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Widest Ifeti^pala. (fomta VOL. 81 EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1916 NO. 17 JOHNSTON LETTER. Music Club Held Last Meeting. Reception For Baptist Pas tor. Receptions For Mrs. Bland. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. LaGrone gave a lar?re and beautiful reception on last Tuesday evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stanford Bland, and the home presented a scene of fairyland in its elaborate decorations, the entire lower floor being in a gala attire of gorgeous blossoms. The strains of sweet mu sic were heard during the entire time which greatly added to the enjoyment. As the guests arrived they were served with fruit nectar by Misses Frances Turner and El berta Bland from a bower fashioned of ferns and pink sweet peas, the color motif bei .g pink and green. Those assisting in directing the guests were Mesdames J. W. Marsh, Frances H. Williams, M. B. Pierce and Aline Clark. In the receiving line were Mr. and Mrs. W. E. La Grone, Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Bland, Mr. and Mrs. James Tompkins, Mrs. Hattie Parrish, Mrs. ?.Minis Walker, Misses Ruth Coleman, Or lena Cartledge, Marion Mobley and Messrs. Jule Bland and Earl Smith. After many pleasantries the guests passed into the dining room where again the color scheme was most artistically carried out, and the ta ble from which block cream in pink and green with cake was served, beautiful to behold. Those assisting in the servinc were Misses Mary Waters, Marie Lewis. and Louise Hoyt. The favors were pretty and attractive, being good luck pieces. The bright and beautiful scenes of this occasion will long linger in the memory of all present. On last Friday in Columbia, the members of the woman's missionary conference committee of the Luther an Synod met and discussed plans rerative w the annual meeting which is held in October. This committee which is composed of nine from va rious parts of the state decided upon Johnston as the place of meeting. Johnston feels honored-two state meetings to be here, this for Octo ber and the D. A. R. conference for November. With the last meeting of the mu sic club which was held with Mrs. Al Mobley, the activities of the flBV&> will cease until fall months, so Ira last meeting was full of busi Hlss. There are 25 members and Riere was present also a Humber of visitors to enjoy the program. Re freshing punch was served on the front veranda, from a rose bedecked corner by Misses Marion Mobley, and Ruth Thacker. After the usual order of opening the first business was deciding upon a study course for next year and this will be "The music of Italy," starting with the origin of the operas, etc. Italy is rich in music and this will furnish a delightful study. A portion of the time will also be devoted to the study of the world's best operas and oratorios. Officers for the next year were elected and will be, president, Mrs. Mims Walker; vice-president, Miss Gladys Sawyer; secretary and ? treasurer, Mrs. Leon Stansell; sritic, Mrs. W. F. Scott. A most delight ful feature of the meeting was the report of the recent federation held in Anderson, and given by Mrs. C. P. Corn. The program was in charge of Mrs. Mims Walker and the subjeet was "Xaver Scharwen ka," and a life sketch was given by Miss Gertrude Strother. Miss Mary Lucia Mobley beauti fully rendered a Mazurka by this musician, and later another piano solo. Others assisting in the pro gram with solos were Mesdames T. R. Hoyt, Mims Walker and Miss Emma Bouknight. The hostess, as sisted by Mrs. P. N. Keesee, served block cream with pound cake, and before departing all again were re freshed with punch. The members reluctantly disbanded for the year has afforded much pleasure, research and study, and the coming year of study will be most pleasantly an ticipated. Mr. Staunton Lott ??1 n<-.\v a? home for lst-- Aiiuini-rmonths, in in?. ;?J !.?#?..?r gi .?.!<)... <. . ?' Sviilii V^" ? : t I i : lia univ*-ri?i?y i'w ?c- ? ?...<. 1 *. ?nomii-. I?e ii.i's im?-lit in ti?*- Bat?-.? j ?urif iuj!i s ?:>. A : i??Jol.nt.u-r? I ia pl'ii.ld m !. .At.M'Hty MU1. O ? :.'?!. .. i ?