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VOL. 82 EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1917 _ : I _ NO. 3 JOHNSTON LETTER. Knights of Pythias Held Cel bration. Planning for Free City Delivery. Apollo - Music Club Met. T'.e Johnston Lodge, K. of P. joined in tho universal celebration of the founding of the order of the Knights of Pythias, and on Monday evening appropriate services were held by the Lodge in their Hall, in honor of this, the 53rd annivesary. There was a splendid response on the part of the members to be pres ent, and at this time the third de gree was conferred. At the conclu sion, refreshments were served. The question of mail delivery is being agitated'and every one is hop ing that this will soon be realized. The necessary civic improvements call for the naming of streets, num bering of the homes and buildings, and a few other uoints. The streets have long since been named, so with little effort, this convenience can be had. Mrs. W. F. Scott has gone to Greenwood to attend the marriage of her sister. Miss Gloria Haitiwon ger, to Mr. Harris, of Virginia. Mr. C. W. Cooper, of Annapolis, Md|, who was a courier for Gen. J. E. B. Stuart during the war be tween the States, spent one day of the p?st week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Black. Mr. Coop er was enroute from Florida to his home in Maryland. It was most interesting to con verse with him, and it would have been a pleasure to all to have him tarry longer. Mr. Cooper, finding that Mrs. Black was Historian in D. of C. work, gave her much valued infor mation which she is constructing in papers for file, and he promised to send back to ber, papers to add to this, written at leisure. Mr. Duncan, of Atlanta, is spend inc a few day? with his sister, Mrs. W. J. Hatcher. Mrs. John Wright has been ill with la grippe. Mrs, Octaria Rusl ton has gone to FloridaSto spend two months. The prayer meetings at the Bap tist church continue in interest and attendance, sometimes there being 125 or 150. The pastor, Rev. Brooke, on Sun day always announces the subject for the service for the coming week. The subject for this week is "Pray er," and three points will be dis cussed: 1st. "Where in the Bible is the greatest thing taught concerning prayer?" 2nd. "What is the most marvel ous answer to prayer in the Bible?" 3rd. "What is the most neces sary element in prayer?" The pastor asked that every one who would, answer these questions, and as many a* would, to tell what had been, to them, their most mar velous answer to prayer. Those who are not accustomed tu speaking in public, were asked to write this and he would read it. On the first Sunday in April, a revival service will begin at the Baptist church, the pastor to be as sisted by Rev. C. Alford L'pchurch, of Oxford, N. C. Rev. Upchurch, is considered one of the ablest preachers of his State and is a great power in the pulpit. Mr. J. L. Smith has been quito sick for the past week with grip. Mr. Smith is one of the pillars of the Methodist church here, and he was greatly missed on Sunday. For 10 years and nearly six months, he has been present every buuday at buu day School and preaching, a most wonderful record. Mr. Smith is about 08 years of age, which makes his record so tine. A splendid meeting of the Apollo j Music Club was held on Tuesday af ternoon with Mrs. H. W. Crouch, as hostess. All were cordially wel comed, and after the business ses sion, Mrs. O. D. Black took charge of the lesson study, the study being the Italian Composer, "Bellion," and she told several interesting facts of this composer and hi? music. The operas of his composition, "Somn?mbula" and "Norma," were discussed and the stories of these told. The musical selections were taken from these operas. The hostess, assisted by Mrs. E. O. Crouch, made tho social period very pleasant, and all enjoyed the Death of Mrs. Hettie S. Jones. The announcement Wednesday afternoon, February 14, that Mrs. Hettie S. Jones had passed away ,was a great shock to her many friends in the community. Her ill ness had been of such short dura tion that some of her friends did not know oflher illness. Pneumonia was the cause of her death. Mrs. Jones was Miss Swearingen before her marriage, haviug de scended from an old and honored family of the county. She was reared in the Horn's Creek commu nity and made her home there until she came to Edgetield about 20 years ago. Mrs. Jones was one of the thirteen children of her parents. The only one of the thirteen now living is Mr. Arthur Swear ingen of Trenton. Since coming