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Residence, No. 17 Office No 61 Wednesday, March 5. LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Miss Helen Tillman left yesterday for Columbia to visit her cousin, Mrs. B. R. Cooner. Miss Genevieve Norris came home for a week-end visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Norris. Mr. and Mrs. Addison Brook's Car wile were added to the membership of the Baptist church on Sunday morning by letter. Mrs. A. L. Gunter and little John Lovelace have been visiting Mrs. Gunter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abel, for a week or more. The h^mefolks and the many friends ill Edgefield were delighted to see Harold Norris who came home for a brief furlough this week from Washington. "My Aunt from California" in the Opera House Friday night, March 14.' Make your plans to attend and wel come again Aiken's Village Players who pleased us so a year or more ago. Hon.^W.- H. Nicholson, a prominent and honored member of the Green wood bar, is here attending court. He is engaged in closing up all pro fessional business of the lamented B. E. Nicholson. ' Mr. R. L. Dunovant received a telegram from his son, Lieut. R. G. M. Dunovant, Monday from New York announcing his arrival from overseas duty. He wejit from New York to Camp Upton -where he will probably be mustered out of service. Mr. T. B. Greeker was studying law in Washington at the time he volunteer ad for military service and after being mustered out he resumed his law course. He will be admitted to the bar this summer and will locate at Edgefield for the practice of his profession. The* Dixie 'Highway Garage makes its bow to the public this week, being located in the two store rooms be tween Mr. J. D. Kemp's store and the county office building. Mr. R. M. Scurry and Mr. Clair Hilton will be the machinists in charge, two of, the best in the country. Mr. J. D. Holstein, Jr., announces in The Advertiser this week that he is again at his former stand selling Overland cars. He also has the agen cy for Oldsmobile cars. Mr. Holstein will be pleased to demonstrate the Superior qualities of his cars to tho'se . who contemplate purchasing. Mr. Shields Johnson arrived in Edgefield early last week with an honorable discharge in his pocket. He received a very cordial greeting from his friends. Mr. Johnson *ras wound ed in battle in his left arm and has steadily regained the use of it but has not nilly recovered. In this issue will be found thc for mal anncuncement of Mr. J. H. Can telou to the effect that he will on April 1st, resume his law practice, having secured an office over the store of Reynolds and Padgett. Mr. Cantelou is well equipped for the practice of his profession. It is with great pleasure thni we anounce in this issue that all dis charged sailors and soldiers will re ceive a bouns of >G0. The writer will take pleasure in giving assistance to these young men in securing their check from the government. Their discharge must accompany the appli cation. About the first plowing that will be done will be in sowing spring oats. The acreage should be large. Mr. G. N. Timni irman and Mr. J. Whit Dorn both of whom are good farmers, say that oats will make sown as late as the last of March. Of course they should be well fertilized, causing them to ,TOW rapidly. Dr. and Mrs. James S. Byrd and their twc little children returned to Edgefield Monday morning after spending several weeks very pleasant ly with Mr. and Mrs. John Fitz maurice :n Columbia. The friends of Dr. Byrd are delighted that he has en tirely recovered from his recent ill ness and is again at his office. The pastor of the church, the su perintendent and officers of the Bap tist Sunday School are greatly pleased with the steady increase in the attendance uponj the Sunday School. The enrollment last Sunday was 181, the largest for some time. With the approach of spring, the at tendanc ??hould steadily increase. Red Cross Activities. Hereafter the Red Cross rooms will be open Tuesday and Friday after noons at 3:00 o'clock and the coun try auxiliaries are requested to call and get their allotment of the work that has been assigned to this chap ter. It is true that hostilities have ceased but the work of the Red Cross is not yet completed and the members of this splendid'organization should continue to respond to every appeal and meet as far as possible every need. I have established a meat market at my store and will have the best beef and pork on hand all the time. C. M. Thomas. Spring Term of Court of General Sessions. The court of general sessions con vened Monday morning with Judge T. J. Mauldin presiding. His charge to the grand jury was comprehensive and set forth their duty along practi cal lines in a most effective manner. Judge Mauldin paid a beautiful trib ute to the lamented B. E. Nicholson, having been associated with Mr. Nicholson while he was a member of the house of representives before he was elected judge. Solicitor Timmerman handed out a number of indictments to the grand jury as soon as the court was organ ized and prompt returns were made in the following cases: J. J. Doolittle, indicted for ma licious mischief, true bill. John Gibson, murder, true bill. Walter Brunson, house breaking and larceny, true bill. D. C. Nicholson, murder, true bill. Archie Oliphant, assault and bat tery with intent to kill, true bill. Frank Carroll, assault and battery with intent to kill and carrying con cealed weapons, true bill. Clarence Bussey, assault of a high and aggravated nature, no bill. Criss Penn, indictment for seduc tion, true bill. John Elam, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, true bill. Mack Terry pleaded guilty to the charge of burglary and larceny. The case against D. C. Nicholson, indicted for killing a negro at his j home near Cleora, was the first tried. Having quickly established the fact that he shot the negro who came to his home drunk, in