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EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1914 JOHNSTON LETTER. Mrs. J. L. Walker Entertained. Protracted Meeting to Be gin. Foot Ball Team Re-organized. Misses Lizzie and Pauline Grim are at home from a three week's visit in Savannah. Miss Loise BlanO returned to Vi dal ia on Saturday. The foot ball team has been re-organized at the Hitrh School with Roland Ouzts as captain, and a basket ball team is being contem plated by the ??'iris. During the term a dramatic club will probably be organized. Dr. Horace Wright of George town has been the guest of relatives here. Mr. Avery Bland is again rilling the position as assistant cashier at the bank of western Carolina. Mrs. A. J. Parker has returned t<> Graniteville after a visit to friends. Mrs. J. L. Walker entertained on Thursday morning with a luncheon in compliment to her niece. Miss Lucile Smith, of Greenwood, and two hours were charmingly spent by the guests, for the hostess has the happy faculty of creating en joyment. Each guest was asked to bring a likeness of ones' self during childhood days. And when these were ' collected and numbered, the guessing of the identity began. Misses Pauline Lewis and Elberta Bland recognized all, and when the prize, a box of stationery was cut for, the latter was the winner. A several course luncheon was served , nd the dainty china and sparkling cutglass, made the appointments of the table very pretty. i Mrs. Jarae*i Haiet and her hand-! some little son, are guests of Mrs. M. A. Huiet. Mrs. Sallie Dennv and Miss Mar iruerite Denny are visitiug in Sa Mtaritwr^v " ? -y "-^ Mr. and Mrs. Manning Simmons have returned from a northern trip. The ?sew Century Club will meet on Tuesday, September 29, with Mrs. B. L. Allen. The yev. book, as arranged by the committee offers some very interesting meetings, the topic to be "American authors" and the red letter days have been given special afternoons. Each member will take it in turn to conduct a meeting and Mrs. H. D. Grant will have charge of the first lesson. The protracted services at the Baptist church will begin on Tues day evening, September 29, instead of October 5. The Rev. T. T. Mar tin of Blue Mountain, Miss., will assist Dr. King. The good work that that noble Christian woman, Mrs. Albert Lott started of teaching the scripture to their tenants on Sunday afternoon, is rapidly developing in a broader way. The negroes have decided they want a church, they now being or ganized and able to conduct the services. Lumber has been laid for the ohurch which they are going to build themselves, working the while to help pay for the material. Dr. and Mrs. S. A. Moira]] and little son of Trenton, were visitors here on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. D. J. LaGrone and Irwing Welling are visiting rela tives. Mrs. H. W. Crouch and Miss An nie Crouch spent a few days of last week in Augusta. Meiers. F. Stanford Bland and Earl Smith visited friends in Sa vannah last week,. making, a car trip. Miss Bertha Woodward is the guest of friends in Aiken. Messrs. A. B. and William Lott t?o very patriotic young gentle men, have each purchased a bale of cotton to help in the great move ment. Mrs. Susie Latimer is spending this week here with Mrs. P. N. Keesee. The Johnston Baptist church was well represented at the association held at Good Hope last week, and the eight messengers had a splen did report to carry. To all purposes during the year, the church gave $5,869.2The woman's mission socisty, the Y. W. A., girl's auxilia ry, Royal Ambassadors, and Sun beams, each met their apportion ments. We have just received a ship ment of^saddles, saddle blankets, etc. Wilson & Cantelou. WHITE TOWN NEWS. Mr. Editor: It bas been quite a while since I've written a letter to the paper, so I want to give you some of the latest news. Our protracted meeting at the School House has just closed and was quite a success. Rev. Mr. Smith, of Newberry, assisted Mr. Covington in the good work. Mr. and. Mrs. Joe White and lit tle Freddie were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie White of McCor mick Saturday night and Sunday. Mr. Dannie White and family were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Kirkland White last Sunday. Messrs. Walter Rei den and Ethan White were visitors from our town to Chotie, last Sabbath. Misses Maggie Med lock and Min nie White were the Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Ollie White. Mr Bob