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I CLEARANCE SUMMER SALE j I Will Continue Until August 9th J I One Week Longer i m The business we have done since we opened our Clearance Summer Sale Sj H was satisfactory. We have really done more than we expected, but on ac- 9 g count of so much rain a good many of our far-away customers were not able g m to come, and on account of them we are willing to continue at the same price M S for seven more days. jg ? _ Goods have already gone up as high as they were last fall and are still going up, but we are willing to. sac- lg m rifice our profits for the benefit of our customers. ?jg S A large shipment of our dresses arrived to-day. Something handsome! The prettiest we have shown this 8 Ul summer. Every one is placed on our bargain counter at a great sacrifice. m gj We still have a few nice summer hats left, and are offering them for a little ? jH of nothing. jg H Our stock is very large, and you can find anything you want in Dry Goods, H 5 Clothing and Ladies' Ready-to-Wear at a great sacrifice. M Edgefield Normal Again. Edgefield now seems like Edgefield again-Pani Cogburn has returned after an absence of nearly a year in the military service. Paul reached home Sunday morning and everybody has extended him the glad hand. He has not changed a bit, with the ex ception of a gain of 20 pounds in weight. We first greeted him on the street Monday morning and when we saw him again about two hours later, he had a young lady on each arm headed for one of the soda fountains, which proves that his trip overseas has left him the same genial, jovial, big-hearted Paul. Commendation From Texas. To the Reader of the dear Old Ad vertiser: I notised in the last issue an ac count of a Sunday School convention to be held at Stevens Creek church, where my father's and mother's mem bership was when they died, and ac cording to the announcement, it is in progress while I am writing this and my desire is so keen to be there and can't, is the cause of my writing to day, to show that my thoughts and prayers are with you dear people and hoping that success will crown your every effort in your good work. Whenever I get hold of any kind of periodical containing reports of any kind from the different states, I first look to see South Carolina's re port and I can say with great pride, that the dear old state is never lag ging. God bless the old home State. E. M. McCreless. Letter From Mr. Kesterson. Dear Bro. Mims: Please announce through The Ad vertiser, that our annual revival meeting is in progress at Antioch. Rev. E. L. Kugley, of Parksville will preach twice each day, at 11:00 a. m. and 8:00 p.m. We will begin a series of meetings at Rebuplican next Sunday 11:00 a. m. Rev. W. E. Thayer, of Augusta will do the preaching. There will be two services each day-11:00 a. m., and 2:30 p. m. Every member of the church is urged to come, pray and work for the salvation of lost souls. J. W. KESTERSON, Pastor. Cold Spring, S. C. Repair With Ford Parts. In their advertisement this week the Yonce Motor Company calls Ford car owners' attention to the im portance of having their repairs done with genuine Ford-made parts, in stead of using bogus substitutes that are made here, there and everywhere. It is conceded by people who know that good material is used by Ford manufacturers because their reputa tion is at stake. When cheap, shoddy substitutes are used in making re pairs, the people who make these parts have no reputation at stake. Such parts are made to sell. Use only Ford-made parts in having repairs made on your Ford autos and trucks. W. C. T. U. Meeting. The W. C. T. U. will meet on Mon day afternoon at 6 o'clock with Mrs. W. L. Dunovant, Mrs. Broadwater having exchanged with Mrs. Duno vant as hostess as appears in the year book program. This will be a dues paying meeting as the books close in September. Every member in arrears is asked to bring the dues. The following is the program: Devotions-Mrs. E. J. Norris. The Church and the W. C. T. U. Mrs. Tillman. "Inspiration from the Missionary Conference at Montreat,"-Mrs. W. L. Dunovant. The W. C. T. U. Pioneer of Wo man's Clubs-Mrs. Manly Timmons. Piano Solo-Miss Ouida Pattison. Relation of the W. C. T. U. to other organizations-Mrs. J. B. Kennerly. The W. C. T. U: part in the Colum bus Centenary-Mrs. M. E. Norris, of Johnston. Collection for French Orphan Little Emily Dunovant. Memorial Tablet to be Unveil ed August 16. August 16 at ll O'clock is the day selected for the unveiling of the 'bronze tablet in commemoration of the soldiers who have died in the ser vice of their country in the war with Germany and those who still live to honor it. The tablet will be placed on the Court House. Judge Henry Hammond of Augus ta and Major Henry C. Tillman of Greenwood will be the orators of the day. As this will be welcome day for the soldiers of Edgefield county this will be an auspicious occasion for enter taining the heroes of our county who have returned to the hearts and homes of Edgefield after a long and trying absence. Everybody who comes from all sections is invited to bring a basket to help serve the crowd. More next week. W. M. McCreless Writes From Texas. To the Edgefield Advertiser: I have a brother living at Colorado, Texas, who takes the dear old paper, a copy of which he sent me yesterday containing a sketch of the life of Authur Simkins. While I knew nothing of him only from his tory, it was quite interesting to me for the author mentioned many names and even people that I knew, but of course only as a boy. I had better stop and apologize a little before I go any farther. I see that you headed- a letter from him as a Texas letter. Now this can not be properly called a letter or anything else, but let it go for what it is worth. I am glad to have had this glimpse of things as I am alone so far as South Carolinians are concerned, and I have to take all my talking out in thinking, and that is every day of my life. My brother gave a short list of names he remembered. If I should undertake to do that it would fill two or three books and then not be started, so this being my first, I will only mention a few. My brother said he