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leaf ??etwipaper H ?mrth (tolma vi? -s.' '.-A EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21,1915 NO. g JOHNSTON LETTER. Death 'of Mrs. Kenny. Mr. Mc Ghee to Edit Paper. Mem bers of Philathea Class Gave Party. Mrs. Martha A. Kenny died here Sunday at 12 o'clock and her death brought sadness to all. For several years she had been in a feeble state and the past two winters have been spent in Florida that her life might be prolonged,. On the 4th of May she would Lave been 86 years of age. She had been at home from Florida only a week or more and upon her return, "was never able to be up again. She was the widow of the late Robert E. Kenny, an hon ored veteran and their happy union was spent at their country place in the Harmony section. After his death she made her home here. Mrs. Kenny was beloved by all for her kindly manner and cheerful dispo sition and was a true Christian wo man. She was indeed one of the "Mothers in Israel." During all her suffering she was patient and was sustained by her trust in the LoTd. She was a member of the Methodist church and during her active days was always in attendance. The Mary Ann Buie chapter, D. of C., had no more loyal rn em! KT than she and at the meetings she was always an in spiration. The cbajjter placed a wreath of white dowers tied with the colors of the 0??nfedpi*aoy. noon hpr bier. Other organizations also sent floral designs in loving sympa thy. The funeral services were con ducted on Mondav afternoon at 4 o'clock by Rev. Thacker at Har-' mony church and her body was ^? derly laid to rest beside the i;c?ve of her husband. The pall beacAKk were some of the friends from . mony. The children that are are Mrs. M. M. Barr, of Jack ville. Fla., Mesdames McDaniel ^Moseley and Mr. John Kenn Perry and Mr. C. D. Kenny of tb . place. President liarme* of dewberry college made an address at the Lu theran church on* Sunday evening and all enjoyed his discourse. Me is a brother of Mis* Anna Harmes of the Johnston Hieb School faculty. The change in thc conditicn of Mr. C. F. Pech man is learned with great pleasure. Last week all hope of life was abandoned but there was a miraculous change and he bas been able to see some of his friends dur ing the past few days. Mr. McGee of Batesburg will, within the next week or so, begin editing a paper here. Mrs. Frank Crouch of Saluda is visiting in the hocae of her father. Mr. S. J. Watson. Dr. C. C. Brown of Sumter filled the pulpit of the Baptist church on Sunday evening. He wa* greeted with a large audience who heard him with delight and his message was one that went to the hearts of each one. Miss Ola Smith who is teaching at McCormick spent a few days here recently at her home being accom panied by her friend, Miss Brown. Mrs. James Cullum and little son, are visiting in Batesbnrg. Mrs. Carl Richards who has been visiting in the home of her father, Dr. Strother, has joined her hus band in New Orleans where they will make their future home. Visitors to Augusta during the week were Mrs. Mims Walker, Mis ses Nina Ouzts, Orlena Cartledge, Roland Ouzts and Archie Lewis and Miss Kathleen Hart. Mrs. F. W. Fickling of Bates burg is visiting her father, Mr. W. L. Qnattlebaura who is still pros trated, the result of a stroke of pa ralysis last summer. The members of the Fhilatbea class gave a farewell party one af ternoon of the past week for one of the members, Miss Josephine Mob ley who so soon will leave them. The class is bound together by strong and loving ties, and it is with a feeling of sadness that they give up a member. The occasion was held in the home of one of the claps members, Miss Martha Watson and the home was beautifully decorated in fra grant blossoms and was an ideal place ror the affair. Music was en joyed in the music room and later progressive games were had. Miss Mobley was presented with a dainty gift by the class. Delicious refresh Dean Eric W. Hardy a Builder. Mr, Eric W. Hardy is winning fame for himself and reflecting hon or on Edgefield, the county of his birth. Soon after graduating from the S. C. C. I. he went to Furman university and later took a post graduate course at the University of Chicago. Since leaving Chicago he has been connected with several prominent institution* of learning, having been called from the presi dency of Lexington college, Mis souri, to become dean of the Bessie Tift college