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Office No. 61 Residence, No. 17. Wednesday, May 16 LOCAL AND PERSONAL, Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Lana of Gree leyville are guests of Rev. and Mrs. P. P. Blalock. Mr. James B. Brasington of Cheraw was the week-end guest of Miss Annie Cantelou. Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Boyd of Greeleyville are visiting Rev. and Mrs. P. P. Blalock. The Civic League will meet Mon day afternoon. May 21, at 4:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. C. E. May. Dr. E. P. Jones left Monday night for New Orleans to attend the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist convention. Mr. W. B. Cogburn has purchas ed a new Buick car from Mr. VV. J. Hatcher. The car was brought over from Johnston Monday. The ordinance of baptism was administered to Elizabeth Rives and Felicia Minis Sunday morning at the close of the service at the Bap tist church. Mrs. Hal Beman of Augusta has been spending the past week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Key. Mr. Beman also spent Sun day in Edgefield. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wise of Trenton motored to Edgefield Tues day afternoon, , being accompanied by two of the prettiest and sweetest little ones in Edgefield county. Governor Manning has appointed Dr. Beverly M. Epes surgeon den tist for the First South Carolina Regiment, with rank of first lieu tenant. He made a good selection. Mr. Rainsfo:d Cantelou left this morning for the Oglethorpe train ing camp. The best wishes of all our people aocompany this young man whose life is so full of promise. We publish this week the pro . gramme of the Recital to be given Friday night at 3:3o o'clock in the high school auditorium by the music class of Miss Miriam Norris. Mrs. C. M. Mellicharap and her two little children left Tuesday night for Agricola. Miss., to spend a month with Mr. A. S. Mellicharap and Miss Viola Melli tfhamp. Miss Pearl Wood, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Wood, under went a surgical operation at the hospital in Columbia last week and late reports state that she is steadily improving. Mr. H. S. Andersen, the machin ist who operates the tractor and road machine for the county, has rented the brick cottage from Mr. W. M. Harling near the Presby terian ohurch. Miss Hortense Padgett and Miss Pearl Padgett went to Greenville Friday to attend the graduation piano recital which was given bv Miss Gladys Padgett at the G. W. C. Friday night. Mr. Edward Lynch arrived Satur day from North Carolina to confer with the home folk concerning his enlistment for military duty. He bas not yet decided what branch of the service he will enter. Mr. J. H. Albn went to Green wood Tuesday to attend a meeting of the commission appointed to ad just the finances of McCormick and the mother counties of Greenwood, Abbeville and Edgefield. The Stork ' visited Buncombe Monday afternoon, leaving a beau tiful little daughter with Mr. and Mrs, H. C. Mitchell. Little Marjo rie Mitchell is being greeted most affectionately by all in Buncombe. Miss Rebecca Harker of Sumter is the attractive guest of Misses Annie and Justine Cantleou. This popular young lady is pleasantly remembered by friends she made while on a former visit in Edge field. Mr. Eugene Timmons and Mr. Horace Jones, accompanied by a naval officer, came over from Co lumbia Saturday f jr the purpose of receiving recruits for the navy but no young men enlisted from Edge field. Three enlisted in Johnston. We greatly appreciate an invita tion to attend the Westminster High School commencement May 24 and 25. It was sent to us by Jesse Tim merman, a son of our friend, Mr. Elijah Timmerman. Jesse is a mem ber of the graduating class. The Advertiser acknowledges an invitation from Miss Marie Marsh to attend the commencement exer cises of Columbia .college to be held from May 25 to 29. Miss Marie is a full graduate, having made a good record since entering the col lege. Mr. Harrison Parks has volun teered for the navy and will report to Columbia in a few days. He will be a member of the reserve corps and will not be called into active service for some time but will receive full pay from the day of his acceptance. Capt. W. A. Collett left Sunday morning for the training camp at Ogletbrope. He has had consider able experience in military service and his friends confidently believe that he will make a good record at the training camp and be given a very desirable assignment. The continued cold weather has caused the farmers gravest con cern. Mwch of the cotton is dying and germination has practically stopped. Many farmers in the Johnston section of the county have plowed up cotton that was thinned out by the cold and have planted over. While in conversation with "Un cle" Zack Boone a few days ago as to the effect of the cold upon cot ton, we asked him why he did not reside on his farm on Turkey creek and manage it personally. His la conic reply waa: I won't live in any house that ain't got a petticoat and bonnet in it." Mr. E. W- Samuel is making rapid progress with the erection of his brick shop adjoining the livery stable of Mr. B. L. Holston, He will conduct a garage and machine shop at this place. _Mr. Samuel will make a specialty of auto repairing and welding by gas. making broken machinery stronger than when new. It is probable that