self defense, it re quired but a short time to arrive at a verdict of acquittal. The State was ?represented by the solicitor and the defendant by W. H. Nicholson. The second case called for trial was that against John L. George, a ! fireman of the Southern railroad, for ; killing A. R. Brown, the engineer, at Edgefield during February of 1918. i The State introduced testimony to !show that the deceased man was shot ?while standing upon the ground near (the engine by Mr. George while the Hatter was standing in the cab of jthe engine and that after shooting one time he jumped from the engine and followed Mr. Brown, firing twice more. The defendant testified that he ?fired upon Mr. Brown in defense of his own life as he, Brown, advanced upon him with a drawn hammer, and that after adjusting his engine he got down from the engine and fired two more shots in self defense. A large number of witnesses testified in the case, some of them coming from Co lumbia and othr places in the State. The case attracted much attention, the court house being crowded to its (full capacity throughout the entire trial. Every step was vigorously con tested by counsel on both sides. The Solicitor was assisted by N. G. Evans and thc defendant was represented by Sheppard Bros., Mr. S. M. Smith and Hon. Cole L. Blease. The jury retired at 12:15 o'clock and rendered a verdict of guilty of manslaughter at 3:45 o'clock. Th grand jury completed its work Tuesday afteroon and was discharged after making its formal report. It is probabl that the criminal docket will not be cleared before Saturday. The court of common pleas will convene next Monday and will con tinue in session two weeks. Have you tried Pat-A-Cake? Noth ing to add but water. One package makes a delightful cake. C. M. Thoma?:. The Best Laxative. "My sedentary habits have necessi tated the use of an occasional laxa tive. I have tried many but found nothing better than Chamberlain's Tablets," writes George F. Daniels, Hardwick, Vt. Mr. Daniels is proprie tor of the Hardwick Inn, one of the model hotels of New England. A large selection of georgette and crepe-de-chine waists have just ar rived. RUBENSTEIN. Petit Jury, Third Week. P. N. Lott, Johnston. T. A. Broadwater, Pickens. S. L. Lybrand, Ward. J. F. Boone, Moss. T. B. Culbreath, Talbert. J. M. Gardner, Meriwether. Fred Barker .Meriwether. R. J. Moultrie, Moss. J. T. Hammond, Collier. W. E. Pardue, Shaw. J. R. DeLaughter, Collins. W. A. Morgan, Moss. L. J. Miller, Blocker. E. J. Norris, Pickens. T. P. Lyon, Collier. H. L. Williams, Mosi. J. R. Griffis, Moss. C. R. Holmes, Collier. B. M. Sullivan, Wise. W. A. Mobley, Johnston. T. L. Talbert, Collier. R. P. McCary, Elmwood. W. R. Hoyt, Pickens. G. M. Lowry, Elmwood. T. C. Hammond, Collier. P. L. Young, Edgefield. A. A. Gibson, Johnston. J. Neal Lott, Johnston. T. J. Wash, Moss. T. L. Miller, Collier. J. C. Williams, Blocker. S. J. Reynolds, Collins. Sam Agner, Collins. W. F. Holston, Edgefield. J. R. Bryan, Elmwood. We have received the most beauti ful selection of silks in silk poplin, taffeta, messaline, crepe-de-chine and georgette. In solid and fancy colors. Look through our silks and you will be pleased with the selection and the price. RUBENSTEIN. Buy your seed Irish Potatoes, On ion Sets,, Garden and Flower Seeds, and General Merchandise from us. You will find quality and prices right. C. H. Watson. 3-5-lt Wanted. To buy 200 bushels of charcoal. m E. W. Samuel. LOST:-Between Edgefield and Borea church, one 34 by 4 Fisk cord tire and rim. Reward if returned to R. N. Broadwater. FOR SALE. One motorcycle and one gasoline engine in good condition. Apply to W. C. Tompkins. 3-5-ltpd. LOST. Between Mrs. Abner Corar'i and Mr. Yancy Bryan's, a plush coat trimmed with fur collar, cuffs and a round the bottom. $5.00 reward will be paid to the finder if returned to Mandy Kinard, Johnston, S. C. NOTICE. I hereby forbid all persons from making contract with or employing in any manner, Walter Donaldson, a yellow negro boy about 17 years of ?age, as I have a contract with him for the year 1919. T. L. Talbert. 3-5-2tpd. NOTICE! State of South Carolina, County of Edgefield. All persons indebted to the Es tate of Mrs. Eleanor S. Ivey-late of said county and state-are hereby requested to make payment of the same to Messrs. Sheppard Bros., at Edgefield, C. H., S. C.; and all per sons who hold claims against the said estate are requested to present the same duly attested to my said at torneys. Mrs. Eleanor I. Schnell, Executrix. Notice to Creditors. All persons indebted to the estate of the late W. H. Crim will maka pay ment at once to the undersigned and all persons holding claims against the said estate will present them proper y attested for payment to the under signed. Mrs. L, J. Crim, Administratrix. NOTICE-My friends and cus tomers having wheat to grind, please bring it in between now and March 15th, as I expect to shut down at that time in order to put my mill in first class condition for the coming wheat crop. S. E. MORGAN, Edgefield, S. C. I Formerly the Walter H. Smith Mill. FOR SALE-Rhode Island Red Eggs for setting. SI.25 per 15. Three pens to select from, 1 Rose Comb and 2 Single Comb. J. D. Kemp, Edgefield, S. C. EDGEFIELD, S. O. For the benefit of the public, visitor and passing" stranger we. have opened an up-to-date garage on the public square next to courthouse. When in need of a mechanic for auto mobiles, gins, gasoline engines or any other kind of machinery phone us. We solicit work either night or day. We will carry a full line of automobile accessories, tires, inner tubes, gasoline and oil. Give us a trial. Our motto is: "Prompt service and politeness." DIXIE HIGHWAY GARAGE Edgefield, South Carolina I am agent of Overland and Oldsmobile cars. Just received a car load of Overland cars. Come in and inspect them. I am agent for Goodrich tires. They are best in the long run. When in need of a tire get my prices. J. D? Hnt?tei?i9 Jr?