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*'Quick Sales and Small Profits." Easily one of the most attractive ?tores in Edgefield is that of Capt. O. P. Bright opposite the depot. He has just filled it with a well se lected stock of groceries and is .ready to supply the needs of the people of Eidgefield and vicinity. He will conduct his business on the plan of "quick sales and small profits." Give hi ja a trial. Mr. Al len T. Samuel is with Capt. Bright and will give his friends a cordial greeting. Card of Thanks. We desire to return our heartfelt thanks to our kind friends and neighbors who assisted us during the illness and at the death of our beloved daughter, Alva. Althuugh heart-broken over our loss, we are grateful for the many acts of kind ness and words of sympathy in our hour of sore bereavement. We also wish to thank our family phy sician, Dr. J. N. Crafton, for his untiring faithfulness. Also th? faithful nurse. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Dorn. Dinner on Election Day. The Advertiser has been request ed to announce that the members of the band at Colliers will serve a barbecue dinner on election day, next Tuesday, in order to raise funds to pay off a balance due on their instruments. The Colliers mu sicians are making excellent prog ress. They will render a number of selections next Tuesday while those who patronize them are partaking of the feast. The Advertiser wishes these public spirited young men the very best of luck Mav their treasury be increased by a round hundred .dollars! Rehoboth Meeting Cancelled. Because of the disorder at the Campaign meeting at Parksville meeting Saturday, the citizens of the Rehoboth community decided .tnat it wouid be the part of wisdom not to hold a meeting at Rehoboth church as previously anv -?unced. The special c .mmittee of thc execu tive committees complied with their request by cancelling the meeting that was to have been held there yesterday. The citizens of Rehoboth acted wisely. No good and possibly much harm would "have resulted fr?; m the meeting. Predestination. The Good Book tells us in lan guage so simple that a child can un derstand it that we are predestinat ed to be conformed to the image of His son Jesus Chri6t. It is passing strange that we are not willing to be made into the facsimile likeness of the Saviour; but are willing to run away from the arms of mercy and take refuge in th? lie of the -devil, who delights to teach that it is a hellish rather than a heavenly doctrine. After we have nursed at the bosom of this glorious truth it is vile in us to 6trike it with the venomous poison of prejudice. E. C Bailey. Death of ?Mrs. Ham nond. ?SS Early last Wednesday morning Mrs. Alva Hammond entered upon lier eternal sleep. For a long time she was seriously ill but bore it pa tiently. Throughout her sickness loved ones ministered affectionately and unceasingly, and she also had the best of medical attention, but nothing availed to stay the malady. A good woman has been called up higher, where she can serve her Mas ter more perfectly. The burial took plaoe at Red Oak Grove church Thursday afternoon. The Adver tiser extends sincere sympathy to Mrs. Hammond's aged parents and to the other bereaved loved oneB. Deroocratjc^Campaign Fund F .'A goodly number of Edgefield citizens have contributed to the Woodrow Wilson campaign fund, but there are scores of others who should contribute. The Ad vertiser will be glad to receive any amount and will forward the sub subscriptions together with the names after first acknowledging them in our columns. Amt. previously acknewl. $30 00 L W Cheatham 1 00 Dr J S Byrd 1 00 T J Lyon 1 00 W H Dorn .00 J B Kennerly .60 Dr M D Jeffries 1 00 R L Dunovant .50 J Rubenstein 1 00 J W Kemp .50 J W. Peak 1 00 H M Reynolds 1 00 G B Carwile .50 W S Adams .50 O Sheppard 1 00 T W Carwile 1 00 -O P Bright 1 00 Total $43.00 ' Campaign Circuhrs. The Advertiser has beei reliably informed that campaign circulars containing false statements and mis representations that are calculated to injure Judge Jones are being scattered broadcast over thexmnty. To send out such campaign litera ture at the eleventh hour, not giv ing the man assailed an opportunity to de/iy the charges, is manifestly unjust, and we believe the honest, self-respecting men of Edgefield county will not only disregarc the circulars, but if injury be dona at all it will be to the man in whose interest such unfair methods ire used. Beware of the eleventh hoir campaign lie and the eleventh hotr campaign circular. We believe tbs voters of Edgefield county will en dorse only honest, opeu, above board campaigning. It is the coward, the unworthy man, who strikes be low the belt. Gone to His Reward. For many, many years, as far in the past as the memory of the pres ent generation can reach, there has been a familiar figure who