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(?l?mi JSeii^petr In mith Carolina VOL. 77. EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1912 JOHNSTON LETTER. Mrs. Mcbley and Miss Richard son Entertain. Mr. Will Wright Gave a Stag Party. There has been a number of social affairs during; the past week, a very delightful one being the 5 o'clock tea given by Mrs. Edwin Mobley on Wednesday afternoon. The home was pretty with bowls of nas turtiums, and vases of calladiums, and the punch bowl was circled with a garland of these blossoms. After an hour of social chat, the j hostess invited all to the dining | room where upon a beautifully ar ranged table the repast was served. The center piece was of golden nasturtiums, and a boutonni?re was at each cover. Mrs. Mobley is a charming hostess, and her skill as a house keeper was well demonstrat ed. Those to enjoy her hospitality were Mesdames Mime Walker, J. A. Lott, O. D. Black, J. Lucas | Walker, W. S. Mobley, F. M. Boyd, M. R. Wright, J. H. White, J. A. Doboy, Horace Wright and J. W. Brown, and Misses Louell Norris, Emmie Wright, Lillie and Petulah LaGrone and Zena Payne. Dr. W. S. Dorset has returned from Orangeburg where he has been conducting a revival serv ce for the past 2 weeks. He has several simi lar engagements for the next two months in the slate, and although bis resignation takes place August 11st, his family will remain at the parsonage until the faM months, when they go to Washington, Ga. A large and beautiful reception was given on Friday evening by j Mr. and Mrs. James Abner Rich ardson, complimentary to their! visitors, Mrs. Neville, and Missf Rebie Workman, of Atlanta, About 150 invitations' were issued, the hours being from 8 to ll o'clock. Receiving with Mr. and Mrs. Rich- j ardson were Mrs. Neville and Misses Workman, Andrews and Strother,, and the party received on the ve-j Iranda which looked like a fairy j ^cene, with the rows of gay Japa nese lanterns, cool vines and shrub bery, and the bower of green where stood the punch bowl, with several fairies presiding.After delicious ices and cake, with mints, had been en joyed, the animated groups gradual ly dispersed themselves sbout the spacious lawn where cosy walks and seats appeared most inviting. All were reluctant to say good night and leave so pleasant and congenial a party. Hon. and Mrs. B. E. Nicholson, J of Edgetield, were visitors here [Sunday. In the young gentlemen's Sunday I school class, of the Baptist church, taught by Mrs. J. A. Lott, a [feature is the quarterly examina tions, and on last Sunday Mr. Wal lace Turner made the distinction of ie highest average. For this, his ?acher presented him with a dainty [old scarf pin, which was a surprise, they had not been told that a rize would be offered. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lott and >ns, A B., and William, havel [ooe to Hill Crest, N. C., to spend month. Mrs. G. P. Cobb and Miss Sue [loan are spending this month in ie mountains of North Carolina. Mr. Will Wright complimented ir. Hugh Mitchell with a stag par one evening of the past week id the following were present, )rs Chas. Corn and F. W. Max well and Sheppard Jones, A. L. Jlark, Frank, Julian and Avery ?land, Howard Payne, James La rrone, Earle Smith, Julian Mob ley, and Joseph Cox. A sumptuous feast was served. Mrs. W. J. Hatcher has gone to ibbeville for a week's stay. Miss Marion Mobley spent last | reek in Batesburg with Miss Hat tie Bess Cullum, who was having a | louse party of friends. Miss Pet LaGrone has gone to rlenn Springs to visit Miss Mary ammerman, whose home is near | >y this resort. Misses Marj- Spann and Virginia [arrison have returned from a visit) io Charleston. F. S. Bland has gone to Bruns rick, Ga., to visit his aunt, Mrs. Jchumpert. Misses Ruby and Gertrude Stroth ler entertained on Tuesday evening last in honor of [their friend Mies I Workman, of Atlanta, the means of entertainment being heart dice, and 6 tables were played. The game was arr animated one and Julian Mobley made the highest score, and the consolation feli to W. E. La Grone. The guests' prize was a handpainted picture of apple blos soms. Refreshing punch, with mint, was served during the ?vening, and concluding the game, an elaborate salad course was served. The dec orations about the rooms were of ferns and cut flowers, and the affair was one of much pleasure. Misses Frances and Bessie Ford Turner are visiting