Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?dgejtet? ?Vdtct?iscc. Mrs. Dobson Gave Delightful Dinner. Mrs. Emma N. Dobson had as her guests this week Mr. Charles R. Dobson of Atlanta, and Misses Grace and Lois Dobson, of Augus ta. Several guests from town were invited to dine with these visitors on Saturday and in the afternoon the children had an enjoyable party. After the usual games, delightful refreshments were served. A Guest. Goods by Parcel Post. Messrs. Stewart & Kernaghan an nounce this week that they have es tablished a new delivery service through the parcel post. All the farmers have to do is to mail this progressive firm th'?r orders or pend them by telephone and the goods will go out the next morn ing postage paid. You can have any article of merchandise carried by Messrs. Stewart & Kernagham un der ll pounds in weight (except dynamite) delivered by mail. Read the advertisement in this is sue and have the new delivery man, Uncle Sam, bring the gooda to your very door. Caused Complete Change of Plans. A striking instance of how "man proposes and God disposes" is found in the experience of Pro.f. J. F. Enumingerand Maj. T. J. Lyon. Just as they completed comfortable, modernly-appointed residences, fit ted after their heart's desire and al most within a stone's throw of what appeared literally sixty days ago to be their life's work, through the mut.uions of providence there came an abrupt and complete change of plans. If they follow the institu tion with and for which they have labored so many years, these pretty homes must be left and will be occupied by others. Make our plans as wo will, "there is a destiny that shapes our ends." It is practi cally certain that Prof. Entzrainger wili go to Greenwood but there is a probability that Maj. Lyon will re maiu in Edg- tield. Would that we could keep b.-th of these exemplary and very worthy young men here! Attend The Corn Exposition. The great National Corn Exposition opened in Columbia Monday morn ing and will last two weeks. Won der how many Edgefield county far mers will attend? We hope the num ber Will run well up into th i hun dreds. It is not probable that an other national corn exposition will be held near us again soon, as there are so many large cities of the for ty-odd states bidding for it annual ly. We would not have had it now in South Carolina bad it not been for Jerry Moore's remarkable achievement. Go over to Co lumbia this week or next. Not only go once but go twice or three times if possible. It is not simply an exhibition of corn but there are dozens of experts on ha;id from the national government ami from at least half of the states who are pre senting from an expert and scienti fic standpoint every phase and form of agricultural life. It is therefore as much a farmer's institute as il is a corn exposition, very probably more so. The wide-awake, ambitious farmer will not navs to be urged to improve suet/, an opportunity. Programme. The Woman'3 Christian Temper ance Union will meet Monday af ternoon, February 3, at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs, Mamie N. Till man. Frances Willard commemora tive meeting. Devotions, Mrs. Rainsford. Crusade hymn, and crusade psalm. "Frances Willard, the child, the student, the teacher, the reformer, and the woman."Mrs. Tillman. Reading, "Frances Willard's in fluence on the present age," Mrs. Woodson. Vocal solo, "Victory," Mrs. Shan nonhouse. Reading, Recollections of Frances Willard. Mrs. Peak. Singing, White Ribbon rally song. How we use our memorial fund in home mission work. Our friend, the Indian, Mrs. Dunovant. "What the fund has meant to the colored people." Mrs. Jeffries. "The immigrant," Mrs. Wells. Singing. "We are coming dear leader." Contest. All members are asked to bring a contribution to the Frances Wil lard memorial fund, which is carry ing the gospel of temperance to the dark places of the homeland. WUl do Their Duty. Now for a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull all together, for the establishment of adequate educa tional facilities in Edgefield. When put to the test our people have never lagged in educational mat ters, and we do not believe they ever will. Taking into account their resources, we believe the people of Edgetield will provide as good educational facilities as any other town of like size in the state. Mr. T. B. Lanham at Home. Mr. T. B. Lanham, better known and loved in Edgefield and through out Edgefield county as Tom Lan ham, is at his old home for a fort night's mid-winter vacation. He stopped over in Greenville Friday