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???es? ^eursp?per In Swift , toclins VOL. 83 EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1918 JOHNSTON LETTER. Week of Prayer Observed. Death of Mrs. Alice Gary. Red Cross Chapter Organized. The past week was observed here by the different societies of the Bap tist church as a week of prayer for home missions. The Y. W. A. held the first meeting on Sunday after noon, March 3, and Wednesday evening the R. A's. took charge of the service instead of the regular prayer meeting. Their program was very interesting and these young gentlemen each did their part well and it was aspiring to hear them sing their song "The King's Busi ness. The G. A's. meeting of Sunday afternoon, March 10, was the last of the prayer services. The woman's missionary society met on the other ^afternoons, and at each meeting helpful .and good programs were carried out, there being a leader at each meeting who would arrange the program so each one was differ ent, but every one was spiritually uplifting. On Thursday afternoon the members of the other mission societies in town were invited to join in the prayer service. The offer ing of each society was fine in each case, the apportionment being met 6ome going over. The Woman's Missionaiy Society gave ?174. Mrs. L. C. Latimer has been president of this society for over 20 years. Every ODe was grieved to learn of the death of Mrs. Alice Gary which had occured on Saturday at Jacksonville, Fla. The immediate cause of her death was a cancer and for eight weeks she had been a great sufferer being in the home of her daughter, Mrs. McConnell. On Sun day the remains were brought here for interment and was carried first to the home of her niece, Mrs. J. L. Walker to await the interment that afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Mrs. Gary was a Miss Longshore of New berry and was widely connected. Over 20 years ago Mr. and Mrs. Gary came here from Newberry with their family to reside, but Mr. Gary did not live very long after making this place his home. Mrs. Gary resided here until a few years ago when she went to Florida to live with her son, Prof. Thomas Gary. She left behind many warm hearts of good friends who had learned to know her true worth. She was a woman of ereat strength of .character and purpose, and even virtue shone forth in her; and above all she was a noble, Christian woman. None knew her but to love her, so kindly and gentle. She was a devoted and loving mother. The love and esteem in which she was held by her new friends was shown in the great number of flow ers sent. On the casket were the flowers placed by her children and grand children. The funeral services had been conducted before leaving the home in Florida, so only a short service was held here at the Mouut of Olives cemetery, this being con ducted by Rev. C. E. Bailey. There were many relatives here from Newberry and other parts, coming to pay a sad tribute. The pall bearers were Hon. N. G. Evans, Edgefield, and Messrs. J. L. Walker, VV. S. Moblev, J. N. Lott, J. W. Marsh, H. S. Toney, VV. E. LaGrone and J. H. White. The deepest sympathy is felt for the four children, Mrs. Moriat Gary McConnell and Messrs. Thomas, Wistar and Claude Gary and sister, Mrs. Spearman, and brother, Mr. Eugene Longshore. Mr. W. L. Coleman has been sick for the past week, and on Sunday was greatly missed by his Sunday school class, to which he is so faith ful. A Red Cross chapter has been or ganized at Philippi with the follow ing officers: Chairman, Miss Lottie Derrick; secretary, Mrs. L. D. Holmes; treasurer, Mrs. Ed Cullum. Membership committee: Misses Dorothy Williams, Aurie Mae Scott and Mrs. John Claxton. At this meeting 20 members were en rolled and no doubt there will soon bo a great number in this communi ty enlisted in this noble work that is being done through this channel. On the fifth Sunday of this month the union meeting of the churches in this division of the Ridge asso ciation will be held in the Baptk church here, the meeting to last tw days, on Saturday also. Dinner wil be served at the church both day and it is expected that there will b a number of delegates to come fror the churches. Mrs. J. ^i. Lott was hostess fo the New Century club on Wednei day afternoon there being a goo* attendance, Mrs. H. D. Grant cor ducting the business. The club decidea to do more tc ward the sale of smileage books b send to Camp Jackson, some of th members having given book through the club. The members all decided to giv a new book to the library, and al on hand have been