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Office No. 61. Residence, No.l 7. Wednesday, Augjst 12th. LOCAL AND PERSONAL,! Mi>s Yirril Sellers, of E^sley, is the guest of Miss Natalie Padgett Mr. ?. Sheppard has irone to Glenn Springs to remain several ?weeks. Dr. A.H.Corley spent tm? week-end in Georgia. Farther particulars are nnnecesary. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Padgett are sojourning at Chick Springs for a fortnight. Mr. W. B. Penn and Mrs. J. D Holstein left Saturday l'or a visit t<> Hot' Springs, N. C. Misses Emily and Marjorie Tomp kins left yesterday for Harrisburg, Va., to visit friends. Miss Virginia Addison bas re turned from a sojourn of a fortnight at Waynesville, N. C. Misses Effie and Lizzie Griffin, of Newberry, are here visiting their sister, Mrs. O. Sheppard. Miss Marie Key has returned from a very Peasant visit of two weeks to friends in Augusta. Mrs. George Hubbard and Mrs. ?fim Jay, of Johnston, were guests of Mrs. Warren Paul on Sunday. Miss Florence Mims spent the early part of the week at M -etin?r ' Street with Miss Mary Bean Lewis. Mr. J. D. Holsteiu. Jr., Mr. H. M. Reynolds and Mr. A. S. Tomp kins, Jr., spent Sunday in Green wco 1. Mr.?. P. P. Burns has returned from the hospital in Columbia, where she bas boen for the past two weeks. Mrs. J. S. Byrd and little Fitz maurice have returned after spend ing more than a month in Colum bia and at Chick Springs. Mr. A. L. Cantelou, of Mont gomery, Ala., spent Monday here with his cousins, Messrs. J. R., J. H. and B. Cantelou. The Advertiser is indebted io Mr. M. L. Ward for a very large, finely flavored watermelon, the . largest that we have seen this summer. Mr. Julian Key of Columbia is here for a visit to his parents, Mr. an! Mrs. C. H. Key. He ha; just returned from a trip to Canada. Miss Nelle Jones left Moudry to visit Miss Cullum of Batesbnr?-. From there she will go to Ilender sonvillc. N. C., to spend some time. Mr. J. H. Reel returned from Hot Springs, N. C., Sunday, and Mrs. Reel left this morning for a stay of several weeks at the same place. On account of the presiding el der's visit to Edgetield next Sunday There will be no preaching at Tren ton Methodist church. Meeting is to begin on night of August 24. Attentiou is directed to the ad vertisement in this issue of the Ldgefield Garage and Repair Shop, which is owned by Mr. George IV. Adams. He has a competent ma chinist constantly on hand, and solicits the patronage of tho-^e who are in the need of the services of a first-class garage. Mr. E. P. Winn, of the linn of E. P. Winn it Brother, passed through Edzefield Friday en route to Baltimore to purchase a larue j stock of merchandise for his firm. I It has been his custom for several years to to in person to market, finding that the advantage gained through personal buying more than defrays the expenses ot' the trip. Honor Worthily Bestowed. The editor o': Thc Advertiser h;i> leai i.t-d with pleasure that Mr. C. i; Lake, a >on of the late Cap?. <T orgi B. L:ike, has justtreceiyed the Oem- I ocratic nomination for the office of Clerk of Conn in Oklahoma, where he located some years .tiro. Mr. Lake is we'A fitted by nature no 1 training for the duties of this im portant office, and if be should he chosen by the people of his adopted home w hen the election is held, they ?will never 'nave cause to regret that j they mus honored a South Caro-1, linian. We hope to hear later that . he has be"ti elected. POR RENT: Residence of seven j' roonvs and pantry, near High School. ! Well on back piazza, and all neces- 1 sary outbuilding?. Possession given 1 early in September. Apply to J. L. * ...Mims. 3 Court of General Sessions. The sammer term of the court of general sessions convened Monday morning. Judge J. W. DeVore is presiding and Solicitor Timmerman i> representing the Stace. Soon al ler court was called to order the grand jury entered np??n the investi gation of a number of indictment?, rendering true bills in the following cases: J. F. Boone, murder; John Lanham, murder; Eldred Williams, murder; John Howard, forgery: Willis Johnson, murder; Wright Holson, violating the dispensary law; Milo Simmons, murder; Henry Dozier, disposing of crop under lien; Will Burt, carrying unlawful pistol. The first case to go to the jury yesterday was that of Luther Harris, indicted for killing another negro on the farm of H. F. Cooper in the lower part of the county, and also for carrying concealed weapons. He was acquitted of the charge of mur 'der, and was sentenced to serve 30 days on the chaingang'or pay a fine of ?25 00 for carrying a cance^iyd weapon. The defendant was repre sented by B. E. Nicholson, Esq.. and the State by the Solicitor. Judge DeVore directed a verdict ifor the defendant in the case of Willis Johnson, indicted for mur der. Matt Morgan, alias Marshall Mor gan, indicted for killing another ne gro in the Liberty Hill sietion, was acquitted of the charge of murder, but was found guilty of carrying a concealed weapon, receiving a sen tence of thirty days on the chain gang or pay a fine of ?