and Saturday to see his daughter Miss Ethel Lanham who is a stu dent at the Greenville Female col lege and to see Rev. and Mrs. John Lake who are in Greenville for the present. Mr. Lanham has been very cordially greeted by his Edgefield friends. He Ls doing a great work among the young men of Medina, Ohio, as secretary of the Young Men's Christian associations. S. C. C. I. News. Dr. John F. Vines, who is hold ing a revival meeting at the Bap tist church, with Dr. Jeffries visited the school Wednesday morning and the former conducted chapel devo tionals. He spoke on "Manly manli ness and manly womanliness in our youth." Dr. Vines gave us a fine message, direct from Him and much good teed was sown. Mr. Walker surprised us by com ing to the college Saturday night. He conducted the devotionals and spoke on "Safety, character and time." Mr. Walker urged us to at tend the services at the Baptist church. Col. Bailey was in Greenwood Wednesday morning but returned in the evening. Our hearts were saddened bv the news that the sister of one of our, cadets had passed awiy several days ago. The loss was suffered by the family of Cadet Bryan Hutto of Perry and the deceased was Miss Christine Hutto. Miss Jennie Holley is visiting her sister Mrs. J. F. Entzrainger. Miss Ethel Black of Bamberg came to the college Friday on a visit to the president's family. She left on Sunday. A new student has arrived from the fair state of Florida. Cadet Lewis Kilgore of Orlando reached thc college Monday night. He ex pects to enter the sophomore class. He is a brother of one of the boys now in school. Our community is surely being stirred by the earnest, forceful and soul-reaching sermons of Dr. Vines. The students have given him their most hearty support, at nearly if not all the meetings some cadets and college girls being present. From the first the boys were inter ested and went again and again to hear Dr. Vines. Considerable visi ble fruit has beer? reaped, fourteen cadets and six girls having announc ed their decision for Christ and ap plying for baptism and member ship into the various churches of the town. Scores of cadets and girls have requested special prayer. The affect in the barracks is most grati fying also. The very atmosphere seems to be saturated with a Chris tian spirit. Cadets who used to talk lightly about God and his church, now are sober and walk around with a determined look on their faces to lead a better life. Surely a revival, a great revival, is in our midst. As the time for the expiration for the officers of the Pierian Literary Society was now herc the society elected the following new officers who will beinstalled next Saturday : President, D. B. Woodward; vice president, G. II. Burris; secretary, J. B. Huggins; treasurer, H. C. Edens; chaplain, A. S. Kilgore; sergeant at arms, J. W. Massey; junior critic, E. S. Dunbar. H. H. S. We Get the School. Greenwood gets the Military Schooi for Boys. The Bailey Milita ry Institute it is to be called offi cially and it will be a first-class one. The great advantages of such a school here have been pointed out time and time again. All good cit zens are aware now of what a fine thing a ^-.hool like this will be and there will be general rejoicing that we are to have it. Col. Bailey and all the members vi his faculty, fine citizens they are, all of them, will be most cordially welcomed to Greenwood. They are coming to a good town. They know that. We want to make them feel at once that they are part and parcel of this good town and tJiat we are all to grow up together. Greenwood Index. Providas for Care of Dumb Animals. A new club appealing to lovers o! dumb animals is in the course of for mation in London, under the patron age of many well-known people. A novel departure will be the dogs' cloakroom, consisting of premises, with attendants, which will be utilized for the purpose of taking charge of members' dogs when visiting the club. Boarding the animals at the club will be one of the features, and there will be a catering section where dogs can have their meals. He Knew Teacher. "A small boy dropped into a store on the North Side on his way to school to get some candy," says the Holton Signal. "While he was look ing over the assortment displayed In the case the salesman called his at tention to some freBh lemon drops. 'Naw,' the boy said, 'Gimme some jelly beans. I want something the teacher can't hear me eat. Teacher can hear a feller eat lemon drops clear across the room."