their cousin Miss Grace Tompkins at Edgefield. John Fleming Marsh, a pupil of the high school here has been awarded the scholarship at Clemson college. Mrs. Peter Epes has returned from a week's stay iu Macon, Ga. Miss Nina Ouzts returned on Fri day from 'Birmingham, Ala., where er" visited her uncle, Prof. Lynch. Plum Branch News. Our churches are beginning to plan protracted meetings, and the Methodists have arranged for theirs to begin August 5th to continue ten days. ;The Baptists will proba bly begin their meeting the third Sunday in August. These meetings will be later this year on account of the continued rains. Misses Ethelene and Lucy Merci er of Royle, Ga., have been guests of Mrs. Grover Sanders for about ten days. Miss Inez Satterfield, of Bradley, is spending awhile with her sister, Mrs. Rush. Mrs. H. Banks has her daughter, Mrs. Carrie Best of Hartsville, with her this week, also hef sister, Mrs. Nannie Austin of Greenwood. Miss Izora Calvert of McCormick is visiting the Miss Holloways this week. . j Dr. J. B. Adams and wife,. Rey. J/Earlo Freeman and ;family,"dined; with Mr. and. Mrs. Sturkey last Sunday. Mr. Williams, of Medows, Ga., is here for a few days as relief cash ier of the bank, Mri Faulkner being away on his vacation. Miss Essie Colliers' time as mail clerk at the post oflice expired July 15th, and ii seems odd not to see her there, she has been there so long. Several of the young men'of the town went out yesterday to Savan nah river to fish. Some of them went the day before to Stevens Creek and caught some fish and plenty of rain on their backs. Dr. J. B. Adams and wife left yesterday, July 16th, to attend the annual picnic at Meriwether hall and will return to-morrow. This is near Dr. Adams' old home, and he makes these visits every year, and looks forward to them with a great deal of pleasure. The rainfall has been heavier here this week than during any other week since the crops were planted. Up to this week Plum Branch has not had an over-abundance of rain, but the rains this week have beeu unusually heavy. Farmers have been forced to abandon work in the crops, and the Intendant of our town is pressing in some of the leisure laborers to work our streets. This scribe as he lifts his eyes from his pen, has the privilege of seeing them working the street in front of his door. But, oh, the mud if the rain continues! Crop Outlook Encouraging. The crops in all parts of the county are improving every day. With favorable [seasons during the next 30 days the cotton yield will not be very disappointing. Corn as a whole is not s itisfactory, yet the outlook now is that the yield will equal that of an average year. Much of the gold corn is made and the young corn, where it has not suffer ed from too much rain, is growing rapidly. We see every reason for our peo ple to be lu>yaiit and hopeful. However, for the next ten days or two weeks farm work should con tinue with but little abatement. All crops are late this yea? which will necessitate later ^cultivation than usual. The one thing to keep con stantly in mind is, let all work be as shallow as possible. It is suffi cient at this season merely to keep the crust broken and the surface pulverized. New line of Oxfords at ten per cent above cost, at Dunovant & Co. EDUCATIONAL MEETING. Tomato Club Demonstration, Address by Supt. J. E. Swearingen. Delightful Camping Trip. Mrs. Marie Cromer Seigler will trivets demonstration here on Sat urday for the benefit of the girls tomato club. Each one interested is requested to brine about half a liushel of nice tomatoes, and Mrs. Seigler will give some valuable les !-ons in the art. Several speakers, will be present and make talks :.)"ng lines that will be of benefit to our country people.Among those' who wiil speak will be John Swear ingen, our beloved State Supt. of. Kducation. The ladies ari request ? d to briug dinner and we will ali enjoy the day together. There will l>e no politics in this meeting. For this reason it will be something ex traordinary and should attract, a crowd. A party of young people chape roned by Mrs. P. B. Day have just returned from a ten days camp on Saluda river. They report a very enjoyable trip and have many nice things to say about the Saluda peo ple. Work on the new residence of Mr. J. D. Mathis is going forward ?ind in a few weeks it will be an or nament to our town. It will be modern in every respect, fitted with a water system