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VOL. 77. EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEIfc^AY, NOVEMBER 6,1912 NO, 40 JOHNSTON LETTER. Rev.'and Mrs. John Lake to Visit Johnston. Flower Sh ow and Tour? Around the Worjd. Rev. and Mrs. Calvin B. Wright Lexington, Ky., "will arrive this month to visit relatives. On tho 4th Sunday in November, Rev. and Mrs. John Lake will be here and special services will be held at the Baptist church, both morningfand afternoon. Rev. and Mrs. Snuggs will also be guest3. Dinner will be served on the grounds, if the weather is favorable, otherwise, in the Sunday school rooms. Two representatives from each church in the Ridge associa tion will be invited, and the occa sion is anticipated by the church. Mrs. J. W. Marsh spent Friday in Augusta. Mr. Stanton Lott of South Carolina college, spent a few days of tho past week here at his home. Mrs. Ollie Miller has been the .guest of Mrs. Bettie Ready. Mrs. Stewart, of Chester, is vis iting her daughter, Mrs. F. M. Boyd. Dr. M. D. Jeffries, of Edgefield, preached on Sunday morning at the Baptist church, and it was a genu ine pleasure to the members to have him here and listen to the gospel message he brought. James Nixen Dobey, is the name of the tine little gentleman, at the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Do bey. Mrs. Susie Latimer left on Wed nesday bf this week to visit her ?on Dr. Claud Latimer at Charles ton, and she will probably b9 there until the early spring months. Mrs. Harry Hamilton, accompa nied Master Harry, is expeeted soon to spc-i.J some time hero at tho. home of her father, Mr. A. C. Mob ley. Miss Nina Ouzts has returned from a visit to Greenwood. Mrs. Edwin Mobley visited in Columbia hst week and attended the state fair. Mrs. E. A. Schnell, of Green wich, Conn., is spending two weeks -with her mother, Mrs. Eleanor Ivy. From here she will join her hus band at Charleston where he will have his yacht, and they will con tinue the voyage to Florida where they have a winter home. Dr. Schnell has a splendid orange grove in Florida, to which he will devote his interests. 1 Mrs. J. W. Marsh will be hos tess for the New Century club on the afternoon of November 12, and the subject for discussion will be "Merchant of Venice.'' Mesdames Charlts F. Pechman, B. T. Boatwright and James White spent Thursday at Trenton and at tended the flower show, the former acting as one of the judges. Misses Bertha and Alma Wood ward spent Wednesday in Augusta. Miss Nell Riley, of Augusta, is the guest of Mrs. W. R. Eidson. Mr. S. P. Wright, of Greenwood, visited here last week. A number of automobiles went over to Columbia during fair week filled with parties to enjoy the sights, among them being Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Turner with their family. Mr. and Mrs. James Watson, Mr. and Mrs. Eric Hardy, Dr. L. S. Max well, Mr. Julian Mobley, F. M. Boyd, Orlena Cartledge, Pet La Grone, Emma Watkins, Elise and Annie Crouch, Zena Payne, and Judge J. G. Mobley, J. W. Payne, Earl Smith, F. Stanford Bland, Julian Bland and Benjamin Lewis. Mrs. Baker and Miss Inez Baker have returned to their home at Charleston, after a visit to friends here. A special arrangement has been made by the D. of C. concerning the flower show and tour, for the benefit of those who cannot be out during the evening. From 4 to 5 o'clock, the doors will open and they will be given an opportunity of viewing the flowers. Price of ad missson, 25 cents. Finding a lady reading "Twelfth Niyht" a facetious doctor asked: "When Shakespeare wrote about 'Patience on a monument' did he mem doctors' patients?*' "No," said the lady, "you find them under monuments not on them."-Ex. Dedication cf Trenton Metho dist Church. This church will bc dedicated next Sunday. Rev. Dr. E. O. Wat son, pastor of Washington street Methodist church, Columbia, and secretary of the South Carolina Conference, will preach and dedi cate the church. The morning ser vice will be at 11:30, after which there will be dinner for all, and then the afternoon service. All the pastors and congregations of Trenton w'll unite in these servi ces. People from the surrounding country audtfrora a distance are in vited to spend this day with us and be entertained by the hospitable Trenton people. All the choirs of Trenton will form a large choir to lead the congregational singing. In addition there will be special music furnished by Trenton and Edgefield. The Trenton Methodists now have a