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VOL. 82 EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2!, 1917 NO. 3 JOHNSON LETTER. Meeting of W. C. T. U. School Gave Holiday. Musician? Enjoy Pleasant After noon With Mrs. Marsh. The last meeting of the W. C. T. TJ. "was a most pleasant one for all the members, for at this time, they had with them their State Vice president, Mr. J. L. Mirna, and one 1 of the State Superintendents, Mrs. Mamie N. Tillmann. The meeting was held in the home of Mrs. M. R. Wright, and white bows were pinned on all by the hostess. Miss Zena Payne con ducted the meeting, and only a busi ness part was had, as the Union was so glad to have these ladies present, that it wanted all the time possible given over to hearing these ladies talk. The reports of the officers and superintendents of d e p artments were heard. The Treasurer, Mrs. Marsh, had sent to State Treasurer #11.00, and had $6.00 in Treasury. Mrs. Albert Lott, Superintendent of the department of "Soldiers and Sailors," told of her plans, with the aid of the Union. She hopes soon to have ready a number of comfort bags" and also budgets of news clippings ready for the Soldier boys. Never before has this department so appealed to every one, and espe cially the mothers, for many now have "Soldier boys." Mrs. James White reported of her work as L. T. L. Leader, and Mrs. Andrews, of Cleveland, Tenn., a visitor, told of her band of 88. She stated that she had 22 of the members who had attended every weekly meeting for nearly. two years. This union always observes the birthday of Lillian M. N. Stevens, as "Union Signal Day," and at this period of the meeting, Mrs. M. T. Turner, who has charge of this, told something of Mrs. Stevens and the splendid paper, and got several sub scriptions for this. Each one was given a picture of the National President. There ^as no better way to observe the birthday than by subscribing to The Union Signal. Mrs. W. W. Satcher took subscrip tions to the Palmetto Whita Rib bon. The subject for the afternoon was "The Progress of Prohibition." This was told of, and Mrs. Olin Eidsou gave interesting current events. The Secretary gathered up the records in the model members' con test, the captains in this being Mrs. A. P. Lewis and Mrs. James White. At this point Mrs. Mims addressed the Union, and made a beautiful and heart to heart talk, and every one felt benefited by this, and had nobler and higher aspirations in the work after hearing her. Mrs. Tillman gave a summary of the address of Mrs. Deitrick, nation al organizer, which she bad recent ly heaM, doing this in a most in teresting and pleasing manner, and she closed with a very forceful illus tration. The Union felt greatly in debted to these two for visiting the Union, and were really helped and stimulated by their coming, and be fore the departure of all, each ha^ a few words with these charming and gifted women. Mrs, F. M. Boyd has been ap pointed Dame of Honor by Col. Rothrock, of Aiken, for the Sons of Veterens, at the General Reunion of Veterans to be held in Washington, D. C., in June. She is also appoin ted by him to be Dame of Honor for the Sons of Veterans at the State Reunion to be held in Ches ter in May. Miss Roth rock of Aiken, is the Sponsor. Mrs. Boyd will attend both the reunions, and will do so with a peculiar pleasure. She is a great U. D. C. worker, and every Confederate Veteran, to her, is a ''hero, with a heart of gold," because he is a veteran. Miss Orlena Cartledge spent a part of last week in Columbia. The High School here gave holi day last Friday, that the teachers might attend the Teachers' Conven tion which was in session in Colum bia. Those attending were: Prof. W.F.Scott, Mrs. L. C. Latimer, and Misses Eva Rushton, Clara Saw yer, Sallie Heyward, Anna Harms, and Daisy Brockington. Mesdames B. T. Adams and Sal lie Stanfield spent last week at Lees (Continued on Fifth Page.) RED OAK GROVE Marriage of Popular Young People at Red Hill. Social Circle Met With Mrs. Lamb. Last Sunday being our off Sun Iday much visiting was done. Mr. and Mr? G. W. Bussey spent the week-end at Johnston with Mrs. Carlie Forrest. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bussey were guests at Modoc with the formers sister, Mr3. Winchester McDaniel. Quite a large gathering of friends at the hospitable home of Mr, Will Dows. The T. W. A.'s held their month ly meeting with Miss Deadis Dow last Sunday. Mr. Clarence Bush is still at the hospital in Augusta, but is doing nicely. Clarence is missed at our Sunday > School. He is the second member of his family who has had surgical treatmeut since Christmas. The family has the sympathy of the entire community. The marriage ot two quite popu lar young people took place Sunday P. M., March ll, at Red Hill, by Rev. J. T. Littlejohn, was Miss Ethel Holson and Mr. Henry Bailey. Miss Holson is noted for her many beautiful traits of character, and is a daughter of Mr. Caleb Holson. Mr. Bailey is an enterprising and industrious young man, now being engaged in business with Mr. G. C. McDaniel of Modoc. The com munity extends congratulations. One of the helpful features of last weeks events, was the meeting of the Social Circle at Mrs. Lamb's. Splendid raeetiug it was; each one present seemed to catch the spirit of the subject, which was so well carried out. Each one assigned manifested by their efforts in the meeting that they had made our subject one of study and much thought. We were glad to have with us Mrs. Mollie Hoi mea, of Red Hill society, also Mrs. Lala Hamil ton, another member at Red Hill, but now our neighbor. We appre ciate her kind invitation to hold our next meeting with her in May, be ing invited to Mrs. Nannie Agners 6th of April. Miss Lois McAfee will organize our young people first Sunday in April. Several of them have been anxious for a long while for a B. Y. P. U. and we appreciate our little teacher's ambition for them. Our "Teacher Training Class" holds first regular meeti?g next Sunday P. M., at Mr. George Bus sey's. We shall be pleased to en roll anyone who feels interested. Mrs. Trap McManus spent the week-end with her mother, Mrs. J. N. Griffis. It is with pleasant memories we meet with friends of childhood and reflect on the days gone by. Mrs. Fannie Griffis is quita busy with her "hen," that is what Master Brooks Kenrick has named her in cubator. Another organization we have longed talked of, was launched last Friday evening in the home of Mr. George Bussey,that of our "Teachers Training Class." Mrs. Allie Tim merman is our teacher, meeting each second and fourth Sunday. Most of the officers and teachers of our Sunday School and quite a num ber of others have enlisted, and like our Social Circle, we mean to broaden out as we meet from time to time, at least, we have hopes of doing so. The result of whiskey Belling, and the effects, also, was demon strated near here Saturday night on Mr. Pickens Bailey's plantation. One of his hands, Robert McKie shot John Holmes, death resulting. The dead negro was drunk but with out whiskey, and a good, hard worker. Our farmers are working in their farms now in every direction. We can view part of six different farms from our front porch. The business agent of a Chatau qua was in a prosperous town mak ing arrangements for a performance, Finally he landed in the office of Jones. "I called. Mr. Jones, to see you about a Chautauqua," said the visi tor. "Nothing doing," interrupted Jones. "My wife and I have al ready decided on a car of another make."-Louisville Courier-Journal "UNCLE IV" WRITES. Our Beloved Correspondent im proved in Health. Writes of His Comrades. Message to Senator Tillman. Here I am again. No, not dead yet, but am still alive-for what I don't know. There is a Being that does, and 1 ara not fretting at all. I am still cheerful and like a hearty laugh. ' To give you an idea as to how I feel most of the time, I will tell of a question that was asked me in Harlem a few weeks ago. I was asked by a man if I ever had the blues, and just a few days ago I was asked if I was always happy. To the first question I answered, "Yes." But I tried hard to keep them off. And bis reply was: " Well, you are always, it seems to me, wearing a smile." To the last ques tion I answered: "No, I wasn't al ways happy, but I didn't go around and tell folks that I wasn't." I said I thought it was wrong to tell others of our troubles, a" I guessed every one had their hours of burden bearing, and that I had no right to add anything to theirs by telling them of mine. * I had rather bring a smile to the face any time than a tear to the eye. That is the way I see life, and God helping me I want to live it that way. Am I right or wrong? Well, I see that "Old Pindar" (W. J. Rochell) is still alive. Didn't know but what some Villa ite had parched him, but if they had he would have been so tough that they would have got tired chewing on him. Eb! Pindar. I see from Horn's Creek and Trentron that S. L. Roper is seri ously sick. I hope he is improved in health. But none of we old Rebs are going to last much longer. Old age is creeping on us all. J. N. Fair, if I mistake not, is now in his seventieth year, and Buck (Abner) Mims about the same age. I can imagine as I write how both looked when they came to Company I, but haven't seen either one of them for the last four years. Look here, what does "Horn's Creek" mean when she calls me comrade? I don't object to it at all, for we can be comrades in more senses than one. Thank you, "Horn's Creek," for calling me comrade, and I am going to live as long as I can and die when I can't help it. And Russell Wright I see ain't dead either. But ara sorry he is mad, and inclined to fight. Well, if it comes to run or fight, I guess I would have to fight, as my running days are past; but my eyesight is still pretty good, and I still have my old Sharp's rifle, and I can see the front sight on it, too, and ara writing this scrawl without glasses haven't used any now for nearly three years, and can read almost any kind of type. Was sorry to hear of Hal Meal ing's death. Yes, the old must die, and the young die also; and there is a lesson in it-none of us know when that time is. 