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EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1920 No. 10^ JOHNSTON LETTER. Death of Mrs. Virginia Lott. Memorial Exercises Held. Miss Boukinght Enter tained on Friday. ' On Sunday morning Memorial, . Day exercises were held here in the Baptist church, under the auspices of the Mary Ann Buie chapter, the ob servance of the day was had at this . time, as there were no services at any of' the other churches, the pas tors being out of town. The arranged program was as fol lows: Hymn-The Son of God goes forth to war. Scripture-Mr. Walter Derrick. Prayer-Mr. Herbert Eidson. Anthem-"Tread softly, our he roes lie sleeping." Intoduction of speaker, Dr. Vates Snowden of Columbia, S. C.-Dr. J. A. Dobey. i Music-Orchestra and organ. Roll Call of Confederate dead Dr. J. A. Dobey. Hymn-Onward Christian Sol diers. Dismissal Prayer-Veteran H. W. Dobey. The address of Dr. Snowden was a fine and scholarly one. He compared the courage and patriotism of the men of the sixties, with that of the men of France in the present World War, showing that the two entered the fight for the same principle, civil rights. Prof. W. F. Scott spent the week end at Montecello with his mother. Dr. Yates Snowden was entertain ed in the home of Mr. W. E. La Grone during his visit hei^. Misses Maude and Gladys Sawyer are at home from a visit to Bruns wick ,Ga., in the home of their sister, Mrs. John Bland. -Mrs. C A. Austin ,of Augusta, has been for a visit to Mrs. Nettie Ja cobs. Mrs. Ernest Kemp is quite sick in Sumter, at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Julius Swearingen. Her mother, Mrs. Ouzts, has gone to be with her. One afternoon of the past week, Mrs. T. R. Hoyt entertained in com pliment to Mrs. Clarence Mobley. Several tables of rook were en joyed and everyone had an opportu nity of chatting with this charming young bride. Delicious refreshments, a salad course with iced tea was ser ved. Mrs. Clarence Mobley was again honored during the week with a din ner party given in her honor by Mrs. J. P. Bean. Mr. Leroy Wertz of Belton is spending a few days in the home of his father, Mr. O. S. Wertz. Rev. and Mrs. W. S. Brooke, Mr. J. C. Lewis and Mr. Elliot Lewis, at tended the Southern Baptist Conven tion at Washington, D. C., the latter , two having continued their trip on to New York for a pleasure trip. Misses Antoinette Denny and El la Jacobs attended the Musical Fes tival in Columbia the latter part of the week. Mr. and Mrs. John Fleming Marsh will leave soon for their new home in Columbia. Miss Emma Bouknight entertained very pleasantly Friday afternoon, in compliment to Mrs. Willie Bob Smith who, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. B. Ouzts. Four tables of bridge were ar ranged and the score prize was won by Miss Maude Sawyer. Mrs. Smith was given a pretty gift and Miss Sal lie Heyward, a bride-to-be of June, was presented with a gift. After ma si c, a dainty repast was served. , Miss Annie Crouch has returned from a three weeks' visit to Ben nettsville, with friends, and while t?tere, was the maid of honor at the marriage of a classmate, Miss Cross land. Miss Mary Waters is now at home, the school near North Augusta in ?whi?h she taught, having closed. Mr. Brooks Sawyer who was oper ated on recently at the Baptist Hos pital, for appendicitis is now conva lescing, and it is hoped that he will soon be at home. Mrs. Lizzie Crim has gone to Ken tucky to visit relatives. Mrs. Virginia Lott died at her home Friday evening and the death of this good woman has brought much sorrow. She was the widow of the late Mr. Whit Lott, and was one of the elderly ladies of the town. Mrs. Lott was a woman of a sweet and gentle disposition, and made friends of everyone, and there are many that will miss the touch of her gentle hand. She was. a noble Chris tian woman and a member, of the Baptist church. She leaves five children, Messrs. J. Neal Lott and Claude Lott, Mrs. Kammer of Blackville, Mrs. Porter Dorn of McCormick and Mrs Junius Wright and two sisters, Mrs. Nancy Lott and Mrs. Robert Price. Mrs. Wright was in the home with her mother and she with the others gave their mother every loving attention and the each made her declining days sweet and happy ones. The interment was on Saturday ?afternoon at the Lort burying ground, which was attended by many friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Walker Mobley are now domiciled in the home of Mrs. Ann Mobley. Mr. and Mrs. David Phillips and Miss Ruth Phillips of Springfield, are guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Waters. Mr. John Marsh is now improving, having undergone a double Operation at the pity Hospital in Columbia. He is now''able to sit up some each day. Dr. C. P. Corn has gone to New York to take a spe?ial course in his profession. Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Edwards spent last week-end in Greenville, the for mer going to attend the Hardware convention. Mrs. Will Wright has gone to Au gusta to sperid a while with her daughter, Mrs. Chester. Mr. Harry Hamilton of Middle brooke, Va., arrived on Saturday to join his wife who is here with her mother, Mrs. Ann Mobley. Mrs. Ham ilton has been sick during the past two months, but-sincevshe -has-i?een- - here she seems improved. Mrs. Wilmot" Ouzts visited in Au gusta during the latter part of the week. The Radcliffe1* Chautauqua was here three days last week and afford ed much pleasant entertainment for the town. This one was a great im provement on the programs of last year. Delightful Entertainment For Miss Nelle Jones. On Tuesday afternoon Miss Lydia Brunson entertained delightfully in honor of Miss Nelle Jones, whose ap proaching marriage is one of the topiosv of interest of Edgefield so ciety. As the time draws near t^o June the social affairs increase in number and interest. A very interesting program of Edgefield ' talent entertained the guests for a half hour. Miss R?sela Parker, accompanied by Miss Eliza beth Rainsford played "I Hear You Calling Me." Miss Rainsford also sang very sweetly "AU for You," as a solo. Little Elizabeth Bailey danced, in her charming way and Miss Flor ence Mims read a love song from the poem "The Spanish Duel." Miss Elise Lake delighted* all pres ent with a characteristic Southern dance, accompanied on the piano by Miss Nelle Jones. The bride-to-be and her maid of honor, Miss Lake, occupied a lovely couch decorated with roses. A delicious salad course and iced tea were served after which the bride tossed her lovely bouquet of sweet peas from the stairway to the in terested group below. Miss Rosada Talbert of Parksville was the lucky one. '. During the afternoon four tele grams came for four diff?rent guests Miss Justine Cantelou, Miss Julia Folk, Miss Nelle Jones and Miss Elise Lake. They contained messages that were read to the delight of all the lis teners. As .the party drew to a close the guests bade good-bye to Mrs. Brun son and Miss Brunson after regis tering their names in the bride's book and wishing for many hoppy days ahead for the June bride. A GUEST. D*d you know that the Ford Motor Company builds more than one-half of all the motor cars made in Amer ica? "mm* YONCE & MOONEY. Mrs. N. M. Jones Gives Lovely Party for Miss Nelle Jones. "Come to my house the 14th of May,. That is Nelle Jones' last birthday Before Mr. Nicholson takes her, away. Four-thirty is the hour we want to meet,' Her friends and mine make a party! complete." In answer to the above unique in vitations, a number of guests assem bled at the house of Mrs. N. M. Jones on Friday afternoon of last week. ? Misses Lydia Branson, Helen Till-, man, Justine Cantelou and Gene vieve Norris served refreshing fruit punch on the veranda froni a bowl embowered in flowers. Mrs. Joseph Cantelou and Mrs. J. B. Kennerly welcomed the visitors, at the front door, after which they, registered .in the bride's book, over which Mrs. Allen Samuel of Colum bia, presided. Master Allen Samuel, Jr., pinned" on each guest a dainty hand painted souvenir of the happy occasion. Mrs. N. M. Jones, Mrs. B. B. Jones and Mrs. Barnwell Jones received in v i . the wide hall. The guest of honor, Miss Elise j Lake and Miss Nan Gunter, of Bates burg, stood in the parlor for the in formal reception, which was follow ed by a charming musical program. Miss Elizabeth . Rainsford sang "The Sweetest Story Ever Told," a' most appropriate selection. Miss Nan Gunter's solos, "Hark, Hark the Lark" and "Love's Message" were beautifully rendered. Instrumental selections included "My Old Indiana Home" and Dixie Memories," suggestive of the -birth places of the groom and bride, whose coming marriage in June is of such interest to a wide circle, of\acquaint ances. Each guest was requested to write a^escnpfion of the j^oornythes? d? scriptions afforded great amusement when read by Mesdames Susan B. Hill, Lovick Smith and Percy M. Fel tham, including, as they did, imagi nary pictures