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EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, <}ULY 9, 1919 NO. 18 -' '" " , -- - -? JOHNSTON LETTER. College Students' Entertain ment. U. D. C. Picnic for Veterans. Two Very Sad Deaths. On last Friday evening the enter tainment given by the students of the county, was one that every person in thecounty should have seen. The colleges each had fine representatives, who- did their part well and there was a fine college spirit among the partic ipants. This entertainment which is an annual affair is a splendid move ment and is well worth the having. Every one that was present was geatly pleased and it was regretted that the auditorium was not literally packed to see these noble young men, the beautiful young ladies. The fact that it was on the fourth, made the attendance not as large as it other wise would have been. The day was full of picnics and excursion parties, and quite a good many were away even for the evening. For many years it has been the custom of the Mary Ann Buie chap ter, U. D. C., to have a picnic for the veterans, and to this are always invit ed the wives and widows of veterans. For four years the occasion has been had out at the country place of Mrs. Martha Edwards, one of the elderly members. A more ideal place could not be found for such. The spacious home with the beautiful grove and the beloved and cordial hostess all made it a place desired. There was really a touch of ante-bellum times about the place with its lavish hos pitality and this made all the old vet erans happy and in a reminiscent frame of mind. There were even the kindly black faces of the servants of ye olden times who were on the alert | with cool water and other attentions. After the arrival of all, and there was a good crowd, the veterans chief ly filled thejarge piazza and^such a^ lock of his homecoming after being in I prison for a long time. He arrived at home on Sunday and went straight to church as all his people were there. : He got in church just in time to hear 1 his funeral being preached as he had ! been reported dead. Many more in-? teresting things were told and war j records of some of the veterans se- j cured. The ladies had equally as good a j time in the parlors and hallway, chat- ? ting . Mrs. Nick Broadwater played and sang a number of pieces she play ed during the war. These were much ; enjoyed. A sumptuous dinned was served !, under the trees. The baskets were | filled with the best of things and cof- j fee and iced tea were served. After dinner all gathered in the house and j sang old war ballads. Before leaving, the Daughters and veterans discussed having a picnic for the returned soldiers. One of the town's most beloved and honored citizens, Mr. G. P. Cobb, passed away Saturday morning after j several months' illness and although the end was not unexpected, the news came as a shock. Mr. Cobb will be greatly missed from the town, for in every good en deavor he was always identified. He was quiet and gentle, and he moved . through his life in an unassuming manner, doing whatever he could. It was just that that made him so belov ed, and will make him to be so missed. In his home he was the mainstay, and it was here his beautiful charac ter shone with such lustrt. To those who learned on him, he was their strong support j with loving hands, making life's way smooth. He was a real Christian, loving his ! church and the cause of Christ, and was never known to refuse to con tribute to any object. To live such a life is not to die. The influence of this life will live on and on. Mr. Cobb leaves a widow, a broth er of Belton and a step-daughter, Miss Sue Sloan besides many rela tives. The funeral services were conduct edSunday afternoon in the home by his pastor, Rev. W. S. Brooke, who spoke beautifully of the departed. The body was carried to Mt. of Olives cemetery where it was laid to rest beneath a mound of flowers. Mrs. Frank Landrum and childr of Florence are guests of Mrs. A. Lewis. Dr. Claude Latimer of Chariest has been spending a few days he with his mother, Mrs. S. J. Latim< His friends were all glad to see hi again. Dr. S. G. Mobley celebrated 1 84th birthday on July 3rd. His brot ers and their families, his sister, M: Latimer, and a few others were i vited to be with him on this hap] occasion. A very enjoyable dinn was served. There were many good wishes < ring the day from warm friends, e pecially the wish that he see mai more birthdays. Mrs. Rhodes of Hampton is vis: ing her mother, Mrs. Lizzie Crim Mr. O. D. Black has gone to Loui ville, Ky., for his annual visit to tl firm for which he has been travellii for fourteen years. