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EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1914 JOMSHM LETTER. Mr. John W. Payne, a Gallant Confederate Veteran, Died at the Advanced Age of 73 Years. Mr. John "Wallace Payne died at his home at Johnston on Monday, July 27, at 0:15 p. m. While his four children watched by bim, his earth-worn and weary spirit was re lea-ed from the body, and with only a sigh the end came. He fell asleep with the Lord. The calm and peaceful look on his face was but a a retlex of his soul. He trusted his Maker and was but awaiting the summons. Ile was able to be about with his friends until a short while before his death, when the decline was perceptible, but his vitality was great, and he was in bed only a few days. On October 19 he would have been 73 years of age. He was the son of David Payne and Mary Richardson, and was one of ll children. In his early man hood he gave himself to the Lord at old Chestnut Hill church, near their homestead, near Chappells. After bis marriage to Miss Joanna Hannah Smyly, they lived in the homestead for awhile, coming to Johnston later, being among the earliest inhabitants. The old home was ever dear to him, and at his request, just a short while previous to his death he made his trip there, to view old scenes and to see the few old ex-slaves yet left, who are still tenants. He was always interested in any thing that pertained to the good of the "town and was one jf the foun ders of the school sy.Ntem here. Mr. Payne was a Confederate veter in and at the tirst call of his country, he, with three brothers, enlisted in company E, 7th regiment, Holcomb Legion, which was ordered to Char leston. One of the^e brothers lost ' r?T~flttfrrr> Attains* run.. It was al ways^ s great pleasure to be with his comrades, anil at his request his cross of honor was buried with him. A laurel wreath with a Confederate day, was placed up.m his bier. Four children are left, Mesdames M. T. Turner, C. D. lilauk, Miss Zena Payne r.ud Mr. J. Howard Payne, and daring his declining days, with them residing on each side of him, they were able to con stantly minister to him, and be with him. There are seven grand children, and the little ones were always a source of great pleasure to "papa Payne" as they called him. He was a good and indulgent fa ther, kind and neighborly. Of the large family of il chi! dren only one is now left, Mrs. Charlotte V. .Spearman, of Newber ry. The funeral sen ices were con- j ducted on Tuesday afternoon at 0 1 o'clock by his pastor Dr. A. T. King, after which his body was tenderly laid to rest beside the grave of his wife who died four years ago. The honorary pall bearers were the veterans of camp McHenry, the active ones being Messrs. M. W. Clark, J. C. Lewis, W. L. Cole man, C. D. Kenny, W. M. Wright, H. W. Crouch, John Wright and P. B. Waters. "Jesus lover of my soul" was sung, and thc D. of C. i softly sang "Our hero soldier sleep ing, he'll never march again.*' The service was beautiful, Dr. King ending it with the thought that 'into thy keeping our Father, we j leave thy servant sleeping." There were many beautiful doral de-sign* sent by loving friends. Augusta-Aiken Earnings. The Augusta-Aiken Railway & Electric Corporation reports for the year ended June 30 gross earnings ?673,188.00, increase ns compared with the next preceding year ?L:U, 13ii,$6: operation expenses and taxes ?362,855.85, increase ?1*1, 433.45; net earnings ?310,333.1], increase ?48,600.43; tomi income ?:,,:i.ri,'j70.'j!.i, increase ?43,013.12; surplus after deductions for interest and sinking fund 8125,523.00, in crease 833,792.90. For June the gross earnings were ?54,0S5.7-s, in crease ?4109.32; net earnings ?26, 320.20, increase ?1,400.23; total in come ?3u,US??53, increase ?5330.6?; surplus ?12,430.21, increase ?4818. 64.