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VOL. 8? EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, ?916 NO. 37 T JOHNSTON LETTER Death of Capt. Waters. W. C. T. U. Holds Meeting. Gov. Manning Visited John ston. The regular monthly meeting of the W. C. T. ?. was held on last Friday with Mrs. T. R. Denny and a short devotional was conducted previous to business. The reports of the officers and committees showed that all were interested in the work. The model member contest will be started at the next meeting and dur ing the winter the manual will be studied. The chief feature of the meeting was the report from the re cent state convention in Sumter from which the delegates came back all enthused. There were four from the Johnston union and each one took a day to tell of, this being done by Miss Zena Payne and Mes dames T. R. Denny, A. P. Lewis and James White. A. splendid chautauqua has been in progress here during the week and every one has greatly eujoyed this most plausible way for good entertainment. On Sunday afternoon Dr. Pound, spoke in the Methodist church on "The heroes of the Bible" and on Sunday evening in the Bap tist church on "The passion play." Capt. Philomen Waters died at his home here on last Monday and although the end was not unexpect ed, the news of his passing into the great beyond brought deep sorrow to the town for he was one of its earliest residents and was held in greatest respect and iove by all. He was To' years of age and for the past two years had been in failing health. Capt. Waters was a noble and uprierht christian and was a member of the Methodist church. His fidelity to every trust and un faltering faith in God were charac teristics of his life. He was a Con federate soldier enlisting for his country's service at first earl and later was appointed Capt. of his company. At the close of the war he was married to Miss Amory Huiet and during the past Christ mas holidays they celebrated their golden wedding. Their union was blessed with S children and the lives and character of these which he and his faithful companion have reared, are as a monument to him, more lasting than stone or marble. During the years of his early life he was an attorney having his office at Edgerield. He was a man of bril liant intellect. The funeral services were conducted on Tuesday after noon at 8:3U o'clock in the home by bis pastor, Rev. J. H. 'I hacker, and later the body was laid to rest in Mt. of Olives cemetery. Flowers were sent with sympathy from the Methodist church, the W. C. T. U., the Daughters of the Confederacy, the New Century club and the P. A. R. Besides the devoted widow the children left are Mrs. Bo?rer of Manning, Mrs. Philipps of Spring field, Dr. John Waters of Saluda, Miss Annie Waters of Augusta and Mrs. B. L. Allen, P. B. Waters, Huiet Waters and Miss Mallie Wa ters of this place. He leaves a half brother, Dr. Ben Perry of Augusta, and a half sister, Mrs. Mary Hamil ton of this place. A good mee; 1 ig of the Y. W. A. was held on last Sunday at the Bap tist church. Miss Sara Norris is president and after the devotional an excellent program was carried out in which several of the mem bers took part. The auxiliary decid ed to agaiu send a Christmas box to the Connie Maxwell orphanage to assist Santa Claus in making the children happy. Last year they sent their box to the home which con tained the little boys and the box W3S tilled with gifts that would please. On last Friday Hon. and Mrs. J. L. Walker entertained Gov. R. I. Manning for the day he, being here upon invitation of the local chau tauqua managers to make an ad dress at the opening of the chautau qua. After this delightful feature had been enjoyed the remainder of the day was spent in the home of Hon. Walker. About twelve friends were invited to meet with the dis tinguished guest and all enjoyed being numbered with the party and also the cordial hospitality of the day. The state convention of the wo man's missionary societies of the Lutheran church will be held here, the first session being on Saturday, Fall Term of Court of Comm< Pleas. The October term of the cv couit convened Monday mornin Hon. W. P. Greene of the Abl ville bar is presiding, having: be appointed by Governor Manning sit at Edgefield as special judi Judge Greene is one of the leadii lawyers of the Piedmont sectb and has a large clientele. Notwit standing his large law practice, 1 finds time to edit the Abbevil Press and Banner, of which ve: estimable journal he is the edit and owner. Judge Greene by h able, fair and impartial decisioi has made a favorable impressir upon both the legal