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Office No 61 Residence, No. 17 Wednesday, April 10. LOCAL AND PERSONAL, Miss Nell Jones bas gone to Spartanburg to spend a week. Lieut. Gov. A. J. Bethea of Co lombia spent several hours in Edge field Saturday. Mrs. A. E. Padgett is visiting her daughter Mrs. Norwood Cleve land in Greenville. Mr. J. W. Peak is in Summer ville spending several days with his daughter, Mrs. P. H. Bussey. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Byrd spent the early part of the week at Long mires visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Fuller. Lieut. R. G. M. Dunovant came over from Camp Jackson to spend Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Dunovant. The Edgefield chapter, P. A. R" will meet Tuesday afternoon, April 16, at 5 o'clock at the home of MrtJ. ..Maggie T, Hill, Do not miss the lyceum entertain ment which will be given in the opera house Monday night. The en tire program will be especially in leresting to musicians. Mr. E. J. Mims went to Colum bia yesterday to attend a conference of the county chairmen of the thrift and war savings stamp cam paign. Dr. E. W. Sikes, who was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Mims while in Edgefield, spoke in the highest terms of the Edgefield giris who are at Coker College. The Advertiser is constantly add ing new subscribers to its list. Af ter our linotype machine of the lat est model is installed we will great ly improve the paper and issue it on time. Mrs. Ida Sheppard has gone to1 Greenwood to visit her daughter) Mrs. W. S. Cogburn ana before re taming to Edgefield will spend some time with Mrs. E. C. Brown in Greenville. Do not neglect the vegetable gar den. Less than an acre will almost feed the family, supplying just the diet that nature intended for this season and the heated term that is io follow. The committee of young ladies vho are soliciting subscriptions for the Liberty Bonds are very active and are getting results. Their pa triotism and enthusiasm have arous ed the raen to greater activity. The recent rains have been ideal for the grain and for putting the seil in proper condition for ger mination of small seeds. Wonder how many persons have been as grateful as they should for this blessing of inestimable value at this season? Judging from the number of miller's certificates that are being used to purchase flour, the demand for Western meal must be very small. A very large number of farmers have meal and hominy of their own make-the best, too, that can be had Judged from every standpoint, intelligence and representative of every sect and class of our citizen ship and, section of the county, a finer congregation or audience than that which greeted Dr. Sikes at the Baptist church has never assembled in Edgefield. Those who failed to attend that patriotic occasion missed an unusual treat. Miss Maggie Winn, who has been ?teaching the Pine Grove school 'north of Pleasant Lane, was among | ?the visitors in Edgefield Saturday, und was very cordially greeted by her friends here. She is yet unde aided what school she will accept for next session, being urged al ready to teach several schools in the ?ounty. FOR SALE-Lookout Mountain ?otatoes at ?3.25 per bushel. J. W. ?naries, Edgefield, S. C., R. F. D. 4-10-ltpd. Mrs. John Fitzmaurice, Miss katherine Fitzmaurice, Miss Mary Ethel Fitzmaurice and Lieutenant George Fitzmaurice motored to Edgefield from Columbia Sunday norning to visit Dr and Mrs James 5. Byrd. Sunday afternoon Lieut. (Fitzmaurice and Miss Mary Ethel eturned to Columbia. Mrs. Fitz maurice and Miss Katherine are ipending this week in Edgefield.\ j^Irs. Byrd will probably rtturn to olumbia with them Sunday. It appears now that Mother Na ture will supply fruit of all kinds in abundance. Now it is "up to" Mr. Hoover to Bupply the sugar. The people of the western and northwestern portion of the county should not fail to attend the pa triotic rally which will be held at Cleora Saturday afternoon. Four B. M. I. young men, Wat son Ouzts, Mi.Uedge Holston, Wil liam Thurmond and E. B. Glenn of Rock Hill, spent the week-end in Edgefield. The ordinance of baptism was administered to the following per sons at the Baptist church Sunday: R. M. Scurry, Eddie Talbert, De Loach Warrtn, Wallace Prescott, J. D. Stother and Robert Tompkins. Others will unite with the church later. Cheese Expert Coming. Sometime soon Miss Fornej, cot tage cheese expert, will give de monstrations in Edgefield county at meetings of Women's clubs. This is a wonderful opportunity for our women, and we hope every one will attend one of these demonstration meetings. The exact date of her Coming will be announced later. J Farms the Right Way. Our friend Jack Harling was in