-Manufacturer's Record. TRENTON LETTER. Mrs. Walter Wise Entertained the D. A. R. Congenial Co terie Will go to Chick Springs. The regular monthly meeting of the D. A. R. took place at the home of Mrs. Walter Wise on Thursday afternoon last. Mrs. Wise received her guests on the spacious vineclad piazza brightened by vases and brass jardiniers, holding gor geous golden sunflowers. In a flower surrounded nook. Miss Louise Cole .man dispensed delicious fruit punch. At. the appointed hour, the Regent, Mrs. A. B. Miller called the meet ing to order, and x most enjoyable program was rendered with special interest, centering in Mrs. Walter Miller's splendid paper on the con dition of Spain, France and Eng land, at the time of the discovery of America. At the conclusion of the program Mrs. Wise served de licious cream and cake. One es pecially pleasant feature of this meeting was the presence of our two valued members of Columbia Mis. Lei ?a Leppard and Mrs. W. M. Leppard. The next meeting will take place at Mrs. Geo. Wise's. Miss Luc3r Quirles has. returned home after a verv pleasant visit to Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Wells of Edge held. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. J. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Mathis, Mr. James Long. Mr. J. D. Mathis, Jr., Misses Fannie Miller, Sabe Miller, Julia Moss Wise, Maud Bettis, Dolly, Orrie Miller, Susan Eliza beth Mathis will leave home on Tuesday next to spend a fortnight at Chick Springs. .Mr. J. D. Mathis, Jr., and Mr. Pettis Bouknight paid a week-end , visit to Newberry and Columbia making the trip in Mr. Bouknight's beautiful new Ford. Mr. ?nd Mrs. Joe Smith enter tained a hum her of friends at a : dinner party on Monday last. Miss Buena Ouzts of Greenwood is visiting her father, Mr. Will Ouzts. This attractive young girl has many friends who are happy to see her. Miss El lee Swearin^eii has a lovely house guest, Miss William son, of Vidalia, (ia. Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Swearin gen will give a beautiful tea on Wednesday evening complimentary to Mr. and .Mrs. E. L. Ryan and Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Roper. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Moss and her attractive children are spending tiiis week i:i North Augusta wilii Mr. G. W. Walker. A Call to Farmers We want to see the farmers of Philippi and Long Branch and .johnston and Harmony and Tren ton and Horn's Creek and Ropers and Colliers and Meriwether and Red Oak Grove and Red Hill and Antioch and Clark's Hill and Mo doc and Parksville and Rehoboth and Plum Brauch and White Town and Liberty Hill and Cleora and Gilgal and Pleasant Lane and Be rea and McKendree and Meeting Street and Elmwood and Waycross and Centre Spring lake more inter est in the county fair. lt is your j -the people's-fair. Now let's all1 join hands and make il a splendid ; success, ibu best fair yet held. It| can bc done, easily done. The; farmer who is .-elfish and devotes I all of hi? time and efforts to the ad-1 vance mentof his own personal in-j terests is not a broad-minded, large-1 hearted, public-spirited citizen. You may make a suecos of tho j things that come i m med ia td3' under your own vine ami li ii live, and yet withal your life will be a failure. Von can broaden and develop grow in usefulness and in influence -by reaching out and helping oth ers. When you aid in making a success of a county agricultural fair you arc helping others. Picase Notice Tin: ladies of Lethany ask that | lil who have decided to attend tho meeting at that church August 2V> and 27 Wednesday and Thursday, will please notify Mrs. C. C. Fuller McCormick, S. C., R, F. D. be tween now and that time, so that some idea may be entertained as to th3 number who will attend, and Buiwwble homes may be provided. Apportionment ot School Funds For Edgefield County 1914-1915 DISTRICT aa Blocker_. Antioch . Red Hill . Flat Rock_ Collier. Liberty Hill_ White "Town. North Elmwood South Elmwood Hibler.-. Johnston . North Meriwether. South Meriwether . Pickens. Plum Branch. Shaw . Talbert..... Modoc . Clark's Hill.-. Wards. Wise. Moss -. Harmony. Fork. Edgefield. Parksville Trenton. Gregg. Meriwether Hall... Meeting Street. Central Meriwether East Collier. Prescott-. Bacon_ Long Cane.. Oak Grove 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S 9 lu ll 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Lime Stone. 37 $200 4S 30 8 59 57 29 70 66 6 35 226 65 153 00 5 12 95 67 89 4 01 12 27 161 33 198 62 20 24 77 01 164 19 36 74 26 15 12 23 72 92 212 95 17 50 9 63 46 27 19 50 98 126 51 . 1 77 153 89 $85 m % ? ? 112-00 65 .'GO ?S''iO 45 00 393. 