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EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1914 JOHNSTON LETTER. A Romantic Marriage. Ordi nance of Baptism Admin istered. Reception by Miss Mobley. There wa;, the culmination of a very pretty romance here on Sun day afternoon when Miss Iva Tur ner became the bride of Mr. Wal lace Ruff, a prominent lawyer of Lynchburg, Va. Miss Turner is the daughter of Mrs. Ellie Ivy Schnell, of Greenwich, Gonn., and during the summer has been with her grand mother, Mrs. Eleanor Ivy. During the four years course of Miss Turner at Randolph-Macon college. Va., cupid began his pranks and during this time the bond be tween them was strengthened. Miss Turner had accepted a school in the upper part of the state and was on thc eve of departure, but upon the arrival of her fiance be persuaded her to return with him. The mar riage was solemnized in the Metho dist church and was witnessed by only the intimate friends of the bride, Rev. G. T. Hutchen*on per forming the ceremony. Immediate ly after, the happy pair, accompa nied by Mr. Joseph Cox and Miss j Elise Lybrand left in a car for Batesburg, where they caught a branch train for their home in Lynchburg, Va. Kind good wishes follow thom, for the bride by her bright and pleasant manner, had many friends here. The ordinance of baptism was administered on Sunday evening at the Baptist church and 24 were buried ;n baptism arith their Lord, j The historical meeting of the j Mar^v Ann Buie chapter was held j ,"^n_Thursday afternoon at Ced^rj ?ve," the ai i rao ?jfvT5--~n?1?W'^r Bf f**| B. T. Boatwright. Two hours of profit and pleasure were spent, the subject being rear admiral Raphael Sem mes, and the historian Mrs. U. D. Black had arranged an interest ing program. After the ritual, the following was enjoyed: Musical se lection, Mrs. B. T. Boatwright; "Life of Raphael Sommes," Mrs. G. P. Cobb; "The Confederate navy," Mrs, Eleanor Ivy; Recita tion, Master Burrell Boatwright; "Description of the vessels, the Sumter and the Alabama,'* Miss Emmie Wright; vocal solo, Mrs. James White; paper, "In the pres | ent crisis that confronts us, will tho southern women rally to the cause of patriotism as did the women of the confederacy?" Mis> Zena Payne. Before the meeting adjourned the hospitality of the gracious hostess was enjoyed. Mrs. Hattie Mobley of Coombia is visiting friends hore. ! Mr. Junius Bailey has accepted a position on the American Lutheran i Survey, a religious magazine being) published in Columbia. Mr. aud Mrs. F. M. Boyd spent the first of the week in Augusta. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Blount and Miss Sadie Gentry spent Sunday at Meeting Street, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Smyly Stevens. Mrs. Daniel Moorer of Fairfax is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. I). Kenny. Mrs. Walter Derrick entertained with a dining one day last week fori several of her relatives, among them being Mrs. Gertrude Foster! of Augusta. Miss Ida Satcher is at home from a visit to her sister, Mrs. Chas. Early at Florence. Mrs. James Hniet and little son have returned tu Trilby, Fla., after a visit in the home of Mrs. M. A. Hniet. Miss Ella Smith has gone to Wagner to accept a school. Misses Lois Lynch and Mary Marsden of Augusta have been guests of Miss Bertha Woodward. Mrs. J. S. Watson recently en tertained the members of the Royal Ambassadors, vt which organization she is leader. Two hours or more were happily spent and all enjoyed the refreshing ices and cake. A beautiful reception was that of last Tuesday when Miss Marion Mobley entertained i . compliment to her cousin, Miss Mary Dunovant of Chester. The interior of the home was attractive with autumn flowers and foliage and about were the mysterious symbols of Hallowe'en. There were about 75 friends that called, the matrons from 4:.'50 to 5:3<J, the young ladies coming the next hour. A cordial greeting was given all by Miss Josephine Mobley who received at the front entrance, and Mrs. Mirna Walker and Sue Smith escorted the guests to the parlor where the receiving line stood, this composed of Miss Mob ley, Miss Dunovant, Miss Ruth Smith, of Tenille, Ga., and Sadie Gentry of Brooklyn, N. J. lu the dining room the guests were served with block cream and cake, in gold and white, Mesdames P. 2sT. Keesee and Lewis l?lount presiding at the table. The centerpiece used here was a large pumpkin, basket shaped, rilled with fruits and