written in poetry and prose, and also a 'pencil sketch. Little Emmie Dozier Tompkins, of Johnston and Master Allen Samuel, of Columbia, wheeled in a tea cart with the elaborately iced cake, on which pink tapers burned. An exciting time followed as those whose fates were not already known cut for the symbols hidden in this triumph of culinary art. Miss Justine Cantelou captured the ring. Miss Anna Bee cut the pen ny and Miss Marjoi-ie Tompkins the dime, while Miss Elizabeth Smith cut the horse-shoe, insuring the good luck which this always ^foretells. Pink cream with individual angel's food cake, iced with pink, was served. Baskets of pink mints, which formed such a lovely feature of the tea table decoration, were passed. In the centre of the table/was a bronze electrolier from which to the chandalier above was arranged a most graceful shower of sprays of delicate asparagus ferns. A 'crystal basket filled with beautiful pink ros es, adorned the table. The dining room? reception hall and parlor were all artistically deco rated with quantities of roses, varied with masses of flowering mountain laurel and ferns. Many dainty gifts testified to the good wishes which were showered on the honoree on this happy anniver sary, so charmingly celebrated in the pretty, hospitable home of Mrs. N. M. Jones. Out of town guests included Mrs. J. C. Kirkland of Lexington, Mrs. Wallace Wise, of Trenton, Mrs. J. H. Tompkins and little Emmie Tomp kins, of Johnston, Miss Nan Gunter, of Batesburg, Miss Octavia Griffin of Newberry, Miss Rosada Talbert or Parksville, and Mrs. Allen Samuel and Allen Samuel, Jr., of Columbia. C. H. F. Periodic Billious Attacks. Persons subject to bilious attacks at regular intervals know about when to expect an attack. They find that they have no desire for food when an~attack is dueHWt usually eat be cause it is meal time\Skip one meal and take three of Chamberlain's Tablets and you may be able to avoid the attack. Persons subject to period ic bilious attacks should not drink tea or coffee at any time. A Trip Through New England (Part One) Having written you about my firs impressions of New England as journeyed through Connecticut, ant Rhode Island up to Boston, and ii another letter some things which thought interesting about that ver: charming city to which my hear shall ever turn as I think of the tei days spent there, I must say a fe? things about the beautiful little citj of Plymouth, Mass., where we stoot for the first time in celebration o: the 300th anniversary of the landing .of the Pilgrims in 1620. There was much to remind one ol the past in this beautiful spot. W( -had thought perhaps it was a desert .ed village, with but a few fishermer .and ancient landmarks, but it is ar enterprising place with street cars "running to Boston, about twenty-fiv( .br more^ miles distant and publi< spirit enough to keep the environ ment charged with historic associa tions. The name of the hotel, "Thc Plymouth Rock House," overlooking the water, most picturesquely situat ed just above the rock; the "May flower Inn," where we took dinner, and in front of the modern Post Office a monument covering the spring from which the Pilgrims must have drank their first draught of American water. The water \z obtain able now by drinking frbm a faucet iii the Monument. "The Pilgrim House" is a remark able museum containing I believe, many true relics of early New Eng land. The little bonnets of Peregrine White, the first baby in New Eng land, born on the Mayflower on her .p?ssage over. jMany of the articles -m the Museum were presented by c^scendants, some of them living in Plymouth today. The Congress of the United States has made a -large ap "pYopriation f' aid in having a great Three Centui "Vebration there this fall. In the f hich is on a hill, the design 'stically carried out, lie the remain, of all thc early settlers, except a very few whose graves can not be seen. These died and were buried and the Indian corn planted over them, that the Indians might not di$cover how many had passed away. From this cemetery there is a most wonderful view of the great blue ocean washing right up to the Plymouth town. Some of the graves are very old and carved out of slate, and are something like this: "Mary Wait ye wife of Return Wait, died ye 21st of September in ye year of our Lord 1700." Many of the names were verbs instead of names, such as "Increase Gatchell," whose pew we saw in old North Church and "Resolved' 'and "Re member." A sermon preached