00 65 -GO SC 00 l? oo 271' 00 136 00 144 ?0 90 00 ?3I00 261 00 189 00 252 00 96 00 106 0* 396 00 137 00 260 00 47 00 102 00 60 00 88 00 101 00 44 00 186 00 ^5 00 68 00 102 00 $454 41 390 30 217 90 33 20 293 20 147 35 242 40 127 05 141 90 166 85 843 15 207 90 242 55 298 65 688 40 201 30 518 20 226 90 378 15 580 80 546 15 653 40 382 80 234 40 1000 40 381 15 514 80 202 20 209 55 165 00 287 10 74 25 130 35 481 80 295 SO 202 95 302 94 $ 158 52 2f'9 30 101 50 164 40 107 20 '?12 58 67 34 90 37 109 73 2596 SO 720 78 799 54 198 22 214 72 301 22 467 88 3044 80 655 36 120 37 63 40 64 63 978 25 115 30 107 09 $ 35 00 59 00 34 00 18 00 37 00 33 On .13 50 35 00 15 00 23 00 83 00 30 50 62 50 75 00 72 50 34 50 54 00 38 50 66 00 77 50 54 00 93 00 31 50 47 00 82 00 59 50 73 00 23 50 48 50 2S 50 36 50 42 50 14 00 55 50 34 00 22 50 35 50 ! 775 41 820 12 566 21 264 29 558 60 425 84 681 14 300 74 531 87 497 58 3920 95 312 52 396 00 630 54 1764 69 1177 61 1075 75 762 74 595 39 1297 53 983 34 1503 02 536 45 387 40 4535 43 1242 93 2051 17 545 65 377 60 316 90 421 23 264 02 253 17 1752 53 636 61 402 31 594 33 Upon a petition of the majority of the qualified electors of North Plum Branch, No. 30, that district is consolidated Meeting S treet District will be known as No. 30. with Plum Branch, No. )5. W. W. FULLER, E. H. FOLK. G. W. Scott. County Zvavd of Education. How Gov. Blease Treats Farm ers. Sencca'Farm and Factory. Several d i if e rent reports of the vehement conversation between Gov. Blease and John T. Dyar at Wal halla last week have been heard here. A representative of this paper was not present at the Walhalla meeting, and Farm and Factory carried no report of this feature of the campaign meeting. It is said by some that Gov. Blease's bitter words to Mr. Dyar were uncalled for, while others approve of Blease's at tack. The Kcowee Courier of this week, has a lengthy write-up of tho Blease Dyar spat and that paper has the following to say: BLEASE ASKS QUESTION, "How many of you farmers got any advance in price for your cot ton by holding it on E. D. Smith's advice'?" asked the governor. "I did," sai 1 John T. Dyar, one of tho most properous farmers of Oconee, w..o resides in the Seneca Newry section. "Yes, your clothes look like you have gotten a whole lot for ye ur cotton," came back from the gov ernor. "T got more by holding on his advice." "You're a nice looking something toc?me up here and interrupt a gentleman when he is speaking, are'nt you? What you want to do is to go back home and learn some manners. You look like you need to >tand lhere and hold to thc back of thal chair. You ought to get be hind it for shame at interrupting a gentleman. " Commenting editorially on the incident, the Courier says further: ' John T. Dyar, who lives near Seneca, is one of the best farmers in Oconee. He has made a success of his business; he bas worked for and earned ev??ry dollar he owns. He is what is known as a self-made man, and lie has every reason to be proud of the job. Gov. Blease's taunts and jabs al li i m lar.t Thurs day at Walhalla were unjust ami uncalled for. The governor asked a simple question and Dyar gave a civil reply. What more could a gentleman want? Yet Mr. Dyar got unkind jabs and taunts that were unjust to him and to an Oconee au dience. There are hundreds of fanners in Oconee deserving tho highest praise for their attainments, but we doubt if there is any more deserving than Mr. Dyar. Where Are the Apostles of Peace. Ii this European double is not settled by diplomacy and arbitra tion during the next thirty days, ?here will be i war such as Europe has not experienced since thc Crimean war nearly sixty years ago. Thc published cause of the declaration of war does not seem an adequate reason for hostilities. Back behind that there have been months of intrigue and sharp di plomacy. The situation has been understood by Russia, for that country has been putting her army "ii.'a war fooling for some time. Germany, in a quiet way, bas been hacking up Austria. It was evi dent that during the recent Balkan var Austria and Germany were cady for interference and an as: gressive movement, but thc proper 'ime and occasion did not come. France has been watching and vaitiiiii fora chance at Germany since Sedan. So when one consid ers the past and reads between the lines it looks as if these great pow ers are ready for war. England, up to this date, is neutral and dishes to settle the difficulty by ar bitration. Germany and Italy will support Austria and Russia and France may be expected to cham pion the cause of Servia. If there should be a general war it will re quire a military prophet to tell where the final conflict would take place. It is probable that thc Crimean field would again be the theatre of hostilities. If England is forced to take part she would n. ?L be on the side of Germany, for these two countries look on each other with suspicion.