was seen on our streets, in his home, and in all places where lovers of humanity were wont to assemble, for Mr. R. H. Mims was one of the most genial, affectionate and sociable of natures, cheering the children as he passed them by a happy greeting and com forting the burden bearers by his wise words of encouragement, leav ing with those in parting a feeling of quiet restfulness and hope. This honored citizen atd friend and neighbor, and he was a neighbor in the true sense, has passed out into tho broader circle and to greet the many friends and kindred whose going he bas witnessed, and around whose last resting place the parting tear has many times been shed, for the larger number have preceded Lim tc the other shore. < He has borne the burden and heat of the day and lingering till the twilight shades had gathered, "'Twas even in? called him home." Mr. Mimb had always the spirit of youth, the cheerful vadiant tem perament, that made him congenial in conversation with youth as weil as maturer minds, and he was one of the great souls whose riper years continued to develop for him the sweeter Chriatian graces of patience \ ind charity. In all his nearly 80 years, Mr. Mims was notable for his exceeding sincerity and purity of life, and his unswerving adherence to Christian principle. He was one of the leading mern Ders of the Baptist church at Edge ield, and for thirty-three years ac ted as church clerk. Among the valuable services which he per :ormed for his church, was the jompletion of a history of all the nore than one hundred years of the Edgefield church, and had probably istened to religious services in this ?hurch more times than any man in Edgefield. Seven years ago Mr. and Jlrs. Mims celebrated the anniversary of :heir golden wedding, and at that ;ime they hardly anticipated that a :nne so long would be allotted* them in sweet companionship. Mrs. Mims was Miss Isabella Lake, and mrvives, though in great sorrcrw, :or a season of service and com fort, we hope, to ber friends and ove?i ones, of whom she has many. Th* daughters, Miss Eliza Mims ind 31 rs. E. J. Norris, and son, Mr. ?reo. F. Mims are the survivors in i family of ten children. On Thursday afternoon, after a :ompa?atively painless illness of. ess than a week Mr. Mims passed iway at ?:30 o'clock and on Friday ifternouii near the sunset hour the amily and many friends sat in the march on the spot around which lustered ?o many and sacred mem )ries to heir the hymns and words >f comfori, and the last tribute from he pastor of the chuich Dr. M. D. reffries. The body was laid to rest in the acred spot \vhere many of the name tie sleeping. Bachelors and Hypocrisy. About the Tvorst hypocrite in the vorid ls an old bachelor who claims hat he .?likes children.-Chicago Reo wa-HerahL RepS*t of Grand Jury. Edgefiefo, S. C., Aug. 13, V To His Honor, J. W. DeV Presiding1- Judge August Co Edgefield, S. C.: We have passed on all bills ha ed to us by the Court, and repoi same. At the March Court commitl were appointed as follows: On Books, Accounts and Offi Bonds of County Officers. On Chaingangs. On County Poor House, On Roads, Bridges ard Ferrief On Education. On Public Buildings of the Cc ty. Some of these committees m their reports at the March Term. Reports of Committees madi this term are incorporated hu and made a part of our pres( ment. The committee on "Books, . counts and Official Bonds of Co ly officials" hasma^e examin?t!) of the offices of Judge of Prob* Sheriff, Master, Superintendent Education, Supervisor, Clerk Court, Treasurer, and Auditor. ^ found the books and Accounts the foregoing offices well kept a in proper shape and all put moneys properly accounted for. The Committee on " Roa Bridges and Ferries" report: That the bridge at Parks IV over Stephens Creek needs rec? ering, re-flooring, guard rails, a some other repairs which are n essary to preserve the bridge a protect the traveling public. That there' is urgent need of bridge over Cuffee Town Creek McCain's Mill site. That the people around and n< the Key bridge over Turkey cn are still clamoring justly for ne ed repairs on this bridge. That the bridg? on public ro leading from Horn's Creek chm to Trenton near Bettis's mill is dangerous ccndition, and reco mend that thin bridge be repair for public safety at once. That we find in many sections our county public roads that a sorely in need of work. In fa? owing to tho long continued rai of the past winter and spring, cc ditions which no officer could oo trol, the conclusion has been reac ed by this committee and by tl people generally that our presei system of roid working is inad quate. In our opinion it is no time that our people wake up an I bestir themselves on fee question c good roads and road building. Tlj roads of our county are probab] rougher and in worst conditio! than in any county in \onr Stat? The day has