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(???tn? Newspaper Un ^cilbJEarftlta VOL. 82 EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1917 NO. 34 JOHNSTON LETTER. Death of Mr. Crim. Influenza Situation No Better. Red Cross Knitters Very Busy. The death of Mr. Hundley Crim .which occurred on Saturday at the home of his mother, Mrs. Lizzie Crim, brought much sadness to the town, for this noble young man was held in high esteem by everyone. Mr. Crim had influenza, and later double pneumonia developed, and it was soon seen that there was little hope for his life. Loving hands work el tirelessly to ?ave his life, but it seemed that his life for this earth was ended and that God was ready, fdr this brave, noble spirit to come up higher. Mr. Crim was a member of the .Baptist church and was a young man of many noble traits of character. He was kind and gentle and a friend to everyone, and will be truly missed. Besides his mother, he leaves a sis ter Mrs. Rhodes of Hampton, and five brothers, Rev. Eulie Crim of Lamar, James, Richard and David ? Crim, and a half brother, Mr. Walter Crim. On Sunday at two o'clock the burial took place at Mt. of Olives cemetery, being conducted by his pas tor, Rev. W. S. Brooke. The deepest sympathy is felt for the bereaved ones. It was hoped that there was going to be a decrease in the cases of in fluenza, but there are many new cases. Dr. Quattlebaum of Columbia j has been here for a week assisting ' the physicians, who have been going j not onfr every hour of thc day, but ' night as well. The epidemic is spread ing among the negroes. Some are not nosing any precaution about visiting and sitting about with the sick. There have been several deaths among ! them. Mrs. David Phillips and Miss Ruth ' Phillips of Springfield are spending j this week with Mrs. Mary Waters. Trap McAIanus of the Navy spent j' the week-end hereiwTth friends. : j Very interesting letters have been ; received from Miss Elliot ?ardy, who j is "in Washington, D. C., holding a government- position. Some of the ladies of our town are wonderful knitters, and have done a fine work for the Red Cross. Mrs. Ann Mobley has knit forty-seven pairs of socks, which are beautifully made. Dr. F. Smith of Leesville has been filling the place of Dr. L. S. Maxwell ! at the drug store. The latter is now much improved. The entire family of Mr. Joe Wright have been ill with influenza and little Mary Alice's case has de- j veloped into pneumonia. . Mr. Earl Crouch's condition has.j been such as to call in a trained nurse and Mrs. Crouch's mother has come to assist in restoring him to health. Mrs. Taylor Goodwyn of Green wood arrived on Sunday to be with the home folks, some of whom are quite sick. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Langston, who have been making their home in Ashe ville, N. C., for several years, have returned to Johnston to reside, Their friends here cordially welcome them. Dr. W. S. Stokes h?s returned to Columbia after a few weeks' stay here with his family. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Lewis have de cided to go to their farm at Eureka and live, but will probably not move ? out until about January. j. Miss Marie Lewis has been at Edgefield, the guest of her cousin, Miss Gladys Padgett. Miss Annie Holmes Harrison has returned to Chicora college. Mrs. Herbert Eidson is at home from Wright's hospital and is now very much improved, her special nurse coming with her for a week's stay. Her friends are glad to know that she is much better. Bored wells will be had here soon, the work being in progress now, the first one being at the center crossing of Main and Lee Streets. . Mr. ^ Mrs. Eugene Kneece, of Monetta are guests in the home of? Mr. M. W. 'Clark. .Whenever You Neei a General Tonic Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents. Red Cross Activities. Last week the rooms presented a appearance of great activity. Mis Butler with her efficient corps c workers were finishing up the allo ment of split irrigation pads, an Miss Gladys Rives with nearly all th young girls in town, besides man women workers, were making refi gee garments for the children of Be gium and France. She will be gla for any one who cannot come to th work rooms to help, to take hom these little garments to make. Th 'country auxiliaries might help in thi: We have another surgical dressing allotment of 4,000 9 by 9 gauz wipes which will soon be on hanc Miss Butler hopes that all worker: both trained and untrained, will b on hand to help, when these arrive as they have to be finished in 3 days. . ' The