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VOL. 83 EDGEFIELD, S. C" WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1918 NO. 7 JOHNSTON LETTER. Hon. R. A. Coopeu to Make Com mencement Address. Ju nior Red Cross Active. W. C. T. U. Met. Prof. W. F. Scott bas been for tunate in securing R. A. Cooper of Laurens, S. C., to make the literary address before the graduating class of the High School. Rev. Hugh R. Murchison of Lancaster was to have preached the sermon, but a telegram of Saturday asked that he be released. Rev. Murchison is on the Coun cil of Defense, and he finds that at this particular time he will have to be engaged in patriotic work. It is a great disappointment that he will be unable to come. The music of the Baptist Sunday school is now being a special fea ture. A new song book, "The Treasury of Song," was used for the first time on Sunday, and with the orchestra and the many voices, there being 250 present, the music was bright and inspiring. Prof. W. F. Scott, upon request from superintendent, has charge of the music, and with his splendid tenor voice makes a tine leader. Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart of Chester made a car trip here to spend the week-end with the form er's sister, Mrs. F. M. Boyd. Mrs. Stewart, Sr., is here for a month's visit in his home. The little son of Mr. Herbert Eidson has been quite ill during the . past week or more, a trained nurse having been called in. The little one is improving now. The friends of Mrs. S. G. Mobley will be glad to know that she is im proving from her recent operation, and it is hop^d that it will not be long before she can return to her home. Mr. Elliott Lewis, who is also at the city hospital, Columbia, is con valescing. The relatives of both of these have been constantly with them dur ing their stay here. Mrs. A. P. Lewis was elected leader of the Y. W. A., to fill the vacancy caused by Mrs. Robert Leavell, going to make her home tlsewhere. Mrs. O. D. Black, vice-president Edisto district, is at Allendale this weok atteuding the district confer ence. The program is a very inter esting one. This district has the honor of having the State president and president general in it, and both of these will be present. The pupils of the high school have, up to last week, purchased saving stamps, and in aid in other patriotic endeavor, to the amount of 813.00. The Junior Red (-ross is doing tine work under Miss Eva Rushton in making refugee skirts. These are made of navy serge, and the regulations call for a drawstring waist band, 60 these skirts can be made to fit almost any one. A good many of them are about ready to send on. Mrs. M. R. Wright was hostess for the Pi Tan club on Saturday af ternoon, the <ruest of honor being Mrs, Oliver Hamilton of Virginia, and it was a great pleasure to the members to have her present, as she was a member as long as she resided here. The club had decided to oc cupy itself at the meeting with Red Cross work, but as the new supply had not come in the hostess arrang ed some other pastime, and two hours were happily spent in this hospitable home. A tempting re past was served in an attractive mariner. Miss Luelle Norris and Mrs. Baxter of Columbia spent Sunday with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norris. Mrs. Norris accom panied them back for a short visit. , The W. C. T. U. met on Friday ? afternoon with Miss Eva Rushtoo, Miss Payne conducting the meeting, i Very interesting current events were ( given by Mr?. Olin Eidson, follow ing the devotional. Now that there are many flowers this department had been able to ] send out roany bouquets .and bas- . kets. Miss Eva Rushton, superinten dent of scientific temperance in- ] struction, reported twenty-two pa- j pers written by high school pupils, ? and twelve of these had been sent to Mrs. Thomas Rainsford of Edge- - tield for the contest. Every paper was fine, but ten lacked the required number of words. Mrs. J. L. Walker reported that all filled comfort bags had been given out, and had sixteen more cut and ready for the members to fill. In a letter to her from a soldier he asked that a handkerchief be put in the bags, as he wished he had found one in his. The two recent important cc^m munications of the State president, Mrs. Sprott, were read, and in the matter of the Liberty Bond, a com mittee was appointed to work this up. As individual patriots several members gave in their names to purchase up to twelve $50.00 bonds. There are several others who will act thus. A membership committee