arrived wi\en p?opi do not want to settle and five in s country where roads are ai impedi ment, to progress. We suggest that the people ol our county demand a change in thc system of working our publicroads, That necessary laws be eiacted changing oui system to either the contract aystem of building roads with funds r?sed by bond issuoi, or that toll roads be built; proviced, however, at tie same time that tur present chairgang system be ccn tinutd and med to repair and buid roadi along vith the added systen sugge ted. This need is urgent and W?? bespok the action and agi tation of our whole people for beti ter roads. < The Comnittee on Poor House reports that he County Poor House has been viated and such inspec tion made asvvas deemed necessary. That they ftund there 3 mules and one mare in food condition, valued at $900; 250jbushels of corn; 1000 bundles of fdder; 50 dozen oats; 5 milch cows cd 5 calves, all in fine condition; 5 hogs, 15 of which are large eniugh to kill for meat this winter; one 2 horse wagon; farming implements valued at $100. 55 acres arc being cultivated this year in corn, 2 acres in potatoes, 15 in pea hay, and 4 aores in cot ton. The Poor Eouse at present has 15 inmates, 8 w.ite and 7 colored. The inmates wee well clothed and show ed good caa. The buildings are mostly in gool condition. Ta o of the buildings ihould be repaired or rebuilt, and as there is lumber enough on the precises, we recom mend that these gildings be re built this winter. ' Report was mad* to us that the Poor House farm hid furnished the Chaingang the past year 225 bush els of corn, 4000 bindles of fod der, 81 bales of ?ar, 30 bushels of potatoes, some p>rk and some beef. The Committee on Qiaingang re port: That they visited the Chain gang and found 23 mjles in good ditioj^ 7 wagons, one nilch cow, 5 tent' 34 prisoners working, 4 from theg xte, 20 from the County, 2 roa^machines, one road -?low. To gua d these and superintend their work we found 4 white nen hired; one at $00 per month, one at $85, one at $30, and one at $25. The convicts seemed wdl cared for and clothed. The Committee on Educaci?n asks until the October Court to make their report. For assistance and courtesies ex tended to us in the discharge of our duties, we desire to express our thanks to his Honor, Judge DeVore, and the other officials of the Conn, and also to all the officials of the County. Respectfully, A. E. Padgett, Foreman. Interesting Letter From Our Southern Borders. Editor The Advertiser: Not knowing whether your read ers ever hear Cfrom away down in this corner or not, I thought per haps, it would be well for some one to remind them, that while not put down in big red capitals, we are still on the map. While our crop prospects are the poorest we have had in a long time, yet I think we might console our selves with the reflection, that they are as good, if not better than we deserve. Our young folks Beem to be enjoying life, or about as much of it as the average August weath er will allow. Misses Madge and Maizie Mays are spending the week with Mrs. Dr. Townes, and you can imagine Mr. Editor, what a stir, the com ing of two young ladies (like they are) will create in a community, where the woods are full of oid bachelors. Our candidate for the Legislature, Col. DeLaughter, has seemingly deserted the corner en tirely. We might fear that in the event of his not being elected he will stray clear off, and get lost, es pecially if Blease is elected, in which case, we could not much blame him. Speaking of candidates, did you ever think, Mr. Editor, what a blessing it is to live in the back woods with no roads, where the candidates wont come along one after the other every day, and make you lie by promising to vote for all of them? The big water power company is making rapid progress in their pre paratory work, and soon will be ready to commence work on the dam, which I hope will be the means of lifting this benighted sec tion into-Not the "Limelight but the Electric Light. This when completed will in part solve the good roads problem in our section of the county, by giving us rural trolly lines. But strange as it may seem, there are a few people who are very enthusiastic on the good roads question, even to the extent of setting a big bonded debt on poster ity, but when some enterprise comes along that can give what they need, much cheaper than they san get it through their own efforts, then they don't want it unless they can be made a millionaire for the use of some swamp, or waste land, fit for nothing but to pay taxes on. They would hold up an enterprise that would benefit a whole county, if they could, out of pure selfishness. "0 wad some gift ie gie us." But we would not be human if we were not selfish, So I'll not censure. If I should it would not amount to any thing coming from an old Fogy. North Augusta, S. C. Contract