of Forsythe, Georgia. The Golden Age of Atlanta has ihe the following to say of Mr. Hardy in its last issue: Talk about optimism-intelligent, constructive, inspiring optimism the new D?an and acting president of Bessie Tift College, Prof. Eric W. Hardy, is the "top liner" among the Bessie Tift builders in Georgia. Coming midterm from Lexington College, Missouri, he says he was impressed at once by the great foun dation woik done by President Charles Spurgeon Jackson, and like wise by the wonderful Bessie Tift spirit" that breathes of love and loyalty and makes for sensible Christian womanhood, and he has been y ri oped bj the deepening con viction that a greater Bessie Tift will tower away above the threat and the clouds of wartimes and pan ic like a pyramid of light. A gradu ate" of Furman University, in South Carolina, and winning his master's decree later at Chicago University, Eric W. Hardy knows how to trans late wide scholarship into the solu tion of practical problems. Winning numerous medals in declamation and oratory during his school days, this gifted young man has hinged the gift of eloquent his learn .rpose. "Yesterday I got in two addresses to splendid audiences in hawson and Albany. The mails all hiing en" thusiastic letters from people over the state. I believe the crisis is pass ing, for as sure as the sun shines Bessie Tift it? marching on."-Gol den Age. Meeting of Group Four. Group Four, of the South Caro lina Bankers' Association, compris ing banks within the counties of Aiken, Edgefield, Lexington, Rich land and Saluda, will hold third an nual meeting at the Jefferson hotel in Columbia on Tuesday, April 27, at 8 p. m. It will be the aim of the executive committee to have the occasion as informal as possible and the proceedings, we feel sure, will prove interesting and instructive, and there will be enough of the so cial feature to guarantee a delight ful evening for all. Mr. Wm. Ingle, chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond; Mr.. W. J. Roddev, president of thc National Union Bank, Rock Hill; Mr. H. M. Dibble, president of the Bank of Western Carolina, Aiken, aud Mr. F. H. McMaster, of Columbia, will make addresses. Group Four should congratulate themselves on having these gentlemen with them, as their papers will be well worth hearing. Officers and directors of banks in Edgefield county are cor dially invited to be present. rnents were served which were at tractively arranged The Apollo music club met with Mrs. Jamas Strother on Friday af ternoon, with Edward MacDowell as the master for study, and a most delightful meeting was held. Miss Willis gave a full life sketch, hav ing studied in New York under a great friend aud pupil of MacDow ell. She told interesting facts about him and of the MacDowell memo rial fichool. Mr. and Mrs. MacDow ell gave their country home for this school. The musical selections were his compositions and were well executed. The hostess, assisted by her daughter. Miss Ruby Strother, served delightful fruit salad, sand wiches, pickle, crackers and sliced tomatoes which was greatly enjoy ed. As the guests arrived they were refreshed with punch and this at tractive corner was again visited ?before- departure. SALE OF CATTLE. Through Co-operative Selling on Part of Farmers. Green wood Sells Cattle For Good Prices. The cattle sale yesterday proved to be a great success in more ways than one. Mr. W. W. Long, Prof. Williams and Demonstration Agent Farris were highly pleased over the attendance and the general interest shown. It showed clearly that good cattle in marketable condition would command a good price and that scrub cattle were not in de mand for beef purposes unless they were real fat. There was a strong demand among all the outside buy ers as well as the local buyers for steers and fat cows, but cows that were not in good market oondition were not in demand. The top prices of vhe sale were brought by cattle belonging toT. M. Arrington which brought ?6.00 per hundred, and were bought by a buyer represent ing Swift and Compati" of New York City. A I. altimore buyer hi.l $6.3s per hundred on these cat tle but n-* be did not get a carload of nattle the next highest bid was taken, as the buyers bid witb a privilege of a carload. The fat steers and cows brought $5 50 per hundred, and ranged down as low as ?4.00 per hundred according to condition. The average price of cattle sold was a trirlle under $?5.00 per hundred. This is considered very satisfactory when the very un stable markets and the average con dition of the cattle is taken..into consideri.tion. f\ The buyers present at the sale were Swift & Co., New York City; o. i")riv<n -Baltimore: Milch Use t,\ the ff.atJto .. .i-'-v!:..