-- i i .. "\ . -i'ng i I Graded School Entertainment. Friday evening last the audito rium of the High and Graded school building was crowded with the par ents of the children and other inter ested persons, to witness the exer cises of the Graded school. The following programme was carried out: PART I. "Col. Zoo-Zoo's Zobo Band," by First Grade. "Morning Glory Drill," by First Grade. Operetta, "The Runaway Teddy Bear," by Second, Third and Fourth Grades. PART II. DECLAMATION AND RFCITATIOX . CONTEST-GIRLS. Third Grade, Rhett Morgan, "En tertaining Sister's Beau." Fourth Grade, Mary Lyon,"What the Little Girl Said." Fifth Grade, Eleanor Mims,"Aunt Polly's George Washington." Sixth Grade, Elizabeth Rives, "Burglar Bold." Seventh Grade, Frances Jones, "The Song of Manon's Men." BOYS. Third Grade, Allen ^Thurmond, "The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat." Fourth Grade, Edward Peak, "Seein' Things at Night." Fifth Grade, Mitchell Wells, "Stonewall Jackson's Death." Sixth Grade, William Folk, "The Stars and Stripes." Seventh Grade, Milledge Holston, "Eulogium on South Carolina." The Zoo-ZuO Band was a beauti ful tableau with accompaniment by the piano and a panto-mime per formance of various instruments by the children, little John Curran Feltham being the band master, and a splendid one too. The "Morning Glory Drill" was j beautiful, and all colors of them' were on the stage. They were, prettier than real morning glories, j ior the little giris, ?ad s-\oh-prctt* Faces and pleasant smiles, and could sing, too, which is more than other morning glories could do. The operetta, "The Runaway Teddy Bear," was one of the most unique and picturesque and cunning plays of the kind we have ever seen. When Elizabeth Lott came out cry ing, and they announced that she had lost her teddy bear, so real was the scene made by all the childreu, that a little boy in the audience, of four years, began to ask and con tinued to ask if she would lind her teddy bear. He was genuinely dis tressed till two beautiful little boys, Lovick Smith and George Cantelou, brought him out in a lovely pink carriage and delivered him to the weeping owner. Part two consisted of the contest in declamation and recitation by those who had been chosen in the preliminary contest for this occa sion. The contest was a splendid one, but everybody couldn't win even if they had been equally deserving. The prize for the girls was won by Rhett Morgan, of the third grade, and the prize fer the boys by William Folk of the sixth grade. / Y. W. A. Rally. There will be a rally of all the Y. W. A's. of Edgefield association at Parksville on June 15, an all day service and an evening meeting. Each church in the association is asked to send delegates from among their young women. Miss Emmie Lanham will be in charge of the program as school superintendent of the Y. W. A. of Edgefield asso ciation. Mrs. George Davis of Orangeburg will be present. A full program will be published next week. Governor Manning Versatile. Governor Manning is as versatile as he is popular. A short time ago he made an address at a school closing at Cold Spring, in Edge field county-a community seven or eight miles from a railroad; a few days later he made a memorial ad-! dross at Sweetwater, a country j ...hinch, in Aiken county, and the; oilier da. he was the most pupular j m.;. ?:. i hu-!-"tc, N.C., excepting .,'i,l.\ ii...- Pr..-?.ni?ut of the United >k.ii< * -i ?eui lu?, i.' Ht-rald. ' j i v. catotess and Loss of Appetite t,; . ,-<UAth>r>i v-i'.eral strentf hrivrip tonk, . i. i -Vl/Si TA5TF.Le.Sf.cbiUTOiac,driTv'sout , S ria ?nd t-nild* un thr ?"?.tem. A ion:-; ! .Ute .??niJk'.AVf. rt." -wsW-w a. ul ?cu. v^- < LONE STAR STATE. Prolonged Drought, Prohibition Gains Ground. Annoyed by Mexican Outlaws. ?Reyi val Meetings. Editor'Edgefield Advertiser: I am still here but feeling mighty old and feeble. I want to give you a few dots from this dry country. We have had no rain since the 28th of last May, a little over a year ago. Farmers have stopped work, they say it is no use todo anything now. It is too late to plant a crop in this part of Texas. I do not know of but one man who has any cotton up and he planted that about the middle of March. He got a stand and it is now abont as high as your hand and blooming in the bud. The stalk is very yellow. This man has about 500 acres. Another man has 1,500 acres planted but not a stalk bas come up. People are shipping their cattle in every direction to get wa ter and pasturage. The banks are not letting out a cent of money, and the merchants are talking of closing on the first of .Tune, if it does not rain by that time. Since Christmas prohibition, Mexican bandits and great revival meetings have taken the day. We held an election in January, and the town and county went dry by a big maiority. Then Corpus Christie a town of about 15,000 population in an adjoining county, will also be dry, I never will