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(?l?t? J^eurapaper Sa Sbovth Carotina VOL. 84 EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1919 NO. 1 JOHNSTON LETTER. Week of Prayer Observed. W. C. T. U. Boxes Sent. Ladies Organize Mis sionary Society. The past week was observed as the Week of Prayer for Home Missions by the Missionary Society of the Baptist church. The mountain schools being the named object for the special prayers. In the Southern States there ara 35 mountain schools with about 200 teachers and nearly "5,000 pupils. A wonderful work is being done. Every afternoon except Wednesday, the meetings were held, and most splendid and uplifting pro grams were rendered, different ones taking part and leading at these meetings. On Friday afternoon the offering was taken and amounted o S200.55. The apportioned amount be ing $165.00. The other organizations were hin dered by the weather of Wednesday, | in having a gathering in of their of- j fcrings, so the gifts of each of these have not yet been announced, but the J leaders are confident that these will also well meet the apportionment. The R. A.'s will, on this Wednes- j day evening, have their progam pre pared for last Wednesday evening. The R. A.'s at a recent meeting e lected the following officers: Presi Samuel Watson; Secretary, Willie p Lee Sawyer; Treasurer, Edd John-j( son. 1 M iss Mary Waters is a" home from ! Converse, recuperating r'rom an at->( tack of flu. j i Miss Maude Wright has gone to ? University Hospital, Augusta, to be treated for throat trouble. Miss Em mie Mitchell accompanied her, and will remain ir the city during her i stay. I Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Satcher and , Miss Indie May Stillwell of North Augusta, have been gjuests of rela tives* during last week. __ Mr. John' Suber who has.^en "1 ~ Opal LailU>Ur?, m. m ? i-.-' " ~ returned to Johnston and is being welcomed back by all. M. Brice Feagle has returned from overseas and every one is greeting him. Mr. Feagle was wounded and gassed and has many experiences to relate. Mrs. Mary Waters is at home from a two weeks' visit to her daughter, Miss Annie Waters. Mrs. M. M. Stewart of Chester, is spending a while in the home of Mr. F. M. Boyd. Mrs. Albert Lott visited in Augus ta on Saturday. Mr. Smyly Stevens of Bennettsville was here on Sunday, returning from Meeting Steret where he went to visit j his brother, Mr. James Stevens, who j has been upon a bed of suffering for V nearly a year. 1 This week the W. C. T. U. sent off ? a splendid box, or rather two boxes, ! one of groceries and one of clothing ? and some money to the Door of Hopi-, j in Columbia. The box was packed in , the home of Mrs. Mamie Huiet, she ' with Mrs. Jas. H. White being the su- j perintendents for this department of the W. C. T. U.-moral education. Practically every member made a good contribution and with gifts ? from others interested, the box was valued at $" Such substantial articles as a sack of flour, peck of meal, half bushel of potato*?, a dozen jars of jelly and preserves-boxes of coffee and sugar etc. showed the willing and loving spirit of the givers. For several years the W. C. T. U. has been sending such boxes to this Institution. The L. T. L. is planning to have a medal contest on March 23, this day being Temperance Sunday. This promises to be a splendid contest. Mail boxes have been placed about the various streets of the own and at the block corners on Main Street, these being great conveniences. The collecting hours are ll a. m. and 5:30 in the afternoon. Miss Elisabeth Howard entertained a number of her little friends on Monday afternoon last with a party. The occas:o:i being her birthday. A very happy time was had. After pleasant pastimes, delicious refresh ments were served. Mesdames J. L. Minis and Mamie Tillman were welcome visitors here on Friday, and while here they at tended the Mission Prayer Service at the Baptist church. Recently a Missionary Society was organized at thc Presbyterian church, the following officers being elected: President, Mrs. Allen M obi ey; Sec retary, Mrs. Chas. Lamb; Treasurer, Mrs. Lon Crouch. The chief endeav or of the society will be to aid in the support of a missionary in Brazil. The members are faithful, earnest ! workers, and much good will result ?from this noble band of women. News has just reached here of the death of Mrs. A. T. King, which oc curred recently at the State Hospital, j Stanton, Va. The immediate cause of :hcr death was influenza, j Mrs. King was the wife of Dr. A. IT. King who was pastor of thc Bap jtist church here in 1914-19l?. J Miss Maude Nickerson is at home from a two weeks' visit to Mrs. Smy ly Stevens at Bcnnettsville. Mr. Marion Williams, now of Au-, gusta, has been visiting his sister, ' Mrs. T. R. Hoyt. Mrs. Joe Cox spent last week at1 Fairfax with relatives. Mrs. Carl Richards of Ohio lia.