-Kansas City Star. Various Forms of Hiccough. Allied to the rare forms of nervous hiccough there is also the emotional ! hiccough, which arises in connection with a moral shock, severe fright and sudden emotion, the hiccough due to j Irritation and hysterical hiccough. The latter is a particularly noisy form, with a rough, coarse 60und. It is sometimes a sort of yelping or barking noise, persisting for some minutes or even hours. The Meeker. "I understand you are on the outs ? with Blnks, Dubbleigh," said Jorrocks. i "I am that!" returned Dubbleigh, with! fervor. "No more Binks for me. Last ! Sunday when my new car lay in the' ditch I asked Binks to see if he couldn't find somebody or something to pull it out, and the blistering idiot. offered me a corkscrew."-Harper's j Weekly. Easy Check to Forge. Judge Lumley Smith remarked at the Old Bailey that checks for ?8 edd were most frequently altered by forgers engaged in what was now an extensive business. Only a "y" was needed to change the eight, into eighty. In the case before him a] check for ?8 14s had been made into' one for ?80 14s. The Ginger Man. Sometimes the weather puts ginger into some men. Then there is a kind of man that all the time puts ginger into everybody around him. Nobody in this old world is more useful to it than the chap who gives his fellow men shots of ginger in all kinds of weather. Different Kind. Wife (anxiously)-I do wish you; were in some other work, dear. I am la constant fear that you will touch a 1 charged wire at the shop." Hub-I "Oh, the charged wire at the shop doesn't bother me; what I have morej dread about is the charged account at the store." Fleeting Shade. "By jove, I am glad to see you look ing so gay and festive!" said Mr.! Olde Frend. "You were all in black the last time I saw you." "Yes," de-j murely replied Mrs. Brown, who had just taken a second husband; "but it, wasn't a fast black."-Judge. . Surely Justified. Lady Motorist-"Oh, Mr. Policeman, when I tell you why I speeded you'll let me go." Officer-"Why were you speeding?" Lady Motorist-"I was trying to catch up to that car ahead to see how the lady had her hat trim med."-New York Globe. He Knew. M Teacher-"Ten ray, you are too great an idler. Do you know what be comes of people who won't work.?" Tommy-"Yessum. They gets sup- I ported by the rest of the family."- 1 Judge. His Little Best. I1 Little Eleanor, who was very fond I of chickens, stood over a dead rooster, j Thinking that something good ought to be said, she remarked between her ' sobs: "He was always so glad when one of the hens laid an egg!" < Mirrors at Road Corners. A mirror about three feet high, which shows the approaching traffic, has been placed on a sign post erect ed at the junction of four roads at Beckenham, Kent.-London Mail. The Sinner and His Sin. One of the hardest lessons for us to learn is how to distinguish between a sinner and his sin, how to love the one and hate the other.-Christian Endeavor World. Objected to Chastisement. A young man named Dubois is bring ing an action aga! .st his sweetheart at Marseilles, France, because she boxed his ears for being late to take her to the theater. Different Function. "I presume you never quarreled with your wife?" "Certainly not," re plied skimpy little Mr. Hennypeck, "I am merely a husband, not a lion i tamer."-Exchange. Delh This Store 1 of a to take His name leading e.\ ihe goods gins work In othe: are going der the n trom our ; want in o Tools and all that dc we will se service wc POSTAG Many t telephone ed." Wei] rural rout< the goods Stewa Death of an ^Estimable Citizen. After a very brief illness Mr. .Tames P. Wells died early Mon day morning at the home of his son, Mr. C. A. Wells, in his 84th year. He was one of the oldest and at the same time one ^f the most sterling citizens of the county. Mr. Wells was born Jand reared where the town of Plum Branch is now located and moved to the Horn's Creek section to make his home soon after his marriage to Miss Elizabeth Glover, who preceded him to the upper and better world about 20 years ago. Mr. Wells entered the Confeder ate army in the early stages of the Civil war and rendered gallant ser vice. When he came home at the cio*e of the war he rode the horse which he had ridden in many a con flict. He named the faithful anima' "Old Keb" and kept him until his death many years after the war, giv ing him the attention of a pet. Mr. Wells also rendered valuable service to his county ind state during the Solid Car. We desire to notify tl added furniture to our ? ceived a solid car of t steads, washstands, stright chairs. Come to'see our assc shipped direct from fae Trapping a Lawyer. In some