For Bridge i To Be Let. The board of county commission ers will let contract on Saturday, August 31st, to build a bridge across Log Creek at George Broad way's mill, the said bridge to be of following dimensions: OG feet in length; span over creek 30 feet; span?on east side 18 feet; span on westside 18 feet; four benches with, mud sills in the ground and weight ed down with heavy rocks; four posts to each bench, and tendered in cap sill and mud sill, and bolted in with heart two-inch pin; outside sill to be bolted to cap sill with inch and quarter rods with iron washers and taps screwed down, tight; floor to be nailed down with 400 nail*; railing to be on each side of bridge and braced on each side, brace to extend from outside long floor plank and nailed at each end with 20d nail. The county will furnish all ma terial delivered on the ground and coptract will be let to the lowest bidder at bridge site on date named above. W. G. Wells, Supervisor. Lumber for Sale. A lot of 84 ceiling and 1-inch flooring. This lumber is dry and well matched. Accurate measure is guaranteed. Ceiling $18.00 per thousand. Flooring $20.00 per thousand. Phone or write me if you need any. Henry W- McKie. Colliers, S. C. New lino of Oxfords at ton per cent above cost, at Dunovant & Co. Large Farm on Savannah River For Sale One of the best farms in Georgia, located in Lincoln county, 15 miles southeast of Lincolnton, 30 miles north west of Augusta, borders on Savannah river for nearly a " mile, fronts public road for two miles leading from Lin colnton to Modoc, S. C., a station on the C. & W. C. R. R. which point is only 2^ miles from said farm, is within k mile of site selected by Twin City Power Co., of New York, to erect a 60 concrete dam which would develop 40,000 horse power. Already a spur track has been built from Modoc to this site and over one half million dollars said to have been expended. This farm contains 1450 acres, rented in 1911 for 27 bale9 of cotton, landlord never required to furnish renters. At least five to six hundred acres1 in oak, hickory and pine which cut over a million feet of lumber; if this land were put in cultivation the place would easily rent for 60 bales of cotton. The place abounds in springs and wells of good free-stone water; has 16 good tenant houses from 2 to 4 rooms each and necessarj* barns and stables; schools and churches convenient, accessible to daily mail and long distance telephone communication. Schedules on the C. & W. C. railroad are such that you can leave the farm early in the morning, spend the best part of the day in Augusta, and return late in the after noon. With deeds to this place goes an interest in a public ferry across the Savannah river, which will give free ferriage across same The soil on the above place is above the average in grade. It is a good strong clay land, verj fertile and productive. Very little rough or waste land. Write for prices and terms to J. QUINN WEST, Thomson, Ga. We desire to announce to our patrons and the public gener ally that we have moved into The Index Building on Maxwell Avenue, where we will be glad to welcome any visitors. We have a fine assortment of pianos and organs of various grades and the prices $re as low as can bo obtained on a similar class of goods anywhere on the continent. Our customers run up into the thousands and they are all well satisfied with the goods and the treatment which they received from us. We are pre pared to extend accomodating terms to any one desiring them. Call and see us when you are in Greenwood and if you do not come, then we will be glad to have you write us with reference to any information you desire concerning pianos and organs. Holland Brothers, Greenwood, S. C. A E. Padgett, President Thos. H. Rainsford, Vice President W. H. Harting, Cashier W. A. Byrd, Asst. Cashier The Farmers Bank STATE, COUPT ' AND TOWN DEPOSITORY Capital and Surplus Earnings $110,000.00 Total Resources over 300,000.00 After 20 years of successful banking, greets the public and its patrons for the year 1912 with best wishes, thanking them for their patronage and confidence in the past. Conservative business> solicited. Interest paid on special deposits. Your account ap preciated. If not already a depositor, begin now. DIRECTORS: Thos. H. Rainsford, Dr. CP. DeVore, W. B. Penn, E. H. Folk, S. B. Mays, C. A. Wells, W. H. Earling, A. E. Padgett. CLOSING OUT SUMMER GOODS S ummer is passing and very soon fall goods will begin to arrive and we rr' close out all summer goods. We need the room and the money both. All slippers and oxfords at cost. All ioc muslins at 8 i-2c. All boy's and men's cloth ing at greatly reduced prices. Come in to s^. them before you buy. We can save you money ' See our boy's peg knee pants, sizes run to iS, in serge and worsted both. Israel Mukashy Bargain , H ?use Next Door to Dunovant & Co.