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Office No 61 Residence, No. 1 7 Wednesday, October 16 LOCAL AND PERSONAL, Mis* Nell Jenes is at home after .pending some time in Columbia. Mrs. Alice Hartley of Batc-sburg is ber? visiting her sister, Mrs. Jam?? A. Timraerman Judge J. W. DeVore will go to Co ombia Friday to attend an en bane jression of the supreme court. Col. L. W. Cheatham left Sunday *?r Baltimore to join Mrs. Cheatham who went to Baltimore sevsral weeks Mr. Edwin Folk is at home from the South Carolina University for a i?w days. He has rapidly convalesced A-om the attack of influenxa. Mr. Alfred Covar and Dr. Levi M?lmes came down from Camp Sevier ior a week's furlough, enjoying im Mensely the brief stay at home. Mr. Stephen Darlington made a hurried visit to Edgefield Sunday, liturning to his naval post of duty ist Charleston Sunday afternoon. It wouldn't be a bad idea to con tiene the "gasless" Sunday after the ?war. Better have the car in the gar aje than in the road all day Sunday. Mr. J. G. Alford operates his gin gery every day, and night too if the patronage warrants, giving satisfac tory service to his large list of pa trons. Mr. Eugene Timmons spent Tues day in Edgefield, having come from Mew York on a brief furlough. He will report to his ship, the Aeolus, Friday. The good year 1918 being unlike the bad year 1914, many people do ?ot have to sell their cotton unless the price suits them, and they are not selling it. The members of the Colored Fair Association are planning to hold their annual fair the latter part of November. A detailed announcement will be made later. Thc friends of Miss Virginia Sim kins are delighted to know that she I " is improving after a long and tedi ous illness. She has been greatly Missed by everybody. Don't forget that The Advertiser job office is better equipped than ?vcr to do all kinds of printing. Let ?6 have your orders. Prompt and sat isfactory service rendered. A good way to r3duce your next year's fertilizer bill, which promises to be very much larger than last year, is to sow largely of winter le gumes-vetch and the clovers. Mr. Trezevant Timmons spent Monday and Tuesday at home, re turning to Camp Jackson Tuesday night. He had a severe attack of in fluenza but has now fully recovered. Ask your county demonstration agent whether or not it pays to sow winter cover crops, especially winter legumes. We'll wager a goodly sum that he will heartily endorse our sug gestion. In spite of the shortage of labor, the harvesting of all crops thus far has progressed reasonably satisfac torily. One sees but little more, if any, cotton i,i the field now than usu al at this season. Are you reading any more than the big war headlines these days? As the nights lengthen you should map .ut a course of helpful reading. It will make you a broader, better man ?r woman. Try it. Are you venturing any war fore casts and peace predictions? Practi cally everybody else makes bold to say when the cessation of hostilities will come. Well, the end is in sight but not yet in reach. Mr. D. V. Harris has purchased the Karney property and will move his family to town about the first of January after making extensive im provements upon the property which he recently purchased. Miss Sophie Mims went to Colum bia Thursday to assist in nursing her brother, Mr. James T. Minis, Jr., who was sick at the University. As his condition was very much improved she returned to Edgefield Saturday. Dr. B. F. Jones was examined at Camp Jackson some time ago and ac cepted in the veterinary service. He received an order to report for duty in a few days. He will enter the ser Tice with the rank of second lieu tenant. Whe? the drought is sufficiently broken start the grain drills and keep them going until the largest acreage of grain has been sown than ha? ever been seen in tbe county. Foodstuffs for man and best are not likely to be lower fe-r a lone; timo to come. Mrs. Eva W. ?rusts received a tel egram Saturday front the War De partment stating that her son, Mr. Percy Ouzts was seriously wounded in Franee September 7. Up to thia' time she ha? been unable to learn further particulars concerning hi? condition. Miss Margaret Hill will ge to Co lumbia in a few days to assist the other over-taxed angels of mercy in caring for the sick of the capital city. For the past week she has been with her sister, Mrs. E. E. Padgett who has been a vietim of inffvenaa but is now rapidly improving. Mr. Rainsford C?ntelos is enjoy ing a short furlough at home. He has made a good reeord since he vol unteered for naval service. Only re cently he was transferred from shore duty to the S. S. Aeolus, the same ship that Mr. Eugene Timmons has been serving on for more than a year. Death