mending for the sewing de partment has not yet arrived, but a soon as it comes, or as soon as othe work comes which can be given out the country auxiliaries will be noti fied and their allotments sent them The annual meeting scheduled ti take place on the 23rd, was by in struction from headquarters, post poned until the 20th of November at which time we hope to have Dr Coburn from Camp Hancock with u? to deliver the address. Of course th< cause of this postponement is the pre .valence of influenza all over 'oui country which may make it necessarj for further postponement-notice oJ which would be announced. A called meeting of the executive board was* held on Friday to consider nominees for#chapter offices, the elec tion to take place at the time of the annual meeting, by popular vote. The regular executive board meet ing will be held on Friday of this week, November 1st for attention to regular business of the chapter! All members are urged to be present. The cartons* for our soldiers' Christmas boxes have not yet arriv ed. We have until November 15th to get these sent and we hope, that ev cryor-L- wi'l hilve the Icbel or coupon from'Weir boy to put on them. These boxes are small. The following are rules in regard to them from head quarters: Cartons will be distributed to chapters by November 1st. No parcels wil be mailed after Nov ember 15, 1918. The label issued to the man over seas by the army authorities and for warded by him to some relative or friend in this country will entitle the holder to apply to the local Red Cross organization for one carton. The cartons must be packed by the relatives or friends and delivered UNWRAPPED and UNLABELED to the Red Cross to be weighed, inspect ed, wrapped, labeled and delivered to the postoffice. No package may weigh more than three pounds. s- * No written message may be in closed. The sender must furnish the nec essary postage from place of mailing to Hoboken, N. J. The label must be brought to the Red Cross for the inspectors to place it on the box after the box is wrap ped. These boxes are 3 by 4 by 9 inches when wrapped, so cannot contain more than just a remembrance from "folks at home." We are asked- to re member that the opportunity to send, a Christmas parcel at all is a rare, one and the restrictions must be observed carefully. The chairmen of the country auxil iaries are asked to see that each per son entitled to receive the carton is given the opportunity through the auxiliary and that they cooperate with the chapter in any way they can. The committee in the chapter in charge of the boxes is, Mrs. J. H. Nicholson, Mrs. Jas. Byrd and Mrs. Agatha Woodson. We have only a short time in which to work and we hope by Monday or Tuesday of next week to have the cartons on hand. Then we will all have to work fast. The rooms will be open to give them out all day. If they come before this week's paper goes to press, notice will be in the papers. Agatha A. Woodson, for the Publicity Committee. The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Head Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor ringing in head. Remember the full name and look for the signature oi E. W. GROVE. 25c. Benjamin F. Mays Died in . Washington. All of Edger!eltl was saddened when the news came to Edgefield last week of the death of Ben Mays, one of our own Edgefield boys who has been residing for a number of years in our capital city of Washington where he held a responsible government position. Mr. Mays was about 37 years of age, and was married to a beautiful young woman of Washington, Miss Audrey Palmer. They had a little girl' about 4 years of age. A telegram came a short while be fore his death, to his father, Col. S. B. Mays, and as Col. Mays vvas about to leave for Washington, a telegram was handed him announcing his sad death, a splendid young man, just in the prime of life. The cause of his death as reported, was pneumonia following influenza. On" Saturday the remains reached Edgefield, and the funeral services were conducted by Rev. A. L. Gun ter, and the body laid beside his -mother in the burial ground of his toric old Horns Creek church. He leaves besides his wife, his father, Col. S. B. Mays, brothers, Arthur, Calhoun and Sam Mays, and sisters, ' Miss Madge, Miss Ella, and Mrs. Gambrell, the latter of Green wood, at the occasion of whose mar riage Mr. and Mrs* Ben Mays and their beautiful little daughter paid their last visit together to Edgefield only a few months ago, the marriage taking place under the old home roof tree where this large and affectionate family had played