Reynolds and family visited Mr and Mrs A P White re cently. Mr O D While was the guest of his brother Mr J R White, Sunday pas*, while Mrs J R White and daughter, Georgie, visited her sister Mrs Jim Miller, of Plum Branch. On Wednesday Sept. 9, the angel of death came to Columbia, and took the life of our dear aunt, Miss Patsy White. On Thursday her body was brought to Mr. O. D. White's her nephiew, where she lived for many years and called her home. With loving hands and breaking hearts her body was laid to rest on Friday at Bethany church by the side of her sister aunt Betsy, who hal been but a short time gone before. "We loved her, yes we loved her, But Jesus loved her more, He bas gently called her to yonder shining shore, The golden gates were open A sweet voice bade "come." And with farewells unspoken ?She calmly entered home." Mrs G H Seigier of Cleora, visit ecLher.daughter Mrs W W Med- ' Aock recently. Mrs W W Medlock visited rela tives in Augusta l?st week. Amanthis. Sept. 21, 1914. Clark's Hill News. In this buy-a-bale movement the farmers are very appreciative of the merchants who have shown a will ingness to help tide them over this very "bad bridge." Mr. H. M. Adams returned to Clemson college on Saturday. He was unable to go at the opening, not being sufficiently recovered from an operation for appendicitis. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Nixon of Au gusta motored up one day last week, to visit friends and relatives in and around Clark's Hill, this being Mr. Nixon's boyhood home. Mr. John Whatley of North Au gusta with Mrs. Thurmond and Miss Susie Miller spent Sunday with Mr. G. O. Whatley. Mr. Tillman Sharpton returned to the Atlanta Medical college last week to complete his last year. Mrs. Mary Chamberlain is visit ing her nephew Mr. J. W. Johnson. Mr. Leonard Parks of Augusta has been visiting his cousin Mrs. H. E. Bunch, but he wat recalled Sun day morning by telephone message telling of the death of one of his sisters. Misses Eva and Effie Adams, twin daughters of Mr. G. A. Adams of Collier took train Wed nesday morning at Clark's Hill for Limestone college. . Clark's Hill, S. C. A Lots to Edgefield. The many friends of Mrs. P. M. i Feltham regret exceedingly that she ? has decided to leave Edgefield to : reside permanently in Greenville. ( We will miss her and the little boys i Jack and Curran, and hope that she , will visit Edgefield often and pay j long visits. She had become such ( a part of the community life that 1 it is hard for Edgefield to relit.- { quish her ho!d. Mrs. Feltham was j president of the local chapter U. D. | C., at the time of ber decision io remove to Greenville, and this or- i ganization regretted much to give ; her up. Mrs. Feltham left last week ( for Greenville. i $6.75 suits. Flannel, all wool. $12.50 values. $8.75 Mohair suits $15.00 to $20.00 values. F. G. Mertins, Augusta, Ga. Woman's Mission Society. The Woman's Mission Society of the Baptist church held a very pleasant and profitable meeting* on Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Arthur Brunson. The distance from town nor the threatening weather had any effect- on the at tendance, which was large. Mrs. W. S. Cogbnrn acted as pianist. Mrs. E. J. Norris presided and the meeting was especially on the subject of state missions, articles being read by Mrs. .T. L. Mims, Mrs. Mamie N. Tillman, Mrs. E. J. Norris. Mrs. B. B. Jones, Mrs. M. D. Jeffries and others. A special collection of x]<i.3^ was taken for .state missions, and together with the regular contribu tion the gifts for the month amount ed to about fifty dollars, about fifty more still being due in order to raise the apportionment for the year. A committee was appointed to raise the amount necessary, con sisting of Mrs. D. B. Hollings- ': worth, Mrs. A. E. Padgett, Mrs. B. B. Jones. Mrs. W. A. Hart and : Mrs. C. E. May. Mrs. Norris welcomed to the so ciety Mrs. Tillman recently return- ; ed from Europe and expressed deep j egret at the early leave taking of . Mrs. M. D. Jeffries for her future home in Spartanburg. On motion of Mrs. J. L. Minis a committee was appointed to draft resolutions ex : pressing the sorrow of the soc.ety at t|ie departure of Mrs. Jeffries from our membership. The societv hopes to hold the next meeting in the new church. . Buy a .Bale of Cotton. Washington, D. C., Sept. 15, 1914. M Editor Edgefield Advertiser, Edge field, S. C: My Dear Sir: If you have not : already done so, I suggest that you ; urge the "buy a