of Colored Soldier. A colored soldier, James Blocker, from this county, died at Camp Se Yier last week and his body was brought to Edgefield Monday for in terment, being accompanied by a colored soldier from the camp. Block er resided on the farm of Mr. John Henry Parkman on the west side. The government paid all expenses in cident to the funeral and transport ing the body to Edgefield. The sol stated that the government was giv ing the colored troops who are sick in camp the best of attention. No Court Next Week. On account of the Spanish influ enza which has rapidly spread prac tically over the entire country, the court of General Sessions which was to convene next Monday. October 21 has been called off and all witness es and jurors are notified not to ap pear a? summoned. It is probable that the Court of Common Pleas will convene Monday, October 28, but that will be definitely decided a lit tle later. Thc extent to which the epidemic bas been checked will de termine whether the civil court will ba held at the usual time. Wheat Production Greatly In I creased. Mr. Herbert G. Eidson, proprietor of the Johnston Roller Mills, was in Edgefield Monday and upon being asked how the present grinding sea son has been with him, he replied that during the entire season a year ago he ground S.OOO bushels of wheat and that up to this time he has already ground 14,000 bushels and confidently expects, to grind 20,000 bushels before the season closes, Thys indicates that formers are growing wheat; Ijn-ger quantities. The acre age this fall in Edgefield county will doubtless be the largest on record. Should Be Profoundly Grateful. The people of Edgefield, town and county, should be profoundly grate ful for escaping thus far from the severe scourge in the form of Span ish influenza that has been visited upon many toy/ns in this slate. We have before us a county paper which contains notices of 10 deaths from influenza. While a number of people here and elsewhere in th? county have fallen victims of the disease, only a few cases of which we have heard have been severe. Thus far, if we are correctly inf ol .ned, not a death has occurred in Edgefield coun ty. Surely we have much to be thank ful fer. "We Never Sleep." The hardest worked man in Edge field county is Mr. Roger T. Hill. He has given from the day the season opened, his personal attention to his ginnery from the earliest hours of dawn until practically midnight. Sometimes we are of the opinion that he never sleeps. Frequently the last sound that falls upon our ears be fore retiring to the Land of Nod is Mr. Hill's ginnery and the first sound in the morning (even earlier than some of the chickens) is Mr. Hill's jrinnery. When city drug stores re main open all ni^ht to serve their patrons they sometimes set out this advertisement: "We never sleep." So it is with Mr. Hill's ginnery. In his persistent effort to give his per sonal attention to every detail, to the end that all patrons receive sat isfactory service, we do not believe he ever sleeps. A large shipment of ladies' Mar tha Washington shoes arrived today. RUB ENSTEIN. The Most Interesting Reading. Doubtless 99 per cent, of The Ad vertiser's readers will tell you that the most intensely interesting matter in the paper every week is the let ters from our soldier boys in France and in training camps in the home land. On our second and third pages this week will be found ll letters from our* boys in uniform and each one represents some different phase of eamp and army life. We already have several letters for next week, being carried over as they reached us too late for this issue. They will appear next week. Whenever you re ceive a letter from a son, brother or friend in uniform send it to The Ad vertiser, so other relatives and friends over the county can like wise snjoy reading it. "Breathes there a man with soul so dead" that he is not stirred by the personal let ters from the boys who are fighting for loved ones on this side of the seas-brave boys who would not re turn home, if they could, until their work is finished, that of stamping out Prussian militarism. Yes, send us the letters so we can spread them before the people of every section of the county every week. Work of the Local Board. The board has been busy for some time classifying registrants between the ages of 19 and 36 inclusive, and have about completed the great task. Classification cards were not mailed out, however, as promptly as as they were to the 1917 registrants because the beard had not received the Order Numbers from Washington in time to mail the cards to registrants as soon as they were classified. The or der numbers have now been given to all registrants and in a few days classification cards will be