Edgefield will contribute two splendid young men, Mr. Horace Cogburn and Mr. Ralph Jones, to the corps of experienced railroad men who will go to France soon to improve transportation fa cilities near the firing line. No other county or State will send two finer specimeus than Horace and Ralph. Mr. P. S. Norris of Aiken has been appointed by Governor Man ning as one of the surveyors to re survey the county line between Edgefield and Aiken counties. Mr. S. M. Smith was appointed some time agc to represent Edgefield county in the survey or location ot the line. Mr. Norris is a graduate of the Citadel and has had consid erable practical experience as a sur veyor. The editor of The Advertiser gratefully acknowledged the receipt of an invitation to attend the Wof ford commencement, which was sent to us by Gill Dunovant, a young man of whom Edgefield is very proud. Gill has gradulated from Wofford and has gone to Oglethorpe to attend the military training school. Before entering upon government service he came by Edgefield Saturday to see the home folk. Church Conference. There will be a conference of the members of Red Hill church next Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock and a full attendance is urged. Du ring the time that the church is without a pastor every layman should feel the responsibility that rests upon him for the activities of the church and respond to every call to duty. There should be a full conference at Red Hill Sunday morning. Death of Mrs. Hugh Hamilton. Sunday afternoon Mrs. Hamilton, the beloved wife of Mr. Hugh T. Hamilton, died of pneumonia after an illness of only eleven days. Scarcely a death occurs anywhere without some special reason why it is peculiarly sad and unfortunate, from a human standpoint. Besides the bereaved husband, the death of Mrs. Hamilton leaves a sweet little daughter just five years of age. This dear little girl is almost too young to remember her mother, cer tainly she will in the future years recall but little of her. She will never know the comfort and joy, to say nothing of the real value, of a mother's love and devotion. She will have a faithful|and loving fath er but not a mother. Before her marriage Mrs. Hamilton was Debrah Rodie and was reared in Sound, Maine. She was a trained nurse and was residing in Jackson ville, Fla., at the time she married Mr. Hamilton. Her relations re side in the North and possess con siderable wealth. The funeral was conducted Monday afternoon by Dr. E. Pendleton Jones. Edgefield Extends Sympathy. In this hour of unspeakable sor row over the death early last week of their little son, Benjamin Croker Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Miller have the profound sympathy of their Edgefield friends. The name, Benjamin Croker, made this little son of Mr. and Mrs. Miller dear to the Edgefield friends of his great uncle, the late Benjamin Croker In this dark hour these bereaved friends can find comfort in the thought that their little one has been w?f*ed to the bosom of Him who has always been the esnecial friend of the little child and that little Benjamin has been taken in ! his sweet innocence from the blight ing and contaminating things of earth to that home of eternal joy, there to await the coming of father and mother. Pleased With Army. Recently Mr. Douglas Timmer man enlisted for service in the army and has been stationed at Savannah. Saturday his father, Mr. J. R. Tim merman, went to Savannah to see Douglas and secured a furlough of a week for him. They arrived from Savannah Sunday night. Douglas has been warmly greeted by his friends. He is greatly pleas ed with the life of a soldier thus far. He gained considerable ex perience while a cadet at Clemson during the past session. Next Sat urday Douglas will return to his post in Savannah. When one of his Edgefield chums asked when he expects to go to Europe for service, Douglas smilingly replied that he expects to spend Christmas in Berlin. Other gallant Edgefield boys will share the pleasure with him._ Boys Enrolling for Clubs. There were several boys t the pig and corn club meeting at the Bank of Edgefield last Saturday. Mr. L. L. Baker was present and made an interesting talk, urging the boys to enter this important en terprise. Since then other boys have sent in their names; desiring to become m ambers of these clubs. The Bank is still extending the in vitation to the boys of the county, as stated in previous notices appear ing in the papers. It is not too late boys. We hope to see a large number on Saturday of this week. Come in and talk it over. Very soon there will be an effi cient County Farm Demonstrator in this county with headquarters at Edgefield and he will visit you get your pigs and give you valua ble instructions about growing hogs andoom. Get your pigs boys and be ready when he comes. Baby Day to be Observed. On Friday, the 25th of May, the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Edgefield will observe Baby Day, the occasion to be cele brated in tlie courthouse. W. C. T. U. Spoon Babies. All children in Edgefield county or elsewhere of any whose mothers have belonged to the W. C. T. U. at Edgefield, and who have been presented with silver spoons, are in vited to be present and they will be guests at dinner of the Edgefield W. C. T. U. Dinner will be served to all moth ers and babies and any other per sons for 30 