Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, August 08, 1917, Page EIGHT, Image 8
Office No 61
Residence, No.l 7.
Wednesday, August 8
LOCAL AND PERSONAL,
Miss Elise Lake is the guest of
Miss Kell Jones this week.
Mrs. W. L. Dunovant is visiting
relatives in Spartanburg.
Mr. Harold Norris spent Sun
day with his parents in Edgefield.
Mrs. Jones, the mother of Dr.
Pendleton Jones, is in Edgefield on
a visit.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Lawton and
children have returned from a
month's stay in Beaufort.
Mrs. Floyd Rainsford and Miss
Sadie Mims are visiting Mrs. Arthur
Childress in Greer.
A fine boy came into the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Strom on Tues"
day.
Miss Elizabeth Smith left Monday
for a visit of several days to friends
in Saluda, N. C.
Dr. J. S. Byrd and Raymond
Folk motored to Columbia Sun
day.
The friends of Mr. George W.
Medlock of Meriwether are happy
to greet him in Edgeiield this morn
ing.
Miss Ollie Atkinson of Augusta
is visiting Misses Evelyn and Em
mie Lou Edmonds.
Miss Bessie Plunkett of Augusta is
visiting her sister, Mrs. H. H. San
ders.
Miss Eva Howell of Florence, has
.been spending the past week with
Mrs. Jerome Timmerman.
Miss Helen Dorn spent a few days
last week in the Cleora neighbor
hood with her cousin, Miss Hattie
Brimson.
Miss Jennie Simpkins has return
ed from Rock Hill where she at
tended the session of the summer
school.
Mrs. J. A. "Walker and daughter.
Ruth, of Cochran, Ga., will arrive
Thursday to be the guest of her
sister, Mrs. J. R. Cantelou.
Miss Virginia Addison will leave
to-day to join Capt. and Mrs. A. G.
Martin ou a camp near Savannah
for two weeks.
Messrs. W. A. Strom, Lem Har
ling and M. H. Deal went down in
south Georgia on a fishing expedi
tion last, week and had barrels of
fun throughout thetrip.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Dobson of
Beech Island, and their two little
children motored to Edgefield Sun
day and spent the day with Mrs. j
Emma Dobson.
Mr. and Mrs. Hal Beman are up
from Augusta. Mr. Beman who is
ore of the tellers of the Georgia
Railroad Bank is enjoying his an
nual vacation.
Mr. W. H. Harling and Miss
Ilene Harling returned Saturday
from an automobile trip to Glenn
Springs, Chinney Rock and Ashe
ville.
Miss Hortense Woodson returned
Monday from a three weeks stay in
Atlanta, where she has been visiting
Hon. and Mrs. Walter R. McDon
ald. Miss Woodson was the recip
ient of many social attentions while
away.
Mr.'and Mrs. Warren Fair and
family of Beech Island came over
to Edgefield and spent Sunday with
Miss Kellah Fair and Mr. N. L.
Brunson.
Mr. William Thurmond, Jr.,
came home Friday from the hospi
tal in Columbia, where he under
went an operation for appendicitis.
He has almost recovered his strength
entirely.
Miss Alma DeLoach has returned
from Sumter where she has been
visiting her school friend, Miss
Kathleen Walsh. Miss Walsh re
turfied with Miss DeLoach for a
visit.
Mrs. James Byrd and little Eth
lynd Byrdiand Fitzmaurice Byrd and
William Folk left for Columbia
Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Byrds'
mother, Mrs. Fitzmaurice also ac
companied them.
The friends of Dr. C. E. Burts
were delighted to see him in Edge
field Friday for a few hours, stop
ping here while en route from An
derson to Columbia. Dr. Burts is
yet greatly beloved by all of the
Edgefield people.
Auditor J. Ransom Timmerman
has a Ford car of the latest model.
All of the county's official family,
with one or two exceptions, now
have cars. Most of them need them
in the performance of their duties.
Mr. Sam Agner and Mr. Eulie
Dorn spent Sunday at Blythe. Ga.,
with Mr. George Agner, a brother
of Sam Agner. They were accom
panied by John, Eddie, Willie and
Miss Lizzie Agner. Mr. John Ag
ner remained in Blythe until Wed
nesday.
