Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, March 30, 1910, Image 2

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EDGEFIELD, S. Ci WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30th, 1910 NQ'8' VOL. 75. '_._._ . i -. . : PARKSVILLE LETTER. Delegates Elected to Baraca Philathea Convention. La dies Thrown From Bug- \ ' gy- . Yesterday was a good day for Parksville. In the morning a fine congregation greeted the Sunday school and took part in the exercis es. The Baraca : class* appointed the following delegates to the State Baraca convention soon to meet in Newberry: J. H. Elkins, D. N. Dorn, Jasper and T. G. Talbert After the Sunday school exercises, Mrs. Wates, and her fair assistants, Misses Sallie Parks, Martha Dorn and Mrs. J. J.. Gilmer sang with fine effect, "He is Risen." So well pleased was this rendition that a request was made to have the song repeated at the B. Y. P. IL meeting at night. In the afternoon a public meeting . of the Sumbearas was held in the Baptist church with M,iss Marie Blackwell as president. The exer cises consisted of recitations and declamations with an ^envelope col lection for the Indians. Miss Mar tha Dorn coached the little folks, for which she deserves great credit. At night the B. Y. P. LT. meeting was go od, the subject being "the grace of patience." Good addresses were made by Rev. T. H. Garrett and W. W. Fowler; and "He is Risen" was repeated by Mrs. Wates and her choir to the delight of all. A regular communication of Parksville lodgp, A. F. M., was held Saturday evening and as a re sult of which Messrs. J. 0. Mar shall, of Modoc, and. Eugene Mc Donald, bf Parksville, were made entered apprentice Masons. We con gratulate these gentlemen upon their prefer ment. A fine meeting of the Rehoboth Sunbeams was held Saturday after noon at Mr.* Gus Winn's. These good Rehoboth women know how to get good collections and a fine one was taken on this occasion. ?ncle Ev Morgan, the sage of Faifa, has been quite sick, but is O. K. now. And this- reminds rix*, ?to say that I enjoyed .his article in a recent issue of The Advertiser, es pecially the joke on Pat Bussey and pistol toting. Apropos of this, 1 heard a man say that he would feel like a sheep killing dog to be caughl with one and another that it was a moral coward who habitually toted one. But really are not these gentle men too hard on pistol toters? Some people ?are naturally cowards and we ought to feel sorry for people who are so "scarry." Mr. Geo. Dorn, of Faifa, visited Parksville Sunday. George needs a wife and I think is about to get one, . Mrs. Cennie Sewell, Miss Emmie Branson and Mrs. Jennie Parks visited home folks Sunday. Mr. Middleton Rich was a wel comed visitor to his auntie Sunday afternoon. Sunday afternoon, Mrs. R. N. Edmunds and baby and Mr?. J. C. Morgan were thrown from theil buggy at the Methodist church bul we are glad to say sustained no se rious injuries, which was a lucky es cape. Judge L. G. Bell, of Clark's Hill, had the misfortune to loose a S20C mule last Wednesday. The children of- Parksville will have an egg hunt this afternoon. The Philathea class appointed Miss Sallie Parks ancLMiss Virginia to the People of t RED HILL - and surroui Quarles & are in a position to off Dry goods, heavy and tion supplies and gene i We are steadily g Red We appreciate your j Spend your money ii working for the genera SEE OUR-5c am Q?arles. and Laundry! Laun Cold Spring, Alphabet of Health. ' The Atchison Globe has reduced the rules for health down to tabloid form aud here they are: Abstain from intoxicating liquors. Breath good air. > Cousume no more food thain the body requires. Drink pure water. Exercise daily. . Find congenial occupation. Give the the body frequent baths. Have regular habits. Insure good digestion by pTopsr niasticasion. . - Justify right living by living right. Keep your head cool and your feet warra. Alake definite hours of sleep. Never bolt your food. Over exercise is as bad as under exercise. Preserve an even temperament. ' Question the benefit of too much medicine. Remember, "An' ounce of pre vention is worth a- pound of cure." Sacrifi?e money, not bea Ith. Temperance in all things. Under no condition allow the teeth to