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VOL. 82 EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14,1917 NO. 2 JOHNSON LETTER. Women Observe Week of Pray er. Mrs. Boatwrisrht to At tend D. A. R. Congress. Civic League Meeting. The past week was observer] by the members of the Woman's Missionary society as a special sea son of prayer for home missions, ' and every afternoon these christian women met with spendid meetings. Each afternoon one of the members conducted thecprogram,which would be most helpful and uplifting. On Wednesday evening the pastor, Rev. Brooke gave way the prayer meet ing for another season of prayer, * and at this time the offerings were gathered in. The president of the society, Mrs. L. C. Latimer, had stated that the society hoped to have $100, and when the gifts were counted there was $106. The various jocieties of the young people have not yet gathered in their offerings. Rev. and Mrs. Eulie Crim and - family are spending a few? days here in the home of Mrs. Lizzie Crim. Rev. Crim has been pastor of the Baptist church at Liberty in the up per part of the State, but is on his way to Lamar, where he has accept ed the pastorate. On Sunday eve ning he filled the pulpit of the | Baptist church, and everyone was glad to hear him. Mr. W. Wallace Turner will leave on Monday for Pittsburg, ; Penn., whore he has accepted a position. He will be located with ? the Westinghouse, the largest Elec- i trical house in the United States. i Mr. J. B. Haltiwanger of Green- ; wood, spent last week here with his i daughter, Mrs. W. F. Scott. Mrs. Sallie Stanfield of North ? Augusta, is visiting in the home of *. her brother, Mr. J. M. Turner. . Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hendrix of : Leesville, have also been visiting : Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Turner. Miss Emma Bouknight is at home from a visit to relatives in Virginia. 1 Miss Bertha Stahn of Chester is expected soon to visit Mrs. F. M. Boyd. Mrs. Burrell T. Boatwright will ; attend the national congress of the D. A. R., to be held in Washing, i % ton, D. C.. She will represent the Emily Geiger chapter, and it is a great pleasure to the members that they are going to have a represent ative. Dr. E. A. Schnell and his son, Mr. Clifford Schnell with his wife, 1 ?pent last week here with Mrs. Ivey, 1 Mrs. E. A. Schnell has been here for about three weeks with her , mother, Mrs. Ivey who is ill. The Civic League held a most en thusiastic meeting on Thursday j afternoon with Mrs. G. D. Walker, there being thirty-five members present. Mrs. S. J. Watson, Presi dent presided. There were various discussions along the "lines of work, as the League is just beginning ac tivities. It is now most too late to decide upon any planting of shrubbery or town adornment of this nature, but during the summer the League will find much to look after. % It was decided to have receptions about on the street for waste ps per, and also to see after the cleaning up of unsightly placea. It is hoped that through the efforts of the Lea gue that a drinking fountain may also be established. The town was remembered in the will of Capt. Johnson with $000, but this was named for the special purpose of a drinking fountain. The town was named for Capt. Johnson, the conductor of a passen ger train on this road when the town came into existence. The League hopes to get the fountain in operation without de- ? pending on town water works. The ladies were all very enthusias tic, and with these at the back of the movement, the town will soon be one of the most attractive ones in this section. The men were to be asked to join as honorary mem bers. The dues will be $1.00 a year, and it was decided that no so cial feature be had in connection with the monthly meetings. The new Century Club met with Miss Alma Woodwards last Tues day, and a most pleasant meeting was held. There were many reports of committees and several discuss* (Continued on Fifth Page.) Edgefield Extends Sympath; the Grief-Stricken Family The people of Edgefield < greatly depressed by the teleg received here Friday night by 1 Snow Jefferies announcing the d >f her brother, Mr. William L, "eries. Miss Snow motored to . m with a party of young: fri? Friday afternoon and upon he iura found the telegram awai ier. She, accompanied by Mr. Mrs. B. B. Jones, and Miss G] Rives left immediately for S tan burg. While the Jefferies resided in E< Beld their son,Mr. Wm. Jeffries, met death Friday at Mountain H Vt.,by inhalingpoisonous gas,vis Lhem several times, and is pleas ly remembered here. All of people extend sincerest sympath; Miss Snow Jeffries, an effie teacher in the Edgefield High Sch and to Dr. and Mrs. M. D. Jeff in this hour of unspeakable gr The following dispatch from S] tanburg, giving some of the ft concerning the tragic death of very talented young man, waa ? out to the daily papers: Spartanburg:,March 10.