read. Miss Ev Rushton stated that her grade at th high school had made a number o scrap books, and would be glad t< let these be sent on with those fron the club, the gift being gladly ac cepted. - Delegates were elected to the dis trict conference at Orangeburj March 14, these being Misses Clan Sawyer and Zena Payne. The literary program was ii charge of Miss Montgomery, ant was greatly enjoyed, the subject be ing, "Poets of Postbellum Times.' After this all enjoyed a tempting salad course, the hostess being as sisted by Miss Montgomery anc Mrs. J. A. Dobey. The Cultus club held the rece?? meeting with Miss Abrams in th? home of Mrs. J. A. Dobey. Th( members are all enjoying the meet ings, with a play of Shakespeare ai each meeting, "Othello" being dis cussed this time. Miss Hey ward was leader, and af ter the discussions Miss Mary Wa ters gave a reading. Miss Gertrude Strother is presi dent and at business the club decid ed to give ?12.00 to communitj work. Lieut. Willie Ouzts was a wei come visitor here on Sunday' On last Saturday morning Mrs. W. E. LaGrone gaye a pleasant biidge party for her "g'uest, Miss Theo Youno of Union. The rooms were in patriotic decorations and the tables were thus arranged and held attractive score cards. The guest prize was a box of patriotic stationery. Miss Snow Jeffries of Edgetield won' the score prize, a hat pin and the consolation, a box of candy fell to Miss Maud Sawyer. Miss Daisy Brockinjilon assisted in serving a tempting repast. Mrs. Sad!?; Hill is spending' awhile with bur daughter, Mrs. NV. D. Heady. Mrs. Osborne of Alabama came last week to spend awhile here with her daughter, Mrs. Huiet Waters. TheiAngeline Bacon chapter, C. of C..held a good^meeiing on Satur day afternoon, Mrs. P. B. Waters being leader. The chapter is com posed of ^members and more were added at this time. There will be several contestants in the contest for the best essay on Hear Admiral Raphael Semines. The arranged pro gram was carried out with bright music added. Mrs. M. E. Norris visited her daughter, Miss Luelle Norris, in Co lumbia last week. Miss Garlington returned on Sun day from the City Hospital, Colum bia, where she was operated on for appendicitis. Mrs. James Callum of Hartsville is the cruest of her mother, Mrs. An nie B. Harrison. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Horne and Mrs. F. M. Boyd spent Saturday in Columbia with relatives. Misses Annie Holmes Han ison and Bettie Waters of Columbia Col lege spent the week end here at their homes. Mesdames J. M. Turner and B. T. Adams are at Leesville spending awhile with their niece, Mrs. Wal ter Hendrix. Mrs. Claud Lott was hostess for the We-Are-Twelve club on Thurs day, the occasion being a most pleas ant one to all present. There was a large number present at this meeting, the hostess having invited in several of her friends. Knitting and sewing occupied the fingers while all chatted merrily. Later all enjoyed a salad, with sandwiches and iced tea. Those as sisting in serving were Miss Maud Nickerson and Mesdames Calhoun Kammer and J. W. Browne. Mr. and Mrs. William Templeton and children are welcomed io John ston, they having moved here re cently. Mrs. Templeton is pleas- ' HARDY'S HAPPENINGS. Too Warm for Fresh Meat. Vegetation in Full Bloom. Many Mules Pur chased. Mr. PI. G. Bunch got uneasy about his meat, the weather kept so so warm, so bought ice on Saturday to put in his barrel of brine he is sugar curing it in and froze the weather. Sunday the wind remem bered it was March, and it had not put in its usual blustery days thus far, and it proceeded to rise, bring ing the cold wave the DeVore cal endar predicted. Yes, we watch our DeVore calendar, and it is gen erally always pretty near correct. We bad thunder and a little rain before day Sunday morning, then the wind and cooler weather. There are some who are fortunate enough to have more hogs to kill yet that will welcome this change, but we fear for the fruit crop. The trees look so perfectly beautiful, dotted about over the fields dressed in pink and white blossoms. The peaches, pink, apples light pink, pears and plums white. And the woods putting on their spring dresses of fresh green, 6ome first sending out pink flowers, white and red and the yellow jessamine so sweet, woodbine, violets and phlox. All the earth waking up after its long cold winter's sleep. The little birds flitting about, telling of their happy delight that spring has found them alive yet. Little children are begging to dis card their shoes and get barefooted. They would rather be barefooted and have