cases counsel receive an swers to questions that they had no business to nut, which if not quite to their liking, are what they justly deserve. The following story of old George Clark, a celebrated negro minstrel, is a case in point. On one occasion, when being examined as a witness, he was severely interrogat ed by a lawyer. "You are in the minstrel business, I believe, inquired the lawyer." "Yes, eir," replied the minstrel. "Is not that rather a low calling?" "I don't know but what it is sir," replied the minstrel, "but it is much better than my father's and I am rather proud of it." The lawyer fell into the trap. "What was your father's calling?" he inquired. "He was a lawyer" replied Clarke in a tone that sent the whole court into a roar of laughter as the dis comfited lawyer sat down.- Week ly Telegraph very Sei Has Engaged tl New Delivery 1 the goods to our patrons on ru is UNCLE SAM. He is th< :pert in hit, line. He gets th . He is careful and honest. : with us on February 1st. r words, on the iirst of Feb-T to avail ourselves of our privi] iew Parcels Post and send y< Store by Mail, Buy whatc ur complete line of Hardware, House Furnishing Goods-arr >es not exceed n pounds in wi md it to you by rural free deliv )n't cost you a cent. WE Pi E. imesyou have wished that y the store for a thing and have i 1, you can hereafter, if you li 2. Call us up early in the mo: will reach you the same day. rt and Kerna reconstruction period of 1876. It was unfortunate for the people of his day aud generation that J\lr, Wells did not mingle more with the people. Being extremely modest and retiring in his habits, he spent but little time away from home. He attended strictly to his own affairs and never interfered with the affairs of others. Mr. Wells was a mau who has alwiys been conspicuous among those who knew him person ally for his rugged honesty and strong,unerring judgment. He spent his entire life upon the farm, more than 50 years upon his Horn's Creek farm, and his very marked success caused him to be pointed tc as a model worthy uf being followed by his fellows. Mr. Wells was a member of Horn's Creek church, from which the funeral was conducted Tuesday afremoon by his castor. Dr. M. D. Jeffries. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. H. S. Quarles, and four sons, A. A., C. A., W. G. and M. P. Wells. Furniture I ie public that we've stock, having just re ables, bureaus, bed safes, rockers and >rtment of furniture, tory to us. Albemarle NEW 1 A new modern hotel represei investment on the sight of th< Broadway, 24th Str THE ACME OF ARCHITEt LOCATED AT THE HUB OF KEW 1 OVERLOOKING MA Accomodations for 1,000, offering mucw lower rates than offered in an sistent wi}h highest class service. A Good Room at A Good Room with bi Handsome apartments of any nun rates. The management is a guara and protection to ladies and families Telephones. Madison-3440-3560 Great Mass of Proof. Reports of 30,000 Cases of Kid ney Trouble. Some of Them Edgefield Cases. Each ot some 6,000 newspapers of the United States is publishing from week to week, names of peo ple in its particular neighborhood, who have used and recommended Doan's kidney pills for kidney backache, weak kidneys, bladder troubles and urinary disorders. This iliads of proof includes over 30,000 testimonials. Edgefield is no excep tion. Here is one of the Edgefield cases: W B Paul, clerk, Butler street, Edgefield, S. C., says: "I was both ered by kidney complaint from childhood and it trot worse after I had the measles about twelve years ago. I suffered from acute pains throughout my body and I hid much trouble from weakness from the kidneys and bladder. Doan's kidney pills were just what I needed, driv ing away my pains and strengthen ing my kidneys and bladder. When ever I have felt in need of a kidney medicine since, Doan's kidney pills have come to my aid. I consider them the best kidnev medicine to be had." 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. -j No.. 666 This is a prescription prepared espe-* dally for Chills and Fever. Five or six doses will break any case of Chills and Fever, and if taken then as a tonic the Fever will not return. It acts on the liver better than Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. 25c. -Hoffman FORK nting a Five Million Dollar s former Hoffman House. eet, Fifth Avenue, :TURAL PERFECTION. FORK'S GREATEST BUSINESS, DIS0N SQUARE. maximum luxury and comfort at y other hotel in America, con $1.50 Per Day. ith $2.00 Per Day. iber of rooms at proportionate ntee of the highest refinement DANIEL P RITCHEY. i ?