and loved together as little children. (Since writing the above a tele-, gram has been received by Col. Mays announcing the d?ath of Mrs. Ben Mays. ) Death of Mrs. JSen F. May:}. Edgefield had not recovered from' the sheck of hearing, the sad news of the death of Benjamin F. Mays, when a second telegram was received just as The Advertiser was going to press,_anru3unciBg.wh.at.proves jtp bfe a double tragedy in thc death of Mrs. Mays, the beautiful young wife of Ben Mays at Quantico, Va. Mrs. Mays was also a victim of in fluenza and pneumonia,? and passed away on Tuesday morning. The re mains will arrive in Edgefield tomor row, Thursday, and will be laid to rest beside her beloved husband at Horns Creek about 3:30 P. M. The only child of this union is lit tle Audrey Mays, four years of age. The parents of Mrs. Mays are Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Palmer of Washing ton- and she leaves also a sister .Miss Lillian Palmer, the mother and sis ter both lying ill at their home. This is indeed a sad sequel to a' beautiful and romantic married life of less than a half dozen years. We cannot understand it, but "Our Heavenly Father Knows." Work of the Woman's Commit tee in the Fourth Liberty Loan Drive. The Woman's Committee for the Fourth Liberty. Loan Drive did such good work that I feel they deserve a special word of praise. We sent in a report of $85,700. For the Third Liberty Loan we sent in only $17,000. Mrs. Munsell has written me a very enthusiastic letter about our record and asked that I try and retain the same committee for the Fifth Loan. Miss Justine Cantelou topped the list in amount of subscriptions, secur ing $13,000. Mrs.. Frank Warren, coming 2nd with $11,000. Miss Mae Tompkins came third with $8,000. Though the others did not secure quite as much, they worked as hard and deserve as much praise. Mrs. J. D. Mathis of Trenton and her sub committee did wonderful work, send ing in about $20,000 in subscrip tions. Mrs. Lewis Blount in Johnston was hindered in her work by the epi demic if influenza but she succeeded in securing several thousand dollars worth of bonds. I want to thank the members of this committee for the work they did and the enthusiasm shown. I feel greatly indebted to each one of them and hope they will be ready when we are called upon to launch the Fifth Loan. S. E. RAINSFORD, Chairman Woman's Liberty Loan Commilte, Edgefield County. Or, Ig"ag?s Bs? Bhnmn KILLS THE COUGH. CURES THE LUNGS. Letter From Johnnie Holsten to His Father. September 24, 1918. Dear Papa : Well; how are you these days? Just fine, I hope. I am well and doing fine, I am glad to say. How is everything in the "city?"- I guess everybody made a good crop this year. A good crop was certainly made over here, especially a good grain cr^op. That's about all they can make besides a. few other things as tlie summer months are so short. Isuppos? you are still on the job, having^a big time. I certainly wish I were^t?ere with you. It i : . c -y cold ovor hore. Winter is . oming^?iid I certainly hate it for ev erybo'dj;?ells me the winters are hard. It rams'nearly all the time and has been raiding almost all of today. By the looJ's of the weather, I think it is going tc ;rain for a year. I wrote Sister a long letter a few days ago so I ?m not going to write a long one this time for we have noth ing to. write about except war news. I wish I could write you something about the war. I could write all the afternoon on that. If I am lucky enough to get back home after the war I vnll have some news then. I never widget through telling it, I don't suppose. Well, ivam going to stop and call this a short letter. Will write you again irv a " . -"av " !" it "is about supper t: Write ' 'ou can, and see her?i ">ut me for I am all i- ompany with lot? don't worry at a . onie walking m a -dd be some surp How are Di, H. Allen.?. Give Dr. Jones. I ni, hear from you rt Your i Johnnie 3rd Am. Tr? P. S. Vfnz rever? and'take care of the pen in it. J" Death of Emmie Griffin Rafter and Little Robert Franklin A number cf years ago, Miss Em ma Griffin left Edgefield with her sister, Mrs. Lily Franklin and her mother. She was a young girl at the time who was known and esteemed by everyone. She was a daughter of Mr. James Griffin and Miss Davis of Edgefield, and a grand-daughter of Mr. Stanmore Butler Griffin who be longed to one of the most distinguish ed families of old Edgefield. Miss Emma married Mr. Cornelius Rafter of Columbia and they were living there at the time of Mrs. Raf ter's death from influenza, leaving two little girls. On Sunday, a