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Wednesday, January 22 LOCAL AND PERSONAL, Miss Virginia Addison has return ed fron1, a visit to Anderson. Miss Louise Bruton of Columbia is the guest of Miss Helen Tillman this week. *. Miss Virginia Simpkins is in Co lumbia in the Engrossing department at the State House. Sam Marcus paid a flying visit to Edge field this week, being in busi ness now in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Leland Welling and theiv three boys from Columbia have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jerald La Grone. Mrs. A. A. Woodson left to-day for Augusta where she will remain for six or more weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Walter McDonald. Mr. Hal H. Green of Montgomery has been on a visit to friends and relatives in Edgefield and Trenton, having been recently discharged from the navy. Mr. W. L. Dobson and family same over from Beech island on Sunday in his new seven passenger Case car and , spent the day at the home of his mother, Mrs. Emma Dobson. Mrs. George Carter who has been spending several months in Edgefield, will return to Columbus, Ga., this week where Mr. Carter has also gone to resume his business there. Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Murray of i Beech Island were guests on Sunday of Mrs. Emma Dobson and Miss Kel lah Fair, coming Over with Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Dobson in their car. Mrs. B. B Jones left last week for Baltimore, having been called there on account of the illness of her daughter, Miss Nell Jones, who was . improving when we last heard. Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Smith returned j on Sunday from a delightful trip to j St. Petersburgh. Fla., and other | points. Mr. W. L. Dunovant Jr., ac companied them going in their car. Mr. George F. Mims and Miss Lois Minis went to Columbia on Sunday to be present at the meeting of the Optical Association of which he is an officer. They returned on Monday night. Mrs. Wigfall Cheatham and her ; sister, Miss Loretta Westmoreland, I with little Josephine, spent a few days at Ridge Spring with Mrs. As bell and Mrs. Sturkey, returning home Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll .Cogburn and the children returned in their car to j their home in Augusta on Monday, ; all of them having been victims of in- ; fluenza while on a visit to their pa- ! rents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Cogburn. Mr. M. D. Lyon who has so recent- j ly been at home on fur'ougn, was transferred immediately on his re- ' 'turn to the Pennsylvania to Charles-1 ton, S. C., where he is on duty on the j receiving ship. Everybody is glad that M. D. is nearer home. Good reports come from Dr. R. A. ! 3Iarsh who is in the Columbia Hos- j pital recovering from influenza. A ' man on the street expressed the I views of many friends in Edgefield when he deplored Dr. Marsh's illness ! and said: "He is one of the most use- ' ful men in Edgefield." Mr. W. P. Yon ce of Johnston has j purchased the residence of Major T. I J. Lyon near the Edgefield school, j and has moved in with his family. This is one of the most desirable I locations and convenient homes in j Edgefield, and Mr. Yonce is welcom ed into the Buncombe suburbs of Edgefield. Judge Luther Bell of McCormick passed through Edgefield a few days ago on his way to Trenton. He was looking well and younger than ever, but in too much of a hurry to talk, so w ..t not get the opportunity to in quire about the many friends on the West side whom we should have been glad to hear from. Misses Gladys Rives and June Rainsford were attendants at the marriage of Miss Meta Henderson in Aiken last week. While there Miss June was taken ill, and Mrs. Rains ford and Miss Elizabeth both went over to Aiken for several clays to be with her. She is greatly improved and is being well cared for in the home of Dr. Wyman. As we go to press, our town is sad dened by the extreme illness of Dr. Jas. T. Byrd and Hon. B. E. Nichol son, both having pneumonia. The time limit for applying for government nitrate expires January 25th. Farmers are asked to file their application at once. No one should be left out. Application can be made at any one of the banks, with Mr. Sam Nicholson, Count}- Distributor, or County Agent, A. B. Carwile. Clara Penn, colored, who has nurs ed so many of the people of Edge fieid is now sick at her home and du ring the past month the white neigh bors have been generous in helping her. She is very grateful for this help and says she wants to express to all who helped, her appreciation, and the hope that God will repay them. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Corley and their daughter, Miss Lottie Corley, paid a visit to the .Advertiser office Monday and gave a very interesting account of the visit of their son, Freeman Cor ley to their home recently. Freeman has just come back to his ship the Mt. Vernon in Boston harbor, and had many vivid descriptions of his nar row escapes from submarines on more than one occasion. He says, like many other loyal sons of Edge field, that he longs to get home to be gin a new,crop on the home farm. Attention D. A. R. The meeting of thc Daughters of ! the American Revolution was called off this week on account of influenza and thc time of meeting will be an nounced later. The treasurer, Mrs. James R. Cantelou asks that all dues be paid to Mrs. J. H. Cantelou on Main Street, as early as possible, as that is more convenient for the mern Watch the Label on Your Paper. I Watch the label on your paper and renew your subscription by the date of expiration or the paper will be stopped. The cash-in-advance system is being enforced to the letter. The high and low, the rich and poor are all treated alike. Most people like ! this system better than the old way. j The government has stopped the old way. Miss Major Will Return. Many people have been inquiring where Miss Patti Major has gone, and wondering why we do not see her familiar face and earnest personality on our streets. Miss Major is at Win- : thrp College attending the school for ! Home Demonstrators, and will return to us in Edgeficld county in Febru ary. We sincerely hope that by that time the scourge of influenza will have abated and she will be able to continue her good works unhamper ed, as she has been for the past six months. Carroll-Adams. All of Edgefield has been interest ed for sometime past in the an nounement of the marriage of Mr. W. W. Adams and Miss Janie Car roll who won many friends and ad mirers on her visits to our town as thc guest of Misses Annie and Jus- i tine Cantelou. On Sunday the 19th, at 10 o'clock ' these beloved young people were j married at the home of the bride in McCormick, and left at once by way | of Greenwood and Atlanta for Flor- ; ida. They expect to be away about j icu. days and will make their home j with Mrs. W. W. Adams when they ? return to Edgefield. Mr. Adams has just been recently discharged from the aviation service, and these yoting people will be cor dially welcomed to our community and to our hearts. Edgefield is a good place to live in, and we congratulate Mr. Adams upon his success in bring ing to Edgefield so valuable an ac quisition, and cannot refrain from congratulating Mrs. Adams also. Mr. F. S. Royster, President of the ? F. S. Royster Guano Company whose advertisement appears in this issue, is a man who has spent his life in the de\elopement of the fertilizer busi ness, and is as much interested in the human side of it now as when he used to drive around from farm to farm and sell his output himself. He is al ways glad to hear, personally, from old customers who have used his goods, with accounts of the results they have obtained, and to old or new customers will be glad to give the benefit of his many years expe rience or the advice of the technical experts in his employ. If you feel like writing him, just drop a lrne to F. S. Royster, Norfolk, Va., and he will bc glad to hear from you. Jersey Cow For Sale. Three-quarter Jersey cow for sale. Will be fresh to pail in 8 or 10 days. S. B. Mays. TRENTON WHEWS. (Continued from page One) lenients being so inclement, they post poned their meeting till Wednesday afternoon, when it will convene with Mrs. J. H. Courtney, j Friday afternoon thc D. A. R's I held their meeting at the home of Miss On ie Miller. That night Miss Miller entei-iained her young lady friends with a card party. Mr. Ed Harrison has returned from Anderson, where he spent a couple of weeks there in the hospital with a mild case of influenza. His son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Kidson, accompanied by Mrs. Anna Kidson, went to Greenwood to meet Mr. Harrison,.and brought him back through the country in the automo bile. Miss Effie Privette from Darling ton is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. H. Courin ey. Miss Agnes Flythe of Augusta is a visitor to Miss Dollie Bettis. it willie of interest to the friends of Miss Bessie Gaines, to know -that she left Highland Hospital, Asheville, the first of this month for Long Is land College Hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y., where she goes to finish her course as a trained nurse. En route, she visited her sister, Miss Mary Gaines and other relatives in Wash ington, D.-JC The Masonic Lodge held its regu lar meeting here on Monday night. Hardy's Happenings. The .calls come to so many homes, leaving them sad and desolate. Mrs. Waiter Timmennan, formally Miss Mary Lizzie Wise, fell a victim to influenza last Wednesday, January 15, leaving her husband and nine children to mourn her loss. Mr Tim merman and all the children are sick I with the same dreadful malady. We hope they are all improving before now. We certainly sympathize with them. I Saturday, January 18, death en tered Mr. Bazel Matthew's home, taking his beloved wife. She was for mally Miss Stella Adams. Mr. Mat thews and his little five year old girl were ill at the same time with influ enza, and not able to follow their loved one to her last resting place. Our sympathies go out to all the sorrowing ones, for we know what it is to lose a loved member of the household. I We regret to hear of our dear friends, Mr. J. W. Mundy, Mrs. Julia Hammond, Miss Sallie Hammond and Miss Margaret McKie having the flu, and hope they may, soon be up again. Have not heard how Mrs. Harri son's family is, for several days, j They were better when we last heard, j Mrs. Eunch continues to feel very badly. Mrs. Baynon had a bad fall Sunday a week ago, and has not got ten over the effects of it yet. Mrs. E. 