was ap pointed, not only to get new mem bers, but to stir tbe members not regular attendants to better activi ties. The subject for the afternoon was "Franchise," and the president gave this toast: A Real Toast. "Here's to the woman with many a care, Who sits all day in an office chair, And at night when her day's work is through, Goes home and finds more work to do; Gets up in the morning and cooks and scrubs, And wrestles around with laundry tubs; Yet the usual hour finds her smiling there, Beside her desk in the office chair; If she's strong enough these burdens to tote, Here's to the State where they let her vote !" The Red Letter Day of April concerned "The Y. P. H.," so this department of work was discussed, Mrs. Jas. H. White giving a good paper. At the last meeting of the Cultus club the officers were elected for the coming year. Miss Gertrude Strother declined re-election as president, which was deeply regretted. Mrs. C. P. Corn was elected pres ident; Miss Broclrington, vice-presi dent; Mrs, Joseph Cox, recording secretary.; Mrs. Robt. Long, corres ponding secretary; Mrs. Earl Crouch, treasurer; Miss Heyward, critic. The club voted to give 815.00 to community work, and ?3.00 to Coker scholarship fund. Delegates to State Federation, Aiken, are Miss Strother, president; alternate, Miss Brockington; Mrs. C. P. Corn, delegate. The historical meeting of the Mary Ann Buie chapter, U. D. C., was held on Thursday afternoon at the Red Cross rooms, the chapter deciding to spend the times of meet ing in sewing, and at the same time could listen to the program. Among the organizations joining in Red Cross work, the U. D. C. bau taken a high place, and this work is of leading interest to allchapters. The chapter at this time was celebrating its twenty-second anniversary, and no better way to do this could be i found tban by the members engag ing themselves in such employment as the women of the sixties under took; than by doing patriotic work, which is one of the corner stoner upon which the U. D. C. is organ ized. The historian, Miss Zena Payne, opened the meeting after the usual form, and read the poem, "The Red Cross," which was very fitting 1 for the afternoon. The following is the arranged . program: * "Army Relief Work Done by the j Women of the Confederacy," Miss Maud Sawyer. "Economy of the Sixties," Miss Ruth Harriss. "For Our Soldiers Abroad," Mrs. M. W. Clark." The meeting was also in celebra tion of the centennial of the birth of South Carolina's greatest chieftain, . Gen. Wade Hampton, and Mrs. O. D. Black gave a valuable paper on ''The Life and Characteristics of j Gen. Hampton." The program also had the three r generals, w hose birthdays came in April, r discussion: Generals Buckner of Kentucky, Walthall of ? Virginia and Leonidas Polk of North Carolina. Gen. Polk is called the "Warrior Priest," and is buried under the I St. Paul's Episcopal church, Au- ? justa, Ga. A After the program the members ? -_ il (Continued on Ffith Page.) *\ Pleasant Day at Bold Spring. Saturday was a beautiful day for the meeting at Bold Spring of the first division of the Woman's Mis sionary Union. Many discouraging reports had come concerning the condition of the roads, but this proved to be a mistake, for the roads were aston ishingly good, and the trip was made in quick time. All the societies in the division were represented except Gilgal and Berea, and they were excusable be cause of the patriotic rally at Cl eora. Mrs. B. N. Talbert of Bethany division presided, and had the meet ing in charge, and Mrs. J. N. Tal bert conducted the devotions. Mrs. Alex Watson of Stevens Creek church acted as secretary. Special music was arranged by the Bethany Y. W. A., and two se lections, "Somebody Knows" and "Was That Somebody You?" were sung by Miss Louise Moore, who is one of the teachers of the Bethany school, and Misses Annie McDonald and Mary Seigler. Rev. Mr. Wells, pastor of the church, was present and added to thc programme whenever called upon. The dinner hour came all too quickly, and behind the church was spread a very abundant dinner and the social hour passed away very rapidly. A splendid talk was made bj Mrs. Hollingsworth of Bethany, and a very inspiring reading, enti tled "Did it Pay?" by Mrs. Wil liams of the same church. Personal service was r?presented by Mrs. W. B. Cogburn of Edge field, and a message on mission study sent by Mrs. W. E. Lott. Several mission study classes were reported as being in progress. . The Sunbeam programme was presided over hy Mrs. Mamie N. Tillman, who