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Widest JWjr?rapetr Un jlmrth (toling VOL. 81 EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21,1916 NO. 20 JOHNSTON LETTER. Mr. Watson at Home Again. Union Service Thanksgiv ing Day. A Surprise Marriage. Mr, S. J. Watson is at home :\gain after five weeks in the Co lumbia hospital. He is greatly im proved in health and his friends are delighted that he is at home again. Messrs. Willie Pearce Stevens and Nick Broadwater went to Florida last Friday having accept ed positions tbere. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Langston have gone to Texas to spend a month with relatives. Mr. Thomas Stansell of William son, a former merchant of this place, was a visitor here last week. The recent mid week prayer meeting of the Baptist church was one of great interest the subject being "The music of the church" and the week before the pastor asked for several papers and talks. Mrs. James White gave a paper on the music of the Bible." and Mrs. W. ' F. Scott "The value of good mu sic." Mr. J. C. Lewis gave a talk on how music may impress a con gregation and Mr. F. M. Boyd on "How the church can help the choir." All of these were very en joyable. About three weeks ago Miss Frances Turner who is a student of Greenville Woman's College hap pened to a painful accident falling down a staircase which resulted in a severe sprain and causing her to be in the infirmary for two weeks. As she was still unable to attend her classes the college physician ad vised her mother who went to see her last Friday to have her return with her as it would be some time before she could resume class room ji?__;du^ie^^o upon ^ra. Turner's re ?*' turn oacurda^y^Win^^^ nied her. Miss Emma Bouknisrht is at home from Dallas, Texas, where she went as a delegate to the general U. D. j C. convention from the Mary Ann Buie chapter. Capt. West of Leesville has been visiting in the home of his cousin, Mr. J. W. Hardy. He is a Con federate veteran and it is very in teresting to talk with him. A marriage that brought great surprise to the town was that of Miss Bessie Ford Turner and Mr. Harry C. Strother which took place Saturday morning last. They have the best good wishes by their many friends in their new estate. Mrs. L. E. Stansell was hostess for the Young Matron's Club on Friday afternoon and two very hap py hours were spent in chatting and doing fancy work, and several guests besides the members were present. A tempting salad course, with cof fee, was served, Capt. Claud Sawyer, of Aiken, spent Sunday here with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Cogburn, Miss Elizabeth Lott and Benjamin Cogburn were visitors here on Sun day. The J. F. F. Club, which is com posed ol twelve members, held their last meeting on Friday afternoon with Miss Lizzie Kate Anderson. The time was passed in conversa tion, and each one having brought iheir embroidery bag, this occupied the finger, while they talked. One of the members, Miss Ruth Thack er, has been a guest of honor since the announcement of her marriage, for December 12th, andj a pleasant surprise was given her, a gift box, full of dainty handkerchiefs being presented to her, these being pre sented from the Club members. All were later served with hot chocolate and a variety of sandwiches. On last Wednesday, the home of Mr. and Mrs, Lewis Blount Sr., was the scene of a lovel'- wooding, when their daughter iiiss Minnie Eleanor Blount was a jited in mar riage to Mr. James Hardin Sherard of Abbeville. The home, the old Bacon homestead, near town, was beautiful in its decorations of many lovely flo (vers and foliage and south ern smilax, from the luxurient woods near by, and an improaired alter was arranged for the wedding scene. At eleven o'clock, as Men delsohn's march rang out, played by Mrs. W. C. Graham, of Den mark, little Virginia and Lewis (Continued on Fifth Page.) Marriage of Miss Julia Strom and Mr. Samuel .Chandler. A beautiful marrhge on last Tuesday morning was that of Miss Julia Strom of the Rehoboth sec tion, McCormick county, to Mr. Samuel Chandler of Mintern, S. C., at ten o'clock at the home of the bride's parents. This stately home was even more beautiful on this occasion. The en tire lower floor was decorated in smilax, nairns, ferns and gorgeous white chrysanthemums. The altar in front of which the ceremony was performed, was a back ground of palms and ferns with an arch of smilax and white chrysanthemums, from which