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The Carnival Merry-Go-Round. The biggest, brasiest merry-go Tound this side of Coney Island can be seen at the fair grounds. As ?oon as they see it the people of all ages are sure to rush for seats like women upon a bargain councer. The instrument that discourses sweet music to the merry-makers is said to have cost $4,000. It's worth a .quarter to ride on this Coney-Island Merry-Go-Ronnd but they only charge five cents. Attentions Given Gardens. Judging from the large number of seacoast cabbage plants that are being sold, more attention than usual is being given to the early gardens in this vicinity. The few hours that are spent in providing vegetables in season bring larger returns than can be realized from the time spent in any other way on the farm. Now is the time to pre pare for the mid-winter and early spring garden. Time to Subsoil. Heavy clay soils will certainly be .beneficed by late fall plowing pro Tided you sow rye on it as a winter cover. Now is the best time in the year to : subsoil the hill lands that are liable to wash. A loose bed of ?oil sixteen inches deep will take up a vast amount of water before let ting any run, and the winter rains .do not wash like the summer tor rents. But always try tu havo a .green winter crop on all land other wise unoccupied. It will save fertili ty and give you humus-making ma terial to plow under in the spring. -Progressive Farmer. Few Reports Received. It wa? our purpose to award the prizes in The Advertiser's corn con test at the county fair but as the Teports a> e so slow coming in we will be un ible to do so. The judges are requeued to make their reports as prompt ly as possible after the corn is harvested. Just as soon as all of the reports are received, the editor will ?elect the three highest yields and announce the awards. The Advertiser has $30 rn cash ready to be paid to the successful contestants. Wonder who they will be? Cemetery Association. Though it may sound paradoxi cal, yet about the livest thine: in Edenfield this week is the. cemetery association. The?e good women, aided by a few men, have again un dertaken the Herculean task of pro viding several thousand dinners at the fair grounds during to-day, to morrow and Friday. They are doing this in order to raise funds with which to keep the village cemetery in a creditable condition. Surely this is one enterprise or undertak ing in which the entire populace of Edgefield can unite. No one should withhold the fullest co-operation. Everybody is interested in keeping the cemetery in order. This is the fourth year that the ladies o? the ?cemetery association have served .dinner at the fair grounds and the patronage has increased year by year. There is no good reason why the receipts should not be record breaking this year. Besides oysters, the menu will consist of ham, tur key, salads, pickles, bread, sweets, coffee, etc. Get your dinner at the fair grounds. You will not only be i>o?ntifulIy served but you will con tribute something to a most worthy -cause. Very Strong Endorsement. The Beulah Buck Concert Com pany gave the first number of the reason's entertainment course at the -opera house Tuesday evening of last week. Those in attendance were so well pleased with the entertain ment that they can hardly fail to say a good word for the whole .course. The' opening number by the quartet roused the audience to a ? proper mood for the enthusiastic re- , .ception of the numbere that fellow ed. Mrs. Buck is a splendid sopra- ; no, but no doubt many did not give < that fact a second thought on ao .count of the overshadowing quality , of her work as a reader. Tradition ' in Ellendale is not particularly fa vorable io readers, but in the face of thai Mrs. Buck soon won the favor of the audience and the con clusion of every rendition by her j was the signal for a hearty encore. < Her readings are free from affecta- < tion and mannerisms. She banishes < her own personality and takes on , Tthat of the character portrayed with -\ a naturalness that is truly charming. ] In all the experience Ellendale has , had with entertainment courses, no j number has given such complete < satisfaction as this one, and if the rest of the course may be judged by i this particular unit, it will have ] been an unprecedented success.