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Wik? Jfett?paper 3o j?mtfffacta VOL. 84 EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1919 - NO. 5 JOHNSTON LETTE! Valuable Red Cross Box. dress by Congressma Lever. Silver Wed ding Invitations. The boxes of clothing that packed last week at the Red Headquarters, in the home of Mamie Huiet, were ones of sp] value, the weight of all bein? pounds. When this call was i for another collection of clo: some seemed to feel that there ! not be much more to gather ur. this last collection was a most s did one. Everyone seemed to .felt the need of helping, and with generous hands, articles fe sizes. Among the articles sen were several coat suits that wi doubt be gratefully received by one. About a barrel of shoes received. The class in Home Nursing been organized with twetye to the course, the study periods I at the Red Cross rooms. The ch meet morning and afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Forrest moved here from Saluda, the foi having a position at the Oil Mills Miss Helen Wright, who is te ng at Chappells, spent the week at her home here. . Mr. Willie Lee Wright, who is ing a course in pharmacy in Atla was also here for the week-end y his parents. Mrs. F. S. Jefferson went to Baptist Hospital in Columbia week for treatment. She has b suffering with nervous indigest and it was hoped that treatm would give permanent relief. Mr. John Suber is now at the ? mers and Merchants Bank. Rev. and Mrs. Kellar have been Greenville for a short visit to r< tives. Mr. Thomas Rowland has the sj .pathy i of. his ,many. ,frjends. in 1 death of his brother, Mr. Beat Rowland which occurred Sunday his home in Newberry. Mr. Rowla was the oldest of this family ana* his death, leaves Mr. Thomas Ro land the only surviving member. '. was at his brother's bedside, bei accompanied by his daughter, * M J. L. Walker and Hon. Walker. T interment was made at Greenvil S. C., where other members of t family are buried. On last Wednesday afternoon Co gressman Lever made an addre here in the Opera House, on the Cc ton Situation. He was heard by large and interested audience, the: being many from adjacent towns. I: urged the farmers to hold their co ton. On first Sundays at the Bapti: church the collection is always sei to Connie Maxwell orphanage, an on last Sunday this amounted t $28.08. Such collections each fir? Sunday soon make a substantial gif The music of the Baptist Sunda school is quite an attractive feature Each Sunday a new song is given an in this way the book is being mad more familiar. The orchestra is com posed of: Violin, Dr. J. A. Dobey cornets, Messrs. Stanton Lott am Avery Bland; clarinet, Mr. Clam Lott ;v flute, Miss Loise Boyd; trom bone, Mr. F. M. Boyd. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Marsh have is sued beauiful invitations, done ir silver, to many friends, for the cele oration of the 25th anniversary oi their marriage. The following is th( invitation : 1894 _F. and M_ 1919 Mr. and Mrs. John William Marsh at Home Friday evening, April the Eighteenth at half after nine o'clock Breezy Heights f Johnston, South Carolina Ada L. Fleming. n_ .John W. Marsh No Presents. Please Reply. Time will soon remove from us a type of character that is respected and loved, not only by the children but by the elderly ones as well..the faithful and kindly old negro "mam my." There is scarcely a person of the past generation who has not known the love of such a mammy, and her passing away is a real sorrow. Such is the case in the death of good Mammy Margaret Cobb, who lived for many years with the LoMs. She had been in the employ of Mrs. P. N. Lott for thirty years, and proved her self a good Christian woman. Her death occurred on Saturday evening. The Mary Ann Buie chapter met Thursday afternoon in the home of Mrs. W. L. Coleman, Mrs. J. H. White conducting the meeting in the absence of Mrs. M. T.