profession an the laity since he donned the ermii for the first time in Edgefield. The first case to receive the coi sideration of the court Monday w; the suit brought by Mrs. fleurieu Scott against the Georgia-Carol ir Power Company for damages i the sum of ?4,046, alleged to hav resulted from damage to her plant: tion by the water impounded b the dam across the Savannah rivei The back-water does not cove the land of Mrs. Scott but it ha formed pools and has caused stream on the farm of Mrs. Scott to bi come stagnant, thus furnishing breeding place for mosquitoes whic has caused an epidemic of malari among tenants on the place as we! as in the family of the owner. As there are about 15 other case similar to this one on the civi docket, every inch of ground o both sides is being contested b, ablf> counsel. The plaintiff is beim represented by J. Wm. Thurmoru and B. E. Nicholson and the de fendant company by Sheppar* Bros., Wright & Wright of Angus ta and Elliot and Herbert of Cc lamb?a. The testimony in the case wa completed yesterday afternoon an< tho jury will be carried down t< Mrs. Scott's plantation in autcjmp biles by the sheriff this morning: t< inspect the premises involved. Th< argument in the case will begin to morrow morning. October 21 in St. John's Lutberai church. About l?? delegates are ex pected and everything: is inreadinesi for this band of zealous women la boring in tho master's name. Recently an equal suffrage leagtH was organized here this being- effect ed in the home of Mrs. \V. F Scott and those coining to organist the league were Mesdames Duncan and Annie P. Eas tel ling of Aiken. After earnest talks on the part ol these, plans were made for the or ganization ?nd later officers elected. President, Mrs. W. F. Scott; vice president, Mrs. James White; re cording and corresponding secreta ry, Mrs. P. N. Lott; treasurer, Mrs, J. M. Rushton; parliamentarian, Mrs. Rutledge McGee. The delegate from the league to the Charleston convention the last of the month will be Mrs. J. M. Rushton. Sunday morning was orphanage day at the Baptist church and the gifts of the various classes amount ed to $146.87. This was considered a splendid gift on the part of the Sunday school in as much as during the week a cash subscription on the part of the church members lind liquidated the balance due on the church building 'which was a large sum. The Apollo music club met with Mrs. James Strotheron Wednesday afternoon and after a short business session conducted by the president. Mrs. Mirna Walker, an hour was spent with the study of the opera the year's study being Italian operas and composers. Miss Gertrude Strother acted as leader and the following program was held: "Primitive opera," Miss Zena Payne; music, Mrs. Mi ms Walker; "Grand opera," Mrs. W. F. Scott; music, Mrs. L. S. ?Maxwell; "Light opera" Mrs. G. D. Walker. A social half hour was pleasantly passed and all enjoyed a sweet course served. Mrs. Hamilton of Middlebrook. Va., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Allen Mobley. Miss Heron is visiting Misses Elliot and Cony a Hardy. Mrs. Margaret Stevens of Meet ing Street has been for a short visit in the home of her nephew, Dr. B. L. Allen. Mrs. Reaves of Augusta was the 'guest of relatives here last week. HARDY'S HAPPENINGS. Cotton Picking Almost Over. Grain Sowing Has Begun. Will Make Exhibit at County Fair, i , Summer lingers with ns and we are glad to have it. Cold weather draws us np and chaps our hands, so they ache as though there were fine bits of glass in them. Guess we will have rain on the 18th., when we have a change of the moon and the circus in Augusta, then we will have cold weather in earnest. We would like to kill a hog or too, to catch on where our old meat gives out. But 'tis early yet for that, o we "pinch off" a little at a time, trying to make it hold out, until hog killing time. Talk ing of hog killing, and all the hay not cut and housed, or oats, wheat, or rye sowed. Almost the last scrap ing of cotton is over, though. We have had grand weather for gather ing it, and the price ought to be good, for so little of it has been stained. The farmers are rushing to get things gathered, and grain sowed before a long wet spell comes on. In the cities, 'tis rush, rush, to catch the most dimes and dollars. So it goes, the world over. Sunday was lovely, but very few ont at the Hardy's service. Con sidering the crowd, there was a ver.v good collection taken up for the Orphanage. Thursday of this week the W. M. S. will meet at Mrs. Frances Townes and we hope to have a good collec tion then for the Orphans. We hope all the other churches