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(???tn? Newspaper Un ^cilbJEarftlta VOL. 82 EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1917 NO. 34 JOHNSTON LETTER. Dr. Sikes Will Speak Sunday Night. The Red Cross ... Rooms Open Every Day. On Sunday evening at the Baptist church there will be a special ser vice, the occasion being to place a service flag on the " walls of the church. The speaker of the eve ning will be Dr. E. W. Sikes. pres ident of Coker College. The service will be one in which every one is interested, and the speaker being a man of note, no doubt the church will be tilled to its capacity on this occasion. The Red Cross chapter here has just completed a most splendid work, and a box of about 1">0 garments beautifully made has been sent on. Also a large box of good clothing, contributed, has been sent to the needy of France. There was an executive meeting on last Wednesday, and several plans for the furtherance of the work was discussed. It was decided to have the rooms opened every day of the week, which will bring about the accomplish ment of much more. Mrs. W. J. Huiet is supervisor of the knitting and she will be in charge of the rooms on Monday. Mrs. A. P. Lew is is supervisor of hospital supplies, having charge on Wednesday and Mrs. Joseph Cox will dir 3t the making of surgical dressings on Fri lay. The other days for work have been well planned, and special committees will attend to various lines of work. At an early date Miss Caroline Guignard, of Columbia, will come to have charge of a class in surgical dressing, the material having been ordered for this. Mrs. J. H. White entertained on Satniday with a dinner party, the honorees being Mrs. James Oullum, of Hartsville, Mrs. David Moore o? St. George and Mrs. Oliver Ham ilton and Mrs. J. W. Mish of Vir ginia. The day was happily spent. The union meeting held here Sat urday and Sunday at the Baptist church was well attended and es pecially on Sunday. The programs of both days were exceedingly good and in the rendering of them, was accotnpli:-hed just what the com-j mittee on arrangement wanted lo j bring about-helpfulness and a de-j sire for even better and more ear- i nest work in the cause, and much j inspiration was gained by all pres ent. Mr. G. W. Scott of Philippi isl moderator of this division. Satur-i day was occupied with business and reports, and tile chief feature was a talk by Mr. Stanton Lott, on "How to teach a Sunday school class suc cessfully." No better one could have been selected for this than he, for he has well shown this by the splen did class of young boys he has in charge. Rev. W. S. Brooke, pastor, made a very impressive talk. On Sunday morning following Sunday school the following order of service was held, special Easter music being en joyed: Organ prelude. Anthem, "'Hallelujah, Christ is risen." Doxology, prayer. Hymn, "Hark ten thousand hearts and voices." Prayer, scripture. Anthem, "Risen, a glorious king." Offeratory. Sermon, Rev. E. C. Baker. Hymn, "('hrist, the Lord is risen to-day." A short business session was held followed by dismissal for lunch on church grounds. The afternoon devotional was lead by Mr. James Edwards. Talk, "The laymen's opportuni ty," Col. R. B. Watson of Ridge. Talk, "Religion in thc high school," Prof. W. F. Scott. Talk, "The orphanage," Rev. J. P. Jackson, of Philippi. The sermon of the morning which was a most earnest message, and these most helpful, thought-pro ducing talks were all heard with deep appreciation. The next union meeting will be with Philippi church 5th Sunday in June. Mrs. Laura Ready died at her home near town on last Monday evening and in her death', there is the passing away of a true christian woman,^one that meant so much to her loved ones and to every one that knew her. She had been sick only two or three days, having a sudden attack of acute indigestion. Mrs. Ready had no children of her own, but her three nephews, Messrs. Tom, John and Will Hoyt, meant to 'her very much, and she has been a mother to them since the death of their own mother many years a<ro. These with their families lovingly ministered to her during her last days. She was a woman of high ideals and her life has been a benediction to all with whom she come in constant contact. Her hand was a generous one and it was always a great pleasure to give of her substance to worthy causes, and to help in whatever way she could. Her grand nieces and nephews loved her devotedly and their greatest happiness was to stay j with "Aunt Laura." Such a woman j as