among us to reside Mrs. Jones endeared herself to rnany de voted friends. She was a good woman who was possessed of many noble traits. She was kind and thoughtful and generous, always having a smile and encouraging word for those with whom she met. Although she never severed her re lations with Horn's Creek, the church with which she united in early life, yet she was generous in her contributions to the various ob jects of benevolence and to missions through the channels presented by the local Baptist church. Besides her only eon, Dr. B. F. Jones, Mrs. Jones leaves two little grandsons, Luther and Benjamin, sons of the lamented Dr. Luther Jones, ber eldest son, who made their home here with their grand mother in order to attend the Edge field school. The interment took place Thursday morning in the family square in the village ceme tery, the funeral being conducted by Dr. E. Pendleton Jones. Civic League Meeting. As the heavy rain Mondaj after noon prevented tho' members irf?ca attending ibe meeting of tue Civic League which was announced for Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. James S. Byrd, another meet ing of the League will he held next Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. N. M. Jones. A full attendance of the members is desired. As spring is coming the ladies are anxious to get to work. delicious salad course, with fragrant hot coffee. The Valentine idea was prettily carried out in the decorations, the fanes being red hearts. Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Turner, and Misses Frances, Marion and Grace Zelime Turner spent the week end at Chappell with Mr. and .Mrs. Har ry C. S; i other. Miss Luelle Norris, who has a po sition as stenographer in Columbia, ia ou a visit to the home folks. Little James Nixon Dobey, the son of Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Dobey, is ill willi pneumonia, and a nurse has beeu called in to assist in nurs ing him back to health. Mrs. Walter Sawyer entertained a number of her friends on Friday afternoon, the occasion being the regular meeting of the, "We Are Twelve Club." Every one enjoyed the hours with this cordial hostess, and in this pleasant suburban home. There were various pastimes, and lastly an elaborate two coursa repast was beautifully served. 1 here were several from here who went over to Batesburg on Thurs day to attend Reciprocity Day cel ebration as arranged by the Civic Improvement Club. These were: Mrs. P. N. Lott, to represent the New Century Club and Suffrage League; Mrs. M. T. Turner, the Emily Geiger Chapter, D. A. R. ; Mrs. O. D. Black, the Marv Ann Baie Chapler, U. D. C.; Mrs. A. P. Lewis, the Cemetery Association; Mrs. Miras Walker the Muisc Club; Miss Zena Payne, the W. C. T. U. The oocaeion was held in the Batesburg hotel, and there must have been about seventy-five present. The entertaining club was very generous with sister towns, sending invita tions to all clubs and organizations, at Leesville, Saluda, Ridge, Ward, Trenton, Summerland, Edgefield, Graniteville and Johnston. Every town was represented with mostly all invited, and it was sin cerely regretted that the representa tives from Edgafield could not at tend. RED OAK GROVE. Warm Rains Revive Some Grain. Y. W. A. Well Attended. Sunbeams to Meet Sun day. Other News. The nice warm rains have caused the grain to revive some. We can see the farmers as they occasionally take walks over their fields anx iously watching the development. Some have decided to sow ?cain, and many have bought more seed, waiting for seasonable condition of soil to plow. Corn already around .?2.50 per bushel should cause much grain sowing yet. Should the oats not be vory good, it will make good healthy roughage with that western corn. Our sympathy goes out to the farmers. We think they are learning their lesson, and believe they are learning it well. Last week during those warm pleasant days, many of the neigh bors did considerable garden work. Mr. John Shelton has supplied us all with "freeze" proof cabbage plants. They reached him during the blizzard and froze stiff of course. He covered them up in a dark place unpacked until the weather was open and warm, finding them hardy and the roots like little brush, rea dy to grow. The ladies are all de lighted and wondering at the exper iment. The attendance at the Y. W. A. whioh met with Miss Lou Eva Park man on last Sunday was large and quite interesting. The girls had considered a plan for contributing to the Training School, therefore, the program was much help and en joyed very much. They joined and