~ Turner. The chief, matter of interest was concern ing the support of the adopted French orphan, and the treasurer was instructed to send the full amount, during the coming week. The money for this was subscribed by the mem bers. The treasurer reported $30.00 on hand. The chapter was delighed to have several prospective members, and one new one reported. Plans were made for Memorial day for which a sermon is to be preached on Sunday afternoon, May ll, 1919. The Children of the Confederacy had a fine report, as given by the leaders, Misses Holland and Abrams, the re cent meeting being held with Miss Loisa Watson. Their chief work will be the support of a French orphan, half of the funds being on hand. Hampton's birthday, March 28th having come on Friday which was es say day at the high school, the lead ers of the C. of C. had the teachers of the higher grades have the pupils write on Wade Hampton, and some of the papers were sent on to State leader for the contest. Beautiful resolutions on the death of one of the most loyal members, Mrs. F. M. Boyd, were read. The meeting closed with interest ing accounts of the parade of the 30th Division as witnessed by some of the members. Time to Spray. . County Agent Addison B. | Carwile is urging all who care about good fruit to get busy with the spray pump. The proper schedule to follow for our conditiqns is given in full be low. See your County Agent for spray material or for any information that he is able to give. Sprays for Fruit Trees. First Summer Spray--For worms of peaches, plums and apples : Apply,, when three fourths of the shucks have fallen inthe cases of. the peach, and plum which time is about 12 days after the tree is in full bloom. For apple apply after the bloom parts have fallen and before the blossom end closes. Arsenate of Lead (powder), 1 lb. (Or 2 lbs. paste.) Quick lime, 2 lbs. Water, 50 gallons. Make thin paste of the arsenic of lead; slake the lime to a whitewash (warm water giv?s the bf?st results for slaking) ; pour together and di lute to 50 gallons. Keep stirred while applying. Second Summer Spray. For Worms and rots. For peaches and plums use: Arsenic of Lead, 1 lb. Concentrated Lime Sulphur, 5 pints. Water, 50 gallons. Appiy two or three weeks after the First Summer Spray is used. For appics and pears use: Arsenic of Lead, 1 pound. Concentrated Lime Sulphur, 1 gal. Water, 38 gallons. Apply about ten days after first spray. Third Summer Spray._For diseas es of apples. Use Bordeaux Mixture: Blue-Stone, 4 pounds. Quick Lime, 4 pounds. Water, 50 gallons. ' Place the lumps of lime in a vessel and slake slowly by pouring on warm water until all the lumps have disap peared. Dilute to 25 gallons by add ing water. Dissolve the blu-stone by putting in a sack and suspending this in a wooden vessel containing 4 gallons of water Dilute to make 25 gallons. Make by pouring at the same time these two solutions into a barrel. Apply about the first of June. For peaches and plums repeat the second summer spray Spraying tomatoes and Irish pota toes: Diseases and insects (blight, wilt and bugs). Use Poisoned Bordeaux Mixture Make by adding 1 pound of Arsenate of Lead Powder, or 2 pounds of paste to the 50 gallons cf Bordeaux Mix ture. For small quantities of Bor deaux Mixture use: Blue Stone, 1 pound. Quick lime, 1 pound. Water, 12 gallons. Make as directed above. See your County Agent about fur ther instruction of making or secur ing material. Approved by W. W. Long, Direc or of Extension, Clemson College, Woman's 'Christian Temper ance Union. The Jubilee meeting of the W. C T. U. was held on Monday afternooi at 5 o'clock with Mrs. J; W. Stewar and Mrs. Kate Kernaghan, hostesse Rev. A. L. Gunter was present an< conducted the devotions. The attend ance was large and enthusiastic, ant the opening song was "All Hail th< Power of Jesus' Name," Mrs Tillmai accompanying on the piano. Mrs. M. P. Wells read a very fini article in her inimitable way? a fore word to the Victory Year Progamme and Mrs. Tillman gave a sketch o: Mrs. Katherine Lent Stevenson, ? white ribbon comrade who has recent ly p'assed into the great beyond. ?The Jubilee song was rendered as ? j quartette by Mrs. A. B. Carwile, Mrs W. L. Dunovant, Mrs. R. G. Lee anc Rev. A. L. Gunter, and was greatlj enjoyed and appreciated. Mrs. Abner Broadwater read f World Wide Glimpse of the Woman's ?Christian Temperance Union whicr gave a fuller idea of the scope of this ; round the world organization. A delightful feature of the occa sion was hearing the gold medal win ners give their selections in song anc story. The musical number was sung i as a solo by Dozier Tompkins and thc oratorical selection by Mitchell Wells These two were loudly applauded. Year books were distributed tc ?each member present, and literature ?giving the judgment of eminent phy sicians on the evil of alcohol in influ enza and pneumonia. Plans were suggested for a Baby Day early in May, and the next meet ling was announced at Mrs. Lovick j Smith's May 5, when we hope to have ia speaker on Child Welfare. The re jport on Temperance Sunday was ?made showing an observance in a sim jple way of Temperance Sunday in all 'the Sunday Schools. Plans were made for the