she, has no doubt planted good seed in these trusting hearts and her sweet influence will show forth in their lives. Since her early girlhood she has been a christian, and she was always faithful to her church, even inclem ent weather would not keep her back. Her life is one that should be emulated and her memory must be a sweet and blessed one to those of her relatives that grieve for her. The funeral services were con ducted on Tuesday a?ternoon at 4 o'clock at Spann cemetery at Ward, by Rev. W. S. Brooke and the body was laid to rest beside the grave of her husband who many years ago preceded her to the grave. There were many beautiful Howers placed by sympathizing friends on her cas ket. The Civic League met, Thursday afternoon with Mrs. W. E. La Grone, Mrs. S. J. Watson presid-1 ing. It was decided to have 2nd ! week in April as clean-up-week and posters to this effect will be put up. Unsightly places about the town will be looked after and the mayor, Mr. H. W. Crouch has promised to co-operate in every way with the league to make a city beautiful. An entertainment to raise funds to aid in the work is being considered. Once a week the league sends cut tlowers to the hospital at Camp Jackson, and letters of thanks were received, one of the letters contain ing the signatures of each soldier in whose room a vase of flowers had been placed. Money had previously been sent from the league to pur chase vases foi the flowers. Placing a wire fence about the hedge r< c nt ly placed on the monument square was decided Oil. Delegates lo the State Ft deration of clubs to be held in Aiken, April 23-24 were elected. Mrs. Watson firsc delegate, Mrs. Oliver Kidson second delegate. A very pleasant feature of the meeting was the talks by Miss Patti Major, county home demonstrator, and Mrs. G. F. Minis of Edgetield. The subject was4 Poultry"and Mrs. Minis gave much valuable inf o rna tion regarding the raising of poul try anet Miss Major s demonstration will be very helpful to housekeep ers. Miss Elizabe'h Rainsford was present and pres ' id the matter of the Liberty Loan. She was heard with deep interest and all present signified their intention of doing their best. They appointed Mrs. S. J. Watson chairman of this work among the women, and the presi dents of all local organizations will meet with her at an early date to begin the drive. The young people enjoyed a party on Friday evening with Misses Bet tie and Mary Waters, and the pleas ant evening made the large porch the scene of their enjoyment, and their happy laughter testified to how. the time was passing. Mr. and Mrs J. Howard Fay ne are now domiciled in their pretty new bungalow on Addison street. During the past week Mr. Elliot Lewis was quite sick, and on Satur day it was found that a case of ap pendicitis had developed and his father Mr. J. C. Lewis and Miss Helen Lewis went with him on the afternoon train to the Baptist hos pital Columbia, and a few hours after the arrival, an operation was performed which was a very suc cessful ."one, and everyone will be glad to know that he is resting well. Elliot is a bright and popular young gentleman and his illness has been a source of solicitous in quiry with all. Mr. Earl Smith has been elected cashier at the Bank of Western Carolina, following the resignation of Messrs. Eid^on and Yonee who (Continued on Fourth Page.) Servies Flag Presentation. Un Sunday afternoon next Apri 7, at -1 o'clock according to the nei time, at the Bantist church ther will be a patriotic meeting arrange by the Woman's Christian Temper ance Union. At this time the soi vice flag will be presented to th church. There will be a very interestin? program, and all our people are in vited to be present, both from towi and county, to do honor to thi twenty-nine young men who havi answered the call of the colors fron the Baptist congregation. In connection with the presenta tion, a patriotic address will be giv en by Dr. E. W. Sikes, presiden of Coker college, and many in on county will bc delighted to havi this opportunity of hearing Dr Sikes for the first time. The following is the program Dr. E. P. Jones will preside ovei the meeting. "Come Thou Almighty King,' by congregation. Reading of scripture and pr*yer Dr. Jones. Selection, "The Flag," Effie Aller Lott. At this time "The Star Spang led Banner" will be brought on thc flatform by Misses Helen Tillmat: and Roseia Parker, and a quartette consisting of Mr. il. M. Reynolds, Mrs. R. G. Shannonhouse, Miss Sadie Mima and Rev. A. L. Gunter will sing our national authem, "The