The editor of The Advertiser
asks that ho be "exempted" from
criticism for the shortcomings of
this issue, as he has been compelled
to sive about nine-tenths of his
time to the government as a mem
bei of the county board for the
past week.
Mr. C. H. B. Williams was re
elected public cotton weigher for
the town of Edgefield without op
position yesterday. Thi? is itself a
strone: endorsement of the past two
years of faithful service of Mr.
Williams. The Advertiser extends
congratulations.
Mr. Ernest Quarles is selling all
of the Briscoe cars that he can get.
Among his recent sales are Mr.
John W. Quarles, Mr. Wallace
Holston, Dr. James S. Byrd and
Hon. J. Wm. Thurmond. Read
what Mr. Quarles says of the Bris
coe in bis advertisement.
The Red Oak Grove community
reluctantly gives Mrs. J. P. Hoi
land to Greenwood. Mr. and Mrs.
Holland came down from Green
wood and spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Agner, Mrs. Hol
land's parents. They will make
their home in Greenwood.
Mr. S M. Smith, actiner for
Edgefield county, and Mr. P. S.
Xorris, acting for Aiken county,
have made their official report of
the re-survey of the county line.
The annexation of 14 square miles
of territory hitherto held by Aiken
county places about 23 white tax
pay?is on the books of Edgefield
county. The taxes of one year will
pay the expense of the survey. Mr.
Smith should receive the "well
done" of the people for his work.
My office will be closed during
my vacation from August Sth to
17th. All matters coming in du
ring this time will be attended to
promptly on my return.
Geo. F. Mims.
Welcome Extended.
Mrs. T. J. Briggs, president of
the Hardy's Mission Society, wiites
that they are expecting to gain
much benefit and inspiration from
the meeting and already extends a
hearty welcome.
The hospitality committee is Mrs.
Henry Cooper, Mrs. Terrance
Harley and Mr. Julius Yann.
Officers Electtd.
At a meeting of the Edgefield
Baptist W7oman's Mission . Society
on Friday afternoon, the following
officers were elected:
President, Mamie N. Tillman;
vice-president, Mrs. W. B. Cog
burn; secretary, Mrs. W. E. Lott;
treasurer, Mrs. J. W. Peak.
Many words of commendation
were made in reference to the re
tiring president, Mrs. Abner Broad
water.
Protracted Meeting at Red
Hill.
Beginning with next Monday,
August 13, the annual protected
meeting will be held at Red Hill
church. Rev. W. S. Brooke of
Johnston will do the preaching.
Two services will be held each day,
morning and afternoon, throughout
the week. Dinner will be served
at the church. There will be no
service on Sunday except the Sun
day school at the regular hour.
Unofficial Report.
The Local Board of Exemption
for Edgefield county made examin
ations Saturday, Monday and Tues
day of those called for military serv
ice. Others will be called the lat
ter part of this week for examin
ation next week. The following
facts and figures, while unofficial,
are approximately correct: Physic
ally disqualified, 12?; applications
for discharge, 160; accepted for
service, 90. Some among the first
called were already in service and
were not required to report for ex
amination. Several who failed to
respond on account of failure to re
ceive notice will be examined to
morrow.
Cures Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't Cure.
The worst cases, no matter of how lons: standing,
are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr.
Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relieves
^ain and He?ls at the same time. 25c. 50c, Si.00
Annual Protracted Services.
. Preaching at Stevens Creek
church second Suuday morning at
ll o'clock, returning home for din
ner, with no other service that day.
During the following week there
will be two services in the after
noon of each day at 2 o'clock and
at 4 o'clock. There will be an in
termission of one hour between the
services. Rev. Bailey of Chailes
ton will assist the pastor, Rev. H.
B. White, in the meeting. Every
body is cordially invited to attend.
Free Illustrated Lecture at Red
Hill.
The Advertiser has been request
ed to announce that Dr. A. H. Olaf
lin will give an illustrated lecture
at Red Hill church Friday night of
this week under the auspices of the
Anti-Saloon League. His subject
will be "War to a Finish." Dr.
Claflin is a celebrated lecturer and
it will be a treat to hear him. The
public is cordially invited. The
lecture will be free to everybody.
Tell your neighbors about it.
Important Ruling by Provost
Marshal.
