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' VOL.83 . EDGSFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4.1D?3 T?O. 40 If' . * JOHNSTON LETTER. Little Girl Narrowly Esca; _ Death. Week of Prayer Observed. Influenza Returns Little Miss Aurelia Woodw barely escaped being run over b shifting freight train last Frit Just as she started across thc tn the swiftly moving boxes came u her, being hid by the depot, and sc one seeing her about to cross, and pulled her back. She was str but only received severe bruises. I it not been for a rescuer, she wo have been crushed. Mrs. Mattie Toney has returi from a week's stay in Charleston w the family of her sister. Mr. George "Duncan of Atla has been for a visit to his sister, R] . W. J. Hatcher. Mr. and Mrs. Will Hoyt and fan are occupying the Blount dwelling Miss Annie Lykes of Columbia teaching at the Harmony School. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Turner i tertained OR Saturday evening witl tea for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leav of Newberry. Miss Gunter of Columbia has bc the guest of Miss Annie Holmes H? rison. Miss Emma Bouknight had a spe the-day party last week, the guest honor being Miss Grace Hunter Marion. Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Stevens had family gathering with many frien as well, one day last week, and a ti key that weighed 32 pounds was h for this occasion. Master Marion Lott, the little s< of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lott, celebrat es birthday on last Friday evenii by inviting quite a number of 1: young friends to spend the evenii with him. At (3:30 they arrived ai the best of good times was had. M and Mrs. Lott aided in the merry-m king and all kinds of bright indoi games were played. A regular fea was served in the dining room ar pretty place cards directed each or to his or her seat. After all had ei joyed this, more games were playc in the parlor, and later Mr. Lott ca: ried the young folks home in his ca Marion was given many prett gifts by his friends. Mrs. Ergle, who has been an invi lid for several years, being confine to her bcd, died on Friday ac he home near town. Mrs. Ergle was patient and gent! in all her suffering and was a goo christian woman. She was a membe of the Baptist Church and thc funer -1 services which were held at Cal vary Church about seven miles fror here were conducted by Rev. Brooke During Christmas week the Sun beam Band carried her a well iillei box of good things and at an earl; date they contemplated a pleasan surprise for her in the way of a wool en robe anti other things. The week of Prayer is being ob served here this week by the Metho ?list and Baptist Missionary Societies Splendid and uplifting programs arc being carried out. The every-member canvas for thc yearly budget of the Baptist Church was lade on last Sunday. For all purpoi :s, the church is asked to give $G,.*30( The budget was adopted by the church. Rev. Brooke will be paid as a salary this year, $2,000. The arrival of Mr. Willie Lee Wright on New Year's morning was a very happy event in his home. He was expected before Christmas but was detained in New York. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wright and Wil liam Wright are at home from a visit to Macon, Ga., where they were guests in the home of Mrs. Wright's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sammon. This was the last Christmas to be spent in the home, as Mr. and Mrs. Sammon are alone now, all of their children being married, they will visit their several children now. It is hoped that they will make a long visit here, as by other visits they have endear ed themselves greatly to ali. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leavell have returned to Newberry after a visit to relatives. Mr. Stan Salter and family of Ward have moved near here and will hereafter be identified with Johnston. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Milfon" enter tained the pastors and their wives of the various churches here with a very pleasant tea on last Tuesday evening. Mrs. W. W. Satcher of North Au gusta has been the guest of her sis Mrs. Pope Perry. Mrs. F. M. Boyd and Misses' M ion and Stewart Boyd have gone Beaufort to spend a month with ] Boyd who is there in government s vice. Mrs. Nancy Lott has been qv 'sick for some time but now is proving. Mrs. Bob Powell has moved to I lumbia where she will reside. Mrs. W. L. Quattlebaum has b< io Charleston for a visit to 1 daughter, Mrs. Ficklin. Miss Grace Hunter of Marion, the guest of the Misses Bean, and the recipient of much social attcnti while here. A pleasant tea being g en