-, been the guest of her sister, Mrs. Herbert Eidson. ( Mrs. T. J. Langston of Asheville, j arrived Monday last and is spending a while here, being summoned here r upon the death of her little grand- .J son, the son of Mr. Alfred Holstein. 1 Mrs. Joe Wright has returned from ?r Macon, Ga., where she has been at 1 the bedside of her mother, Mrs. Sal- ! mon. The latter was in a most criti cal state, suffering from pleurisy . .vhich followed an attack of fla. Mrs. 1 bright's two sisters had also been luite sick, but he left them im prov- , ng.. h Mrs. -W. B. Ouzts has been spend- ? ng several weeks at Tennille, Ga. I _hs h Honor Roll of Beaver Dam School. - I n. "cacher, Miss Annie Mae Culbreath. | tl First Grade. William Christie. Minnie Lee Agng^, f---^*?? Gi?dy^Wa^.- . : !, . - P -IOTTBUH-U Bartley. Mae B?rgin. Davis Thomas. Thomas Christie. Third Grade. Alma Moultrie. Fourth Grade. Allene Wash. William Wash. s] ff tl Fifth Grade. !g I Ellen Langley. vi Carrie Langley. | c< Eighth Grade. ja Irene McDaniel. je -- o Soldiers of Thirtieth Sched- j uled to Leave France. n Washington, March 8.-When will 11 j g iie Thirtieth Division leave France. c when will it reach the United States, fi where will it embark, and where will (] it demobilize? Apparently the end of t these questions which have been up- h permost in the minds of hundreds of South Carolinians for some time is at ' hand and are about settled. Senator " E. D. Smith was to-day informed by J General Anderson of the general stair '( that the Thirtieth Division probably . would begin to leave France on Mon- , ?lay. While not in a position to make a i definite statement, General Anderson j was strongly of the opinion that a portion of the Thirtieth would debark at Charleston. He told Senator Smith 1 that every effort was being made to return the Division in ships that could be accommodated at Charleston, but ?that not until the start was actually j made could it be stated where the ?men would debark, and this was true , also of the camps of demobilization. 1 General Anderson was asked about the report that the E.^nty-second Di vision would debark at Charleston ?when it- returns as scheduled in April. Ile could throw no light whatever on this report. Has Had Stomach Trouble for Seven ' Years. Theodore Sanford of Kenmore, Mich., has had stomach trouble for seven years and could not eat vege tables or fruit without pain in the stomach and restless nights. By tak ing Chamberlain's Tablets he is now able to eat vegetables or fruit with out causing pain or sleeplessness. If troubled with indgestion or constipa tion give these tablets a trial. They jare certain to prove beneficial. Inpsired by President Wilson. Dear Advertiser: On Monday afternoon, February 24, one of the most momentous meet ings in the history of tho city of Bos ton took place. It seemed fitting that Boston, the home of so many pre Revolutionary gatherings, should be the place where Woodrow Wilson should land and speak of the League of Nations which shall try to draw thc nations together more closely than the war even has drawn them a part. Long before two-thirty o'clock, when his speech was to be made, a tremendous crowd had gathered on Huntington Avenue in front of the Mechanics' Building, the vast hall ; where the meeting was to be held. On ly a limited number, about seven thousand, could be accommodated but thc rest of the people were eager and ?lad just to get a glimpse of the great \ man and his wife, and to cherish that,' memory as one of the rare, delight ful events in their lives. Hundreds of splendid looking sol-/ hers paraded, many of them doubt- f ess having lately returned from [' rrance. They looked sturdy and f itrong as they marched by file 0:1 ?ile. P They represented the youth of Amer-ft ca with its enthusiasm and hope ? ushing headlong Into the strife f or b ight, and "Wilson represented the U nature people who think long and/ hen act for the furtherance of the^c ictory. The care and strain of thoJsf remendous