and lights. The new ginnery of the Fertilizor Company is being erected and will l>e ready before the first bale is picked. A series of meetings will be held at the Baptist church beginning the first Sunday in August. Dr. J. H. Thayer, of Ridge> Spring will jyj tsist the pasto^^urigg the n.v Chesterfield 'are visiting Mrs. WV M. Leppard. Miss Ida Ryan is visiting her sister Mrs. J. B. Howard in Beech Island. J. H. C. Trenton, S. C. Rests Beneath Ed gefiel d's Sod. Mr. Henry G. Arthur died at the home of his son, Mr. E. P. Arthur, in Kissirarnee, Fla., last [December and his mortal remains were inter red at that place. Not satisfied for his last resting place to be in a for eign soil and among strangers, Mr. Arthur's loved ones decided to have the casket exhumed and brought to Edgefield. Yesterday afternoon the re-interment took place in our vil lage cemetery. Mrs. Arthur and Mr. E. P. Arthur accompanied the remains from Kissirarnee. As Mr. Arthur was a Confederate veteran, the train was met yesterday after noon by a number of the Daughters of the Confederacy. Mr. Arthur has many friends in Edgefield who were pleased to learn of the decision of the family to have his body bronght here, instead of letting it remain in Florida. G. F. C. Girls Entertained. Saturday evening last Miss Annie Cantelou entertained the G. F. C. ?rirls very beautifully, those present being: Miss Parnell Abney, of Green wood, Miss Anita Todd, of Siuip sonville, Misses Ruth and Alma Easterling, of Marlboro county, M i S3 Mary King of Greenville, and Misses Marion Blalock, Marie Key, Helen Tillman and Natalie Padgett. A contest that proved very exciting wis the Leap-year contest in which the young ladies made proposals in writing to the young men. As Miss Ruth Easterling "popped the ques tion" in the most approved manner she was awarded the prize, a box of Huyler's candy. Mr. Paul Cogburn was fortunate enough to be her part ner and shared in the sweets.1 At the close of the contest delicious re fresments were served. Withdraws From Race. On account of the press of busi ness mattere I have decided to with draw from the race for the office of supervisor of registration. I desire to thank my friends for their very generous support in the past and for the support that has been proffered me in the present campaign. I shall always remember their kindness to me. Geo. W. Quarles. Southern Railroad Will Award Scholarships. Washington, July 19.-President ?ev, of the Southern Railway Company, announced to-day that all^rrangements liad been complet ed for the award of Southern Rail way scholarships in agriculture in the State Agricultural College of state traversed by the lines of the . Southern Railway Company and the companies aosociated with it in farm -improvement work, so that .the scholarships may be award ed'prior to the beginning of the school yea- this fall. The purpose oe the-management of the Company to '?ward these scholarships as rUtjans'of supplementing the exten sive work which the company is doiag for the improvement of ag riculture in territory traversed by ines south of the Potomac and Ohio rivers and east cf the Missis sippi W33 announced last February. The.selection of the young men who. will receive the scholarships baa been placed entirely in the hands pf the president of the state agricultural college in each state and ail correspondence relative to the matter should be addressed to him. The general plan in accordance with which the scholarships will be awarded is as follows: : First The scholarship shall be awarded to a boy, preferably from the farm, living in a oounty, within the state, traversed by a line of one of the railway companies partici pating in the award. Second. The boy must meet the entrance requirements of the col lege, h Third. The boy must be finan cially unable to avail himself of an agricmural college education with BHMIe^Pce. Provided, that the liege,. if he deems part of their ex : "sources. Fourth. Subject to the above con ditions, the president of each col lege for which scholarships are tobe awarded n;ay determine for him self the method of selecting the boys lo whom they shall be award ed. The management of the Rail way companies, believing that the best results will be obtained if the selection of the boys shall be left entirely to the college authorities, will not participate in such selec tion in any way or recommend the award of i scholarship to any par