'J. Barker was very sick Saturday ?and Sunday, but hope she is all right now. , Mr. Harry Bunch and his family are better and the children back at school. We were glad to hear Mrs. P. E. Lanham was better Sunday, of the flu. Mrs. Mattie McCutcheon's baby is also better. She will go for a ?visit to her home in Bishopville as soon as al! are weil. The farmers are trying to get fen ces put up and some cleaning up done. Mr. Harry Bunch has been do ini; all he can for us to get hands and cut wood. Has two families but needs two more. He and his wages hands cut and hauled us some wood last week and we are trying to have it cut up as it is too cold to be without a fire. We had an all day rain Friday and beautiful weather since. Hope- it will continue. Good mule for sale. Seven year.y old. Weighs eleven hundred pounds. Apply to J. C. Adams, Edgefield, S. C., R. F. D. 3. 1-t. BUY War Saving Stamps until von can't see. .y Then see me. Geo. E. Minis, Optometrist. Eclgefielc?, S. C. Groceries jJJ6S iL JL We liave replenished every department of our shock, and can' fill your orders for Groceries of ali kinds at the lowest possible price, quality considered. Come in to see ns when you need anything in heavy and fancy groceries. We can supply every thing for your pantry. We are also well supplied with everything needed for tin farm in hardware, hames, traces, wagon harness and implements of all kinds. We carry a large stock, but if we should not have what von want we will 2'et it on short notice. ts <_> We invite our farmer friends to make our store their head quarters when in town. Treasurer's Notice. The County Treasurer's office will be open for the purpose of receiving taxes from the loth dav of October, 1918, to the 15th day ot March, 1919. All taxes shall be due and payable between the 15th day of October, 1918, and December 31st, 1918. That when taxes charged shall not be paid by December-31st, 1918, the County Auditor shall proceed to add a penalty of one per'cent, for Janu ary, and if taxes are not paid on or before February 1st, 1919, the Coun ty Auditor will proceed to add two per cent, and five per cent additional, from the 1st of March to the 15th of March, after which time all unpaid taxes will be collected by the Sheriff. The tax levies for the year 191S are as follows: Mills 8% 7 3 4 7% 2 3 ll 2 3 2 4 4 2 8% 2 15 15 3 3 1*4 ll For Statepurposes For Ordinary County For Constitutional School Tax For Antioch For Bacon School District For Blocker For Blocker-Limcstone 4 For Colliers 4 For Flat Rock 4 For Oak Grove 3 For Red Hill 4 For Edgelield S For Elmwood No. 8 2 For Elmwood No. 9 2 For Elmwood No. 30 2 For Elmwood L. C. 3 For Hibler For Johns'ton For Meriwether (Gregg) For Moss For Ropers For Shaw For Sweetwater Talbert For Trenton For Wards ?For Blocker R. R. (portion) (For Elmwood R. R. (portion) I For Johnston R. R. ? ! For Pickens R. R. ?For Wise R. R. For Corporation All the male citizens between the ages of 21 years and GO years, except those exempt by law, are liable to a j poll tax of One Dollar each. A capi tation tax of 50 cents each is to be paid on all clogs. The law prescribes that all male citizens between the ages of 18 and 55 years must pay $2.00 commuta tion tax. No communtation is includ ed in the property tax. So ask for road tax receipt when you desire to pay road tax. JAMES T. MIMS, Co. Treas. E. C. You can change your bicycle into a two-cylinder motor-driven machine by adding the Johnson Motor Wheel. Come in and see them. Stewart & Kernaghan. ( i tat ion. Stnte of South Cardina, / County of Dderefield.- ( By W. T. Kinnaird, Esquire, Probate Judge. Whereas, E. J. Mundy made suit to ?me, to grant him Letters of Admin istration, cum testamento annexo of ?the Estate of and effects of Mattie Mundy, deceased. These are Therefore to cite andi admonish all and singular the kin-J dred and Creditors of the said Mattief Mundy, deceased, that they be anc appear before me, iri the Court ol Probate, to be held at Edgefield, SJ C. in my office on January 30th,| 1919 next after publication thereof J at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to showj cause, if any they have, why the sai Administration should not be grant?1 ed. Given under my hand, this 13th ? day of January, Anno Domini, 1919. W. T. KINNAIRD, Probate Judge, E. C., S.C. Published on each intervening:! Wednesday until January 30th, 1919 in The Edgefield Advertiser. ?low To Give Quinine To Ch?drer^ FEBRIT.INE ii: tl:? trade-mark name jriven to aa j improved Quinine. It is a Tasteless Syrup, pleas ant to take and does not disturb the stomach. Children take it and never know it is Quinine. Also especially adapted to adults who cannot | iakc ordinary Quinine. Docs not nauseate nor cause nervousness uorringinp in the head. Try <t the next time you need Quinine for any pur? pose. Ask for 2 ounce original package. Thc temi FliURII IN >i is Hewn in bottle. 25 cent*? I will sell fertilizers for 1919 season and solicit thi patronage of the farmers of Edgefield county. I a agent in this section for "Quality Brands" of fertili made by Coe-Mortimer Company of Charleston, formulas wjiich they place upon the market are rec< nized to be the best, having been tested for many ye; I will sell Acid Phosphate and Nitrate of Soda solicit your orders for these also. * e Write me or see me in person before making] 1919 contract fer fertilizers. . lins