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Office No 61 Residence, No. 17 Wednesday, June 9. LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Mrs. W. H. Dorn is visiting her brother, Mr. T. B. Lanham in Co lumbia.. Edwin Folk returned from a" suc cessful session of work at the Uni versity of South Carolina. Misses Margaret May, Eileen Har ling and Edith Ousts "are returning today from the Greenville Woman's, College. Mrs. Eva Ouzts has gone to Little Hock, Arkansas to visit her son, Wil liam Ous?ts, leaving on Tuesd.. of this week. :. Edgar Padgett is at home for his vacation from Randolph^Macon col lege, where he has been ? student this year. ... . Miss Royal} Peak came' down from Greenwood and spent the week-end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W.?Peak. _ Mr. Otis Mobley of Heath Spring spent Sunday here with Mrs. Mobley who is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Peak. Rev. W. R. Barnes has purchased the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bus sey near Red Hill church, and they wiil make their home there. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Callison spent the week-end in Edgefield as guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Reel, Mrs. Callison's parents. Luther and Ben Jones of Greer, are visiting their relatives in Edge field. Luther ha=; been a ^student at the Wofford Fitting School this year. On Tuesday afternoon, June 15, the D. A. R."'s will hold their meet ing with Mrs. P vP. Blalock, Jr., at 5:30 o'clock. All members please at tend. Mr. John Bones has given up his position as traveling salesman for an auto supply house and has resumed his former position as bookkeeper for Yonce & Mooney. . ? Mr. J. D. Holstein, Jr., has just sold Mr. A. S. Tompkins an Over land Four sedan, one of the hand somest, as well as one of the mest comfortable cars on the market. Miss Ina Hill is visiting h?r cousin, Mrs. Frank Warren, and will soon re turn to Edgefield to make her home. We are delighted to hear this as she has so many friends in Edgefield. Miss Connie Crouch, a charming young lady who has been attending Summerland College, is here visiting h?r brother, Mr. G. V. Crouch. She will spend the summer in Edgefield. Mr. Cothran McCreary of Laurens is here for some weeks in the home of his friend Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Hudgens While here he is working in the interests of a lighting system for rural homes. ^ ' The senatorial race has become a four sided race, made so by Mr. N. | G. Evans entering the arena this week. If the number of candidates continues to swell, the campaign willi yet be up to the average. , Mr. Luther Byrd is at home for the summer vacation, having just com pleted his junior year at the Medical College in Augusta, which is a branch of the University of Georgia. He will he a full graduate at the close of next session. Mr. T. C. Mathis has purchased from Rev. J. T. Littlejohn, "Rose Cottage," near Red Hill church. This is a very desirable piece of property and The Advertiser is delighted to chronicle the fact thar Mr. Mathis has purchased it. "Col. P. B. Mayson returned Satur day from a very pleasant trip to Tal lahassee, Florida, where he visited his brother. Col. Mayson spent most of his time along the gulf shore which is one of the most delightful sections of Florida. Mr. J. P. Bland of Johnston is placing a number of large handsome Studebaker touring cars in Edgefield. In addition to Mr. J. R. Cantelou, Mr. T. H. Rainsford, Mrs. Emily A. Mims and Mr. J. B. Kenneriy are among the latest purchasers. FOR SALE: Home raised mule, four years old and broken. ROBT. A. MARSH, Edgefield, S. C. Mr. Douglas Timmerman is ai home from Furman for the summei vacation. Miss Maggie Winn was among th? visitors in Edgefield Friday. She i? now at home for her summer va cation, having taught at Plum Brancl the past session. She has also beer engaged to teach the same school next session. . Mr. W. P. Yonce and Mr. W. W. Adams left yesterday for Richmond where they will join a large party who will travel by a special train of Pullma.nsto Portman, Oregon to at ! tend the ShrinersL?onvention. They 'will be away touringrthe west about a month. We are grieved to learn that Miss Lena Stevens of Meeting Street is in the State Sanitorium for treat ment for the aft?r effects of influ enza. Miss Stevens is one of the most beloved and useful ladies of our county, aod many prayers and hopes ascend for her early recovery. Misses Ida Folk, Janice Morgan and Sarah Lyon returned last week from Winthrop College. Miss Folk and Miss Morgan have" tri? great dis tinction pf holding diplomas from this splendid institution, and we are informed will be added to the facul ty of the High School at Inman, S. g., this fall. ^.^,M0^igi}wm^ Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Gibson of An derson College have been visitors here for several days in the home of Mr. and Mrs. George F.. Mims. Mr. Gibson states that there are now but twenty vacancies in the student body of Anderson college for next year, and for this reason no canvassing will be done.