-J?.ou. The tine was paid. Morgan was repre sented by B. E. Nicholson, Esq., and the State by the Solicitor. Henry Dozier was tried in his ab sence on the charge of disposing of crop under a lien, and a sealed sen tence stands against him. Milo Simmons who killed Jesse Curry at Shaw's Creek church is be ing tried this morning, and is rep resented by J. Wm. Thurmond, Esq., while the State is represented by the Solicitor. The grand jury completed its work yesterday afternoon and was discharged. The report will be pub lished in full next week. Reception at the Home of Mrs. W. L. Dunovant On last Thursday afternoon, Au gust 9, Mrs. W. L. Dunovant Sr., delightfully entertained at a lun cheon for Mrs. W. L. Dunovant Jr. The occasion was a conspicuous one in Edgefield's round of summer g3yeties. The guests were expected to arrive at 4 o'clock. About that time tb \y began to come in and the crowd increased until suddenly we realized that the hall was hi led with a crowd of channing girls, even be witching, with tl eir costumes com posed of beautiful colored creations. The bride proved to the the centrai figure of the occasion, charming her many friends with her ease and grace of manner. Her gown was of pure white, quite the most appro priate color fur a summer bride. The groom appeared for a few minutes and quickly vanished. Af ter the guests had arrived, they were all given cards on which they were requsted to write a wish for the bride. The laughter was for a 1 few moments silenced for every person was intent upon giving her a wish,which if it should come true would mean an added ph. asure in her life. The y realest treat yet lay in store, for we were invited into the dining room where a feast tit for the gods awaited us. The cen ters of the tables were tastefully decorated with roses, certainly the appropriate bridai flowers. The menu was composed ot two delight* ful course. There was ye*, another item ol interest OM our program which caine after we h id completed and thoroughly enjoyed the din ner. After tiie toast-mistress, yin.. M. P. Weil-, ami made a few inter esting and pleasant remarks, tue i guests lound that there were sever-1 al more states in tba union thal they iiad realized c> i-t (I. j1 These wen- in a way real and yvi unreal. There were four, the sta'.e of matrimony in war, whose re pre sentaiiv.H was Mrs. E. C. Bailey. I Tiiu slate of matrimony in ie ice, Mrs. li. U.Shanuonhouse. The state , of young womanhood.Miss Ed wa rd i na Blalock a::d the state o'f ghi* iiood, Miss Florence M i ms. These contained some advice for the bride who had just left status of girlhood ? and womanhood and gone into the state of matrimony. The states ol matrimony in wir and young wo manhood were uot represented so : only two of the states were : heard from. The advice from the ? carious slates to tile bride might < *Mine day in the future prove, help lui. After this .Mrs. Shaunsnhouse nug a sweet selection which every ! >i.e enjoyed. With one accord the I guests decided that the wisli for ?ride written by .Miss Mary Stroth- 1 sr surpassed all <>f the rest, there- 1 ore she received the useful present, \ pair of silk hose. Her wish was vritten as a rhyme in a very unique ?ray, wishing her a number of nice :hings and at the same time prais ing the groom. The guests reluctantly le ft, realis ing that such rare ami delightful occasions were "like angel visits, few and far between." A Guest. Love Feast at White Town The campaign meeting which was held at White Town last Saturday was ideal in many respects. Tho candidates for the House made the best speeches that they have yet made, speaking along practically t'ne same line that has already been reported at length. The candidates for treasurer and master also made short statements. The people treat ed the candidates with kindly con sideration, each one Laving White Town feeling that he would receive practically every vote cast at that box. The most orderly campaign that the people of Edgetield county have ever witnessed is drawing to a close. The die v> ill be cast in less than two weeks. Visit to Mt. Zion, Trenton and Horn's Creek Churches. Mrs. John 0. Gough has sent the following interesting dots to The Advertiser: After a months vacation in North Carolina, I am glad to be back