town Saturday and told the writer that he has about three barrels of old home-made flour on hand, and that he has the best prospect for a wheat crop he has ever had. Mr. Hoover should send him a gold medal. If we bad more Jack Har lings over the country, we would not need any flour regulations. The New Hotel. We believe that Mr. W. A. Strom, who, as President Wilson would say, is a forward-looking (progressive) citizen, will soon sup ply one of the town's greatest needs by erecting a modern hotel on the beautiful lot which he recently pur chased facing the public 8quare. Whatever Mr. Strom does he does well. Hence we are looking for a building soon to be erected on the vacant'corner that will be a distinct ornament to Edgefield for many years to come. Patriotic Rally at Cleora. Mass Meeting of the people of western Edgefield will be held at Cleora on Saturday afternoon, April 13, at 3:30 p. m* new time, 2:30 p. m., sun time. Everybody is invited and requested to be present, ladies ab well as men. Speakers will address the people on subjects re lated to the Great World War. A. E. Padgett, Chairman, Liberty Loan Committee for Edge field County. Celebrated Harpist. Charlotte Tarrant Kuss has that splendid authority of manner on the platform gained from a convincing and happy series of success in con cert work. Her appearances number engagements with several of the most famou" orchestras. The Daily News, of Galveston, Texas, says, "She handles the harp with a queen ly grace, and the music she .draws from it carries one back through the mazes of legend and history to the days of empires and kingdoms cen turies back, when the majesty of the harp was supreme in the realms of instrumental music. She has delicacy of touch and a keen in terpretation that stamp her as an artist." Miss Kuss will be one of the performers at the lyceum enter tainment in the opera house Mon day night. Another Call For Men. The local board has orders to send 7 white men and 22 colored men to Camp Jackson during the five days following April 26. The exact date for mobilization will be announced later. The board has the same instructions for filling this increment of 29 men that it had for tilling the last order for five white men, which is to omit, in selecting die men, all who are actively and assiduously engaged in farming. Simply residing upon a farm is not sufficient ground for deferred mobili zation. The registrant must be per sonally and actively engaged in farming. As soon as the local board re ceives official notice of the day and hour of entrainment, the men will be selected and officially notified of the call to serve their country. All registrants whose order number places them in the current quota, but who are actively engaged in farming and desire to remain for the present on the farm, will be required to file an affidavit with the board to the effect that they are now engaged on the farm. FOR COUNTY TREASURER. I respectfully announce that I am a candidate for the office of County Treasurer of Edgefield county, and pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic primary. JOE LAKE PRINCE. The Lotus Company. The next and last lyceum enter tainment of the season will be given in the opera house Monday night by the Lotus Company. The artists in this company are Miss St. Clair, soprano, and Miss Charlotte Tar rant Kass, harpist and pianist. With harp and vocal solos, and beautiful costuming, three historic periods of different nationalities will be presented. The program will be marked throughout with variety, charmane! brilliance. All music lovers will* be especially pleased with the entertainment which will be of the highest order. That part of the program in which a variety of American songs will be presented will be especially pleasing to ,an Edgefield audience. Every phase of life, as well as every period of American history, will be represented. Tell your friends about the rich and rare treat that is in store for all who attend . the lyceum entertainment. Woman's Christian Temperance Union. The regular meeting of the W. C. T. IT. was entertained very pleas antly on Monday afternoon in the home of Mrs. J. W. Peak, a parlor full of ladies being in attendance. The devotions were conducted by the president, and some of the won derful victories since our last meet ing, recounted. Among them the fact that the national prohibition amendment has already been ratified by eleven states, the last being Mas sachusetts, that Texas had passed a prohibition law adding 262,000 squaie miles to dry teiritory. It was decided that temperance Sunday would be observed in the various Sunday Schools by the dis tribution of story leaflets to each child. Mrs. W. B. Cogburn presented the claims of The Union Signal our