General Crowder has issued in
structions from Washington to all
local boards to the effect that where
an individual who has been drarted
for military service has dependent
relatives and who realizes less for
his labor than the amount the gov
ernment pays its soldiers he has no
grounds for filing an application
for a discharge. As they are paid
not less than ?30.00 per month,
"with all clothing, subsistence,
medical treatment and housing
furnished soldiers are easily able to
allot $-25 monthly for the support
of dependents." 1
Pasture Problems.
Pastures are the best cover crops
for rolling lands. No one has fail
ed to observe the increased yields
following only one season of graz
ing. This is probably as much due
to the fact that the pasture plauts
serve as a cover crop to prevent
washing and leaching as to increase
in nitrogen taken from the air by
such legumes as have grown on the
pasture. When the plants are
growing they take up the plant
foods which are becoming available
in the soil and as these pasture
plants are grazed they continue to
grow and also take up the soluble
plant foods from the droppings of
the livestock.
We of the South have not yet
appreciated the value of one or two
years' pasturage in a rotation. Be
cause the best pastures come from
sod-forming crops we are likely to
conclude that temporary pastures
for one or two years in a rotation
are not profitable. If our soils were
now highly productive and there
were no further need for increased
soil fertility this might be true;
but we must reduce our cultivated
area to meet labor conditions and
increase the yields from the lands
cultivated.
We know of no more economical
means of increasing our soil fertili
ty, while obtaining something from
the soil to live on at the same time,
than through pasturing. Pasture
lands wash and leach but little and
much less than cultivated lands.
A very large part of the crop of
pasture plants grown is given back
to the land by the livestock.
In view of these facts, and our
low average yields of corn and cot
ton, we can very well afford to seed
some of our lands, which are not
now highly productive, to lespedeza,
white and bur clover and graze
them for two or three years.
If this is doae tke rolling lands,
which are now least productive,
should and will be selected. These
landa are now producing poorly,
largely because of the washing and
leaching they have suffered for
many years. It is, therefore, im
portant that something be done to
prevent the washing of the hillsides
during the time they are iu pas
ture. This can be done quickly
and cheaply by a few furrows, or
hillside ditches or terraces. To turn
these lands into pastures, without
making any attempt to prevent the
washing, is simply defeating the
purpose for which they are put in
pastures.
We suggest trying a few acreB cf
this sort of land in rye or oats this
fall, with which is sown two to
four pounds of white clover geed
and then sowing a bushel of
lespedeza next spring. In a few
years they wWl produce double what
you are now getting from them.
Progressive Farmer.
Whonever You Need a General Tonic
Take Grove's
The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties of QUININE
and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents.
CITY OFFICIAL
ENDOESES A-I-M.
Says It Should Be Used By
Every Person Advancing
In Age.
"IT PROLONGS LIFE."
The following statement, coming
from a prominent city official of Salem,
Va., bears weight in that it comes
from one whose position demands the
truth at all times. Read what he
says.
"I have tried Acid Iron Mineral and
can highly recommend it as a constitu
tion builder and general health re
storer. I believe every person of ad
vanced age should take Acid Iron
Mineral, and that it will prolong their
life. I have also found it very valua
ble in stopping blood and healing
sores, says Mr. F. G. Webber, Chief
of Police and Supt., Water Works
Salem, Virginia.
Men prominent in public life do not
make a habit of praising medicines
Rather they condemn them. And in
that Acid Iron Mineral.has proved so
efficient as to win the praise of Chief
Webber is indeed a triumph for this
wonderful preparation of nature's.
Acid Iron Mineral is not a patent
medicine. The chemist has been una
ble to imitate or reproduce it. It is
obtained from the only natural medici
nal iron mineral deposit of ?ts kind
known to the world.
For creating appetite, increasing
weight, purifying the blood, building
up weak, anaemic people, and restoring
weak vital organs to normal it is of
exceptional'merit. Many doctors pre
scribe it.
At all reliable druggists in 50c. and
$1 sizes.
Buy ft ar druggists and
general stores or postpaid
from tho. manufacturers.?
ciB&s NEW LIFE PILLS
The Pills That Go Cure
The Prudei
Life Irisuran
writes more Life I nsw
any company in Amei
one. They have lowes!
dividends and free disab
of all companies in t
States.
E. J. NORRIS
The Colored Fair of Edgefield
and Aiken Counties.
A Colored Fair will be held at
the Bettis Academy during the
month of November, 1917. We
solicit the patronage of all the
colored people of Edgefield and
adjoining counties. We also ex
tend an invitation to our white
friends, as many as feel disposed to
come.
