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\ J. L. MIMSji' Editor TERMS: ONE YEAR - - - - - $1.50 . SIX MONTHS '.75 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1911. Prayer is the wing wherewith the soul flies to heaven and meditation the eye wherewith we see God.-AM BROSE. 1 ' M Andrew Carnegie has donated anoth er $10,000,000 to the endowment fund of Carnegie Institute for Research at Washington. Commissions of Notaries Public Declared Invalid. In a message sent to' the general as sembly Friday, Governor Blease states that he has issued a proclamation de claring null and void all: Commissions of Notaries Public after February 10th until.some further action by the legis lature in reference to length of hold ing position and some qualifications made necessary". All dispensary constables and detec tives were also to be deprived of their conamission on Jan. 21st. The House Committee on Nav il af fairs has decided that Lieut. Peary cime within 1^6 miles of reaching the Pole. This committee has been' con?: sideling the bill to retire 'Capt. Peary with the rink of rear admiral. The basis of the committee's findings 13^ the, chart prepared by Hugh C. ' Mitchell, and C. R. Puvall of the Uni ted States coast and geodetic survey. This chart shows that Peary went to vthe lift on nearing', the pole, due toan error in his instruments. Later he . crossed toward _ the pole, his nearest point being 1.6 miles. The friends of Mr. J. L. M;ms, edi . 'tor of i the Edgefield Advertiser, will be pleased to learn that he is now re . covering fjpnv. slight operation re ontlyfperformed at ^he Columbia hos pital afrd thai he will in all probability soon be able to .return to his home. Columbia Record. t ? - . The;propo3ed new county of Heyward of which a cut appears in this issue is . about: fifty-four miles long, and *:ts . narrowest point about turee miles ? broad. Its northern .limit is above P&rksvillein Edgefield county, and. its southern limits are the present Aiken' and Barnwell line, passing through the town of Ellenton. Thelma follows the Savannah riyer on the West. . .-- . : PARKSVILLE NEWS. One of ' the most brilliant after noon functions ever given in Clark's Hill, was at the beautiful home of Mr.;D. W. .Sharpton Friday, Janu ary the 26th. The parlors, recep tion hall and living room" were thrown open*. They were . beauti fully decorated, the color sch?me being daintily carried out in tulle, some knots\ and candles -while and pink, with banks ot* ferns and mis tletoe. Receiving in the halljwafe Miss Ellis of Due West, and Mrs. A. E. McDonald. Miss Ellis was gowned in an empire of net, and fi silk. Mrs. McDonald wore a dainty \ frock, of black silk with irish point lace.' At the parlor door Mrs. Sharpton received in her usual graceful man ner^ She was queenly in a gown of black crepe dechine. 'A m?s? der lightf ul counie of sandwiches and mints- w"ere served during which a beautiful mujicar program was ren de?-ed. One and all present, pro - nouncecjl it one, of the most enjoya ble affair of the kind^ ever had. A regular communication of Parksvilla-lodge, A. F. .M. was held on last Friday night, at which time Mr., forgan Reese of Modoc was made an entered- apprentice mason. Uncle Henry Jennings .up in 80 and the oldest member of the lodge, ex cept Dr. S. Gr. Meriwether, now of Allendale waa with us having par tially recovered from his recent fall, that many thought would terminate his.life. Wc were glad to have him with us again. Mr. Motte Parker and family of your town, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Talbert andi family. . Col. and Mrs. Talbert were called yesterday to the bed side of Mrs. Lemie Talbert, whom we are in formen1 is quite sick. We trust that er$ this, she is much improved. Misses Mae Adams and Ollie Prince were welcome visitors from Modoc at the home of Mr. T. M. Seigler one day last week. Mr. . J. B. Dorn' (Uncle Dookie) celebrated his 65th birthday yester day, at which time, macy of his friends partook of his hospitality and. rejoiced with him on account of a long life, and many other bless ings. Rev. O. N/. .Rountree preached his first, and a most excellent ser-' mon as the newpaster of the Metho dist church yesterday. We welcome Mr. Rountree home "after 13 years absence. 