-Willi L. Jefferies, the son of Dr. M. Jefferies, pastor of Southside E List church of Spartanburg, met cidental death at Mountain Mills,"' vesterday by inhaliner chlorine g He was a chemist in the employ the DuPont Powder company i bad been sent to Mountain Mills supervise the installation of a blea ing plant. He and two other n were overcome by inhaling the i in the factory of the Deerfield Pi company. The other two men w overcome while trying to ren< aid to Mr. Jeffries. The de chemist attended the Carson Ne man College at Jefferson City, Ter. and later took a special course at & M. College of Noith Carolii In addition to his father and mott and one sister, Miss Rose Jeffries this'city, he is^s'trrvived by fh'i brothers, A. N. Jeffries of Cicei 111., R. G. Jeffries of Knoxville ai C. H, Jeffries of Roanoke. T bodv has been sent to Knoxvill where it will be interred. Dr. Jr. ries and family left here this moi ing for Knoxville for the funeral. Interesting Letter From Ed'g field Schools. We were delighted to have M Bailey present to conduct our ext cises Tuesday morning. The exe cises are being conducted in the i dividual rooms twice a week at pr 3ent, as the teachers have progran for their respective rooms wbk cannot well be carried out in chape The special programs are on Frida mornings and the teachers will t glad to have any visitors who wig to attend. Mr. Gunter came to see us Moi day morning and made a very ir teresting talk. He brought hi young brother with him, and w are delighted to have him in ou midst. The new pupil entered th first grade, and we hope he will lik us as much as we like him, even o so short an acquaintance. On next Monday morning th chapel exercises will be devoted t tiie celebration of South Carolin Day. A very interesting prograr has been arranged, and we shall cs peet a number of visitors to be pre sent. The community keenly felt th< cause of sorrow which hastened ou beloved teachcr,Miss Jeffries, to he; home so suddenly, but I ara sun they do not feel her absence as we the pupils of the high school, do. We have learned to love her dearly, and it is hard to begin the days work without her cheerful morning':: greeting. However, we considei ourselves very fortunate in having Miss June Rainsford as a substitute and strive to do for her as we did for Miss Snow. Misses Emmye Broadwater, Per melia Hudgens, Genevieve Norris and Miss Miriam Novis have return ed to their work at school, after having been absent several days be cause of sickness. We missed them all dreadfully, and joyfully welcome them back to struggle with us. Carolina Day. Carolina Day will bc celebrated by the D. A. li's, at thc home of M rs. J. W. Peak, on Tuesday af ternoon March 20, at 4 o'clock. Mrs. N. G. Evans, Regent. HARDY'S HAPPENINGS. Weather Favorable For Garden ing. Mrs. Bunch Improv ing. Historic Old Sweet Water Church Improved. Oh! the gool old summer time is on its way. It's coming by the feeling of the beautiful day, Sun day. It put us on edge to get out and plant garden seed, so as to have some salad to cook. But we must wait for the garden to be broken up and laid off in rows. The land has been too wet, until now to plow our red, sticky, clay soil. Now, every thing is in a rush. The days are not long enough to get all we want to do in one days work, and it is so hard to get a hand to work a day. We feel where we can get one the day passes too quickly. We went out to Sweetwater Sunday, the first time since October, and see along the way .where there has been lots of new grounds cleared and broken up. In fact, lots of plowing has been done in the gray and sandy lands. More cotton will be planted this season than ever before if the seed hold out. They being so high I suspect the most of the negroes sold about all of theirs and will be going around trying to borrow seed to plant. That is a poor busines, lending them, for they never want to pay back. They are too hard up and need to sell them, to get something to pay for picking now, and so on nntil all the cotton and seed are sold, then the man who lent the seed is left out. Everyone is talking of the high cost of living, and everything is go ing higher every day. So the farm ers had better not plant all cotton. Look what corn is selling at now. 