Stai Spangled Banner." Roll call of men in service, Mr, W. B. Cogburn. Response giving position of men. Mr. J. H. Cantelou. Selection, "The Service Flag,': Elise Iludgens. Unveiling of service flag, Marga ret Allen and Katherine Miras. .Vocal solo, "Keep the homo tires burning" Mass Miriam Norris. Presentation of flag for Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Mr. O. Sheppard. Acceptance, Mr. A. S. Tompkins. introduction of Dr. Sikes by Ex. Gov. J. C. Sheppard. Address, Dr. E. W. Sikes, presi dent Coker college. Collection for War Relief. ".America" by congregation. Mass Meeting. On Saturday April 20, 1018, a patriotic mass meeting by the col ored people of Edgefield county, under the auspices' of the colored bo.ird of council of defense and colored teachers1 association. This will tike the place of thc usual Dth of April celebiation, which means nothing and is empty in so far as any good that could be accomplish ed. Past events holds nothing for us in this case. We are. interested only in service to the United States. No time for petty rehearsal. This meeting has ben arranged to instruct our people in how they may render the most effective ber vice to our country and to ourselves. Every colored person in Edgefield county should be there. All speak ers have volunteered their service, and wc should not miss this oppor tunity to learn something that may be the meaus of driving hunger from our doors. Get in earnest. No time for folly. Keep in touch with your country's needs, help supply them. See that every one has semething to do. No place now for drones and loafers. Econo mize iu everything that you can. Save food, form War Saving Socie ties, raise every morsel of food that you can. L^l's make good as Ameri can citizens, talk less, work more. Come and let these gentlemen tell you of true conditions, but don't wait, get busy for the biggest crop of food Stulls Edgefield has ever grown. The following gentlemen will speak: Hon. J. W. Thurmond, Hon. B. E. Nicholson, Hon. N. G. Evans, Mr. E. J. M i ms on War Saving Stamps, Rev. R. G. Shan non house on Red Cross. J. S. Ha mey as chairman of Edgefield coun ty colored food conservation com mittee will have Jesse Thomas on food conservation. Our county agent will speak on gardening and farming. Don't miss this meeting. J. II. Cheathara. colored, Board Council of Defense. C. High to wer, W. H. Holloway, A. W. Simkins, Committee on Arrangements. We have a new shipment of liquid smoke for curing you meal. L. T. May. I Rehoboth News. Spring is here at last, and Oh! how nice it is to hid old cold win ter goodbye. With the pretty days, cpme bustle and bustle in the gar dens and fields. I think it won't be so very ?long before chic kens are frying, as they are progressing nice ly now'. It must be very hard for school children and teacher too, to stay shut up in the class roora while na ture caTTsso strongly from the out side. Mr. Marion Traylor is making his hemelwith his atint, Miss Geor gia Burk?alter. The wbman's missionary society met with Mrs. Agnes Winn. Satur day afternoon, March 24. The fol lowing program was carried out: Calle?rto order by president, Mrs. Carrie Strom. Roll called and minutes of last meeting read by recretary, Mrs. Helen Winn. Business. Essay ''The first Easter," Miss Annie Lou Morgan. Song "There is a fountain filled with blood." Debate: Resolved: "That Easter should mean more to us than Christ mas." Affirmative, Mrs. Jennie Strom, Mrs. Helen Winn. Negative, Mrs. Julia Reynolds, Mrs. Fannie Hughey. Mrs. Julia Reynolds was absent so Mrs. Cartledge read her paper. Reading, "My boy," Mrs. Kitty Lou West. . Song, "He's just the right Savior for rae," Mrs. Helen Winn, Mrs. Jennie Strom and Mrs. Agnes Gal breath. * Recitation; "The lost word," by Miss Lucile Culbreath. Song, |"He Arose," Mrs. Helen Winn, Mrs. Jennie Strom and Mrs. Agnes Culbreath. Dismissed Jby Mrs. R. D. Seigler. We are grring to meet with Miss Maggie Wi'-:- . April 27. The last meeting -vi; /-'r.joyed by all and we ho^e to have a full program again in the near future. Just before the guests left to go home, red, white and blue Easter eggs were pinned on them as souvenirs by Misses Mar tha Strom, Annie Lou Morgan and Lucile Culbreath. Miss Virginia Briggs spent the week-end with her sister, Mrs. J. I). Hughey. Mrs. Baris Culbreath is very ill. A trained nurse is with her now. Here's hoping that she will be weil ere we write again. Mrs. Anna Seigler is in the hos-1 pital at Augusta. We hear that she is improving. Mr. Preston Strom from Fort Moultrie