- Mr. and Mrs. Gibson are cordially welcomed to Edgefield. Mr. and Mrs. George A. Adams of the Colliers section are happy over the return of two of their sons from college. One of them, Robert brought with him a Clemson diploma, at which institution he graduated with honors. His brothers, Messrs. Sam and Frank Adams attend the grad uation exercises. The other son, Fred, is at home from Wofford col lege for the summer vacation. W. C. T. U. Meeting. The Jone meeting of the W. C. T. U. was held on Monday after noon at the home of Mrs. H. H. Sanders. The afternoon, was a beautiful one, and those who attended enjoy ed the delightful drive of eight miles and realized that distance has been eliminated and there is no more town and country except that in the country the crops that feed and clothe the world are to be seen. As far aa we eould see around An tioch the cotton was in fine condi tion, and there seemed to be no scarcity of labor. What we need now in town and county is not shorter hours but longer hours and more laborers-everybody every where working. Our slogan should be, "Not what we do but bow we doijL" The women who came in their cars from Edgefield were mo6t cor dially welcomed at tho door by Mrs. Sanders and her sister, Miss Plunkett, who is visiting ber. We were delighted lo greet our friends from the community, Mrs Frank West, Mrs. Ed. Cheatham, whom we always think of as May West, Mrs. C. C. Jones and Mrs. Prescott Lyon, these choice spirits who are giving so much of them selves to Antioch community. There were others we missed. This lovely home is one of the oldest in our county, and one of the most valuable as we look at it in this time of high prices, for its in trinsic value and for its historio in terest. It is of the Colonial type, which in many respects cannot now be reproduced, like a Stradivarius violin.; Mrs. Sanders has put into it all the taste and skill that she exemplified in the bouse in town and this old mansion revivified responds to ever touch. In this old home were reared the family of Dr. James Fudge Adams, one of the leading physicians and citizens of his day and generation, who married first Miss Lucy Glover of the early family of that name, now numerous and honored in their descent, if the name itself is not so often heard. Dr. Adams was the father of two daughters, Susan and Frances, the former of whom was the wife of the late Shemuel Nich olson, the other of Mr. Joseph Adams of the Elmwood section, all long since gone to their reward, but who have left many honored de scendants. Dr. Adams was mar ried a second time to the widow Tillman. The graves of this hon ored family lie in close proximity to the home. The programme of the W. C. T. U. meeting was a paper on current Prohibition events by Mrs. J. L. Mims, report of the yearly Flower J?NES-NICHOLSON. (Continued from page one.) 5 Edgefield of which congregation Miss . Jones is a member. i The bridal party took their places i at the conclusion of the ceremony, I down the length of the long piazsa there to meet their many friends. Mrs. Thomas B. Nicholson of Craw [ fordville, Indiana, mother ?of the - groom, stood in the receiving line. The gujests were invited to register in the bride's book. This was in charge of Miss Marabeth Thomas, cousin of *the groom. In the spacious upper hall was a magnificent array of the many handsome gifts, consist ing pf cut glass ,silver, handpainted china, checks, Liberty Bonds and a handsome chest of silver. Punch was served on the lawn by Misses Lydia Brunson .Virginia Cul ham, of Bar.esburg, Gertrude Mayson of Memphis,, Tenn., and Annabelle Saunders. An. abunik;nt salad course followed by ice cream and cake was enjoyed in the dining room and parlors, pro vided in experienced style and taste by professional caterers. :i The color scheme of the bride's table was yellow, exquisitely decora ted in baskets of "white and yellow snap dragons tied with tulle. The ta ble was ornamented with tiny mints in green and yellow in the shape of sweet peas. The reception following the cere mony was most enjoyed, the strains of the orchestra adding more charm and happiness to the occasion. After the goodbyes were said, the bride, in a lovely Hickman suit of blue tricolette with hat and accesso ries to match, sped away amidst the good wishes of all, to catch a mid night train in Augusta for Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson will visit points South and East before going to their home in the north. Mrs. Nicholson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Braxton Bragg Jones and has spent all her life as a res ident of Edgefield. She finished the course in the South Carolina Co-Edu cational Institute then located here, and then attended Converse College four years where she graduated in 1918, holding the position as presi dent of her class, and being also a graduate in music and a cultivated musician. * - Mr. Thomas Laurence Nicholson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Nichalson of Crawfordville, Indiana. He is a graduate of Wabash College. He was commissioned at Fort Benja min Harrison, First Officers' Train ing Camp in 1917 and served in the late war in France with the 147th