at my work. For eighteen daj s I am to be i ? tl e Ed?eield A?s >ciation. I reached Trenton Saturday evening: about an hour late. By half past ten I found myself in the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs W. J. Gaines. When I learned that these good j people were closely related to Prof. J. W. Gaines of Shorter college and Dr. D. M. Ramsey of Green ville Female college, I ?felt at home. Sunday morning, in spite of rain, we had a group of interested wo men and men at Mt. Zion church. A. woman's missionary societj' was organized. The president, Mrs. W. J. Gaines, vice-president, Mrs. E. M. Padgett, Sec. and Treas. Mrs. W. A. Pardue. We expect to hear from these earnest workers again. 12 subscriptions were seemed for our mission magazine. Mrs. Gaines rushed us back to her home for a hurried dinner then to Trenton by four o'clock. There we had a good crowd in spite of rain- In the ab sence of the president, Mrs. Anna Eidson introduced the speaker. There are great o?ssib?i ties ii^the T.-en on W. M. S. We are looking to you, my sisters to lead your sec tion of EdgeSeld association. Af ter the meeting Mrs. Posey took me under her motherly care and I soon felt at home. Monday morning I had a pleas ant ride with Mrs. J. F. Atkin* to Horn's creek church, the older. 1 am told, in the association. The pas tor, Dr. Jeffries, was in the midst of a series of meetings, but gladly gave us all the time we wanted for our meeting. The society there had grown a little cold, but we be lieve they have renewed their vows and will go to work with renewed energy. Four subscriptions to our mission magazine were received and a definite time and place ap pointe 1 for the next meeting. Dr. Jeffries brought me to Edgetield to the sweet home-life of the beloved Supt. Mrs. J. L. Mims. More la ter. News From Cieora. We have had rain every day for the last week. Some few were not through laying by but the rains have layed by for ns. Crops are looking well. Where it came np early it is good, botn corn and cotton. An unusual quantity of peas have been sown in this community and they arc looking tin-. M:<s Eugenia Mims, with her two ! visitors,jjjMis*es Emma and Bessie Pate, from !.."? <. ?nilly,.?peni a part! ?f last week with her >;s;cr, Mrs; j \J. I?. Brimson. Miss Ansel from Aiken county isl visiting Miss Grace William?!. Mr. Albert Keel has been spend?! inga month at the Hot Springs, X. j ('. Ile i< very ?I?;;<-:I behetittedl >y it. .Mr. Tom Williams expects t<>| leave for the -.une springs this week for aw!-, i lc Mrs. W. I*. Brimson was quite sick last vvee.k but i< bettor now. j Mrs. 1'. W. Cheatham has been ?pending some time at Plum Branch with h.-r datightel, Mrs. Ralph Winn. Mr. II. S. Thomas who moved 'rom here t<; Sumter county, about IO years ago, visited bis mother! md brothers here last week. His ?ld friends were glad to see him. The political pot is beginning to 'bile" around here. Would like to tear our candidates for the legis ature express themselves on the 'Torrens System'' of registering and titles and a property tax or working the roads. Subscriber. Cieora, S. C. Dr. J. W. Kilgo. Dr. J. W. Kilgo, presiding elder of Columbia district, has appointed next Sunday to preach in Edgefield. He will preach in Methodist church at ll o'clock in the morning and at ?:30 at night. Let us have a large attendance. Third quarterly conference will be held at the close of morning service. J. R. Walker. Pleasant Occasion. Mrs. D. B. Hollingsworth was the hostess for the monthly meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union on Monday afternoon at her delightful and hospitable home. The clouds were very lowering and omi nous, but in spite of that, the temptation to attend the meetiug was too great to resist, and a parlor full of members were present and some visitors. The devotions having been con ducted, interesting reidings from eminent men on the alcohol subject made the program. The song. "Carolina Hills'* was sung, and.an appeal from Miss Jessie Curtis was read by Mrs. W. B. Cop burn for the Lillian Stevens campaign fund. Five dollars was appropriated. . At the close of the program dain ty refreshments of ice cream and cake were served by Misses Anna and Lizzie Hollingsworth and their house guest, Miss Happy Bell. Death of Little Sallie Miller. Monday afternoon, August 3, at G o'clock, the doors of heaven open ed wide to receive the soul of li ttl? Sallie Miller, the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Miller, who would have soon entered into the fifth year of her life. Her seriou: illness was of only three days dura tion, having succumbed to that dieaded disease, diphtheria. She was a raj of