spent several days with the home folks last week. "I don't want to fool about And wear my welcome out, So I'll now say to you For this time adieu." Brown Eyes. The "Clean" Streets of Edgef ield. If I did not live in Edgetield, and had never been here, I think I would spend a little extra time and money in order to see one of the oldest town ?n South Carolina, with all of its addresses and curiosity. It would be worth a two hundred or perhaps a three hundred mile trip to see the streets of Edgcfield, for one could go back and compose a very nice theme on the subject. As one walks down town in the afternoon he can see more paper lying about on the streets than con stitute a respectable home library. There are more corn shucks than grow on an acre of land of reasona ble fertileness. Main street, with all of this confused conglomeration of waste paper and corn shucks, is a real curiosity. In the midst of the Edgetield park stands a monument erected in memory of the Confederate dead. Surrounding this monument is a 6tanch iron fence, part of which is broken down, and within the enclos ure around the monument grows, in all of its beauty and splendor, Johnson grass, girapson weeds and nut grass. As you walk down the street one block north of Main you ?will sen old worn out buggies, parts of wag ons and all manner of unnecessary plunder. A man asked rae the other day: "Why don't you people of Edgetield clean up your streets some time?" I told him that everybody was use to seeing the streets in a dilapidated condition. The Mayor wouldn't have them cleaned up for he was afraid some old citizen of the tpwn would protest against it. Some people say that they don't want to hire a man to clean up the streets, for they are patriotic and want lo save everything they can for the town. If the town would hire two men and pay them $50.00 per month it would be greater econ omy than having no one at all. It is like thu farmer that doesn't put any fertilizer on his land. He says it will cost him more than thc pro duction of the farm will bring. He just plants a field for several years until il wears out. Ile then leis it lay out until it. has recovered some of its fertileness. This does not pay of course, as has been shown by agricultural experimental agencies. If you put out no money for the development of your town you need not expect for your towu to pros per. Edgefield has also had the chance several times to run a railroad through the town, but she has lagged along and let the opportu nity pass. As long as Edgefield is the "jumping off place" of South Carolina she will remain the same little Edgefield. We have also had trie chance to run a trollv through the town. That also '"fell through." The railroad and the trolly line are two of the principal things that consti tute a prosperous town. I hope that Edgefield will hurry up and get the paper and the oom shucKS and the dilapidated vehicles stored away in some out of the way place, or either burn them up. Also it would be very advisable to have a railroad or a trolly line running through the town. Tenth Grade Pupil. News From "Choty." Next Sunday, being the first Sun day in April, we hope to have a pleasant day and a large congrega tion for the grand subject in our &unday scho<?l lesson, "Freedom Through Obedience." We cannot realize how much the subject may mean to our future. I am glad to say the patrons of the Red Oak Grove school are tak ing as much interest in the school as in the farm. The school is now preparing for a commencement, which we hope will be a grand suc cess. Only a few weeks a<io the school had a box supper in the grove, making up mwh more than was expected, lt went for a teach er's desk and chair, which was pur chased by our sweet teacher, Miss Anabel Saunders the next day. Last Sunday being Easter the school had a picnic on Saturday. Also a Easter egg. hunt. Dinner was spread in the grove, and some visitors from Plum* Branch motored down. In the afternoon Mina Saun ders, Miss Ituby Dorn and Mr. T. J. Dorn left for Edgefield. Our Y. W. A. meeting met with Misses Nettie Btuh and Lou Eva Parkman last third Sunday. The subject was enjoyed very much, it being on different camps, where we all have relatives and friends. Last Sunday a friend from Camp Sevier and Camp Jackson was at the home of Mr. Press Parkman. The measles is still raging around here, but hope this will cease be fore long. "Choty." Committee of Ladies. The following ladies are asked to bo present Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Court House. They have