called the roll of so cieties, George Bell responding from stevens Creek, where Mre. Alex Watson is leader, Elise Hud gens J rom Edgefield, Lottie Lee Harling from Bethany and Mrs. S. L. Witt from Bold Springs. Each child responded with a selection as bis or her name was called. Joe Major Lyon of Bethany sang, "Where He Leads PH Follow." A programme had been prepared by Mrs. Witt of Bold Spring, and after Mrs. Tillman had given the Sunbeam ideals for the year, the following programme was carried out: Song, "I'll Be a Sunbeam." Recitation, "Make it Plain to the Children," Gertrude Penn. Questions and Answers: Birds and what the Bible says of them, by all the Sunbeams. Song, "The Bird's Nest." Reading, Burnese Penn. Reading and Recitation, Angelle Penn and Sarah Agnew. Mrs. F. P. Rush, who has been president of the society for many years, expressed her appreciation of the meeting and believed it would Btimulate greater zeal among the members. Debate Friday Evening, School Auditorium. Tbe University of South Carolina has formed what is known as the "South Carolina High School De bating League.'' Preliminaries have been held over the state to select the best teams in each District to meet in final contest at the Univer sity, April 27. Edgeficld's teams bave been successful in the prelimi- , iiary contests and will go to Colum bia for the finals. I believe the peo ple of Edgefield School District mould hear this question discussed md hear it discussed by their own Doys. J have therefore arranged for , .his debate to take place in the | ichool auditorium Friday evening, j kpril 2?. , The query is: "Resolved, that , mmigration to the United States , ihould be restricted by an educa- ^ .ional test." Affirmative, James , Porter and William Gaines. Nega- \ ive, Edwin Folk and Elwyn Moore. ? rhis question is a live one. If you , some I am sure you will not re fret it. i T. J. Lyon, Superintendent. t low To Give Quinine Tc Children, j 'EBRILINE is tte trade-mark name Riven to an : inproved Quinine. It is a Tasteless Syrup, pleas. 1 nt to take and does not disturb the stomach, t Ihildren take it and never know it is Quinine. .Iso especially adapted to adults who cannot ? ake ordinary Quinine. Does not nauseate nor i ause nervousness nor ringi ng in the head. Try 1 ; the next time you need Quinine for any pur? j ose. Ask for 2-ounce original package. The | ame FEBRILINE is blown in bottle. 25 cent? ' Death of Mrs. Paris Culbreath. "Only the truth that in life we have spoken, Only the seed that in life we have sown; These shall pass on when we are forgotten, Fruits of the harvest and what we s I have done. ' ' ; At 1 o'clock a. m. on March, 28, the spirit of my Grandmother, Mrs. Paris Culbreath, winged its way to its reward. Her body was laid to rest in the 'cemetery at Rehoboth church, where she had been a mem ber for more than forty years. The beautiful dowers, that covered her grave, showed that she had many friends. Her footsteps will be missed in the home. Her smile is only a sweet remembrance now. but most of all, how can we bear to think, that the precious hands are so cold, and eau never again soothe our aching brows or minister to us, when we are sick! i Is our d?r'ing dead? No, her life has just begun. Every one must die, and blessed are those, who die in the Lo?d. It was for just such a time as this, that our Savior died and arose again several hundred years ago. In her home life my Grandmother was perfectly devoted to her chil dren and grandchildren. She lov ed ner neighbors; was always ready to go to the sick, even at any hour f tbe night. The welfare of her church was ev?r in her mind; just a few hours before she died, she ask ed UR to send her missionary money and dues to the society. How hard it is for us to give her up now, but I am so thankful that she was spared until I became old enough to realize what it means to have a sweet, christian, unselfish woman for a Grandmother. Mrs. Culbreath has been a widow for thirty-three years, her husband, Dr. W. A. Culbreath having died in October 1886. She leaves six children and several grandchildren. The following are her children: Mr. Preston A. Culbreath, Mr. T^ndy B. Culbreath, Mr. Luke Culbreath, Mrs. Lula Werts, Mrs. Susie Winn and Mrs. Julia Rey nolds. May ber children and grand children live the splendid example she set for them, and some day meet her again in the "better land." Sleep on, beloved, sleep, and take thy rest; Lay down thy head upon thy Savour's breast; We love thee well, but Jesus loves the best, Calm is thy slumber