decay. Vanish superstition. Worry not at all. X-tend the teachings of this al phabet to others^ Yield not to discouragement. Zealously labor in the cause of health and gain everlasting reward. /He who learns this alphabet and lives up to it will doubtless enjoy good' health. Excursion Rates Via Southern Railway to Atl?nta, Ga. Account of Atlanta Music Festi val, Atlanta, Ga. May 1st to 9th, the Southern Railway announce re duced rates to Atlanta and return. Tickets.on salo May 1st to-, 7th in clusive, with final- limit returning not later thoa midnight May 9th, 1910. Children half fare. For furthei information, call on Southern Railway Ticket Agents or, . ' ...' ' . "' Alex. H. Acker, T, P. A., -Augusta, : J. "L.Meek, A. G. P. A., Atlanta, Ga. ,: > ? _ * Good Laws. Judge J. W. DJVO re is eminently correct in his statement that the laws^of South Carolina are as good aspthose of any state in the Unio^ And if the sentiment in favor of en ?fofcing those laws continues to grow for a few years more as rap idly as it ha3 been growing during the few years past, it will not be a great while before South Carolina has become the most law abiding state.-York ville Enquirer. Teacher- Johnny Jimson, why were you not at school yesterday? Pupil-Please, ma'am, I was eon ralesciu'. Teacher (in surprise)-From what, pray? > Pupil- Three apple dumplings an' packet of cigarets."-Tit Bits. Stone delegates to the Baraca-Phi lathea convention at "Newbery. Mr. E. F. Christian fell from the Parodo building and was painfully but not seriously hurt one day last week. MORE ANON. /. COMMUNITY riding district ellichamp " Br you close prices on fancy groceries, Planta .*al merchandise. rowing and so is gm. former patronage. a the- country, thereby I good of all. i 10c BARGAINS r Melliehamp dryl! Laundry!!! - s.c JOHNSTON LETTER. Death of Mrs.. Sloan, Joint Lu theran Conference, Mar riage of 'Miss Watson and Mr. Crouch. Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Sheppard, of Edgefield, were visitors here on last Thursdaj\ Miss Ella Pauline Pechman of Converse college, and Misses May Smith and Orlena Cartledge, of Columbia .college, came home to spend Easter. Cards have been received here announcing the coming marriage of .Miss Rosabel Pedrick, and Mr. J. W. Wilson, which will occur at Gainesville, Fla., the home of the bride, on the afternoon of April Otb. Miss Pedrick is a sister of Mrs. J. W. Marsh, and has spent several summers here, and made numerous friends. Mr. Burrell Frontis, who has been in ?Lancaster, Penn;, for the past six months, bas returned, and is again with Mr. J. D. Bartley. The bis:-clearance sale pf Mr. Paycer Shade has been attracting a good deal of attention, and on last Saturday when it .was announced that from 3 to -1 o'clock he Would give away a certain amount of .the goods, there was almost a stain pede of the usual Saturday afternoon crowd. To give all a fair chane*, the articles were carried to tho top of the store and thrown over into the midst of the waiting mass. A mischievous young, boy to have some fun, tilled a large paper bag with water, and made it secure, and slipping behind Mr. Shade, tossed it over with the other things. It is -needless to say that those who scrambled and got til? big bundle that wet them soi wore lighting mad and still trying- lo lind out which boy did it. Mr. and Mr;. SuniCer Wright, of Greenwood arrived on. Friday even ing for a visit to relatives. Mrs. Wright has been sick fon some time; and it is .thougla a change might prove beneiiciak \ j Mrs.. Dorn, of Parkville, is tho guest bf her/daughter, airs? J. A. Dobey. Mr. J. Fleming Brown has rev turned to Spartanburg, after a visit to her sister,Mr3. Anna Strother. Mesdames Wallace Tompkins and Susan B. Hill were visitors here on Friday.' Mr. Samuel J. Watson is recover ing from his recent illness, but is not yet able to take up bis work at the bank. On last Wednesday afternoon while George Culbreath, colored, was hauling some lumber into town, the wagon ran over a little negro boy about 6 years old, the child dy ing in about half an hour after the accident. The child ran after the wagon to swing on the rear, but the driver made him get off, and as he turned away the child darted be tween the