may send in collections, for that is oi?? institution, and the aged minis ters another, that deserves more aid than any other. The ladies of the Meriwether Club, and members of Sweetwater church, will be put on the club ex hibitr at-the-farr this sta?on, and hope to win first prize, to assist their church funds toward repairing the church and painting it. We wish them every success, and hope the men will exert every effort to make this the finest exhibit ever put on yet. This being the week for the sui's against the Georgia and Carolina Power Co., there are several of our men folks at Edgefield. Messrs. Will Briggs. John Roper, P. B. Lanham, Jack Harling, Tom Miller, H. L. Bunch and II. F. Cooper. The men are so scarce in our neighborhood, we miss them when they go off. But my! how they do enjoy getting away from the hum drum, every day life on the farm, and to exchange ideas with others. All work and no play, makes us all dull and blue. It does us good to mingle with our fellow creatures. We can begin again, and while at work, think of the many pleasant people we have come in contact with. It makes life worth while. Hardy's. J Morgan-Harling. Another tie has been formed be tween two very old and honored fa nilies. We refer to the marriage ot Miss Annie Lee Morgan aud Mr. ! J. T. Harling, which occurred inj Augusta Sunday afternoon at the parsonage of the First Baptist church, the Rev. Ashby Jones, D. ?., officiating. A merry party, consisting of Mr. J. T. Harling, Miss Annie Lee Mor gan, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Melli champ, Miss Eileen Harling, Miss Annie Mae Culbreath, Miss Bettie Lou Morgan, Miss Rhett Warren, Miss Grace Thomas and Mr. Frank Lyon, motored to Augusta Sunday afternoon. Soon after reaching the city the wedding party repaired to the parsonage where the lives of two Edgefield young people were united until death shall part them. The Advertiser joins the host of friends of these popular young people in extending sincere congratulations. Dr. Fuller's Bereavement. The Edgefield friends of Dr. R. M. Fuller, of McCormick, sympa thize with him deeply in the death of his wife, a noble Christian wo man, which occurred last week. In addition to her devoted husband, she leaves three daughters, the youngest being but a few hours old. Dr. Fuller is greatly beloved in Edgefield and his friends here min gle their tears with his. RED OAK GROVE. School Makes Good Beginning. Boll Weevil Scare. Large Acreage in Wheat and Oats. It was Lowell who said "Each day the world is born anew for him who takes it rightly"-and so thoughtfully may each of us apply to ourselves, never letting a time come for us to think life a burden, especially when blessed with good health and strength. A mind invest ed with self-consciousness, self-de termination and self action are ca pable of amazing achievements and again I say we never know what we can do till we have tried. With these thoughts in our minds we are determined to let you hear some thing from the outcome of a Teach er Training class in our Sunday school at Red Oak Grove, Mr. Geo. Bnssey as leader. I was sick last week and I won dered why my thoughts were so sweet all the while and too sick to sit up for eight or nine days but could one be otherwise with kind attentions at home and loving thoughtfulness of every one. Really sickness is not without silver rays made thus by good neighbors who come in with sweet, cheerful faces, the index of their lives and too, again helping by refreshments and dainties so tastily prepared helps make the sick get well and how it makes us feel each day the .world is born anew. Mrs Joseph Ramsey, nee Wates, of Florence was warmly greeted by her friends last week. It was so sweet to see the affection of her school children towards her. Know ing her nature as I do it made her feel deeper interested than ever in Flat Rock pupils, meaning much more than can be imagined when she told our present teacher, Miss McAfee, "You have a school of godchildren." Uur school opened last Monday with thirty-odd pupils. The entire enrollment will be about forty-six. And for one teacher to be expected to do justice to that number is ab surd, impossible, so now good peo ple of Flat Rock get busy and get assistance. The children are all de lighted with and love Miss McAfee and we feel quite sure she is the right teacher for us. But we know she'does need help and want her to have it. She is entitled to it in jus tice to ourselves. Our farmers have new thoughts coming since hearing the boll wee vil at M od oe. Mr. Charlie Stone sent specimen to Clemson college which was pronounced the