splinters and the ends of their toes stumped off than wear shoes when the weather does warra up. One poor little toe came in stumped off at the end this morn ing. Now there will be the excuse that the shoe will hurt it. With the drying off of the roads, although it is very rough from being cut up so deep,oye see. the automo biles coming out again like the flowers and birds, soglad of spring. Mr. Lidie Dorn tells us he has been having to go all the way around by Edgefield ever since Christmas. He made the trip down the Martin town on Friday and says it was very rough. We noticed the Miller's, Hammond's and Mr. Giles Miras risKed this road during the past week. Also Messrs. J. O. Scott and John Hudson. If it was smooth ed down and the boles filled in there would be lots of improvement. We see a lot of new mules going up so there must be some men left in the Icounty above here to work them. Hands are very scarce in this community. Mules are up top in price too. I guess one reason is on account of so many being used in the army and there are so many that have died of pneumonia out at the camp. We were sorry to hear of Mr. John Reese having lost one of pneu monia and had another he had just bought in the place of the one he lost, that was quite sick. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bunch and family were in Edgefield Wednes day. Mrs. Bunch visited her aunt, I Mrs. Arthur Wells and called by to see how Mrs. Leraie Talbert was. t Found her still suffering with 1 grippe. Hope she will soon be able t to concjuer it. I We saw a good many of the coun try folks in Augusta on Saturday. ] Among them were Mr. H. F. Coop er and daughter Estelle, Miss Ruby Watson, Mr. and Mrs. John Reese, ( Mr. and Mrs. Janies McClain, Mr. ( Williams and sons, Mr. Carpenter, 1 Messrs. Frank Townes and Harry j Bunch and Evan and Fred Barker. 1 Messrs. E. L. Fuuche and wife, 1 Ernest Ingram and family and Mr. ' G. W. Medlock attended services 1 in Augusta Sunday. 1 Hardys. ' Lost or Strayed-One red year- ' ling, left ear cut off. Strayed from my farra about the 1st of January. 1 S. W. Miller, Edgifield, S. C. R. . F. D. 2. 2-27-4L 1 We have received a complete line ? of Martha Washington oxfords in j plain, strap, lace and button, high 1 or low heel. 1 Rubenstein. j antly remembered as Miss Carrie 1 Eidson. ' M?J8 Mallie Waters visited in Au- I gusta the first of the week. ? RED OAK GROVE. Large Sunday School Attend ance. Circle Met With Mrs. Griffis. Visitors Come and Go. Our attendance at Sunday School last Sunday was the largest we have had this year. The interest of the school is-'growing. We enjoyed having with us representatives from other Sunday schools. The business meeting of W. M. TJ. was held.af ter the session of the Sunday School with good attend ance, some ?>f the members who had not been present in a long while, we were jj? glad to have with us. Our Korne Mission Offering, largest we have ever had I think, amounting to nearly ten dollars. The Circle meeting held last Wednesday with Mrs. Maggie Grif fis was one- of unusual interest. Mrs, Lizzie Shelton conducted the meeting, using readings from Home and Foreign Mission Fields, making our subject so interesting. The cold wave will be means of saving corn, and put more meat in our pantrys for we have heard of several who thought they would have to sell their hogs rather than carry them over unless it turned cold enough to kill them. From observation we have learn ed, that the cold winds injure fruit, more than the frost. We enjoy watching tho development of fruit, next to the growing of our garden truck. Our girls seem to be putting more time on their music, several of them have ordered new pieces going in together, giving each other as sistance in that way, will be ad vantage to each of them. . Thc gathering at Flat Rock school house.last Friday evening was one of much enjoyment and pleas ure for young and old. The occa aion was a marked success in everj way. Thejamount raised was some thing cvev eighty dollars, which will go towards painting the school house. Mesdames. R. C. Miller, J. T. Gritfis and J. C. Bussey con tributed each a cake to the school, which was disposed of in a most pleasant and profitable manner. The visitors from a distance in Dur 4*town" last week-end were From Cleora, Pleasant Lane, Calli on and Kirksey. Miss Lulie Timraerman Ind as ber guests Misses Pearl and Birdie L?ailey, also Miss Maude Quattle t>aum from Callison. Misses Maggie and Clela Agner lad with them to dinner last Sun lay Misses Lula Quarles, Kathleen Kenrick, Marie Hamilton, also