for her on Friday evening by M ?H. D. Grant. j Mr. J. H. Haltiwanger of Grec ?wood visited his daughter Mrs. W. ?Scott, rescently. Miss Hallie White and Mrs. J. White both entertained with dcligl ful teas to visiting friends, last wei Misses Elliot and Gonya Har have gone to Washington, D. I where they hold government po tions, the former having been thc for several months during the c I year. Miss Bettie Waters is now teac ing the school known as thc Har School. Mr. Stanton Lott has been elect teacher of the 7th grade of the Hi] School here. j Miss Daisy Brockington has be< teaching here for about 9 years, b had to resign on account of her mot er's health. As a token of lovir thought, her pupils gave her a bea tiful wrist watch. Misses Marie Lewis and Loui: Hoyt returned on Thursday to G. V C., and Miss Mary Waters, to Coi verse. Mr. Hansford Franklin has gone 1 Lexington wdiere he has a positioi In March, he will go to Atlanta t take a course in pharmacy. Mr. and Mrs. Garland Colema have been the guests of Mrs. W.'I Coleman, coming to spend the hoi days with her. Mrs. Will Rhoden and Inez an Louise are at Covington, Ga., th guests of the former's parents, Mi and Mrs. Wheeler. Mrs. Walter Hendrix of Leesville and Mrs. Janie Burns of Savanna have been guests o? Mr. and Mrs. J M. Turner. Th'.-re are several cases of influen za hire now, Mr. and Mrs. Aver; Bland. Mrs. Pope Perry, Mi.-s Lauri Hoyt and Mrs. S. J. Watson, and Mis Louisa Watson have just recovers from it. The entire family of Mr Jim Crim is sick. Mr. Fulmer and family of diapir are now residents here. Mrs. C. P. Corn is at home from ; two week's stay in Walhalla . Dr. Felder Smith has returnee from a week's stay at his home ir Leesville. Mr. and Mrs. Q. Y. Wingard arc at home from a visit to Columbia. Sad Death of Mrs. E. J. Mundy Sunday morning about three o' clock the s; irit of our beloved friend, Mrs. Mattie Mundy passed into the great beyond, very unexpectedly to her husband and her three little sons, Elbert, Truman and John. Mrs. Mundy had been frail in health for a number of years, but had resolution to continue a useful and helpful life to her family and friends and had spent several weeks on more than one occasion in the Hospital with the hope of becoming strong and well. Since her last visit to thc hospital, she had been greatly benefitted and her family believed she was much better than she had been in many years, having attend ed her church the Sunday before her death, and expressed the hope that she might be able to do so every Sun day. Mrs. Mundy had retired on Satur day night about 9 o'clock in her u sual health except for an asthmatic trouble to which she was subject. At 3:30 Mr. Mundy hearing an unusual noise, called Mrs. Mundy and receiv ing no reply, found that she was un conscious. Summoning her physician every thing was done, but no human relief availed anything. At one o'clock on Monday the cas ket containing the remains of this loved mother, companion and friend, was carried into the church at Anti och, where she had so long been the CLEORA CULLINGS. Working for Rura? Graded School. Freeman Corley at Home. Many White Feople Move. Everything is quiet around here. The only way we knew it was Chm mas was to look at the almanac About the only weather we've ha3 'J cold enouk'.i to kill hogs was duriyg'i Christmas week, and a good ma.^vl took advantage of to kill, this t-^j < most of the week, so we only ttjsrk |< one day. We are having regular Janu weather nowr. About all wc can chirrs ] to keep the fires going and feed .1 he stock, hope it wont last as long ay it ,i did last year and kill the grain ag? m. t There has been a good crop of wh Mt and oats sown this fall. There has been more moving, a mong the white people around here i this winter than among the darkies. ? B. R. Thomas has sold his place to 1 Mr. Levy Quarles and moved near j ( Trenton, Mr. Shelly has bought Mr. Quarics' place and moved on it from Anderson County. : Mrs. Lizzie and Abbie Prince hove ,1 rented and moved to Mr. John De- i laughter's pince and Mr. Langly has {i moved to the Thomas place where ! Mrs. Prince moved from. ' h On account of the "flu' our school i didn't begin until the IS of Novem- ?1 ber and only took one week forjl Christmas. Miss Agnes Patrick from K i Fairfield County is the principal, and p Miss Herman Lowry from Chester is i assistant. We voted a special tax of one null ?? last fall and had already voted three 3 mills, this gives us four mills, but was i too late to get it in last fall but wiit get it in next year. If we can get a t few more scholars on roll, will make f it a rural graded school. Hope whttii 1 you go to Columbia on the 14 y.ii? i will use your influence to raise mc e h money for the free schools. ' " Mr. Freeman -Corley c'J/vyS^vJ^b^i last week from the navy for a ten ' s day's furlough, the first one since he ? left last spring. He is looking-well. | All his friends were glad to see him.. 1 He has been in one or two shipwrecks i and had to take to the water, he had 1 several close calls but came out all i right. Mr. Levy Quarics has just return-'? cl from Atlanta with a bunch of ( horses and mules. 