bright color ed foliage. Out in the hallway in a prettily arranged alcove, coffee was poured by Mesdames J. L. Walker, Daniel Moorer and A. P. Lewis. The favors were tiny handpainted pumpkins and black cats, being the handiwork of Miss Dunovant and were pinned on by Miss Antoinette Denny. Johnston has six young gentlemen at Clemson college and nearly every week we hear something of merit concerning them. Last week Wallace Turner was appointed cor poral in his company. Baptist Conference Held. At the close of Sunday school last Sunday morning the members of the Baptist church held an im portant conference. The attendance was large and representative. After other matters of business were dis posed of a committee consisting of O. Sheppard, .1. L. Mims, W. B. Coo bum, A. E. Padgett, J. Wm. Thurmond, J. C. Sheppard, W. A. Collett, B. B. Jones, A. S. Tomp kins, Mrs. Mamie N. Tillman and Mrs. Fannie Tompkins, was ap pointed to take steps looking to the calling of a pastor, and also to provide for the holding of service ^?t^JmtmrnF' ;>>v "r-^i"rr ministers Io supply unt?T a pastoras selected. The following resolution was offered by E. J. Norris and unan imously adopted: Resolved by the members of the Edgefield First Baptist church in conference assembled that we ex press our thanks and appreciation to our brethren of the Presbyterian and Methodist churches f ir the use of their houses of worship dur ing the many munths that we were without a house, and also thank thc Rector of the Episcopal church for the kind offer of their church. Should occasion arise, we stand ready to return the favor. Resolved further that a copy of the above be sent to these brethren. Fall Term of Court. The court ot . nierai sessions con vened Monday vi th Hon. George E. Prince as presiding judge. Im mediately after the court was or ganized Judge Prince delivered a brief but practical and forceful charge to the grand jury concerning their duty and upon matters gen erally affecting the county. He con demned the blind tiger in very strong language, stating, in sub stance, that the man who habitually sells mean liquor in a community is on a plane with the assassin and would not hesitate to stab a man in the back. The following true bills were found on indictments that, were handed out Monday by the solici tor: Seymour Davis murder and carrying concealed weapon. Jim Stafford, Alex Miles, and Charles Stafford, assault and bat tery with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapon. Ernest Jackson, murder and car rying concealed weapon. Tillman Bunch, John D. Bunch, George Cofieid and J. Ben j. Bunch, assault and battery with intent to kill. John Feagan, murder. Henry Dozier, rape. The first case to go to the jury Monday was that of John Lanham, indicted for killing another negro last summer on the farm of the late John Briggs in the lower part of the county. The two negroes quar reled over a wagon whip and John cut the other negro. Blood poison set in and death resulted from thc wound. The defendant was repre sented by Sheppard Bros and the State by the solicitor. The next case calied was that against Will Burt for carrj*ing a concealed weapon. Instead of en gaging counsel, Will pleaded his own cause, with the result that he ANTIOCH NEWS. Crops Being Rapidly Harvested. Commodious New School Building. Miss Rose Strom 111. Though the wars may rage and the battle cries are heard from the distant lands. "God is still in His Heaven" and we feel grateful to the Creator of peace that we live in America nnd bow our heads in sol emn petition for the victims of war in benighted Europe. The crops in this section are he il.^ rapidly harvested and the farm ers ure making preparations for a big grain acreage for the next crop. Our community is very proud of the nice new schooi building that b is recently been erected on the old building site. Barr's Chapel and Antioch >chools have been con solidated and the trustees, with the untiring co-operation of the neigh b iring men, have contributed liber ally of their time and means to-( wards the completion of a very creditable building. They have used, j the state pian and made the build-, ing modem in every detail. The school session will open next Mon day morning with two teachers, Miss Ferguson from Smithville, Tenn., as principal, and Miss Lula Quarles of Red Hill community will be the assistant. We will glad: ly welcome these two ladies in our community. Mrs. J. F. Walker is anticipating a trip to Anderson