responsibility has turnedjht he great man's hair white, though'^ is smile was young and winning. A{B'< e passed the sheering, expectant rowds he stood and smiled, liftin is hat and then passed on to the ha hen the happy audience waited t ra he ear his every word. i I Si ? sa One thing in his speech impresse ic very much. He said, ns you recall lat when he heard the cheers fronii?l ie thronging crowds in France, heiS) ied to feel that those cheers werev'2 .people. Since he' thinks so little of jr mself, it makes us believe that thc -S ?ople of France cheered for Amer-jv a and also for'the man who led ri merica into the right and just fight r >r the freedom of all peoples. Those who heard him make the P leech said that his diction was eic- f ant, and that not once did he miss;,! ie emphatic word. The ease and / race with which he stood and spoke r .ere also very marked. What a good 5 ombination in a man-a clear head, 11 bi;; heart, and a certain grace and 11 harm of utterance that we all dream /' f but so few of us ever attain. jv I had been in the Hall several ! ights before and found how almost ^ inpossible is was to hear anyone ? peaking and understand them. Their 1 lforts to be heard were pathetic and von funny sometimes. But on in- c [uiring how Wilson spoke, I found f hat even in that vast hall he could be < icard and understood. j] Perhaps thc times have not pro-j' luced the man, so much as the man " ms produced the times. He is not so j i creature that this crisis has made, 1 is he is the man who has made the ?me and the hour conform to the ira ient and honorable belief that .Right makes Might." Florence Minis, 5G Gainsboro St., Boston, FOR RENT. Barber Shop with chair, Electric Lights and other Equipments for rent. Good location for business for right man. C. W. Watson. Edge-field, S. C. 3-12-lt. Steinhart-Daitch. The Advertiser acknowledges re ceipt of the following invitation which announces the approaching marriage of a young man who made many friends in Edgefield when he resided among us. Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Steinhart request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of their daughter Belle to Mr. Morris Daitch on Tuesday evening, March the eighteenth, Nineteen hundred and nineten, at eight-thirty o'clock at resilience of Mr. Sam Wolfe Johnston, S. C. Bride's Residence Johnston, S. C. Death of Mr. George Mathis. 'The death of Mr. George Mathis .tfcnday morning about 10 o'clock ;:nar!:s thc passing on of another gal ilant Confederate veteran. Mr. Mathis ?Hag been in failing health for more Ittt?jn two years but grew suddenly jwjrsc last Friday night and did not ;$eain consciousness after that time. ?Ie bore his suffering with marked j?f^ence and fortitude. Since his j?juigest son, Mr. Monroe Mathis en trad the military service, being now <h. duty in France, Mr. Mathis has fe|n residing with his children, mak- ' |g his home most of the time with ! E| daughter, Mrs. T. A. Williams \ jm son, Mr. Clarence !.. .Mathis. It j Y'ts at the home of the latter that he : .sssed away. .Mr. Mathis resided for! I number of years in Red Hill com- j P^ttityf being an active factor in the, ojjnmunity life before the weight of. fears bore heavily upon him. Mr. j jl?this was nearly three score and; en years at thc time of his death. i ITS wife died some years ago and he ? ? Survived by two daughters, Mrs. T. I1 L. Williams and Mrs. Jesse W. Bai-.1 i'J, and three sons, C. L., T. C. and ' . Monroe Maihis. The funeral was,1 .-dd at Red Hill church Tuesday, ?orning at ll o'clock, being conduc-js id by Rev. J. W. Kestcrson. \l - ! feath of Mrs. Mamie Darling. ! Mrs. Mamie Darling who has visit- ,1 I Edgefield on several occasions and ia lent most pf last winter here with ' ir cousin," Mrs. Bettis Cantelou, (' issed away in St. Louis, Mo., at the v> aptist Hospital there on Sunday, r arch 2. Mrs. Darling ivas Miss Mamie Mor- P II of Kansas where ?he had lived all '5; :r life. Her father was a ty pi cul 0?,] ,tc >uthern gentleman mid_ nn" jif the. ' oneers in the ^clement of k!n>? s many years ago, but a South Car inian and brother-in-law of Mrs. alli? Morrall of Edgefield. Mrs. Dar 2g, since her father's death had )li ?v ' ? :-^_ :~ Cyiih, Carolina T idgefiehl, but this winter" liau nem u1, overn nient position in Washington. !j /hile in Edgefield, Mrs. Darling had ? endered very efficient aid in Mr. '< ogburn's office while he was so busi- j ; engaged in