been appointed as members of the Cential Committee of the Lib erty Loan Committee and it is nec essary that we meet to formulate some definite plans. Miss Nelle Jones, Miss Sadie Miras, Miss MarjorieTomkins, Miss Snow Jeffries, Miss Julia Rockley, Miss Lily .Adams, Miss Emmie Lanham, Miss Ida Timmerman, Miss Nurva Bouknight, Mrs. M. N. Tillman, Mrs. J. B. Mathis, Mrsr Sam Walson. S. E. Rainsford, Chairman. Millinery. We keep our stock of millinery always complete. New goods ar riving iiljnost daily. Rubenstein. We have some barley Hour, you can buy without substitutes. Use it and save wheat for our soldiers. L. T. May. UNCLE" IV'S LETTER. Commends Article in Last Issue. Refers to Union Meeting Programs. Farm Labor Very Scarce. Well, my old chum, as I am neither to plow, hoe or dig potatoes to-day, just thought I would chat you just a little while. Your issue this week came to me yesterday. I was glad to get it. Yes, and it did me good to read "Smile and be Happy" and let me say to the writ er, you are right. It is not the time for long faces and the' lower jaw hanging down. If there ever was a time when smiles are needed it is now. I know it is right hard some times to smile, but for the sake of those.whose burdens and troubles are hard to bear, smile for their sake, even if your own heart is sad. A smile is like the sun coming out after days of cloudy weather. Why the birds sing louder and everybody feels better. So just smile. As I write there comes to my mind a circumstance that took place during the civil war. We were all tired and sleepy and had lain down and all at once there was a catawall ing and fice barking that you would have thought theregim?nt had beeu changed to cats and little dogs. But it was John Lyon imitating thc cat and Jack Car ? the little dogs. Did il rest us any? Well if it didn't it made us all laugh. And those In dian maidens how good it made rae feel because they had learned to walk the Jenn? road. And that song by Corrie Cheatham, "Throw out the life line," and let me say again if there ever was a time when that line i? needed to be thrown out to its full length it is right now. As I read pf the work of those Edgetield girls my mind takes a backward flight to the days of their parents, possibly* some of their grandparents, and compare the op portunities, and I conclude that the responsibilities of the young in this day is greater than in the days of ' their foreparents. Ara I righi? I believe that I am. And I read also of the union meetings and their programs and can imagine I see the appointed speakers on the different subjects, especial!? those to be at the meet ing at Clark's Hill and ray old heart wells up in rae and I feel just like 1 would love to be willi them and listen to them, forT know them all and some of them are near kinsman of mine and the . others are men thal I have known for years, some cf them from babyhood. God bless them all. Fanners are busy some through planting their co-n and are now bedding out their cotton land. But I am glad to know that food crops in this section will be twice the acreage as cotton. Spring oats are looking fairly well since the. rain a week ago and the wueat looks well and willi seasons to suit will make a fairly good crop though some of it was badly thinned by the freeze. Farra labor has been badly thinned out, from men being draft" ed into the army and others going to public works, and I am afraid it will tell in the crops of this year. Land with no one to work it all about in this section to say nothing of the mules and horses wilh no oue to plow them. There is living in a little over a mile of me a man that I heard had five idle mules and no one to work them. I don't know that it is true, in fact Mr. Editor you just hear anything and not half you hear is true,* but one thing we do that is true, the farmer who fail ed to makci corn enough last year to do him is in a bad row for stumps, and if he will neglect his food crop this year his row in 1910 will be all stumps and a hard row to travel. Well as I want to mail this to you to-day will close by asking ye i to do rae a favor. Some time last year the Trenton correspondent gave a remedy for the destruction of the ground mole and I thought lessly did not think and it was mis placed and I am anxious to get something to destroy the moles for they are very numerous here and are already playing havoc with our gardens and turning in the corn rows. So tell Mr. or Mrs. Trenton old uncle Iv says please send him the remedy and I will go to war on the mole. Uncle Iv.