week ago, the body was brought to Edge field for burial in the new cemetery. On Friday following, the little son j of Mrs. Lily Griffin Franklin, Robert, G months of age, was also brought and laid beside the aunt, Mrs. Rafter, hMr.. Franklin accompanying the re mains. Mrs. Rafter was the step grand daughter of Mrs. Nannie Griffin, and a niece of Mrs. Jim Brown. The fam ily proved their loyalty to the place of the nativity by bringing the re mains of Iheir loved ones to the old cemetery in Edgefield. Death of Mrs. F. P. Bryan at Trenton. Trenton has been called upon again to give up one of her best beloved women, in the death from influenza and pneumonia of Mrs. Ada Penn Bryan on Sunday at 1 o'clock P. M* Mrs. Bryan had charge of the Tren ton Hotel and her service to the drum mers and those who came into her home was of the finest quality and appreciated by the public. She was ill several days before she gave up, and her husband, being in Sumter at work, did not reach home till Friday. Mrs. Bryan had one son, Fred, whom she was nursing when she was taken sick. Her funeral services were held at Ebenezer church, her pastor, Rev. R. G. Shannonhouse and Rev. A. L. Gun ter conducting the last sad rites. FOR SALE: 500 acre farm, 250 in cultivation seven miles north east of Aiken. Fine land. Price to quick buy er, $17,500. v CL. JONES, Mgr. Monetta, S. C. A Happy Re-Union. Mr.? and "Mrs.W. A. Byrd and their family spent Sunday at Longmires with Mrs. Byrd's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Fuller. While there they had the pleasure of seeing Mrs. Ful ler's brother, Capt. R. M. Fuller who enlisted ^irst at Camp Green, later at Greenleaf and is now stationed at Camp Morrison awaiting orders for overseas service. Dr. Fuller has been for a number of years a very popular, useful and successful physician at McCormick, and when the epidemic of influenza broke out at McCormick, the citizens of that town sent a petition to head- ' quarters for a furlough of two weeks 1 or more, that he might minister to his } friends in that community. Dr. Ful ler was granted the furlough and is at McCormick rendering this service for those who love him. Red Cross Workers Needed V For Special Overseas^. Service. The Department of Personnel of, j Southern Division of the Red Cross has an urgent call for overseas service. The work to be done includes two I j separate forms of service. One is j j for outpost duty and the other for , field representative. The outposts T are situated in close geographical ( relation to the front. The men are : used for the work of distributing ? hot drinks, socks, sweaters and oth- jj. er comforts to the men going into and coming out of the line. These posts to which they are assigned1 ^ workers will remain fixed and they | j. will not be required- -to move-^ about with the division:-. Their work is most important at tne same time ?j 'extremely interesting and va he?'tovork of the Field Represen- ? ';es w?U bring such workers in ' s t contact with Arrffy Comman- j -'.and ihe heads of large hospi- L s. These men must command the ic spect of and be fully fitted, to ingle on a basis.of intimacy, with - :h= r,ra=i:: hav, tact, ttgmation, discr?tion and ? initiative-: '. .. Men accented for this branch of the!" rc service may be also used as assist- | v ants to zone commanders; they!, may be assigned to work in hospi-j' tals and will form a point of con-'j. tact between the Red Cross and the j commanding officers in hospitals " and will have considerable control s over casualty searchers, social ser- . vice workers in hospitals and will . .Issume the duties of a regular field i representative. These men may also | be assigned to work in the Paris of- Iv fice to co-ordinate the work of the y various representatives and will al-js so direct home communication andi*1 field searchers. They will live with ,L the troops and keep in touch' with p them in matters connected with;1 home communications. Twenty men for each one of these kinds of position-outpost and field J service, are asked from the South- 1 ern Division and the opportunity is 2 almost a personal call to service^ for such men as feel they can do | this work. -;- . . P Mr. Thurmond Gives Effective * Remedy for influenza. ? Mr. Editor: lJ The prevalence of influenza has ? prompted me to make enquiry of the ^ best physicians for the most-effee tive preventives of said disease, and 1 the following remedies may or may Ic not prove beneficial in any particu- j lar case, but I am informed that the j remedies below given are now in high j* favor at least in some "of