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Widest JWjr?rapetr Un jlmrth (toling VOL. 81 EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21,1916 NO. 20 JOHNSTON LETTER. Meeting of W. C. T. U. Special Feature of Prayer Service Royal Ambassadors Held Picnic. The meeting- for July of the W. C. T. U. was held on Friday after noon with Mrs- J. L. Smith and the very inclement weather prevented a full attendance but with the few present a good meeting was had. The subject for the afternoon was "Christian Citizenship," the meet ing being led by Mrs. Mattie Den ny and was opened with the singing of "America". A communication was read from the state president, Mrs. Joseph Sprott, stating that a call had come from the national super intendent of work among the sol diers and sailors to provide delica cies for the sick among these. The W. C. T. IL wants : the boys and the nation to know that it is inter ested in the nation's defenders and this can be well demonstrated by each union doing a little. So it was a great pleasure to tnis union to make a contribution. A report of the visit to the County Home for Jennie Casseday's birthday was giv en by Miss Zena Payne. After the discussion of business matters the subject was discussed and Mrs. J. L. Smith made a feeling prayer for the campaign that is on, and for our soldier boys. A selection, "Zeal never more-needed than now" was read by Mrs. Alonzo Horne; "His first note" Mrs. OlinEidson; "Citi zens in the making," Mrs. J. L. Smith. After a few earnest words from the president, Mrs. Denny, the meeting closed with the Aaronic benediction. Rev and Mrs. M. L. Kester and little Paulino are in Salisbury, N. C., visiting the parents of Mrs. Kester. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Yonce and son are at home from a visit to Newberry. Mr. W. M. Lohr of Georgetown was the guest of friends here last ".. . week. %zF5zMi?zi&* 'J.. r..'oUc-j -v.." Miss Elise Mobley have returned from a visit to Newberry. The prayer meeting of last Wed nesday evening was unusually in teresting, the pastor on Sunday pre vious having asked all who would to come prepared to give their fa vorite character, one from the old and one from the new testament, in a sentence, telling why. The ll th chapter of Hebrews was read and after Rev. Brooke had made a short talk on the characters of the Bible, the favorite characters were given some preferring to write their choice on a slip of paper which Mr. Brooke read. Each choice was writ ten down and at the close all read out showing which were the general favorites. Dr. and Mrs. Horace Wright of Georgetown are here spending awhile with relatives, the latter con valescing from an attack of appen dicitis. The Royal Ambassadors of the Baptist church who have for their leaders Mesdames P. C. Stevens and S. J. Watson planned a picnic for last Friday, this to be at YTonce's pond, bu? the day proved a very rainy one and although the outing was held, very few of the pleasures arranged could be enjoyed. The rain did not dampen the spirits of some and they strolled about the woods and enjoyed the waters of the large pond. The rain had no effect upon the picnic hour and the old mill was a very festive scene for awhile and a feast of good things was enjoyed. The wind and heavy rain forced all to return at an early hour. Mrs. Fulton and little son of Danville, Va., are guests in the home of Rev. W. S. Brooke. Miss Nellie Vera Bailey of Co lumbia is the guest of reiatives. Mrs. Albert Lott has returned from a visit to her niece in south Georgia. She has many interesting accounts of this delightful visit. Miss Maggie McLean is visiting Mrs. C. D. Kenny. s Through the seven circles of the Baptist missionary society a box of many needed articles bas beeu sent to Seivern school. There were cur tains for two rooms, table cloths and other linen and much that was needed for the kitchen. The box was valued at about $30. Miss Sallie Dozier was hostess for a most delightful party on last News Items from Clark's Hill. Last week was quite a busy week with us. About three hundred crates of peaches were shipped. Last car for this season left Meriwether Fri day night; remainder of crop will go by express. One hundred and seventy five crates were loaded this morning. It certainly is a rush about eleven o'clock around each of the stations, from three to eight wagons coming in. Some have a dozen crates, some fifty or more, marked for all parts of the country. You should see the express agents making out bills. No one attempts to read