'J Mr. J. 0. Williams has a job in 1 Marlboro County and Mr. Brooker r West has rented his place and moved ( in. jj - h organist and helper in the church be- t fore the removal of the family to \ Edgcfield. Here many friends from : the community had gathered to do 1 honor to her memory and all the fam- ? 'Hy who loved her. The services were : conducted by her pastor, Rev. R. G. j I Lee. * jt A number of beautiful floral of-;l fr rings were placed upon the casket, ?1 which wa:? lowered in the earth be- . side the graves of her t.\o little chil- U dren and her mother. jr ULT husband, Mr. E. J. Mundy, j who has been characterized in all the ? community by his devotion to his wife, is left to mourn her loss. Heh said that her life had preached a \ more forceful sermon to him than all ji the preaching he had overheard, and what greater tribute could be paid to any life than that-and there are the three sons who have a great heri-Ji tage in thc life of such a mother. Her only sister is Mrs. Frank West who lives near Antioch Church. Mrs. Mundy was a member of the Baptist Church at Edgefield and the Mission Society and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and it is sad that all these earthly ties must be broken. She was my friend and 1 loved her, and we will meet again. Florence A. Minis, it Notice to Creditors. All persons indebted to the estate of the late W. H. Crim will maki pay ment at once to the undersigned and all persons holding clrims against the said estate will present them proper ly attested for payment to the under signed. Mrs. L, J. Crim, Administratrix. HARDY'S HAPPENINGS. Suffered From Severe Cold. Sawmill Ruined Labor. Many People Move. Dear Advertiser: . The year 19IS came and brought ;o much sadness and hcatache to lomes all over the world. It has gone md another year has ?come, what has t in store for us? It will no doubt be ?appy for some, and others full of :are and trouble. Let us hope- as the lays com'j that they will bring ^righter prospects than we see ahead )f us now and wish for all, a happy, prosperous year. The fall has been exceptional. So varm and dry for the gathering of ;he crops. Winter began December 22, truly, md has increased in rain and cold steadily. Thursday last, was beyond i doubt a rainy day, the night, more ?0. After it stopped raining, the wind ?rought us a part of the blizzard that >thers were having and froze us in. That is, those who have someone to ittend to the outside work, stayed in md enjoyed a fire, while we, , who lave all the outside work and inside ilso to do, have to keep cn the move md almost freeze, hands and feet. Perhaps, if I live to see June, mine viii thaw then. I am like someone related to me said : "My feet get cold ;he first cool spell we have in Se'p ;ember and stay so until June or Fuly." I know we have to have cold veather to save meat, but that does lot make me like it any better. ? We hope to kill our meat this cold ?pell and have it saved, then would ike to have winte r calm itself and lot be so cold any more. All the negroes have gotten so rich ;hey have bought horses, mules bug les; wagons and automobiles and lave rented farms where'they find i place thai the owner has left and viii turn it over to the negro to cut ill the wood, and haul it to town, con .>;.-.'.: -j :V-a hard -to .find ! so we have no one to work for us j igain this year. The sawmill in the neighborhood j las also ruined all the labor. We can i ?ot get any one to cut wood for us j lecause they are working at the saw- i nill. j We hear labor will be plentiful low as so many are being mustered i mt. They wont be worth a pinch of | ?alt for they will think they have icon in the training camps and had lothing to do but draw pay from the ! government, so they will expect the ! .ame pay and no work here. Some of j he town negroes have been out in I his neighborhood and made bargains vith other negroes, and robbed them: ..nd run off already. Another made a ' largain with a white man, borrowed ??40.00 from him and has not been I teen or heard of since. It is risky rosiness to buy a negro. I suppose i ha tis why we don't have any, we 1 ?aven't the money to give them to .un away with. I Christmas has been very quiet and ;ad with us and we have not heard of j my frolics although there may have' )oen one at every other house in thc li ?eighborhood. Mr. J. II. Harrison took four of the tfcKie children, Misses Alice, Doro ,hy and Lois and Master John Her >ert up to a Christmas tree the Miss- ' is Harrisons gave in their honor at I Trenton. I, Miss Marjorie McKie came homet 'or Christmas and left Monday De :ember 30, to get back to her school. Miss Sallie Del.