as an infant's sleep; But thou shalt wake no more to toil and weep: Thine is a perfect rest, secure and deep, Until the shadows from this earth are past, Until He gathers in His sheaves at last, Until the twilight gloom be over cast Goodnight! Goodnight! Goodnight! Lucille Culbreath. "Patriotism." Thia word although it is one of the simplest is also one of the grandest and most expressive words of the English language. Patriotism is a virtue that embodies all the good things in life. Ever since the days of the Revo lution when our fore-fathers threw off the yoke of tyranny that was imposed upon them by the English kings, the American people have been inspired with patriotism. It is useless for me to describe the pa triotic actions of our people through out the numerous wars in which we have become involved. i As we all know, we are now in volved in the greatest and most bloody war that has ever been known in the history of the world, md the thing that I wish to do is to urge our people to-day to follow in the foot-steps of our forefathers md show the people of the world Lbat standards of the American people are still on the same high plane as before. No matter what position you bold in life be patri otic and patriotism never remembers ?elf but concentrates its energies to ,he welfare of the notion. Some people are laboring under he misapprehension that it requires ictual fighting to be a patiot. The man who stays at home and ?elps the government by obeying ts requests is just as much a pa riot and an aid to America as the ?oldier who goes forward and of ers his life in defense of the ight. Let all true Americans ^bow their loyalty and patriotism by conced ing: to, and aiding- the wishes of onr leaders. We must awake to the seriousness of the situation that is now confronting us. a In order for the Allies to win we mu^c make sacrifices and by making these sac rifices cheerfully, we shall demon strate to the world that the people of this country are still bountifully blessed with that supreme virtue of patriotism.-Paper written by 10th Grade pupil of Edgefield High School. News From Mt. Zion. On last fourth Sunday a liberal sum was contributed at Mt. Zion to have the church painted. Mr. E. M. Padgett has purchased an elegant Paige touring car, and Mr. Lonnie Smith a glossy Ford of the latest model. Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Riley and their little children of Trenton were visitors in our community Sunday. Mr. Y. E. Padgett of Greenville, visited his parents a few weeks ago. During his stay Miss Marie Pad gett spent a few days at home from the Ed is to academy. Mrs. Fannie Murphy is spending a few da.vs with her daughter. Mrs M. W. Carpenter. ? Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Timmerman, and little bright-eyed Lula, spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J M. Padgett. Several from our community at tended the union meeting at Horn's Creek on fifth Sunday. Death of Mr. G. M. Boswell. Tuesday afternoon of last week Mr. G. M. Boswell died in Augusta and the interment took place Thurs day at Republican church, the fu neral being conducted by Rev. P. B. Lanham. Mr. Boswell was in the 72nd year of his age and was a Confederate veteran. The fires of patriotism never burned low in his breast. Only recently he expressed the regret that?.the infirmities of age made it impossible for him to respond to his country's call togo overseas and fight the Germans Mr. Boswell is survived by his wife, two sons, Mr. Gordon Boswell and Mr. J. D. Boswell, and one daughter, Mrs. J. S. Williams. PROGRAMME Third Division meeting at Plum Branch, Mis. J. C. Hussey presid ing, Saturday, April 20, 1918. Devotions. Welcome, Mrs-. Tom Miner. Response, Mrs. S. T. Adams, Clark's Hill. Roll call of woman's societies of Clark's Hill, Modoc, Plum Branch, Parksville and Red Oak Grove churches, with verbal responses. Introduction of visitors. The following chairman of com mittees will present their work, and tell how their department will help i society to gain the honor roll: Personal Service, Mrs. W. B. Oogburn. Literature, Mrs. T. J. Briggs. Margaret Fund, Mrs. Walter Stephens. Aged Ministers, Mrs. W. 0. IV h atley. Mission Study, Mrs. W. E. Lott. Recess. {. W. A. Programme in Charge of Miss Emmie Lanham. Devotions. Roll call of Y. W. A. and G. A. Miss Lantara will talk on Y. W. ^. Ideals for the year, and the auxiliary from Red Oak Grove and ?ther societies will assist in the pro gramme. Miss Margaret Cook of Troy will Iso talk on Y. W. A. work, lunbeam Programme in Charge of Mrs. Mamie N. Tillman. Roll call of societies. There will also be an exercise of he Sunbeams, and Mrs. Tillman nil ypeak of the Standard of Ex ellence for Sunbeam societies. A talk on Sunbeam work by Mrs. . Spann Harris, superintendent ot he Abbeville association, will be a reat treat to those who attend. Mrs. J. C. Bussey, Third Division President. o Drive Out Malaria And Build Up The System ake the Old Standard GROVE'S ASTELESS chill TONIC. You know hat you are taking, as the formula is rioted on every label, showing it is uinine and Iron in a tasteless form, he Quinine drives out malaria, the ron builds uo the system. 