them; cannot do so them selves. Most of the peach boys re lumed to their bornes Saturday. L. M. Muldrow spent the week end with homefolks. He returned to Augusta this morning to take up his warehouse duties. Claude Kreps of Augusta spent the week-end at Melrose with Mr. and Mrs. VV. M. Rowland and the packing-house boys. Robert Adams and Moore Brad ley spent Saturday night and Sun day with Mr.' and Mrs. G. A. Adams at Colliers. They went to Sunday school in the afternoon. We think they left part of their hearts, as they want to go back again this week. We are glad to see them have a good time. Blant Smith went to McCormick Saturday to stand the entrance ex amination for Clemson college. Miss Annie Mae McKie comes home this week. We are criad to have her with us for the summer. Mr. Clifford Dorn was in town Saturday, and we were glad to see him looking so well. He says that he is getting on nicely in Augusta. Miss Helen Dorn is visiting Mrs. J. P. Nixon, her aunt. Miss Nell McClendon of Harlem, Ga., is visiting Mis? l ula McKie. Miss Emma Witherspoon, of, Mooresville, N. C., came this morn ing to be the guest of Miss Minnie McKie. She is one of Miss Min nie's Due West school friends. We welcome all these pretty girls, and are glad to have them, but it is hard to kfife'p our .,oys .packing p?Wl??e while so many girls are driving bv, but they say peaches will only last a few days longer and then we will ride with them Mrs. D. W. Sharpton and Mrs. T. B. Sharpton aie off on a visit to friends in Greenwood. From there tivy will visit relatives in Due West and Greenville. Our annual meeting begins Sun day. Our pastor, Geo. T. Asbill, will have with him Dr. Williams of Ninety Six. We hope all that can will come out Sunday and all the week. We promise you something good. Our Sunday school will have a delegation at the convention at Parksville this week. We hope all the schools will come and let us have a good meeting. Annual Farmers' Institnte at Cleora. The Cleora farmers club will have their annual barbecue and picnic on Thursday, August 10. Promi nent speakers will be on hand to address the crowd on topics of in terest to the farmers. Everybody are especially invited to come and have a good time and hear some thing that will be interesting to all. Dinner will be fifty cents for men and boys over fourteen years of age, women and children free. C. M. Williams, For Com. on arrangements. Thursday evening, the honorees be ing Miss Ruth Harris of Derring, Ga., and Miss Nellie V. Bailey of Columbia. The time was happily spent with progressive games, mu sic and conversation and everything passed brightly and merrily. Dur ing the latter part of the time the hostess served delicious ice cream and cake. Miss Bessie'Ford Turner return ed on Friday from a visit to Miss Ethel Cullum at Batesburg and was accompanied home by the latter and Miss Anna Belle Whitten. Messrs. Fred L. Parker, Jr., and Eustace Prescott went to Spring field this week making a car trip. Dr. W. S. Stokes and Misses An nie Stokes and Virgie Courtney have gone to Blackville the latter two for a visit to friends and rela tives. TRENTON NEWS. Graduated and Ordained to Deaconate. Missionary So-, ciety Met. Many Visi tors Come and Go. Mr. Herbert B. Satcber is spend-: ino- the month of July at home af ter haying completed a full cours? in theology at the Philadelphia Bi; vinity school, receiving the degree of bachelor of divinity. He wei ordained to the deaconate by th.3 Bishop of Jersey June 24, and to that diocese he will return to tat.) charge to two churches, one rt Sewarren and the other at Cartaret. It was a privilege and a treat pleas ure to hear this young servant of God in his own home church ov> Sunday afternoon last, and we, who haye watched him with particule? interest from his early boyhood days, listened to his beautiful ?Li m?n with emotions of pride and do light; and judging from this s?? vice-the manner in which he con ducted it-his chaste and eloquent flow of language-we feel sure that a very bright future is in store fer him. The Baptist missionary society had its monthly meeting with Mr? Rudolph Swearingen on Thursday afternoon last, and after the regulu? program had been rendered and ti delightful refreshments enjoy shower for the Baptist hospitals SJ? Columbia was displayed. This co' sisted of sheets, towels, pillow ca?el lunch cloths, and spoke volumes'?0$ the work this wide-awake society--it ' doing. Miss Maude Moore from Laucas-; ter is a welcomed visitor in '-?fjtfe midst, the guest of Mrs. Walter Wise and Mrs. H. W. Scott. ??B ing her visit several beautiful par ties and dinings have been given her. Dr. and Mrs. S. A. Morrall iud'j Mr. Gadsden Morrall left home on Monday for a two weeks' \fisit among the mountains of North Cal dina. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Mathis, Jr ? are excepted .home, on Saturdays ter their honey money so-j o urn a1 ' Chick Springs. Miss Susie Wise from Augusta is the attractive house-guest of Mrs. Susie Miller. Other guests at this hospitable home are Mrs. Wallace Miller, Mrs. S. W. Miller and Miss Sallie Mae Miller from Ropers Misses Maude and Dorothy Bet tis, Miss Emma Bouknight, Miss Maude Moore and the Messrs. Bouknight went to Aiken on Tues day evening for moon-light picnic at the Country Club. They were guests of Miss Elberta Bland. Mrs. J. H. Courtney is entertain ing a delightful house party this week, the guests being Mr. and Mrs. John Courtney from Atlanta, Mrs. Salan from Beaumont, Texas, Mrs. Gatlin and her children from Rae ford, N. C. Miss Beatrice Stevens was the j guest of Mrs. Dorian Swearingen on Sunday. Miss Marjorie Ryan gave a de lightful picnic at Salter's pond on Wednesday complimentary to her lovely visitor, Miss Lucy Kyle from Roanoke, Ala. Mrs. F. P. Bryan entertained two tables of bridge on Saturday after noon, serving an elegant salad course ana tea at the conclusion of .the game. Miss Nannie Jordon has returned to her home in Winnsboro after a visit to Mrs. A. B. Miller. Miss Julia Moss Wise was hostesB for the "Rose Bud" embroidery club on Tuesday afternoon, and af ternoon, and after two hours of dil igent work the hostess served a tempting salad course. Miss Helen Clarke is visiting friends ic Greenville, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Wolfe from Orangeburg are guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bettis. Miss Martha Harrison is having a lovely visit to Miss Jessie Mars at Tignall, Ga. | Mr. John Durisoe and his daugh ters from Washington, D. C., are visiting Mrs. Julia Holland. FOR SALE: A seven-eighths Jersey milch cow, calf one month old. A very .fine cow. . Apply at The Advertiser office. The Best Hot Weather Tonic GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC enriches the blood, builds up the whole system and will won derfully strengthen and fortify you to withstand the depressing effect of the hot summer. 50c. "UNCLE IV" AGAIN Will Hear Rev. G. W. Bussey Preach One Week. Inter esting Letter From Mr. H. H. Scott. Dear Advertiser: If I should make a lot of mistakes in thia, just say well, old "Uncle Iv" has some thing on his mind a little different from the usual state, and so I have. A card received from Rev. G. W. Bussey saying he is to preach for us the week following the 4th Sun day in this month. Yes, God will-1 ing, I will be permitted once more | to be with him in a week's meeting. It seems most too good to be true, and next week will be a long week to me. It is still raining-only one day and a half to plow this week- A heavy rain last night and ground boggy. Lots of old cotton dyinj with wilt or black root. . Julian, I send you another letter j from H. H. Scott and have replied. Now some may think that the inci-j ident of no importance (and they) may not be) but these incidents will never be in history and the people pf this day will never know of them unless told by the old soldier. Uncle Iv. ? Harle m, Ga. Mr. Scott's Letter. Dear Uncle Iv and Comrade: I have just finished reading your piece in The Advertiser about the $me the Yankees tried to get the best of me. But they didn't do it. ? mean the time they shot at me. from the house. Well, I will say to you I took supper with 4 Yankee ?cavalrymen one night at a farm house in North Carolina. I rude up j to the house by myself after dark and found 4 horses hitched at the fence. I saw that, they were eating supper and I decided to go in and take supper with them. I laid my double-barrel 6hot gun down where I hitched mj horse. I went into tbs house with, the determination if tbf>y tackled me to fight it to a mush. A'iien ? went it? ?