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<??derf Newspaper; ?n ?mrth (to?ina '''.iiirMSl" . ft -_?t?'_ VOL. 80 EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16,1915 NO. 16 JOHNSTON LETTER. W. CT. U. Meeting. Death of Little Child. Beautiful Re ceptions. Lewis-Payne Marriage. On Saturday afternoon little Wil liam Watt, the 15 months old baby boy of Mr. and Mrs. W. Allen Mob ley died after only a few days ill ness. It was a bright and winsome child and had twined itself into the hearts of its fond parents. The deep est sympathy is felt for them in their bereavement. The burial took place on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock at the ML of Olives ceme tery, Dr. A. T. King conducting the services. The W. C. T. TJ. was held with Mrs. T. R. Denny on Friday after noon there being a' good attend ance. The meeting ?eas in celebra tion of Jennie Cassedy's birthday, the subject being the flower mission. M rs. O. D. Black who is superin tendent of the flower department, led the meeting and in opening, she gave some beautiful thoughts con cerning the mission. "The story of the life of Jennie Cassedy" was read by Mrs. A. T. King; a paper, ^Blossoms and big problems," was given by Mrs. P. B. Waters, Jr.; A song, ''Beautiful flowers," Mrs. James White. The meeting was tamed over to Mrs. T. R. Denny who conducted the business. The union voted to give $4.00 on the county contest fund. Plans were made for the visit to the County Home and with the dinner all were asked to send bouquets to be given in honor of Jennie Cassedy. Mrs. Albert Lott has been quite sick but we are glad to report thst she is better. Recently Mrs. T. R. Denny re ceived a communication from Mr. J. K. Breedin, state campaign lec turer for national prohibition, ask ?P^he_r f.o secure for him a party of young ladies to assist him in his campaign nearby, these to lead in the song as he finds that good mu sic adds to the success of his lec tures. On Saturday evening, Mrs. Denny with five young ladies, Mis ses Ruth and Annie Thacker, Fran ces Turner Eula Satcher aud Ella Jacobs went to Granaeville to be I present at the meeting of Sunday. They were met by Mrs. J. L. Quiu by who took charge of them. The recent election for Mayor and wardens resulted as follows: W. C. Derrick, mayor; Earl Smith, clerk; wardens, J. C. LaGrone, M. E. Walker, H. G. Eidson. E. R. M obley, J. L. Derrick and D. D. Grant. These were elected without any opposition, having served last year. Another new enterprise has been added to the town, that of a roller mill. This is being installed by T. R. Milford and J. D. Eidson and will begin operation next week. The social calendar of the past week was filled out with many de lightful luncheons, teas and after noon parties for the two brides of Jane 16 and 17, the first of these events being on Tuesday morning when Mrs. O. D. Black entertained in honor of Misses Pauline Lewis and Elise Crouch with a luncheon. In a shady corner of the veranda, punch was served by Misses Frances and Bessie Ford Turner and while the praests were arriving sweet mu sic was enjoyed. A word contest was held, the idea being to make the greatest number of words out of the names of the two grooms-elect, Mrs. F. M. Boyd being the successful one. The honorees were presented with pretty pot plants. A delightful salad course with iced tea was serv ed, a bouquet of daisies being on each service. These flowers were also used in the decorations of the rooms. Miss Elise Crouch was the honoree of an afternoon party on Tuesday, this being planned for her bj Mrs. M. W. Crouch. The guests were served upon anival with punch by Mrs. Earl Crouch and Miss Ruth Thacker, and passing into the par lor were seated for progressive rook, ten tables being played. The colors used were pink and white and sweet peas in these colors were used about the rooms and on the tables. Following the games little Frances and Louise Crouch glided in, in a ship laden with beautiful handkerchiefs from those present, and these the hostess presented to ?Miss Crouch. To Miss Pauline (Continued on Fifth Page.) South Carolina Baptist Assem bly and Bible Conference. The Baptist of South Carolina are to have a great summer gather ing of Sunday school workers, ?. T. P. IT. workers, leaders of the Woman's Missionary Unions, Or ganized Class workers, pastors and others, beginning July 9th and con tinuing until July 16th. The As sembly will be held at