- ] E/lendale (S. D.) Eagle. Tompkins-Holland. To-morrow at 5:30 o'clock Mi Joseph Gordon Holland and Miss Chrietine Augusta Tompkins will be married at the First Baptist church, Dr. M. D. Jeffries, officiat ing. A reception will be given at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur S. Tompkins, immediately after the ceremony. Soon after the reception the happy couple will depart in an automobile f r thtir wedding journey. Just where they will go only Cupid knows. The Two S. C. C. I. Companies. The following are the company assignments of the S. C, C. I. corps of cadets: Co. A: Capt., Horton, lieut., Huggins; J st serg., Dunbar; 2nd, Kilgore; 3rd, Charles; 4th, Patrick W.; 1st corp., Foster; 2nd, Crosby W.; 3rd, Carter; 4tb, Edeus Privates: Anthony, Atkinson, Bur ress, Cantelou, Corley, Edens M, Edmunds, Hammond, Herndon G, Joye, Mays J., McManus, Odom, Owen, Page, Partlowe, Simkins, Stevenson, Strom H., Strom P.. Strother, Talbert, Varn G., Vaugh an and Williams J. Co. B: Capt., Snead; lieut., Huiett; 1st serg., Vam H.; 2nd, Ldens C.; 3rd, Kearse; 4th, Beli; Isl corp., Elara; 2nd, Patrick J.: 3rd, Williams W.; 4th, Fletcher. Privates: Burnett, Cheatham Cros by I)., Douglass, Edwards, Ellis, Johnson, Kenftedy, Leslie, Mays C" Mays W., Massey, Myers, Pearson, Quarles, Reaves, Reese, Reel, Snuggs H., Stone, Tucker, Weeks, Wordsworth and Zimmerman. Band: Capt., lieut. Woodward, 1st serg., serg. Herndon W. Ca dets Brasington, Dykes, Entzraing er, Hollingsworth D. and W., Har ting. Morgan, Snuggs R., Padgett E. and I. Color serg., Applewhite, Adjutant, Croxton; bugler, Hern don W. Creating Sentiment Against Cigarettes. Mr. George. S. Milligan of New York, who is connected with the bureau of inspection and revision of the Mutual Life Insurance Com pany, is stopping in ridgefield on business connected with his large company. Mr. Millican is fortunate in having his wife travel with him, and while be is prosecuting his work she devotes ber time and tal ent to a most worthy cause, that of creating sentiment against the use of cigarettes, particularly among boys of tender years. Mrs. Milligan is affiliated with the Anti-Cigarette League and gives ber time without compensation to the work of saving boys from this pernicious habit. Saturday morning she addressed the students in the college auditorium and or ganized a league of 25 members. Col. Bailey was so well pleased with Mrs. Milligan's' address, and with the visible results which followed, he invited ber to speak again Tues day. Monday morning she visited the graded school and made an in structive talk to the children there. Accepting an invitation from the ladies' of the Woman's Christian Temperance U~nion, she addressed a large audience in the Baptist church Sunday afternoon. After ex plaining the work of the Anti-Cigar ette League, Mrs. Milligan made an earnest and effective appeal to the parents to awaken from their apathy and indifference and bend all of their energy toward throttling this widespread evil. From ber own observation while visiting South Carolina towns she cited instance after instance where bright boys bad acquired the cigarette habit at the tender age of six and seyen. These extreme cases were presented in order to arouse parents to action before their boys meet a like fate. Mrs. Milligan urged the parents in Edgefield to petition the town coun cil to pass an ordinance prohibiting the sale of cigarettes to boys. This magnificent address was earnest, tender, effective. We have heard much favorable comment upon it, and feel that it will be as seed sown upon good soil. Edgefield has been fortunate in having Mr. and Mrs. Millican sojourn for several days in JUT midst. Mr. B. R. Tillman. Jr., Brings Suit to Recover His Chil dren. B. R. Tillman, Jr., through his ittorneys, Tillman & Mays of jrreenwnod, has instituted habeas jorpus proceedings to recover his ?hildren from Mrs. B. R. Tillman, ir., who nince she obtained a di vorce has baen known as Mrs. Lucy Dugas. The order signed by Chief Justice Gary is returnable before ;he supreme court November 26. 3. A. Mays came down from Green wood Tuesday afternoon and had ;he order formally served on Mrs. Dugas. S. McG. Simkins will rep ?esent Mrs. Dugas. Mr. Tillman states that he is a citizen of this county and is engag ed in farming, having rented the Tillman place at Trenton for next year. Among other rtasons set forth for bringing this action it is alleged that Mrs. Dugas contemplates mak ing her home in Ohio, which would not only take the children from the jurisdiction of the courts of this state but would make it practically impossible for Mr. Tillman to see them. It is alleged that Mrs. Dugas alone is not capable or competent, to raise the children. Mr. Tillman alleges that the children are now unlawfully re strained from seeing their father, never being allowed to visit him. He states that he } as only eeen them three or four times since they were taken fro?n him and then under the most humiliating circumstances. He further states that he has made sev eral attempts to effect a reconcilia tion, all of which have been reject ed. Rererencn is made to the fact that