by. one of the early Pilgrims on the death of a daughter in the family was exhibit ed in the "Pilgrim House." In this the family were told that it was brought upon them because they needed the affliction, and if they did not know why now, they would find out hereafter. On Sunday afternoon before leav ing Boston Mr. Titus, a brother of our cousins in Littleton, New Hamp shire, came with his wife and daugh ter in their car from their home in Lynn, Mass., and offered us our choice of any direction we might like to take for an afternoon in New England. The sun had shone in the morning, hail had fallen up to one o'clock" and there was a light rain at the hour appointed, but we went and found no inconvenience in the spacious and comfortable car. I was interested in seeing Welles ley College and Miss Titus who ac companied us having graduated there .was pleased to take us through the most interesting building and point out many things which we could not, otherwise have known. So large and extensive are the grounds "that it would take days to see everything of interest. In the parlors there was the same old'time game of love being played by young people on this S "? day afternoon which must have been their allotted time for receiving guests. After leaving Wellesley we went over the faultless New England roads to Concord and Lexington where there are so many historic spots and so many monuments to re cord them. These picturesque memo rials add a charra to New England and keep the heroes of the past in perpetual memory. Everything, is-in svtch good taste, even the markers along the side of the road' when it is no more than a boulder placed there by nature, but carved with some strikingly appropriate inscrip tion large enough for any passerby to see without effort, just what is written there. We feel sure that Mas sachusetts did no more than South Carolina to uphold the flag of liber ty in the Revolution, but they have woven1 so many stories of romance around their part of it through their poets and historians that one is en ticed and charmed into knowing morie and more.' I was told that Longfellow was a descendant of Paul Re Vere and that is why everybody has heard of him. Longfellow in his poems did a great deal to lend a charm to New Eng land.. While at Cambridge on another occasion we wandered around enjoy ing a search for places of interest which were not so large as Harvard, .nut which perhaps memorialize some event of portentous interest. The li brary at Harvard was wonderful, and was another manifestation ^ of the spirit which seems so prevalent here,.^f using money for public mon uments. This- magnificent building was erected by a mother in memory of her son who went down in the Ti tanic. On the outside are enornfbus granite columns which are appraoch ed by marble steps, the entire build ing on. the inside seeming to be o? marble. The personal library of the young man, who was a graduate of Harvard is contained in One large and beautiful room on one side of which, over an enormous Colonial mantel, hangs his portrait in mam moth proportions, handsome and young and possessed of great wealth, yet just .the same - an inheritor of what men call death. Longfellow's home is one of the typical New England style of archi tecture which is being superseded by the same kind of houses which we have in the South. Longfellow's daughter still lives there. The land across the street which would have shut off the view of the Charles River in front of his home had build ings been erected there, was bought by Longfellow and it is made into a beautiful parft, with flowers and trees and fountains. There has been re cently placed here a perfect bust of Longfellow and monuments typify ing his leading characters. Camp Branch News. Well, as there hasn't been any news from old Camp Branch in some length of time, I will write a few lines and try to find out what has be come of our correspondent. News is scarce at the present but I will try to think of a few dots. On account of so much rain our farmers are behind in their plant ing. Most all have finished planting cotton, and are ready to chop, but have lots of corn to plant yet. Mr. Ellis Peeler and Mr.