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st Wednesday, December "1 LOCAL. fVNO PERSONAL. .. B . tim James T. Minis. Jr. ras Been spend ing several days a: home on. a fur-j lough. Miss June Rainsford is in Aiken visi:i: a f- rmer coileg? friend, Miss Meta il en. Urson. The County Service Flag will be raise;'. Friday aftei.on. December 13. Tell your friends about it. Lieut. E.F. Jones came home on a Thanksgiving furlough r? several days, returning to Camp Lee, Virgin ia, Sunday. Mrs. C. H. Schnlken and son. Carl | of Johnson City, Tenn., have arrived to spend the winter with Mrs. Agatha A. Woodson. Mrs. Manly Timm ons and little Jeanette have returned from Winter seat where they have been since the school closed. J. Glover Tompkins. Jr.. came down from Washington for thc Thanksgiving season, returning' to his duties in the naval service Sun day. The raisin" of the County Service Flag at Edgciie?d Friday. December 13, should cause several thousand people io come to Edgeiield that day. Let's show our soldier boys the hon or they deserve. Tell your friends about the raisin;: of the service flag at Edgeiield Fri day afternoon. December L3 at three o'clock. A military band from Cami) Jackson will dispense patriotic mu sic for the occasion. That Rev. Arthur L. Gunter has been returned to Edgeiield to serve as pastor of the Methodist church has caused general rejoicing among all the people of Edgefield. We are ALL Methodists in welcoming Mr. Guttier upon the third year of his ministry in Edgeiield. The Edgefield people will welcome the coming of the Kel la ni Quarr- tte about the mindle of tit? month as the first lyceum enterta?nmi ht of the .season. The influenza ha- in'to rf er .?ci with the'original schedule of ti: J ly ceum attractions. Further a.r.nouce ment will be made next w >ek. Rev. R. C. Lee. rh- newly-installed and already much-beloved pastor of the Baptist church, yielding to the earnest solicitations of thc trustees of the Trenton sch ol, has derided to teach for them until Christmas. The place on the Trenton teaching force was made vacant by the lamentable death of Prof. Long. Th? papers have announced that the 92nd Division, now in France, has hoon ordered to a port to cm bark for America. Lieut. Ii. G. M. Dunovant is a member of this divi sion and will doubtless sit at the fa ni- ; fly table for Christmas dinner; How glorious the thought! Lieut. Duno vant has recently been in some of the fiercest fighting. Episcopal Services. Rev. R. C. Shannon house will preach at Trenton on Sunday next at 11:30 A. M. and at Edgefield at' 3::J0 P. M. Paper Delayed. We beg the indulgence of ?mr read ers for the delay in issuing the paper this week. Our linotype machine has been unusually obstreperous, causing considerable delay in setting type. In fact, we haw been unable to set the I usual amount of type and on that ' account have been forced to carry over much matter to next week, in cluding several of our soldiers' let ters. We hope for better things next week. Miss R?sela Parker Entertains On Friday evening, Mis R?sela Parker entertained about a dozen of her friends at a delightful turkey dinner. The tables were tastefully and beautifully decorated with car nations. Lovely music added pleasure to the evening. The following young people were Miss Parker's guests: Misses June and Elizabeth Rainsford, Marjorie Tompkins, Miriam Norris, Mae Tomp kins, (?ladys Lives, Sadie Minis and Patti Major; Messrs. George Adams,! Mitchell Reynolds, Leon Warren, j Wallace Hilton and John Addison. i Questionnaires Must De P.6 turned. : There are a considerable numbi r of questionnaires wini-;; wore sent to the IS year old boys yet u?retnrn . . . : rt vailing among seme that it is ? W unnecessary to rei uni tlv question naires; K is .HIGHLY IMPORTANT that these questionnaires Le lilied uut and returned at or.ee. Unless they are returned; the-young m'en will of nec essity be r?coftl?d nt the Office of thc board as delinquents; Every ques tionhaire must be in the office oi the local benni by December Uth. If you know of anyone who has not return ed his questionnaire urge, him to do so at once\ Watch Your Labe! The label on your paper shows to what time jour subscription is paid. Just before the time expires please call in person, or forward a check or money order so you will not miss an issue. All papers are stopped up on the date of expiration. No excep tion is made cf anyone. The"Adver tiser's subscription rate is $2.00 per annum payable strictly in advance. Please do not ask or expect us to de viate from this rule. Watch your la bel. Should you miss an issue, it may be that that particular issue would contain just what you would most like to see. Service Flag to Be Raised Fri day Afternoon, Dec. 15. On Friday afternoon. December .13, at .'J o'clock the County Service Flag will be raised in honer of ail our boys who have served their coun try at home or abroad. '.Dope deferred maketh the heart sick." and it has been so with the raising of the Hag. for there have been so many unfortunate and seri ous causes