> iola thernv "Boys I am just in time. I will take supper with you." The old citizen who was waiting on the table said to me "Take a seat at the table." I asked him if he had anything to drink and he said, "Yes, come up to the sideboards. Here is some corn whiskey and apple jack." I took a good pull and sat down to supper. He had a cold boiled ham on tho table and you know" that a Johnnie Reb likes ham. The Yan kees asked me what command I be longed to. I told them that \I was one of Kilpatrick's scouts and only stopped to get a little infrmation about a road running parallel with j the one I was on. (I had .inst left it) but got what information that I wanted from the citizen. I asked him if any rebels was on that road. He said that he didn't know. I told him I will go and see. There were t~o beds in the room and I asked him to put a pallet down on the floor as I would/ come back and spend the night. He said that he would do so and I told the Yankees to put the candle and matches on the mantlepieoe where I could find them and I got a canteen full of apple brandy from him and left. I did not do like Sam Roper, hunt up Dr. Taylor to cure me. I went back about two miles where I had left about 8 of my comrades and told them what I had done and give them all a smile and my canteen. We proposed to go back and get them when we got to where I left the Yankees. I told them to get down and hitch their horses and wait until I light the candle and then come in. Thc Yankees had gone to bed. After I had lit the candle I told the Yankees to get up and put your clothes on as you were prisoners. They looked at me and said you are the man that took snp per with us. Yon told us that you was Kilpatrick's scout. Yes I said but I am Wade Hampton's scout now. We carried in to Gen Hamp ton at that time 75 horses on that trip. And in conclusion will say I have addressed you as a comrade. I don't call all ex-conrederates com: rades. I call a man a comrade that did his duty as he saw it We had men in company I and when our or derly sergeants would call on them for duty they would call out I am sick. My horses back is sore aDd I have often said such fellows was born without shoes on and would Entertained' Friday Evening. In spite of the rain Friday even ing a large number of young peo ple, there being about 200 invited, gathered at the home of Miss Flor ence Mims who entertained in hon or of her guests, Miss Gladys Bell of Aiken and Mies Elizabeth Roper of North Augusta. The parlor, li brary and hall were decorated in pink and green, the electroliers be ing covered with pink crepe paper. In addition to the electric lights Japanese lanterns .were hung be tween the columns of the front pi azza,, where punch was served on the northern end by Misses Marie Rolston and Kate Mims and on the southern end by Misses Norma Shannonhouse and Eleanor Kinard. As the guests arrived they were re ceived by Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Mims and were directed by Mrs. P. M. Feltham and Miss Sadie Mims into the parlor where in the receiving line stood ihe guests of honor and Misses Evelyn Broadwater, Lena Lanham, Minnie Lanham, Mary Jones, Florence Peak, Florence Mims, all of whom were Coker college girls. Soon after all of the guests ar rived cards and pencils were dis tributed by Lois Dobson aad Elea nor Miras for progressive conversa tion. For nearly two hours this proved to be very pleasant diver sion, partners being changed at the expiration of each period of five minutes. Electric lights were ar ranged about the spacious lawn and it was originally planned by the hostess to have those who engaged in the progressive conversation pass the time promenading upon the lawn and about the grove but the continuous falling of rain precluded the possibility of this feature. The hostess served ice cream and cake to her guests. . Timmerman-Mathis. Trenton, July 15.-The marriage of Miss Annie Timmerman and J. D. Mathis, Jr., was solemnized at the home of the bride's father Wed nesday evening at V o'clock. A.t 6:30.o'clock the guests began to.ar Morrall. Misses Sue Timmerman and Pauline Timmerman served punch from a1 lovely nook on the piazza. The guests were then shown into the hall where the pres ents were displayed. At 7 o'clock the bride entered the parlor with her sister, Miss Sadie Timmerman, followed by the groom with his best man, P. B. Wise, and stood in front of an exqisite altar erected in the bay window. The eeremy was then performed by the Rev. Mr. Shannonhouse of Edgefield. Short ly after receiving congratulations the happy pair left in an automobile Tor Augusta. Miss Timmerman wore a coat suit of green with accessories to match and carried bride roses. Miss Sadie Timmerman wore a white lace gown and carried pink' carnations. After the bride and groom vere off the guests were invited into the dining room, dec orated in pink and white where pink and white cream and cake were served. Better Things in Charleston. It depends on the viewpont as to what is good or