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Eldest Newspaper In VOL. 84 EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY ?4, 1920 NO. 44 JOHNSTON LETTER. Occident to Mrs. Kammer. En thusiastic Prayer Week. , Prohibition Victory s Day Wednesday. The Past week was observed here is a week of prayer for Foreign Mis ?ions by the Mission society of the Baptist church and also by the aux liaries. Every afternoon the ladies net and inspiring and helpful pro rrarns were carried out, each leader irranging special features. Every one was inspired to nobler noughts and deeds and the gifts ihowed to what extent the members vere .interested in spreading the gos >el. After all of the envelopes have wen gathered in the gift will be bbout $1,600.00. The Y. W. A. and G. A. gave their )Togram on Wednesday evening and his was had instead of the regular >rayer service. An attractive pro gram was arranged but the rain and :old weather prevented from only a :ew . getting to the church. The pas ;or stated that he was going to give he young people another opportuni ;y for a program, as for three con ;ecutive years this evening has been urned over to them, and the weather vould prevent a full program being :arried out. The gifts of the Y. W. A., G. A., ?. A. and Sunbeam Band have all ex uded any past record. Miss Frances Turner has returned o Greenville Woman's College and viii complete her musical course this rear. Her illness of the past fall pre sented her returning until the second ;erm of the year. Misses Louise Hoyt and Annie H. ?arrison have returned to Chicora College. Mrs. Joe Cox is spenc vith relatives in Fairfax, jast two weeks, she ha? guest? 1er mother and sister ; The friends of Mr. ano :on Kirkland, of. Florida. . o learn that their son, kirkland, who happener Ireadful accident, is now tnougni \<i >e out of danger. Mr. Kirkland, a young man about 18 years, was at work in an ice fac ;ory and some of the machinery giv ng away, he fell into one of the vats >f boiling water, being submerged :o his shoulder. His entire body, al nost, was scalded, and he was rush ed to a hospital, even as his parents ?vere being sent for. He was in a most critical condition for some time md it seemed a miracle that he lived. Mr. and Mrs. Kirkland resided here it the Toney home place some years ago, and their young son is well re membered. The Philippi Baptist Sunday School has raised $5,000 for the pur pose of building a Sunday School room. Their present" church has been remodeled and the rear of it' divided >y curtains to be used at the Sunday School period, hut this was found not to answer all needs, so the member ship decided to annex an up-to-date Sunday School room. Mrs. Teague Price of Augusta is visiting in the home of her father, Mr. J. R. Hart. On Sunday morning at the Baptist church there were two additions to the church-Mrs. L. B. Alexander, who has been a member in Augusta, and Mrs. Artis Price, who joined up sn a profession of faith, having been a member of the Methodist church of Batesburg before her marriage. Plans are being made for the cele bration of Prohibition Victory Day an Wednesday evening. This will be a union service and talks will be made hy Rev. Kellar and Rev. Ki lard. There will be other features and special music is being planned. At the morning service at the Bap tist church three more deacons were added to the twelve, these new ones being Messrs. Cleveland Derrick, James Edwards and P. C. Stevens. Rev. Brooke stated that he had tried to secure some one to preach this special sermon but had failed. He preached a most impressive ser mon on The Dignity of Deaconship. After the charge was given these three as they knelt, they laying on of bands was by the pastor and the twelve deacons. It was a beautiful and impressive service. Mrs. Calhoun Kammer was pain fully burned one day last week while standing with her back to the fire. The draft caused her skirt to come in contact with the fire, and before she scarcely knew it, her skirt was in flames. Mr. Kammer was in the room at the tjme and efforts of both ex tinguished the flames. Mr. Kammer's hands were burned, and Mrs Kammer suffered other burns on her body. Had her clothing been cotton, no doubt she might have been seriously burned. Mrs. Taylor Goodwyn of Green wood is spending two weeks in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Wertz. Mr. Fulton, of Danville, Va., spent the holidays with his daughter, Mrs. W. S. Brooke. Miss