formed a dollar club to which they contributed beautilully. ^.t a re ception to be given by Miss Kath leen Kenrick, the contributions will be brought in. The reception above mentioned is the .development o.f "Personal -Ser vite Contost/'- g^tten Xrp for the Y. W. A.'s. Two of the girls, Misses Kathleen Kenrick and Ruth Tim merman's marks being the same. So the former retired irr favor of the latter, making her "honoree" of the gathering together at the for mer's home. Mr. O'Neal Timmerman honored the young folks with a surprise Valentine party given at Mr. M. T. Clegg, last Wednesday evening. About eight of the party entered to gether, and Mrs. Clegg who knew nothing of the gathering, answered the knock at the door, and just as she closed it the remainder came rushing in, when she exclaimed, 'Well, how many more?" She must have felt like Mr. LaPene of Bos ton, Mass., when his friends gave him a surprise party on his birth day. Mrs. LaPene said as the par ty gathered. "We haven't chairs enough, Mr. LaPene." Oh! yes, madam, he laughingly replied, "Plenty of chairs, but too much company." We hear of orange blossoms in a western corner of our community, being two of our very popular young people. Mrs. Eva Bussey was the guest of Mrs. R. C. Miller yesterday after noon. Mrs. Mamie Bussey, who has been suffering from a severe cold, almost the la grippe, was able to drive over to her daughter's, Mrs. Oscar Tirn mermanV, yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Griftis made the evening very pleasant by call ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lamb's today. The Sunbeams hold the monthly meeting on next Sunday after Sun day School. Their efficient and faithful leader, Mrs. Griftis, is ac tively planning for her little band, and we trust the parents may not neglect the opportunity, but send their children to Mrs. Griftis, re membering the children of to-day will be the men and women of the future. That thought should be ever with us, stimulating us, and to make use of thc efforts put forth in helping to make useful men and women of our boys and girls. Columbia Items of Interest. Dr. and Mrs. C. Federick Wil liams art- c tertaining at cards this evening at their home on College street in compliment to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hughes of Portland, Oro., who are visiting their mother and Bister, Mrs. E. M. Hughes and Miss A-i . Hughes, on Henderson street. TRENTON NEWS. W. C. T. JJ. Meeting Thursday Afternoon. Mrs. Bryan and Mr3. Crouch Entertain Mrs. White. The inclement weather of Tues day prevented the meeting of the W. C. T. jr. at Mrs. Jerome Court ney's. TJis meeting, however, will take place on Thursday afternoon with Mrs. J. D. Mathis. The B> Y. P. TJ. will have anoth er one of those delightful entertain ments afotfrs. Austin Clarkes, on Friday evening of this week. There ^ill be service in the Church of' Our Saviour on Friday afternooruof each week during lent. Misses Ida and Marjorie Ryan are at hoi^e after a visit to relatives in Roanoke, Ala. Miss Corrinne Clark and Mary Helen liaison were week-end visi tors pf Miss Sarah Boat wright at Ridge Spring, Miss Sabe Miller came home from Chicora, accompanied by Miss Mary Swindell, from Columbia, to spend the week-end. They both had num erous friends who were delighted to see them. Mrs. F. P. Bryan gave a beauti ful 1 set hack" party Saturday even ing for Mrs. J. W. White, of Louis ville. Sixteen players enjoyed the cards and the elegant salad course and coffee, when the game was over. Again j on Monday, Mrs. White was the honoree at a bridge party with which Mrs. L. D. Crouch en tertained; Mis. Crouch served a delightful hot lunch which was thoroughly enjoyed. The young people, and the older ones too/enjoyed a Valentine dance in Wise's Hall on Wednesday even ing, v/ithVBalk's orchestra furnish ing the music. Another ^Vefield Boy Makes It always gives the editor of The Advertiser peculiar pleasure tc chronicle the success of any boy, and especially an Edgefield boy. Prior to some months ago Mr. Joe Reese, Jr., was tilling some place in the cotton mill here, hav ing proven faithful through the years. He was offered a better po sition by two other mills, one of them being the Graniteville mill. He was loath to leave home but be lieving that there was greater op portunity for promotion in a larger mill he went to Graniteville. From j the very start he made good and l?ad his salary raised several times. He is not only now the head mau v( one of the departments of the mill but it is taking a special course un der the BU