bale movement." Every mah who does not raise cot ton should buy at least one bale at ten cents from some farmer who is forced to sell. This will not only help that individual but will help all others. This movement is alroady having a good effect in the north. I shall buy at least one bale in each of the couuties of my district. I know that you will do your part in urging that every man who can do so join the buy abale move ment." Very truly you i's, James F. Byrnes. Orphan Work Day. i Our people have become familiar : with the meaning of the words Or phan Work Day. They mean sim ply this, that there are ' in our or- ' phan institutions a great number of 1 fatherless children, dependent upon ; the loving care of the Christian 1 people in this State. As the only 1 m .'ans of their support is from the 1 voluntary gifts of generous men.- 1 women and youth, it may very well ; happen and it does happen, that the supplies for the support of these 1 thousands of orphans, ran short at ' the end of the summer, and i m me- 1 diate relief is needed. And hence 1 the inventive mind of a zealous Georgia Methodist preacher made ' the suggestion that on the last Sat- 1 urday of September, whioh is the ' 26th day of this month, oar people ' proceed diligently to work as usual and that they divide the proceeds 1 of that day's work or their regular income for that day, to the support ( of such a one-of our orphan ius ti tu- } tions an appeals to them.. There are in South Carolina, the ' Thornwell Orphanage at ^Clinton, the Connie Maxwell Orphanage at 1 Greenwood, the Epworth Orphan- ? age at Columbia, each with about 1 300 pupils in charge, (and every r one of them in need of prompt as- 1 distance); then there is the Church 1 Home at Yorkvilie with about 100 1 pupils in all more than a thousand - children. The churches and Sab bath Schools of the various denom- c mations should vie with each other } io seeing who will do the best for ' their orphans. Gifts from indi- 1= viduals can be sent at once or later; 1 the gifts from Churches and Sunday Schools immediately after the 27th x day of Septerabtr when the collec- 1 tions will be taken up. Send to l the institution of your choice. 1 We can give you anything you want in a Studebaker wagon. , Wilson & Cantelou. From Mrs. Lake to The Bap tist Courier. Dear Dr. Cody: Mr. Lake nas written you how we appreciate the iff gular vi.its of the dear old Cou rier up here in our loneliness, and How that I am well and getting ray Strength back, I want to add my testimony to our appreciation of your kindness. Beginning with the ?sue of'September 10, won't you flease send the paper to us care of Foreign Mission Board, 1103 East Slain St., Richmond, Va., until further noticed And let our corres pondents know, please, that that will be our address for the next few weeks-in fact, no matter where we ire in this country, letters so ad iressed will reach us. Our two months' stay here has ?en a great blessing to us after our fork for the Board, in South Caro ma and Tennessee during the in ?nsely - hot weather. Mr. Lake's red throat has been greatly benef ited by rest from the strain of preaching, while this climate has done much in helping me to rid my system of the South China malaria. The doctor's advice is not to be in ?k> big a hurry about going South, so our return journey will be a roundabout one. We are to speak at several points in New England, j Jfotli to audiences of Chinese from ?ir Sz Yap field, in their native fpngue, and to the churches who are interesting themselves in the work ipr them. These engagements in Slade Boston and Portland, Me., in which latter place we are invited to ladress a convention of workers! ??foong the Chinese in several states. 3?e ecpect to be in Richmond early Ifc October, and then tc go on to gear old Carolina. oOar united love to all The Cou-1 fiSr family and all The Courier'. Baders. Sincerely, Carrie Bostick Lake. ^Battle Creek, Mich., Sept. 3. - - . ?