wheels, and swung under neath. In a few minutes the wagon rolled into a rut, causing- the child to fall, the rear wheel passing over his head. The child's brother was a witness, giving in this statement at the inquest. There was no blame whatever attached to George, who has always been known as a good negro. . Dr. and.Mrs. W. L. Seiglerare in town again, after a few months out on their farm near Eureka. Information has been recieved of the serious illness of Mr. Clarence. (Guess, son of Rev. B. J. Guess, who was pastor here last year. Ile suffer ed from an attack of pneumonia, which lias developed into tubercu losis. Mr. John Kenny lias been ap pointed census enumerator for John ston and Mr. Tom Milford for Elm wood townships. The joint conference of the Lu theran churches of Aiken, Edgefield, Saluda, Lexington, and Richland counties, will meet at Providence church. Lexington on April 1st to 3rd. Messrs. O.S. Wertz and H. C. Bailey will represent St. John's church, of this place, and Messrs. He'iry Yonce and Josephus John son, will be sent from Mt. Calvary, which is located about rive niiles from here. Mrs. Margaret Sloan died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wade Franklin, on last Friday evening. Mrs. Sloan had been in failing healtli for over a year and the end was not unexpected. She was Vu* years old, and a good and conse crated woman. She was buried on Saturday afternoon at Mt. Calvary, the services being conducted by her pastor,Rev. P. C. Monroe. On last Sunday evening, March 20th, Miss Edith Watson and Mr. Frank Crouch were married at the Lutheran parsonage, by .tey. P. E. Ionroe. Miss Watson is the eldest 'lughter of Mr. S. J. Watson. Mr. Joe Cox has gone to North S. C., for a visit to his cousin, Mr Tricks of Fake Opticians. This state as well as other states that have not passed the Optometry law to protect the1 public is now in fested .with scores of traveling op ticians, who offer to. sell five dollar gold eye-glasses for one dollar. The fakers either peddle from house to house or open* up Jn a .store in one city or town after another, general ly remaining in a-place from one' day to four weeks. X. , Big signs and hand bills announc ing the bargains in'. T&ye glasses and spectacles draw crowds. The ticket as described is to tell each, customer that bis case is " a little peculiar^'or different from the ordinary so as to require "specially .ground" lenses instead of the five dollar glasses for one dollar. By.N thii'"-deception, the fake optician succeeds in getting exorbitant prices of tefl, from $10 to ?25, and you get nol?ft?tisfaetion for your cash. When bC^nds a town getting too unfriendly ' to him be cause of the complaints of dissatis fied customers, the: traveling opti cian closes his stove .over night, takes away eveiythi'ng, of value and often leaves a lot of-unpaid local bills and goes to the^"??Oxt.: stopping place, where he begins-all over.again under a new name. Twenty-six states of- the .union have already passed the. Optometry aw, including Nortlh'^Caro'lina and Florida on each side.C?f/.us; ?iere-, fore thc- people of -this state is an easy market for a traveling faker. It is to be hoped at the- next meet ing of our law makers' that they will protect the innoeeh|;pnblic from such imposition. If sucli a law is good for so many o th cristal es,-why would it not be good for the grand old state- of South Carolina?-Or angeburg Times and Dcinocroj. Most Appropriate. "John D. Rockefeller-j jr.,"'- said a New York banker,- askocl-'me one Saturday afternoon a good bibical text to base an address: " 'I'm thinking/ heSsiidj :?ho?t that, beautiful verse from the twen ty-third Psalm-''The. j.ord is my agreed. 'But, Rockefeller, there is even a better verse..in the same Psalm-'Thou anhointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.' " Husband-My dear Emily, why is it I am always in the wrong? Wife-Because I am always in the right.-Philadelphia Inquirer. "You women would rather talk than listen." "Not always." "When, for example?" , "When a man is about to pro pose."-Judge. >. -.>. Beulah-When he kissed me last n ight I asked him to tell no one. Belle-And did he? .'. ' Beulah-Why, it wasn't two. min utes before he repeated it.