bad; but everybody in Charleston who wants a clean and sober city says that there has been a wonderful improvement down there within the last 18 months. Among the achievements may be recalled : The confiscation of a ship with its cargo of contraband. The bankrupting of a brewery. The cloning of gambling dens and liquor shops by^the hundreds. . The collection of Si,925 in fines from blind tigers at a sessions court-enough to pay the entire ex penses of the court and over, and this in a city where 18 months ago grand juries refused to find true bills in blind tiger cases no matter what the evidence was. Charleston has been made a better city for men, women and children to live in. Isn't that worth while? -Newberry Observer. die with them off. I hope you and yours are well and you need not be surprised to see me at Harlem at some future day. In the near future. God bi?ss yo?i. Your comrade, Hugh H. Scott, Sr. Morgana, S. C. RED OAK GROVE. Crops Injured by Heavy Rains. Protracted Meeting at Red Oak Oak Grove. King's Daughters. We are told in ancient history of of the season, called the "summer less summer," occurring a period of every one hundred years. Snrely this must be the "summerless sum mer." The seasons the entire year j have been very peculiar indeed. We think that universally those satae seasons have prevailed. Several of our neighbors sustain ed almost total loss of corn crop from the over-flow of small creeks and branches. Among the losers are: Messrs. Charley ParkmaD, George Bussey, Willie Dow, J. J. and Billy Doolittle. There are some fine potato patches and gardens, also few nice melons. Mr. Monroe Prescott hav ing quite a lot for market. Mrs. George Dorn of Clark's Hill was the guest of Mrs. George Bus sey this week. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Blackwell j of Augusta spent last week with j Mr. Luther Timmerman. Miss Ruth Timmerman is on a visit to friends in Aiken and i Augusta. We are delighted that Mr. Al bert Quarles bas fully recovered from impaired health and has re turned to his home near Red Hill from Columbia. " His father, who has been under treatment at Univer sity Hospital in Augusta, has also recovered sufficiently to come home. We were greatly impressed with the cheerfulness, and submission of Mrs. Quarles, believing her pleasant and cheerful face a benediction in that home. Mr. T. W. Lamb will return from. Brunswick, Ga., about 22nd, where he has been on a business trip. Mrs. Walter McDonald and three bright little children from Jackson ville Fla., are on a visit to the home of Mr. T. W. Lamb, Mr. McDonald will join his family later. Protracted, meeting follows the, The ladies are beginning to fatten chickens. Our good friend, Mr. Joe Bussey sent us one of his best, or the best ice cream water-melons in his patch. . He always saves plenty of seed, cali on him for the seed. We enjoyed a very plasant trip to Augusta last week. We learned to like the city, having lived there quite a good while, and enjoy meet ing those we know and love in her borders. We were greatly impress ed with the work of the King's Daughters, superintended by Mrs? Perry at the union-shed. We say Gcd-speed to the institutions and organizations for the good of our fellow-man. May the influence of such deeds be the means of saving many men and women from a life of ruin and shame. ' """"^C Lovely Party. Miss R?sela Parker entertained in honor of Miss Reynolds, Miss Tompkins, Miss Harker and the Misses Carroll at nine o'clock on Monday evening. The guests were received at the door by Miss Bessie Parker. The guests came down the receiving line meeting all of the out-of-town guests. Popular rag time was the chief amusement for a time, as it is at all places. The guests were invited out to partake of delightful punch "served by Miss Frances Jones and Eloise Hart, dressed in Japanese costume and wesring fans in their hair. Above the punch bowl was a large and beautiful Japanese para sol. Many Japanese lanterns were swinging gracefully from the edge of the porch. These served both for light and decoration Progressive conversation cards were soon handed around and the guests enjoyed this splendid amuse ments as usual. During the last date, the fourteenth, delightful peach cream and fruit cake were served. F. M. "Prisoner, you are accused of stealing a watch. Is this your first offense?" "Yes, your honor." "But it seems to me I remember sentencing you not more than a * year ago." "Yes, your honor, but it wasn't a watch that time. It was a dia- . mond pin."-Atlanta Journal.