another office with the.i :ork of the Local Selective Draft ] ioard. She was on a visit to friends j i Missouri when the summons came, j Hie had no immediate family. Her ? cumins lie buried in Waumega, Kan- j as.her home, far removed from all | ter kindred, but there will be a re- ; inion of the father and the mother j ind their only child and her husband . ho died only a few weeks after their l carriage. The Waikiki Hawaiian Quin tette. The Hawaiian Quintette will be in mr town Monday, March "il The; irst time in thc history of the world : ,hat such an event has taken place in Edgefield. There are live members in : Mis band, all real "true-true" Ha ivaiians. Their band is not ordinary, it is ex traordinary. Each member is a solo-! ?st, and each one is a finished artist. 1 This is the best Hawaiian band in America to-day. You need not go to the cNpense of a trip to thc mid-Pacific to see the land of sunshine and flowers where music prows-just come to the Opera House on the 31 of March at 8:30 P. M. Don't miss this fine opportunity to hear some of the most enchanting music on earth. Bc in your seat early and avoid the rush. Another Good Pig Club Rec ord. Below shows how one of the pig club girls of this county last year made a great success of her work and is entitled to a prize from the I county. The hog of this club member was raised for seven and three-fourth ; cents per pound, beating the farmers* ?hog all to pieces. During the month of July, this ani mal .uainetl 56 pounds and gained 55 during the month of September-a pretty pood gain, we say. The ne: profit amounted to $03.33, made in seven months. Can you beat it? Read ito see how Miss Mrytis McLcndon raises pigs: I "I was at Belle School one day when Mr. Stokes came to get Pig ?Club members. He got all the boys lu ?could and then called for the girls. J ?was the only girl to join. The other: laughed at nie for joining but I thought it a patriotic duty and so did Mr. Stokes. Papa did not have any pijrs to spare at that time so I bought one from Mrs. Bailey. I named it "Belle" for Mrs. Bailey's youngest daughter j who was my desk-mate at school. I ?gave Mrs. Bailey $3.00 for my pis, which weigded eleven pounds at. six weeks old. I was proud Mrs. Bailey let me have it for it was the kind I wanted-Duroc. It came from pure bred stock. The Durocs are such easy hogs to faf;en. "Belle" has given me very little trouble. I let her run out until the j crops came up and then Papa built a little pasture around some fruit trees fer me to put her in. I would feed-her three times a day in a nice, long trough-meal and slop in the ; morning, watse for dinner and corn ; at night. I kept cool water poured in 1 a clean hole for her to wallow in on ; hot days. Papa weighed her for me every 1 month in a box. "Bolle" did not like 'i hat much but she did enjoy my rub-ji >ing and petting her. She would come a .unning when I called her. I had several visitors to come to v ce "Belle." Among them were my I laster, Mr. Kesterson, and Dr. Whit-j ock. They thought she was fine. Iv I like to raise hogs; and find that I-j he pure bred is not as hard to fatten j nd will grow off faster than scrubs. s< I forgot to mention that "Belle" n ontracted a bad cough once for ! ?hich I gave her a little turpentine, M nd made her all right. ai Most of the boys are too lazy to be M ig Club members. So it takes smart, a atriotic girls like Myrtia McLendon L; i 'lo this work." 'DS Felicia Needy, Rosalie *?*&?^ G ?a Needy (Sisters)-Miss Eleanor ainl, MiL Bertha Hahn, Mrs. Laurie . kilian P. Salley. " "T Miss Wilcoxngibs, their Dressmak-^ ,r-Miss Mamie Hahn. j Mrs. Merry Muntoburn, their Aunt California-Mrs. Walter E.. rom Duncan. TABLEAUX Reveries of a Soldier. I Wonder if They are True to Me, 1 Mr. Monroe Steadman. _ ? His First Sweetheart, Eulalie Sat-, ley. His English Pal, Miss Helen Busch, j His Belgian Rose, Miss Mabel : Platt. His French Girl, Mrs. H. H. Wy-, man, Jr. Alsace-Lorraine, Misses Adelaide j' Henderson and Martha Murray. His American Beauty. Miss Lucy Catherine Eastcrling. His Farmerette, Miss Grace Law ton, j His Salvation Army Girl, Miss Em-, ma Edgerton. His Canteen Girl, Miss Rebecca Wise. ! His Red Cross Nurse, Miss Sarah Schi oder and .Mr. Wilcox. His Motor Corps Girl, Miss Clare. Soiling. j His Mother, Mrs Lena Croft and I Mr. Wilcox. A Missionary in France, Mr. Wil- ; I cox and Master Randall Croft, j Target Practice, Mis* Creighton ?and Mr. Wilcox. His