many bright candles gleamed. Just before the ceremony Mrs. J. S. Strom sang very softly "l love you best of all." Mrs. R. M. Hitt sang "A Perfect Day." As the bridal party entered Lohengrin's wedding march 'was played by Mrs. R. M. Hitt. The groom entered with his brother Mr. Tom Chandler. Miss Effie Chandler, a sister of the groom with Miss Martha Strom, a cousin of the bride. Then came the bride with her brother. Mr. Charlie Strom. Sbo was very beautiful in a midnight blue coat suit with black velvet hat, gloves and shoes to match, oarryinga bouquet of white carnations. Her only ornament wa9 a cameo pin, a gift of the groom. The ceremony was performed by the bride's pastor, Rev. J. T. Little john. Immediately after the ceremo ny and congratulations, delightful refreshments were served after which the bride and groom left in a shower of rice and old shoes. As she was leaving the bride threw ber bouquet and it was caught by Miss Lucile Culbreath. Mrs. Chandler is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. B: Strom, and is not only the idol of her home, hut on account of her sweet lovable disposition and no "b-ie chrfsfi'alf"y uaracter, is"'loved bl all who know her. Mr. Chandler is a prominent young business man and planter, and is also very popu lar in a social way. As a test of their popularity many handsome presents were received, cut glass, silver and china and sev eral valuable checks. Among the visiting guests were Mr. Tom Chandler of Columbia, Miss Effie Chandler of Olanta, Mr. J. M. Timmerman of Spartanburg, Mrs. Sophie Luxenberger of Green ville, Mrs. Joe Brunson of Aiken;' Mrs. R. M. Hitt Bamberg, Mr. Charlie Strom, Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Strom, Mrs. J. S. Strom, Mrs. VV. M. Strom of McCormick, Mr. and Mr?. T. E. Cochran, '.rrs. E. E. Winn, Miss Carrie Talbert of Plum Branch. News From Lenoir School. Thinking you would like to hear something from this part of the moral vineyard, I will give you the sayings and doiugs of the people around Lenoir. We have bepn going to school two months, but have a very small school, only fifteen, and we are progressing fine and like our teach er, Miss Hattie Strom, so much, and she takes a great deal of inter est in each of us. On Friday afternoon, October 28, we organized a Fidelian Literary Society. The following officers were elected: Hazel Atkinson, Pres ident; Mary Julia Wright, Vice President; Naomi Cogburn, Sec. & Treas, Lionell Cogburn, Ruby Wright and Cornelia Glover, the Literary Committee. We are to meet every 1st and 3rd Friday af ternoon and are planning to nave a special Thanksgiving program next Wednesday afternoon. If we make an average of 00 we get on the honor roll. We all work so hard to make the average, and the one that makes the highest average wears the honor badge. There were two this month, Ruby Wright and Ruth Cogburn, both making an average of 97. Among the visitors last week were, Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Johnson, Miss Lizzie Cogburn and father from Kirksey, Mr. and Mrs. Burr Uonnerly from Gaines are at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Ernest Cog burn. The little birds tells us it will not be long before there will be orange blossoms near here. Mr. Neal from Augusta, spent a very pleasant day hunting with Mr. Wiley Glover lost week. A School Girl. I HARDY'S HAPPENINGS. Hog Killing Season Has Now Arrived. Large Number Attended Fair. Prizes Won. (Written for last week.) We are having a Rpel! of winter weather since Wednesday with lots of ice. Real hog killing tim38. We killed one small one for something fresh again. We have had two pigs and one kid since cool weather set in and enjoy them so much. We never kill anything of the kind that something doesn't kill one or two chickens too. The hogs killed one chicken Friday morning and an auto tame flying by in the after noon and killed our prettiest pet hen, the mother to our guineas. And my mother was almost ready to cry over the loss of her pretty, good hen. She knows who did it and told her son if he ever erets an auto to be careful bow be drives and not destroy others property or kill any thing especially a good mother hen. She has had several chickens, ducks and guineas killed by autos, and I am in fear of our baby being run over for he will get out in the road if he can run away from me while his mother is at school. He loves machinery and tries to work the gasoline engine and wants to stay close to the gin and steam engine which keeps me very uneasy all the time they are running. Guess he will learn to ase them as soon as be is large enough if he doesn't get killed by them. Who went to the fair? I did not get there this season at all. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bunch went and car ried three of their children, three of Mr. Ivy DeLaughter's ohildren, and four of Mr. Ashley Wethersby's children, ten in all and lost their own little Emma. When they found ber ther came home and say, the^ saw nofhin'g butehlidrerTand frocn^ le. They do not care to repeat the dose ever again. Mr. Ashley Wethersby was taken to* the University hospital Tuesday afternoon|with hemorrhagic fever and very little hope if any is held out^ to his family for his recovery. Mrs. Sallie Bunch has been suffer ing with lumbago some time, and since Saturday has been quite sick. Mrs. Luta Baynon has also been feeling worse and Miss Lilla was quite sick Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Martin Medlock has been having more chills and has been quite sick. Mr. E. L. Fouche spent Thurs day night with Mr. H. L. Bunch. Mr. Fouche has sold out his saw mill lo Mr. Holley. Mrs. Tom McKie spent Sunday with her mather, Mrs. L. W. Reese and stopped in to see Mrs. Bunch and Mrs. Baynon. Mrs. Georgia McKie and daugh ter attended services at Hardy's Sunday and stopped in to see Mes dames Bunch and Baynon. Mrs. John Burkhalter,- son and daughter, from Columbia, also Miss Lucile and Mr. Charlie Burkhalter spent Saturday with their aunt, Miss Genie Hammond. Miss Georgia Burkhalter and Mr. and Mrs. Hamp Parks motored to Augusta to attend the fair and came back to their aunts. Miss Genie Hammond. Mr. Frank Townes won several prizes on his hogs at the fair. So did Mr. H. F. Cooper and Messrs. H. H. Scott and J. 0. Scott. Mr. John Hudson won on his race horse and several won on grain of different kinds. Hardy's. Spelling Bee. Those who attended the Spelling Bee last fall in the court house will be delighted to know that the same opportunity will be presented again on December 8, when the Daugh ters of the American Revolution will undertake by this means to raise ?25 or more for the endow ment fund of the new Mountain school at Tomassee in Oconee coun ty. A wonderful gift to the stats or ganization has made it possible to begin this enterprise at once and the Edgefield chapter has pledged ?100 for that purpose. Besides the Spelling Bee there will be an oystei dinner and supper served and other eatables. Further and more extend, ed notice will be given next week# MT. ZION NEWS, Mrs. Pardue Entertained in Honor of Miss Gains In spiring Church Service Sundsy. Our community has few social en tertainments, so a welcomed break iofthe monotony was the delightful function given on last Friday eve ning by Mrs. W. A. Pardue in honor of Miss Bessie Gaines of Ashville, N. C. Quite a number of young people from this and adjoin ing neighborhoods assembled in ! cozy parlors. Card gaines and jversation were enjoyed for a ri ni e, after which delectable refresh ments were served in the shape of varieties of cake, with gelyatiue and ipped cream. Mrs. Pardue is an expert in cake making and always s$rm her guests with the delicious l?ct? of her own manufacture. ie color scheme on this occasion and white, and every thing ining to the evening's enter tainment was carried out witjh an a^propriateness-and daintiness df de tai' characteristic of this charming hostess. The guests carried away with them pleasant memories for many days. ; Misses Nell and Mae Ergle, and Doris Dennis of Graniteville have been spending a few days with Mrs. Pardue, and formed a part of the leasant company on Friday eve ning. They were also visitors at our church and Sunday school ser vices on last Sunday. We had a very pleasant church service on last Sunday. Mr. Lan ham seemed imbued with fresh zeal, ?and gave us a good and very ear nest sermon. Our-Sunday school had a bright id interesting meeting and raised t?e dollars for the Orphanage. )w let our -sister Sunday school ie same, and our neighborhood 'v.