national organ, and several new subscribers were obtained. A letter from the state president Mrs. Joseph Sprott was read and also one from Miss Anna Gordon national president was read by Mrs. Tillman in regard to the organiza tion plates for the Liberty Loan. Mrs. Tillman, as a member of the Liberty Loan committee presented this subject, and a contribution for thir fund was ordered sent. A prize for the bread club of the Home Demonstration agent Miss Patti Major who is doing so much to stimulate the young peo ple along agricultural and Domestic lines. A national announcement from headquarters in reqard to the Gol den Jubilee of the organization io 1923 was read, and each member was asked to win a member for the May meeting, which will take place Monday after the first Sunday io next month with Mrs. C. E. May. The hostess, served fruit at the con clusion of the meeting. Division Meeting at Plum Branch. The churches composing the third division of the Edgefield as sociation will hold a meeting of all mission societies, Sunbeam Bands and Y. W. A's. in the division at Plum Branch on Saturday the 20th of April. This meeting will be in charge of Mrs. J. C. Bussey of Parksville, division president who has arranged a very helpful programme. The societies of the following churches are expected to send representatives: Clark's Hill, Modoc, .Red Oak Grove, Parksville and Plum Branch. The members of this division have entered very enthusiastically into the production cf the pro gramme, which will be published io detail in next week's issue. All of the chairmen of commit tees for the association will be present to represent their depart ments and the superintendent of the association and the associate super intendents. Besides this Mrs. Harria superin tendent of Abbeville association will be in attendance and other speakers from associations who are neighbors to Plum Branch. There will be an exercise by the Sunbeam societies of the various churches in the division and also a programme for the Y. W. A,s. The Plum Branch society under the leadership of Mrs. Kintr is ex pecting a full representation from all the churches and will welcome visitors from any other churches. All who go will be greatly bene fitted and will return home with a proper ambition to reach the Stand ard of Excellence and be on Honor Roll society. ' OUR SPRING ANNOUNCEMENT f\UR STORE is brimful in every department of new spring goods, and we invite our friends to come in and inspect our new stock. We invite the ladies in to see our beautiful silks and wash fabrics, just what you have been wanting. Beautiful assortment of silk and wash waists; also, large stock of skirts. We have never been better prepared to serve our friends than we are now. We call especial attention to our WALK-OVER Slippers and Oxfords. Nothing more stylish made than the new foot wear we are showing. We have all of the popular leathers in the new shapes. Come in and let us show you through our stock. New goods arriving by express every day. It will be a pleasure to serve you ISRAEL MUKASHY Edgefield, S. C. Patriotic Mass Meeting in Court House. Through the efforts ef the Wo men's Liberty Loan Committee, of which Miss Elizabeth Rainsford is the capable and enthusiastic chair man, a patriotic mass meeting was held in the courthouse Saturday af ternoon at three o'clock. In spite of the fact that a similar meeting was held at Johnston at the same hour, which meeting was also well attended, a very large . number of persons, both ladies and gentlemen, gathered to hear the speakers The meeting was oiesided over by Hon. B. E. Nicholson, who requested Rev. A. L. Gunter to open the meeting with prayer. The first speaker presented was Mr. A. E. Padgett, who, instead of speaking extemporaneously, read a comprehensive and exceedingly in teresting address upon the world-war, closing with an earnest appeal to the audience to purchase Liberty Bonds. The second speaker was Ex-Gov. John C. Sheppard, who has all three of his sons in the military service, two of them being now in France. Gov. Sheppard was at his best on this occasion, and his eloquence kindled anew the fires of patriotism, making each one of his hearers re solve to do his or her utmost in winning the great war. He like wise stressed the urgent necessity of our people subscribing largely for the third Liberty Loan Bonds. The last speaker was one who, althongh this was his first visit to Edgefield, yet his name was famil iar to hundreds of Edgefield people who have read from day to day his articles on agriculture which have appeared in the Augusta papers. We refer to Mr. N. L. Willet ot Augusta, who was a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Rainsford while in Edgefield. Mr. Willet'8 theme was "Soldiers of De mocracy." Besides giving maDy in teresting facts in connection with the war, Mr. Willet's very valuable address contained many timely ad monitions and much originality of thought. It was declared by many to be the best address of the kind ever delivered in Edgefield. Not withstanding the fact that Mr. Wil let read his address from manu script, he held the closet attention of the audience from the opening to the closing sentence. There were many expressions of indebtedness to Miss Elizabeth Rainsford for invit ing this distinguished gentleman from Augusta to deliver an address on this occasion. The patriotic rally was held on the anniversary of America's enter ing the war, and the meeting gave an impetus to the Liberty Loan drive. The ladies who compose the Woman's Liberty Loan Com mittee acted wisely in arranging the meeting, and have followed it up with personal work, which has been attended with very gratifying re sults. Special Service at Trenton Pres byterian Church. [Communicated.] Sunday nierht the exercise in Trenton Presbyterian church con sisted of appropriate service in honor of Mr. Teague Hunter, son of Dr. and Mrs. Hunter, who at the age of 19 volunteered to enter the array. A very beautiful silk flag of one Star was unveiled. Mrs. B. R. Tillman rendered a sweet solo, Jesus Saviour Pilot Me. Miss Sadie Miller assisted by means of her violin in all the service. An address on Christianity and the Soldier was delivered by the Pastor? Teague Hunter is one of the most beloved (fine character) boys in Edgefield county, at present he is in train ing in Pennsylvania. The flowers in church were very beautiful, Mrs. P. B. Wise being organist. Honor Roll Edgefield Graded and High School. % Graded School. First Grade: William Byrd, Mary Cantelou, Mamie Davis, Janie Edwards, Elizabeth Kemp, Dorothy Marsh, George Edward Sheppard, Martha Stewart Second Grade: Eleanor Dunovant, Rudolph Davis, Hiram Lowe, John Nixon, J. R. Timmerman. Third Grade: Effie Allen Lott, Mar garet Strom, Martha Thurmond. Fourth Grade: Elizabeth Bailey, Julia Strom. Fifth Grade: Alice Prescott, Robert Tompkins, May Rives, Isabel Cheat ham. Sixth Grade: Isabel Byrd, Ruth Hart, Elizabeth Lott, Edwin Rives. Seventh Grade : Raymond Folk, Eleanor Mims, Robert Uuzts, William Strom, George Tompkins. \ High School. Eighth Grade: Lois Mims. Ninth Grade: Carolee Cogburn. Tenth Grade: Hob Byrd. Eleventh Grade: Velma Cogburn, Neta Ouzts. For Sale, Grafton Place. 161 acres of good farm land, lo cated in Edgefield County, at Morgana, has good eight room dwelling house, 2 good outhouses; 125 acres in cultivation; balance in timber: has well water and 3 springs; 2 new barns; has two good tenants paying 2400 lbs. lint cot ton. For terras and other informa tion address Mrs. Jeesie Crafton, Augusta Hotel, Broad and 5th St., Augusta, Ga. How To Give Quinine To Children. FF.BRILINE is the trade-mark name given to an improved Quinine. It is a Tasteless Syrup, pleas ant to take and does not disturb the stomach. Children take it and never know it is Quinine. Also especially adapted to adults who cannot lake ordinary Quinine. Does not nauseate nor cause nervousness nor ringing in the head. Try it the next time you need Quinine for any pur pose. Ask for 2-ounce original package. The ?ame F EB RI LINE is blown in bottle. 25 weat* Spring Cleaning. The very severe winter through which we have just passed was not altogether without its blessings. The low temperature which pre vailed nearly two months will doubt less improve sanitary conditions. Many disease germs and harmful insects were destroyed. Now if we will begin early and improve the sanitary conditions of the town irenerally, the health of the commu nity during the hot months that are to follow will be greatly improved. In order to accomplish this end there should be a general spring cleaning from the centre to the circumfer ence. Now if this is done, it will not be done by the town authorities, but by the individual home owners. If the entire premises surrounding every home is well cleaned and put in order then the entire town will|be clean. .Mr. Hightower is having every nook and corner of the mill village thoroughly renovated and whitewashed. Now let's continue the work in every part of the town? taking up the good example set by Mr. Hightower. With almost & perfect system of natural drainage, there is no good reason why Edge field's health record should not be among the top of the list. Make beginning by cleaning up your own premises. sS THE ONLY E. J. NORRIS Fire Insurance Life Insurance . Hail Insurance Automobile Insurance Accident Insurance Health Insurance Surety Bond Insurance FIRE INSURANCE -For This World ONLY J. T. HARLING OFFICE OVER Bank of Edgefield, S. C.