sent to all of the men between 18 and 37 years. The board has, acting under or ders from Washington, proceeded with the physical examinations im mediately following classifications. About 50 men have been notified to come to the office of thc board to morrow for examination and about the same number will appear Friday. The board has a call for 10 white men to be entrained for Camp Wads worth, Spartanburg, at 6:55 A. M. Tuesday, October 22, and they have been notified to appear at the office of the board for final examination ?nd roll call Monday afternoon, Oc tober 21, at four o'clock. Within a few days a list showing the men who registered on September 12 will be called upon to ser^-' will be posted, enabling every registrant to form some idea when he will be called. The men nearest the top of the list will bc called before those who are near the bottom. Later: The call" for 10 white men was annulled Tuesday afternoon by telegram from the adjutant general and the men will not have to report until later. Due notice will be given them. . ...... ?j "j -..3>R,t r Tuiliers' Certificates Restored. I have received a telegram from the State Food Administrator stating that millers' certificates can be ac cepted by merchants from farmers in lieu of requiring the purchase of substitutes when flour is sold. The quantity of substitutes, 20 per cent., remains unchanged. All merchants in the county who have not filed with the County Food Administrator a report of sugar sold during the mcnth of September, must do so at once, as required in the regulations. J. L. MIMS, County Food Administrator. Notice to Members of Edgefield Methodist Church. The order to close the churches at this time, though wise and necessary, will interrupt our ordinary method of collecting our church dues. Our annual conference meets one month hence, and we wish to get in all as sessment and accounts by the fourth Sunday in October. We therefore earnestly request that you send in your contributions to Mr. J. D. .May, Treasurer, ;U once, as there are some extra expenses for this quarter as well as the balance of the conference claims to pay. AU mem bers are urged to pay their full as sessments, and something in addi tion. A. L. GUNTER, Pastor. B. E. NICHOLSON, Chairman Board of Stewards. Oct. 14, 1?? 1 S For Sale. My heme, six rooms, butler's pan try, back pantry, electric lights, large corner lot, enough room for another house on side street, fine gardens in high state of cultivation, splendid well containing 15 feet of water. Nice two-room servant house in yard, wood-house, chicken yards, etc. T, J. LYON. g Cold weather is approaching. Soon we wili have frost and ice, and the clothing of the entire family must be suited to the changed weather. We have a large assortment of ladies' coats, cloaks, sweaters, tailored suits. All the latest colors and made in the latest styles. We are showing a large stock of Clothing for boys and I men. Can fit any size in practically any color or style desired. Our winter shoes are the best we have ever shown. We can shoe every member of the family. Make your entire bill with us and save money. We have bought heavily of Hosiery and Underwear. The cool mornings make heayier underwear necessary. Come in and let us show you what we have purchased for our patrons. We bought early from the largest manufacturers and can sell close. Every Department Well We placed large orders early for the several departments on our second floor and 1 invite our friends, the ladies especially, to inspect these attractive goods. Wc are showing some good values in bed-room suits. Also see our sideboards, hat-racks, sofas, dining tables and china closets. A beautiful assortment of rockers to select from. 4 We have a large stock of iron and enameled beds and the best bed springs on the market. A large stock of cotton and felt mattresses. Wc extend a special invitation to the ladies to come and see eur beautiful assort ment of rugs and art squares. Many attractive designs at very reasonable prices. We have bought a large stock of stoves, ranges and heaters. Now is the time to discard your old one and purchase a new one. We were never better supplied than now to fill thc needs of our customers in har ness, bridles and saddles. Large assortment to select from. Our undertaker's department is well supplied with coffins and caskets of all sizes and prices. A share of your patronage is solicited. Our hearse responds to all calls promptly. 1 On our first floor will be found a large stock of heavy groceries and plantation supplies. We buy in large quantities and can make very satisfactory prices. Large shipment of'Tcxas oats for seed-no better quality on the market. Let us lill your orders. Mgefield Mercantile Company ?_