^^^rr-y^y^^^ ;\arJy dr ing its duty to the poor children whom God has placed at our mercy. Miss Mary Gaines, from the An derson school, was at home for the week-end. On next Friday evening, at the home of Mr.s Ed. Ergle, she will give a box party for the benefit of h'er school. This is the initial effort to raise money to procure a library for the school. On Tuesday of last week, Messrs. Pierce and George. Walker, of Bel vedere, were in our community, the latter buying a handsome Kentucky mare from Mr. \V. J. Gaines. Mr. T. C. Walker, and family, from the Sweetwater community, have recenlly moved into the home of W. J. Gaines. The coming vear he will farm and begin an antidote for the oncoming of the boll weevil -namely a stock raising business. Friends of the family will be glad to know that Mr. Walker's mother, who resides with him, and who has been quite sick for several weeks is now much improved and regaining slowly the ability to walk. Miss Bessie Gaines left on Monday for Asheville, N. C., to resume her studies in the Highland Hospital Training School. Clark's Hill News Notes. (Written for last week.) Mr. and Mrs. Daniel McKie's lovely home was finished last week and they will move in now soon. Cranston Fowler of Warrenton, Ga., spent Sunday among us. Hjs friends were glad to see him. Mrs V S Maree and children are! on a visit to Mrs Mattie Rich. We are always glad to have our girls '?orne home. All of our ladies aTe going to send a cake to the orphanage next! week. My the cakes those 300 little fellows can eat! So we hope! others will do likewise. Our chil-j dron are going to send a box of; crackers each. Mr D T Mathis and family came' over from Colliers one afternoon last week in their new car. II A Adams and family, with Mrs Eugenia, went to Colliers Sun day to hear Brother Littlejohn preach. Frank Adams spent Sunday at Parksville with friends. Frank has been with us so long that we feel like he is one of our boys. Clark's Hill. Daughters American Revolu tion. The D. A. R. of Edgefield bas entered upon the third year of or ganized activity, holding their No vember meeting on Tuesday last with Mrs. Maner Lawton. The program was centred around the idea of the Harvest Home or in the parlance of the Pilgrim fathers Thanksgiving. Mrs. Tillman, his torian was in charge of this. An opening hymn, carried the idea of thanksgiving which was participat ed in by all present. Mrs. J. W, Peak read a very in structive and significant paper on the First Thanksgiving at James town and other early Virginia his tory. Miss Annie Clisby read a trans lation from the Greek, showing that the harvest festival was of early origin. Mrs. Feltham read t??ele Reraas's "Corn Shucking," and Mrs. J. H. Cantelou gave in an ar ticle from experts on Rose lore, the origin of the Cherokee rose, the chapter flower. Each member answered the roll call with a quotatioo the one select ed by Mrs. James R. Cantelou being especially appropriate and pretty. The new year books were dis tributed, containing most interest ing programs for the coming year. The account of the D. A. R. conference at Johnston was most comorehensively and yet concisely given by Miss Sarah 'Collett, dele gate from the "Old Ninety Six Dis trict" chapter. When the meeting had adjourn ed all the members were invited to the dining room where a delightful two course luncheon \^ith coffee and whipped cream was served to the guests seated. Those present were Mesdames N. G. Evans, J. W. Peak, J. R. Cantelou, J. H. Cantelou, P. M. Feltham, B. E. Nicholson, J. L. Miras, Mamie NJ .Tillman, Maggie Hill, W. C. Tompkins, Maner Lawr .?vu, C?iaac? AVE M?O Ci .?,(..? S;irah'_i; Collett. ~ " ? Death of Mr. A. R. Nicholson. The death earlj Monday night of Mr Albert R. Nicholson, at the home of his son, Dr. A- R. Nicholson, marks the passing of another Edgetield Confederate veteran. Mr. Nicholson died of pneumonia, be ing ill but a short time. He was one of the oldest representatives, being in his 74th year, of one of the oldest and most honored Edge field families. \ He enter?d the Confederate army at the beginning of the war and rendered gallant service throughout the entire four years. He was a member of the company that was formed by Gen. Mart Gary and was later one of Gen. Gary's couriers. 