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hendrix ar son,' and .Miss Floride Hendrix i Leesville spent Sunday here with M and Mrs. J. M. Turner. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cox have gone 1 Hendersonville, N. C. to enjoy tl mountain breezes. The death of Mr. Charlie Crouc which occurred on Saturday was very sad one, and the town mourne with the grief stricken family. Mr. Crouch came here about a yes ago to make his home with his siste Mrs. Rushton, and about two monti or more ago, was taken sick and hs been suffering all this time. Lovin hands ministered so faithfully da and night, that he might be relieve and restored. Finally he became pai alyzed. Mr. Crouch was a man that wa held in highest regard and esteen and although he had lived here onl a short while he had made strong tie of friendship and during his illnes his friends were very solicitous. Mr. Crouch was a good man; h ivas a neighbor in every sense of th word; he was a father most loving and a devoted brother. He loved th Lord and in his go.ng he has jus pone on before to await the coming o loved ones. That he had a vision o the heavenly mansions was that afte lying paralyzed for some time, whil< loved ones stood by, be suddenly lift ed his hand to heaven, a smile illumin cd his face-and he was gone. He leaves one daughter, Mis: Connie Crouch, four sons, and tw< sisters, Mrs. Octavia Rushton an< Mrs. Cullum. The body was carried to Ebenezei church Sunday afternoon where Rev W. S. Brooke, in the service spok< in beautiful and comforting words ol his life. The body was laid to rest be side the graves of his wife and tw( daughters. Many beautiful. flower; were sent by loving friends. The last meeting for the summei of the Emily Geiger chapter D. A. R. was held on the afternoon of Julj 4th, with Mrs. John Wright, this part' ly being in celebration of the fourth In absence of Mrs. Scott, Mrs. P. N Lott, vice-regent, presided. It was gratifying in reports to learn thal during the year the third payment oi the endowment fund had been made by the chapter, this chapter being a founder. It was also reported that one of the members had listed as a founder of the school. All chapter pledges are paid, gifts to the George town school and French Orphan. Suggested topics for the study course, were handed in. The program was very interesting and several good papers were given: "The Magna Char ta," by Mrs. P. N. Lott; "The Fall o? the Bastile," Mrs. Harry C. Strother; "The Constitution," Mrs. J. H. White. Later the hostess invited all into the dining room where they were seated at a beautifully appointed ta ble, the decorations being large bowls of red, white and blue flowers. An elaborate salad course with iced tea was served. Mrs. James Cullum and Mrs. H. D. Grant assisting the host ess. The last meeting of the New Cen tury Club was held with Mrs. J. A. Dobey on Tuesday afternoon, Miss Clara Sawyer presiding. The study course for the coming year was voted on, this to be Jewish History, and the club will meet twice a month. It was decided to have a ^reciprocity chairman, also chairman Pleasant Lane News. . Born Thursday, June 26, a daught er to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lanier , Mrs. Jesse P. Timmerman and little son, J. P. Jr., returned from a visit to relatives in Fort Mill, S. S. The barbecue given in Mr. G. M. Timmerman's grove last Saturday was a most enjoyable event. Both young and old spent a most delight ful day. Mrs. J. P. Timmerman entertain en a number of children in honor of her brother, Master Elliott Bennett, of Fort Mill, S. C. ' Mrs. Cheatham and daughters, Misses Ethel and Corrie, were week end visitors in our community. Mr. and Mrs. Will Hamilton spent Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. Will Timmerman and little daughter, Lula, of Horn's Creek, spent the last week-end here with relatives. Major John Warren. The glad hand was extended to. Major John Warren this morning when he came to Edgefield, having reached home yesterday. Major War ren has made a fine record in the mil itay service. Soon after this country declared war on Germany, he volun teered and went to an officers' train ing camp where he received a com mission as captain. After going to France he received the well deserved promotion of major. The Advertiser and