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?s* Newspaper So toto VOL. 80 EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1915 MO. 32 JOHNSTON LETTER. Thanksgiving Day Observed, U. D. C. Holds Meeting. Miss Crouch Entertains Music Club. Thanksgiving day was an ideal day and was observad here in vari ous ways as appealed to the indi vidual. All of the stores and public buildings were closed. Many of the homes were made happy by the homecoming of the college boys and girls and there were many din ings. Io the morning a beautiful union service was held in the Lu theran church', Dr. A. T. King preaching the sermon and a collec tion was taken for the orphanage. In the afternoon a game of foot ball was held between Johnston and Waynesboro, Sa., the score being 13 to 0 in favor of the former. Mrs. W. P. B. Kinard, Miss Ce cile Kinard, Pref. John Landrum and Mr. Dorer of Greenwood were guests on Friday in the home of Mr. M. T. Tamer. Mr. Staunton Lott of South Caro lina University spent Thanksgiving here at his home. Miss Eula Satcher of Columbia < college spent the weekend here, i The Mary Ann Baie chapter, D. ] of C., met on Wednesday afternoon < with Mrs. James White and the j meeting proved a full one, an inter esting feature being the report of i the state LT. D. C. convention of i Aiken given by Mrs. O. D. Black i and Mrs. White also added what < most impressed her of the conven- ] tion. The chapter arranged for the i annual visit to the county Home with the Thanksgiving feast, this to be spread on Friday. The presi dent stated that Rev. M. L. Kester 1 would again accompany the party J and hold service. A part of the east was given by the pupils of the J first grade of the High School, 1 Mrs. M. A. Huiet being the teacher ? and it was through her that this r idea originated. Each pupil brings v one piece of fruit, bat when gather- j ed up, makes a generous basket full. s The chapter also planned to send to s a veteran who has been confined to his home, a basket of fruit on ? Thanksgiving morning. At this v meeting the titles to the lot owned j by the chapter were turned over to r the deacons of the St. John's Lu- s theran church, the church having 6 recently made the purchase for the , sum of *8u0. This lot adjoins the v church lot and at an early date the [ church will plant out trees ?nd t otherwise beautify it. \ Mr. and Mrs. Wilmot B. Ouzts t most delightfully entertained last t Friday evening and their hospitable s borne was tbe scene of much pleas- a ute and enjoyment. During the ^ evening progressive rook was play- r ed and at the end of the game the i ladies' prize, a work bag, was given x to Mrs. Aiims Walker and the gen- [ tleman's prize fell to Mr. L. E. t Stansell. An elaborate repast was j served. Those present Dr. and Mrs. ( L. S. Maxwell, Mr. and M;s. E. O. , Crouch, Mr. and Mrs. J. Howard , Payne, Dr. and Mrs. C. P. Corn,- \ Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Stansell, Dr. ( and Mrs. F. S. Williams, Mr. and f Mrs. Miras Walker, Mesdames i ' Pearce and J. S. Raysor. j Misses Maud and Gladys Sawyer r have gone to Statesboro, Ga., to s visit, Mrs. Lehman Williams. j Mrs. Raysor of St. Matthews is j visiting in the home of her father, ( Rev. J. H. Thacher. j Mrs. E. O. Crouch was the de- j lightful hostess of the music club . last Tuesday and there was a full t attendance, the. membership being .c 25. During the business conducted - by Mrs. Minis Walker, it was de- < cided to extend an invitation to Jo- | septa Hoffman, .who is now spend-; j ing the winter in Aiken and invite - him to be the guest of the club and \ give a recital. The club is for a | short while studying musicians of foreign birth in America and it was , thought a propitious lime to have ] him come. The program was in charge of Miss Clara Sawyer and , the first number was a splendid pa per by Mrs. O. D. Black mi "Musi cians of foreign birth in America Loeftler, Vogrich, Herbert and Hoffman.*' Piano selection Lo<jfnVr, MTH. Minis Walker; piano selection Vogrich, Mrs. L S. Maxwell; vocal solo, Mrs. C. P. Corn; "American conservatories''paper by Miss Sal lie Hey ward; piano ^erection, ! I ? ?lr j man, 'Miss Gladys Sawyer; a good paper un "American cons?rvate-1 Meeting in the Interest of Na tional Prohibition Snrjday afternoon next at 3:30 o'clock Dr. Madison Swadener will deliver an address at the Baptist church in the interest of national prohibition. He is making a tonr of this section under the direction of the Anti-Saloon League of America. Recently while Dr. Swadener was in Washington, D. C., attending a convention of the Epworth League the Washington post had the fol lowing to say of him: "The event of the morning was the convention ?ddress by Pr. Madison Swadener. Dr. Swadener is a man of eloquence, : a ll, and commanding in bis pulpit manner. His stirring address yes terday was enlivened with a series jf brilliant word picture's, which seid the close attention of the con tention." "How many times have I told you :hat you must not answer me back, Sorah?" said Mrs. Housekeep. "Sure mum, an oi ain't answerin .er back, said Norah, Oi'm .answer n' ver face.