-Yonk ers Statesman. Enterprising Young Merchants. Messrs. Quarles & "Mellichamp, the hustling young Red Hill mer chants, solicit the patronage of the west-side citizens through our col umns this week. The first of last fjnuary these you.ig men' adopted the cash system, refusing to charge goods to anyone, and instead of falling off. the volume of their business has increased. Having no bad debts and having; the actual cash with which to discount their bills, enables Messrs:; Quarles & Mellichamp to make close prices. They carry a large well"selected stock of general merchandise and plantation supplies. These progres sive voling men deserve to succeed. "I understand you utilize even the squeal of an animal that passes through your slaughter-house. "res," answered the Chicago meat packer, 1 We're arranging to lease that to the ultimate consum er for use when he wants to 'make a holler.' "-Washington Star. The eyes of a little Washington miss were attracted byr the sparkle of dew at early morning. "Mamma," she exclaimed, ' it's *tr*n I thought it was." "What do you mean?" "Look here, the grass is all cover ed with . perspiration."- --Baptist Commonwealth. William Toney. Mr. L. B. Asbel has returned from a western trip. Dr. D. P. LaGrone is critically ill at bis home here. About a year ago be had a stroke of paralysis and is suffering from a similar attack. There is scarcely any hope of his recovery. COLLIER'S C?LLINGS. Newsy Letter From The Adver tiser's Alert Correspondent, Reporting All The Neigh borhood News. The weather is so pretty and has been for quite a while that we would dislike to see the clouds hide the, sun from view, or the mud take the place bf sand, but for the sake of | the. farmers wj. o are waiting very impatiently for rain so as to begin their crops, we will say we wish the rain to come, in order that we may look upon the farmers' smiling faces | again. I am glad to,say that one more of our farmers has entered the contest and hope that yet many more will emulate his example. Mr. George and Miss Annie Math is spent Sunday night at Mrs. G. A. Adams's. ' ' We arc very glad to see Miss Ru by Miller back at home and looking so well aftnr undergoing a success ful operation on the throat. We are pleased to see Miss Anna Hammond well and with us again. One of* Collier's dark-eyed men is keeping "bachelor's hall" near"Lick .Fork." Ile says it is most too lone some to stay there by himself. Look out girls! Mr. I). T. Mathis has purchased a very pretty horse, and Mr. T. M. Adams a very fine mule. Messrs. D. T. Mathis, O. D. Prince, Grafton Hammond, Mrs. J. N". Grafton and Miss Ellie Mathis were visitors in Edgefield last week. Missen Kate and Sunie Hammond and Mrs. J. X. Crafton were visi tors at the hospitable home of Mr. Ji':<;k Hurling last week. The children of the Sunbeam So ciety enjoyed an Easter egg hunt on the Sunday School grounds last Sat urday afternoon- It was a very en joyable occasion for old and young. To see the happy and expectant lit tle faces ?ts- they looked here and there in the grass for the rabbit's nest, thrilled all hearts with joy and admiration; The eggs were a sight were, red, pink. variegate(ie ggsvegg8 of all uiserip lion; eggs, with' images . of chinese1, rabbits,, monkeys and chickens stamped on them. We wish Easter would come every mbnth instead of once a once a year. Mrs. Whatley, better known as "Miss Jessie," gave the little boys a very impressive talk on the "To bacco habit," last Saturday ?after noon. At the close she asked all who would go home and sign a pledge never to indulge in it to hold up the hand, and to the delight of all every Jittle boy's hand was raised instant ly., We feel that much good will be 'done by the younger generation. Miss Alna Hammond spent Sat urday night at the home of Mr. Edd Hammond's. Mr. andi "Mrs. Joe Miller and sweet little Marion visited at Mrs. Sallie Jones' S?turday and Sunday. Mr. 'E. M. Miller, who is attend ing the medical college in Augusta, delighted and surprised his friends by coming Saturday and remaining with them until Monday. Some of the young people gave Miss Aminee Cartledge a Surprise Party on Saturday night last which was very enjoyable. After making and eating candy and playing games the hour came for us to depart. We regretted very much that it had not been on another night, so that we might have stayed longer. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Mathis and little Maynie spent last Sabbath at Mr. W. E. Thurmond's of Modoc. Mr; and Mrs. J. B. Adams visit ed at t'le home of .Mr. C. T. Mathis last Sabbath. The Collier's school was very glad to receive the free (und of ?100 which means a great deal to the com ni un i ty. Trixie. "They say that Stevenson fre quently worked a whole afternoon on a single line." "That's nothing. I kuow a man who has been working the last six years on one sentence."-Cassell's Journal. Father-Well, Carolyn,' how do you like .school? Carolyn (aged G)~Oh, so much, papa! Father-That's right, daughter. And now what have you learned to day y Carolyn-I've learned the names of all the little boys.-Harper's Ba zar. Goodfellow-I'm sorr- to say my wife has an aggravating habit of interrupting me in the middle of a sentence. Grouch y-Humph! You are hang ed fortunate to be able to get so far.-Boston Transcript. A Carel of Thanks. Vfe take this means of thanking our friends and neighbors for their extreme kindness and attentiveness to us during our recent illness, and especially those who were with us day and night. We were entirely de pendent on them, as we were all in bed at the same time. They knew we were helpless and words can't express our appreciation of their kindness and help. We thank God that we live among such people. , H. W. McKie, . Alleen McKie. Colliers, S. C. - Guilty of Manslaughter. In New York recently a chaffeur" convicted of manslaughter, for run ning down and killing a switchman, was sentenced to six months' im prisonment. A few days later two other chaffeurs were tried for the same offense, manslaughter, and con victed, being given thirty days and six months, respectively. These penalties are light for the offense, but The World is correct in saying that "the matter for satisfaction is that the crime was in each of the three cases designated by its right name and the prisoner prosecuted and convicted under laws existing long before th is form of manslaugh ter was known but still valid to cover it." The danger from the man who handles an automobile reckless ly; in other words, must be dealt with in the same manner as the dan ger from the man who handles a gun recklessly. There is no differ ence in principle. The gun is jan ex-, celleut thing in its place, and for its lawful purpose, but when it is used to the hurt of another the law steps in and punishes its misuse. So with the automobile. A gr?at agency of civilization, a wonderful vehicle of utility and pleasure, in the hands of the reckless and careless it may be come a menace. The chaffeur who runs down and injures the'pedestrian or equestrian, when at fault, should be subjected to the same laws,,as, control the man who fires wantonly mto ? crowd.-Columbia Record. * Iweemg^ ^ourity i^u????a^rF Board. The county equalization .board, met in the court house Saturday. Mr. R. A. Cochran presided over the meeting. All of the townships' were represented, and brief reports showed that sp far as it is possible to adjust the very perplexing-matter of taxes the people of all parts of the county are bearing the tax bur den equally. The real estate returns, owing to the increase in value of real estate, are a little higher than four years ago. The personal prop erty of the county has besn returned at practically the same valuation as heretofore. . The following shows the average valuation per acre of farm lands of the county as returned for taxation. by townships1 * Blooker $4 00' Colliers , 4 00. Collins 4 50 Elmwood * 4 00 Johnston 10 66 Hibler 3 75. Moss 4 00 Plum Branch 4 75 Pickens 4 60 Shaw 5 50 Talbert 4 00 Meriwether 5 00 Washington 5 *75 Wise 4 75 Wards 5 25 The following figures will show that the average value of the farm lands of the county as returned for taxation is ?4.23 per acre. But this docs not include the land in the corporate limits of the towns of Johnston and Edgefield, which is as sessed at ?20. This added to the lower valuation pf the rural lands would bring the ?average of all land, towns and country, up to about ?4.50 per