weevil. We should look with interest for what Gov. Manning may instruct for our state. We hear of a number sowing larger than usual of wheat, oats and rye. We think the gardens are receiving renewed and unusual inter est at this season of the year and let us keep cool, don't get scared. People are not capable of handling anything intelligently, and times are worse with the whole world we may say in an upheaval, which calls forintelligent,steady nerves. If worse seems to face us let's live one day at a time and that day the very best we can, knowing that''lle who is for us is mightier than they who are against us." Modoc, S. C. The School Parade. The county fair is a county-wide enterprise and the citizens of every section of the county should take an active interest in it, feeling that it is their fair. An opportunity will be offered Friday, the third dav of the fair, for every community to par ticipate. A parade of school wagons has been planned and handsome prizes offered. There should be at least 25 or 30 decorated wagons in ! the parade. One of the very best features of a former fair was the school wagon parade. Let's all cora- J hine our efforts and make the school wagon parade the best part of this I fair. It can be easily done, if the pa trons aud trustees of the schools will co-operate with the teachers in having the schools represented. County Superintendent of Educa tion W. W. Fuller heartily en dorses the holding of the school wagon parade and has written to the teachers urging them to have their school participate in the pa rade. Have your school represented and win one of the prizes. Mrs. Woodson Entertain D. A R. The October meeting of the "Old 9tJ District Chapter D. ?. R." was held with Mrs. Agatha Woodson on Tuesday afternor-n. The pragram was especially devoted to the sub ject of 'Preparedness," and reasons were given by the members at roll call. A very interesting report of the Regent. Mrs. Evans, to be sent to the Smithsonian Institute was read, and a paper of great value, was written and read by Miss Sarah Collett on ''Preparedness." Ancestral histories were read by Mrs. B. E. Nicholson, on "Robert Rutherford," and Mrs. J. H. Cante lou on "Lodowick Hill." A selection on the "Flag" was given by Miss Hortensia Woodson and "Old Triils" was the subject of a paper by Mrs. Woodson. The D. A. R. decided to enter a characteristic float at the fair. The whole meeting was one of great in terest and education il value. Delegates elected to the D. A. R. conference at Johnston, were Mrs. N. G. Evans, Regent, Mrs. J. W. Peak, alternate: delegate, Miss Sar ah Collett, alternate, Mrs. J. M. Lawton. The committee appointed to decorate a float consisted of Miss Sarah Collett, Mrs. J. W. Peak, Mrs. D. B. Hollingsworth and Mrs. J. L. Mims. At thu close, the hostess served a salad course with coffee and wafers. A Visit to Trenton. Tuesday afternoon on invitation of the Trenton W. C. T. U. two Edgeheld members went over to our neighboring town aud enjoyed a pleasant afternoon at an enthusi astic gathering of the Trenton so ciety at the home of the President, Mrs. T. P. Salter. Among the in teresting things done by the organi zation was the decision to bring an automobile and perhaps a decorated wagon to Edgefield on Thursday of the Fair. A very^capable..commltr. tee was appointed for this purpose. At the conclusion of the business, Mrs. Cogburn and Mrs. Mims were called upon to give an account of their visits to the recent State con vention in Sumter. The hostess served a very dainty salad course with coffee, and the meeting closed just in time to allow the Trenton ladies to reach their homes before the evening shadows fell, but the visitors were overtaken by darkness, and moonlight aud star light guarded them to their desti nation, until the electric lights of our fair city sent their magic beams to illumine their way. Big Carnival For Fair Week. President James R. Cantelou and the members of the executive com mittee of the county fair closed a contract Monday with Reynolds Greater Shows for the week of the county fair. This is the strongest collection of shows to be found in this part of the country and the fair management is fortunate in being able to secure them. In add ?ton to 14 tent shows of a high order, Mr. Reynolds has a brass band of 14 pieces, a Ferris wheel (the largest in this section of the country) and a Men y go-round that will Burp*88 anything of the kind ever seen in in Edgefield before. Surlice it to say that the best carnival that has ever visited Edgefield will be here fair week. Entertainment at Antioch School Friday night, the liTtb of