of delay. Now there will be no more postponement. The ila" will be raised, even if health condi i ti ons forbid the assembling of the people. The same programme which ap peared in The Advertiser several .weeks ago will be carried cut as far as possible. We hope, in full. Next iveck the programme in detail will , be published. The flag pole is up and thc stand already erected on the public jmrk for the speakers, so let all'our people ? throughout the county prepare to j come and help the town of Edge fi eld do honor to our splendid boys in rais ing the flag before many have re turned. Alas! Some will never re turn! Dut glory be to lin ni and their memory ! The Local Ber.rd. 1 The work of the local board which has been more or less strenuous dur ing thc past 1^ months is gradually drawing to a close. The members of the board hope to be "demobilized" by the 1st of January. All records of the government in the odice of the bi.ar i will lie packed in cases and sealed up on December ?, according to orders received from the adjutant general. The classification of the 13 year old boys has been completed in so far as the questionnaires have been returned. There are question naires yet out that should be return ed at once so as to prevent the men to" whom they were mailed from be ing recorded as delinquent. It is probable that John . Fleming Marsh, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. .Marsh, who has been serving wry efficiently, as assistant clerk of rhe board since he was inducted into I the military service, will return to civil iife in a short time. Miss Sophie Minis, the very capable thief clerk of the board who has rendered faith ful and painstaking service for more than a year, will retain her position until further orders from the gov ernment. She will be needed on duty at the office of the board until the office is closed, records sent to Wash ington and the board mustered out. Church Notice. Preaching services at First Bap- ! tist ( 'burch Sunday morning at 1 1 :30 and Sunday evening at 7::?0. Sunday school at 10:l?. Prayer meeting at 7:30 Wednesday night. ROBERT C. LEE, Pastor Notice. AH persons having work out for (he Junior Auxiliary of the Red Cross are requested to bring it in at once as Miss Rives wishes to get it off right away. Trespass Notice Hunting, fishing and trespassing in evi ry form is hereby forbidden on land- of the undersigned. This means everybody and till who fail to heed this indice will bc indicted and pros ecuted under the law. M RS. M. J. NORRIS. Wo m ? r. s ChHsti&n Tc in p c r ance Union. On Moo lay afternoon at 3 :30 o'clock tk? Womans Christian Tem perance Union v.r?ll meet with Mrs. ? ... ? . !' ..... ions, Thc Crusade Psalm and J. i-.:-!'.? on Failure ."'Sirs. A r "Some Victories Since* Our Last hs ?? Anna A. G ? Mis* Miri . .: .'. . I Lullaby, , Mrs. AV. . 'J '. . The second quarter's -payment is due fer thc support of our little, or ? ? ' . is tere, france. V. .it the aid of thc Edgerteld \V< rnan's Christian Temperance Union this little father less child of France will not have adequate support. "Sleep, thou little child cf sorrows, War's harsh din fright not thine ear;' Sleep, aird dream oi happier morrows I Kost ti'.v heart and fcc] no fear. j Bends thy mother's loved form o'er thee, Leans thy father's spirit near. Wc with motlier heart will love thee, We'll defend thee, baby ?lear. I Collection for French Orphan; ! AH who are behind with dues will: please bring; in the amount and also a contribution for ; the last Liberty j Loan, there heine- a deficit. This is also our k?.-. meeting for the year I9TS. alni oh this occasion our box for the Door of Hope is al ways packed; Will each member bear this worthy cause in mind and bring; articles of clothing for women or ba bies or any kind of household arti cles or transportable groceries which must be shipped early this ye:?r. We have misse.! several meeting's, but hope to make up all deficits and begin thc .Ww Vt ar with something in the treasury and with hope and enthusiasm for there la much to (io. Frances Willard said: "We all be lli ve that olio of the choicest fruits <>i" Christianity will be the growth of brotherhood and sisterhood so close among all nations, races and peoples, that we shall become truly kindred each to the other, and thut great word Humanity; like ;i rolling wave ( f the ocean of G od'3 love, shall wash out from the sands 'of time caste, creed, sex and even that good word patriotism, because we sha!! feel the whole world is our country and all ap] reci??o'n, al?cction 'and friend ship; every toki :i of mutual co-oper ation: cv; rv stroke of honest hurd w; ri; undertaken -blc by ?ide: every sincere prayer, helps forward this beautiful day that we cad the coming pf the Kingdom of Christ.!' A Sad Tragedy. A ii;! more than a year ago, Sep . -mi er lt* ?7. William Warren Hill ?. i ii others of our.'Edgefield county boys, boarded the train and left the old depot amid cheers from many friends and relatives and interested spectators, going to Camp Jackson to begin the life