\i'--\il ip son deserves much credit for the} manner in which he competed with these men. N Mr. Williams to-day made the j following statement regarding the sale this morning: '"T he sale ts ken as a whole was in my opinion a success when all conditions are taken into considera- : don. Of course, I regret that I did not get top prices for all of the cattle, but they were closely graded, and every cent possible was obtain-?j ed for them. The buyers who were here we 'e expert judges of butcher stuff, and were free bidders on the cattle that were in good condition to kill, but were mighty slow to bid j on the stnff. We propose to have j a market day again next year in j Greenwood and we will have all of I the catt e in good shape for them. | I think the farmers who had cattle i here yesterday will go back with a ; determiaation to feed better cattle and to ?jet them in prime condition before selling them. The educa tional feauture of the day was in | my mind the most valuable feature. Greenwood county can raise just as good beef cattle as any section of the country, and I hope that this market day will result in stimula ting the raising of more and better beef cattle in the county." -Greenwood Journal. B. M. I. Complimented by Army Officer. Greenwood, April 17.-Capt. Schindel, U. S. A., who inspected the Bailey Military Institute on the 10th, commended highly the work of the military department, stating that it had made unusual improve ment during the past year and that he was very much pleased with the interest manifested by the cadets and with the close and extended or der work. 'I find that the school has im proved to a rather unusual extent dur ing the year," he said, "and I am very much pleased with the interest shown by the boys in the general appearances at formations, and their instruction in close order and ex tended order work, I f ound to be quite good." Landreth's Garden Seed. When in need of garden seed. Irish Potatoes, Corn, Onion Sets, etc., let us supply your wants. W. E. Lynch & Co. . PRISONER OF WAR. Mr. J. Russell Wright Writes of his Experience as Pris ?M'y. oner for a Few Hours. Two days bel ore the battle of Chancellorsville my company was OD the picket line fronting the fed eral pickets. We were abont two hundred yards apart; there was a rail fence between the two lines, and we were ordered to cross this fence and drive.the federal line back over the hill. Every fellow mounted the fence and moved forward firing as we advanced. We very soon found that we were face to face with a strong picket line of cavalry. The horses were back under the hill, and ray command was ordered to retreat back over this high fence in double quick time. When we got about ten yards from the fence we saw the cavalry coming at full speed. It had;rained the night before and the rails were wet and . slippery, and every fellow got over safe but me. The top rail which I was do-j ing my best to scale happened j tobe a slick round pole, and it' slipped-.rod I fell wim the polej across my'bre:i8t. They seemed to think j fyfcit I was killed, as they paid no attention.-to me, but were shooting at the boy8 as they flew through the underbush. For sometime I could hardly breathe. One of the federal soldiers came to rae and asked if I were wounded, seeing that I was still under the pole, he kindly threw it off and helped me on my feet, saying, "Johnny are you hurt," but they did not tarry long lhere, but helped me up be hind a big Dutchman, who was mounted on a beautiful dappled ted the* emei, wau nrst wanted my name. I told him that I was from South Carolina. "You are, said the general, and what command do you belong, I told him Kershaws brig ade, Longstreet* corps." "Well, said the general," "would you mind an swering some questions that I shall ? ask you," That is owing altogether! to the nature of the questions that you will ask me general." Well can i you tell me bow many troops Gen'l. ? Longstreet has, "No sir." What is the strength of Lee's army, "I can't tell vou general." Do you know ho.v many cannons there are inyourcorps. No sir, how many cavalry ha* Hampton aud Stewart," "I cannot