perin ten lent, who is a cotton mill expert from the ?North, thereby fitting him for further pro motion. Joe has learned every young man must learn? that there is no royal road to ^access. Nothing of value can be obtaiued or achieved without persistent ap plication. The Advertiser congrat ulates Joe upon his success. Inspiring Address Free. To-morrow, Thursday, evening at 7:30 o'clock Mr. William D. Up shaw will deliver an address in the Methodist church. His subject will be 'A Stainless Flag For America." Mr. Upshaw is conceded by com petent judges to be one of the fore most platform speakers of the South. In the chautauqua work he has spoken in nearly every State in the Union and is always greeted In large audiences. Do not miss the opportunity of hearing the eloquent Georgian. Those who heard Mr. Upshaw ou previous visits to Edge field will not have to be urged to hear him again to-morrow evening. Already many have been heard to give expressions of keenest delight over bis coming. NEGLECTED COLDS GROW WORSE A cough that racks and irritates th* throat may lead to a serious chronic cough, if neglected. The healing pine balsams in Dr. Bell's Pine Tar Honey-Nature's own remedy-will soothe and relieve the irritation, breathing will be cabL-.-, and the antiseptic properties will kill the germ which retarded heal ing. Have it handy for croup, sore throat and chronic bronchial affec tions. Get a bottle to-day. Pleas ant to take. At all Druggists 25c. 1 Upshaw Defends Southern Valor On Train Between Marquette and Kalamazoo, Mich., February 2, 1917. Editor Chicago Tribune: In your issue of today I find this startling and unwarranted telegram: "A Mother's Advice." ''Washington, D. C., Feby. 2. (Special Telegram.)-Editor Tri bune: Advise great circumspection about advocating war. Remember the fighting would have to be done by western men. The East can't tight and the South won't. "A MOTHER." My wrath kindled when a friend on the train read me the telegram without giving the author, and nat urally thinking the author a man and knowing the latter part of the statement to be untrue, I said in my haste and in the warmth of my south ern ardor: "He is aliar." But when I saw "A Mother" signed to this protest against war, I said: "A good woman is grievously mistaken." I, too, am opposed to war until the honor, indeed, the very life of our nation shall demand it; but not on the groundless ground declared in this telegram. That the West would be brave in such, a sorrowful crisis, I do not doubt. The South han new reason to regard the West in a spirit of grateful comradeship for helping us to re-elect our great God-fearing president who has striv en so patiently and so wisely to keep our country out of war. But all my reverence for womanhood that makes a southern gentleman raise his hat when she enters an ele vator or give her a seat when she boards a street car, must not keep me from registering my patriotic protest against the unjust statement that "The East can't tischt and the South won't." Since when? Barring all the re corded bravery of eastern and sou thern soldiers during the unhappy Civil war-bravery tint honored American manhood evei Jue're-arid startled the wondering world, this good western mother has surely for gotten that it was Theodoie Roose velt of the "effete East" and "Fight ing Joe" Wheeler, of the "Timorous South"' that charged side by side up San Juan hill and buried together in the trenches around Santiago "the bickerings of our civil strife" as they had never been buried before She forge's that it was Fitzhugh Lee who represented this nation to the last ditch of danger in the defi ant harbor of Havana; she forgets that it was the old southern war ship, "The City of Nashville" that took the first trophy in the contest with Spain-that it was Worth Hag ley, of North Carolina-bless his martyred memory!-(brother-in-law of our intrepid secretary of the navv) who gave up his brave young life as the first sacrifice on the altar of war-that it was Tom Brumby, of Georgia, who stood with Dewe? at Manila-that it was Victor- Blue, of South Carolina, who dared dan ger and death as au American spy in Cuba; that it was Sch ley, of thc South, whatever the critic* may sav, the hero of Santiago still; that it was Richard P. Hobson, of Alaba ma, who, with his fearless compan ions, counted bis life as trash that he might give glory to the Ameri can tlag, and who has proven since then that he could not only sink the Merrimac, but give body blows to John Barleycorn as well; she for gets that it was this glorious galaxy of heroio