-New York Tune?; ies," prepared by Miss Sue Sloan, vas read by Miss Clara Sawyer, buring the social period the hostess I erved a tempting repast with coffee md whipped cream. I The Emily Gieger chapter, D i \.. R., met on Saturday afternoon < pith Mrs. M. E. Walker and a very 1 nteresting meeting was held. The . ege'nt, Mrs. M. T. Turner, presided j ind at the roll call the members an swered with Thanksgiving seuti- ( nents. The chief point of business i vas concern i ns: the "Old trails and < ?istoric roads." The recommenda- '. ions of the state regent were i )ronght before the chapter, one of ? hese being the marking of the old rails and flag day, June 14, was '. nggested as a suitable day to in- 1 mtr'.irate tm's work. The chapter < viii carry this into execution on the ! nentioned day forming an automo- 1 >ile party and the r< gular meeting t vhich will fall on this day, will be I n the nature of a picnic. Doing < his now is very important as later he.location may become a matter )f tradition and possible dispute. 1 pleasant feature of the meeting vas the report of Mrs. J. L. Wal- 1 cer of the recent conference held in ' Jreernille. This she gave in detail ' md made it interesting and inspir- ' ng. Mrs. Turner also eave some ' joints of interest to the chapter. The subject for the historical ses- j lion was "The character of the Puritans" with the reading "The anding of the Pilgrim fathers," \ Felicia Hemans). Music, "Pilgrim 1 rathers," (J. Pierpont). Several j guests were present and during the 1 ?ocial period there was a general in- ' ;ermingling and while partaking of ' i delicious salad course with coffee md whipped cream, all enjoyed 1 matting. The hostess was assisted jy Mrs. Mims Walker and Miss Lillian Smith. Nasturtiums, the j chapter flower, (which means pa-1 iriotisra) was used in the decora-; ?.ions. Misses Elliet and Conya Hardy* ipent Thanksgiving at their home; bere. j Mrs. Frank Covington has re-' turned to Atlanta after a visit to ; her sister, Mrs. B. L. Allen. j Mr. Joe Jacobs who won thc con-j sui sh ip at Washington is at homo j for a few days, ami instead of being! Bent to Turkey will go to China. M iss Clara Sawyer spent thc week end ni Aiken with relatives. Mr. Henry Jackson and Misses A: II -, -eli and Olivo Jackson spent thanksgiving in thc homo of Mr. j M. W. Clark. TRENTON NEWS. Episcopal Mission. Bazaar by Guild December 10. Sena tor and Mrs. Tillman Return to Washington. Mr. Coy Etberedge came borne I from Bamberg for Thanksgiving j bringing with him a school-mate, Mr. Saals. In compliment to these two young men Mrs. S. B. Posey gave a lovely ctrd party on Satur day evening and Miss Mary Helen Harrison entertained at Rook on Thursday evening. Miss Susie Lee Roper came up from Aiken to spend Thanksgiving, and to be pr?sent?t a family re union at the home of her sister, Mri W. H. Moss. Misses Emma Bonknight, Maude Betti*, Dollie Bettis and Bettis Bonknight went to Columbia on Wednesday to witness the foot-ball game between the Citadel and the University. Mrs. Wolfe and her lovely little girls from Orangeburg are guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bettis. Miss Sallie Mae Tillman was in New York for the Army and Navy | ball game. She was joined by Mrs. C. S. Moore from Atlantic City. Mr. W. M. Leppard from Colum bia was a week-end visitor, to our g town. j Mrs. Lizzie Hughes, Miss Addie ; Hughes and Mr. S. T. Hughes mo- S tored to Columbia on Monday. Senator and Mrs. B. R. Tillman, | Mr. Harris and Mr. Luther Jones j went to Washington on Saturday. s In the meantime Mr. Vaughn from j Clemson College has charge of af- j fairs at the Tillman home. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Cooper \ from Belvidere were guests of Mr. J and Mrs. Rudolph Swearingen on . Sunday. , We learned with deep regret of the ae?ih of that gentlemanly g?n- ?. tleman Mr. Charlie Hammond which ] occurred at the home of his sister, , Mrs. J. W. Munday of Ropers on ] Wednesday las*.