-ughter left Satur lay 28, to be ready for Monday's ?pening. Her school has been closed di the fall on account of the "flu." Mr. George Wright and family lave moved to Hepzibah, Ga., to nake their home in order to be near I i good school. We are sorry to lose ? io fine a family from our communi y but hope they will succeed nicely . n their new home. They tell us that 1 >ur friends Mr. and Mrs. John Bax- .' ey live just across the street from I hem. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Cogburn have i noved into Mr. Jack Reynolds' home, < ie having moved to North Augusta 1 o educate his children. Mr. Milton Barker has gone again ' o Chattanooga, Tenn., on business. 1 ie left Thursday, anticipating meet- I ng his brother, Dr. Barker, who was 1 >n his way home on furlough. They vere to meet in Augusta and travel 1 is far as Atlanta together. .< Mrs. George Townes and two chil dren spent part of the holidays wi her .parents, Mr. and Mrs. Barker Curryton. They have returned Aiken. When the Boys Come Hon Let Then/ Wear the Khak; Ragged. Editor Edgefield Advertiser: I have two bouquets to throw til morning. One to you for the par graph in your editorial of Novemb 20 r 'Honor to whom honor is due As you say, let General Pershir have all the honor and all the flo^ ers due him, but by all means rend? to the soldier the honor that is dt the soldier, the man that stands b hind the gun. It is the private soldh that will cause the names of Foe and Pershing to ride down the age It was the American soldier wh went "over the top" and dipped th Huns out of their hiding, and gc them out in the open, which has brought great results. The oth? bouquet is for the Rev. F. A. Weave for his timely and beautiful artic] on Thanksgiving. I fully endors every word he has written. I thin every one should do what he says o that day, and every other day, fe there is so much truth in what h has written. Write again, your lette is an inspiration. I notice that when our soldier come back, they will be allowed t wear the khaki uniform for- thre months only. Well, President Wilson is the grea est man in the world, and I , .hay never known him to do a single rasl act.' He has been walking the tigh rope that has been stretched- aero? the sea with-its weeks and dead,-am he will make the journey safely ove: this ocean of 'jlood and. peril:"Wi must "keep silent and hold our' ton gues. ?But, oh my, I do want th< brave boys to continue to wear th< uniform.! admire-it. And then we d< not want to see these young, hero?: and conquerors shift them so quick i.v; '?lte ' \'y"KV-(:v\t-< ir "The uniforms oL our ~b?ive boy: have been tinted with the purp!? and gold of triumph and victory wor on the fields of France." And as thej come back to us covered with glorj and immortelles, by all means lei them wear the uniforms of khaki "ragged." There is no man that loves a good soldier more than I. I know some thing of a soldier's life. Then 1 have some other rearons for wanting them to wear thc uniform. It will tell me that he has been "over there." The American soldier is a manly man, a soldierly soldier. He ? a crea ture of interest everywhere. Ile wears a halo no other can hope to gain. This true American soldier bears cur national colors in life; he wears them in death and with angels and archangels his soul passes into the great beyond; his body is wrap ped in the winding sheet of the na tion's love, and will there sleep until the trumpet shall sound in that morn mg. These brave heroes of America have paid the debt this nation has boen owing France for owr a hun dred years. They have nobly and bravely fought the battles, and won the victory for humanity, democracy and christianity. Now let them con tinue to wear the khaki uniform as they wish. They have gone through mud. sweat, fire, smoke and blood und have come through it all victo rious. Yes, give General Pershing all the flowers that are due him, but do not forget to give the "bright roses and the white lillies" to the brave boys ivho stood behind the guns. And the Red Cross brigade, God bless them! They have been and are ?till, Angels of Mercy, Joans of