of a soldier, a hero whose (irs! duty would bc the honor . :>.! defense of home and native bind. Warren remained at tump Jack son ;t short while and'was transferred to Camp Sevier, where his gifts as an electrician were so decided that he remained there and became the Camp Electrician; and for that rea son thc military authorities had nev er ordered him overseas. On Saturday evening, after hav jing spent thc whole day on duty, lie went over to Greer near Greenville, where his sister. Mrs. Childrcss, lives, and went into a Greek restaurant for the evening nu al. As he entered or soon after, a shooting affray took ! place in the cafe, and Warren, an innocent party, was accidentally shot through the lun.es. lie wajs immediately taken to the Lase Hospital at Camp Sevier ac companied by Mr. Childrcss, and ev ery effort was made to save his life, but in vain. At three o'clock Monday morning ! he passed away, having served his country as faithfully as if he had fallen on th" fields of Flanders or had been buried by a submarine in the watery deep. As soon as the news reached Edge lield Henry Hughes Hill and Mr. S. B. Nicholson went at once, so that with Mr. and Mrs. Childrcss, four of the family were with him just before and after the sad passing away. William Warren Hill was born September li S t h, and was :!!> years ! of age. He was born in the residence j now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Rainsford and had been a familiar figure in our town and on our streets and in our churches since his child hood. .About the time of his going to camp, perhaps on his first furlough ?lome he became a member of the Abundance of ?ksJ? ll We are prepared ?I 8 to supply users of With any grade of Potash goods desired The director of S. C. Agricultural "I v/ill say that a survey recently made of the cotton situation in South Carolina leads us to believe that at least 25 per cent reduction in tilt cotton crop has resulted this year from lack of potash. In some cases not mere than half a crop has been produced on ?ighc land that ;s very deficient in potash. The appearance ot the plants indicates that what is known ns potash h;:ns?er is responsible for the decreased yield. We are, there fore, recommending that liberal amounts of potash be used in fertilizers for cotton next year. At i He usual rates of application I feel that it will pay to usc as much as 3 per cent of potash ai the present prices." Enquire of Roy st er Dealers. Place orders early. . F. S. ROYSTSR GUANO CO. NORFOLK, VA. y. thor]?st church of Edgefield, and cn thc flag which hangs on the wall !of tho Methodist church was :i blue star for him, but nins! Uris blue star has turned to gold a. it hangs there ? r. his memory, the first gold star on any flag which hangs in an Edgefield church. Warren Ii iii lea ves his mother, Mrs. Sadie Hill, brother. Henry Hughes Hill, and sisters. Mrs. Wil liam 'Ready and Mrs. John Mobley of .Johnston. Mrs. Arthur Childress, of Greer, Mrs. S. B. Nicholson and Mrs. Floyd Rainsford of Edgefield, his father, Mr. .lohn Hill and sister. Mrs. E. J. Minis having buen thc only members of this large family to have preceded him to the grave. At the time of this writing, it is' not positively known at what time the body will reach town, but there will be a military escort and the fu neral will be attended with military; honors. The heartfelt sympathy of all our community goes out to the i bereaved mother and large family. Sale of Durcc Pigs On Munday. December 1(5 at ll o'clock, I will sell at auction before Court House at Edgefield seven tho rough-br#:d Duroc-Jersey pigs-three 1 males and four females. Registration papers furnished free. Reference, the Bank of Edgefield and county dem onstration agent. J. F. WALKER. Edgefield, S. C. R. F. D. No. 2. Wood Wanted Wc are in the market for some pine cord wood. See us or write us at once. ADDISON MILLS, T. A. Highto\ver,Supt. -Adv. Money to Loan Farmers. The Federal Land Hank of Colum-ll bia makes loans to farmers oil first Mortgages at ?\{? per cent interest j for .".? years through "Thc Johnston National Farm Loan Association." The interest and one per cent of the principal to be paid annually. The loan can be cancelled after live years. ? Apply M. 0. NORRIS, Sccty.-Treas. Special Return Engagement The World's Gre?test Picture "TU/* DB a Nation" RIALTO THEATRE AUGUSTA Entire Week December 9tli Four Performances Daily ll A. M., 2, 5 and 8 P. M. Adults ..... 50c. Children.25c. ( Including war tax) YOUR LAST CHANCE Large Stock of Jewelry to Select From We invite our Edgefield friends to visit our store when in Augusta. We have the largest stock of DIAMONDS WATCH KS CLOCKS .! KW Ki. uv CUT CLASS AND SILV KUNA UK of ?ll kinds that we have ever shown. It will be a pleasure to show you through our stock. Every department is constantly replenished with the newest designs. We call especial attention to our repairing department, which has every improvement. Your watch or clock made as good as new. Work ready for delivery in a short time. A. J. Renkl 980 Broad St. Augusta, Ga.