property easily worth ?4,000. A few years ago our property was worth about $400. Under the pastorate of Rev. Marvin Auld, he and some of the people began? to plan for a new church. Under the leadership of Rev. L. D. Gillespie this desire was realized. This church is a monu ment to the faith and work of Bro. Gillespie, the building committee, H. M. Herlong, W. M. Leppard, M. M. Padgett, Jas. R- Smith, W. M. Vann and others of the little band of 30 members, and their help ers of other denominations at Tren ton, and of people of all denomina tions at other places, especially of Edgefield, Johnston and of Harmo ny church. This year we are having the pleasure of paying off the debt by raising $800 by subscription, and the balance by sale of old property. Dariug the year we have had a net gain of eight members, making our present membership forty-one. Bro. Vann of our .buiULfo ''tyP^A and one of on? best j ?a the church triumphant. I _ J*fK./Walker. Rev. A. B. Watson. Beaufort, Nov. 2.-Rev. A. B. Watson, retired minister of the Methodist church, well known in South Carolina where he has had many charges, died, here tonight at ll o'clock. Mr. Watson had been critically ill for some time and hope for his recovery was abandoned sev eral days ago. His last charge was Beaufort and he had purchased a plantation near here on his retire ment from the active ministry. The funeral will be held at Ridge Spring Tuesday morning at ll o'clock. Mr. Watson was three times mar ried and is survived by a widow and a number of children. His first wife was Miss Bates of Batesburg. A. B. Watson is the surviving child of this marriage. His second wife was Miss Wannamaker of St. Mat thews. From this union the fol lowing children survive: W. W., A. B. Jr., F T., H. S. aud Mrs. A. E. Hayne. His widow was Miss Wightman of Batesburg and -he surviving children are: Wightman, i George and Daisy. To the Pastors and Members j of ths Baptist Churches of the Edgefield Association. Our honoied Missionary Secreta ry, Dr. W. T. Derieux, sends c.IL .I very earnest appeal to Baptists of South Carolina to do liberal things for State Missions during Novem ber. The treasurer's books close with the 30th, and the State conveniion meets at Abbeville on December 3rd. He calls attention to the fact that $20,000 must go in during the month if we go to the convention without debt. He mentions also the pressing necessity for mission work in the State and the abundant op portunity. Will not every church and pas tor see to it that tho amount of 1 their yearly apportionment, as shown in the yellow slips hereto- ( fore sent out by me, is fully met ' for the year ending with November 30:h? Meet also tho apportion- ( merits for orphanage and aged min isters and do not neglect the small ( amounts asked of the churches for Ministerial Education and Fu:-- 1 man University Current Support. We hope all the blanks will bc fill- ' ed by all the churches this year; Let a good delegation from thc I Edgefield Association go to Abbe ville, to the convention. 1 Fraternally, O. Sheppard, Mod'r. ' ) Edgefield's Fourth Annual1 ; Most Successful Ever Heh SI Parades Thursday and Feature---Good Agi WEDNESDAY, 1 9 a.m. Gates at the Fa^rJ jrrounds open. 11 a. m. Open air concern Dy band. 11:30 a. m. Exhibitio|| sf stock in arena. 12 noon. Exhibition <m .ive stock. . 3 THURSDAY, | 9 a. m. Gates open, 10 a. m. Concert by ..sw band. II a. m. Exhibition of live stock and judging of poultry. FRIDAY, NO' 9 a. m. Gates open. 10 a. m. Concert by . i ? 11:00. Driving oh?lti?a ness horses, double and sin gle, and saddle horses. I? + fr ORDER OF PARADE FRIDAY + fr AFTERNOON. t - . ? ? W. A. Collett, marshal + I Band I fr Gen. J. G. Mobley and aides. * j! School wagons, led by State % ? Superintendent of Education, J. ? y E. Swearingen, and County Sup- * ? erintendent of Education, W. W. * I Fuller. % fr Horseback riders. + \, Child's rigs. * ? Trades display. J I Rigs. T * Floats. * j. * List of Premiums to be Award ed at Coun?y Fair in floral Department for 1912. 1st-$3.00 for the best exhibit of chrysanthemums 8 cut blooms, each a diff?rent variety. $2.00 for second beal in chis class. iiv -*2.00 for best exhibit of iou: arieties of white. $1.00 for seco ? best. -$1.00 for finest collection ol pink. 50 cents for second best. th -v J.OO for finest collection of ;."e.;i r ?o cents for second bebt. ?th-$1.00 for finest collection jf red. 50 cents for second best. Otb-?1.00 for finest single ^vhite. 