ticular boy. Fifth. Each boy to whom a schol arship may be awarded must main tain a good standing in his classes throughout his entire college course and must conform to the rules and regulations of the college. The au" thorities of the college shall have full and final authority to determine the degree of. delinquency or o? in subordination that shall constitute grounds for the withdrawal of the benefits of a scholarship from any student. In no case shall a benefi ciary of a scholarship be permitted to appeal from any act or decision of the college authorities to the railway companies. Sixth. In colleges in which itj's customary to send to the parents or guardians of students periodical re ports as to Stheir standing and con duct, such reports as to the bene ficiaries of railway (scholarships shall be forwarded to the president of the Southern Railway Company, as well as to the parent or guardian. Seventh. Each beneficiary of a scholarship shall be required to sub scribe to an agreement that he will, for at least three years after the ter mination of his course iu college, devote himself to practical farming in territory contiguous to a line of one of the railway companies participating in the award or to teaching agriculture, or working on an experimental farm, in some state traversed by the lines of one of the railway companies participating in the award. Perplexing. When Doris climbed on her fa ther's knee it was plain that a deep problem was troubling her. "Papa, was it a wise person who said, "The good die young?" "Yes," he replied, "I suppose he ; must have been very wise." "Well," the child replied, after thinking it over for a time. I'm not so much surprised about you, but I don't see 'how mamma man aged to get growed n p. " Antioch Happenings. Aftera lorie absence, due to the scarcity of news and the lack of en ergy on the part of your correspon dent, will tell you again of the hap penings, goings and comings of our section. Mrs. Cornelia 61 an ton, accompa nied by her sister and several nieces, is occupying her home in our midst for a part of the summer, after which she will return to Au gusta. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Nickles,? from Hodges are visiting at the home of Mr. Chas. Jones. This morning they have gone on a bu siness trip to Augusta. Miss Eugenia Miras is visiting MissLimmie Corley of the Pleas ant Lane section. Miss Eugenia and Miss Corley were class-mates at the S. C. C. I. We are glad to welcome Mrs. Ben Mims in our community, and are assured that her congenial and hap py spirit will add greatly to our so cial circle. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Strom visited relatives in the Red Hill section Saturday and ?Sunday of last week. We regret that Mr. W. H. Gor don, who bas made his 'home with his daughter, Mrs. Charles Jones for the past j'ear has returned to his old home at Due West. Little Miss Ora May Strom, from Wards is visiting at her grand father's, Mr. C. Strom. Dr. Snuggs, whom all Edgefield has learned to appreciate, will preach for us next Sunday morning. We hope that a large congregation will be present to hear Dr. Snuggs. Next Friday afternoon, begin ning at four o'clock, the ladies of the Missionary Society will sell ice cream in the grove adjoining the church, and everybody is very cor dially, invited. We extend a spe cial invitation to all the generous Resolutions on the Death o? , ? ? . Mrs. J. C. Long by Woman's 1 Mission Society. Whereas, Almighty God has seen 1 fit to call from time into eternity our beloved sister and co-worker, Mrs. Della Long, the VVomau's Mis- I sionary Society of Ebenezer church adopt the following resolutions: That in her death the Society has lost one of its. most faithful me in- . bers. She was always ready to do whatever duty we put upon her. She was always punctual and never .! let home affairs keep her from the ? meetings. She faced discourage ment with determination believing thatall things woik out for good to them that love the Lord. We feel 1 that her work will still bear much : fruit though she has gone to her reward. We commend her Christian char- < acter to all her friends as worthy of emulation. To her family we offer our pro foundest sympathy invoking God's 1 richest blessings upon them in this ; time of their sore grief. That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the minutes and a copy be sent to the family and pub lished in the