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VOL. 84 EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1919 JOHNSTON LETTER. Animal Missionary Meeting. Young Minister Sailed for China. Very Enjoyable Porch Party. The annual meeting of the Wo man's Missionary Union of the Ridge Association meets Thursday and Fri day at Sardis Baptist church. Dele gates elected from the societies here are Mrs. O. D. Black, Mrs. T. R. Den ny, Woman's Missionary Society; Miss Clara Sawyer, Y W. A.; Miss Marion Boyd, G. A.; Miss Grace Tur ner, Sunbeams. Rev. John Jackson, of the Philippi Baptist church sailed for China last week and the prayers of all will fol low the noble, consecrated man. It was the earnest wish of his church ta support him while he labored on the foreign field, and the first year's sal ary was ready, but the church found .they could not have this sweet priv ilege. Soon after Rev. Jackson was ac cepted by the board, a church in Qeorgia wishing to support a mission ary applied to the board and the name of Mr. Jackson was given them. The Philippi church appealed for a change but. the board did not see fit to comply with the request. Mr. and Mrs. Montague, of florida have been guests in the home- of Mrs. and Mrs. Frank Warren, Jr.,. Mrs. Montague is a sister of Mrs. Warren. Misses Clara, Maude and Gladys Sawyer and Mrs. Fannie P. Hoyt re turned Monday from Hendersonville, N. C., were they have been spending a while. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bland have gone to Darlington to visit Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Welling. Mrs. Horace Wright of George town is the guest of her sisters, the Misses Sawyers. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leavell of Newberry are visiting relatives. Mr. ?Tnl? Wright, who is connected ! with the Southern railway, is here for a vacation in the home of relatives. F. L. Parker, Jr., visited Augusta last week. Miss Lina Smith of Mullins is visit ing her sister, Mrs. Grace Crouch. Mr. and Mrs. David Phillips, Miss Ruth Phillips and Mr. Dwight Phillips of Springfield, have been visiting in the home of Mrs. Mary Waters. Miss Anna Huiet of Greenwood has also been a visitor in the home of Mrs Waters, her sister. Miss Sallie Dozier bas returned from a week's visit to Miss Nell Bai ley in Columbia. Mr. Thomas returned last week from the Baptist Hospital, having had his tonsils removed while there. Miss Mae Tompkins and Mrs. Lynch of Edgefield were visitors in the home of Mrs. G. D. Walker last Thursday. Mrs. A. P. Lewis, Miss Marie Lew is and Mr. Ben Lewis have returned from Thomson, Ga., having visited Mr. and Mrs. Will Mobley. One of the prettiest and most en joyable affairs of the summer was the porch party given by Mesdames E. M. Walker, Wilmot Ouzts and Miss Orlena Cartledge, in the home of the latter on Wednesday afternoon. After a cordial greeting, the guests were seated at the tables for progres sive rook. The game was a very pleas ant one and the porch was cool and beautiful with many blooming flow ers. Miss Gladys Sawyer, making the highest score, was presented with the prize. Later an elaborate repast was serv ed in daiynty and attractive style. Mr. and Mrs. P. Shade have an nounced the engagement of their daughter, Fanny, to Mr. Herman Howitz, of New Haven, Conn. The wedding to take place this week. The friend of Mr. Fr^nk Gibson were shocked to leam of his death on Friday morning, which resulted from heart failure. The afternoon before, he was here on the streets attending to some business affairs and appeared quite well. Early Friday morning he was found dead in his bed, death having come suddenly during the night. Mr. Gibson was a kind, whole-souled man, md was liked by everyone. He was twice married, and several rows chidren of his first marriage ire left. His second wife was Miss Satcher, and she with a two-year-old babe, is left to mourn him. Mr. Jim Gibson, a brother also .survives him. The funeral services were conduct ed Friday afternoon at Harmony church, where the interment was made. Mrs. Eugene McAlpine and little son of Hartsville, are visiting in the home of Dr. S. G. Mobley. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Crim are spending a while in the mountains. Misses Elliot and Conya Hardy will return to Washington, D. C., this week where they have government positions. Miss Thelma Milford is at home from a month's visit to relatives in Elbei.on, Ga. Miss Myra Pearce of Augusta, is the guest of Miss Bessie Bean. Mrs. Mike Crouch is visiting her sister in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Goodwyn of Greenwood who have been visiting in the home of Mr. O. S. Wertz, have gone to Florida for a visit before they return home. Mrs. 0. S. Wertz will leave next week for a visit to her son, Mr. Leroy Wertz in Belton, and on her return, will visit her daughter, Mis. De Saussure Hogan, at Congaree. Articles That Will be Exhibited at the Kirksey Fair. The following is a list of products to be exhibited at the Kirksey Fair to be held in October. We hope our exhibit will not fall short of those of Greenwood, McCormick and Saluda, and urge that the women of this coun ty will carefully read this list and ex hibit everything that they possibly can : Canned Products. Vegetables. Pimentons Potatoes Tomatoes _ Beans u ? *. Soup Mixture Corn Peas Okra Butter Beans Fruit Peaches Pears Grapes Apples Berries Damsons ? .... Cherries Plums Preserve? Strawberry Pear Watermelon Rind Peach Apple Fig Plum Cherry Jelly Plum Berry Mint Grape Apple Jam and Marmalade Grape ~5 Plum " " ' Berry Peach Apple Butter Watermelon Rind Pickles Green Tomato Stuffed Pepper Artichoke Watermelon Rind Plum Canteloupe Cucumber Chow Chow Peach Fig Dixie Relish Paste Sauces Ketchup Chili Sauce Spiced Graped Tomato Relish Pepper Ketchup Grape Ketchup "!'.* Mincemeat Grape Green Tomato Ripe Tomato Miscellaneous Friut Juices lind Acids UNVEILING OF MEM HOME-COMING; SOLD: Patriotic Addresses : The unveiling of the memorial tab-, let will take place at the Court House Saturday morning at ll o'clock and the crowd will at once go to the MAJOR HENRY C. TILLMAN. grove on the school grounds where j addresses will be delivered and din- j ner served. Everybody is invited. And the head of every family is re quested to bring a basket. Following is the program: Mr. J. H. Cantelou, Master of Cer emonies. "America" by band. Prayer, Rev. A. L. Gunter. Suffrage Speakers Coming. (Communicated.) Do not forget that Ex-Senator Pol lock will speak on suffrage in our Court House on Thursday, 21 of Au gust at 3:30 p. m. No matter whether you are in favor or not of the equal1 suffrage amendment, come and hear what he says. He has served us well in the past, let him get your ear again. Senator Pollock will receive a warm welcome in our town. Miss Lola Trax of Maryland will al so speak and she is a charming speak er. Do not fail to hear these two inter esting people on this live issue. Re member the hoar-3:30 p. m., Thurs day, August 21. Long List of Valuable Property In this issue will be found an adver tisement of the Davis Realty Com pany which contains a long list of valuable property. ?Tow is the time to make a safe and profitable invest ment. Look the list over and call upon Mr. E. M. Shive, who is in charge of the Edgefield branch of the Davis Realty Company, and he will take pleasure in showing you the property. In addition to town property Mr. Shive has a long list of valuable farm lands that he is offering at prices that are reasonable. Mark our prediction, Edgefield real estate v/ill yet be high er. You'll make a mistake if you wait for a decline. FOR RENT: One and two-horse farms. Apply to MRS. A. F. OUZTS, Route 3, Edgefield, S. C. 8-6- 4tpd. Dried Fruits and Vegetables Apples Peaches Figs Okra Peas Pears Soaps-hard and soft Honey-in comb and strained Dairy Exhibit Antique Relics Fancy Work Embroidery Tatting Crochet Poultry Eggs Preserved in Water Glass etc. ' School Exhibit* . ORIAL TABLET AND WELCOME FOR ps. Music and Bountiful Sk aer. children of the families of the deceas ed soldiers. J "Star Spangled Banner" by band. I After the unveiling, simultaneous meetings will be held on the School Grounds and Macedonia church, Judge Henry C. Hammond of Augus ta and Major Henry C. Tillman of Greenwood, speaking at both places, alternately. Court House, ll :30 a. m. ": Introduction of Judge Hammond, Mr. S. McG. Simkins. $ Address, Judge Henry Hammond. Music by band. Introduction of speaker, Hon. J. L. Mims Address, Major Henry C. Tillman. Speakers will be conveyed in auto- j mobiles to and from the speaking . peaces for simultaneous meetings. The following committees will ar range for the entertainment of our soldier boys, the first named being , chairman : Brass Band : George W. Adams, W. j H. Barling, Dr. J. S. Byrd and Leon j Warren. Dinner: W. A Strom, A. A. Ed- j munds, S. B. Nicholson, L. T. May, j J. G. Alford, Mrs. ?W. B. Cogburn, Mrs. S. M. Smith, Mrs. J. E. Hart and I Mrs. J. L. Mims. ."Table: J. R. immerman, B. L. ' Mims, R. T. Hill and J. L. Prince. | Ice Water: J. TV. Stewart, W. P. Ypnce, W. R. Swearingen and J. T. McManus. I Chamber of Commerce. A meeting was held in the Court House Tuesday afternoon for the pur I pose of organizing a chamber of com merce and all present expressed a de sire to see mon a body cf business men organized here. However, it was deemed best not