Suffrage Girl, Mrs. Hilliard. After the Ceremony, Miss Mucker-, al and Mr. Wilcox. Peace, Miss Grace Lawton. Liberty, Miss'Lalah Wyman. Democracy, .Mrs. Walter Duncan. Court Proceedings. At the time Thc Advertiser was printed last week the court was en : gaged with the trial of .lohn L. Sulli van, Phinizy Sullivan. Robert Sulli van and Isiah Sullivan, indicted for I killing another negro and throwing ?his body in the creek in Meriwether 'township. Isaiah pleaded guilty at the time he was arraigned to shooting the neuro accidently. The jury failed to agree and a mistrial was ordered in the other cases. As one of thc r.c ?groes admitted shooting their victim, ?the solicitor withdrew the charge a Igainst the others. Isaiah was {riven a 'sentence of four years on the chain gang. The State was represented by I the solicitor and W. H. Nicholson and j defendants by S. Mc G. Simkins. CAMP BRANCH. [Farmers Working Public High ways. Young Couple Drop ped in the Mud. Visitors Come and Go. As there was no news from Camp I Branch las; week, I will try again to write a few lines. It looks like it will continue to rain and the farmers can't get to their farm work, so they are spend ing most of their time working the roads, as they are almost impassable everywhere you go and you can see where someone broke down on ac count of the roads. Mr. Charlie danton and Miss Lena. De Laughter had a bad accident last Wednesday evening as they were on their way to Red Hill. Both spring? broke on the buggy and left them in i mud hole. We regret to learn that Mr. George Mathis is very ill. Hope he will soya ecover, and his son, Mr. Monroe Hathis, who is in France will return is early as possible. -Mr. Jim Burnett is in Augusta ihi* i-eek visiting his cousin, Mr. J. R. )e Laughter. Miss Lou DeLaufrhter spent, the reek-end with Mr. and Mrs. Ollie tolmes last week. Mr. and Mrs .J. B. Holmes will ion move in their little bun-aiow ear Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Holmes." Little James Burnett, the son of lr. and Mrs. J. W. A. Burnett is well rain after a few days' illness, iss Lou Lanier is home again after visit down to her brother, Mr. J. S. inier. Mr. Arthur and Miss Martha Me riel and Miss Carrie Mae Johnsom ire the guests of Mrs. Lizzie Prinoe ;t Saturday and Sunday. uess cn-ULj^stiH near us an? lill leaves. - , Mrs. Lizzie Prince was glad tb J nth her last Friday, har daughter, ----J. -i t./.y children. Mrs. Ellis Peeler andher liltar laughter, Ella is still with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. 0. M. Burnett. ,Irs. Peeler is expecting her husband, dio is in the Thirtieth Division, to onie home soon, as she has not heard rom him in several weeks. Mr. G. F. Dc Laughter and Mr. T. ?. Burnett are still with the Ameri .an Expeditionary Forces. We hope 'or their safe return in thc near f? ure. Mr. Clyde Peeler is visiting his .datives in North Carolina. U. D. C. Meeting. The I7. D. C. met on Tuesday z% tcrnoon at the home of Mrs.. Herbert Smith.when South Carolina day wa? celebrated. Mrs. Woudson, the chap ter, president, having returned froai Augusta, presided over the meeting, and matters of business were attend ed to. Pictures of a number of Coa . federate Veterans were shown. The historic program was in charge of Mrs. Aline Wright, hi.-aurian, anal readings on some of South Carolina"? heroes were read, by Mrs. Wright oa Wade Hampton, and Mrs. J. .H. Caa telou on Cary and Butler. Mrs. J. U Minis read "America's Creed" and * sketch of the life of Tyler Page who wrote it. Mrs. Woodson was elected delegate to the General Convention at Chatta nooga. At the close of thc propra, Mrs. Smith assisted by Miss Mae Tompkins and Miss Elisabeth Smith, served coffee and whipped cream and. dainty sandwiches. j The next meeting will bc held with Mrs. Maggie Hill. ! Buy your seed Irish Potatoes, ?m ion Sets,, Garden and Flower Seed?, and General Merchandise from vu. ?You will find quality and prices right C. Yv. WATSON. 3-?-lt Mack Terry was given a sentence of ten years for breaking into a res idence. John Gibson was found guilty af manslaughter for killing another na irro and niven a sentence of two yearn ion the chaingang. He v.as later '.rant ed bail and the governor will L.- ask !ed to pardon him. The judge, solicitor ?and other court officials will sign a 'petition for a pardon, i The court of common plea .viii 'convene next Monday and continua? 'in session throughout thc wee!.