tell you that general." It seems that vou know very little about your army. "That is a fact geueral, a sol dier's duty is to obey orders and ask no questions. I am doing my duty as a soldier that is all, if I was to tell you what I know about my army, you would at once say that I was not worthy of the name of a soldier." Well, what do you think of Longstreet and Jackson" aslted the Chief; "I can tell you that general, I look upon Gen. Long street, as the "Wild Hun" of the south, masterful in tactics, a cyclone in battle. And as to Gen!. Jackson, without a doubt be is the lightning bolt of the battlefield, a mystic meteor, a fiery comet, that will do, take him on men. So I mounted the dappled gray again behind the fat dutchman, and off we went at brake-neck speed. After going about a mile or so we halted, and dis mounted at a fine spring, shade trees, and grass for the horses. The five men that had me, let their horses on the green while they smoked their pipes. One of them called out, "Johnny, will you have some water, and a smoke with us," "No, I said. While they were feeling secure and good, at my expense, all at once I heard the sound of steel rimmed hoofs hitting the ground just behind me, and at the same time a wild yell, "to hold up your hands," and in a moment three of Geni Butler's Scouts had bagged the whole bunch, and the boys in grey told the boys in blue to give ap their guns and mount in haste. I was still sitting behind on the gray, and here came the Dutchman, say ing shoney, de-ting has turned round, yes, I said, and I am in the saddle holding the reins. You can keep the spars, the stirrups just tit, and I took charge of the fat Dutchman's Clemson College. Notes For Far mer and Dairyman. [These notes are prepared by the Dairy Division of Clemson Col lege, which will be glad to answer any questions pertaining to dairy ing.] The only safe mle for tbe dairy man to follow: Test, don't eruess. Prices received for dairy products remain fairly constant. The dairy farmer's income is steady and sells his product for daily, weekly or monthly cash set tlements. It broadens the thinking; powers of a man to breed and develop a good dairy herd. The income from the dairv cow is quick. Feed purchased and ted one day is converted into milk the next. Buttermilk is not only a good beverage, but naa a good medicinal, effect. Its nutritive value is high, two quarts being equal in this re spect to about one pound of beef steak. Two pounds of grain when fed with skimmilk or buttermilk will take the place of one pound of but terfat for raising calves. A pound cf butterfat will sell tor thirty cents and two pounds of grain will cost about three or four cents. Clean milk is milk that is pro duced from cows free from disease and under clean conditions and which, after having been produced, is so handled as to be kept free from outside contamination. Clean milk is one of man's greatest boons. Dirty milk ts one of his worst ene mies. With the approach of warm weather, farmers will have to take special measures to keep cream ?pol. There are several good, in ?vncnoiiio '"otbods of doing this involve-the use of be e: .y tb . i Coll f of A_jli: nas bet Mrs.' J. H. Tompl _~ dent, Mrs. A. H. Corley, treasurer, and Miss Virginia Simkins, secreta ry. There are 17 members and each one will entertain the club in alphabetical order. Tile first meet ing was held Thursday afternoon at the home of Miss Virginia Addi son. Foin tables were arranged for auction bridge. At the close ol the game the score cards showed that Mrs. .1. D. Holstein had made the highest score. A record ol' each meeting will be kept and at tiie close of the series the members of the club whose score averages the highest will be presented with a prize by the other members of the club. The hostess served a salad course followed by ices. gun and saber, and we went like a cyelone over ditches, gullies, fences, my pal calling out, shoney, hold de bridle. Bob falls down, let him fall, you hold on, I I am going to take you over to the promise-land, (to Richmond) where you have been wanting Hooker to carry you so long, as he can't do it I will, but as sure as life, I ara go ing to make Bob Keep up with the bunch, no matter what they have to go over, Bob as yon call him has got to follow, when I say spur Bob you do it, if they have to scale a mountain or swim the Potomac. 