acre. The valuation given above does not include the buildings. Excursion Rates Via the South ern Railway to Augusta. Account Spring Music Festival April 8-9, 1910, the Southern Rail way announces reduced fares to Au gusta, Ga., ami return. Tickets on sale April 7th and 8th with final limit returning April Pith, 1910. Children half fare. For further in formation, apply to Southern Rail way Ticket Agents, or, J. L. Meek, A. G. P. A., Atlanta, Ga. Alex H. Acker, T. P. A. ( Augusta, Ga Np Millinery Bills. In China the fashions haven't changed in a thousand years. How lucky iii was for the Chin'*T that they did not begin when they had some such fashion as our present peach-basket hats.-Augusta Her ald. WHERE MONEY GOES. Astounding Figures, Showing Where the Hard-earned Cash Goes. Whiskey Bill Great Burden. When contrasted with the money spent for other .purposes, the anntfal ; liquor bill of the' American people, is a national disgrace. Comparative figures compiled by the National Prohibition Press from the federal government internal reve nue reports of 1909 are astounding. Following is a comparison of the ( expenditures for church work, edu cation, clothing, and food, with the national rum bill: ". Foreign missions $10,000,000 I Birick . 100,000,000 Churches 175,000,000 Potatoes 210.000,000 Silk goods 240,000,000 ? Furniture : 245,000,000 / Sugar and molasses . 3'10,000,000 , Public education 325,000,000 .' Boots and shoes 450,000,000 Flour f . 455,000,000 Woolen goods 455,000,000 Cotton goods 675,000,000 Lumber 700,000,000 Printing ' 750,000,000 Tob?cea , 825,000,000 * Iron and steel 1,03.5,000,000 Meat 1,550,000,000 . Intoxicating liquors 1,675:000,000- . ' What intelligent person can read the foregoing table of figures with- . out being impressed with the warn ing* it contains? More thama billion and a half . dollars are spent annually fer booze. by the American people. This is a \ direct liquor tax of $91 a year on % each famil", of five persons. It.was a mighty smart, far-seeing man who first said that the indirect taxes, forced upon our people were far more burdensome than the direct ' The remedy: ' Raise one gen?ra tioh of boys free from the blighting influence of the saloon and the next generation following-- m?, grow up to manhood ' so sensible and mc ral SoiVwhy did you play tm* andi go skating to-day?" "Pa, do you remember what you semt me to bed for last night?" "Why, no-whatr-I?" "For asking fool questions" Cleveland Leader. The Dental View. "That young: dentist seems to be a great believer in the Bible. He has a scripture verse framed and hung just in front of his operating chair." "?Indeed! What is it?" "Open thy mouth wide and I will fill it." Prepared Paints. On our eighth page will be found the large advertisement of Messrs. W. W. Adams & Co. in. which they tell the public of the merits of the prepared paint, lead, varnish, etc.,: that they selL They purchase the Acme Quality paint in large quantities and can make very low prices, quality considered. Messrs.. W. W. Adams *fc Co. can supply any color and any. finish. If you are contemplating repainting your premises, drop inland let them tell. you of the advantages derived from using Acme Quality paint. . ' : Very Reliable Firm. In this issue will be found the spring announcement of the J. .Wil lie Levy Company,'of Augusta, which has hundreds - of customers and friends throughout Edgefield county. In addition,to their very large, well-selected stock of boys' and men's clothing, this popular firm conducts a department for the ;|| ladies on the second floor. They extend a special invitation to the Edgefield ladies to make their store headquarters when in Augusta. A cordial welcome awaits them. Johnny's Question* \ "Mother, are all women angels ?" "Yes, my son, all women are an gels." "Can they fly?" " Yes my son. Why do you ask?" "Because last night I saw father kiss the servant giri, and tell .her she was an angel. Will she fly?" "You bet your sweetlife she will, the first thing in the morning.*" And she did. "Will you have anything on your face, sir, when lam tbiough?" asked the barber. "You might leave my nose there," answered the man in the chair, who had already been cut several tim eu. -Buffalo Express. ?