the army camps and medical men of high stand- \ ] ing recommend them, I give them for what they are worth, to-wit: Teaspoon level full of ordinary ( cooking soda, three times a day-re duce quantity for children. Gargle throat and flush nasal tubes '. with warm soda or salt water three or I * four times a day; however, Wampolesj' Formolid or some other germacide is|v preferable to the soda or salt water. ?r Of course contact with the disease should be avoided, of possible. The ?rerms causing this disease are said to create an acid poison, which is neu tralized by soda. If you contract the disease go to t bed at once "and call a physician. t J. Wm. Thurmond. s r a I a The Best Hot Weather Tonic GROVE'S TASTELESSchill TONIC enriches tnt blood, builds up the whole system au J will won ieriully strenjrthcu and fortify you to withstand j ~ the depressing effect of the hot stammer. 50c. RED OAK GROVE. Soldiers' Letters, Efnjoyed. In fluenza Subsiding. Red Cross Workers Very Busy. The Edgefield Advertiser is read ?ach week now with more eagerness ;han ever before I think. The letters 'rom our soldier boys is news to ali >f us, because they are ours, and all )f us feel'greatly interested in them. We read them with much apprecia ;ion from week to week and quite frequently we pass the paper on to .datives and friends, for there is al .vays something of interest to those vho reside elsewhere but have tender mords here in Edgefield who say that The Advertiser is like' a letter from .orne The influenza is subsiding some, ;here being only a few new cases ;hat we know of in the community. Mr. West Doolittle is slowly recov ?ring, having been quite sick. ; .The friends of Mr. Frank Kenrick vho have been anxiously inquiring ibout him, will be glad to learn that ie is improving now, having had :a .elapse. He will resume his studies n a few days. The epidemic was of i mild type in G. M. A. There was lot one fatality out of a large per :entage of students who were ill with t. Work was resumed in a few days, lue to the excellent skill displayed >y both the nurses and faculty. ,.' . Mrs. Press Parkman has been quite lick and her sister, Mrs. Iviamie Wal ter ,has nursed her quite tenderly, laving recently recovered, herself, 'rom a nervous breakdown. Mrs. Dewey White from Plum' Branch is spending a while with her grandmother, Mrs. Zelpha Thurmond. Mr. George Mathis.who is sick at he home of his daughter, Mrs. Jes iie Bailey, had with him last Sunday fir. D. T. Mathis from Colliers, Mr. md Mrs. Clarence Mathis, also Mr. ind Mrs. Tom Williams last Tuesday. The Red Cross workers will sptend ?orn? time this week gathering and md cannot be accomplished without :ocpcration. We read that it takes even pounds of seed to make one . nask for our soldiers, requiring 3500 ons of fruit pits and shells for a mil ion masks. The fruit pits and nut hells contain the desired gas for the afety of cur soldiers so we must lot fail to heed thc demand and do t at once. . ' We find the children responding rery readily and they really enjoy laving a part in the Red Cross. We hould keep the children abreast with tnything that will be of interest to hem in connection with the war, and irhen the opportunity comes let them eel that they, too, must have a part 0 do. The raising of the Service Flag at ?ed' Oak Grove has been postponed ndefinitely, though it will take place is early as the arrangements can be established. The Baptist Courier of October 24 las a most excellent article by Rev. . Nm. Vines on '"Does a Soldier Dying ror His Country Thereby Save His 3cul?" It is most interesting and was nade so much so to me by having had he question asked me by an anxious nether? She was on her way to Camp Iancock in answer to a telegram hat her sen was critically ill. Also . 1 member of the Red Cross who vorks daily among the wounded con valescent soldiers at one of the camps leemed much concerned and was dis using it with me on the car a few lays ago. I wish I could place the irticle in the hand of each mentioned ibove. rtf. C. T. U. Meeting Postponed. The regular monthly meeting of he W. C. T. U. which was to have aken place with Mrs. W. A. Byrd as ?ostess on Monday afternoon of next \-eek will be postponed until further lotice. Mrs. J. L. Mims, President. Death of a Soldier. Eldred Dobey (colored) died on loard the ship Powhatan on his way o France as a soldier in his country's ervice, and his body having been car ied on to France, was brought back gain, and his remains arrived in Sdgefield and were buried on Friday ,t Jeters church on the plantation of Ir. Thomas H. Rainsford.