Machine Gun Battalion. He is now associated with the firm of Paul H. Davis & Company, stock and bond brokers, in Chicago. Out of town guests at the mar riage besides the wedding party were I Mr. and Mrs. Glen Legwen, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Hamilton and Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Ramsey and Mrs. James Sewell of Augusta. Miss Alice Jones, Mrs. Annie Rawl and Miss Harmon of Batesburg, Mr. R. L. Fox of Char lotte, Mrs. Annie Easterling of Aiken and Mrs. Allen Samuel of Columbia. Dozier and Cobb Lands at Auction. Tuesday, June 15, the Edgefield Realty and Auction and the Davis Realty Company will sell at auction to the highest bidder the Dozier place two miles from Edgefield and four miles from Trenton. The tract will be cut into several small tracts, making extremely desirable farms. They will also sell the same day the Cobb land on the edge of town just beyond the trestle. This will be cut into lots and small tracts, which will be a good purchase either for a home or invest ment. Mission report, Mrs. W. B. Cog burri, and a sketch of Jennie Casse day by Mrs. W. L. Dunovant. The study on citizenship, in charge of Mrs. Tillman, consisted of the President and his cabinet, a very interesting sketch of President Wilson being given by Mrs. Till man, and his loyalty to the woman hood of the country being empha sized. Miss Florence Miras gave on re quest a homorous reading called, "An Anti-Suffrage'Monologue." x Mrs. E. J. Norris conducted the devotions. Miss Bessie Woodson made a few remarks on the importance of the District Nurse. Mrs. Ed Morgan was welcomed as a member and Miss Callaham of Greenville and Miss Plunkett of Grantville welcomed as visitors. . The next meeting: will be held with Miss Lillian Smith early in THE UNIVERSAL CAR ' -Ml EBB The Ford cars and trucks are recognized by hundreds of Owners in Edgefield County to be the Best Car and Truck/ to Operate on Edgefield County Roads / They are made of the best steel, and can stand the rough wear to which they are subjected longer than larger and heavier cars. The tire bill is less and the oil and gasoline cost per mile is very much lower than other cars. People are realizing this more and more, which accounts for the steady stream of buyers who file their orders with us. These or ders are filled as they'are filed-no one can secure an advantage over any other buyer. Have you placed your order ]'et? If not, you had better get on the list, so you will, not have to wait long. THE FORDSON TRACTORS are also growing day by day in popularity with farmers, not now supply the demand. We can YONCE & MOONEY, Edgefield, S. C. H. G. EIDSON, Johnson, S. C. - FORD DEALERS IHSIST ON GENUINE FORD PARTS Z.SJZ/SJZSJ I Bega ww gran ??cs &<m&rm Why That Headache? When you know the cause of a dis ease a cure may often be effected. This is particularly true of headache. Headache often results from consti pation or a disordered condition of the stomache which may be corrected by taking a dose or two of Chamber lain's Tablets. Try it. These tablets are easy to take and mild and gentle in effect. Notice of Final Settlement and Discharge. To All Whom These Presents May --Concern : Whereas, George Rhoden and G. W. Scott have made application unto this Court for Final Discharge as Ad ministrators in re estate of Elijah Rhoden, deceased, on this the 14th day of May 1920; and will make a full and final settlement on 21st day of June 1920: These Are Therefore, to cite any and all kindred, creditors or parties interested to show cause before m& at my office at Edgefield, C. H., S. C., on the 21st day of June 1920 at ll o'clock a. m. why said order of Dis charge should not be rganted. W. T. KINNAIRD, Judge Probate Court, E. C., S. C. Edgefield, S. C., May 14, 1920. FOR SALE: One Berkshire boar, one year old. L W. HUME. J. H. CANTELOU Attorney at Law Will Practice in All Courts. Office Over Store of . REYNOLDS & PADGETT Telephone No 103. Eyes scientifically examined and glasses properly fitted. GEO. F. MIMS, Optometrist-Optician, Edgefield, *S. O. The Terrors of War War hasn't changed for the better, what Sherman said it was-and more. It is still We have all been sickened with the horrors of it all, the death, destruction, decollation, all the careful conservation of years of peace gone in a few brief months. But the war is over. It is time for reconstruction, a time to save, to build up again. Our bantc stands ready to do its share in this work. Can we be of service to you in any way? We want our bank to be YOUR bank. The Bank of Trenton, S. C. All checks drawn on The B?nk of Trenton can be cleared free of ex change through the Federal Reserve Bank. SUMMER WEAR FOR MEN AND BOYS We can clothe the men and boys from head to foot in the latest styles, matters not what you want or need for the hot weather,come in to see us. We have a large stock of "v. -J CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS, UNDERWEAR and MEN'S FURNISHINGS to select from it REMEMBER that we sell the celebrated CROSSETT Shoes and the SELZ-SCHWAB Shoes. There is nothing better on the market for the money. GIVE US A TRIAL DORN & MIMS t