Hortense Padgett of Edge field was a recent visitor here. The W. C. T. U. meets Friday af ternoon at 3:30 o'clock with Mrs. A. P. Lewis and the year books will be ready for distribution at the meeting. Miss Mary Lewis of Meeting Street spent the first of tbs week here'with her aunts, Mrs. Tompkins and Mrs. Jefferson. Mr. and Mrs. James Tompkins are now domiciled in their home which they recently bought from Mr. H. D. Grant. Among those goin.r over to Colum bia to hear the Russian Orchestra were Misses Frances Turner, Annie Crouch, Sallie Heyward, Antoinette Denny, Catherine Thomas, Estelle Campbell and Mrs. L. S. Maxwell. Mr. Wallace Turner will soon be gin the erection of a bungalow on West Calhoun Street. Mrs. Leon Stansell has gone from here to spend a few months with her mother, Mrs. Pearce. Mr. George Logue of Meeting Street was a visitor here this week. Mr. Will Sawyer has begun the erection of another brick warehouse on the corner of Main and Edisto streets. Miss Elise Mobley is now keeping .:? little oft:;.- .. f- ti; j erect*.}'for her piace .1 br ; . >:;.?; "Ari. G?i?r?if .. ritson A jAuFU*'-? . . K t; ? i? .*.T .. ?.??i.J.--.-, - v.'* ide f.r.t.- tv : Mrs > .;:.\^-.s ? hon .? fi I Charleston, af tc cnreevv. j She went to be at the bedside of her sister, Mrs. Moseley, whose death oc curred in a short while after her ar rival. Mrs. David Kellar is in Greenville at the bedside of her mother, who is quite ill. Mr. Charles Kenney was a wel comed visitor here last week with ! friends. Mrs. M. E. Norris is at home from a visit to relatives in Florida, and the accounts of her visit in this ideal state are most pleasant to hear. Mr. Fab Warren is at the Baptist Hospital, Columbia, for ti*e?tment. If he is able to undergo it, there will ?be an operation, but this has been de ferred owing to his age and feeble ness. / Mr. Lott from Trenton has pur chased the Cox dwelling on West Calhoun street and will soon move hore. Mr. Bozeman Carpenter and family are occupying this now, but will move to the Langston dwelling. Miss Ella Johnson ,of Columbia, has been the guest of relatives. Mrs. Whitaker and two little ones have returned to North Carolina af ter a visit in the home of the for mer's brother, Mr. Clarence Wood I ward. Bishop Guerry at the Episco pal Church. Bishop Guerry was present at the Episcopal church on Sunday morning and afternoon , delivering a most helpful and edifying se-mon exem plifying the gooff results which had come out of the war, among them the greater unity among the churches of all denominations. Bishop Guerry was abroad for a long time during the activities of war, and was well qualified to give his experience and observations. He confirmed into the membership of the Episcopal church, Mrs. Maude Rives Ward, Miss Mary Marsh and Masters Jack and John Curran Fel tham. Bishop Guerry preached at Tren ton Sunday night and at Ridge Spring on Monday. STRAYED: Dark bay mare stray ed from my home Friday, December 26. Cut on left hip. Any information will be appreciated. Will pay for feed or expense of keep. BELTON WINFIELD, Trenton, S. C. Special Services at the Baptist Church. Sunday Morning. Mr. Thomas B. Lanham will be present at the Sunday morning ser vice and speak on the work of the Y. M. C. A. Mr. Lanham was born and reared near Antioch in our coun ty and lived a number of years in our town until he entered into his life work as a leader of young men. in the great service of the Young Men's Chi'istian Association, perform ing very active and successful ser vice in Kentucky and Ohio. He is now at the head of the Y. M. C. A. work in our own state with headquarters in Columbia. To all Edgefield he is known as Tom, and we all glory in his achieve ments and power to do good. His many friends throughout the county will be glad to know of this oppor tunity to hear him and welcome him back to his old Home in South Caro lnia, and we hope, will take advan tage of this opportunity to hear hi aa speak. Everybody is cordially invited. Sunday Evening. On Sunday evening there will be a celebration of the consummation of the ideals for which the temperance forces of the United States have prayed and labored these many years, National Constitutional Pro hibition, which goes into effect Jan uary 16. In the church is the place for men and women to celebrate God's vic tories, for it is by the inspiration of the Scriptures and the preaching of the Gospel in the churches and the di rect word of God to "be strong and of good courage," that men and wo men have taken up the fight against the citadel of evil and reduced its power on thc earth. Dr. 7>o >""1' --. -"rmon. To ?Iw?VS IJC *.V.