the purest sunshine in the home and always full of joy. Her sweet disposition and gayety together with her exceptional beau ty made her a charm for everybody who saw her and those who knew her will ever hold in tenderest memory her lovable character. For these reasons we cannot wonder thai (?".od took her from this world. To her devoted parents and loved ones there seems to be no mystery for they are assured that (-rod in his in finite wisdom took her to make heaven brighter and more glorious and they bow in humble submission to His divine will. "For God shall wipe away all tears fiom their eyes and there shall be no more death, ueither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain." It is sweet to live in this blessed thought and when the mists are rolled away we shall al' know as we are known. So now Sallie helps to hold the gates ajar and beckons mama and papa and little sisters to come "This way." It was Jesus himself who said: Suffer little childsen to come unto me and forbid, them not for of such is the kingdom of heaven. R. L. Disturbance at Church. Sunday afternoon Sheriff Swear ingen and Deputy Sheriff Homer Williams arrested three vouug ne groes, Will Williams, John Wil liams and Will Prescott, for engag ing in a row at the negro church near Huiett's cross roads. These men be^an a disturbance at the church and the sheriff and his as sistant were notified at once of the di il! cul ty. When the officers arrived upon the scene, the combatants were still storming Lietre .villi pis tols, a shot gun and Winchester riile, probably a score of shols be ing fired. Instead of remaining ai the church the warriors withdrew t<> a negro house near liv, presumably to replenish their supply of fighting material. The men were placed in jail and, if guilty, they should be given the maxiuiii sentence under ti:e ?aw. It. is time these church rows should stop. There is positive ly no excuse for the use of pistols, shotguns and Winchester rifles on Sunday afternoon, especially at or! ne ir a church, and all who use them should be punished. Wc are salis fied that thu law abiding members of the colored rae . desire to see such offenders punished according to the gravity ul' the crime. The law enforcement machinery is in the hands of the white people and they should protect the law-abiding member ol' the colored race from the worthless, pistol-toting, gam bling, liquor-drinking element. A Motorcycle For Sale. A new Henderson Motorcycle for sale cheap. Apply to Joseph W. John, at Mrs. ,1. M. Cobb's. Try the new "Velvet" Flour made by the Farmers' and milling company of Colorada and sold in Edoetie?d by L. T. May. Faithful Services Rewarded. The lavish hospitality which our fathers dispensed in the good old .lays 'befo' de war" has become a mere memory to most of us. But the memory became a reality last Saturday when Mr. George T. Swearingen gave an ante-bellum barbecue on his estate near here. Mr. Swearingen has under his supervision more than two thou sand acres of land, and employs over one hundred and fifty negroes, and it is doubtful if any man in Edgetield county can handle so suc cessfully such a large volume of business. It was as a fitting mark of ap preciation of the faithful services rendered by these hundred and fifty darkies that Mr. Swearingen gave this feast. In addition he had invit ed about fifty of his intimate friends, who were entertained at his home during the morning in a lord ly manner? until about 12:30 wh^n the guests left the honse lin buggies and automobiles for the place about half a mile distant, where the bar becue had been prepared. Here the tables were spread under the pro tecting shade of ancient oaks. They were laden with their burden of hash, bread, pickles, tomatoes, on ions, barbecued pig, kid and mut ton. When these gentlemen had done ample justice to this lordly repast, the negroes were bidden to another * table some fifty yards away, where the same savory viands were piled in abundance. Mirth and good cheer reigned, and the big hearted, generous, whole souled personality of Mr. Swearingen dominated the whole function with its customary good fellowship. Trenton. Protracted Meeting at Stevens Creek. Sunday last a great throng gather ed at Stevens Creek church, and it was the editor's good fortune to be among the number. For the past half century and more it has been the custom of the Stevens Creek flock to hold their annual revival services in August, commencing the second Sunday and contiuuing for a week. This innual occasion is a sort of delightful home-coming to those who have moved away from the Meeting Street community. It is for this reason that the social feat ure, in addition