Furman Un iversity, Greenville. A gathering of fullv five hundred workers exclu sive of the local attendance is con fidently expeoted. The program is rich and varied. The faculty is composed of leaders and experts of note coming from all sections of the state and south. The Rev. Thos. J. Watts, Columbia, is the General Secretary of the Assembly. A beautiful thirty-six page booklet has been issued in which is given the entire program. These may be had on application to Mr. Watts at Columbia. Among the speakers and teachers we note the following: Rev. W. O. Carver, D. D., Louis ville, Ky., Rev. Chas. S. Gardn >r, Louisville, Ky., Rev. John E. White, D. D., Atlanta, Ga., Rev. J. J. Taylor, D. D., Savannah, Ga., Mrs. Maude Reynolds McClure, Louisville, Ky., Miss Kathleen Mal lory, Baltimore, Md., Prof. L. P. Leavell, Oxford, Miss., Rev Price E. Burroughs. D. D., Nashville, Tenn., Miss Alrneyda Coleman, Danville, Va., Rev. B. W. Spill man, D. D., Ridgecrest, N. C., Rev. E. M. Potent, D. D., Greenville, S. C., Prof. C. E. Crossland, Fork Union, Va., Prof. E. L. Middleton. Raleigh, N. C., and a number of others equally important. Board will be provided -at Furman Uni versity at $1.00 per day and reduced rates will be given by all railroads. For further information our read ers should Thos. J. W. Columbia, 5 On Monday afternoon Flag day was beautifully and appropriately observed by the Johnston Chapter D. A. R. with their Edgefield member, Mrs. W. B. Cogburn. Several matters of business were attended Jo, and a splendid paper on "The Flags" was read by Mrs. M. T. Turner. After the reading of this paper, The Star Star Spangled ttanner was sung by all present, words having been provided by Mrs. White, who at the close of the programme turn ed over the gavels in her possession as president to Mrs. M. T. Turner, the new president for the coming year. One of these gavels was from Mt. Vernon, the other from the battle of Cow pens, having been presented by friends of the chapter. Other articles of value belonging to the organization were placed in the keeping of Mrs. Turner who ac cepted the responsibility very gra ciously. The programme closed with the salute to the flag said in concert by those present. There were abont a dozen, present from the Johnston chapter, and as many or more from Edgefield, and each one arrived, they were struck with the number of flags placed in conspicuous places in the home. Everyone must have known it to be a patriotic occasion. Beautiful flowers added fragrances and joy to the scene. The refreshment was block cream in the colors of the flag, served with pound and angel cake, and the hos tess, Mrs. Cogburn, was very much at home with the Johnston friends, as she was with her Edgefield friends. The hope was expressed that the Emily Greger chapter will observe all the Flag days in Edge field. Peach Crop Good. Mr. Henry A. Adams of Meri wether was in town Monday. He reported that the Clark's Hill and, Meriwether peach crop will be good this year. The increased volume of business of Meriwether has caus ed the railroad commission to order the Charleston and Western Caro lina railroad to erect & new depot. Mr. Adams gave a very interesting report of the recent Clemson com mencement. He is now educating his third son at Clemson. His two eldest sons who graduated several years ago have splendid positions and are making good. CHILDREN'S DAY. Rehoboth Sunday School Ob serves Children's Day. Large Attendance. Princely Feast. Good Addresses. The editor of The Advertiser spent Sunday very pleasantly with the good people of Rehoboth. Ser vices were held both in the forenoon and afternoon and dinner was serv ed at the church. The attendanolf was unusually large. Besides i large attendance from the adjacent rural communities, Parksville and Plum Branch were well represented. After the church was filled to its utmost capacity there were a very large number who had to remain outside. For more than a decade there has been a steady and very marked growth and development of Reho both church. s This was the first pastorate of Rev. J. T. Littlejohn and he has since coming among tViPse good people devoted the best efforts of which he is capable to this field. That the people have responded to his labors is shown by contrasting Rehoboth church and the Rehoboth . community of to day with the church and commu nity of two decades ago. We hearti ly commend both pastor and peo ple for what they