W. C. T. U. meeting at the Baptist Church on the fourth Sunday night in April. I The collection ior the^Jubilee Fund Wabbu-t $150; and another confer^ |bution was the gift of Mrs. Kate Ker naghan of $25 to make her husband, j Mr. T. J. Kernaghan, a memorial member of the South Carolina W. C. T. U. This was done on account of his great love and esteem for the organ ization, and his name will appear on the Minute books of the South Caro lina W. C. T. U. as long as the W. C. T. U. lasts and the money will be used to carry on and extend temperance and prohibition work in the world. Little Martha Stewart handed a round a silver basket in which the col lection for Marie Olivier was placed. A committee consisting of Mrs. Ab ner Broadwater, Mrs. Mamie Tillman and Mrs. J. L. Mims was appointed to confer with the Civic League and other organizations in reference to the establishment of a Rest Room on the suggestion of Mrs. W. L. Duno vant. z The contribution to the Jubilee Fund was very generous and was a free will offering from those present. When all the members are heard from ?we hope it will reach the $300 asked for. The hostesses, assisted by Miss Mamie Dunovant and little Miss Katherine Stewart served iced tea and a dainty salad course. The,union i was glad to welcome several visitors. Death of Mrs. Turner. (Communicated.) After a lingering illness for sev eral months, Mrs. W. E. Turner pass led away at her home Friday night, April 4th. The funeral service was held at McKendree church by Rev. I M. M. Brabham. She had been a member of McKen ! dree church for several years and will be greatly missed. She leaves a husband and eight children to mourn her death. She has gone to be with Jesus, in the land where there is no sickness, no sorrow, and no pain. S. C. TRUNK WASH, FRUIT TREES. For giving life and for destroying cankers. Quick lime, 20 pounds; Laundry soap, 3 pounds; Sulphur, 4 pounds; water, 25 gallons. This will treat near 300 trees. To make, dissolve soap in 3 gallons of hot water; make thin paste of sul phur and add to soap solution; add this mixture to the lime slowly while the lime is slowly slaking in a barrel. J)ilute gradually to 25 gallons. Visit to Sfate Capitol in Boston. $>fc Gainsboro Street, Boston, Mass. Dear Adverser : An Englishman made this comment about the: Massachusetts State Capi tol, "Far,t|(e most beautiful city in America, asearas I have seen is Bos ton, and the|(State House is the most beautiful ini.>the country. At Wash ington, ?t:?AJbany, at Chicago, and elsewhere, you see much grander and more co3tty;8tructure, but this is per fect in tast<f and proportion. The sit uation is nope and has been made the best of." ~ Charles-, bulfinch, the architect of the Capitol was also the architect of the Capitol^?t Washington. Th J glis tening, gUdcid dome is visible a long distance aw?y and a visit to the inte rior is waU worth the time of even a historian.,'or . teacher. Massachusetts has the largest State reference li brary of any-of the other states in the Union. { I walked through the li brary. There were shelves for every state, but since South Carolina was represented^ only by huge volumes containing laws and reports, I didn't bother to take the books from the shelves. We are all secretly bored by reports even from our own state and I didn't expect to come in contact with any of its laws. I was interested in the battle flags and historical mu ral paintings.. Memorial Jlall, near the center of the building, has a circular gallery a bove supported by marble col?mnns. In four -niches in opposite sides of the* rooms are groups of richly color ed battle flags carried by the volun teers in the War Between the States. Though every now and then we see relics or monuments in reference to the late Civil War, the trophies and statues more often have reference to the war of American Indepe idence. One picture-represents Paul Revere hurrying thraagh-the village calling "the country-folk to be up and to arms." Anj)therjs_ a picture of th.2 jgds^;;3?i^aft,fjpas the -' a^t-vp;ef turedit to-be, with the cofbnist dis guised as Indians. Certainly our fore fathers did their uprising pictures quely. A few days ago I saw the spot where the Tea Party took place. The place is now dry land, since the beean I has been pushed out and the street ?built up so that the exact scene of the I Tea Party has been covered. A bronze ?slab is the only mark and by the dim I light I could just read the inscription. ?The verse was rather funny." I re member the gist of it ran something I like this, "never was such a drink ?compounded as the colonist brewed and the tyrant" drank that night in I Boston harbor." Certainly, at least, {they drank the humility of being sur prised by the restless patriots. We re I call that George the Third was a Ger jman and that a great many of his British disagreed with him, so that af ter all our grievance was with Ger many and not with England. The At lantic Ocean washes the shores of ?many states, but who shall say that Massachusetts and South Carolina are not among the greatest? Daniel Webster said : "Let me recur to pleas ing recollections, let me remind you ?that in early times no States cherish ed greater harmony both of principle land feeling than Massachusetts and ?South Carolina." Florence Minis. Pleasant Lane News. Messrs.R. M. Harling, J. W. Park man, R. H. Lanier, N. F. Manly and IP. A. Timmerman attended a Mason ! meeting in Greenwood last Monday night. Mrs. Annie Harling spent several days of the past week with her daughter, Mrs. Robert Lanier. Mr. W. W. Fuller visited our school ra recently'.' Mr. Boswell and son, and Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Timmerman of Horn's Creek, Mr. G. C. Timmerman of Cal lison, Mrs. M. B. Byrd and Miss Nel lie Byrd of the Gilgal section, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Williams and Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Timmerman were guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Tim merman an Sunday. Mr. Will Lagrone of Callison spent Sunday with P. A. Timmerman. The Rev. M. M. Brabham was a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Timmerman last Sunday night. Little Miss Ruth Hamilton is ill. Subscriber. Sf, ??81!g58 ira Lfe0?3ni KIL?.S THE COUGH. CUKES THE LUNGS-' John E. Agner Sends Interest ing Letter to His Mother. March 3, 1919. My Dear Mother: How are you all today? This leaves me feeling1 fine, and we are having some pretty weather over here now. I 'sent you all some souvenirs recently, which I hope you received. I received your letter written on the 9th of February, and was glad to hear, but sorry to know that you were not getting on so well. It looks as if you and Papa are having a right tough time. You say that Sister is coming down to stay a while and help you. Mother, I am sending yod a list . of the places where the Third Bat talion of the 81st Division, has been. I was with them all the time, except while I was in the hospital, and I am still in the 'company which I came from the States with. They have just called the roll of those who have mail, and I have a letter from you. I am sorry to hear that Aunt Sallie is sick. I am sending you some post cards. You notice the building where ?the cross mark can be seen. There are two large trees near it, and that (building is our Y. M. C. A., and where j I go to school every evening. The i other cross mark ?hows the street on \ which I walk post, 2 hours on and 4 'off. I saw Tom Burnett and George ?DeLaughter a few days ago. They j were well, and were telling me about i Jim being at home. I have not seen Bill Doch or Fred |Mims and do- not know where they ;are. I know where George Miller and Earle Prince are, but it is too far for me to go to see them. I met one of the boys from McCormick a few days 'ago. He asked me if I knew Mr. Har jvely at Modoc. I told him I did and ?that I only lived within five miles of i him and knew all the rest of the peo ple around there. I must have talked with him an hour and a half. Names of places I have visited: On August 20, landed at La Havre, 22nd, awiyed.at Eroy, and marched fofFiogriy, and on.the ,25th to Lig rrth&'e? . '. ? On September 14 we left' Ligniere and returned to, Eroy, leaving there ?next day by train to Brujeres, and hiked from the railroad to Domfaign. On the 18th left for St. Remy, Com panies J and K going on the 19th to Mere Henry on top of a mountain. On the 22nd, J and K hiked all night I in the. rain to Maryday. I On the 18th Co. M left Dompaign for St. Remy and the next day went to Moyenne, on the 22nd to Saville, 28th to Raidod Roback. On the 29th Companies J and K went to their trenches at St. Jean Dormont and the general vicinity of the place was occupied by all the com pa ny. October 14th we hiked away from St. Jean Dormont to St. Die. October 18th, we marched from St. Die and Cos. J and K, went to Bel lmont and L and M went to Vervey ville. On the 20th all the companies marched to Pallegney except Co. I, which stopped in Domivre. October 31, Co. I hiked out of Domevre and Cos. K, I and M hiked |out of Pallegney to Chatel Duos. No vember 1, we