Baptist Courier and the Edgefield Advertiser. Mrs. Jerome ll. Courtney, Mrs. Anna Eidson, Mrs. Charlsie Swearingen. A Scarcity of Bait. A Scottish class was examined in Scripture. "Can any boy or girl here tell me how Noah would be likely to use his time while on the ark?" asked the inspector. One boy timidly showed his hand and replied: "Please, sir, he wad fish." "Well, yes, he might," admitted the inspector. Another little fellow waved his hand excitedly and said: "Please, he could no fish very lang." "What makes you think so, ray little man?" "Because there were only two worms in the ark." Took No Precautions. Mr. Meddergrass-The paper says as how young Ezry Bliggers has broke out as a poet. Mrs. Meddergrass-You don't i say! Well, I remember tellin' Mrs. Bliggers when Ezra was a little boy that she was foolish not to i have him vaccinated. PARKSV?LLE LETTER. Good Sermons. Prof West Do ing Preliminary Work. Mrs. Talbert Sick. Many Visitors. News is very scarce, in fact we hear very little except politics and nonsense. "Pocjr old South Caroli na" in her humiliation is often said by those who pass thiough, onlook ers from other states. It is amusing to us, or would be, if it were not so serious to hear men's excuses for supporting Gov. Blqase, but I ara like my old friend J. C. Morgan. If I wanted to vote for Bl ease, I would be man enough to say, "I am voting for him because he suits me, because he is a man after my own heart." Nor would Anor> blame the newspaper or the dicta graph but would say, I vote for my ideal. He is my man, because I like his style. I like his politics, he is my ideal, the mari I would like to pattern after, and have my boys pattern after. No, sir, I would not blame the news papers, nor the dic tagraph. Only crooks and law break ers dread the detectives and the light of publicity turned on by the newspapers. I would say he is my ideal; and let it be remembered that a man never rises higher than his ideals. We believe, however, that as little as men see it, or care for iL that God reigns, and that he ison the side of good government, and that there is enough "salt of the earth" to save the state, and "leaven the whole lump." Parksville had a good day yester day to use our stereoptyped phrase. Rey. Mr. Freeman preached a good sermon to the Baptist folks in the morning, and Rev. J?. H. Coving toi eafteran extended visit to! son-in-law, H. Wv Dobey of ?dge field, and her grand son, Dr. J. A. Dobey of Johnston, and grand daughter Mr-. Clara Brunson of Augusta. Messrs. W. P. and W. R. Parks and C. A. Parks and J. P. Black well attended the political meeting in Columbia last week. Mr. W. H. Parks of Plum Branch visite I home folks in Parkt viile yesterday. Prof. A. C. West, who has been selected to teach our school for an uiher year came in Saturday even ing to visit pupils and arrarjge fou work another year. Mr. Stan Watson and wife, M rsv Campbell and son, and Mrs. Wat ion of Columbia made a flying trip in auto to Parksville to see their kinsman Hon. T. G. Talbert one lay last week. It was a bad week for autoing on account of the mudv hut they mady it all the same. Mrs. W. J. Talbert has beer.'., tiuite sick the past week but we are glad to say is mnch improved. at this writing. Mr. J. C. Stone Intendant of our town, went down last week to Springfield, to see his step father Rev. J. H. Sanford whom he re ports as being ?1 nile Kick. Only a lew months ago Mr. Sauford mar ried Mrs. Virginia Stone of our town, and the sympathy of our en tire community goes out to them. Miss Lena and Della Cartledge, and Julia Stone of Rehoboth are visito i's at the home of Mr. J. A. Harvley. Mrs. Mattie Daniels, formerly Miss Mattie Moultrie, of Augusta,. is up on a visit to the family of Mr, W. P. Parks. Mr. Jack Reynolds and wife of Plum Branch were welcomed visi tors Sunday at the home of Mr. Ed Reynolds of our town. Messrs. Robert Edmunds, E'cTdiV Bell and Warren Stone are plan ning for an extended visit io Springfield. Sometimes the most at tractive feature of a thriving town like Springfield is a pair of brown eyes. More Anon. The Choice of a Husband is too important a matter for a woman to be handicapped by weak ness, bad blood or foul breath. Avoid these kill-hopes by taking Dr. King's New Life Pills. New strength, fine complexion, pure breath, cheerful spirits-things that win men-follow their use. Easy? safe, sure, 2fl? at Penn & Holstein\ W E Lynch & Co.