50 cents for second best. 7th-$1.00 for finest single pink. 30 cents for second best. 8th-$1.00 for finest single yel low. 50 cents for second best. 9th-$1.00 dollar for finest single Japanese, 50 cents for second best. 10th-J^'i.OO for finest two on one ?tem. 50 cents for second best. 11th-$1.00 for greatest number jf fine ones on one plant. 50 cents "or second. 12th-$1.00 for finest collection )f dahlias. 50 cents for second best. Iii th-$1.00 for finest collection )f roses. 50 c?nts fur aeoond best. 14th $i.uo for prettiest design nade of chrysanthemums. loth-$l.UU for finest Boston ern. 50 cent.-, for second best. loth-$1.00 lor finest Ostrich durne. 5U cents for second best. 17th-$1.00 for finest asparagus dumosa. 50 cents for second best. 18th-$1.00 for finest maiden hair ;ein. 50 cents jfor second best. ir Promises to ba The .-Fine Horse Racing ?day to be Eclipsing gatton of Shows. >VEMBER 13. 12:30. Concert by band. 1 o'clock p. m. Exhibi >n of harness horses in ie arena. 1:30. Saddle horses. 2 p.m. Races begin. Carnival, continuous per formance day and night. OVEMBER 14. 12 noon. Tourney begins, i :3o p. m. Baby carriage nd bicycle parade. 3.00. Races. | Carnival, etc. VEMBER, 15. i to 2. Races. 2:00. Floral and trades displays,, horseback, riders. ? wagon 'paradej ley, of Johnston, and hi? aides, with Capt. W. A. Collett as marshal. Thursday's Parade of Bicycles and Baby Carriage?. The bicycle and baby carriage parade will be formed at the old de pot at 1.30 p. m. Thursday and proceed from there directly to the fairgrounds. All the entries hare not been received and names will be enrolled at any time previous to the day of the parade. The fol lowing is che order of formation: Baby Carriages. O'Neil Strom, Janie Edwards, Allen Samuel, Jr., Elizabeth Nicholson, Martha Stewart, Marian Hud gens, Horace Dorn, Jr., Carolyn Dorn, Byrnes Ouzts, Sallie Brooks Weir, Mary and Martha Thurmond, Corrie Johnson, Charlotte Baile}', Dorthy Hart, Mary Elizabeth Ouzts, John Fitzmaurice Byrd, George Edward Sheppard, /Wm. Walton Minis, Howard Turner, Daisy Anderson Co var, Esther Rubenstcin, Elizabeth Craig, W. H. Earling, Jr., Maxcy Ilolston, Monroe Swearingen, Frances Paul, Mary Holmes and others. Bicycles. Walter Can tel ou, Bernard Turner, Eogene Timmons, Lee Timmons, Jam.-s Thompson, Jr., George Evana, Jr., William Bailey, Carroll Rainsford, Edgar Padgett, Raj nur!i(.l Dunovant, John 1 hinov.tut, Joseph Bailey, Mobif.v Sheppard, Wallace f beppard, Jr., Luther .!.>? Claude i ?, J. T. M illg, March 'vi in merman, Am!, var, , Jam?.-. .iib. < Parade Willjjbe^Formed.'j.in the m \Z~t Evans ?Grove.^ The parade* of floats, rigs, and borse-back riders will be formed by Capt. W. A. Collett, marshal, assisted by his aides, promptly at 1.30 p. m., in Mrs. Victoria Evans' grove. In order to have the parade on time it is necessary for all par ticipants to be on the grounds at the appointed houi. The list of entries is incomplete. Those desir ing to enter later can do so. Trades Display. Smith-Marsh Co., Ramsey & Jones, L. T. May, W. A. Hart, J. W. Peak, W. H. Turnor, Stewart & Kernaghan, J. Rubenstein, Edgefield Mercantile Co., R. L. Dunovant, Penn & Holstein, M. A. Taylor, ?. P. Bright, C. M. Mellichamp, W. H. Jackson, Israel Mukashy, Wilson & Cantelou, Beaver Darr Mills, Dorn & Miras, Child's Rigs. Mary Marsh and Rosa Zimmer man. Mary Cantelou, Dorothy Marsh and Sarah Hughes. Allen Edwards and Elizabeth Lott. Emily Baile}-, Norma Shannon house. Corrie and/Ethel Cheatharn, Amdia Hud gens and Eleanor Kinnaird. Elbert and Freeman Munday. Horseback Riders. Strom Thurmond, little boy blue, Elizabeth Smith,little..bo-peep. Sari Kernaghan, Western Eugene Timmons, George Wash ingtoh. Lalla Peak, Martha Wash ington. Carroll Rainsford, King of the Fairies. Ouida Pattison, Queen of the Fairies. Wm. Thurmond, Cowboy. Mar garet May, Prairie Queen. Mr. John Mays, Miss Virginia Martin, American Flag. Mr. Paul Cogburn, Miss Sallie Mae Nicholson. Mr. Jim Minis, Miss Lilian Nich olson. Mr. Roger Hill, Miss Edwardina Blalock. Harold Norris, Laura Morgan. Luther Jones, Mary Nicholson. John Weir, Neva Weir. Fair Nicholson, Helen Nichols on. Edgar Padgett, Susan Elizabeth Mathis. W. G. Ouzts, Louise Padgett. Mr. George Adams, Miss Pearl Padgett. Renaud Shannonhou.se, Royal Shannonhouse. Floats and Rigs. Edgefield U. D. C. Float of Fairies. Edgefield W. C. T. U. Trenton D. A. H. Johnston W. C. T. U. Trenton W. C. T. JJ. M. W. Iludgens, Hunting Float. Miss Mattie Carmichael, Miss Emily Strother. Miss Floreuce