forget the sight of election day when women and chil dren were lined up along the streets praying God to give them the vic tor^. They voted prohibition in the whole county by a majority of 300. The Mexican bandits still cross the border aud cut wires, tear up railroad tracks, kill people and slip back into Mexico. In my opinion nothing will stop this until the United States go down there and tfke charge of.things. ThirX of tb? large number of soldiers that ive are our clothing, feeding and paying along the border just to keep the bandits back. Even then somebody is being killed every day and we are nightly afraid of an attack.'The town is just full of jlexicans. All roads leading to town are being guarded. We are having a series of great revivals of religion. It was com menced with the Methodists. After they ran two weeks a great evange list came for two weeks and when he closed the Baptists will open for a religious campaign, lasting until about the first of July. I am always so glad to get The Advertiser every Sunday morning to learn the news from home and my old friends. I see that my friend Hamp Parks was elected treasurer of McCormick county. The people could not have elected a better man than Hump. Where is old man Iv Morgan? Have not heard from him in a long time. Write some more Iv, I want to hear from you. I regret that 1 could not get back to Edgefield to the re-union of the old soldiers. I know they had a good time, and I know those good Edgefield ladies gave them a fine dinner. I never will forget them. J. J. Garnett. Sinton, Texas. Card From "Uncle" Iv Morgan. Had a good rain last Monday and Tuesday and those who still had cotton to plant have about finished. Clifford Robertson's wife and their son and daughter came to see us last Sunday and Henry Barrett and wife came with them. They all came in Clifford's auto and soon after they got here it began to get cloudy and threatened rain but wait ed until they Sieft for home and I would not be surprised to hear that they got a little damp. So now I I have concluded if we should have another drought to get' some more Parksville folks to come and see if it wiil rain. What say you, will be glad to see any of them a? any lim??. Ther? i> ?II old swlii? -.s ?sii.- ?i ? deathV d?MU" near me, h.-iw i.een v\ it li him p.ti l >.! two d.i.*. ? j L Hide Iv. j Harlem. Ga. / Come in ami let ns slm.v \.>n a P. IJ. .-il 11 W.? li.ive th-m in la'iTi a*)8tii'li!iotiU, and th? price* are right. MuiiaoiJji lia.gulU iioUau. HARDY'S HAPPENINGS. Interesting Meeting of Woman's Missionary Society. Com mencement at North Augusta. - i -. . ._ '.r ' How glad we were to'have snob, a splendid rain last Monday night and Tuesday morning and every thing is showing how much they appreciate it. Again Saturday at twilight we had a splendid show er which lasted just long enough to get", fr* Ave t through while climbing the Jillie hill up to the house and getting things in from the buggy. Bntxbat was just what we needed jnst'tft dark. It helped things es pecially the gardens. We are hoping for some more soon. There has been a lot planted and worked this past week. Also grain savexl We hear those who had wheat say it ia fine this season. They are truly.fortunate, wish we had some. Everything to put on the table is so high, vegetables especially so. Cab bage, three small heads without any white for 10 cents. Tomatoes 20 cents per quart. Strawberries 15 cents per quart. We did not see any peaches at the Greek stands and do not see any going down for sale yet That is unusual for by this time Mr. Joe Bunch usually has them plenti fully. Thursday of last week was the day the ladies of the W. M. S. met with Mrs. Lawrence Stevens and Miss Beatrice Stevens at their hos pitable home and we were royally entertained as the program was beautifully gotten up by Miases Georgia Reese and Beatrice Ste vens. Song, "Abide with me''; Scripture reading, prayer, song, 96; uMy.money" by Miss Beatrice Ste yensJ?nd Misses Cooper; collection, mon& and missions, by Mrs. Julia Townes; song, 'Tace to face," by M-iasf beatrice Steans; "What ^6n^eVg?Te-,'" by *M?3a-Catira-" Moore; Song, 309; business meeting conducted by Mrs. Frances Townes, vice-president, Mrs. T. J. Briggs being away. Everything passed off beautifully and the next meeting is invited to Mrs. Julia Townes, June 22. We must make special mention of Miss Louise Moor's piece, which was so beautifully recited and so true to nature of most boys. Also we can not pass without giving Miss Beatrice'Stevens and Misses Cooper a.word of praise and