to effect a per- | manent organization until a larger ? attendance could be had. Another meeting will be held in the Court House Friday afternoon at four o'clock or immediately after the ho tel meeting. Auction Sale of Real Estate. The South Atlantic Rea1 ty Com pany will conduct their third auction sale of real estate August 2G. 27 and ' 28. A detailed statement concerning the sale will be found on our second page. Some very valuable farms and town p:o,:erty will be sold, aiTordirig ! persons w i j contemplate purchasing ! a home or making an investment in 1 real estaet a great opportunity. A brass band will supply music all of j the three days and a free barbecue will be served when the valuable farm I of Mr. E. M. Padgett on the Plank ! Road is sold. Mr. S. B Nicholson, the Edgefield representative of the South Atlantic Realty Company, will have charge of these sales. See him about selling your property, if you have some that you would like to convert j into cash. A Day at Mt. Zion. On last Wednesday we attended the revival meeting at Mt. Zion Bap tist church of which Rev. P. B. Lan ham is pastor. Rev. Thomas Walker of Langley, was assisting in the meeting, and preached two sermons full of gospel truth and with a sincere and impres sive message. During the intermission a delight ful and abundant dinner was very hos pitably served by the good people of Mt. Zion. Just previous to the afternoon ser mon, Mrs. Mims and Mrs. Tillman talked to the women and children about the organizing of a mission so ciety for the women and a Sunbeam band for the children. Mrs. T H. Whitlock, whom many in Edgefield knew as Miss Ethel Lo gan, was elected president of the so ciety; Mrs J. M. Padgett, vice-pre,?? dent; Mrs; E. E. Walker, Becretary; Mrs. E. M Padgett, treasurer, with nine members. The Sunbeam band was organized with Miss Marie Padgett as leader. At Mt. Zion we found two students of Edisto Academy, Misses Marie and Lilla Mae Padgett, the former having graduated this year. Miss Lilla Mae is the organist at Mt. Zion and learned to play accurately and well after three months' instruction, con tinuing by herself to study the notes and the principles of music. In Honor of Soldiers of Moss Township. Last Friday the citizens of Moss township gave a barbecue in honor of the young white men who served their country in the army and navy from that community and adjoining communities. The writer regrets that pressing matters prevented our ac cepting an invitation to attend. A bar becue dinner the like of which was probably never seen before in the county was served free to everybody. Speeches were made by Mr. A. S. Tompkins, Mr. S. McG. Simkins and Mr. N. G. Evans. The young men from Cleora and adjoining commu nities who donned the uniform were Hezzie, Fuller, Walter and Thomas Griffis, William F. Byrd, Sloan Wat son, Bowles, Prescott, Charlie and Dink Morgan, Gus Cheatham, Her bert Williams, Warren P.eel, A. L. Brunson, Jr., L. R. Brunson, Jr., and Platt Brunson, Earl Wash, Calvin Seigler, Talton and Earl Prince, Hampton Medlock, Freeman, Dio mede, Tom and Eugune Corley, Jim and Tom Burnett, Beorge and Capers DeLaughter, John and Diomede Hol lingsworth. All of these young men have returned to their homes except four. Hezzie Griffis died of wounds received in battle and was buried in France but later the government will have his body removed to his family burial ground at Gilgal church. Ful ler Griffis, Dink Morgan and.Diom.ede. Hollingsworth are yet in the service. The first named is in a hospital in the "States" suffering from eye trouble and will be discharged as soon as his eyes are cured. Diomede and Dink are still in the navy. Friday was a great clay at the Brunson school house and those who provided this honor for our returned soldier boys deserve the highest com mendation. Red Spider in Cotton. Farmers of the county are urged to keep a close watch out for red spider in the cotton. Some little trouble is reported near Trenton and Edgefield. The County Agricultural Agent has been busy getting informa tion to these farmers, but there are yet a number that have not been reached. These are requested to get in touch with the local authorities or write to Clemson Colege. The treat ment for the spider is a very simple one. Use lime-sulphur concentrate, the same material that is used for spraying peaches for brown rot, one gallon to 100 gallons of water. This material can be secured through the County Agent much cheaper than elsewhere. Notice. "The Union Brothers of Love Charitable Society will apply to the Secretary of State for a Certificate of Incorporation three days after the publication of this notice to in corporate as a