "HOM oTmiSajJSu how to find out if you have kidny or bladder trouble. Mention this taper when writing to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Don't make anjmis take, but remember the name, Svimp Root, and don't let a dealer sell yon something in place of Swamp-Rot--il f ou do you will be disappointed. Interior View of Holland Brothers Music Store, Gr elwood, S. C. GREENWOOD, S. S. Dear Friend: Are you interested in* the pur chase of a piano? Dou you want to avail yourself of one of the best offers ever made on a strictly high grade piano? ) | Ii>sogiveus a moment of your time and read our splendid preposi tion. A strictly high grade piano throughout and strictly tirst-class in every respect and priced in the fac tory ware rooms at $400.00, now offered at $300.00 .The Farrand company of Detroit, Mich., and London, England has for 25 years enjoyed the very high est reputation for the manufacture of musical instruments. The year 1910 is one quarter of a century that ti e Farran's have baen connec ted with the business, and we, Hol land Bros., their representativei in this section, are authorized to offer for silo '.00 o? their stylo 12 pianos at $300.i J each. This instrument has in it... construction the very fin est materials known to the piano manufacturers art. The felts and wire are the most expensive impart ed German production. The action is unsurpassed. The elasticity ot the touch, che lightness and respon siveness of every part of the action is j)ar-exeellent and the tone is su perlative in quality. Thc workman ship is as good as the most skilled wm. . - and exparienced workmen in the piano trade can perform. Nothing that brains, money and experience can do to make a thor oughly high class piano has been ?left out in the product of tbis most magnificent musical instrument. We do not believe that as good value for $300.00 bas ever before been offered to the public. We do not give certificates good on the pnrchase.of one of these pianos nor do we take them. Nor have we any airy scheme connected with the sale of this piano. We propose to sell 100 of these pianos at ?300 apiece anti u nb esi ta tingly say that it is a rare thing that any piano as good, is sold for less than ?400. This piano is warranted for a term of ten years and the guarantee is backed up by millions of dollars and an unlimited credit. It also has behind it a quar ter of a century record for straight forward and honest dealing and the faithful performance of all . abliga tions. We stand ready to make good at any time any and all condi- ' ti uns o? the Warranty. We have about ten of these in struments now on hand and we pro pose to sell them off in the next 30 days in order to prepare for a large shipment from tne factory. . Do not fail to take advantage of this 1910 offer (the quarter century of the fac tory's history) as they in this year to double any previous anr ual Please remember that we direct factory representatives 0 are making this offer as fac epresentatives. are prepared to give liberal ,?pon the faje of these pianos. .Irely one :price to all. The only ^difference >we make between cash a\d time isthat ,we must have inter?s, from date upon all time payments and we > require a suffi cient cash payment to guarantee the faithful performance of future obligations. If you do not wish to buy a kjano yo?rself and have a friend/ ?ho does; you will confer a iavor uion your friend and upon us by telli,nV them ?of this splendid op portunity to sa^e $100 upon the purchakqof a fine piano. We furnish a ?ne scarf,and a nice stool aijid an instruction book with each pianV). We keep the the piano in tune fir 2 years at our. expense, and insurl it against fire for a term of 2 years}. Requesting that you call and see our line on instruments and solicit ing the fa^or of hearing from' you we beg to Vemaih, * Yours truly? HOLLAND BRbSo SoG?T? REFERENCES-Bank of Greenwood, Greenwood, * _ ? #J* *?* *?* *V* *5* *?* ."X*' *5* *v* *?* *v* *^**?* *?* **. *V" "V* *?* .V**'*'* ? The Southern States Life Insurance Copy] As our southern cotton mills are keeping our money among us/ so southern insurance companies.. I represent the Southern States Life Insurance Company of Alabama-ai strong and reliable company- --head! f office in Atlanta, Ga. The contracts! f offered by that company are not Ex ceeded by any other. j ' Give me your patronage and you , will not only be building up your own section of country, but you will add -; both comfort and wealth to your own! family. My office is over W. W. Adams' store, Edgefield, S.: C. ? ) J. B. HALTIWANGER, General Aglent. t + ? * * * t