Messrs. Perry Hamilton and Mr. Penn Quattlebaum called in the ifternoon. Mr. Beathie Kemp from Kirksey, iccompanied by his cousin Miss Lottie Mallison from Greenwood, visited Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bussey ast week-end. Mrs. George Bussey and Mrs. Mamie Bussey attended the Antioch Divisional meeting last Saturday, .eported a most interesting meet ng with much encouraging iufor nation. Our Divisional meetings have a .endency to draw us closer together, lelping us to know each other bet er, thereby we are strengthened to metter work. Recruiting Station U. S. Army. Due to the fact that the knowl edge which prevails among the gen eral public in regard to the require ments which must be met by a man oeiore he is eligible for enlistment n the army does not seem to be yery clear, the recruiting officials [or this district have sent out infor mation throwing light on this mat Ler and clearing up any possible ioubt which may exist in the minds ?? some. A brief summary is given tie re: Persons who are over 40 years of ige but have not yet attained their Hst birthday may enlist in the ar my. Young men who are now 21 ' pears of age but who were not 21 pears old on registration day (June 5th, 1917) are still permitted to en list. The officials advise all young 1 men who are now 21 years old and not registered to grasp this oppor tunity to choose their own branch Df service and to join the colors as a volunteer, as it now seems proba ble that a law will be passed requir in? men attaining the age of 21 to register. No registered mtn may volunteer for service in the army, except in occasional instances when men of special qualifications are needed immediately. Enlistment in the army now is for the period of the war only, and a volunteer is not required to sign up for any definite 'eDgth of time; this fact has caused many to join. Married men may enlist on the same basis as single men, and family allowances are granted. The only educational qualification necessary is ability to speak English. The physical ex amination given now is not nearly so strict as that given a year ago, and the officials advise any who may have been rejected at previous dates because of slight physical defects to make another attempt, as the sec ond attempt may be successful. Practically every branch of the ser vice is now open, and a man who volunteers is given the privilege of takiug his choice of the branch of the army he desires. Both white and colored men are wanted and needed, the colored men to do Stevedore work. The opportunities afforded a vol unteer at this time are greater than ever before in the nation's history. The pay is good, tue chances of promotion splendid and the living conditions are excellent. There is no necessity, the officials state, for reviewing the reasons why all men able to do so should help the land of their birth in this great crisis, as all men have had these facts fully impressed upon their minds. In the years to come after the war is over, those who failed to join the colors at this time when they were able to do so, the officials say, will be caus ed bitter disappointment and life long regret that they were weighed in the balances and found wanting and that they did not do their share in helping to "make the world safe for democracy." Senator Tillman's Candidacy. There will be a hearty approval oT Senator TilliSan*B" reb?nsideTa<' tion of his decision, announced sometime ago not to be a candidate for re-election. Pleading the war and his wish to be of service in its prosecution as long as possible as the reason for his change of mind, he exhibits both devotion and mod esty. All things considered, he is better qualified than any other citi zen of South Carolina to represent that State in this emergency, arni ii is to be hoped that there will be public recognition of the fact. In his seventy-first year, Mr. Tillman is now completing his fourth term. When he entered the Senate there were grave misgivings because of his extreme views on public questions, but all these were long ap"o seen to be unwarranted. However much increasing years may have tamed his partisanship and sectionalism, they have not quenched the fires of his patriotism or diminished his zeal for causes he believes to be right. If the people of South Carolina can bring about the re-election of this veteran without opposition they will confer a distinguished honor upon one whose merits are not to be questioned.