have achieved in the past and bid them God-speed in undertaking greater things for the future. Rehoboth has a Sunday school which meets every Sunday morning in the year,,fifth Sundays excepted. Through rain and sunshine, heat and cold, the capable superinten dent, Mr. John D. Hughey, and his faithful corps of assistants are al ways on hand to gre'-" X\ 1 '. : j ;1 - J . . - #> :?:l K)\llx i ? . tiions oaadi attractive back ground for those who participa ted in the exercises. Superinten dent Hughey presided, announcing the numbers on the programme. The writer has never witnessed more beautiful exercises of the kind any where. The little children, boy?, girls and young ladies, each and all, rendered their parts faultlessly. The large audience was so thorough ly delighted and so earnestly de sired to manifest their approval by applause that it was with difficulty that many restrained themselves. Had the exercise been held in a public hall, the encores would have been numerous and the applause deafening. A more beautiful occa sion of the kind, the writer has nev er attended. All honor and all praise to the ladies who arranged the programme and trained the chil dren. The following was the pro gramme in detail for the fore noon: 1. March. Prayer. 2. Welcome address, by Boat Strom. 3. What Little Hearts can do Florence Culbreath, Ellen Cul breath, Marion Winn, Bessie Bart ley, Ruth Wash, Mary Julia Winn. 4. Recitation-Perry Whatley. Song No. 303. 5. Trail Dwellers. 6. Recitation-Eliza Whatley. 7. Recitation-Mary Luda Hugh ey. 8. Rose Drill-Florence Cul breath, Mary Julia Winn, Ellen Culbreath, Ruth Wash, Bessie Bart ley. Lorene Moultrie. 9. Recitation-Lewis Coleman. 10. Recitation-Lucile Culbreath Collection. 11. Wheel on the Trail-Ger trude Culbreath, Carrie Lou Strom, Mary Luda Hughey, Lorene, Flor ence Culbreath, Allene Wash, Ma ry Jula Winn, Ruth Wash, Kath leen Gilchrist. Solo by Ethel Strom. 12. Recitation-Ellen Culbreath. Recitation by Annie Reynolds. 13. Dialogue-Resurrexit, Mag gie Winn, Corrie Bell Whatley, Lucile Culbreath, Annie Mae Cul breath, Mamie West, Martha Strom. 14. Closing Address--William Winn. Song 18, Gospel Hymns. Afternoon Exercises. Rev. J. T. Littlejohn, tho pastor of Rehoboth, was present and.had general supervision throughout the day. In the afternoon he waa COLLIERS CULLINGS. Miss Hammond Convalescing. College Boys and Girls Re turn Home. W. C. T. U. Held Meeting. As I have seen no news from our progressive little town I believe I will write yon a few dots. Miss Stella Hammond, who has been;to the city hospital for an op eration, is improving we are glad to report. ' Miss Mattie Lanham is still at her sister's, Mrs. H. W. McKie. The little twin baby, Harold, of Mr. ^nd Mrs. H. W. McKie, who has been so ill for the past two weeks, is some better. Miss Emmie Lanham spent the week-end at the home of Mr. T. L. Miller. Misses Robye and Julia Miller spent "Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Miller. The home of Mr. and Mrs. George Adams is again its "old self" since the return of their boys and girls from college. Misses Eva and Ef fie from Limestone, and Messrs. Frank and Robert from Clemson. We are glad to welcome them home again. Misses Emmie and Lila Lanham spent Saturday night with Miss Ruth Miller. The W. M. U. met Saturday af ternoon. They decided to erive a miscellaneous shower the 26th of .Tflne in honor of Miss Ruth Miller, la is. beloved by all who know >e| w^are sorry to report the indis position of our beloved pastor, Rev. J. T. Littlejohn. Mr. J. L. Miller is on the sick list. i:;?*..- turned hmr.-" ; in cb?rge of the programme. The first speaker presented was Rev. Air. Warren, pastor of the baptist churches at Modoc and Parksville, who made an instructive address on Home Missions. Mr. Warren said at the outset that it is impossible. for a person to be a Christian and not possess a mission ary spirit. He stated that the Bible is missionary in its teaching from cover to cover, and that all one has to do to become informed as to mis sionary work is to read and study I the Bible. Mr. Warren was fol I lowed by Rev. G. Al. Sexton, pas tor of the Baptist church at Plum Branch, who is a ft reef ul and effec tive speaker. In a comprehensive manner Mr. Sexton presented the cause of Foreigu Missions. Instead of being devoid of interest, as some missionary talks arc, Mr. Sexton's remarks were replete with interest from the beginning to the