in the near future. Mrs. Martha Brimson who has been visiting her son, Mr. C. Ay Brunson and other relatives, return ed to her home in Augusta last j week. . ??? We regret thai-Mi** &?fl? ? who has been quite sick for several ; months is no better. Her many friends are in hopes that the cold weather will greatly improve her condition. Miss Lucy Pettigrew who has been in training for a nurse in the ?city hospital of Augusta is at home on vacation. Miss Eugenia M i ms and little Ab ney Minis have been on the sick ! list for the past few days. Good Fortune Attends Her. Little Lois Mims, the eld eat daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Mims who has not yet reached her 12th year, has recently been awarded two prizes, either one of which would be a distinct honor. Early in the summer Lois entered a painting or drawing contest which was being conducted by that excel lent journal, the Woman's Home Companion, prizes being offered I those who sent the best paintings. I Without the assistance of anyone Lois selected her subject and for warded the completed painting to be submitted to the committee of judges. After the lapse of a month or more she received a letter enclos ing one dollar as a prize awarded in the conten. Early in the spring Lois joined I the tomato club that was organised | among the girls of the Edgefield i graded school, and several weeks | I ago, after the committee of judges I had made a tour of inspection, they awarded hei the t?r.st prize of #5 in gold the tomato club contest. The Advertiser extends hearty congrat ulations to this ambitions and tal ented little Buncombe girl. We have everything you can men tion in Millinery, and we are re ceiving goods three and four times a week. Look over our line be fore you buy your Hat and you will find yon can buy one for-about half) the price. J Rubenstein. was found guilty and sentenced to pay a fine of ?:30. The fine was paid. John Feagan acquitted yesterday ot killing a negro in the Meriweth er section. He was represented hy J. Wm. Thurmond, Esq., and the State by the solicitor. The court has been engaged since yesterday noon with the trial of Henry Oozier for rape. The case will probably be completed by noon to day. Box Party Given by the Mt. Zion Missionary Society a Great Success. The box party which was held on last Friday evening at the home of Mr. W. J. Gaines for tbs benefit of the Mt. Zion missionary society proved to be a great success, social ly and financially. Beginning to assemble at 7 o'clock conversation and games were enjoyed till all of the guests arrived, when the sale of the boxes began. This was conducted by Mr. E. E. Walker of 'frent?n, who, by his tactful and humorous remarks, proved himself a very efficient auctioneer. The boxes sold surpris ingly well, so that when the pro ceeds were counted up, the sum ex-j ceeded the amount which the ladies! of the society had intended to nise. j As each gentleman received his box, he was joined by the lady who, owned it, the couples joining in K?ne. They then proceeded . to the -lining room, where, besides the contents of the boxes, other tooth some viands had been placed upon the table, and a delightful supper j was enjoyed by all. Repairing to j the parlor, old and young joined in | merry games. The older members of the party seemed to enjoy every thing quite as much as the younger ones. Such expressions as "Well, I have not played that game in fif teen years," and "lt has been twen ty-five years since I was in such a thing as this," were heard. As a change from the games, the cake walk was then enjoyed. Since the sale of the boxes had brought sufficient funds, this was given to the company simply as a free di version. The lucky winner of the cake was Mrs. Gaines' amiable yung partner, Mr. Grover Padgett. IL gallantly donated it to the la . . Lui as-a compromise it was dill and" carried away oy tn. J di fi?r ent members of the company as souvenirs of a delightful evening. The members of the missionary society are^'greatly encouraged, and look forward to other similar occa- ! hions, when social pleasure and the cultivation of the neighborhood spirit shall he combined with aid to the noble world-work of their so ciety. Much anxiety has been felt re cently over the sickness of little Woodie, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Padgett, who, it was feared had typhoid fever. But his condition is much improved and it is hoped he will soon be quite well again. Dr. Hunter