Arc, "The Uncrowned Queens" of the American army, they have stood at the front unafraid, caring for the sick and wounded, bathing their bleeding wounds and cooling their fevered brows, whispering words of inspiration as soft and sweet as an angel's prayer. Such sacrifice and de votion has never been manifested be- j fore in all the wars of history. Let ns throw branches of evergreen at their feet andgarlands of sweet vio lets about their necks, and palms of victory in their hands. They are the inspiration of every tiigh and noble deed. They have done ivhat they could! Russell Wright MISS SLOAN'S TRIP. Following Her Interesting tet ter of Last Wee.k ,This Concludes Account of .Trip. While in St. Louis I visited the Art Publication Society; .You . .would be surprised- to see this -immense build ing equipped- with the' most wonder ful electrically o'perated printing, presses for music /publication of the; Progressive, Series, which" demon strate the popularity and apprecia tion of the millions spent to complete this, the only perfect system of mu- i sic, which is the resul t of the work , of many of .the world's greatest com posers a:id critics, as Godorisky. I am often asked the question, "Why i* music so much higher than ordinary printing, and why are some pieces so much higher than others?" Yea may recall my letter after my visit to the "New York World." It in. indeed wonderful to see the inven tions of man, one of which is the mechanical way of setting type. The machinery is beyond description, and you marvel at the ingenuity of man, as you beh'old the type falling in place and soon both sides of the . pa per to be printed are ready for th?, operation^ the blank paper is run be tween the presses and automatically I the papers are printed, mechanically J cut and folded at a very rapid rate, and comparatively little handwork is. necessary in these electric presses. I told in a previous letter of being one of the few women permitted to go through the Edison electric plant which throws almost - ? miraculous light on Brooklyn and New York City. I compare the Art Publication Society to this electric plant, the Pro; gressive Series, to: the/almost raira<y ulous variegated light thrown on mu-/ sic subjects, , the success of those! using it, to a magnet which attract others to it. While in ?t Louis;- ? was fortunate! io have a friend, carry rae th .... tion Society building" "and explain tal me as I witnessed the music beingj printed. I was amazed at the fabu lous cost of machinery and other e-j quipments. I will now explain whyj music is higher. The principle reason is that it can not be prepared for the press me chanically, it requires an expert anc a genius to take a piece of metal anc with hand only, can the lines, clefs, braces, notes and various technical signs necessary be drawn on it, aftei which all parts of the metal not form-j ing that which is desired on the m?j sic sheet, is traced with the most ex-] pensive acid which requires the hanc of an expert. This acid removes the metal on which it is placed to the de-J sired depth, according to the quanti] ty used, leaving embossed on ?the mei al that which is desired on the musri sheet, li* a mistake is made, it can| not bc. corrected. An entire new met al must he traced with this powern and expensive acid. The title pag is likewise prepared. If a picture i desired, the parts to be in like colo are drawn on the metal as explainer in printing, the different colors on separate metal which must fit acci rate ly. This is continued until th| picture is completed. Then is plac? thc desired color, and printed as pr? viously explained. The extra preparz tion and expense of experts mal music more expensive than ordinal printing and is sold by the one puj chasing an expensive copyrigH which is a protection by the gcvenf ment so that it cannot bc reproduc? without the consent of the une pi chasing the copyright, which is tlj same as a patent. The music is the published and sold at a reasonabl price covering tho expense, until tl] time of the copyright expiros, wht the house holding the metal befoi described, can reproduce this sar piece of music at the sams expenj of ordinary pr::!;*!.1:, and anyone the privilege nt reproducing, it ai| disposing of it at any price desire Therefore m-;sic sold at ten cents old, not new music under copyrigli The Progressive Series is Nco| stantly printing music by modef composers, and another great advs tage is that every piece is perfectj explained the way the compos would desire it played and a bic raphical sketch and picture of composer on the most desirable per made. My opinion is that thiel (Continued on Page 3)