- do St: ir V. ?>?.-.*: ?t?i}\:r?h,0? .stw.: t00?jg&j ?*"..;.' H** "i .f-;,r/?*: vr.l','. -.">::>. tv I his own - j :C..'io, and. among iivi :.wa iaopUi. jur county who see this announcement are cordially invited to come and celebrate this wonderful occasion with us. The Baptist church has been full many times, but there has never been a time when there was not a welcome for more. The following is the program for the evening: Organ Prelude. Invocation. Hymn, "Christ for the World We Sing." Children's solo and chorus, "A Sa loonless Nation in 1920," Carolyn Dorn singing solo. Prayer. Offering. Selection, "He Keeps us Singing," Baraca Orchestra: Pipe Organ, Miss Helen Dorn; Cornets, Messrs. Irving Padgett and Claude Lyon; Bass Horn Mr. M. D. Tucker; Saxaphone, Mr. George Mirna; Violins, Miss R?sela Parker and Mrs. E. S. Rives. Reading of the Eighteenth Amend ment, Mr. A. B. Canvile. Victory Solo, Miss Miriam Norris. Provisions of National Constitutional Prohibition Amendment, Mr. T. B. Greneker. Hymn, "Alt Hail the Power of Je sus' Name." Sermon, "Righteousness Exalteth a Nation," Dr. R. G. Lee. Jubilee Song, Choir. Benediction. Organ Postlude. An Omission. In witing the obituary of Miss Sudie Covar last week, we inadvert ently omitted the name of her only beloved sister, Mrs. Emeline Cart ledge, one who had b?en a comfort and solace, companion and neighbor for many years. Mrs. Cartledge has been suffering for several weeks with an attack of grippe and was too ill to be with her last remaining sister as she passed out into the other world and to those other and more numer ous loved ones on the brighter side. Mrs. Cartledge is one of the oldest inhabitants of our town and is known and loved by every one, who sympa thize with her in this bereavement which must be a sore one to' her. -WE ARE AT YOUR SERVICE On The Square THE PEOPLES BANK The Bank That Appreciates Small Deposits. Bro. Bussey's Twenty-Fifth V Anniversary. Bro. Editor: We were very sorry that you could not attend our cele bration of the 25th anniversary of the Rev. G. W. Bussey's pastorate in this vicinity, which took place yester day in the Parksville Baptist church, and of which you were apprised. ' "Some time ago some of our breth ren suggested that it would be a good idea to meet together and take a ret rospect of the last quarter of a cen tury, getting together as best we could, the history of our church, as we&as some of the other churches to Sphich Bro. Bussey preaches. Bro. Bussey was ordained^ as pas tor the second Sunday in July, 1870, and;has preached continuously to some) of the churches in his imme diate neighborhood, making an ap parent exception to that scripture which says that a "p?phet hath horf or, isave in his own country and ampjig his own kin." Yesterday, the 14th, was set apart as trie day, and the Red Hill and 'Red Oak: Grove churches were invited to takejpart in the celebration. The peo- I pie Began coming in early yesterday morning from every direction, and at toe '. appointed hour the Superin- | tendent of our Sunday school opened I the meeting, going through the regu- i lar Sunday school work, after which j Bro. Bussey asked Congressman W. J. Talbert to read the minutes of the two conferences of his church (Red Oak Grove), one giving a history of his call to ordination, the other the j facts^f together with the presbytery ! that ;f#ok part in Bro. Bussey's or-1 dinatife in July 1870. Theffact was revealed, that of the four ministers taking part in the aid ordination, only one ic "of ?live, that ? being jRev. J. P. Mealing. . Itv TV ?---(., - j A. J. Bell. This sketch is a very val- j Juable one, and recounts the many vi-j cissitudes through which the church has passed in the last 25 years. Of the faces then, in 1870, who were fa j miliar and active workers in the ?church only eleven remain; conse quently tlie work has fallen chiefly jupon those who have united during Bro. Bussey's pastorate. The narra tive shows, that during the seventies 'the church ran down spiritually very much, but owing to the zeal of a faithful few, under the blessings of; God, the church has steadily gained j strength, until now, without boast ing, the Parksville Baptist church is second to none in the Edgefield As sociation in evangelistic work. In the afternoon, Congressman