'Tis too late to plant more wheat now, but flour is up in the high pic tures now. Sweet potatoes are 40 cts a peck, and Irish potatoes $1.25 a peek. Let us try and raise enough at home not. to have to buy at such prices, but seli some. See what vegetables are selling for. We should, at least, try to make those to have greens, al so car. enough to have in winter. We are hoping to raise enough to can plenty of corn, okra and toma toes together for soups, and also can each kind separately, and make corn, relish, pickle. Having no vegetables in our gar den during this winter, all those we had canned and pickled have helped out considerably, also our fruits and preserves. But sugar is so high, unless it comes down before fruit season, we will have to let the pr?serves we have already put up auswer awhile longer, and just can all we can. We ?re thinking of getting a canner and canning on shares, for those who want us to. We had a regular reception on Thursday at Mr. H. L. Bunch's, Mr. John Scott, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Cooper, Messrs. Conkliu and Seigler, Mrs. T. L. Harley, and Mrs. Georgia McKie. The gentle men met to examine the tax returns, and the ladies came to see Mrs. Bunch. She enjoyed having them very much. She is still in b?d, very weak, but hopes to try sitting up a little at a time to try and regain her strength. We were so glad to see the Sweet water folks have almost completed the repairs and painting of the church. 'Tis quite an improve ment. They hupe to finish this week. They have worked hard and long for it, and have at last realiz ed their hopes. Sunday being such a lovely day, there was quite a large congregation out. On our way home we were told of the sad death of Dr. Will Mealing's youngest son, Hal Mealing of North Augusta. Death is always sad, but more so, when one so young is taken. He has been a great sufferer for more than a year. Mrs Francis Townes was taken quite sick Sunday afternoon and during the night 'phoned for Mrs. Georgia McKie, who went over to wait upon her. Master Willie McKie went to North Augusta for Dr. Lewis, and Mr. Marun Med lock carried Mrs. Townes down to the Hospital about 10 o'clock Mon day. We have not heard tho na ture of thc illness, but hope she will soon bc out again all right. Mrs. Sam Corley was sick Sunday with chills. We are in hopes she may conquor them soon aud get strong and well. TRENTON TOPICS. Play Was Signal Success. Bap tist Ladies Hold Special Service. Mr. Roper ' Very Sick. The North Agusta troop of Boy Scouts, of which Rev. Hamlin Ether edge, pastor of Grace M. E. church, is Scoutmaster, gave a delightful play entitled, "Miss Minerva and William Green Hill," at Wise Hall on Thursday night, under the au spices of Trenton troop Boy Scouts of America. The Trenton Boy Scoots worked with great zeal and success felling tickets in advance of the performance. To them is due ohief credit for the surprisingly large attendance. A prize, one years sub scription to "Boy's Life," was offer ed to. the Boy Scout selling thc most tickets, and was award ad to Hughy Clarke, the winner in a close con test. The play was adopted from the book' of the same title by Mr. Etheredge, who did his work well. The acting by the boys and Miss Juanita Woodward who played the role of "Miss Minerva," was re markably good; especially when the youth of the players is considered. Nearly two hundred spectators wit nessed the performance, and all seemed to be highly entertained and amused by the comical antics of "William," "Jimmy," "Sam Lamb" and "the Major," and by the laughable austerity of ' Miss Minerva," who surrendered to the Major after a siege of twenty five years. Mr. S. L. Roper, of the Horn's Creek section has numbers of friends here who are saddened because of his continued illness. His daughter Miss Lula Hammond Roper, who now makes her home in Albany, N. Y., andMiss Susie Lee Roper from Aiken, are with him. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Black are re ceiy-^-.cj^gratu?at'.ons. ufipn/;;the,. arrivai of a splendid baby boy. The Baptist ladies held a meeting with Mrs. Austin Clark on Thurs day afternoon, last, special prayers beiug offered for home missions and a good collection was taken. Some interesting papers were read, and Miss Ray Swearengen's beautiful vocal solo was thoroughly enjoyed. The next meeting of the missionary society will be with Mrs. Gaines. Misses Ethel, Mary, and Helen Harrison's new Oakland, and Mr. and Mrs. Mike Her lon g's Dodge, and Mr. and Mrs. James Smith's Buick-Six, are three new attractions of the Aikeu road. Mr. W. F. Roper and his beauti ful baby girl, Louise, from Colum bia, spent the week end here. Mr. Grover Patten, (Secretary for Senator Tillman) with his young wife arrived here from Washington on Monday, Mrs. Patten is receiv ing a warm welcome. She is not only beautiful in person, but so cordial and attractive in manners that she wins you at once. The advent of a precious baby girl in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wise is causing many lov ing congratulations. Mrs. Claude Werts, from Colum bia, and Miss Beatrice Stevens of the Sweetwater section, are the guests of Mrs. D. R. Day. Visitors who enjoyed the hospi tality of Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Sake during the past week were, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Lanham, the Misses Lanham, Mrs. Lynch from'Augusta, Misses Ida and Margie Ryan and Mrs. E. L. Ryan. Miss Lizzie Cooper has left the University hospital and is with her sister. Miss. Randolph Swearingen. Mrs. Emma Bouknight is at home after a visit to friends in Richmond, Va. Mrs. Rudolph Swearingen enter tained three tables of Rook on Tues day evening, serving a three course luncheon at the conclusion of the game. CLEAR YOUR S KI Ii IN SPRING. Spring house cleaning means cleaning inside and outside. Dull pimply skin is an aftermath of win ter inactivity. Flush your intes tines with a mild laxative and clean out the accumulated wastes, easy to take they do not gripe. . Dr. King's New Life Pills will clear your com plexion and brighten your eye. Try Dr. King's New Life Pills to night and throw off the sluggish winter shell. At druggists, 25c. 2 j Parksville Scribe Gives So Good Advice. Better limp all the way to hea than not to get there at all. make seeking God the first thin' life is to begin right. In the si of God there is no difference tween being wrong and do wrong. If you would go over river dry shod, .you must get i the boat. I would rather have stand room in heaven than own the wo and go to Hell. If good preach would save the world, it wo.ild h; been done long ago. The man who can drive a 1 and keep hj& religion will st? without hitching. The incoe tency is not in the Bible, but your life. There are men in E because they wasted too much ti trying to find out where Cain | his wife. You can find everytb; in the average church from a hi ming bird to a turkey buzza The man who swears at true ligion, turns up his nose at one the best things on earth. You do have to be like a hedge hog to pious: Riches have"never yet given ai body peace orVest. If there is Hell, a good' many preachers i getting money under false p lences. The man who is right w God willnotbe wrong with anythi that is good. Some of the biggest lies ever t( are to be found on gravestom In every community are some fol the devil can catch with a bs look. If you depend on your emotio for motive power you will come a good many places where the wii won't work. The Bible will al wa be full of things you can not und< staud, as long as you will not li according to those you understan Don't stop with telling your bi what is right. Show him how. Better die an old maid, sisU ifclro) to marry the *roug_ maa. Q homes are on a level with our w men, and the Devil has a mortga on many a child from the day it born. You never hear of a mi marrying a woman to reform her. Is there any bread in whiskey Yes, for the brewer and the disti 1er of the stuff, but not for tl drunkard's family. Going to church don't make an body a christian any more th a taking a wheelbarrow into a gara* makes it an automobile. No hyp crite in the church or out of il wi ever get to heaven. I heard a preacher say that h would rather be a pastor of a gravi yard than to be pastor of SOIE churches he knew. The man who votes for whisks is pulling on the same rope wil the Devil,whether he knows ii or no God pity the country when th Devil gets the home. You can have as many theorit as you please, but you will neve get into Heaven unless you plan your feet on the Rock of Ages If the womanhood of America ha? been no better than the men, th Devil would have had the countr, fenced in long ago. Man was a fool in the garden o F/Ien and he has taken a good man; degrees since. There would be so many mor church goers if there were uot s< many going churches. God keep no half way house. Its heaven o: hell for you and me. If there ia a hell for fools, th< mau who thinks he can get to heav en on his wife's