the people of Edgefield county are very proud of the splendid record: of this Edgefield boy. of fine arts. The club is having sent to the General Federation Magazine, some of the best poems of one of its members, Mrs. F. M. Boyd, and her picture will appear with these. ThiV' is a memorial to her from the club.! The subject for the afternoon was some of the important issues of the1 day. Mrs. H. D. Grant read the Peace! Treaty, Mrs. P. N,. Lott';'." spoke Suffrage and .Miss Zena Payne, Na tional Prohibition. Miss Antoinette Denny gave several piano selections. The hostess served a dainty salad course with iced tea and patriotic colors were beautifully carried out. The Red Cross chapter here has contributed $10 toward the entertain ment of the returned soldiers which will be given in Columbia. The mat ter of having the district nurse was voted on favorably at the last meet ing. Mrs. J. H. White and Miss Hallie White will leave this week to spend two months in the mountains. Mr. Stanton Lott has gone to Cal ifornia to visit his brother, Mr. James Richardson, and while away will ?make an extended western tour. Up on his return he will visit his sister, Mrs. Swan, in Colorado, Texas. Misses Edna Sawyer and Madge Bland are guests of the Misses Saw iyer. Mrs. C. P. Corn is at home after a visit to her parents in Walhalla. Mrs. Mary Waters has returned from a two weeks' stay in Greenwood with her sister. Mr. J. L. Walker has been quite sick at the University Hospital in Au gusta for two weeks but is now rest ing more comfortably, his friends are glad to learn. Dr. McMillan and Miss Mary Mc Millan have been guests of the for mer's sister, Mrs. H. D. Grant. Mrs. J. W. Brown contemplates a visit to Texas to see her sister, Mrs. Azilee Lott Swan, and will also visit her brother, Mr. James Richardson and his family in California. Mrs. Porter Dorn of McCormick, is visiting relatives. On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Claude Lott entertained the We are-Twelve club in a happy manner and everyone greatly enjoyed the oc casion. The rooms were attractive in quantities of daisies and the score cards were decorated in flowers. There were about 50 friends present. The chief diversion was 'progressive rook. After an animated game the hostess served an elaborate salad course with iced tea. Mrs. John White is the guest of her daughter Mrs. Lon Crouch. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bradford of Columbia and Miss Creighton of Seneca, relatives of Mrs. G. P. Cobb, came over to attend the funeral of Mr. G P. Cobb. Dedicatory Exercises. Politicians have slogans that rally their friends around them, nations have slogans that call their people to patriotism. The only church slogan I know, if it .may be called one, which rallies the listeners, is the phrase, "an all-day meeting with dinner on the ..grounds." One of these occasions was the sixth of July when the First Baptist Church of Edgefield was ded icated and when, from many miles around people came to hear three masterly sermons and to clasp the I bands of old and new friends, v .' I have heard it said that anyone who has ever lived in Edgefield or visited here likes to come back again. Stinday we saw that those who have preached here like to . come and preach again. Literature and speech making may be divided into three classifications: the literature which causes us to be inspired, to be uplifted and helped; that which teaches, instructs and clarifies; that which arouses, stirs, and stimulates. I know of no better illustration of this than the sermon o* the morning by Dr. M. D- Jeffries, which inspired us to give the best of ourselves to the service of God; the sermon of the afternoon by Dr. P. J. McLean which instructed us in the thought that the world owed a great debt-to the Christian church, and the sermon of the evening by Dr. C. E. Burts which aroused us to the thought that the Brotherhood of man and Democracy belong to the new or der of living, i The excellent music which always roves any meeting was furnished ? Miss Helen Dorn and Mrs. Lily Cogburn at the pipe organ, Misses iam. Norris, Elizabeth Calliham ahd Mrs. A. B. Carwile, being assist ed by an able choir and orchestra of young- people. This was an occasion when the aged ?grew middle aged and the mid d''<?