- Toni Bur nett went to Edgefield Monday on business. Mr. J. W. R. DeLaughter spent Saturday night and Sunday with his daughter, Mrs. J. B. Holmes. Mr. Julian Wash, Mr. Calvin Seig ler and Mr. Eddie Whatley spent Saturday night in our community. Mr. Clyde Peeler of Shelby, N. C., spent last week with his brother, Mr. Ellis Peeler. Mr. George DeLaughter made a flying trip to McCormick and Plum Branch last Saturday. We are sorry to hear of little Ollie Seigler having mumps. We hope he will soon recover. Several couples from here attend^ ed services at Red Hill Sunday morn-N ing and enjoyed hearing our pastor, Mr. Barnes, tell of his trip to Wash ington last week. Mr. Capers DeLaughter being the only one from our community who joined the Tank Company at Edge field, was examined Saturday night and passed all right. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Peeler are the happy parents of a little son, .about three weeks old now. Mr. J. W. Hudson has been on the sick list but we are glad to say he is improving. "BROWN EYES." Letter From an Old Confeder ate Soldier. As the shadows lengthen, and the sun sinks slowly down the West, I see them again! Those gallant he roes of "Co. D, 14th Regiment, S. C. V." I wonder if any state i:a the_ United States ever furnished any boys as young as my company did? Many had seen only fourteen sum mers, when they heard the call that * beckoned them away-away to the: bloody battlefield-away, so many,, to the "great unknown." With me were Edgefield's knightly boys Durisoe, Jones, Cheathams, Brun son, Youngblood^Covar, Carwiles, Lotts, Padgetts, Croker, McClintick, De Loach, Swearingen, Roper, Strom,. Corley, Walker, Mims, M. T. McHen ry and John Cockrell, the latter en-' listing at the age of thirteen years. There are many others whose names I can not now recall. Gallant Jim Youngblood, one of the first~fc> volunteer. Our regimental flag was buried un der a rock, near Appomattox river, by M. T. McHenry (who was Color Bearer), Mat Lott, John Gillian, Henry Padgett and John Cockrell, on April 3, 1865. i "The warrior's banner took its flight. To greet the warrior's soul." Since writing this, I have heard that one of the heroes of our com pany has "crossed over the^ river to rest under the shade of the treet"-^ gallant and brave-God rest the soul of Jim Youngblood! Greetings to all my comrades of Saluda, Edgefield and Aiken, McCor mick and Lexington. I would be so glad to hear from 'each and ali of them. JOHN COCKRELL. Soldiers' Home. Civic League Meeting for May. The regular monthly ine?ting^f^&SsS the Civic League was called to order by the pesident, Mrs. J. G. Edwards, . on Monday afternoon, May 17th, in ^ ' the library. After the Lord's prayer, the min utes were read and approved. The business session included the consideration of two sets of excellent reference books-one especially adapted to children, both most in structive and useful for anyone in research work. Miss Katherine Mims gave a splen did report of'the Federation conven tion which she attended at Rock Hill in April. This account is to be pub lished as a matter of information, showing, as it does, the wonderful scope of club women's work. The League gave Miss Mims a vote of thanks for the excellent representa tion of the League which she made. Upon invitation, Mr. Johnston,, who has charge of the water work in stallation in Edgefield, talked to the League members about the possi bilities of the park in our historical old square, which is now an eye-sore to anyone who has civic pride. The sketch Mr. Johnston presented for consideration would be, in design, a memorial for our Confederate dead, having the Southern Cross, to be cen tered with the shaft, which has longf ~~ since been erected by loyal citizens. The League members gave Mr Johnston a rising vote of thanks for the valu?ble suggestions he gave and his generous offer of personal as sistance in carrying out any plan for park improvement. Mr. Arthur Tompkins, upon re quest discussed further plans for the best way of developing an adequate library for Edgefield. The high cost pf materials will delay, most proba bly, the actual erection of a building for this purpose, but in the course o? time, the \obstacle will be overcome,, and, in the meantime, the purchase of good books can be carried on. Mrs. Edwards appointed the fol lowing committee to represent the League in carrying forward civic improvements, this 'committee tc* seek the cooperation of the Towna Council and Chamber of Commercer Mrs. P. M. Feltham, chairman; Mrs. George Evans, Mrs. W. L. Dunovant, Sr., Mrs. A. E. Padgett, Mrs. B. L Mims and Mrs. J. L. Mims. The meeting then was adjourned to meet the third Monday in June. The demand for Ford Cars is un precedented simply because the val ue is unequalled. YONCE & MOONEY