-thus passes away , the last of the sons of Maj. Andrew , Hammond of New Richmond and ] the grandson of Col. LeRoy Ham- j mond of Revolutionary fame. We , ?xtend our tenderest sympathy to , lis sisters, Mrs. Mundy, Mrs. lames Roper and Mrs. Julia Ham- . nond. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Swearingen , mtertained with a beautiful Thanks- . riving dinner. Among those pres ?nt were Mr. and Mrs. John Cato, Miss Asbil, Miss Cato from Mond ia and Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph ] Swearingen. A play entitled "The Microbe of Love" will be given here by the best local talent the town affords , ju Thursday evening the 16th of December. Remember the date and . ?ring your best girl. The effect of . :he Microbe is wonderful and then j fortunately too it is dangerously j contagious. [Written for Last Week. 1 ? The past Sunday was Missionary i Rally Day at Harmony and a great ' jay it was. A laree crowd was in i ittendauce and the hospitality of < the Harmony people was again evi denced in the bountiful dinner they i served and the cordial greeting they 1 ;ave their friends. The principal i ?vent of the day was a lecture f by Mrs. Bowme of Columbia, cor- j responding Secretary of the upper i division of State W. M. S. She is a < lecturer of State-wide reputation < ind on this occasion she held her hearers spell-bound. Mrs. May bin 1 from Columbia was also a visitor at I the meeting. During their stay I were guests of Mr. and M ra. An- i drew Yonce. .Miss Sallie Mae Tillman is in Greenville in attendance upon the marriage of a college friend. i Despite thc very inclement wealh- ' er of Thursday last the ladies of the cemetery association realized inore ? than tilly dollars from their dinner. Mrs. Wallace Wipe was hostess on Tuesday afternoon for thc Jjiz/.ie Day Guild. It was planned at this meeting to have a lunchen for the benefit of the church 6n the 10th of December. . There will be a bazaar in con nee? ion with the luncheon at. : which time many useful articles suitable for Christmas gifts will be sold. At the close of the meeting Mrs. Wise served a Balad course and coffee. Miss White from New York city wis a guest of Mrs. L. D. Grouch daring the past week. Miss White (Continued on Fifth-Page.) ? LONE STAR STATE. ants "Uncle" Iv in Texas. Oil 'Wells Increasing. Mexican Labor Unsatisfactory. Saloons'Voted Out . Editor Edgefield Advertiser: se^that *'Uncle" Iv Morgan has moved again. I wish Iv would take a lotion and come out here. Then he and I could tish and hunt al! the week and go to church on Sundays: I know that he would enjoy it. We have Sunday school every Sunday morning at 10 o'clock and preach ing at ll. Then the B. Y. P. U. meela at 7 o'clock in the evening arfd-'preaching is held at 8 o'clock. This is every Sunday with prayer meeting on every Wednesday night at 8;o'clock. I tell you Iv, I am with the widows and oil maids nearly all the time and I must say that I enjoy it. They look good and talk real nice but, Iv, I can't help thinking of Jane and the old Parks ville church where she is, to save my life. Well, talking of fishing and hunt ing, they are killing deer, geese and ducks right along. A man told me yesterday that he killed 67 ducks the day before down on the bay. He said it was nothing to see 500 or 300 in a drove. I have not hunted any, if I did, I would have to take out a license. No one can hunt here any :bing unless he first takes out a li cense. That is the reason there is ?ip much game here, and I think it it good law. Only a few people are abie to hunt. I wish there was such ? law in South Carolina, then the negro would be out of it and you would have game. Now, as for fish, there is just pleuty of them. I went down to a little stream near here thai they call a river. It being so iryJiere, no rain since the 28th of ??this little stream has not run ? Iwbrih atfo^rt^three'?oiifchV.;^B??^ilf j nas holes in it ten feet deep and 100 ?;ards long. We just set a net about half way and drive the tish in it. I aever saw the like of fish. We caught in one hour and a half one aundred and four weighing from ive to eight pounds. Mostly mullet ind trout. Come ahead Iv, and we viii go to see Abia your son. Mr. Editor, the oil wells are get ing thick around here. One right in sight of us. They have it 1,000 feet deep now and still going lown. Everybody seems to have the )il fever. Renting the right to the jorapany to sink a well where they alease and as many as they please it 37.50 per acre. They still hold .heir land and farm right on. If the sompany damages their crop in linking a well it pays the damage, tf a man bad negro labor here to vork, he could make money fami