Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Celebrated Their Silver Wed ding Anniversary Last Night. A social event of large interest to <fastonia was the silver wedding an niversary of Mr. and Mrs. Miles An drew Carpenter at their handsome new home 511 South York street last ?ght from nine to eleven o'clock. ?uring these hours several hundred .f their friends called to congratulate ahern on the happy event and to wish .them many returns of their wedding anniversary. Mrs. Carpenter was, prior to her marriage, Miss Jennie Alice Smith, of Trenton, S. C. The guests were greeted at the iront porch by Mr. and Mrs. John R. .Rankin and Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Rcck ett. Master Joe Andy Carpenter and little Miss Mary Frances Carpenter of Shelby, received the cards at the front door where Mr. and Mrs. John Carpenter met the guests and show ed them into the reception room. Here was the register, presided over by Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Carpenter and where each of the large number of guests registered before being presented to the receiving line. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde C. Armstrong were at the door to the parlor and presented the guests to the receiving line which was constituted as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Miles A. Carpenter, Mr. Thomas Carpenter, Mrs. Mary Smith, of Trenton, S. C., mother of Mrs. Car penter, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Carpen ter, of Shelby, Mr. and Mrs. Joe S. Smith, of Trenton, S. C., Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Marsh, of Trenton, S. C., Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Eubanks, of Aiken S. C., Mr. and Mrs. Will Grif ts, of Trenton, .S C., Mrs. Thomas Kline, of Raleigh, and Mr. O. F. Ma son. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar B. Carpenter were at the door leading from the parlor to the dining room. In the dining room refreshments were serv ed by Misses Modena Durham, Aline Reid, Marie Smith, Jeanette Davis, Mary LaFar and Lucile Mason. From the dining room the guests were shown to the gift room by Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Woltz. Presiding over the gift room were Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Mason and Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Brittain. From the gift room to the front porch where Mr. and Mrs Frank L. Carpenter and Misses Ruth Mason and Myrtle Warren presided over the punch bowl. Throughout the house the color scheme in both decorations and re freshments, of white and silver was carried out. In the reception room pink sweet peas in silver bowls were used. In t .e parlor the decorations consisted mainly of stands of aspara gus ferns. The dining room was, es pecially attractive. From the chande lier there were streamers of white tulle to the four corners of the din ing table, in the center of which wa? a large shower bouquet of sweet peas. There were several candlesticks with white shades on this table. The re freshments consisted of silver cake, white ice cream and white mints served in silver baskets. On the man tel were silver baskets containing white sweet peas. In the hall white hollyhocks were used. Here delight ful piano music was renderd by Miss es Mable Little, Marie Smith and others. In the gift room sweet peas were also used in profusion. Nas turtiums and ivy were used for dec orations at the punch table on the porch. Mr. and Mrs. Carperter were the recipients of a large number of hand some and costly presents of silver, testimony of the high esteem in which they are held by many friends here and elsewhere. They were also the recipients of many warm and .hearty congratulations from their friends, all of which wished for them many more celebrations of their mar riage anniversary.-Gastj.nia Ga zette. Mrs. Carpenter is a daughter of Mrs. T. G. Smith of Trenton. Booze is Dot a Good Cure. <From the Ames Iowa Intelligencer) When a man comes to you all 'doubled up with pain and declares he .'?ill die in your presence unless you procure him a drink of whiskey, send him to a doctor or else give him a dose of Chamberlain's Celie and Diar rhoea Remedy. There is a mistaken notion among a whole lot of people that booze is a remedy for colic and stomach ache. Candidate for Cotton Weigher. I take this means of announcing that I ara a candidate for the position of cotton weigher for the town of Edgefteld and solicit the support of farmers who sell their cotton there. If elected I shall endeavor to give entire satisfaction at all times. B. C. BRYANT. No matter what yo? need if it is something to wear you can always find it here, as we always have a large and complete stock on hand. New goods arriving daily. RUBENSTEIN. f ' ? ?? 