Mims, Miss Roper. Mr. Floyd Rainsford, Miss Ma rion Blalock. Good Roads, Mr. A. A. Ed munds. Mr. P. B. Wise, Rig. Mi?s Sadie Miras, Miss Maria Hill. Miss Sallie Dunovant, Rig. Edgefield Chronicle. Edgefield Advertiser. When he had carefully examined the shoes the physician had brought in for repairs the German cobbler handed them back, saying: 1 Dem shoes ain't worth mending doctor." "Very well, Hants," said the doc tor; "then, of course, I won't have anything done to them." "Veil, but I embargo you feefty cent? already yet." hy, what m: v" "Vy, when I came to sec yon di udder day you sharged me t'ret dollars tor telling me dot dere aiu'i nodding! der matter mit me." \ MAKES STATEMENT. A Detailed Statement Fronvthe Georgia-Carolina Power Co. As to Land Values on Savannah River. Editor The Advertiser: As I was born in the county of Edgetield, and have been a resident of the state of South Carolina until a few years back, I feel it will be but justice to rae, willingly accorded by you, to put my side of the Georgia-Carolina Power Co. before your Edgefield county readers, and I therefore ask you to publish this letter in your next issue. I have read recently in your valuable paper several articles, with signatures that indicated the writers were Edgefield county land owners, harshly criticising the northern capital or the "Northern Compa ny" that had bought up the pon dage priviieges for the pond caused by the erection of a dam across the Savannah river at or near the mouth of Stevens' Creek. Most of these articles state, that the amounts paid for these various flooding rights have been far too low and that these lands should not be looked on as farming land, but as lands for the development of power from the adjacent stream. These articles very plausibly make it appear that each and every separate piece of land that has a frontage on either the Savannah river or Stevens Creek is a power possibility; and that such a piece of laud should therefore have a value iar higher than land for farming. There is no effort made on the part of any one of your correspond ents to show what is a fact, that water has got to fall from a higher to a lower, level to make water power. Therefore to make thia actually ;>ow!er requires more than property, but of many pieces, and located on both sides of the stream, and so located that they will have a decided fall of the stream between them, sufficient to make it a practi cal thing. To determine this a survey is necessary. Such surveys, which are expensive, may result, as it did in this case, in showing tfiat the limit ed number of properties surveyed did not warrant the expenditure of the large amount necessary, as the power resulting would not pay in terest on the investment. This would then necessitate the surveying of additional properties in conjunction with the first ones, aud for a higher elevation. All these various stages have been gone through with in the development of the Georgia-Carolina Power Co., until it finally resulted in the ne cessity of incorporating one hun dred and sixteen different pieces of property, on both sides of the river and both sides of the creek, before it developed into a proposition that appeared practical. That is, until a point was reached where the amount to be invested por horse power came down to, and the resulting horse power of developed energy came up to, a point where it would pay in terest on the amount as to be invest ed. Now one of your writers states that there will be sixteen miles on the Georgia side of the river, and the same distance on the South Carolina side, made use of for this pond. It is true that from the dam the water in the river will be raised above its natural line to a point some thirteen or fourteen miles up the river, but for many of the up per miles this will be strictly witnin what is recognized as the river banks, and will not come out over the low lands at all, except in cases of doods, when it goes there now. Yet in this distance of thirteen or fourteen miles the riv.;.- hat, a fall of only twenty six feet ap >roxi mately. Thoso who originally went into the Georgia-Carolina Power C v. i 1908, assoc'ated with me, ann .rho applied for the original ct' ;rter from thc state of South Carol i ? ? if January, 1909, were th tee South Carolinians and ovo Gt i ans, the latter residents of Aug A.Ctcr receiving the grant o? charter, in February, L'??S, . ? . : . right to Condemn lauds for ... ?mrpose only after seven elev , ::; (Continued on page S.)