close, holding the closest attention of the large audience. Mr. Littlejohn was fortunate in securing these minis ters to present two of the three phases of missionary endeavor. The exerciees of the afternoon were closed by a talk on temperance by Mr. J. L. Mims, who emphasized the importance ot our taking a for ward step by casting a large vole for prohibition in this cou ruy in the election to be held September 14. If one is to judge by. the elabo rate feast which was served at the noon hour, the effects of the war have never reached Rehoboth. Not withstanding the attendance Sun day was probably the largest ever seen at Rehoboth, yet dinner was served in sufficient abundance to have provided for several hundred more. One rarely sees a more elaborate feast, even on wedding occasions, than was served by the good people of Rehoboth. They have easily sustained their reputa tion for dispensing lavish hospi tality. While every minute of the day was exceedingly pleasant, the occa sion being ideal in many respects, yet many were depressed on account of the very serious illness of Mrs. Julia Talbert, Mrs. Carrie Burk halter Freeland and Mr. R. A. Cochran, each of whom has had a large part in making Rehoboth church and community what they are today. Visitors and friends from a distance greatly missed the kindly and very cordial greetings from these friends who are never absent from their places at church except when unavoidably detained. Death of Miss Donald and Mrs. Carpenter. On last Thursday the 10th inst., a large crowd assembled at the home of Mr. J. C. Whitlock to at tend the funeral services of two ralatives of the family. One of these was a sister of Mrs. Whitlock, Miss Eugenia Donald, who had long made her home in this house hold. Miss "Siddie," as she was familiarly called, had been greatly afflicted and one cannot help the feeling that death came to her as a blessed relief from suffering. She was a woman of sweet and sympa thetic nature, and though for months set aside from the activities of life and a constant care to her loved ones, she will still be greatly missed in the home where her last days were spent. She leaves to mourn hei IOSR two sisters, Mrs. J. C. Whitlock and Mrs. Milledge Horn, of this community. On the day previons to this, Mrs.' Hannah Carpenter, a sister of Mr. J. C. Whitlock, had died in Aiken and from there her body was brought lo the home of her brother for burial. Mrs. Carpenter was the relict of the late John Carpenter and since his death had made her home with her son in Aiken, She leaves one brother, Mr. J. C. Whit lock of this place and one sister, Mrs. Gray of Aiken. Of her imme diate family she leaves three sons, Messrs. William, Walter and Gor don Carpenter. , Mrs. Carpenter was a woman of estimable christian character, she and Miss Donald both being mem bers of Mt. Zion church. The pas-'i tor of this church, Rev. P. B. Lan ham, conducted the funeral service at the home, after which a long pro Cession followed the ,nT? boarooe t,i ! ?P feruigjj v:i ?oh ochered ?;aoh grav Mt. Zion. Picnic at The County Home. The annual W. C. T. TJ. picnic was held at the County Home on Saturday June 12. Representative* from "Philippi, Mrs. Geo. Scott, Mrs. and Miss Derrick; Johnston, Mrs. J. H. White, Mrs. T. R. Den ny and others; Trenton, Mrs. J. D. Mathis; Edgefield, Mrs. Mamie N. Tillmau, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Miras, Miss Florence Mims and Mrs. Abner Broadwater and a number of visit ors were present and a number of baskets sent by W. C. T. U. mem bers unable to be present. A bountiful dinner was served out under the trees, the table having been previously arranged by Mr. Scurry. Ict-d lemonade and tea were provided, and Mr. and Mrs. |Scurry showed very kindly hospitality to wards ali who came. Large boxes of eatables were presented to each in mate, accompanied by a bouquet of flowers. After the picnic dinner was over, the members of the W. C. T. U. and visitors repaired to the chapel where services were held, Mr. J. L. Mims being in charge. A number of hymns were sung, among them a solo by Mrs. White which was very tender and inspiring. In the home of Mr. and Mrs. Scurry, their little girls, Ham pie and Lucy, accompanied on the piano by their sister, Miss Ella Bell, sang several songs, and little Martha Denny and Eleanor Miras recited, and before taking leave of this pleas ant occasion, all joined in singing, ''God be with you :'ll