sons of the South who "kept the gods busy naming he roes" in our last conflict with a for eign foe. Since when, "A Mother" tells us, and where, pray you, con tide in us. was the spot oui national shame was born-the day and the place if you will, where sou them chivalry lost its meaning and where southern arms were ground ed in dishonoi M,hen our own fire sides were in danger, or where for eign impudence disputed the right ful sway of the flag of our reunited country which cur southern sires have taught their children to love? I am a son of the South. I plead guilty to the "soft impeachment." I was bor^. beneath "the ambient blue of her arching skies;" I was rocked in the cradle of her beauty and her glory-I am proud of her priceless contribution to thc build ing of this nation; and I speak the truth, I lie not, when I tell you that I have heard 2,???,U00 of southern school boya and girls sing "My (Continued on Fifth Pa0e.) HORN'S CREEK. Farmers Discouraged Over Grain Outlook. Delightful Valentine Party. Dia monds Sparkling. The news from our community has not appeared in The Adverti ser's columns in some time but we hope we have not been forgotten. A majority of the farmers are quite blue over the loss of their grain crop. Mr. M. P. Wells bas been down several times to look at his oats and he says they are as h-. We only wish the latter was really dead. On last Friday night the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Wells was,the scene of a beautiful Valentine^and pound party. The parlor where the guests assembled to pass oif the happy hours was decorated in green .md red, with Cupid peeping from ?.'very window. Words can not ex press the real happiness that every one experienced on this very happy occasion. The Valentines were read by Mr. Tom Adams and Mrs. Leila Wells. The young and the oi l all joined in the so-called pleas ure of dancing until the announce ment was made by Mr. C. A. Wells that all were invited into the dining room where an elegant supper was served to all. the room being beau tifully ornamented with garlands of red and white. Cupid also made himself very bold in every corner. After each and every one had par taken to their utmost capacity they retired to the hallway where a pic ture of a donkey waa pinned to the wall and each person was blind folded and given the tail ol' the donkey to pin on, a prize being of fered for the pinning the tain nearest the right place and also one to the person pinning it farthest away. For the first prize, a box of chocolate candy, there was a tie be tween Miss Elizabeth Wells and :2?LT._Ed_Ch?athan^ the latter ^ing away to the former. The1 booby prize, a handkerchief, fell to the lot of Miss Emmie Lanham. Mr. J. N. Fair has been suffering greatly from rheumatism mit we are glad to report that he batter. Miss Sallie May Miller is visiting in the home of her aunt, Mrs. .^u sie Miller, near Trenton. Misses Emmie aud Liena Lanham and Mr. W. T. Lundy spent Friday night and Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Wells. The little visitor who ha- c >uie lo make her home permanently with Mr. and Mrs. Wil Ouzts bears the name of Lilla ii.-per Ouzts. .Mrs. Leila Wells and daughter* Elizabeth, spent Sunday at ?noon with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd ria .-iMi'd. From the >oka of a sparkling diamond we see a young la<! we ir ing just across the way, -aa jr>on scent orange blossoms. Horn's C Ready to Supply Fertilisers The EJgefield Mercantil- l?om pany announcos to The Ad User readers, thia week that it i ?ow ready to supply all of the leading brands of fertilizers. Most 'lie brands advertised have bc. ed in this county for a number < ..rs and have given entire satis: ... n. Not only can the Edgefield ." un tile Company supply practica ny formula desired but it also a large quantity of material 01 "id for mixing fertilizers on th? n. Whether you are a large o: . ill buyer, see Mr. R. C. Pads >e fore engaging your fertiliz or 1917 crops. Well Worth Seeing. When Judge W. T. K rd lived on his farm he alwa.\ pt several breeds of chickens ie purest strain. He always id much genuine pleasure as w as profit in poultry raising. E >n his small town lot the jud: ; >w has five or six pens of b? al chickens. Those who app tte birds of fine feather shot. *k Judge Kinnaird for the privi . of a look at his fowls. The wi n joyed 'Jiat privilege a fewd* o. His pens contain only "blue i 1" chickens from the leading i rs in the country. A big stock of ladies whit t ings, sport cloths, middy flaxons', etc., just received ai Smith-Marsh Co.