religion, will bt there on a front seat. The father who keeps his son oui of school, is doing his best to mak< a fool out of him. Temptation is not a sin, yielding is. All tho service that weighs ai: ounce in the sight of God, is thal which ib prompted by love. To know some men is an invita tion lo do right. To know others is an invitation to lie, drink, swear and sink into heel. What God needs and the world needs, are men who are solid mahogany all tiie way through. If there is anything that makes me sick, it is to have some ri d nosed ibultermilked-eyed, beetle browed, peanut-haired, stall-fed old whiskey drinker to tell me that he would not be in ollice, if it was not for the church members, voting for and puning him there. Hell is so full of such church members that their feet are sticking out of the windows. ''Scrap. " LON?? STAR STATE. Ginned Cotton Bolls in Texaa. Drought Prevails. Grain Killed. Farmers Cot ton Crazy. I will write a few lines to let you know how we are getting along out here in Texas. "Well, they finished ginning bolls last Saturday and the fields look like they had been pastured by a big bunch of cattle. You can't find a cracked boll that shows anv cotton at all. They gin ned here at Brandon between 200 and 2300, against 3250 last season. We are needing rain here, have not had a good rain since the first of last November. We had a four ir.ch snow in January that helped a good deal. It is raining a little here today. We need rain on ac count of planting corn. Land that was put up before Christmas may have moisture enough to bring *orn up, but land put up later is too dry. I am afraid the farmers out here are going cotton crazv and neglect to plant plenty of corn and feed stuffs. A eood many oats planted last fall were killed. It looks like the farmer won't learn anything by experience. They know that they can get more for a short crop of cotton than for a big crop, for it costs more to make and gather, and the gamblers preach an over supply and hammer down the prices. There is more money in corn at the present prices, and it don't cost so much to raise corn. Pigs here that will weigh from seventy-five to one hundred Hounds are bringing nine cents a pound, and they have never been fed but very little. The high priced cotton has been fine for automobile dealers. Near ly everybody in this community owns one, renters and all. There has been about twenty four hundred and fifty registered here in the county,-and they are still buying. I was glad to see a letter'from uncle Ive, We were together in our boyhood days up to the time we went to the army. He went to Virginia, I to James Island near Charleston. Captain Weaver was in command of our company, J. A. Tillman was in commamd at the surrender. I have never seen but one member of our company since I left South Carolina for Texas in 18(55. If any of the boys are alive I would like to meet them in Wash ington in June for I am going if I ara able to travel, and I am good and stout now for a man in his seventy-fourth year. Well, I had better close for fear of the waste basket. W. J. Rochelle, Brandon, Texas. Card of Thanks. We avail ourselves of . thia means of thanking our neighbors and friends for their kindness du ring the late illness of our hus band and father, James A. Hol land. These many acts of thought ful kindness will always be tresured by us and should be given we shall always be ready to reciprocate the kindness. We are more grateful than we can find words to convey our gratitude. Mrs. A. P. Hollaud, J. G. Holland. Childrens' Chapter Meets. Bald Eagle Chapter, C. of O. beautifully entertained by Miss Mary Evans and her mother, Mrs. Vic toria Evans, at Oakley Park. On Saturday, March 10, Miss Mary Evans entertained the children forming this enthusiastic young chapter in General Gary's old home and made them a beautiful talk about her illustrious uncle, showing them many things of historic inter est, among them being a letter in his own hand to President Davis concerning his action at Appomat tox. It is a well known fact that General Gary did not surrender at that time. Another interesting let ter was from General Robert E. Lee to General Gary. The girls invited Miss Mary to meet with them at all of their ses sions. She has promised them bad ges bearing a small confederate flag and a bald eagle, besides the gift of a volume of the life of the Bald ?agle by his sister, Miss Lou Garv, as soon as it comes from thc press. The little otlieers, Mae Rives, Pies., and Gladys Lawton, Historian, pre sided well and with great dignity.