ng. These Mexicans are no good. Dan't understand anything they say sut they surely know where the sa oons are aud they use them. They nave no preacher to help them at ill. My son being the pastor of the irst Baptist church here, is trying to get them a preacher and organ ize them a church. I think they will soon have their house and preacher. Then the next step the town is go ing to do is to hold an eleoJon and put the saloons out of business, naking the town a dry town. God ?end the dav for we have so many iood people here and so many young meu and boys that are going to ruin jn account of whiskey. The Gov ernor's home county went d?y last week hy over 400. The governor rieing for local option, he came lome and stumped the county in Favnr of local option but they did :iot hear him and she went dr.y. It is now thought that the whole state will follow Bell county. After the election he tobi them that it now meant his defeat in the next elec tion for goveruor. Mr. Editor, J. want to see this town incorporated and put the saloons out and the moving picture shows ont of the town, anyway on Sunday, and let the children and young people go to church. On my way to church I see just plenty of the children that ought to bc at church going to the show. This is sad bul can't be help ed jus.t now. The Baptist church here has five or six deacons and about ten or twelve Sunday school teachers. They are the hardest working set of dea cons and teachers I think I have ever seen. 1 hardly ever pass a friend on thc public street unless they compli Newsy Letter From Edgefield Graded and High Schools. The first meeting; of the Edge field county teachers' association was held Saturday, November 27. in the court house. Although there were very few present, it proved a most interesting; and helpful meet ing;. After a few opening: remarks by the president and Superintendent Fuller, Mr. Tompkins .made a very interesting talk on "The duties of the trustees to the school." In a brief and attractive manner Mis* Rainsford told her method of teaching history rn the high school. A most excellent paper was read by Mr. Oopenbaver, hts subject being "The importance of teaching; Latin in the public schools." Prof. Long of the Harmony school discuss ed the best methods of teaching al gebra and geometry. Several other talks were made and the meeting thrown open for general discussion, after which it adjourned to meet again the latter part of January. The music club met at the home of Miss Ruth Lyon Friday, Novem ber 26. Quite a number were pres ent and the program was thorough ly interesting. Ruth Lyon, Lyd;a Brunson, Margaret May and Jeanie Simkins played instrumental solos, and several duets were played. A splendid selection was read by Ly dia Brunson. A delicious sweet course was served and the meeting closed to meet next with Miss Mar garet May. On last Tuesday morning the students were very agreeably sur prised to find Dr. Watts and Dr. Jones present for ehapel. The de votional exercises were conducted by Dr. Jones after which a splendid talk on "Preparedness" was made by Dr. Watts. I ara sure this will be a long remembered talk, for aach student seemeu greatly im pressed by it. , The McDuffre literary society was Miied t.V tfi?er-*k.f the* f.rcsMint Monday, November 29, at" 4 o'clock. A large number were present con sidering the fact that the society tiad been postponed several times. The minutes were read and approv ed and the roll called. Tho regular program followed. Current events, Cleora Thomas. This was a very in teresting paper, and was made still more effective by having several jokes on high school stu dents mixed in with the regular news. Reader, Carroll Rainsford; Recitation, Janice Morgan. This recitation was given in negro dia lect and kept the society in a laugh able mood for quite a while. The subject for debate was resolved. 'That the president of the United States should be elected for a sin gle term of six years." Affirmative, Edwin Folk, Genevieve Norris. Negative, Fred Mays. Lvdia Brun son. These papers were splendid ind the discussion the liveliest we ha-e ever had. Pendleton Gaines, Ruth Lyon and Helen Dorn were ippointed to act as judges, and their decision was rendered in favor af the affirmative. The high school teachers seemed to ; think it would be best for us to have a president and critic from among the students md the following young ladies were elected: president, Lallie Peak, critic, Ida Folk. After the report. r>f the critic the society adjourned to meet December 1-3. School Correspondent. . ment me on old South Carolina go ing