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Oldest Newspaper In South Carolina. 76. EDGEFIELD, S. C., WJSDNESD^P, AUGUST 30,1911 NO. 30 "THE SONS DO MOVE." Correspondent Writes of Suc cess of Farmers in Clay. "The Advertiser and Corn Synonymous." Editor Advertiser: The Lord has blessed us; not so much with in crease of our flocks, nor our popu lation, but with an abundance of crops. Some say if yon count up the 5ck >ol children Mr. Roosevelt won't be alarmed, but the little young sters don't show up at the protract ed meetings as they formerly did. The crops are tine all around us, and were made with very little rain, which is prima facie evidence that farmers are using their brains and doing better work than they used to do. There are more two and three horse plows used now than ever be fore and much more skill in cultiva tion. Even the negro renters are doing better farming, and are be ginning to have their "test patches." I saw one ot them a few days ago that will make 60 or 75 bushels of com. l here are more acres in thia section that will yield from 25 to 75 bushels of corn than ever be fore. We wouldn't know w'hcre to begin to tell? you who has good corn. Mr. W. S. Stevens has some magnificent corn on both the Meet ing Street farm and on his father's cid place. Mr. J. M. Shaffer, Har ling, Williams, Timmermans and all of those people around McKen dree have as fine corn as can be grown out of the ground. Mr. Shaffer has some that is very fine. It is taller than our bell post, and a man riding horse back between the rows would have to reach arm's length to touch the ears which com pare favorably with the stalks. If we take the other end of the Long Cane road there is Mr. Allen, CVg bnrn, Padgett, Sawyer, Bledsoe, Bell, De Yore, Thrailkill, Galloway and others who have corn that will make from 50 to 75 bushels. The Advertiser and corn are synony mous. And, Mr. Editor, you have hooked up with the* right thing. Bread is the staff of life. "Cast th} bread upon, the waters," said thc Master, "and it shall return to you after many days." Bread binds the body with the soul. The Agricultural1 Department, the Agricultural Journals all over the country and The Advertiser at home have given great force and encouragement in the unrivaled in terest now manifested in, growing corn. A few years back the masses of die farmers^ looked upon pro ducing 100 bushels of turn on an acre as being unattainable. Now ex pert farmers do not regard it as no thing wonderful, and in ten years likely some one will have reached 300 bushels, and then too the big crops are going to be made much cheaper than now. There isn't any question that much guano is being wasted with the "test patches." Jerry Moore wonld have gotten the same ylield with 2,000 pounds of fertilizer as he did with 3, 000. In business farm ing the cost of production is a fac tor that must always be kept b view. "The sun do move'' is a phrase, in a negro song we used to hear years ago. The son do move is what occurred to our minds not long since while sweltering and sweating in the middle of Marion Parkman;s "test patch" just above and a mile to the right of the double bridges. Old uncle Jeff Parkman, Mr. Marion Parkman's father, always had the fattest horse in the neighborhood, though we doubt it if he ever made more than 100 bushels of corn in his entire crop, but the son do move, the son has moved. He has ploughed up an acre Of land 18 inches deep. Why, those gocd old people would have been stricken with horror, and cried 'desecration" until they were hoarse had they seen such doing... Mr. Parkman ploughed his land twice going down 18 inches the last time. This is high upland. He plant ed a prolific variety of corn in rc vs 3? feet wide and a sufficient quan tity to give him 11,840 stalks per acre. He broadcasted 10 loads of lot manure on the plot and used 1,600 pounds of commercial fertilizer. He cultivated the corn as often as was necessary, and while he had suffi cient rain for an ordinary crop, there wasn't enough for the amount of corn on the ground. We estimat ed the crop at 100 bushels and if he had plenty, of rain since Ave saw it he may do even better. Mr. S. T. Williams and Mr. Goody Timmer man and others around also have fine patches. In passing down the road bj Elm wood we observed a splendid crop there, though Mr. Ouzts' "test patch" was planed too early for the season and will not yield much more than one half crop or about 35 bushels. Judge Ouzts, Trapp Parkman, Allie Kinnaird and oth ers also have beautiful corn and cotton. Mr. Bonhara Hamilton is also making: a show in the corn line-and his looked like anywhere from 35 to 60 bushels. Give us a little more space and we will tell you of another instance where the Boy Beats His Daddy. Everybody knows that Mr. J. B. Tompkins has one of