1 ?? Muarwrr ?ri?mt TL j?t?J&n?5 ft ^^^^ . ^?a ^^^^^ Fox* a. Sick. 1 MANY SECRET ORDERS ORGANIZE FOR THRIFT More Than Sixteen Hundred Lodge? With Thousands of Members Work ing to Make Thrift a Happy Habit. Thrift, as a movemnet of the Uni ted States Treasury Department, has been indorsed by more than sixteen hundred lodges of fraternal orders in the Fifth Federal Reserve District. According to figures given out today by the War Loan Organization of the District, these lodges have more than one hundred and thirty-six thousand members, and not only are all these members urgeiPto Join War Savings Societies, but many lodges are invest ing their Treasury funds in War Sav ings Stamps. Some three hundred lodges, with a membership exceeding thirty-four thousand, are forming societies in Maryland. Among the orders repre sented there are the Knights of Pythias, Shield of Honor, Maccabees, Red Men, Knights of the Golden Eagle, Woodmen of the World and Knights of Columbus. In Virginia the Woodmen of Am?r ica are heartily co-operating In the thrift tmovement. Their two hundred and ten lodges with a membership of seven thousand four hundred and thirty-five, are organizing War Sav ings Societies. In North Carolina nearly seven hundred lodges are act ively supporting the campaign. These total a membership of about sixty-nine thousand, representing the Sons and Daughters of Liberty, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. Valuable aid is being lent in South Carolina by the Knights of Pythias, the Red Men and the Odd Fellows, the three orders having more than three hundred lodges In the State, wfth a membership In excess of twelve thou sand. Co-operation of all lodges in the distrtlct is urged. Since many of the most prominent and influential men in every community are lodge members. It ls partcularly desired to have the fraternal Orders behind the saving movement. FARMERS TURN SALES INTO SAVING STAMPS Odd1 Crops of Great Aid to Thrifty Tillers of Soil in This District. Farmer? who are making a habit of gtrtting a few Thrift Stamps every time they market anything from their farms are finding that they are able to save regulaly and that they do not miss the small amounts in vested. The average farmer in this 3ectiou of the country depends large ly on his "money" crop, which he har vests once a year. Almost every one of them, however, grows something else which he markets at odd times. An occasional load of hay may be taken Into town and sold. The thrifty farmers also plant peas, beans, okra, lettuce, beets or some of the other vegetables which thrive In the South and for which there Is a ready market. Butter and eggs form staple articles to be marketed between seasons. By buying Just a few Thrift Stamps each time the farm wagon makes a haul to town, the farmer or his wife 1? provldng a fund which they will be able te turn to good account later on, for when these Thrift Stamps are exchanged lor War Sav ings Stamp, they increase in value automatically, and may always be turned Into cash on ken days' written notice to the postmaster, although the longer they ar? kept Che more they earn. Wealth is seldom th? result af luck but of system. Save regularly. Buy W. S. S. Treat your pocketbook wita the same consideration as you would your best friend. Investment in War Savings Stamps makes the tie stronger. The cornerstone of tomorrow's suc cess is founded upon today's thrift. Any postman can lay the cornerstone tor you with War Savings Stamps. T?x never miss the first dollar out of your pocketbook. Keep it for your self. Bay Thrift Stomps. Have you bought your Thrift Stamp todfjprT Pocketbook THRIFTY HOUSEWIFE MAY HAVE LUXURIES War Saving* Stamps Furnish. An Easy Way to Obtain Money for Conveniences. (Although a family may not '"be wealthy enough for me "lady of the house' 'to have all the little conveni ences she wants, through Thrift and War Savings Stamps the government has provided a way for the housewife to flt up her kitchen, paint the house, furnish her spare room or embellish the parlor. i These women who were so wise as to begin saving systematically early in 1918 have nice little sums invested in War Savings Stamps by this time. Eleven War Savings Stamps, some of which cost as little as $4.12 apiece, will buy a first-class kitchen cabinet. In many Instances, the housewife would not have saved anything to speak of, had it not been for the War Savings Stamps. Women are quick to grasp the bene fits from habits of thrift. Numerous reports have been received at district headquarters of the War Loan Organ ization of the Fifth Federal Reserve District of women who have started in by putting quarters in Thrft Stamps and who have been enabled to buy desired articles to brighten their homes. As soon as a War Savings Stamp is bought, it begins earning morai money. War Savings Stamps are practically ready money. They are redeemable with accrued Interest at the post office on ten days' notice, but the longer they are held, the more money they make for their holders. EASY START TOWARD SUCCESS FURNISHED I When a man gets $1,000 saved up there are always opportunities for a good investment. It ii hard to place much less than that. That is what healthy men who are self-made ad vise young men to begin early and save the first thousand. Until we went to war, it was hard to get started toward that $1,000 un less at least one dollar could be put away at a time. Small change was restless and acrobatic* and kept Jump ing out of our pockets into someone else's. Now, however, there is an easy way to get that first thousand. The answer is Thrift Stamps. They cost ' only a quarter apiece and can be con verted into War Savings Stamps. The