thanks for their dialogue and the song with it by Mrs. Myra Cato, Mrs. H. F. Cooper and Mrs. T. L. Harley. The dialogue entitled "My money" and song with it "I gave my life for thee" was beautifully fitted in. Really that could be called one ot our red letter days for the program was so fine, and the attendance of 30 the largest we have ever had, the welcome so genuine and refresh ments so bounteous and delicious. Don't we know our president will regret her absence. We regretted it and hope she may be with us hereafter. Were so sorry we could not get any one tc agree to meet with the ladies at Horn's Creek Sat urday. Hope Miss Beatrice found an opportunity of attending with some one from Trenton as she went home Thursday afternoon with her sisters, Mrs. Dorian;Swearingen and Mrs. Roper Day who were at our meeting. Miss Beatrice will visit Trenton and Columbia fora month's stay. We are sure a good time is in store for her. Miss Georgia Reese is looking better since she has mov ed to the piny woods with Mr. John Reese and is keeping house for him. She is kept quite busy now as the painters are at work on the house. Mrs. Julia Townes and Miss Mary Townes went to North Au gusta with Mrs. Georgia McKie and Master Willis Sunday to hear the baccalaureate sermon. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bunch and children Bpent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Bunch. Little Paul Her bert Bunch has been quite unwell for the past week. Miss Ellen McKie of ltforfh Au gusta rt-tu. ! h..nf.- tami Mew! Ymk ?^unU.tx ?a->, wlteie slio han OUCH taking .\ .".iieci.ti c?ursc. Ilaid*V To Wed in July. IVi:Mn. M i\ -J7. -J. K. Tin. merman . 1 i rcuiuii ??IIIJUUIICCI? lit? en- ._'ei::. lil nf '?? il.Mgli'er, AM,ii.-. to Mr Jaiut*s Day Matins ot Tren i, ti '!'!.. wi'iMiny Aili oe solemniz ed Jul) U. W. C. T. U. Program. Open air, flower mission and mothers' meeting, June 5, 4:3o o'clock at the residence of Mrs. Mary J. Norris. i Devotions led by Mrs. J. W. Peak. Hymn, Crusade hymn, The Tem perance Songster No 28. Personal recollections of Jennie Casseday, Dr. E. P. Jones, Song. We march to victory, Tem perance Songster, Na. 36.' Paper, what this department can do to help bring national constitu tional prohibition, Mrs. B. Tim raons. Recitation, Friends in need, Miss Jennie Pattison. Report of flower mission work done in local unions, Mrs. N. M. Jones. Recitation, "Somebody's moth er," Mitchell Wells. Hymn, "God be with you 'lill we meet again." White Ribbon benediction, num bers 6-24-26. Plans for picnic at County Home June 9. All mothers with bibies two years old and under are invited to come and bring the ba bies. Contributors to Work on "Plank" Road. Mr. George T. Swearingen has furnished us with a list of the indi viduals and business houses of Au gusta who contributed to the fund that made possible the improvement, of the road leading from the Pine House to Augusta. In addition to these contributors, a large number of citizens of Trenton, Johnston, Edgefieid and residents of the rural districts along the road, contributed liberally to this fund. The total from all sources, including the county, was something like ?950. A considerable number of persons, both white and colored, contributed j a b-?T 3a4. J?l???l?misjd5?)r-; The improvement of this particu lar piece of road, considering, too, that it is permanent, has been worth to the land adjacent to it, and to the entire county ten-fold what it cost in money and labor. Besides the actual benefit to the traveling pub lic, it furnishes an object lesson in road building that will prove to be an invaluable stimulus to other com munities. While other good and progressive citizens along the road have had a large part in improving the road, Mr. George Swearingen bore the largest portion of the bur den. The following is the hst of Augusta contributors, as furnished by Mr. Swearingen: Bank of Western Carolina, North Augusta Branch ?10.00 North Augusta Warehouse and Fertilizer Co., 5.00 J. C. Lamar 2.00 Lyon, Merritt & Co. 25.00 Satcher & Nixon 25.00 H. C. Tennent & Supply Co. 5.00 J. F. Cars well 10.00 S. M. Whitley Co. 25.00 Pope & Fleming 10.00 Murphy & Co. 10.00 John J. Evans 5.00 The J. Willie Levy Co. 10.00 Stovall 5.00 E. J. Lyon & Co. 10.00 The Perkins Manf'g Co. 10.00 Sol Bown 1.00 Doremus & Co. 10.00 Jake Reel 10.00 D. Slusky 5.00 Wlekey Bros.