the finest plan tations in Edgefield county and some of the finest bottom land in the world, but if he ever made 100 bushels of corn on one acre we have hever heard of it. Wallace is a son that does move. Though a rather frail looking young 'man he is brim full of energy and going to be the lead horse in the corn contest. He has carved ont one acre in a fine piece of bottom land on Turkey creek and ploughed it 30 inches deep. The plow touched clay only in little places. He gave the land all the cultiva tion both before and after the corn was planted that was necessary and perhaps more. He planted one half bushels of prolific corn in March and thinned so as to leave 25,000 stalks standing. A crop of oats and vetch was removed from the land the year previous. Mr. Tompkins has applied to this acre 4,500 pounds of commercial fertilizers, in cluding soda. We couldn't make any estimate satisfactory to ourselves owing to the corn having been so broken down and mixed up, but we thought 150 bushels would be a conservative one, and he may go 200. We had never seen anything like it and couldn't as mentioned above faintly estimate it. Mr. Tompkins has 35 acres of com intone body about half of which is bottom land. He showed us another bottom of ten acres in corn. All of this corn will make anywhere from 25 to 50 bushels per acre. In conclusion I want to say if any of those piney woods fanners with their $100.00,-acre lands can make a better showing let them hold up their right hand. / W. D. O. Meeting Street, S. C. A Sunday Evening Funeral. At the McKinney burying ground, near Plum Branch, Sunday even ing, August 20th, Mr. Willie Mays McKinney was buried, Rev. J. Earl Freeman conducting the funeral services. He died young, having been in poor health in Columbia for some time at which place he died. J. E. F. Aug. 21, 1911. Round Trip Excursion Fares Via Southern Railway from Edgefield, S. C. Atlantic City, N. J. and Return ?-J4.3U. Account American Elec tric Railway Association October 9 13,1911. Tickets on sale October 4, 5, o' and 7, 1911, with final limit returning October 18, 1911. Mountair? Lake Park, Md., and return. Account International Bi ble students Association September I- 11, 1911. Tickets sold August 29 to September 3, 1911. Inclusive with final limit returning Septem ber 12, 1911. Pittsburg, Pa. and Return $27.65 Account National Baptist Conven tion (colored) September 13-18, 1911. Tickets sold September 10 and ll, 1911, with final limit re turning September 23, 1911. Cincinnatti, O. and Return $19 45. Account National Association of Stationary Engineers, September II- 16,1911. Tickets sold Septem ber 9, 10 and ll, 1911, good return ing September 19, 1911. Knoxville, Tenn, and Return $10.50. Account Appalachian Ex position, September ll-October 1, 1911. Tickets sold September 9 to October 1, inclusive, good return ing not later than midnight of the tenth day, but not including, from date of sale, except that no ticket will be limited to reach starting point later than October 7, 1911. Indianapolis, Ind. and Return $22.10. Account of Southern Grand Lodge, I. O. O. F.. September 16-23 1911. Tickets sold September 14, 15 and 16, good returning not later than Sentember 28. 1911. Memphis, Tenn, and return $18. 85. Account Reunion Blue and Grav, September 26-28, 1811. Tick ets sold September 23 and 24, 1911, good returning October 4, 1911. Summer excursion tickets on sale daily until September 30, good returning October 31st, 1911, to many other points. The Southern Railway offers superb service and convenient schedules. Pullman sleeping cars and dining car service on all through trains. For detailed information, call on Southern Rail way ticket agents or John L. Meek, AGPA., Atlanta, Ga. Frank L. Jenkins, TPA., Augusta, Ga. VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS. Successful Farmer Gives Ex - perience and Valuable Sug gestions on Preparing Soil .For Grain. Editor The Advertiser: The time for so wi nf? oats, wheat and legumes will soon be upon us and the fact that the corn crop in our county has been cut short by the continued dry weather, makes it. all the more im portant to prepare for the shortage by sowing largely to small grain, and the work of preparing the soil should beg in at the earliest day pos sible. I would suggest cutting the corn off the fields to be Beeded to grain, then spread on all the compost to be had from every source, then harrow this compost in the soil before plow ing the field. This harrowing before plowing will accomplish two valua ble points, both of which are indis pensible in modern agriculture. First, It incorporates the com post with the soil more perfectly than is possible with the plow alone. Second, it pulverizes the top soil down to the line which hardens by the action of the rain and sun in the summer