'Tis appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment. What matter as to when oue shall die if they are pre pared for the judgment. The Parksville scribe's sayings re mind one forcibly of the Proverbs in the Bible, and take them scrap by scrap they are worth reading and re-reading, and studying again and airain, and so many of them-too many to comment on. I didn't like to cut The Advertiser, but am go ing to cut out "Scrap's" sayings, and put them in an envelope and keep them for future reference. Af ter reading it I thought of what a young man in Harlem told about a preacher who said he thought it wrong to repeat the Lord's prayer, and the young man asked me what T thought of it, and I told him the next time he heard that preacher say such a thing to ask him if be thought he could improve on it, and if he thought so to please write it for me, as I have never yet seen or known a man that could improve on anything the Lord said or did. Farm work has been delayed somewhat by the wet weather, but corn planting has commenced. A few have sown oats where they were killed by the freeze, but there are a good many that have not, but from what I can learn corn and not cotton will be planted on the land. Don't think there will be much After twenty years of faitl john, have taken up their labe prayers of their Edgefield fr?en U. D. C. Meeting. A very pleasant meeting of the U. D. C. was held on Tuesday af ternoon, March 13, with Mrs. B. E. Nicholson. The president Mrs. R. A. Marsh had charge of the bu siness session, and the attendance was large. Among rthe interesting features j of the programme was the report from the new children's chapter "The- Bald Eagle of Edgefield," brought by little Miss Winks Bai ley and John Curran Feltham in a most original and charming manner. A'paper on the "Confederate Flag" was read by Mrs. Maggie HilLand Mrs. Feltham read a poem on that same thrilling subject. Mrt>. E. - P. Jones waB in charge of v.? i isterieal -prcsramme as his torian and read some sayings of "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch," the author of the book be ing a southern writer. Mrs. Jones also propounded some questions of historical value in relation to the Confederacy. The southern airs of Dixie and the Star Spangled Banner were sung by the chapter, Mrs. C. E. May pianist accompanying. At the close of the meeting, the hostess Mrs. Nicholson served dainty sandwiches and tea. Aiken's Splendid Talent. Monday night in the Opera House "The Microbe of Love" which has been for so many days the burden of our song in Edgefield was pre sented by the "Village Players'' of Aiken. It was splendid in every detail, and gave pleasure to a large audience. The large number of handsome cars which arrived in town about G o'clock with about 4U occupants created quite a sensation, thus aid ing in the advertising. Mrs. Tillman had very graciously given her home as her headquarters, and after spending a few moments very pleasantly there, a lunch was served them in the empty store ad joining L. T. May. The local W. C. T. U. served them hot coffee and ice cream. "The garden scene" which was the closing scene in the play was very artistically decorated by Mrs. Lovick Smith, as Chairman of the Stage Committee, assisted by M TB. B. Timmons, Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. I Gunter and Mrs. M. Jones, and perhaps others who kindly rendered their assistance. The "Village Pla3rers" returned to Aiken on tho evening of the play, leaving a splend did impression behind them. The door receipts amounted to about $85.00, the Edgefield W. C. T. IT. receiving about $27.00 after all expenses are paid. Large assortment of Ladies' Wash Skirts and Waists just received. Rubenstein's Department Store. fruit in this section this year. Just let me add this: Tell Ben Tillman that I for one say, if his health will admit, lo keep on his shoes, for they fit him all right, and those who put them on him are satisfied with his record. Uncle Iv. Harlem, Ga., Mar. 17,1917. iful service in Edgefield count) >rs in another field, Lockhart, ds go with them. Death of Mr. J. P. Strom. The Rehobeth community is very mnch saddened bj the death of Mr. J. P. Strom at the home 'of his nephew, J. E. Strom. He bad been in failing health for several years, and the end came Thursday after noon, March 8. He was buried Fri day evening in the Rehobeth ceme tary. The funeral was conducted by his pastor, Rev. J. T. Littlejohn Mr. Strom was seventy-one years old, served in the Confederate War, lived a consistent Christian life, having served as deacon of his church for many pears. He is survived by two brothers, Messrs. S. B. and C. Strom, and three sisters, Mrs. P. P. Doolittle, Mrs. Joe Brunson and Mrs. Sallie <3r?lamrthertwo Ialter,o?