-S palian burg Journal. The Size of Servia. An Atlanta, Gi., man with a taste for geography and ligures, got busy and figured out the size of the little Servia, which just now is looming so large beneath the dark clouds of war. "Three Servias could bc fitted into the state of Georgia and still leave enough over for a good-sized front yard. You could put all of Emperor Franz Joseph's possessions in one corner of Texas, Servia i?; another, and theu have 5,000 miles of frontier between them," he j said. But the population is something else. Servia, a third the area of Georgia, has a population of :i,U90, 000, or nearly 4UU.000 more than Georgia.-Spartanburg Journal. SENATORIAL MEETING, Account of Edgefield Meeting as Reported by the News and Courier's Special Correspondence. The one thousand people of Edgre t?eld who heard the candidates for United States Senator heie to-day were almost entirely anti-Blease, ex cepting: for a small coterie who cheered the Governor and attempted to heckle the other candidates. The anti-Blease doctrine as preached by L. D. Jennings and W. P. Pollock delighted the Edgefield ludience and they showed it by tu multuously cheering their every statement. United States Senator E. D. Smith ?vas accorded a great reception and .he wearers of the cotton blossoms predominated. 1 B. E. Nicholson, county chair nan, presided. The meeting was ?eld in thc grove on the military ' nstitute grounds. An onslaught on L. J. Williams, >f North Augusta, and others re- < iponsible for calling of the elimina I ion conference of anti-Bleaseites < or Friday to centre on the man for 1 Tovernor featured the speech of Governor Blease. "They passed the set of rules and ' )less God they are toying to bolt .' .heir own rules," charged the Gov- I irnor, saying: tho call for the con- ' terence "'reeked with partisanship." Likening the call for the conference 1 .o the Haskell Convention in 1S90, I .he speaker said the same persons ? who were fighting him were those . who fought Tillman and made < Baskelism possible. 11 hope they i turill hold their rump convention of 1 mti-Bleaseites," lu stated. He [uoted from the rules foVbidding a 1 candidate of a clique or faction run- ( ting in the primary, and this, be < ?aid, is what will be done by what- I jv jr candidate is centred on by the 1 elimination conference. PREDICTS VICTORY He said his side had "em heat bj from 18,000 to 20,000 votes/' and tired ic ted his election as Senator and d' a Blease man for Governor. The Governor said he could tell ' JV to-morrow what each side had Miro! Ld. His attack on Senator Smith for eadiug Mr. Weston aa district at- : corney, and his statement that Sen itor Tillman should have had the patronage and praise of J. William Thurmond, whom Mr. Tillman rec ommended, was another feature of : he Governor's speech, rle denied ? .hal he was losing ground in Au- | lerson County and read a letter : "rom "Josh" Ashley saying he was itrongcr than ever. i Citing the Coleman incident at i Whit m i rc, the Fowler incident at I Anderson and the Norwood incident ; it Greenville the Governor denoun ;ed what he said was the situation tvhich made it so ladies did not ! ?vant to atteud some meetings tor i "ear of disorder. He devoted some i .ime to this subject and charged ' :hat it was the work of an ti-Bk ase i nen and that no Blease men were guilty ol' bringing about such con I i tiona. Ile urged the building of ; i monument on tue State House grounds to Gen. Mart Gary and closed by saying he was a happy i man because of the honors which ...onie to bira. He was presented h with Howers and drew applause! from thc followers. JEXXlXtfS ox ETIQUETTE. "I have always buen taught to; bow my head while the corpse was being ink MI away," said L. 1). Jen nings ol' thc cheers of the Blease men who accompanied thc Governor from the grounds. At "nee takinir up the reference ol' the Governor to Mr. Thurmond, thc speaker said, "I know Mr. Thurmond is <>n the anti Blease side in this fight, side by side with Mr. Weston, and the rest of