Mrs. Tillman obtained a di vorce and of the possibility of a second marriage, which would sub ject the children to the treatment of a stepfather. Senator Tillman has made an affidavit that he has n^t seen the children since he surrendered them to their mother three years ago, ind states furthermore that his son has given up the drink habit and is leading a sober industrious life. About a dozen representative citi zens of Trenton have made affida vits to the effect that they have known B. R. Tillman, Jr., foi the past three years and that he has been entirely' sober during that time. As the order on account of promi nence of all parties and the large number of friends who are interest ed in the final outcome will be eagerly watched. Newsy Letter From Cleora. Mr. Editor: There is more sick ness in this community from cold than I have ever known at this sea son of the j'ear. Our school commenced on Octo ber 21st with the same teachers we had last year, Miss Nell Hill, princi pal,and Miss Carrie Collins,assistant. The enrollment is not very large yet but I think it will go to 50 by Christmas. They are arranging to Lake part in the parade at the fair this week. We are arranging to bave the school house painted this winter. Crops around here are very short ind will soon all be gathered. The lorn and hay crops are the shortest ive have bad for several years, ?vhioh will be a hardship on us lext year. However, there is more )ats and wheat being sown than for ieveral years and they are being put n earlier and better than usual, ;vhich will help make up for the ihort corn crop. Mr. A. L. Brunson, Jr., is at lome with his father for a while rom Jacksonville, Fla., He expects -o return about the 15th or 20ttu Mr. Joe Prince will soon move nto Mr. C. M. Thomas' house, hav ng rented it for next year. Mr. Will Vance and his son, ?red, ire over from Hephzibah, ia., visiting friends. L. R. Bruo8on, Jr., is moving his awing outfit to Mr. Joe Smith's ibout 4 miles below Edgefield to lay to do a big bill of sawing for lim and some of his neighbors. Mr. Simon Williams is sawing or Mr. R. C. Griffis. Mr. Fred Holmes had the misfor une to have a mule gored to death >y a cow last week. Mr. Abbie Walker who is boss ng the chaingang spent two weeks n this neighborhood with the gang, .nd has put our roads in fine condi ion for the winter. He has clean d out the ditches and smoothed off he road-bed, but not piled up a ,rreat pile of dirt in the roads to nake them impassable as soon as he winter rains commence, as was lone last year. We hope when Mr. Cdmunds divides the gang (as we iear he is going to do) he will give is Mr. Walker in this section. Owing to the short cotton crop ?ur gins have already 6et gin days, iarlier than ever before. Mr. J. B. Corley will soon move o the Mrs. Carolina Williams place rhich he has bought. Mr. R. W. Christie has moved uto his new house on the publie oad. Mr. L. B. Brunson has been con- 1 ined to the house since last Tues- - lay quite sick, but is better now. Cleora, S. C. A Great Building Falls when its foundation is undermin d, and if the foundation of health ood digestion-is attacked, quick : ollapse follows. On the first signs f indigestion, Dr. King's New iife Pills should be taken to tone i he stomach and regulate liver, kid- i eys and bowels, Pleasant, easy, j afe and only 25c at Penn & Hol tei n's, W E Lynch & Co. i Tribute to a Christian Woman. Mri. Mary Pattison Padgett was born May 14, 1833, and died Octo tober 28, 1912, in her 80th year She was married to Mr. Manches ter Padgett December 1, 1884 and after a marriage of only eight months the Lord saw fit to call him to that happy home above. ' With the exception of 8 months her whole life was (?pent under the roof of her childhood. She wa? a n em ber of a family of 18 children, 10 sons and 8 daughters. Of that number 4 survive her,MessrB. Thos. Lanier, Jim Lanier, Whit Lanier and Mrs. Kizzie Rountree. About 5 years of Mr?. Padgett's life were spent with her brother, Thomas, and they were devoted to each other. She joined Gilgal Bap tist church when a young girl and lived a devout Christian up to her death. For about 7 or 8 years she had not been able to go to church, being afflicted with rheumatism, but occasionally the good Lord would send one of His servants to seo her and there hold service to her heart's delight. For some years she was most tenderly cared for by her brother, Thos. Lanier. Since then she has had the care of Mrs. Kizzie Rountree, Mrs. Erin Rountree and others. After a brief illness she fell asleep in Jesus. Her dying decla ration was remarkable. She had a vision of heaven and saw several of her relatives who had been dead for years and called them by name. She would often praise God