cents, thus to cover the expenses of the occasion, and to carry on the work of saving the babies. It is expected that an afternoon lecture will be provided for and an automobile ride for all mothers and babies. In the evening there will be a lec ture by Dr. Sophia Branson, M. D., of Sumter, S. C., on "How to Stay Young and How to Grow Young When Old." All mothers who have received spoons aro requested to send the full name and age of each child who has received one to Mrs. W. B. Cogburn as soon as this is read. Card of .Thanks. We adopt this means cf express ing our heartfelt gratitude to our friends and neighbors for their lov ing attentions during the illness and death of our little baby. We are especially grateful to those who visitedand ministered to us and to our little babe in our home and also to the very 'kind and thoughtful friends who furnished their cars when we took the little form to Edgefield for burial in our family square. Words fail to express the sincere gratitude of our heartsfi| we trust that at some future I we shall be able to return thesfl meious kindnesses. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. PrescB Cold Spring, S. C. ELECTRIC e The S Jgj? B?TTEES IM!? ! MEMORIAL DAY. Appropriate Exercises in Opera House. Eloquent Address. Dinner Served to Veter ans. Graves Decorated. A large audience assembled in the opera house Thursday at ll o'clock for the observance of Mem orial Day, all arrangements having been completed by the Daughters of the Confederacy. The rostrum was decorated with flowers and a number of Confederate flags. Hon B. E. Nicholson was master of ceremonies and announced "Dix ie" aa the first number which was sung by the school children. This was followed by prayer by Rev. E. C. Bailey and a chapter was read from the Bible by Rev. A. L. Gun ter. The next number was a song, "Bring Flowers," by Miss Hortense Woodson, Isabelle Byrd, Mary Marsh, Eleanor Minis, Mae Rives and Gladys Lawton. A song with violin obligato, entitled "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" was sung by Miss Miriam Norris and Miss R?sela Parker. The orator of the day, Rev. Carter Helm Jones of Seattle, "Wash ington, was introduced by Ex-Gov. Sheppard with accustomed ease and grace. Dr. Jones is an elder bro ther of Dr. E. Pendleton Jones and had been engaged in a revival meet ing in Augusta for a week before coming to Edgefield. His address on this occasion excelled all patri otic addresses ever before delivered in Edgefield. He is not only an eloquent and forceful speaker but has Confederate history at his finger's end. Furthermore, Dr. Jones has an additional advantage over many Memorial Day speakers in that he was born and reared amid the battlefields of Virginia andi has the added inspiration of being! personally acquainted with the im-' mortal Lee. Immediately following the close of Dr. Jones' matchless address, Mrs. Mamie N. Tillman appeared upon the rostrum and after giving expression to appropriate words presented Dr. Jones with a large bouquet of roses in behalf of the Edgefield chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy. A collection was taken for the scholarship fund of the general organization, after which the ben ediction was pronounced by Rev. R. G. Shannonbouse. Immediately after leaving the opera house the veterans, about 35 in number, repaired to the vacant store in the opera house building where dinner was served in the honor of the Daughters of the Con federacy. Early in the afternoon the ladies with the assistance of the children who compose the Bald Eagle chap ter, decorated the soldiers' graves and the monument on the public square. Memorial Day of 1917 will be a source of pleasant mem ories to all who attended the exer cises and to those who participated. D. A. R. Meeting. Mrs. James R. Cantelou enter tained the monthly meeting of the D. A. R. on Tuesday afternoon. A large number of the membership were present, and a pleasant pro gramme was carried out. The roll was called by the cor responding secretar}-, Mrs. J. W. Peak, and each one responded with an appreciation for the retiring offi cers, each of which was very grace fully given. The minutes were read by the secretary, and a report of the na tional congress recently held in Washington wa9 read by Mrs. B. E. Nicholson. Miss R?sela Parker played "The Flower Song" .on the violin, accom panied on the piano by Miss Annie Cantelou. The election of officers resulted in the following: Regent, Mrs. Ma mie N. Tillman; recording secre tary, Mrs. W. C. Tompkins; histo rian, Mrs. D. B. Hollingsworth, and the remaining officers were retained, as the time limit had not expired. Mrs. N. G. Evans is tho retiring] regent, Mrs. Mamie Tillman histo rian and Mrs. J. W. Peak recording] sectary. Some plans were made for auto trip along some old trails in our| county for the middle of June. The hostess, Mrs. Cantelou, served a dainty iced course with cakes. This was the last regular meeting] of the season. Mrs. "Woodson was elected gene-j alogist for the chapter for the en suing year. Grave a Mound of Flowers. Thursday, May 10, was the anniver sary of the death of Mrs. Fannie Tompkins and on that day devoted friends who have an abiding affec tion for this good woman, who never grew wearyin well doing, cov ered her grave with lovely flowers, the most beautiful that Edgefield gardens afford. Shakespeare was mistaken; the