well remembered the old Mims place. The place he mentioned was in the Thomas Payne settlement and belonged to James Mims, I suppose he was the only Mims he knew any thing about. I am older than he, and remember more. Now, I don't know what Mims you are but hope you are of the same as your ancestors. There was a James Mims, Robert Mims and Capt. Giles Mims who was captain of a company that I was in, the Robert Meriwether Battalion. I had several friends and one cousin, Perry Har ling in his company. I was in Com pany D, Crombley's company. In the sketch I see the name of Gen. M. C. Butler. How well I re member him. I never had but one case in court in my life and he defended I me. Old Gen. Stone was the judge and they let me down as easy as thej 'could on the fine I had to pay. j Yes, I could fill this full of thc 'names of people around the village ?that I knew. Dr. Parker and family. ?B. C. Bryan, G. L. Penn, Jabe Ryan, Charlie Cheatham, Stanmore Griffin, Lip Griffin. I remember well F. G. Moses. He wrote my transportation when I went to war. I do not know what became of him. For the benefit of admirers of Wade Hampton, General Butler and Mart Gary, I want to tell them that I have something which I sup pose no one else has, a group in photo of these three. As poor as I am, there is no man who has money enough to buy it. Can't tel anything about how much I think of it. I will tell you now whom I have met at the different re-unions of the Confederate veterans. The first was at Dallas, Texas. There I met B. H. Teague, of Aiken, James Miner, J. Y. Posey Yeldell, with whom I had a pleasant time, Dr. Ben Ouzts, though he was ?hen living in Texas, nov; dead. At New Orleans, I met Alex Robertson, B. H. Teague, Thomas Carwile, which was my first acquain tance with him, though as a boy. J knew his father, Z. W. Carwile, well. Thomas Carwile was the first man who said on parting: "God bless you." I have had but one other to say that to me. I suppose Carwile is dead. At Mobile I met William Carson, Giles Chapman, both of whom were in my company. At Macon I met Giles Chapman and James Turner of Johnston. These meetings were like a romance. At Tulsa there were B. H. Teague, James Tompkins, Henry Roughton, formerly of Edgefield, now of Sum ter, a school mate of mine. I was at school with him either in 1850 or 60. I also met Gen. Clark of Columbia, Commander of the South Carolina Division. I found him to be a very pleasant gentleman. I also met Sam Pressley who married a cousin of mine. She was a Holloway, sister of Dan Holloway, well-known at Edge field. I visited a cousin, another Hol loway, who married William Dorn. Here I also met Densley Dorn. He is now dead. I see the name of Levi Reece io your paper. I knew him well. He w in Capt. Minis' Company from Edg field. I knew everybody as far Ninety Six. Wish I could write more, but will stop here and tell y< who I am. I am W. M. or Marion M Creless, oldest son of James M Creless, raised on Sleepy Creek, pri cipally in the vicinity 'of Dom's Mi born September, 22 1847, lived : South Carolina till January 18GS'. went to Alabama where I lived ti December 1872 when I came to Te: as, settling in Denton county, nort Texas, about 8 miles west of Lewi ville. I am about 30 miles northwe; of Dallas so if any of you come th way you will know where to lind m provided I am living. It will be seen that I am 72 yeai old next birthday, still I go to th field as regularly as I did, and wor as regular, though do not do a much of it. We have an Old Settler's associa tion here. They asked each one t write a short sketch of an experience etc. After thinking it over, I decide to write that I had heard all my lif when they began to settle up Georgi; the people would emigrate fron South Carolina across the Savanna! river in wagons, prospecting. The pei pie would come into their camps in quiring, "Where are you all from?' They would answer, "We are fron away back in old South Carolina where the people know nothing bu: honesty and hard work. I told them '. never bought but one overcoat in mj life, gave $3.00 for it. Never carriec an umbrella for sunshine or rain never wore gloves, never wore a shirl open in the back, unless it tore, nevei bought a watch, but had two giver me, never, owed any account, nevei voted anything but the Democratic and Prohibition ticket, except when 1 voted for Horace Greely for Presi dent and never expected to apologize to anybody for it. Love to all South Carolina people, you and C. M. Williams not excepted. I want to say that The Advertiser was the first paper I ever saw, and how natural it looks, and I appreciate getting it so much. W. M. McCRELESS, Lewisville, Texas. Por Weakness and Loss of Appetite The Old Standard general strengthening tonia uROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives oui tlalaria and builds up the system. A true tonic I lcd sure Appetizer. For adUtaaad cJiiLLren. 50< ?Candidates for Cotton Weigh er at Johnston. I respectfully announce that I am a candidate for cotton weigher for the town of Johnston and respectful ly solicit the support of all farmers who market their cotton at Johnston, pledging myself to render satisfac tory service if elected to this position. J. W. BLEDSOE. I take this means of announcing that I am a candidate for public cot ton weigher for the town of Johnston and solicit the support of the farmers who sell their cotton on that mar ket. If elected I pledge myself to do my utmost to give entire satisfaction to all persons-buyers and sellers of cotton. SIM CLARK. I hereby announce that I am a can didate for the position of public cot ton weigher for the town of John ston and respectfully solicit the sup port of farmers who sell cotton at Johnston, pledging myself, if elected, to render impartial service to buyers and sellers alike. W. .R HOYT. NOTICE. All persons holding claims against the estate of Miss Martha Corley, de ceased, will present the same duly probated, to the undersigned at the Judge of Probate's office, Edgefield, S. C., on or before August 26, 1919, or be forever thereafter barred. W. H. NICHOLSON, Administrator C. T. A. 7-30-3t. ! Used 40 Years ? The Woman's Tonic | Sold Everywhere dh