-;-? The B. M. I. Opening. The buildings and campus of the Bailey Military Institute are the scenes of busy activity, as the ex tensive preparations are being made j for accommodation of the large i number of cadets expected o?r Wed-1 nesday of next week. The entire building, though a new structure, is being renovated, livery room has been carefully gone iver by the carpenters and painters rind put in excellent condition from ?he standpoint of appearance, con venience and health. Work ie now under way on the campus, remov- j int the vegetable growth and level ing the grounds. During the past week just ended i .large number of patrons of Bailev iiave visited the buildings, selected rooms for their sons and made final irrangements for their attendance :hts session. The visitors have come From various sections of the state ind have expressed themselves, al lays, as being delighted with the irrangements of the school. Mrs. Rushton, the new matron of he dining room, bas been ia the building for several days directing ;he work in the dining rooms, kitchen and, pantries. Capt. R. B. Cain bas also been busy during the vast week super intending the general improvements treing made in the interior of the wilding. The graduate nurse, Miss M. A. Armstrong.! of Georgia, arrived yesterday. Miss Armstrong will have jbarge of the infirmary. She is a lurse of wide experience and Bailey s to be congratulated upon securing 1er services. Capt. R. B. Curry arrived yes erday from Greenville, where he ias been spending a great part of he summer. He and Capt. Entz ninger,who has been here for some ime, are at work on the schedule ?f recitations. All of the other eachers are expected to reach here donday of next week., Despite the unrest in the finan ?ai world, caused, largely, by the european war situation, the present ndications are that Bailey will be nn 1914-15 session with every oom in thfc barracks occupied. The oadets will arrive on all rains Wednesday, the 23rd, and ,he work of the new session will be rin at 9 o'clock Thursday morning, ,he 24th. We still handle the Tyson & J jues buggy. Wilson & Cantelou. Animals Have Odd Fears. ELEPHANTS, MOXS AND Tl ti EUS I'ls MKE MICK AM? RATS. It is well known that many peo ple have an inexplicable aversion to certain animals. Most people have a horror of snakes and other things that cree]) the earth. Captain Win fred Gonzales, the Director of the German Zoological Annex, with Sim Brothers' World's Progressive Shows, in speaking of the peculiari ties of animals, says: 1 An i m af?, like human beings, have th^ir ?ikes and dislikes. Put certain animals together and you will expect a light, while another two will become thc friendliest of comrades. Women are proverbial for their horror of mice, but one would hardly expect an elephant to show fear at sucha tiny foe. This fear was recently shown at Winter-quarters, Macon, Georgia, where the Sun Brothers spent their Winter months' lay off, during some experiments to find out the likes of animals in a* menagerie. The huge animal spotted the mouse as soon as it was placed in its en closure. The elephant gave evi dence of fear immediately. "With one of his big feet it could have smashed the tiny intruder out of existence. Instead, it stood forj a few minutes motionless, and ap-1 parently helpless with fright. Noi until tiie mouse had been remove?! was the elephant to be pacified, and it was some hours before it regain ed its normal courage. "Mice, indeed, .inspire fear, or something akin to it, in a great many animals. A Bengal tiger trembled and uttered long mournful howls the whole time that a mouse was in its cage. Two rats were in troduced into a lion's cage, and the same fear was shown by the larger animal for the smaller ones. There have been many suggestions put forward for this extraordinary dis like of these large animals for mice. One very probable one is that mice and rats have a peculiar smell which is highly repulsive to th'Mr ene mies. A Puma, however, has no i such fear. When a rat was intro-1 duced into its cage, the huge cat made a spring and that was a goner." The Sun Brothers will exhibit their big animal annex and their many clever sights and perform ances, afternoon and night, on Fri day Oct. 2, Edgefield, S. C. Now, Right Now ! ! Our people are in a titanic strug gle to hold themselves together to keep from going under in this ter rible strife. It is a time when the South needs every patriotic citizen. Every county in the state bas or ganized a cotton growers associa tion. which is a branch of the south ern cotton growers association. Ai this association aims at.mutual ben E-fit, every patriotic citizen of every profession should be a member. Membership fee is one dollar to be used for state expenses. We have asked several ladies and gentlemen LO aid in enlisting members. A badge will be given you, which we hope you will wear to show that you are not waiting for some one ;lse to fight your battle. The following ladies and gentle men will be glad to explain any thing about the