and thereby'mprevents the formation of clods by the work of the plow. After the fields are thus treated the soil is then ready for the plow. Almost any style of plow will do good work, provided it will take the soil to a depth not less than eight inches which will require from two to four mules, this will be de termined by the character of the soil. Harrow after each half day's plow ing, allow the harrow to cut half its width which is decidedly better than to harrow twice with full cut of tlie harrow. When the field is prepared as above directed it is then ready for the grain, which may be sown broadcast or in drills as may be suitable to the owner and the tools for the work. If sown broadcast, put one and one half to two bush els per acre, the amount can be regulated in proi?ortion to the fer tfitty of the a??. This applies to oats. Wheat sh'..aid be about one half the amount of oats. Oats "hat are intended for feed ing should have "Sativa Valossa" sown with them at the rate of one bushel per acre, but raugt be sown separately and after the oats are in and should be harrowed in lightly with a drag tooth harrow which may be done in the same day of sowing the oats. This Sativa is a legume, and a good soil builder. It will run up with and attach itself to the oat straw by its little tendrils and can be easily harvested, and adds materially to the feeding value of the or.t hay. The proper time to sow oats ac cording to my knowledge is about the first of October. Mr. James Sheppard (the father of the two distinguished gentlemen of Edge field) was said to be one of the most successful small grain growers of his day in this county, and he, it is said, made it a rule to sow oats in September, and wheat in latter part of October. The writer has conformed to these dates as near as weather conditions would admit, and the results have been highly satisfactory. From about two and one half acres we harvested this spring fourteen large two horse loads of extra fine oats and Sativa. We attribute this good yield large ly to the application of nitrate of soda, of this which we applied two hundred pounds per acre. There is no specific date governing the ap plication of concentrated nitrates to crops; neither is there any reasonable amount which would over step the limits of economy up to six or sev en hundred pounds per acre, where the soil is well prepared and weath er conditions are favorable. Nitrate of soda should be applied to oats or wheat when it first starts to stem or run up. We have learned by years of .ex perience and repeated experiments that the greatest feeding value ob tainable from oats is by cutting them with a simple mower, just as any other hay when they show the first signs of yellow in the heads. Allow them to sun one, or one and one half days, rake up in the usual way and house or bale them. The fiber of the stems and blades cure with the sap in them, and the whole is eaten with relish by the stock. The grain is very little if any decreased in feed ing value. Whereas in the old way the stems are allowed to become hard dry and woody, there is a loss of grain in the process of harvest ing, the stock refuse to eat the dry stiaw and of this there is almost a total loss There is another matter of very great importance to the farmer, it (Continued on page 4.) FREELAND RE-UN?>N. Mrs. Mary Freeland Celftrated Her Seventy-Ninth Biraday Gathering Her Children Around Her. Mrs. Mary Freeland, widow of Eugene Freeland, deceased, cele brated her 79th birthday today be having a reunion of her fifty-eight children, grand children and great grand children, and a happier gath ering rarely assembles. ?Ul ap peared in good spirits, but none happier than the one whose birth day was being celebrated.^ After enjoying the bountiful din ner, which was served shade of the trees in the yard, t?j?? follow ing recitations were given, by two of the grand children: 1 "Before it is Too IW?~-Bj Miss Georgia Crawford. "The Queen of All."-By Miss Lela Freeland. "Be Kind to Mother. Miss Georgia Crawford. This scribe read 2 Timothy 4:1-8; Ps. 119:9-10, and led in, pttiyer and then all sang "God Be W Till We Meet Again." Following this came one of tho most pitching features of the day when '$h? aged mother stepped forward and said, "I have received a number of pres ents today, and I wish to give my children one," and she gave to each of her eight living children a five dollar bill. "I have always tried to treat them all alike," she said, in tears. The following are the names of the eight living children with families: Maggie Freeland Crawf?? and husband, W. A. Crawford. Six children have been born into their family, Mamie, Ida Lee, ' Wiley, Georgia, Dora, Eugene. Willie E. Freeland Jip wife, Mollie Outz Freeland. The names of their eight living children