October, a Hallowe'en entertainment will be held for the benefit of the Antioch school. An interesting program has been arranged. There will be a for tune teller on hand to reveal the mysteries of the future and the usual Hallowe'en games will be pro vided. A supper consisting of Hal lowe'en delicacies will be served. An admission fee of 15 cents will be charged for the program. The pub: lie is cordially invited and we hope the entertainment will be largely ?patronized. School Day at Fair. The Fair Association is anxious to have a good parade of decorated school wagons Friday during the fair. Trustees, patrons, teachers, take an interest, and make it a suc cess. Teachers who expect to be with us, please notify me. W. W. Fuller, Co. Supt. Education. HISTORIC PAPER. Sketch of Stephen Tompkins. Prepared by Mrs. Maggie Hill Read Before Edge field D. A. R. The Tompkins' are of both Eng lish and Welsh decent. Sir Plugh Treberne, a gallant knight who was with the Blaek Prince at Poitiers, was the founder of the Welsh branch of the family. In Yorkshire, England, the name appears as Tomp kins. Oue lost his life in hi* sov ereign's cause. "Mr. Nathaniel Tompkins, gentleman of Holborn," appears on the records. Nathaniel Tompkins was loyal cc King Charles 1st and was tried at Guildhall June 30, 1643, and was beheaded for his loyalty to his King. Particulars of his trial and his speeches are preser ved. The organist of the chapel royal was Thomas Tompkins. This was in 1625, and much of his manu script is preserved in the British Museum. William Tompkins was an artist, and also his son Peltro, who was portrait painter to George III, and drawing master to the prin cesses. One of the first of the name in this country, was Micah Tompkins, who with his wife, Mary, came from England about 1639, settling in Wethersfield, Conn., going from there to Milford, of which be was one of the founders. In May 1668, he was one of a company of eleven to purchase from the Indians the site upon which Newark, N. J., now stands. He was also one of the committee to build Newark's first church. Much data of this sturdy pioneer, is preserved by the New Jersey Historical Society. Another pioneer father, was John Tompkins, who also came from Eng land. The founder of the New York branch of the family was Nathaniel, who settled at Eastchester, about -1680.--Nathaniel, it may be noted, is a favorite family name. A branch of the family also settled in Virgin ia, John and his wife, Annie Tomp kins, who was his cousin. They re moved to Kentucky in 1794, and left a large estate. The Rhode Is land family descended from Nathan iel, who married in 1671, Elizabeth Allen. The coat-of-arrns belonging to the Tompkins' of Sussex, Ens land, is produced on azure parch ment, consisting of a chevron be tween three Moorcock's, and as many crosses. The crest being a ship under full sail. Of the two families who came to Virginia about 1740, one was Cap tain Stephen Tompkins, the pater nal ancestor of the family in South Carolina. He went from Virginia lo Anson county, North Carolina, where he met and married "Puggy" Franklin, a paternal cousin of the famous Benjamin Franklin, and it is said that she possessed as strong mental endowments as her after wards famous kinsman. If she ever had any other name than Puggy," it was never heard of by her de scendants. Stephen Tompkins was born in New York, May 9th 1730. He was tall and slender, and of rather strik ing personality. Stephen Tomp kins, having moved to Anson coun ty. North Carolina, before the out break of the Revolution of 1776. raised a company ef cavalry, which he commanded during the war. It was related by him that the best soldier he had in his command was one Le had himself shot for stealing his horses. The horses of his troop began to disappear and he su.>pected some of his own men of this breach of law as well as of military discip line. Ile did not trust a detail to watch for the thief, but did it in person, and soon discovered a there tofore Tory leading a horse from where they were parked as if carry ing him to water. Ile did not. hail, but fired the contents of a blunder buss in the region of the horse thief's pedal extremities. He recov ered the horse, and sending the wounded thief to his home, improv ised as a hospital, with his adored "Puggy" as the whole Red Cross Corps, to whom the sick and wound ed were committed, and dear Grand ma "Puggy," not only nursed her patient back to health, but convert ed him from a loyal subject of King George, to an ardent patriot in the cause of American Liberty. Tho convert afterwards said: "lt was (Continued on Page Eight.)