organization that ?rou may not understand and fur bish you a badge: Misses Maude Sawyer, Johneton, Mally Waters. Johnston. Messts. J. C. Lewis, Fohnston, W. W. Rhoden. John non, W. E. Lott, Edgefield, T. A. SVilliams, Cleora. Others will be ippointed later. P. N. Lott, Pres. Edgefield Co. Ass'n. Has Bought a Bale. Congressman James F. Byrnes >ought bis Edgefield bale of cotton rom L. G. Quarles last Saturday at en cents per pound. Mr. Byrnes las been very much interested in -he Buv-a-bale movement, having jurchased a bale in each one of the ;ounties in the second congressional listrict. He bas also urged all the louthern congressman to encourage this movement in the interests of the farmers in their respective dis tricts. If you will use the celebrated graft morshback harness your har ress trouble will cease. Wilson <fe Cantelou. TRENTON NEWS. Death of Henry Miller.' Box Party at School. Marriage of Popular Young People. The announcement of the death of Mr. H. C. Miller at the home of his honered parents Mr and Mrs J W Miller came as a terrible shock and caused a feeling of genuine sad ness throughout hil horne town and the entire community. Tak?n very Middenly ill, there seemed no hope from the first and at noon on Mon day his manly, generous life was taken by Him who giveth and Him who taketh away. Mr. Miller was a gentlemanly gen tleman^ with genial, affable' and courteous manners-he enjoyed a wide popularity. It is natural then that his passing has occasioned deepest sympathy and regret, and that tears are mingled with those of the heart broken loved ones who sit under a dark cloud of sorrow, long iog for a voice that is stilled. Mr. Miller was thirty-seven years of age and eleven years ago he mar ried a lovely Winncboro girl Miss Gussie Des. Portes who with beauti ful little Henry Clay Jr., survives him. Besides these and his heart broken parents, he leaves two broth ers, Messrs A. ?. and F. W. Mil ler. The funeral service was held from the Baptist church, Revs. E. C. Bailey and J. K. Wa'ker per forming the last sad rites and his remains were tenderly laid to rest in Ebenezer cemetery, beneath a mound of beautiful flowers, tokens from sincere friends and relatives. Don't forget the box party at the school house on Friday night of this week, the proceeds of which will go to the school improvement fund. There is a genuinely good time in store for those who attend. Mr.^T.om Carpenter after a .de lightful visit to relatives here has returned to his home in Gastonia, X. C. Miss Marie Marsh, Miss Helen Clark, Miss Mattie Harrisou will leave home on Tuesday to resume their school duties. M Us 'Marsh L'oes to Columbia college, while Miss Clark and Miss Harrison re llim to Coker. Friends here of Mrs. Bud De Loach deeply sympathize with her in her recent sorrow. ? On Thursday morning last at An ierson, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Addison, relatives whom the bride kvas visiting, occurred the marriage if Miss Lola Harrison and Mr. Les ie Eidson two of Trenton's most .eloved and most popular young jeople. There were only a few .vituesses present, friends of Mr. ind Mrs. Addison and the bride ind groom entered the appropnate y decorated parlor, attended only jy the maid of honor Miss Ida Al en from Lowndsville, wnere tne mpressive ceremony waa performed >y Rer. Hamet Etheridge. Imnie liately after the ceremony the hap >y couple left for Columbia, arriv ng home on Friday evening when? i beautiful supper party waa party vas given them by Mrs. Anna Kid on, mother of the groom. The * >ride bas always been extremely mpular. She is not only lovely in ?erson and genuinely sincere, kal he possesses all those adwirau?? raits that go to make a perfect wo aan. Mr. Eidson is a gentleman of, xemplary traits of character and is . ?ne of those fortunate few of whom ?very one has pleasant things to say; , .nd he justly deserves ?veiy c?w )liment. He is always courteous, ind polite to the young and old, idh and poor, and with the married >eople is as much of a favorite as mn the young set No marriay-' las been the occasion of more cor Liai interest than this and tue very .est wishes and the heartiest con ciliations are being showered pon them. Trenton, S. C. Every strap and every stitch in Taft raorshback harness is guaran eed by the manufacturer. We sell hem. Wilson & Cantelou. 15.OU Flaunt suits at $8.00. We ire determined to give the best /alue in Augusta for the money. Palm Beach suits $8.50, ?8.00 ralue. F G Mertins, Augusta. Ga,