-New York World, March 7, 10IS. Mission Study Class. Beginning with March 20, the mission society of the Baptist church will hold their annual mission study class, the book chosen being "The Romance of Missions in Nigeria." The class this year will hava an unusual privilege in having our be loved State corresponding secretary, Mrs. J. R. Fizerwith us. Mrs. Fizer will deliver three lectures on this book at 4 o'clock each afternoon, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. To these lectures all the women of Edgefield are invited of all denomi nations, and as many from the so cieties in the country as will find it convenient to do so. All will be cor dially welcomed. It was suggested at the Antioch meeting that if all could not attend that any who expected to lead class es at any time soon in this book would be specially benefitted by at tending these lectures. As Mrs. Fizer is coming from Co lumbia especially for .this werk, we hope to make her coming worth while by giving her large and ap preciative audiences each day. LONE STAR STATE, Wheat and Oats Looking Well. Hope to See Edgefield Veterans at Confederate Reunion. I wrote a letter last June, but I expect the waste basket caught it as I never saw it in your paper, so I thought I would try again this morning and see if I would have any better luck. We have had a very cold winter, more continued than I have ever seen since I have been here. We had a killing frost on the ninth of October, fully a month earlier than usual and- we had pretty cold weath er on through the balance of the fall, but it set in for good in Janua ry, and out of thirty-cne days we had ice twenty-nine. We had one norther after another for the whole month. I have seen colder spells than we have had this winter, but it would not last moro than two or three days at a time. Wo had two snows in January, the first on the tenth, with a very high wind and it drifted the snow in places, four feet deep and on clean land it blew itali off. Another on the twentieth which covered the ground about two inches deep in places. The snow from the first lay on the ground three weeks. We have had no rain to amount to anything like a season since Octo ber. With that exception we have had a very dry fall and winter It has been trying to rain for the last three days and it wet the ground about fwo inches deep. We have no under ground season and it depends on the seasons now on for making a crop. The wheat and oats are look, ing very well, a good many farmers have from five to ten acres in wheat and the average in oats is more than usual, although there are some farmers sticking to cotton as the principle crop. Our cotton crop here was about seventeen hun dred bales short of the 1916 crop, ?and-mostrof the farmers bad- to-buy feed. The corn crop was short on account of the dry weather. I don't know how we will come out if we make a good crop, for most of the young men have gone into the army. There has been a good deal of sickness this winter, mostly pneu monia, and a great many deaths, but there is not as much sickness now as there has been. I was glad to see another letter from "Uncle Iv." I am always glad to hear from him, and would like to hear from some of the oth ers that I knew in my boy-hood days. I met Nick Broadwater in Wash ing last June and we had not seen each other in fifty-five years. We were old school-mates, and I was certainly glad to see the old fel low. If we have the re-union at Tuloa, Ark., this spring I would be glad to meet some more of the Edgefield boys. They ought to come and see the difference in our country and that back there, it would pay them to see it. Well I will close, hoping that he will be whipped in his big drive and the war soon come to an end. W. J. Rochelle. Brandon, Texas. [The Advertiser is always pleased to have these Texas letters.] Rural Carrier Examination. The United States Civil Service Commission has announced an ex amination for the County of Edge field, S. C., to be held at Trenton on April 13, 1918, to fill the posi tion at Johnston and vacancies that may later occur on rural routes from other post offices in the above mentioned county. The examination will be open only to male citizens who are actually domiciled in the territory of a post office in the coun ty and who meet the ether require ments set forth in Form No. 1977. This form and application blanks may be obtained from the offices mentioned above or from the United Stales Civil Service Commission at Washington, D. C. Applications should be forwarded to the Com mission at Washington at the ear liest practicable date. FOR SALE: Nice lot of female Duroc pigs entitled to registration. Apply to T. L. Miller, Collier, S. C. 3-0-2t-pd.