from Trenton has re cently been attending cases of grip among the children of Mr. John Smith. We are glad to state that all are getting on well. A pleasant day for the young! people of the Gaines household was mat which their charming former neighbors, Misses Lizzie, Lucy and Leila Quarles, from Trenton, spent with thani this week. Misses Lizzie and Lucy stood the recent teachers' examination at Edgefield and hav ing received their certificates, are now contemplating joining the great army of teachers. From long and intimate acquaintance with them, this scribe can testify that too more deserving girls do not live in Edgefield county. Miss Mary Gaines on Monday the 12th, began her winter's work as teacher of the Floyd school in Aiken county. PAINT OR NOT. Ts a horse worth more or less after feed? Hay and oats are hiirh to-day; shall I wait to-day and feed him to morrow? That's how men do about paint ing their houses and barns and fences. Paint has been high for sev eral years; and so they have waited. Some are still waiting. Their property drops a trifle a year and the next job of paint creeps-up, creeps-up creeps-up; it'll take more paint by a gallon a year; they don't save a cent, and the property goes on suffering. Devoe. Stewart cfc Kernaghan sells it. We have a full line of ladies' and Misses Sweaters in all colors. We can sell you an elegant Sweater for $2.75, which you can compare with any $4.00 Sweater elsewhere. Rabenstein. Wilson-Morgan, Beautiful Nup tials Celebrated Sunday. Sept. 27. An ideally pretty Iv wedding was that on Sunday afternoon, wheu .Miss Mary Lou Wilson and Mr. David Calvin Morir?n, were married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wil son, on Prince street. The ceremo ny occurred at 6 o'clock, and was conducted by Rev. Harford li. Jones, pastor of the Baptist church. The bridal couple stood lo be mar ried under a beautiful arch of smi lax, clusters of daisies and hot house plants. The bride was beautifully gown ed in pink brocade satin, trimmed with pearls and passementerie, and carried a bouquet of junk and white asters. Monday evening the parents of the bride tendered a reception to the happy couple and their guests. Mrs.W. TC. Doar, assisted by Mrs. W. A. Rivenbarlc, received at the door, and then later dispensed a de licious punch of fruit juices, assist ed by Miss Rosa McDonald and Mr. Hugh Johnson. In the living room a salad course was served by Mrs. J. B. McDonald. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. IL 13. Jones, -Miss Ruth Mc Donald, Mr. Hallie Carraway, Miss Juanita Lankford, Mr. Ben McLeod, Miss Mary Fletcher, Mr. Conway Dorn, Miss Ruby Watson, Mr. Bar rington, Miss Inez McDonald, Mr. Joseph Johnson, Miss Sadie Mc Donald, Mr. Sam Owens, Miss Hel en Snow and Mr. Louis Savage. The groom, Mr. Morgan, came to Georgetown in November 1013 from Edgefield, his former home, aul has efficiently filled the posi tion of a courteous salesman at the southern Mercantile company's stores. Mr. Morgan is a popular young man and has made many friends since coming to George u>?u.--y.ufc -W;lavn,- th,; i,r:{Lv.-a. resident of this city for the last five years, is a most charming and popular young lady. Joining with their host of friends, we wish them a long, happy and prosp?rons life. Shower in Honor of Miss Ma ria Hill. On last Friday afternoon the girls of the Dixie Auxiliary enter tained for one of their members, Miss Maria Hill, at the home of Mrs. James Hart. The delighful oc casion was called a miscellaneous shower. The guests assembled at four o'clock and were greeted at the door by young ladies who gave souvenirs with goldenrod hand painted in the corners. Goldenrod, being the principal dower of the season of the year, formed the decorations. The girls assembled in ihe parlor with the bride-to-be in their midst, all in high spirits. During the afternoon the guest of honor was called out on the porch. A she returned to the hall rice showered upon her from the door above. This caused much j fun and laughter. Next we were, presented with the contest wilier was composed of a poem. One word in each line had been omitted and each was required to fill these with names of appropriate flowers. Miss Miriam Norris received the prize, a bottle ol' fragrant perfume which she presented to Miss Hill. Probablv the most attractive por tion of the afternoon's entertain ment came next, when a basket dainty with ribbon and goldenrod was brought in by Elizabeth Rives aid