1 ' We are sorry to state that Miss Ellie'Rich of Clark's Hill is still dangerously sick, v ' Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Fowler have m'ov??r into their new home. The'hall and rooms, festooned with evergreens, mainly by the indige nous, lovely long leafed pine is "a thing of beauty and joy forever." The home, with its artistic beauty must be seen to be appreciated. Weare sorry to . chronicle the fact that oar friend Mr. Reuben Smith passed away one d ay last week. He waa buried last Friday by his pastor,'Rev. T. H. Garrett at Modoc. He leaves a devoted wife and nine cnildren to mourn his loss with a host of friends. Peace to his ashes. Mrs. Hattie Hussey Gilchrist has. returne&to her home al; W?ycross, Ga., - More Anon. Rehoboth Missionary Society. On Saturday afternoon last,. the Woman's Missionary Society of Re hoboth held its monthly meeting at the home of Mrs- Charjes Strom. The attendance was large indeed, only a f?w of our members being absent. . Several very 'V interesting pieces were read which, were^ enjoyed by all present. C^rie .letter in particu lar was. touching, being an appeal from Mrs. J. K. Durst of Green wood, j3. C., for a chicken from each member of our society for the little invalid girls at the orphanage. Of course this appeal touched eve ry heart, and every member agreed to contribute one or more chickens to be shipped this week to the or phanage. Later on we are going to send these little invalid girls a box of nice, fresh eggs. Our society is in a most prosper ous conditional think, and at every meeting one or two new members are enrol?edj which is quite encour aging to our President, in fact, to ? all of our members, for we feel that the longer our membership is, the mor? we can accomplish for the ? Master. ? * Music for the occasion was fur- . uished by Mrs. Robert Seigler, who has a very remarkable musical tal ent. .Mrs. Sallie Winn also sang a 1 number of those old, sweet songs for 1 us, which we greatly enjoyed. Our efficient president, Miss Car- ! rie Burkhalter, told us that she was ' going to ?have our apportionment cate! enlarged and placed in Reho- ! both church so that we can see J what we are doing for missions, etc Each member of our Society has a ' tiny mail box which they are to put '> 2c. a week into, and at the end of ' five months have an opening. In < this way quite a neat little sum cab 1 be raised, and we can hardly realize 1 where it came from. : Our next meeting willi be held at the home of Mrs. Butler Strom on t Saturday before 4th Sunday in Feb ruary. We are looking for a large attendance, as all of oar members manifest "great interest in the meet ings. L: . A Mem(ber. Oyster Sale. The TX D. C. will begin their sale of oysters, coffee, ?nd home made candy at 4 o'clock on Friday 'afternoon in the Library building. There will also be an old fashioned Fish Pond, and other attractions. Help this patriotic organization to make money for worthy enterprises. It Pays to Trade at Peak's. White shirt waist linen, linen dimity, butcher's linen, linen lawn, colored dimity, specials. Notice. All parties are hereby notified not to hire, or employ in any way, one J. D. Farmer, who is under written contract to me for this year, 19lX Any one so doing, or moving, or aiding him to move off my premises will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Trenton, S.