are, H. E., Marshall, Leila, Kin? Julian, Mary, Mattie, Furnian. Minnie Freeland Wells and hus band, .William Wells. Five chil dren belong to this home, Jasper, Gracie, Wauneta, Mag*~'c. Dora Freeland Wi 3 hus band, Joe Wilson.' iucrf. ?? chil dren are, Lucy, Sanford, Frttf, But ler, Mary, Samuel. James Freeland and wife, Bessie Crawford Freeland. Seven chil di en have been given to them, Eva, Frank, Lee, Sallie May, Albert, Leon, Josie. Joe Freeland and wife, Sunie Os burn Freeland. Osburn is the name of their one living child. Robert Freeland and wife, Abbie Falkner Freeland. No children. Yancey Freeland. Charles is the name of his living child. Wife dead. The following are the grand children married with names of their families: Mamie Reardon, nee Crawford, and husband, George Rearden. Children are Ellen, Leroy, Charles. Ida Lee Rearden, nee Crawford, and husband, Ebb Rearden.. Chil dren are, Maggie, Lee, Frances. Marshall Freeland and wife, Eva Freeland. Wiley Crawford and wife, Viola Crawford. These are noted for uprightneds of life, thirty-three of them being members of the Plum Branch Bap tist church, with Yancy as superin tendent of the Sunday school, while he and his brother James are deacons. Mrs. Mary Freeland has had to count but few deaths in her family. Her own husband, one child, five grand children, and one great grand child, make up the death roll. If all these, both living and dead, gather an unbroken family in heav en, what a gathering! A Visitor. Plum Branch, S. C., Aug. 25, 1911. No Room for Doubt The afternoon was warm, holi days were approaching, and the teacher was almost worn out in try ing to drum the elements of gram mar into the wooden craniums of her pupils. "Now, Johnny," she said, weari ly, "tell rae-would it be proper for you to say: "You can't learn me nothing?" Johnny looked thoughtful for a moment and then replied in a tone of conviction: 'Yes, mum." The teacher sighed. "Why, Johnny? V she asked. "Tell me why?" And now th? ansew came quick and pat: 14 'Cause yer can't!" said Johnny triumphantly. The Advertiser job office guaran tees satisfaction on every job sent out. What more could be asked. We usc only the best quality of material. rs PARK S VILLE NEWS, Accident to Mr. Edmunds. Old Landmark Removed. Death of Mrs. Garrett's Moth er. Masonic Meeting. On last Friday the 25th, I had the pleasure of partaking of the hos pitality of Mrs. Mary E. Freeland, the widow of the late Eugene Free land of Plum Branch, on her 79th birthday. Seventy-nine honorable years, surrounded ^by fine looking children, grand children and great grand children, none of whom have ever been guilty of anything mean or dishonorable is~something to feel thankful for. It seemed to me, al though Mrs. Freeland does not look a whit over sixty, that she could we ll pray the prayer of Sim eon: "Now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace for mine eyes have seen thy salvation." Of course Simeon referred to having seen the Saviour, but Mrs. Freeland has seen the salvation of her children, and does not care to tarry here too long, for she told the writer, when he told her she looked like she might reach 100, she did not care to. Better for her will be the day of her death than the day of her birth. The children all came and honor ed her by bringing presents, and she in turn gave each of them a present with a mother's blessing. Her grand children recited tender odes, ex pressing love for grand mother. Her pastor, Rev. Earl Freeman, read ap propriate scripture and offered up a tender prayer and the children, grand children and pastor with moist eyes sang "God be with you till we again." It was a tender ser vice, calculated to touch a heart of adamant, and which \ no doubt made impressions upon the little hearts of the great grand children, which will not be effaced long after "the worms have destroyed all that is mortal" of the honored grand mother. But an abler pen will tell you about it, giving their names. The meeting at Red Hill closed last Friday with 25 accessions. Rev. T. H. Garrett reached home in the afternoon of Friday and Saturday morning re?eire? a telegram an nouncing the death of Mrs. Gar rett's mother. Mrs. Garrett has been by the bed-side of her dying moth er over a week. They hav^ our sym pathies. < Parksville doesn't look exactly right; one of the old: land marks is gone. I refer to the old store of tho late Mr. L. F. Dorn, which for many years was his dwelling, as well as his store and in which sev eral of his children were born. Mr. D. N. Dorn has torn down and moved tho old building, and though we do not know his plans, he will doubtless rear a modern structure in its place While the old land marks must pass away, new ones must go up; and this reminds me of the new market house now going up between the bank and store of Parks and Blackwell. This