Eloise Hart. This was laid at the leet of the honoree, and when examined, was found to be Siled with the prettiest and most charm ing presents. These were passed around and admired by all present. They were found to be useful as well as ornamental. We were not yet through with bestowing things on the bride-to-be until each of us had showered her with rice. We had all been given during the after noon tiny yellow bags trimmed with goldenrod and filled with rice. Unawares, missiles of rice were thrown at her on all sides by the delight jd guests. The last, and by no means the least attractive feature of the afternoon was the serving of a delightful salad course. A Guest. We carry an elegant line of la dies' and missel coat snits. Give u* a trial and we will save you some money. Runenstein. i TRENTON NEWS. Death of Mrs. Hook. Mrs. Mathis and Mrs. Wise Elec ted Delegates. Senator Till man Called to Washington. Mrs. Hook, wife of Mr. M. I. Hook who formerly lived here, died at her home in Warrenville on Thursday, and her remains were brought to the Ebenezer cemetery for interment Friday afternoon. The bereaved ones have the sym pathy of their friends here. Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Day have re turnjd home from a much enjoyed trip to Birmingham. Miss Lila Lanham from Ropers is spending several days at the home of Senator and Mrs. Till man. Mrs. C. S. Moore will spend part of this week as the guest of Mrs. Jordan at Ridge Spring. Misses Marion and Corine Clark were week-end visitors to Columbia. Those who enjoyed both the cir cus in Augusta on Saturday and in automobile trip were Mrs. W. B. Posey, Mrs. Fate Posey, Miss Em ma Bouknight, Misses Maude and Dollie Bettis, Mr. VV. B. Posey, Mr. Bettis Boukright, Mr. William Bettis and little John Broadus Knight. Mr. and Mrs. John Butler from North Augusta, with their splendid little bo vs, are guests of Mr. James Miller. Mrs. Bettis Camelon and Mrs. S. A. Morrall from Edgefield were visitors at the home of Mrs. Frank Miller during the past week. At a meeting of the Auxiliary on Wednesday afternoon last. Mrs. J. D. Mathis and Mrs. Wallace Wise was elected delegates to the convocation* which meets in Cam den the 10th of November. . A yjisis. from two - versatile and vivacious Edgefield girls, Miss Lura M i ms and Miss Emily Adams was a genuine pleasure to their friends here on Saturday. That handsome and gallant young gentleman, Mr. P. B. Wise, is mak ing frequent visits to North Augus ta. Compreney Vons? Senator B. R. Tillman was un expectedly called to Washington Saturday. Ile went Sunday after noon. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Crouch will entertain Wednesday for diuner a uumber.of friends, the occasion be ing the fifth anniversary of their marriage. White Town News. (Written for last week.) The farmers of this section are keeping up picking their cotton right well for it to Le opening so fast, and a gool many pe^'de around here are making up moias sa?>, they having decided that it is better to make it at home than cents a gallon at the store. Mrs. Hughey and daughter, Mrs. West were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Luther White last Sunday. Mr. Dannie White and family were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank White Sunday. Mr. Clifton Mclvinnie from near Plum Branch, and Mr. Jim White from Milan, Ga., were the guest of Mr. W. W. Medlock Sunday. We were glad to see Mr. White in town again and wish he could have stayed longer with us. and judging from his facial expression he was glad to be in White TJWII again. Mr. Frank Coleman and family from near Rehoboth, Mr. and Mrs. .lessie Ridlehoover were the guests of Mr. Ridlehoover and family last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ollie White virera the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Cleavie White recently. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. White, Mr. Luther Ridlehoover and family visited Mr. Walter Ridlehoover and family Sunday. Mr. Covington preached a most excellent sermon at the school house last Sunday p. m., a good crowd being present in spite of the threat ening weather. Miss Coreen Walls, leader of the Sunbeam society gave out mite box es to the sunbeams two weeks ago offering prizes to the ones who col lected the most money by tte first Sunday. Miss Pearl Ridlehoover won the first one and Miss Maggie liedlock won the second. Total col lection from the boxes amounted to ?10. Aster.