*C. WV J. Gaines. News Items From Plum Branch. Since the holidays are over and everything has gotten into 1911 running order there is a peWiar at mosphere of bouyant progress here at Plum Branch, everybody is hopefully looking forward to a good and prosperous year; ' Business is of course very quiet among the mer chants but it steadily continues. The cutting and hauling wood for the market is the principle in dustry at present. The Plum Branch ginnery this past year, ginned betw?en thirteen and fourteen hundred bales of cotton and between three and four thou sand bales were shipped from this point. All the season the market here was as good as the best. The Plum Branch high school is progressing very nicely. Of an en rollment of 107 there is an average attendance of about 95. The stu dents ara hard at work. They seem to realize that they must do their part if the high school is to be a real success. Sunday January 8th, Mr. C. Brown /and Miss Lottie Langley were united in the holy bonds of matrimony at the Baptist parson age here, Rev. L. B. White offi ating. During the past few weeks there have been many cases of grippe but none have proven very serious. Cecil was accustomed to hearing his mother telephone for nearly eveything she needed, One day as he entered the pantry, a little mouse scampered across the floor. Very much frightened, he jumped up and down screaming: "Oh, mother, phone for the oat! .Please nhone for the cat."-E.-..S; ? . Notice of Final Settlement and Discharge.' On the 20th day of January, 1911, in the office of Judge of Pro bate, at Edgefield, South, Carolina} the undersigned -will "make a final settlement on the estate of C. T. Hammond, deceased, and will at the same time apply for a final dis charge from his trust as administra tor of said estate. 4 t. .L. R. Hammond. Old Soldier Tortured. "For years I suffered unspeakable torture from indigestion, constipa tion and liver trouble," wrote A K Smith, a war veteran at Erie, Pa., but Dr. King's New Life Pills fix ed me all right. They're simply great. Try them for any stomach, liver or kidney trouble. Only 25c at Penn & Holstein, W E Lynch & Co., B Timmons. Jit Pays to Trade at Peak's. In bleached homespun, Andros Coggan and other leading brands. Lonsdale cambric, check muslin, dimity at special prices. Master's Sale State of South Carolina, / Edgefield County \ Court of Common Pleas H. W. McKie et. al.,-against-G. A. McKie et. al. Pursuant to the decree in this cause I will offer for sale at public outcry to the highest bidder, before the Court House, town of Edgefield, and State of South Carolina on sales day in February 1911 (the same be ing 6th day of said month) between the legal hours of sale, the follow ing described realty, to wit: All that tract of land, situate in said County and State, containing two hundred and forty-three (243) icres, more or less, and bounded on the north by. the land of W. K. McKie, on the east by land of A. S. Gr. Miller, on the sou'.h by land of Gr. A. McKie, and on the tvest by land of J. B. McKie. ' Terms of sale Cash. The land bas been rented for the year 1911, md the land will be sold subject to the lease, bul the purchaser shall be entitled to the rents and profits of i the land for the year 1911 under the lease. Purchaser to pay for papers. W. F. Roath, Master E. C.^S. C. . Jan. ll, 1911. '?, Saves Twp Lives. "Neither my. sister * nor -myself might be living to-day, if it had not been for Dr. King's New Dis covery" waites A.* D. McDonald of Fayetteville, N. C., R. F. D. No. 8, for we both had frightful coughs that no other remedy could help. We were told my sister had con sumption. She was very weak and had night sweats but your wonder ful medicine completely cured us both. It's the best I ever uped or heard of For sore lungs, coughs colds, hemorrhages, lagrippe, asth ma, hay fever, croup, whooping cough-all bronchial troubles-its supreme. Trial bottle free. 50c and $1.00. Guaranteed by Penn & Hol stein, W E Lynch & Co., B Tim It Pays to Trade at Peak's. In colored "goods, calicoes, ging ham, madras lineen, suiting and plaids. Citation. The State of South Carolina, County of Edgefield. ' By J. D. Allen, Probate Judge: Whereas, J. M. Horsey and W. E. Andrews, made suit to me, to grant R. H.. Middleton Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of T. R. Rusk, deceased. These Are Therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and Creditors of the said T. R. Rusk, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Edgefield on the 1st day of February next, after publication hereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Adminis tration should not be granted. Given under my hand this, 17th day of January, 1911. J. D. Allen, Jan. 18-2t. Probate Judge. Solves a Deep Mystery. "I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart," wrote C B Rader, of. Lewisburg, W. Va., for the wonderful double benefit I got from Electric Bitters, in curing me of both a severe case of stomach trouble and of rheumatism, from which I had been an almost help less sufferer for ten years. It suited my case as though made just for me." For dyspepsia, indigestion, jaundice and to rid the system of kidney poisons that cause rheuma tism, Electric Bitters has no equal. Try them. Every bottle is guaran teed to satisfy. Only 50c at Penn & Holstein, W E Lynch & Co., B Timmons. It Pays to Trade at Peak's. ID woolen dress gooda in the new weaves and up-to-date quality colors The quality and price sell them, on. The State of South Carolina, -, County of ;i2dgefield. By J. D. Allen,.'Probate Judge: Whereas, J./vV. Miller made suit to me, to grarft him Letters of Ad ministration,^ the Estate and ef fects of. ?herman Holloway, de I ceased. ; . These Ajre Therefore, to cite and admonish qil and singular the kin dred and j Creditors of the said Sherman Holloway, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Edgefield, C. H., 4. C., on the 1st day February, next, after publica tion hereof,? at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand thi^ 14th day of January, 1911. J. D. Allen, Jan. 18-21 Probate Jud ere. Tre?surer's Notice. The: County Treasurer's office will be open for the purpose of receiving?taxes from the 15th day of Oct, 1910 to the 15th day of March 1911, inclusive. A penalty of one per cent will be added to all unpaid taxes after the 1st | day of January to the 31st of January 19x1, of two per ce t, from the 1st day of February, to thu last day of Februa ry 1911 and penalty of five per cent from the firsc day of March to the 15th day of March 1911. The tax levies tor the year 1910 are as follows : For State purposes 5$ mills. " Ordinary "County 4J " " Cons. School tax 3 " Special County tax li " Bacon S. D. Special 2 " r Edgefield S. D. 2 " " Long Cane S. D. 3 " " Liberty Hill S. D. 3 " " Johnston S. D. 3 " " Collier S. D. 3 " " Flat Rock S. D. 3 " " Prescott S. D. 3 " " Plum Branch S. D. No. 1 3 " " White Town S. D. 3 " " Parksville S. D. 3 " " Washington S. D. 2 " " R. R. Bonds WiseT"s,p li " " R. R: Bonds Pickens 3 " " R. R. Bonds Johnston 3 " R. R. Bonds Pine Grove 14 " R. R. Bonds Blocker 14 " " " Bonds Town Edgefield ? " " SchooltBonds " 1 " Town bf Edgefield ff Corporation Purposes 9 " All male citizens between the ages of 21 years and 60 years except those exempt by law are liable tb a poll tax of one dollar each. A capitation tax of 50 cents each is to be paid on all dogp. The law prescribes that all male citi zens between the ages of 18 and 50 years must pay a $2 commutation tax or work six days on the public roads. As this is optional with the individual, no commutation tax is included in the property tax. So ask for road tax re ceipt when you desire to pay road tax. JASM. MIMS, ., Co. Trea3. E. C. * ny '_ It Pays to Trade at Peak's. White goods at special prices. White madras, P. K. nainsook, long cloth, dimity and linen batiste. Auditor's Notice. All persons owning property of any kind whatsoever, or in any capacity, as husband, guardian, executor,- ad ministrator or trustee are reqiured to make returns of the same to the Audi tor under oath within the time men tioned below and