1 Prior to the past twelve years Mr. j Nicholson served Edgefield county i as superintendent of education, be I ing re-elected for severel terms. I Notwithstanding his reserve and re ! tiring manner, he had a large nura- 1 ber of friends in all parts of the county. He was a member of the Methodist church and a member of the Masonic fraternity. The tu- ! neral was held at the Methodist i ?church Tuesday afternoon at 3 i o'clock, the pastor, the Rev. A. L. ? Gunter, officiating. The interment I took place in the Blocker cemetery six miles north of Edgetield, which the family for several generations has used as a burying ground. Mr. Nicholson leaves three sons, ' S. B. Nicholson, J. H. Nicholson and Dr. A. R. Nicholson, and four daughters, Mrs. Wayne Darlington J and Mrs. Frank Johnstone of ' Georetown, Mrs. McGrath of New York and Mrs. R. Dunovant and j Miss Sophie Nicholson of Edgefield. Wesleyian Bible Class. , The men's class of the Methodist Sunday School is known as the Wes- i leyian Bible class and is taught by Rev. Arthur L. Gunter, the pastor, and under his leadership interest in the class bas steadily increased, i There are now-50 men on the roll and the attendance is good. Fri day evening last, tho cla?s gave a supper at the parsonage and a pleas ing feature of the occasion was the i presentation of a handsome desk to Mr. Gunter by the claBa. The oc casion was exceedingly pleasant, there being several informal speech es aftei the repast by members of the class. Mr. Gunter is doing splendid work among the men of his church and community. RED HILL RiPPLINGS. Tributes to Mrs. Miller and Mrs. danton. Beautiful Home Wedding in Rehoboth Community. In the death of Mrs. G. E. Mil ler, the church and county has lost a valuable member. The husband, a devoted wife, the children, a lov ing mother, but Heaven is richer because of her sroing. May God comfort the bereaved. Mrs. Emma Glanton, of Modoc, died last Wednesday morning and was buried here on Thursday. Mrs. Glauton has been in poor health for a year, aud was in the University hospital for treatment for several weeks, but came home very little improved. The last few weeks of her life she was a great sufferer, but bore it with great patience. Rev, J. T. Littlejohn, her pastor, preached the fanerai. Mrs. Glan ton leaves six children, one sister, one brother and a host of friends to mourn their loss. We pray God's blessing on all the sorrowing ones. Last Tuesday morning at ten o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Strom, their daughter. Miss Julia Strom was married to Mr. S. T. Chandler, of Dillon, Rev. J. T. Littlejohn performing the cer emony. These young people have many friends who wish for them a long, useful, and happy life. Dr. Harris Mathis, of Augusta, and Mr. Walter Stevens, of Sweet water, was in our town Sunday af ternoon. Some of the young peo ple are setting up and taking no tice. Miss Madge Wood spent last week at Modo?' visiting friends. Miss Fannie Wood visited friends in ?Salada last week. Mr. W. N. Talbert who sold his farm to Mr. T. J. Johnstou and will move to Washington, Ga. Mr. Tuck, Mathis has bought an automobile. Mr. Luke Culbreath Rose Cottage? Death of Emma Atkin?. The many friends of Mrs. Emma Atkins were grieved to learn of her rather sudden passing awav on last Wednesday at the home of her sis ter, Mrs. Susie Miller near Trenton. Mrs. Atkins was well known in Edgefield and other eoraraunuies of our county, and especially at Hprn's Creek where she was reared and the most of her life had been spent. Since the death of her husband. Mr. J. F. Atkins, she had lived with Mrs. Miller some of the time, but had been a welcome guest in the homes of many relatives and friends who loved her. Mrs. Atkins was for a number of years president of the Woman's Missionary Society at Horn's Creek and was faith lui to her trust. She was a kind and sympathetic friend and beloved by all who knew her. She was always amiable and cordial in her greetings that it was a joy to meet her. The funeral was conducted at Horn's Creek on Thursday at three o'clock. Dr. E. P. Jones, pastor of Lhe church and Rev. P. B. Lanham a former pastor, participating in the service. F. A. M. More About the Bee. Begin to study the blue back speller and all the other spellers you jan get hold of. Have spelling liasses in your home after tea every light and help to arouse enthusi asm. : Capt. E. H. Folk, who won the laurels and the fruit cake as the best speller in town, has been ruled out of the Bee on that account and will select the words and act as teacher. A large fruit cake will be present ed to the best speller in town, a cake to the best speller amoug the men, another to the best among the women, and four prizes will be awarded to the best spellers in the High and Graded senools. Oysters will be sold throughout the day and into the evening. There will be candy for the childreu and other tbing3. Ten cents admission for every body. A warm sweater for the cool snap. In grey, navy, and heather with and without collars, $1.00 to $7.00. F. G. Merlins, Augusta, Ga.