- , 5.00 Russell A Allen & 10.00 Davison & Fargo 10.00 Mony&Co. 10.00 Wm. Schweigert & Co. 5.00 Barrett & Co. 25.00 J. B. White & Co. 10.00 L. Sylvester & Sons 5.00 The Great Eastern Shoe Co. 5.00 Coca Cola Co. 10.00 W. B. Brigham 5.00 McCravy & Co. 5.00 A. H. McDaniel 2.00 Lombard Iron Works 10.00 N. L. Willet 5.00 Nixon & Wright 10.00 O'Connor Schweers Paint Co. 5.00 j - - * - - i CLEAR SKilS C0:<V?? FR0Z WITHIN, i jt I'KIIUJM? lu think j ?a can gain j u uuud eii-ar oompiexi-'i! I>\ thu urn! fi ??id* powder, G-.-l :?i lim r??ni ul I ihe ir??utd<-aii<t thuruiij?ili.> chaine I lin- \\">s *ith a treatment i?f Ur. | Kii?ii'> N?*w Life Pili*. Gen ti u ano j iiii?i in pelion, du mu gripe, yet. ? iiii.v ivlirve tim liver by lucir au lion on Ito* bowels. Cr? ... . ? ? fur \<iuug, adults and aged. Gu after ?i c??*:?* i*i?Hiiih'xi??i? iu-da\. ?.N!. at \ uui' dl'ug^iot. 1 I MOTHER'S DAY. Old Soldier Wears Carnation and Pays Beautiful Tribute CD Mothers of the Larfd. To-day is mother'. day. so we pin I a carnation on our breast, and fer vently worship the mothers of our race. They are the great interpre ters of Creation's law. Mother love knows no creed, no race, no age, no limitation, It dates back to baby hood of man, and shall endure as long as eternal time. A mother's heart will cross the continents and oceans to her far-away boy. It was a mother's arm that stole around that boy's neck, and a mother's whisper in his ear, that brought back again his courage to start anew the fight for life. Yes, let us proudly wear onr white carnations to-day, and softly breathe a prayer to the memory of our mothers. God bless the good old mothers! J Somebody bas said that a moth er's love is the only virtue that did not suffer by the fall of Adam. Whether Adam fell or not, it's quite clear that the unselfish love of a good mother is the crowning glory of the race. No matter how long and how sorely it may be tried, her arms are ever open to receive the re turning prodigal. The faithful heart of a mother never loses its affection for the wanderer who has strayed from the fold. Adversity and sor row may come, with all their terri ble forces, but the motherly affec tion clings to its idol closely. We never see a good old mother sitting in an arm chair that we do nrr think of the storms which have pelted into her cheerful face without sour ing it. Her smile is a solace, her presence a b?n?diction. A man may stand more exertion of some kind than a of his laughter, his cheerfulness, his gentleness and his trust, but not so with a loving mother's heart. A faithful mother stands for every thing that is high, holy, pure and good. Her love is unbounding, without brim or bottom. It is as high as heaven, broad as the uni verse, and as lasting as time. Transplant her in the dark places of the earth. Call forth her ener gies to action, and her breath be comes a healing balm, her presence a blessing. Place her in the heat of battle-givj her a child, a bird, or anything to protect-and see her there, lifting her pure white arms as a shield, as her own blood crimsons, praying for her life to protect the helpless. In prosperity she is a bud, full of odors, waiting for the winds of ad versity to scatter them abroad. The sweetest word in the English language is mother. She is a char acter builder-the queen' of the home. As pure as the golden stars in their silver sockets. Jeremy Taylor said (and he told the truth): "A good wife is Heav en's last best gift to man-his angel and minister of graces innumerable, his gem of many virtues, his casket of jewels. Her voice is sweet music to his soul, her smiles his brightest day, her kiss the guardian of his in nocence, her arms the pale of his safety, the balm of his health, the bal8om of his life; her industry his safest steward, her lips his faithful counsellor, her bosom the softest pillow of his cares, and her prayers the ablest advocate of Heaven's blessing on his head. J. Russell Wright. Seneca, S. C. Georgia Governor Grants Requi sition. Atlanta, May 28.-Gov. Harris has granted the request of the gov ernor of South Carolina for the ex tradition from Augusta. Ga., of a man alleged to be Anthonv Carter, who in 1891, it is charged, killed .htiims h a prominent planter of hM.?.-1i-?d u>.uiilt, ?.uiiii i.-aiVMin..' A tierneys S linn, i (-r'niinsrluii, VV. li. Irwin au?! li L. Ciianibvr?? >?',' Aiiiruhlfi ?'ln.? re presented i<> We irovern.?r ilia- ?he ?mu U'!<v 1 '.> '?*. barter ts not Caner but William Henry Chandler, a native - I Su>n i?r county, n ill Take hal>a:i* corpus ur. i-eeoings in Augusta. There bas >><;rti offered a rewan! vii *!.i U'' fur the capture nf Carter. The alleged Chandler wa*? arrested in Augusta hy Henry M. Kearney, onetime a game Warden iii ou alb Carolina.