and say He had been good to her and spared her a long time and that her way was clear, not a shadow be tween her and her Lord, that she was ready any time He called her. It his been the writer's pleasure to live a neighbor to her for 12 years and all of that time she has been held in the highest esteem by all who knew her, even the children all loved Miss Mary. All that came in tcuch with her life felt the influ ence of a true Christian and was living in the atmosphere of Chris tianity. She asked the writer several yean? ago, when she died to write a notice of her death. Tue pall bear ers were: Chick Winn, Irvin Har ribon, Lanord Reams, J. P. Sulli van, Mark Reames and G. C. Jor dan. Rev. P. P. Blalock officiated preaching from the 103rd Psalm tak ing Tor the basis of his talk the 16th verCvi. The interment took place at the family burial ground located on the plantation Avhere she was raised. She had a kind word and a cheer ful smile for every one. She is gone, yet her influence will long live in the minds of those who knew her best. She passed through the fires of affliction and stood the test nobly. She has finished her work and re ceived her crown. May her mantle rest upon those she has left behind. J. P. Sullivan. Southern Railway. Premier Carrier of the South Schedules Effective September 29, 1912. (N. B. These figures shown as information only and are not guar anteed). Arrivals and Departures Edgefield, S. C. 8:20 a m No 209, daily, from Edge field to Trenton. Connects at Trenton for Augusta also Colum bia, Spartanburg, Asheville, Knoxville, Cincinnati and points west. 10:13 a m No 231, daily, from Edgefield to Aiken. Connects at Trenton for Augusta. 1:40 p m No 229, daily except Sun day, from Edgefield to Aiken. 6:50 pm No 207, from Edgefield to Trenton. Connects at Tren ton for Augusta. 10:05 a ra No 208, daily, from Trenton to Edgefield. Connection at Trenton from Columbia and Augusta. 11:00 a m No 230, from Trenton to Edgefield. Connect from Colum bia, Charlotte, Danville, Wash ington, New York and points east. 1:10 p ra-No 210, daily except Sun day from Aiken to Edgefield. 5:40 pm No 232, daily, from Ai ken to Edgefield. Connection from Augusta. i 7:4r p m No 206, daily, from Tren ton to Edgefield. Connection Go- , lumbia, Spartanburg, Asheville, Cincinnati etc. For detailed information, call on ticket agent, or A H Acker, TPA., Augusta, Ga^ j S H Hardwick, PTM., Wasfcing- , ton, D. C. W E McGee, AGP A., Augusta, , Augusta, Ga. H F Cary, GPA., Washington, D. | C., E. H. Coapman, VP&GM., , Washington, D. C. No. 666. This is a prescription prepared espe :ially for Chills and Fever. Five or 3?x dioses will break any case of Chills and Fever, and if taken then as a tonic the Fever will not return. It acta on the liver better than Calomel and doe* not gripe or sicken. 25c. Trespass Notice. Haming, fishing, and trespassing in.any manner whatsoever on our lands is hereby forbidden. All trespassers will be punished as pro vided by law. J. E. and P. C. Lanier. Executor's Notice. AU persons indebted to the late George W. Johnson will please make payment at once to the un dersigned, and all persons holding claims against his estate will pre sent them at once to the undersign ed for payment. R. M. Johnson, Executor. Nov-l-1912-ll-6-3t. Notice, Teachers. In connection with our parade on Friday during the Fair, I have en deavored to get a personal letter to the principal of each school in the county. If any one fails to receive this letter it is because it has been lost in the mail, or I have not been able to get the teacher's name. All teachers are invited to come and contribute to the success of this ef fort. Trustees, also, are coi dial ly invited. W. W. Fuller, Co. Supt. Ed. NOW PAINT. Strike when the iron is hot and paint when the property leeds it. They paint ships a dozen times a year; yes, some of them, every voy age. What for, do you think? To look nice and get business. A livery keeps its carriages paint ed and varnished and washed, to look nice and get business. A man, with a house for sale or to let, 'does it up," and Devoe is the paint. There's more in paint than to keep-out water. Paint for looks and you needn't think about water. A fresh coat of paint one- a year is about as good for bis cr?ditas pay ing bis debts. But thc man whose buildings and fences look new, very likely, has no debts. The Edgetield Mercantile Company sells it. Notice of Dissolution of Partnership. For mutually satisfactory busi ness reasons, the copartnership for the practice of law heretofore ex isting between J. Wm. Thurmond and B. E. Nicholson has been dis solved, and each member of the firm will continue the practice of law at Edgefield. We desire to thank our clients for the generous