50 cent* MEETING STREET. Good Sermon at Stevens Creek Church. Patriotic Addresses. Spring Oats Looking Well. Thinking that' a few .lines con veying news etc., from this your old home community might be accepta ble for your columns, in the county paper that is always a welcome weekly visitor to its readers round about here, hence these lines: First, I will say that we bad a sermon at Stevens Creek church last Sunday morning by our beloved pastor Rev. H. B. White, his theme being "sowing and reaping," which he handled in a masterly way setting , fourth the idea that we are reaping now what has been sown add that others after us are to reap what we have sown. He empha sizing the fact that we are to also reap the reward for what we are sowing, be it good or bad, in the resurrection when we stand face to face with our Creator, and there give an account of our stewardship. The parable of the sower that sowed ?ood seed and the enemy that sowed ;he tares while he slept, reminds ne of the world war that we are low in, and that for the past forty ir fifty years we have been sleeping is it were, while the German Kaiser ivas making ready for this great itruggle, and also sowing tares in ;his peaceful God-fearing and Chris tian country of our. We easily ob lerve this when we look around and iee the pro-German element that ?xists throughout the country. He -hat is not for the government is igainst it, and I consider any per ion that does not conform to the .eque8ts and requirements a slacker )f the slackest kind and should be lealt with as such by those who are n authority to do it. If we are )bedient to dur Lord and Master, ?ve must obey those who are in au hority over us. After the close of .he service at the church a pol lec ion was taken. Two hundred and lixty-five dollars being collected, jringing balance apportionment of he church for missions &c. After thia collection service was )ver and the benediction pro lounced. Hoo.N. G. Evana came "orward, showing in a strong and 'orceful way the necessity of our jeople taking of Liberty Bonds and ending Uncle Sam some of their lurplus change. Then came Mr. A. 2. Padgett forward in his usual lasy way of explaining things to ihow the people how thay canT vhere they havn't the money to pare themselves, obtain/ from the >ankers on easy terms, at very rea onable rate of interest, while Mr. 3adgettdid not say just what rate if interest the banks of this county viii charge, I feel sure that they rill loan it as cheaply as our sister . ounty Saluda is doing. I was. uformed on yesterday that both ?auks there were assisting all who ranted to buy Liberty Bonds are utting them have the money at o' er cent. I feel sure that I voice the senti ment of the community in extend tig thanks to the two gentlemen rom your city for the information re received from their being and ? liking with us, and I feel sure that ld Meeting: Street section will raise er prorata according our ability 3 do so. As we are all decendants f the old patriots, who so ably rent to the front in the early six-' ?es, and also were fouud second to one in the trying days of '76. Vhen time was ripe for carpet aggers and radicals to be over grown. So we are now figuring to e in the band to over-throw the rerman Kaiser at whatever cost it ; may be to us. Civilization and umanity is crying for it, and it tust be done, regardless ef sacri ces that have to be made. With lis, I pass to say. "So mote it be." \men.) Spring oats which are about all e have since the severe freezes of inter, are looking fairly well and rornise a good yield if rain will Ad out until harvest, but the far ers are badly behind with work i account of so much continued lins since Christmas, but this love Monday morning the boys are irning the mules around at a live rate all about this section. Very Ltle cotton or corn has been plant l yet, but if the weather is favora (Continued on Eighth Page.)