government of the United States ? backs these War Savings Stamps with a guarantee of 4 per cent, interest, 1 compounded quarterly. Save and sue- < ceed. AS PERMANENT INVESTMENT Secretary of Treasury Glass Shows . Values of War Savings and Asks for Co-operation. Secretary Glass, in a recent inter view given at Washington, discussed War Stamps as a permanent invest ment a? follows: "WAR Savings Stamps afford an ex cellent vehicle for increasing capital and. earning power. Many persona have not taken the War Savings Stamps seriously as au Investment but the fact that they may be bought in as large a quantity as $1,000 face value during 1919, at such favorable interest return, makes them most de sirable for the average man or family. "Definite plans for the continuance of the issue in coming years of small Government securities are being work ed out "Although War Savings Stamp? sales this year do not approach th* high marks made under stimulation of war need last year, their absorption by the public thus far has been satis factory. Savings in all channels shrank dur ing the early months of the year, and it is expected that War Savings Sump sales, along with postal savings and savings bank deposits, will grow steadily throughout the year. "Co-operation is sought earnestly in the matter of keeping Thrift and War Savings Stamps on sale, so that no one so inclined may fail to have oppor tunity to invest his money wisely." Today is that tomorrow you thought about yesterday-Buy W. S. S. nov. Spend wisely-invest Judiciously-j and you will have plentifully. ATrium Toughi And yet, the 'Ro; sesses amazing buo^ That's the secret < tire's success. Hardihood that extra miles, combi luxury of easier ridi Let us put 'Royal ( car. They are the ut ?ment-the finest tire United Stal are Good STEWAEI Winthrop College Scholarship and Entrance Examination. The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop Col lege and for the admission of new students will be held at the County Court House on Friday, July 4th, at 9 A. M., and also on Saturday, July 5th, at 9 A. M., for those who wish to make up by examina!;ion addition al units required for full admission to the Freshman Class of this insti tution. The examination on Saturday, July 5th, will be used only for mak ing additional units. The scholarships will be awarded upon the examina tion held on Friday, July 4th. Appli cants must not be less than sixteen years of age. When scholarships are vacant after July 4th, they will be a warded to those making the highest average at this examination, provided they meet the conditions governing the award. Applicants for scholar ships should write to President John son for scholarship examination blanks. These blanks, properly filled out by the applicant, should be filed with President Johnson by July ist. Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session will open September 17, 1919. For fur ther information and catalogue, ad dress President D. B. Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C. Cotton Ginnery for Sale 4-70 Saw Murray Steel Auto matic Gin, 10.0-horse Boiler and 50 horse Engine. Ginned less than 3,000 bales, good con ditionna bargain on terms to responsible parties. Located near Augusta. Address C. A. CLIFFORD, 168 Whitehall, St., Atlanta, G. WANTED-A FARM . 200 to 600 ACRES Improved land, on public road, near school house and church. "FARMER D4" CARE OF "THE STATE" Columbia, S. C. BucEtlen's Arnica Salve Che Best Salve in The World. o? this famous tes Tires Tires TMSO' 'Pta*1 ? C & KERNAGHAN, Local Dealers Candidate for Cotton Weigher. Haring just re >rned from France, and receiving my discharge from the U. S. Army, wnere x nave been since September 1917, at the solicitation of a number of my friends, I hereby announce myself as candidate for Cotton Weigher for the town of Edge field, S. C. If elected, I promise to give faithful service to all parties in the performance of my duties. WILLIAM- G. BYRD. FOR SALE: One good family horse, one one-horse wagon and har ness, one top buggy and harness, one first class milch cow, fresh in mille Apply to DUNOVANT & CO. FOR SALE: Six Jersey milch cows, fresh to pail. Write or phone L. D. SWEARINGEN, Trenton, S. C. Rubber Hose for all Purposes We have Garden Hose, Water Hose, Radiator Hose and Steam Hose. Our garden hose at 25c. per foot is by far the cheapest hose you can buy, for it will last from six to eight seasons, which means an average of about 3c. to 4c. per foot a season. While you can get a hose for 10c. you know as a rule the 10c. hose will last you about one season. With an order for 50 feet or more of garden hose we give a lawn sprinkler. Radiator hose in 1 inch, li inch H inch, li inch, 2 inch, 2 :, in 3 and 4 foot length?. Columbia Supply Co. 823 West Gervais St, Columbia, S. C. United States Administration Southern Railroad Schedule of trains arriving and departing from Edgefield: Depart Arrive 6:55 a. m_Trenton and Columbia_9:45 a. ra 8:40 a. m_.Trenton and Augusta._.7:50 a. m. 10:40 a. m. _Trenton, Aiken, Augusta, Columbia, Washington and New York_2:00 p. m. 8:05 p. m_.Trenton, Columbia and Augusta_9:00 p. m. For additional information communicate with J. A. TOWNSEND, Agent, Edgefield, S. C.