good that men and women do does live after them. Meeting of Women Called. ? All women of Edgefield county who desire to become members of the Edgefield Chapter of the Nation al League for Woman's Service du ring the present crisis, will meet at the county court housp on Thursday afternoon the 17th, at 4 o'clock, for the purpose of organization. Mrs. N. G. Evans, Tem. Chairman. After Rights of Way. Engineer Henry Haskell, of Co lumbia, was in Greenwood Thurs day in conference with Rev. W. P. B. Kinard, of Epworth, and Mr. Kenneth Baker, of Greenwood, of the committee on the proposed rail road from Greenwood to Johnston. Mr. Haskel is representing certain interests backing a road from Co lumbia to Greenwoud. The local people are bound to the route) from Greenwood to Johnston, and frank ly stated to Mr. Haskell their posi tion. He has been securing rights of way on the proposed line from here. Mr. Haskel has secured a number of rights of way and will continue. All parties concerned feel that nothing can be done as long aa the war situation remains as it is.-Greenwood Index. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF EDGEFIELD. Whereas a petition has been filed, and all legal requirements having been met, it is ordered that the regularly appointed Board of Trustees forcEdge field School District No. 25, do hold an election in the court-house at Edge field, Friday June 1, 1917, to vote upon the question of levying and collecting an additional special tax of three (3) mills on the dollar of all taxable prop erty in said district, proceeds of such additional levy to be used for school purposes in Edgefield District. No. 25. Those favoring such additional levy shall vote "Yes," and those opposing such additional levy shall vote "No." The polls shall open at 8 o'clock a. m., and close at 4 o'clock p. m., and in all respects comply with section 1208, Code of Laws of South Carolina. W. W. FULLER, E. H. FOLK, G. F. LONG. Co. Board of Education, Edgefield County. May lo-2t. FO The Unit To Owners The Ford Motor C appointed us author ears in this territor sent Ford interests Ford owners. The demands that we an adequate serviee eompetent Ford UK genuine Ford-made ing regular Ford pri This is the servi ee y owners. Material-\ tlie standard of each When your Ford bring it to us, and expert Ford mecha the assurance of ge with genuine Ford-i Ford cars-Runaboi $300; Coupelet $50 Sedan $645, all f. o. Eidson 'PHONE 82 Programme of Closing Exercises? The Trenton school will close its year's work with the following ex ercises on Friday,. May 18, and Sat urday, May 19,. 1917: FRIDAY, 8:30 P. M. Greeting song: Pantoraine, "Jesus Lover of My Soul." "The Soldier Boy and the Red: Cross Nurse." Music. "Guess Who," song: and drill. Wand Flag Drill. Musiii. Address, Dr. W. S. Currell, Pres ident University of South Carolina, SATURDAY, 11:00 A. M. 1 Commencement song: "What is an American?" Marsh Lon?, "The School as a Social Center," Joe Smith. Music. "The New South," Wright Moore. "The Southern Writers," Bailey Whitlock. Music. "Mona's Waters," Lillian Marsh. This will be followed by a pic nic. The public is cordially in vited and earnestly urged to attend all of the exercises. We are espec ially fortunate in securing Dr. Currell, who is a noted lecturer. Wa??sT^?e?^^ Cabbage, Turnips And Late Crops "Every Pound Of Food Is Going; To Be Needed" Says Jno. B. Jobson-New Plow The Very Thing For Late Plantings. That this section has plenty of time to measure up to every requirement in the food crisis is the firm opinion of Jno. B. Jobson, inventor of the Jobson plow and founder of the Jobson Sys tem of Agriculture. "It is true there is no time to waste," says Jobson, "and it is also true that there is no cleared land that we can afford to leave idle this season. What every man, woman and child in Rbe U. S. today should do is to plant ood, and to encourage everybody also j to do the same." "All available land should be broken up and planted in late corn, turnips, cabbage and other things that will sus tain life. Every pound of food raised is going to be needed and every pound will be just that much to uphold our great nation in the coming hour of need.'' To get the best results from land that is broken right now or later in the season, the Jobson System meth ods are strongly advised, for the re markable Jobson Plow is the one im plement that exactly meets our needs. It is inexpensive, practical and easily adapted to any and all conditions. It goes deeper on less draft than any other plow and it is, as a great South ern writer said, "Just the thing for every farmer in America to have right nc A-." Every reader ot this paper ought to get a free copy of the new farm paper, "Common Sense Farming" or other lit erature on the Jobson System without delay. For further information apply to W. L. Dunovant, Edgefield, S. C.,' or to other Jobson System Agencies throughout this section. Home of fice, Atlanta, Ga. iersal Car of Ford Cars ompany, of Detroit, ized agents for Ford >r, to properly repre , to give service to Company in return equi]) and maintain t station, employing ?chanics, using only materials and charg ?es. ,re are giving to Ford vorkmansh ip-prices, guaranteed. car needs attention, get the benefit of nics. We give you inuine Ford service, nade parts. it $345 ; Touring Car 5; Town Car $595; b. Detroit. Auto Co. EDGEFIELD, S. C. L