the Auditor is requir ed by law to add a penalty .of 50 per cent to all property that, is not return ed on or before the 20th day of Febru ary in any year. All male - citizens between the ages I of 21 and 60 years except those ex empt by law are deemed taxable polls. The township assessors are respect fully requested to meet me at the ap pointments, for taking tax returns in their respective township and they are also required to make tax returns for those who fail to make their own with in the time prescribed by law. The 60 per cent penalty will be added for fail ure to make returns. ' For the convenience of tax payers, I or my representative will be at the following appointed places on the dates mentioned to receive tax returns: Roper's, Monday Jan. 16. Meriwether, Tuesday, Jan, 17. Collier, Wednesday Jan. 18. Red HiHJ Thursday Jan. 19. Clark's Hill, Friday Jan. 20. Modoc, Saturday Jan. 21. Parksville, Monday Jan.. 23. Plum Branch, Tuesday Jan. 24. Will Winn's, Wednesday Jan. 25. Liberty Hill, Thursday Jan. 26. Cleora, Friday Jan. 27. Pleasant Lane, Saturday Jan. 28. Meeting Street, Monday Jan. 30. Johnstone Tuesday Jan 31. Herrin's Store, Wednesday Feb. 1. Trenton, Thursday Feb. 2. The office will be open to receive re ceive returns from the first day of J anuary till the 20th day of February as prescribed by law. J. R. TlMMERMAN, Auditor E. G. S. C. James A. Dobey, DENTAL SURGEON, Johnston, S. C., Office over Farmers Bank". Building CALHOUN A. MAYS ATTORNEY-AT-LAW EDGEFIELD, - - - S. C. JAS. S. BYRD. SURGEON" DENTIST, EDGEFIELD) S. C. ?W*OiSce over Post-Office. A-H. ?ORLEY, Surgeon . ^Dejntist. Appointments at Trent?n on Wednesdays. Crown *nd Bridge werk a specwltJ Kentucky Horses and Mules We have just received our second shipment of Kentucky horses and mules We have some extra good, large pairs of mules, also smaller mules. Come and inspect our combination horses, also some good driving horses. We are now permanently located in the Holland stables to the rear of. the Court House. We guarantee all stock we sell to be exactly as represent ed Wilson & Cantelou : XT* JJS|^ li you would Raise Big Crops, S[ If you would have fewer acres and '?V .k] Larger Crops. If you would reduce your cost of production, buy from the1 * COMBAHEE -^FERTILIZER CO., CHARLESTON, S.C "We manufacture all grades of fertilizers and cany a Isrge stock of the best quality offer, j tilizer material. If you want fertilizers for Cotton. Corn, Grain,' Tobacco? Truck, buy only the best from a well knowti company such as the .^W*' V BOMBAH EE FERTILIZER CO., Charleston, S. C. ^ ^??^v ^ I?' ST/ii? "The Home of Good Fertilizers" *Xfflr 't? 4/W . WRITE FOR PRICES. ^ iPKO' X&i #T SSS Fertilizer Materials and Fertilizers Ready ffixed for 1911 Fifteen cents cotton, dollar corn, two hundred and fifty dollar mules, have taught our farmers that they must fertilize their crops or quit the race. We are nbw yeady to supply our trade with fertil izers manufactured only by the most reputable man ufacturers. 8.85X2x2 8x3x3 8X2 1-2x2 9x3x3 8x4x4 8x4 Acid 10x4 Acid 13 per cent phosphate 14 per cent phosphate 16 per cent phosphate Royster's Goods Armour's Goods Georgia Chemical Works Goods American Agricultural Chemical Co's, goods Columbia Guano Co's, goods Cotton Seed mral, Kainit^ Nitrate of Soda, Top Dressing, Muriate of Potash. Call on Mr. R. C, Padgett, or Mr. A. E, Padgett. EDGEFIELD MERCANTILE COMPANY REGISTERED. it Thc Origin of Royster ftrtilizer?. Mr. Royster believed that success awaited the Manufacturer of Fertilizers who would place quality above other considerations. This was Mr. Royster's idea Twenty-seven years ago and this is his idea to-day: the result has been that it requires Eight Factories to supply the demand for Royster Fertilizers* F. S. ROYSTER GUANO COMPANY. FACTORIES AND SALES OFFICES. NORFOLK. VA. TARBORO. N. C. COLUMBIA. 8. C. 8PARTANBURQ. 8. O. MACON, QA. COLUMBUS, QA. MONTQOMEF V. ALA. BALTIMORE. MD. na