/2ged grew youthful during these i^Bic?s;. which helped everyone. [S^r/i'cT.G. tee Vr?? the'centre from'j which all this good will, radiated. Some preachers are popular with all | of the people some of the time, with some of the people all of the time, but Dr. Lee is popular with all of the people all of the time. We were glad to welcome among 1 us our friends of the other churches I of the town. Our friendship and iel- : lowship with God grows in proportion 1 to our friendship with our fellowman | and our spirit of good will toward all j fellow-workers of all denomina tions. Several men were talking about the uniting of all the churches. One I man, a Methodist, using the argu ment that since they were all joined together by a common tie of brother hood, since they were all impelled by the same power toward the same goal and all more or less alike, they might be compared to a train of cars. Since they were so closely associated, he thought there was only a step to the goal of uniting. One gentleman in the crowd, a Baptist, said he thought the comparison a very apt one provided that his denomination might represent the pullman cars of the train. The Methodist replied that the idea would be very appropriate since he understood that among the Baptists there were a good many "sleepers." Sunday was a day of awakening when the drowsy-eyed Baptists came to the realization of the huge task set before us. In the words of the Marseillaise I might say: "Awake ye sons of our country, The day of glory has arrived." The day of glorious achievement for the Kingdom of God has come, not only through the Baptists or any other sect but through all those who call themselves Christians. FLORENCE MIMS. Program of Sunday School Convention. The Edgefield County Baptist Sunday School Convention will be held at Horn's Creek Church, Wed nesday and Thursday, July 30th and 31st, 1919. / N Wednesday morning, ll :00-Devotional exercises, con ducted by John D. Hughey, and organization. 12:00-Report from various Sun day Schools. 12:30-Query. How can we im press upon the average scholar, the importance of learning the lesson, taking care of the Sunday School lit erature?-S. A. Brimson, Rev. P. B. Lanham and W. B. Cogburn. 1:00-Adjournment for dinner. Wednesday afternoon. 2:00-Query. The importance of putting the first things first-E. J. Norris, Rev. J. W. Kesterson, Rev. E. L. Coogler. 2:40-The Sunday School as an aid to destroy illiteracy from our State -Rev. R. G. Lee, Hon. J. L. Mims. 3:30-Reports of committees and miscellaneous business. Thursday morning. 11:30-Sunday School address by Rev. T. J. Watts, State Sunday School Secretary. 11:00-Devotional exorcises by Rev. C. G. Wells. 12:15-Relation the Sunday School bears to the church, Mrs. J. L/Mims. 1:00-Recess for dinner. 2:00-Can Christian teaching be adequately done without the Sunday School? Rev. John E. Jackson, W. E. Lott, O. Sheppard and J. H. Cante lou. 2:40-Is Sunday School work pro gressing as it should? Rev. H. B. White, John K. Allen, M. B. Hamil ton, R. T. Strom, W. J. Talbert. Miscellaneous business and ad journment. We hope all delegates will prepare reports of their respective Sunday Sunday Schools. John D. Hughey, Chairman. Rev. P. B. Lanham, S. B. Mays, A. S. Tompkins, Committee. John E. Bacon Dies in Wash ington. Monday morning the body of John E. Bacon was interred in the Edge field cemetery, his death having oc curred in Washington as the result of a surgical operation. He was well known by the older generation here, being a son of John E.'Bacon and Re becca Pickens Bacon, his mother hav ing been a daughter of Gov. F. W. Pickens. Mr. Bacon graduated from the University of South Carolina, where he made a splendid record throughout his college course but in stead of entering upon the practice of law as did his distinguished father, he entered upon commercial life. It has been a number of years since he resided in Edgefield. Mr. Bacon is survived by an only bfother, Mr. Pickens Bacon who accompanied the body from Washington to Edgefield. Sunday School Convention at Steven's Creek Church. The annual convention of the Edgefield County Sunday School As sociation will be held in Steven's Creek Church on Wednesday, July 23. The Association is made up of Sunday Schools of all denominations in the county, who hold each year, convention where methods of work are presented. All who are interested in building up and improving their schools are invited to be present at this convention. The Superintendents of all Sunday Schools in the county are asked to appoint delegates to at tend. Efforts are being made to have all schools in the county repesented. The program committee have se cured a number of strong