Religious, Educational, Social, Fraternal, Charitable and Eleemosynary Society," with head quarters in Meriwether Township, Edgefield County, South Carolina, Post Office, North Augusta, S. C. Signed GEORGE THOMAS, President. WILLIE BRITON, Secretary. Notice. Notice is hereby given that there will be a meeting of the subscribers to the capital stock of the Dixie Highway Hotel Company in the Court House, at Edgefield, S. C. at 4 p. m., on Fri day the 15th 1919. Every subscriber to the capital stock is urged to be present. J. C. SHEPPARD, To Preveut Blood Poisoning apply at once the wonderful old reliai- !e DK PORTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEAtiNG OlX ? ant gical dressing that relieves pain and heall al .V 64m< time. Not a liniment. 25c. 50c. Jl.&a BAPTIST ORPHANAGE. Connie Maxwell Orphanage at Greenwood Doing Excel lent Work. Very In teresting Report. .Columbia, Aug. 10.-Connie Max well Orphanage was visited July 31, 1919, by Secretary Williams, of the State Board of Charities and Correc tions. This orphanage is maintained by the Baptist churches in South Caro lina, and is under the direction of a board of trustees elected by the state convention. Mr. G. B. Buell, of Char leston, is president of the board of trustees. The orphanage is maintained by a staff of 38 persons, under the direc tion of the Rev. A. T. Jamison, D. D., superintendent. This staff is com posed of persons who know their work well and cooperate to the last detail in carrying forward the insti tutions. We noted that the individual workers of the staff were alert and thoroughly interested in also that these workers were intergraded into a well articulated unit. This comes i from a long management that had a definite idea of how it wished to do it. J The population of the orphanage at the time of our visit was 330, 160 .boys and 170 girls. The ages at which j children are received are from 3 ?o ?10 years. There is no age limit for dismissal. Connie ? Maxwell Odphanage ad heres consistently to the unit plan, the children being grouped in cot tages that contain not more than 25 persons each and have the sleeping quarters, dining room, kitchen and 'other home accessories under the same roof, which gives the orphan as much of family life as any institu tion can be expected to give. There are 14 cottage homes, each having a cottage mother. These homes are lighte.^b^electric?ty':.Ifroc? *he city of Greenwood, they receive wa ter from their own flowing wells and : they have a good system of sewerage. J All of the newer cottages are heated by steam, the older ones by stoves. Every cottage has ample bathing fa cilities with running hot and cold water. Proper care is taken of the tooth brushes, hair brushes, combs, and other individual toilet articles. Single iron beds with springs and cot ton mattresses and clean linen are furnished throughout. The dining rooms had chairs, tables and side boards. The tables were furnished with tablecloths, napkins and v/hite crockery ware, glass and plated cut lery. There was a homelikeness about them. The secretary took dinner at one of the cottages and felt as if he were in a private home. The kitchens of the newer cottages have concrete . floors which make it easier to keep clean, as no dirt can accumulate in cracks and crevices.. On the day of our visit we observed cleanliness and good order throughout. These are the cottage homes: Greenwood cottage, for boys; Memo rial home, for girls; Children's cot tage, for baby girls; Durst home, for girls; The Terrill Smith home, for larger boys; the Convention building, Junior cottage, for boys; the Martha Smith home, for girls; Cuthbert cot tage, for small boys; the Eason cot tags, for girls; Dairy Boys' cottage; Jenkins' cottage on the Maxwell farm half mile from the office; Mauldin home, for girls; Eastover cottage, on the Maxwell farm. Of special note is the Mauldin home. This is the latest cottage of the orphanage and it is a model one. The plan of this cottage was published by the Russell Sage Foundation in "The War Program of the State of South Carolina," by Dr. Hastings H. Hart. It is made of brick with three stories and a basement. The basement is oc cupied by the furnace and fuel; the first floor has a children's sitting room, a sitting room for the staff, a" work room, dining room and kitchen; the second floor contains the sleeping quarters and the baths and toilets; the third floor is used as a storing place for clothes and as a dressing room. On two sides of the cottage there is a piazza, with concrete floor. In the Maxwell building there is conducted a school of ten grades, which parallel the grades in the public schools. This school is in touch with (Continued on page Five)