we meet again." Mr. C. M. Mellichamp. "The Southeastern Circle," a monthly periodical issued by the Southeastern Life Insurance of Greenville, has the following to say of Mr. C. M. Mellichamp in the current issue: "C. M. Mellichamp paid us a vis it at the Home Ottice two weeks ago, and we understand has burned his bridges behind him, bought an automobile, and gone in to do busi ness. Mellichamp is one of one of our best men, but being a part-time man has never sent in a large vol ume of business. With thu help of a car to go about in, and his old time determination and pleasing appearance, we may look for big things from McCormick." DOWN IN TEXAS. Mr. Garnett Writes Interesting ly of Conditions in Texas. Boll Weevil Attacking Cotton. Editor The Advertiser:- Please give a short space in your paper th is week as I have been asked by friends to write something of my trip to Texas. I left Plum Branch and came by way of Greenwood, Atlanta, Birmingham and New Or leans to Texas. When I reached this place I found my son and his wife and four children at the depot to meet me. Between New Orleans and Hons i ton I met a man on the train who I told me that we were passing through the sugar and syrup coun try. He said he made 1200 per acre on sugar and syrup clear of all ex penses on 10 acres last year. It 'might have been true but I did not believe him. I have been asked if I like this place, aud I must say no. It is too low and flat and it rains hard all night. I can not get out of the house without being shoe deep in water. The wind blows hard here night and day, and you know I never did like wind. I would rather have 100 acres of land in South Carolina thau 300 here, if I had to stay on it and farm. The land here is fine though and the crops are very fine, the corn being in full silk and tassel. Cotton is from knee high to hip high and full of blooms. It looks fine but the boll weevil is giving it fits now. Gardens are fine and water melons are plentiful. The people here are very much interested in fine stock. You can't buy a tr ilk cow with first calf for ''' -.pcond calf $150. co ?V? ri She ' . rn 1 aft .> ich .?..?? ::rove. ? at. .. -00 to ship and . . ed r':.em he sold tiiem io a uiau ?.OU? Mexico at $10 per head profit, the two sales being made within ?tix days. The owner of this ranch is buying up all the calves to be delivered six months or a year from now. I hive been out to see the oil wella that are boring and digging all over the country. Oil and gas spurt 150 feet high in the air until they get it under control. The com pany has agents goin?- all over the country leasing the right to sink wells, paying from $7 to $7.50 per acre and you can farra right on. They use the land only for boring the wells. This town was stat ted about seven years ago and has about 1,800 inhabitants and is full of Mexicans. They work for 25 and 30 cents per day and feed them selves. I am about 75 miles from the Mexican line, Brownville being the nearest to ?vn. About a month ago they were expecting to have a big battle at Brownville. I would go out and listen for the cannon but the fight did not come off. Villa withdrew his troops and left. It ie awful to see so many people killed and perishing to death. I may be wrong in criticising the administra tion but I believe that we are aiding and abetting in killing so many people by furnishing them with arms and munitions of war. We Said we would be neutral and I think we should have stayed ont of it. I feel that God will hold our administration responsible for help ing them to carry on the war. I think I shall go down to Mexico some time in the summer, but not to fight. I am like Iv Morgan, ? got enough of fighting in 02, 63, 64 and 65. I am going down there just to see what is really going on. Well, Mr. Editor, I am just out of a 100-acre cotton farm that is frdm knee to waist high and you ought to see the weevil* working on it. The ground is covered with forms and I do not believe the 100 acres will make 10 bales. Sinton, Tex. J. J. Garnett. The new minister was invited oat to supper. He was a bachelor and when he helped himself to the bis cuits for the third time he looked across the table at the hostess' little girl, who was staring at him with round wondering eyes. "I don't often have such a good supper as this, my dear, he said in his most propitiatory tone." "We don't either, said the little girl, smiling. I'm "awful glad you came."-Ljppincott's.