speakers for the occasion, using the following from Edgefield County: Rev. A. L. Gunter, pastor -of the Edgefield Methodist Church; Rev. R. G. Lee, pastor of the Edgefield Baptist Church; Rev. D. W. Kellar and Mr. J. H. Cantelou. In addition to the above, the State Office at Spartan burg will be represented by R. D. Webb, General Secretary, and Miss Cora Holland, Children's Division Su perintendent. The officers in charge of the Coun ty Sunday School work are as fol lows : President, J. H. Cantelou., Edge field; Vice-President, S. B. Mays, Edgefield ; Secretary-Treasurer, W. W. Fuller, Edgefield; Young People's Superintendent, L. G. Watson, Tren ton; Adult Superintendent, Rev. A. L. Gunter, Edgefield; District Presi dents: No. 1, J. C. Lewis, Johnston; No. 2, J. M. Shaffer, Pleasant Lane; No. 3, H. E. Quarks, Cold Spring. HARDY'S HAPPENINGS. Continued Rains ??lake Grass Grow. Labor Scarce. Roads Bad. Tribute to Edgar Lanham. We had lots of rain week before last, very hard, washing rains and the grass grew and increased very rapid ly and took possession of the crops. I fear the lazy negroes on this place will never work it out. They are the laziest set that I ever saw. The past week has been hot and dry and the grass that was hoed and plowed up, died. We had some good breezes which helped us not to smoth er. The fourth of July was a scorch er. Sunday was plenty warm, though we had a good breeze. For a while it looked as though we would have some rain, but that passed off and now it seems a dry spell is on. Fruit, with the exception of black berries has been a failure with us this season. Blackberries were al most beyond reach, for if the coon picked them, they asked fifteen cents per quart. I did have a pretty garden until the rains came so steady, but now grass and weeds are too high and thick for me to battle with. My strength will not hold out to con quer it. Such a thing as getting a hand for a day's work is put of the question. They are "every man to himself" and no help for the neighbor. The society down here has them bound over not to help the white people. They are all so rich now that it is al most impossible to get a wash wo man, and cooks are not to be had at all. What is thc world coming to? We are down this side where we do not get out to visit at all and when Sunday comes everything is too tired to go to church or Sunday School, ??rd as I can't crank .-oT^run^he car,: have tb stay at home and' do not catch the news. , Am told Mr. Hugh Harrison, is' quite sick today. Hope he will soon be up again. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bunch are both complaining a good deal. Mrs. Sallie Bunch is very feeble. Mrs. ;Luta' Baynon also is feeling very ?badly.. For myself, I am just worn 'out. I have had lots of people in auto mobiles come and stop to ask me if there is any better road ahead of them, or any- way to leave this one and find a better road. They want to go to Clark's Hill, Greenwood or Greenville. They are all on their way to North Carolina. All pronounce this the worst road they have ever tried to travel and say it is a disgrace to the state, much less the counties of Edgefield and Aiken. You people who pay road tax and automobile licenses should demand better roads. Some of the people were coming from Florida on their way home to North Carolina and said the roads they came over in Florida and Georgia were grand. To strike such roads as these they would go back to Augusta and go by Columbia rather than continue on this road, that is', if they did not break down before they could get back to Augusta. Some from Green wood coming down, say the people ori the Martintown road ought to mob the commissioner. We have just heard the sad news of Mr. Edgar Lanham's death. We sympathize with his bereaved fam ily. No longer than a week ago we saw his mother and sister in Augus ta and his mother spoke of his hopes of attending Cl'.'mson College this fall. We have not heard the particu lars of his death, but suppose he must have taken cramp while in bathing. His two elder brothers crossed the Atlantic and went through the ser vice. Preston has returned home with out injuries. They do not know where Wlilie is just now, but we hope he will soon be home. Another vacant chair to remind and keep the hearts sore and aching for their loved one, who was so strong and was snatched from them without a warning. God knows why, we do not. May He com fort the bereaved ones and care for them in their great sorrow. HARDY'S, j