Talbert, who was for years the effi cient clerk of Red Oak Grove church. A retrospective view shows all Bro. Bussey's churches to be gain ing in usefulness and missionary en terprise. In 1870 giving to mission ary enteprise was nqt known. Today all the churches give regularly every Sabbath to some phase of evangelical work. We had some interesting talks from the brethren, giving touching reminiscenes, indicating the rapid transition through which we have passed in almost all forms of Chris tian work. Bro. Bussey said that he had it in his heart to thank his breth ren for.the consideration and for bearance through all these years. He said that some of his ministerial brethren said that he ought to be very proud of such a long and unin terrupted' pastorate. He said that he was not proud, but thankful, ar ! it humbled him to think of this long continued consideration from his brethren under the blessing of God. He gave us some of the advantages and disadvantages, or drawbacks, of a long pastorate. His relation with his people was a very tender one. Per sons whom he married when a young preacher, have children whom he is called upon to marry now, every year, and he knows every home, the inmates of every home, their circum stances, their needs, and he thank ed God that in this land, among the people that had known him all his life there was not one but what was open to him. He had passed through many trying times in 25 years, had done many things that he was ashamed of, yet he thanked God.for his afflictions, and the rich lessons that his mistakes and misgivings had taught him. He did not want to go through them again, yet he trusted they had hum bled him and made him more useful. Bro. Bussey's talk closed a very prof itable meeting. It is well for us, once in a while, to look back at our fail ings, as well as our successes, for the lessons they teach us. Let us pray that Bro. Bussey may be spared to celebrate his 50th anniversary as pas tor, and that his usefulness may con tinue to spread and widen ; and let us all be more zealous and earnest, for the "night cometh when no man can work." D. A. J. BELL. Parksville, S. C., July 15. Come to County Boll Weevil Conference. Have you an interest in the wel fare of Edgefield county as she faces the peril of the Boll Weevil? If so, you should be at the county confer ence to be held in the Court House on Tuesday, Januai-y 20th, at ll a. m. There will be authorities to dis cuss the following subjects: Agri cultural Credit under boll weevil conditions; Growing cotton in spite of the weevil; Money crops other than cotton; Sound business farming in this county for 1920. You are wanted at this conference, whether you are a farmer, merchant, professional man or in any other walk of life. If you have a suggestion to make to the farmers now is your chance to do so. At this conference a program to fit the county's agriculture will be out lined and discussed. Below are a few of the things that will appear on the county wide program. The following are crops suggested per horse power on each farm: Not less than 5 acres of cotton; not over 10. Ten acres of corn, with one or two of the snowing in the r??;;:> three fc'cros _uuuiuuii to this the program willi. provide for the meat for the farm, the all-the-year home garden, the ! family cow, the 100 hens per farm, ? the home orchard and the hay and j all feeds for your stock. Be on hand for the County Boll j Weevil Conference at the Court House, Tuesday, January 20, ll a. m. Watkins, Russell and Asbill Form Law Partnership. The Atlanta Constitution has thc [following to say of Mac Asbill, one of I the members of thc above named law firm. Mr. Asbill is well known in our town and wc wish him great success in this undertaking. He is a grandson ! of Mr. and Mva. John. T. Nicholson ! of Ridge Spring and son of Mr. and Mrs. B?rdet te Asbill: . "Mac Ashil], a native of South Carolina, took his academic degree at W off ord College and his law de gree at Harvard University. During the great war he earned and received his commision as an artillery officer. Shortly after the armistice he was . discharged and became one of the at torneys for the alien property cus todian. In his work for the govern jment he gave particular attention to ?taxation matters, state and federal corporation laws and claims against foreign nations growing out of the war, trying cases for the alien prop erty custodian in different sections of the United States." Don't Neglect the Home Or chard. If you have not the proper home orchard you should see county agent in order that he may assist you to have a better one. Most of the or chards have San Jose scale in them. And if they have not they should be sprayed as a preventive against this scale getting a strong hold. Pruning adds quite a bit to the quality of the fruit; also aids to keep down disease. Get these, things attended to before spring. :-Kelly's Vaudeville Coming! Coming!! Coming!! Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday January 19-20-21 ELEVEN PEOPLE Change of Program Every Night Six Pretty Girls-Five Comical Men EDGEFIELD THEATRE Admission 55c-Children 35c Miss Florence Mims' Boston Letter. Dear Advertiser: I like to read under almost any cicumstances, though reading to a strange audience is like taking a new journey of exploration and finding something unexpected at the jour ney's end. People have a kind habit that I hope they will never out grow, of indulgently listening attentively to a person and telling them after wards, more or less sincerely that the attempt was enjoyable. On Sunday aftenoon before Christ mas I had an invitation to read in Revere, Massachusetts, a place to which I had never been and before a group of boys whom I, of course, had never seen. The hall was in a Baptist church. That reassured me. Anything that savors of the old time religion of the South is enough, and more than I expect for a cordial reception. I was to read a Christmas story, "The Other Wise Man" by Henry Van Dyke. Reading is a more or less dignified art and as I saw the boys playing and enjoying themselves be fore the program began, I knew that I, would-be kind hearted, could never be so cruel as to read a long story to them. So I told them, on the spur of the moment, in my own words, about the three jewels and the "Other,Wise Man" who searched for the Christ and found Him at last at the cross in the hands of His enemies. Perhaps they were thinking all the time about the old man, Santa Claus who was coming down their respective chim neys on a night less than, two weeks away. But nevertheless they seemed to listen. Then I came back to Boston past the Charlestown Navy Yard that sa vors of shins RH *?' ? ; <i C'jal'J u :si looking ut a:v cu Into b:a*i. ^,^?^o^, Sq&2i 3-?*lr-:i ':?. .= : _ '? - r ' : ' - '- ^T" In one of these p 'arts,- East -B?ston^i had another invitation for the same Sunday evening. This too, was to be in a Baptist church. There is such a difference between thc lights and decorations in a church and those in a palace. One is so inclusive and the other so exclusive. I immediately made myself at home for the pastor was very cordial. He said that all the living-residents he had were residents of Columbia, S. C., his English family having been killed in the Crimean War and in East Indian uprisings. He was Rev. George Swaffield. When he informed me that my reading was to take the place of his sermon, I ,began to won der how he ce^ild be so trustful, but Ithen I know it was for the sake of Van Dyke and the story for which I was the only available interpreter. ! Since "All's well that ends well," 'the day was a good one for me, for 'I had discovered two new churches and two new groups of people with the Christmas spirit which things I never shall forget. FLORENCE M?MS. 142 Hemenway Street, "I Boston, Mass. ..<. _? - _ -<? - . i Meeting of the' Music Club. " The January meeting of the Phil harmonic club met with Mrs. Bettis Cantelou at the home of Mrs. B. B. Jones. After the business for the after noon was dispensed with, Miss Helen Dorn played a piano solo, "Valsique" which showed her remarkable talent. Miss June Rainsford a most interest ing paper on "Russia-its - People, Music and Composers." Mrs. A. B. Carwile's vocal solo, "Four Leaf Clover" was enjoyed 'by every one. Two Edison record were played, Al bert Spaulding's violin solo, "Medi tation," from "Thais," and "0 Terra Addia" from Aida Marie Rappold and Giovanno Zenatello. Miss Elizabeth Rainsford and Mrs. H. C. Mitchell played a duet "Chasse aux Gazelles," which added greatly to the program. At the close of the program Mrs. Cantelou served delightful chicken salad sandwiches and iced ginger ale. The club recently gave a moving picture, "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp," the money realized being given for charitable purposes. GENEVIEVE NORRIS. Let's all pull together fov greater Edgefield ! YONCE & MOONEY.