patronage, \\ hieb has been given to us, and to state to them that the cordial relations which have existed between us during our association will not be interrupted by severing our business ties. J. Wm. Thurmond, B. E. Nicholson. Nov. 9, 1912. HOW PAINT. The first cost of a good job of paint-Devoe-is $50 (average size, j of course). The first cost of a second or third or fourth rate job, $55 to $100. The wear is likewise. The better you paint, of course, the longer it wears. And the more you pay for your job, the shorter it wears! Devoe is one of a dozen good paints. There are hundreds of bad ones. As likely as not, Devoe is the only good one in this town. The Edgefield Mercantile Co. sells it. DIRE DISTRESS. It is Near at Hand to Hundreds of Edgefield Readers. Don't neglect an aching back. Backache is often the kidneys' cry for help. Neglect hurrying to the kindeys aid Means that urinary troubles may follow. Or danger of worse kidney troub le. Mrs. V C Addison, Edgefield, S. C., says: "Last year I had an at tack of kidney complaint. When ever I caught cold it settled in my kidneys and caused pain and lame ness all through my baok. I often found it almost impossible to stoop and I lost much sleep at night, ow ing to pains and other kidney dis orders. Finally Doan's kidney pille were recommended to me and I be gan using them. They did me a world of good driving away the backache and improving my health. ; Of late I have again used Doan's kidney pills to great advantage. I endorse this remedy for the benefit of other kidney sufferers. " For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name-Doan's and take no other. Master's Sale. State of South Carolina-County of Edgefield-Court of Common Pleas. Bertha E. Rush-Plaintiff - Against-John G. Horde, et. al. Defendants. Pursuant to the decree in this cause I will offer for sale at publie out-cry to the highest bidder, be fore the Court House, Town of Edgefield and State of South Caro lina on sales day in December 1912, the same being the 2nd day of said month, between the legal h^urs of sale the following realty to-wit: All and singular that tract of land situate in Meriwether Town ship in the County of Edgefield, State of South Carolina, containing Three Hundred and Sixty (360) acres more or h'ss, and bounded on the North by S. ?fc W. T. Garner; South by lands of Mrs. F. G. Simp son; on the East by lands of Mrs. A. Carpenter, and on the West by lands of Avery Franklin. Terras of Sale. One-half of the purchase money cash; balance on a credit of one year, with interest from d rte of sale, or all cash at the purchasers option; the credit por tion if any there be, to be secured by the bond of the'-purchaser and a mortgage of the premises, said bond and mortgage providing for the payment of ten per cent attorneys fee if it should be necessary to col lect the same by law. If the purchaser fails to comply with the terms of the sale the Mas ter within one hour, will resell same on i he same day at the risk of the former purchaser, unless satisfacto ry arrangement can be made with the Master. Purchaser to pay for paper. S. M. Smith, Master, E. C. S. C. Nov. 7, 1912. Master's Sale. State of South Carolina-County of Edgefield-Court of Common Pleas. G. W. Smith-Plaintiff-Against -S. W. Wideman, as Admx. of the estate of Margaret M. Smith dec'd., et. al.-Defendants. Pursuant to an order in the abov? stated cause, I will offer for sale at public out cry to the highest bidder, before the Court House, in the Town of Edgefield, State of South Carolina, on salesday in December 1912, the same being the 2nd day of said month, between the legal hours of sale, following realty to wit: All that tract or parcel of land situate in said County and State, containing Ten acres, and bounded on the North by lands of T. K. Col lierand J. J. Langley; on the East by J- A. Wideman, Jr. on the South by J. A Wideman Jr., and Eugene Langley, and on the West by lands of J. J. Langley. Terms of Sale. One-half cash, and the balance on a credit of twelve months, the credit portion to be secured by the bond of the purchas er, which is to bear interest from date thereon until paid, and a mort gage of the premises, or all cash at purchasers option. Purchaser to pay for papers. S. M. Smith, Master E. C. S. C. Nov. 7, 1912. Fair Panis Free Elk Tailoring Company offers free extra pair pants with each order for Suit or Overcoat, this offer good until December 25, 0. P. Bright, Agent Elk-Knickerbocker Lukone and Scotch Woolen Mills Large Purchases. We have just unloaded One solid car of chairs, One solid car of furniture, One solid car of Hackney wagonsr One solid car of Hackney bug gies, and are now ready to supply you with everything in these lintsr Ramsey & Jones.