us trying to redeem South Caro lina," whil . the audience cheered. In a reply ii a 'Hurrah for Coley," the speaker said, "Oh, that's so weak it reminds mo of a dying kil len." The Sumter man excoriated the pardon record of th Governor, say ing, "Blease's record is worse than any of the carpel-bag Governors." After going into detail about tho Alan Emerson parole the speaker exclaimed: "A man who can hold up his head after a record like that must be a man of abnormal cheek." HG said the Governor absolutely has DO chance of election and is dead politically, saying that in a recent meeting of some 4-,0?? voters in Anderson the "Blease men were as scarce as they are in Edge?eld." He was warmly applauded and given flowers. POLLOCK CHEERED. "YV. P. Pollock was greeted with an outburst of cheering and imme diately ' ?it into" the Governor, saying of him. "He is feather legged and hasn't dared to slay on the stand since I opened on his damnable record, but is ashamed of it and runs away." He arraigned the Governor for his remarks about the elimination conference to be held Friday, saying it was "Blease who bad preached factionalism from every stump, boasted of his political machine and held caucuses in the Supreme Court room and the Governor's office to which only Blease men were admitted." He charged the Governor "with rying to swing to the coat-tails of T. W. Thurmond, whom he called Pussy-foot Bill two years ago," and :>f attempting to get some votes by lattering Senator Tillman, and idded, "Anderson CouDty, which lisgraced itself by giving Cole Blease over 2,000 majority two rears ago, is going with the rest }f :he counties and will wipe Blease ind the whole Ashley clan from the face of the earth on August 25," kvhich drew tremendous applause. Mr. Pollock made a neckler ad mit he came from Greenwood Coun ty, and asserting ihat the Blease lecklers were "imported," drew an ther cheer and laughter from the ;rowd by saying, A "Bleaseite can make moie noise than five human beings." His reading of the "Furriner" ist, the parody on "Old King Jole," the references to certain .'olonels on the Governors staff and particularly the Republican ticket ?.Jjj jf 13S0, on which he said Col. J. P. Gibson, of the Governor's staff, ran fo? ino Legislature UJ Marlboro county,*kept the 'aY?tV?nce?i tgh?ng and cheering. He pleaded wilh the people not to elect the Governor Senator 'to disgrace his nation as he has his State," and compliment ed Edgetield for its heavy anti lilease vote before. The crowd wanted iiim to continue, but his lime was up and he sat down amid lireat applause. SMJ l il IS POPULAR. Senator E. D. Smith was greeted vvit 1J prolonged cheering and got more when referred to his colleague, Senator B. R. Tillman, Edgefield's .on, saying, "Were it not for tiie limitations of the flesh brought ibout by Providence, B. lt. Tillman ivould ask no greater gift of ihe l-J-od who controls the destinies of men, than to be in this tight to help bring back righi conditions in South Carolina." The Senator's relation of his work for the farmer and of how he liad "kept thc faith" by carrying iHit the promises on which he was elected, received the closest atten tion. He was accorded little short uf an ovation and presented with a watermelon and peaches from ad miring farmers. That it was a Smith crowd was easily seen by the number of cotton blossoms in the lapels of coals and the reception ac corded him. The reporters were the recipients of some line Edgefield peaches, the -ii': of Mr. J. W. Hardy. They were sent up to* the stand during the speaking "With the compli ments of J. W. Hardy to the news paper reporters." Special Peach Trains. With the movement of peaches from the South Georgia orchards at it - crest and that from the orchards of Northeast Georgia just coming on, the Southern Railway is now running from 'ive to seven special peach trains om of Atlanta every night, carrying the luscious Elber ta* tu the markets of the East and North. Tlie total movement over Southern Kail way for the present season has run above -JUUO cars of [leaches to date, and with them about 200 cars of cantaloupes. The heaviest movement for any one day was that of th * night of July 21, when HU cars of peaches were moved and il was necessary to run six special peach trains from Atlan ta to the Last and one to lite West. -Manufacturer's Record.