d.ry. I tell them not to .give the credit to the men but the ladies. I tell them that the women of South Carolina was at the baak of it. I tell them that when good women set their heads to carry a point if. they don't succeed one way they will try another and I don't believe they intend to ever stop until they sret woman's suffrage and prohibi tion all over the United states, Well I may have said too much but I hope I have not. , ... Well Mr.'Editor, things'S'-em tb be quieting' down on the borders among our soldiers and Mexicans shce Curanza ba* been recognized by thc United States as tile presi dent of that government. The Mexicans here that are able to let their children, go to school send to the public schools all mixed up, but I tell yon there is a heap of difference in the looks of the two classes. I d??n't of course gaj any thing but 1 think the more. It may bo right but il don't look so to me. .More in tho future. J. J. Garnett. Si ii lon, Tex is. PARKSVILLE'S FAIR. Corn Show and Harvest Festi val. Splendid ?Sucee ss. Ex hibits Highly Cr?dita, ble. Prizes Given. The west-side gathered in force on Thanksgiving day to Parks vi lie's harvest festival and corn show. The weather was perfect, the exhibit was good, the attendance was large, the judges were expert and entirely satisfactory in their decisions and the unanimous feeling is that Parks ville must have an annual harvest festival. It had been hoped that a speaker from Clemson and Mr. P. N. Lott would have been present to talk on corn and" do the judging hot both pleaded previous engagements probably at the homo festive boards. Entirely competent judges were found m Mr. G. *D. Miius and Mr. S. T. Adams of Clark's Hill and Prof. L. ?. Lide of Parksville. and their awards were as follows: 1st prize of id.00 to Mr. Osborne, 2nd poize 8? to W. T. Browne, 3rd prize to R. N. Edmunds. Besides the corn there were fine lisplays of butter, preserved and canned fruits and vegetables and women's needle work. The prizes for butter were won by VV. A. Gil christ and Mrs. A. S. Wilson. Those for preserves and canne 1 things by Mrs. W. R. Parks and Mrs. J. M. Buesey, Those for fancy .vork by Mrs. Lide and Miss Os borne. The junior prizes for fancy fork went to Misses Cathleen Parks md Myrtie Brown. A notable feat ire of the show was the number of latch work quilts used in decorating he school rooms in which tbe ex* lib-its were displayed. It has been luggested that a most interesting ihow could be made of this distinct er home industry of the south from jar? grandmothers* day to the pres- * In the evening the yoong people inder the leadership of Miss Os jorne gave an entertainment to a srowded house. The young school. mild re n most capably trained by heir teachers Misses Steele and ?erguson gave a number of recita ions aud dialogues. These were endered by Mrs. Self and Miss kathleen Parks, fortune telling by i Gypsy queen and the Sultana of Zanzibar and a cake voting for the jretty girls of the village. The fiends, admirers and backers of he helles of <he village rallied to heir sppport and there was a lively ;ontest. To avert a run on the banks ind secret hoards a time limit was ?et and when the count was made t was found that Parksville's popa ar young teacher, Miss Ferguson, lad won cake and contest. Altogether Thanksgiving day .915 is a notable landmark in r'arks vii le's history and it is conti lently expected and intended that t shall be followed by many more is full of community, good will and food cheer. W. W. F. W C. T. U. Meeting. The monthly meeting of the W. U. T. U. will take place on Mon lay afternoon promptly at three )'clock at the home of Mrs. W. B. Dogburn. Every member is urged o attend as the program will be of special iuterest. Mrs. R. C. Padgett will meet iach member at the door and get he standing for model membership io let each one be OL time. Each member is asked to bring lome article of clothing or food for he Door of Hope in Columbia, hat a nice Christmas box may go o these unfortunates. ..This is oar mnual shower for the Door of [lope. The devotions will be in charge >t Mrs. J. W. Peak. The program will be the ac ?ounts of the national convention u Seattle and the western trip by Mrs. Tillman and Mrs. Tompkins. Every member is requested' to iring their year books, as they will je used in this last year's pro gram of the y jar. Mrs. F. M. Satterwhite, formerly \li.Hs Bramfield, missionary of Edgefield association in Horse UiV'-k Valley now ol' Perry, Iowa, will be present ?nd will make " The Christmas spirit" the su.bject of a short talk. Mrs. .J. L Muns, Pres.