>Aiken. Mrs. Peak Entertains D. A. R. The old Ninety-Six District Chapter was delightfully entertain ed in the home of Mrs. J. W. Peak on Tuesday afternoon. Quite a full attendance encouraged the presi dent and the hostess, and a good programme added greatly to the afternoon's pleasure. The Regent, Mrs. Evans, read several important communications, and members ap pointed to urge to attend the Con gress in Washington. Mrs. J. M. LawtOD is the regent's alterate, and Mrs. Tillman, Miss Annie Clisby, Miss Sarah Collett and Mrs. D. B. Hollingsworth were urged to con aider going. aouth Carolina Day was observ ed and each member responded to roll call with some interesting facts or poem on our State. Miss Gladys Rives read "Carolina Hills," by Carolina's Poet, Mr. Harmon. Mrs. E. P. Jones was called upon to read an article in the D. A. R. magazine relating to the "Royall House of Massachusetts," a wonder ful old mansion in that historic State. Miss Sarah Collett read a very in structive and valuable paper on Forts and Ferries in South Caroliua wiiich was heartily applauded, and the membership insisted on its be ing copied and sent in to The State. Mrs. Woodson, on request read the paper which she had prepared and read for the school, on "First things in South Carolina." Two recent members received are Mrs. Susan B. Hill and Mrs. Gladys Boykin Calhoun. The hostess served a delightful salad course with coffee and whip ped cream. The Committees ror the Pioneer Pageant were appointed and plans projected which will be announced later. The meeting was one of the most pleasant of the year. "Wal;" contributed Uncle Ez, "my wife is one in a million. She gets up in the mornin' milks seven teen cows, and gets breakfast for ten hard-working men before six o'clock by heck." "She must be a very robust wo man." volunteered the commercial traveler who happened to be pre sent. "No, stranger, she ain't what you'd call so strong; she's more pale r, Rev. and Mrs. J. T. Little S. C. The good wishes and HARDY'S HAPPENINGS. Good Congregation at Church. Mrs. Bunch Improving. Ad dress on Boll Weevil Situ ation by Prof. Long. We were very glad to hear that. Mrs. Frances Townes is some bet ter. We hope now they have con quered the hemohagie fever, and she may soon be well, and back home.. Now we said back home,, yet as much a? we would love for her to still be in the neighborhood, we don't want her to try and live over there in "the corner," as long as there is so much Malaria over there. We rather hope she may board somewhere ruttil all danger is . gone from this section. Isn't it terrible, so many have to suffer so from that .water, and so many have lost their health and lives? We were glad to see Mrs. Sam Corley up and on her way to Aug usta Saturday. Hope she was not having to go to a doctor to be treat ed. We made a mistake last week in saying Mr. Hal Healing was Dr. Healing's youngsst son. Mr. Will Healing is the youngest son. We saw him Saturday, and he is look ing tine. Mrs. Bunch is ptill improving slowly, and sits up a little each day. Miss Majorie Mclvie, has had young lady visiting her from North Augusta. We have not learned her name, but must thank her in behalf of the Hardy's church congrega tion for playing the organ for them Sunday. There was a real good crowd out for such a cold windy day. The W. M. S. will meet next Thursday at Hardy's church and we hope there will be a large turnout. Hope Mrs. Ellie Brigg will be well, so Mrs. T. J. Briggs, our president, can attend the meeting so as to con duct it. The Meriwether Agricultural Club had a meeting on Saturday, last, and had Prof. Long to address them on the boll weevil problem. He gave a very interesting talk and good advice, if it is followed. They very generously invited the ladies to this meeting-, which was quite a treat, as they have not been allow ing them until recently. But we suppose they thought Prof. Long would give the ladies some instruc tive dots, also, which he did. There was one thing he said: ''The farmers will have to learn to let the darkies feed themselves. 1 thought, he ought have said also-and the larmers do away with dogs, and put that feed into hogs. That will do them more good, and make less cooking for the ladies to do. I am sure the ladies would do away with them if they could. SALESMEN WANTED-to sol icit orders for lubricating oils, greas es and paints. Salary or Commis sion. Address Lincoln Oil Co., Cleveland, Ohio. and delicate-like. Gosh!"-with a burst of enthusiasm-'if that woman. was only strong, I don't know the work she couldn't do!"