11 am going to be with them, so hold on Bob, and when I say apply the spurs you gave the gray. In a short while we were through the federal lines, and safe at Gen. But ler's headquarters, and turned over to him the whole push, high-low, jack and the game. As I bade the fat Dutchman good-bye, I told him that luck was a fortune bate or bo bate, that the tables bad turned, and history repeats itself. Gen I. Butler sent me to my command. That was the last time that I ever saw the Dutchman, Though I did meet, and shook hands with Gen. Sickles, at the reunion at Gettys burg and told him of my capture and being before him, but he could not rem ira ber. He asked me if was in the battle at Gettysburg. I told him that I was in the wheat field, peach orchard, and at devil's bend. Well, said the General, I expect it was you that shot off my foot. No, general, I was aiming above the feet that day, I was to get the bea ls. J. Russell Wright. TRENTON NEWS. W. C. T. U. Held Interesting Meeting. Box Opening* by Auxiliary. Miss Salter Celebrated Birthday. . The W. C. T. IT. held its rega lar monthly meeting at Mrs. Rubye Shealy's o? Saturday afternoon. The subject for study and discus sion being Medical Temperance. ? New York physician's arraignments of alcohol proved a most interesting paper read by Mrs. S healy. Of in terest too was a paper read by Mrs. Salter, entitled alcohol the yoong man's greatest enemy. After these subjects had been finished Mrs. An na Eidson entertain d the Union with, "The crusade of the Johnston union against the saloon in 1881." This subject brought to grateful remembrance the fact that our our little town was voted "dry" about that time by the untiring: and faith ful efforts of those christian women Mrs. Bess Jones Miller, Mrs. Wai ter Adams and the late Mrs. S. R. Warren. The next meeking of the union will be held with Mrs. D. R. Day. Mrs. h. I). Crouch entertained a large number of friends on Friday evening last with a delightful fish fry. Miss Sallie Mae Miller who h?s been teaching a large school tiear Camden.has come home for the sum mer and her friends are happy to have her with them again. Mr?. S. B. Mays from the Horns' creek section visited friends here during the past week. A warm wel come always awaits this beloved lady. Mrs. Austin Clark, Miss Corinne Clark and Master Hugh Clark spent Saturday in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs.. J. B. Cooper and riotburs to Augusta. A very important meeting of the . Woman's Auxiliary took place at the home of .Mrs. John Bryan on Thursday afternoon last. This was lue occasion of the Blue Box" opening and as Mrs. Bryan is Cus todian she had arranged a pleasing program. Mrs. J. D. Mathis was elected delegate to the convention tn Spartanburg in May. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Roper Day. After all business was dis patched an enjoyable half hour was spent socially, during which time Mrs. Bryan served tempting re? freshment8. The Silver Tea which the Method ist ladies gave on Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Miller proved a success socially and financially, nearly twenty-five dol lars having been raised, which will be added to the building fund. Miss Mamie Cheatham was the guest of Miss Eiee Sweanngen for the week-end. A party consisting of gentlemen from Johnston, Edgefield and Tren ton, guests cf the owners of the old Baynurn pond, enjoyed an out ing at that inimitable tpot on Fri day last. Miss Effie Broadwater, a very at tractive and lovely young lady from Grovetown, has been on a visit to Miss May me Broadwater. During her stay she was also entertained by Mrs. D. R. Day. Miss Gracie Salter celebrated ber thirteenth birthday anniversary on Thursday evening last with a pretty party. Many of her young friends enjoyed her charming hospitality, and the music, games, and the de lightful refreshments preoared for them. May our little friend who is .just entering her teens continue to be as sweet and gentle in girl hood as she has uro ven herself a child. Mr. John McCarty, that aged and honored citizen of our community, has been called to Saluda on a sad mission-the extreme illness of one of his sisters. Mrs. Sease from Winnsboro is on a visit to Mr. James Miller and family. Mrs. Sease has many friends who are delighted to see her. Mr. S. L. Roper from Horn's creek spent, Saturday and Sunday with hi? daughter, Mrs. W. H. Moss. Miss Agnes Fiythe from Augusta is the admired guest of Miss Emma Bouknight.