to the spiritual or devotional feature, is always prom i nent, especially the first day. When we refer to the social feature we d-> not mean that any part of the da\ is given over to improper observ ance but that the occasion, besides one of sincere and devout worship, affords an opportunity for the meet ing and mingling together of friends under the most wholesome influen ces, renewing ties and associations of the past. The present pastor of Stevens Creek is Rev. H. B. White of Salu da, and the work there is prosper ing under his leadership: He is much beloved by the rank and tile of the membership and they rally to his support in every undertaking in the most loyal manner. Mr. White has secured Rev. Mr. Cowan, formerly pastor of the First Baptist church oi Greenwood but now of North Carolina, to assist him this week. Mr. Cowan preached two ye ry helpful sermons Sunday. His iheme in the forenoon being Prayer, ind in the afternoon he spoke of Personal Responsibility. Both, Mr. White and Mr. Cowan, ire very earrie ;t. thoroughly con secrated laborers in the Lord's vine yard, and if the members of the ..burch measure up to the individual responsibility with which they were inpressed Sunday afternoon, the re vival service this week at old Ste vens Creek will be a pronounced luccess. We can not refrain from refer .ing to the thoughtful and very generous hospitality of the good ?eople of Stevens Creek. All of thc veil-filled baskets wen; spread upon me large table and everybody was ?Mended an invitation to the feast, j \ud a royal feast it was, too. Notice of Meeting or Executive Committee. Notice is Hereby Given, That the Executive Committee of the Dem ?eratn- Party of ridgefield County, South Carolina, will meet at lid ge ield Court House, Edgefield, South karolina, on Friday, August l-l th. I'.?l4, at len o'clock a. m., for the ?ur pose of exam tug and correcting ? be club rolls. Any person who ha< my complaint to make of errors in he club rolls, will present, the saul" it said meeting. Ever\ member ol he committee \* urged to be present. B. E. Nicholson, County Chairman. August 4th, l'.'U. FOUND: A pair of large, gold immed spectacles in tho Blocker oad. Apply at The Advertiser of ice. Mt. Z'"on Greatly Pleased With. Mrs. Gough. The few members of our commu nity who were present at Mt. Sion church on last Sunday morning en joyed a veritably treat in the talk given by Mrs. Jno. 0. Gough. This lady is admirably adapted to tho work she is doing,being a ready and fore 2? ttl speaker, thoroughly at home in the subjects she discusses!, as she sets before her hearers an ar ray of interesting facts and con vincing arguments which are sure in every instance to be productise of much good. The result at Mt. Zion was the organization of a mis sionary society-or one might say the levival of one which had exist ed thru several years ago. The of ficers chosen were, president, Mrs. W. J. Gaines, vice-president, Mrs. E. M. Padgett, secretary and treas urer, Mrs. W. A. Pardue. Mrs. Gough was entertained at the home of Mrs. VV. J. Gaines. In social life, she bhot, s still further her fitness for her work, being briyht and witty in conversation,, and so adaptable to the surround ings ai soon to create the impres sion of being an acquaintance of long standing. It is probably no news to any one that we are having an abundance of rain. This is about to be too much for cotton, but everything else seems to be luxuriating in it. Corn and peas are tine, the grass is bouncing, and the cows give sighs of gratitude as they wind it in. Gardens have revived, cucumbers are doing their best, and the deni zens of this sand region are J OW~ glorying in the joys attendant upon an abundant melon crop. No freer cameloupes ever.graced a breakfast table, and no more luscious water melons ever cooled and refreshed tired workers during the heated hours of the day. Messrs. Milledge and Tommie Whitlock spent last week at Hitch ings Mill. Mrs. Avery Franklin, from Beech Island, is up visiting her mother,. Mrs. Sam Garner. Mt. Zion, S. 0. "Velvet" Flour is made from wheat grown bj" irrigation and is not exposed to rains. Sold by L T. May. "Velvet" Flour sells for less than other fancy flours, but the quality is guaranteed to be good as best. L. T. May. WK ead give, you _ anything you> want in a Studebaker wagon. Wilson cfc Cantelou. Nervous? Mrs. Walter Vincent of Pleasant Kill, N. C., writes: "For three sum mers, I suffered from nervousness, dreadful pains in my back and tides, and weak sinking spells. Three bottles ol Car dui, the woman's tonic, relieved me entire ly. I feel like another person, now." 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