entrained at Chatel sur ! Mosel and road through Nancy, and j from Toul to Sampigney; all hiked Ifrom this railroad station to the jwoo.ds called Foret de Marcelieu near ?a town called Domceorin. We slept ?in the woods that night and the same ! night hiked through St. Mihiel. From the woods of Marcelieu we went to i Les Montharous and from there to I ?dugouts called Champs de Tir near j Verdun. It was 4 o'clock in the morn ! ing of November 4 when we got into j these dugouts. November 5 we hiked from the dugouts at Champs de Tir to sub sec tor Voux, and the place where the Third Battalion was placed was called I C. R. Duprat. Regimental P. C. was at Norman die. These are only military names of parts of the woods o rmountains. On November 9 we left the 3ub sector Vaux and hiked to the forests west of Chatillon, November 10th ad vanced out of the forest to the edge of Moramille, and on the 11th were in front of Grimaucourt when the war ended. November ;12 at Moulainiville, where we slept on the field, 13th and 14th at Hondaniville where we were in camp at Camp de Bois till the 18th when we hiked to Nubecourt on the 22nd to Laimont, 23rd to Robert Es pagne. On the 25th we hiked to Per \ Camp Branch News. We regret to learn that Mr. J. W. DeLaughter is very ill. He has been sick for two weeks. Hope he will soon recover. We are all glad to see ours boys return from overseas and they de serve the welcome hand shakes. Little Ellie Peeler, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Peeler has been real sick for several days but am glad to say she is improving very fast. Mrs. Peeler received a telegram from her husband last Thursday, who landed in Charleston. Hope he will soon receive his discharge and come home. We were glad to have with us last Sunday Mr. Walter Griffis, who is just from France. It is very in teresting to hear him talk and I am quite sure he can tell you something about his trip. Miss Ruth McDaniel spent last week with Mrs. Lizzie Prince. Mr. Marvin Bartley is spending this week with Mr. Capers DeLaugh ter. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Holmes spent Sunday with Mrs. N. H. DeLaughter, also Mr. and Mrs. J. R. DeLaughter and Mrs. Essie Bledsoe from North Augusta spent Sunday at Mrs. N. H. DeLaughter's. Miss Lou DeLaughter has also been on the sick list for several days with chills and tonsilitis but is better. A goodly number of Mr. J. W. De Laughter's friends from Edgefield came to see him Sunday. Among them were his niece, Mrs. Emma Jackson and her husband and daugh ter, Miss Thelma Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Holston. On account of sickness there, is not much news this week so will make it short. A Poem. The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another. Gen. 31:49. ,'Go thou thy way and I go mine: Apart,;yet not afar; . Only - a thin., veil hangs ..between The pathway' where We arel And 'God keep watch 'tween the?' and me,* This is my prayer. He looks thy way, He looketh mine, And keeps us near. / I know not where thy road may lie, Or which way mine will be; If mine will lead through parching sand, And thine beside the sea: Yet 'God keep watch 'tween three and me,' So never fear; He holds thy hand, He claspeth mine And we are near. Should wealth and fame perchance .be thine, And my lot lowly be: Or you be sad and sorrowful, And glory be for me: Yet 'God keep watch 'tween thee and me,' Both be His care. One arm 'round thee, and one 'round me, Will keep us near. I sigh sometimes to see thy face, But since this may not be, I'll leave thee to the care of Him, Who cares for you and me. "I'll keep thee both beneath my wing" This domforts, dear. One wing o'er thee, and one o'er me, So we are near. And though our paths be separate, And thy way is not mine, Yet coming to the mercy seat, My soul will meet with thine, And 'God keep watch 'tween thee and me,' I'll whisper there. . He blesseth thee, He blesseth me And we are near." J. Russell Wright. thes passing through the large city called St. Digier when we passed in review before Colonel Holstean. On the 26th we hiked to Plaurupt, 27th' to Souvlames, 28th to Eclance, 29th to Bligny, December 1, to Cun fin, December 2 to Brion, December 3, triumphant entry into Coulmieres Sector. Your son, John E. Agner, 321st Inf. Co. L. ?tires Old Soras, Other Remedies Won't Cure. The wornt cases, no matter of how long standing, are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr. Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relieves Pain and Heals at the same time. 25c, 50c, $1.0/