building, we understand, is the enterprise of Mr. Otis Redd and his father-in-law, Mr. Tom Barrett, We are sorry to report a serious accident to Mr. Charlie Edmunds, a brother of Mr, R. N. Edmunds of I our town, as well as Mr. Gus Ed munds of yours. Mr. Edmund was hurt in an automobile wreck in Georgia, having his leg broken in two places, and shoulder dislocated or badly broken up. We sympa thize very much with Mr. Edmunds for it has not been much over a year since he left the hospital after a severe operation for mastoid ab scess. The sage of Faifa, and his boys, Abiah and Dimpse, have bought the old Morgan home from Mr. J. C. Morgan. This old home has been owned by the Morgans for over a century. The sage will occupy the old residence while his son Abiah i* putting-up a nice home for his wife and babies, just this side, of the most modern style. Mr. J. C. Morgan has purchased the Wales cottage and will move into town. And this reminds me th^t the population of what might b? styled Morgan town is increasing', as Mr. E. G. Morgan, Jr., another son, who owns a part of the old Morgan estate hard by, is the happy father of another fine boy, named John Evan, Bub, as we call him, cut up some and said eh hem! itV a fine boy, if it is ours, isn't it Lilly? We pull our hat to Morgan to\vn. The Masons met in regular ses sion Saturday night and gave the fellow craft degree to Messrs. Harv Drennon and Tillman Howie. The visitors at this communication were, Messrs Erv Holmes, Hamp Smith and Dave Quarles from Concordia at Edgefie'.d. Mr. Jim Minor has returned from the great Confederate re-union in Columbia delighted with the meet ing and unstinted in his praises of the hospitalities of the capital city. The Misses Harling, from Moun tain Creek, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Harling, have been on a visit at the home of their uncle, Mr. J. M. Minor. Mrs. C. A. Brun son from Augus ta is up, ostensibly to see her sister Mrs. E. G. Morgan, Jr., but we suspect it is mainly to see the new comer, little John Evan. Mrs. Drayton Cornett,frora Plum Branch, was a welcomed visitor at the home of Mrs. Carrie Tompkins last week. Miss Carrie Sue Tompkins has returned home after a protracted visit to friends in Edgefield bring ing with her-, her petite little cousin Miss Hill. Master Eran Morgan a son of Mr. A. V. Morgan of Augusta, is visit ing Mr. Ward Robertson. Mrs. Ida Harvley, wife of Mr. Hanny Harvely of Fairfax, and lit tle boy have been on a visit to Mrs. W. P. Parks. More Anon. In Loving Memory of Mrs. Adeline Wise. We were shocked with immovable grief over the sudden passing away of this noble Christian lady, Mrs. John A. Wise, at an early hour Fri day morning of last week. Not grieved just because we were look ing upon the grim shadow of death, bat realizing in secrecy the loss of one whose Christ-like demeanor was so exemplyfying as to make her ab sence a great loss to the communi ty. Mrs. Wise was typically script ural in returning good for evil. In addition to the beautiful character istics of heart, God had blessed her with excellent health and an abun dance of luxuries which she queenly and unselfishly reigned over, ever mindful of the comforts of those about her as she would be confront ed by the needy. She would bear with them charitably when her neighbors were in trouble. She was usually pleasant, administering help fully to them, being a lady of mark ed judgment. The floral tributes were expressively lovely, symboliz ing in Heavenly tokens, making a beautiful harmonious picture, di recting to the righteous pathways of he life'- golden gates ajarv wah its illuminating stars" of direc tion-The accompaning harp of mu sic, together with its anchor of safe ty in the Lord. Mother's downy pil low of ease-with the finishing crown of glory. Then comes the heart that enshrines the chords of love-The broken circle, never to be mended, tends our.hearts to emo tional feelings! The writer was in a positi?n to know her only to love her. She was followed by many sor rowing relatives and friends and laid away in Hern's Cree! cemetery about five o'clock Saturday after noon, Rev. Rev. R. G. Shannon house officiating. I do sympathizing ly grieve for and with the loved and bereaved ones to whom the loss falls heaviest. Her neighbor, F. S. An Even Break. Commedian Boarder-I have named this coffee November, my dear madam. Stern Landlady-Indeed, sir. And why? Commedian Boarder-Because it is so cold and cloudy. Stern Landlady-What a brilliant young man! I thought of naming it after you. Commedian Boarder-And why? Stern Landlady-Because it is so long before it settles. Thoughtful Neighbors. The Man at the Door-Madame, I'm the piano tuner. The Woman-I didn't send for a piano tuner. The Man-I know it lady; the neighbors did. Elsie's Mama-My child, my child! How did you ever come to break your beautiful French doll? Elsie-I had to break it, mama; Ellen Jones said it wasn't a French doll, and I broke it to show her it was made of plaster of paris. Lady-"Yes, I've an umbrella that needs mending; but how am I to know that you will bring it back?" Umbrella Mender-"Have no fear, mum, I allus charges more for mend in' than I could sell the um brella for."