The fair of 1916 was the most
successful one in the history'of the
Bettis Academy Fair. Our pros
pects for a successful Fair this year
arc very bright. Some new officers
have been elected and a handsome
sum of money deposited in the bank
to the credit of the stockholders.
The Fair of 1916 was the first fair
in which the stockholders eleared a
dividend on their investment.
We have to work to make the
next Fair surpass any previously
held at the Betti? Academy.
We have a merry-go-round, owned
and operated by the stockholders,
stationed on the Fair grounds. And
the officers have taken on fresh
courage, and new life and vigor
have been injected into the entire
organization.
The date on which the Fair will
open and other information, will be
published later.
M. J. Strother, Asst, Sup.
J. W. Lewis, President.
Do not allow the
poisons of undigested
.food to accumulate in
your bowels, where they
are absorbed into your
system. Indigestion, con
stipation, headache, bad
blood, and numerous
other troubles are bound
to follow. Keep your
system clean, as thous
ands of others do, by
taking an occasional dose
of the old, reliable, veg
etable, family liver medi
cine.
Thedford's
Mrs. W. F. Pickle, of
hising Fawn, Ga., writes:
"We have used Thed
ford's Black-Draught as
a family medicine. My
mother-in-law could not
take calomel as it seemed
too strong for her, so she
used Black-Draught as a
mild laxative and liver
regulator... We use it
in the family and believe
it is the best medicine for
the liver made.'.' Try it.
Insist on the genuine
Thedford's. 2oc a pack
age. E-75
I ?Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Grcve's
The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as 3
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic propertiesof QUININE
and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents.
Card of Thanks.
We take this means of expressing
our sincere thanks to our friends
and neighbors for their kindness
shown us during the sickness and
death of our little baby which was
spared to us less than a week. We
shall never forget the very kind at
tentions of our f riendsand neighbors.
Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Holmes,
Colliers, S. C.
Free of Charge.
Any adult suffering from cough,
cold or bronchitis, is invited to call
at the drug store of Collett &
Mitchell and get absolutely free, a
sample bottle of Boschee's German
Syrup, a soothing and healing reme
dy for all lung troubles, which has
a successful record of fifty years.
Gives the patient a good night's
rest free from cough in ir, with free
expectoration in the morning.
Regular sizes, 25 and 75 cents.
For sale in all civilized countries.
Mrs. Inez Milholland Boissevain,
in one of her witty addresses on
women suffrage, said recently in
an address in New York:
"Among other wifely duties, let
us not forget that oldest duty?of
all-the wife's duty of scapegoat.
"Two bankers were talking about
a financier who had failed.
"And did poor Joe accept his
fall like a man?" asked the first.
1 'Exactly like a man,' the second
answered. " 'He blamed it on his
extravagant wife.' "-The Suffrag
ette.
"The sheriff tells me," remarked
a' visitor to a western town, that
there hasn't been a prisoner in
the county jail for over a year.
That would seem to indicate that
your community is unusually free
from crime."
"Not necessarily," replied the
native. "We've got some pretty
slick lawyers around here."-Case
and Comment.
Saves Doctor's Bills
Instead of calomel and other violent porga?
tives, which are dangerous as weU aa nauseating,
it is better to use a reliable medicine like
Granger Liver Regulator
Under data of
Oct. 27.1016. J.W.;
Clark, Lafayette.'
Ala.. R. F.D. Na ?.j
writes:^ "I have
been using Granger
Liver Regulator in
my family for y cara
and find it to bo a
fine family remedy
which has saved
numerous doctor's
bills. I always keep
it in my house and
would not be with
out it"
Sold by drug
gists, 25c s box.
Refuse all substi
tutes, ^
j Granger Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tena
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System
Take the Old Standard GROVE'S
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking, as the formula is
printed on every label, showing it is
Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form.
The Quinine drives out malaria, the
Iron builds un the system. 50 cents
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. It stops tho
Cough and Headache and works off thc Cold.
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure.
E. W. GROVE'S signature on each box. Soc
Z2
1
iartford Fire
uranee Co.
jndred and seven (107)
Writes more Fire In
:han any fire insurance
in America.
ll be perfectly safe with
d Fire Policy.
NORRIS, Agt
.