-Red Hen. "Have some wheat I want to car ry over. How shall I keep weevils out of it?" Scatter Jsome moth balls all through the wheat. These are what the seedsmen use in their bins. Then if weevils do appear, put a pan with some carbon bisulphide on top the wheat in a close bin or box and close up and the fumes will sink all through it. Keep it away from fire as the fumes are explosive. -Progressive Farmer. JOHNSTON LETTER. Another Drug Store Opened by Dr. Williams. Several Beautiful Dir?n gs Given in Honor of Visitors. Dr. Frank G. Williams, former ly of Sumter, has opened up a drug store, with a soda fount in connec tion, and carries a very attractive line. Johnston now affords 4 drug stores and three ice cream parlors. Mr. and Mrs. David Howard of Ridge were visitors here last week. Mrs. Pierce of North, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Wm. Toney. Mr. and Mrs. Owens of Branch ville, have been guests at the home of Mrs. John Wright. Miss Josephine Mobley has gone to Hawkinsville, Ga., to visit Mis? Mary Walker. Mrs. Mary Workman of Laurens has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. Albert Lott. ) Mr. James Stevens of Augusta, visited at the home of his aunt, Mrs. F. A. Tompkins, last week. Mrs. O. D. Black entertained with a dining on Thursday' in compli ment to her visitorsjMisses Ruth and Nell Payne of Laurens, and invited to be with them were Misses Ger trude and Ruby Strother and Misses Conya and Elliott Hardy. The young ladies were class mates at Winthrop graduating this summer, and the day was pleasantly spent with reminiscences of college days. Mr. Sumter Wright of Green wood, has been visiting hil mother, Mrs. Lucinda Wright. Mrs. Mary Ryals of Savannah is the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. L. Coleman. Dr. and Mrs. F. G. Williams are domiciled at the Ouzts home. Mrs. F. L. Parker and Master Fred are at home 'from Sullivan's Island. Miss Lucile Mobley will leave soon for a visit to her sister, Mrs. Orlando Sheppard, Jr., in Atlanta. Mrs. Jack A. Lott entertained on Wednesday afternoon from 5:30 to 7 o'clock in honor of her niece, Miss Bucaleu, of Texas, and receiv ing with them was Mrs. Yan Every ^dwarda, a recent bride. Others assisting the hostest were Mesdames J. L. Walkoi, O. D. Black and J. A. Dobey. A pleasant .pastime was the drawing of plans for a la roona dwelling, and Miss Ella was presented the prize, a dainty piece of china, and Miss Jessie Rushton was given the consolation, a draw ing book. The guest's gift was a cut glass powder box. During the latter part of the hours, ices with cake was served by several young maidens. Mr. Joe Cox who has a position in Columbia, visited his mother here last week. Miss Mattie Lyon of Edgefield, visited Mrs. V. E. Edwards recent lyV Mr. A. J. Mobley has returned from a month's stay at Glenn Springs. Mrs. M. E. Norris is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Lowman in Tim mon8ville. Miss Marion Mobley has returned from Newberry. Miss Effie Griffin of Newberry, is visiting hci nieces, Misses Lillian and Elia Mobley. The first new bale of cotton sold here was by Mr. W. T. Walton which brought 12 cents. Mrs. G. B. Wheeler of Savannah, is visiting at the home of Mr. E. B, Dash?r. Col. E. J. Watson, commissioner of agriculture and labor, and Mr. Ira B. Williams, state agent for farm demonstration work, made ad dresses at the school auditorium on Monday afternoon to a large num ber of farmers and others interested. They are making a tour of the state in an automobile. Miss Belva Broadway, of Man ning, is visiting Miss Sadie Long near town. Mr. Charlie Yonce and family of Harlem, Ga.,are at the home of Mr. L. M. Clark. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hill of Bam berg, visited Mr. and Mrs. Barney Jordan last week. Misses Bessie Porter and Beulah Johnson of Springfieldj visited friends here last week. Miss Zena Payne entertained ' at tea on Thursday evening the visit ing young ladies, Miss Nellie Bur ton of Elberton, Ga., and Miss Weinona Lewis, Miss Lilla Buca leu, of Houston, Texas, and Mrs. Jack A. Lott, and Misses Ruth and Nell Payne of Laurens. Johnston was well represented in Columbia at the reunion, a number of the veterans being in attendance, and several wore the Confederate uniform. With the old soldiers, the passengers entirely filled one empty coach on the morning train. Mr. John Wates and Miss Vera (Continued on page 4.)