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^9^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ " ----_ ' * ^ V0L< 84 EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1920 ' No. 15 JOHNSTON LETTER. Cotton Growers Organize. Pic nic for Confederate Vet erans. Sunday School . Convention. - The Cotton Growers' Association which had been well advertised has been organized at a very enthusias tic meeting. Present was a large per. cent of the farmers and many interested, and an, election of officers was had. Presi dent, Mr. P. N. Lott; secretary, Mr. Walter C. Derrick. During the meeting there was a discussion as to the erection of a cot ton ware house, it being dceided to erect this and Mr. M. T. Fulmer was made chairman of a committee to ob tain government weighing scales. Everyone is greatjy interested in the association and it is hoped an available lot far the warehouse vcan he obtained at an early date. Mr. Theodore Marsh has recently graduated at Pittsburgh University, and is now at home. Friends of Mr. Claude Denny have received cards of his approaching marriage in Savannah, and hearty congratulations are wafted to him. On last Wednesday the annual pic nic given by the Mary Ann Buie chapter, U. D. C., for the veterans of the town and the Girls of the '6O's, was had and this proved one of the most enjoyable, and was largely at tended. To this was invited the world war veterans of the town. There were twenty seven veterans and twenty four world war veterans. For several years this annual pic I nie has been held at the home of Mrs. Martha Edwards, upon a cordial in vitation and the place is admirably adapted for the occasion, with its long piazza, broad hall and spacious t; rooms. Flags waved a welcome to each arrival and soon the piazza was fyled jK#k the old soldiery wno were, all happy to see each, other again, while the hall and parlor was occu pied by the elderly ladies. The world war veterans and young folks found the shade trees more conducive for enjoyment. It was very interesting to hear the veterans talk. At one o'clock all were invited to the grove in the back yard where a long table was covered with all kinds of good things, everyone being seat ed. All were first served with barbe cue hash, bread and pickle, this treat coming through the generosity of Mr. S. J. Watson, who has always been a staunch friends of the U. D. C. and then he wanted to make all the vet erans enjoy the day. Later fried chicken, ham, chicken pie, sandwiches, stuffed eggs, salads, hot biscuits, coffee and iced tea were served, followed by every kind of cake and pie. Before leaving the table Rev. W. S. Brooke, expressed for Mrs. Ed wards her great pleasure in having so many present, and he also wel comed the world war veterans and spoke in nappy words of these and the veterans of the '60's. After dinner the crowd dispersed in groups about the house and before the happy day ended, all joined in singing war songs and ballads and ended with "Till we Meet Again.'" The Sunday school convention of the Ridge association will convene Wednesday and Thursday at Sardis Baptist church. A very interesting program has been arranged, the chief speakers being Rev. T. J. Watts and Mr. Corzine, State Rural Sunday school organizer. Ten messengers will go from the the Johnston Sunday school. Mrs. Clarence Hart is a{ the Uni versity Hospital, having been operat ed on there Wednesday. She was ac companied by her mother, Mrs. Hat tie Bruce. Mrs. Lizzie Crim is at home from a two months' visit to relatives in Ala bama. ? Miss Carrie Mobley of Thomson,] Ga., is visiting her cousin, Miss Marie Lewis. Mrs Hattie Mobley of Columbia is the guest of Mrs. E. R. Mobley. Dr. Kneece and Mr. and Mrs. Eu gene Kneece of Monetta have been guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Clark". Miss Margaret McGee of Columbia is visiting Miss Kathrine Wright. On last Tuesday the dwelling of I Mr. Will Sawyer was rolled aero the street to the lot in front to gv way for the new dwelling, Mr. Say yer has the material already laid, platform was built across from 01 side of the road to the other, as tl road was about two feet lower. Tl work was slow but the house was c the opposite lot before the day em ed. Mrs. T. R. Weiderman is at hon from a visit to relatives in Columbi; Miss Emma Bouknight is expec ing her cousin, Mrs. Miller of Rici mond, Va., to visit her during the la ter part of the month. A marriage of great beauty ws that of Thursday evening at Bethh hem church when the lives of Mis Kathleen Barre and Mr. Luthe Wright were made as one. The church was artistically decc rated in pink and white, the pin flowers being made into bells, eac one holding a light. The altar wa encircled with candles and these wer lighted by two little fairies in pin* Frances Eidson and Willette Cul breath. Miss Evans of Woodruff playei the Wedding March and just previou to the entry of the bridal party Mis Claudia Rushton sang that wonderfu aria "Thy people shall be my people.' The ushers were Messrs. Claudi Rushton and Ben Wright; the brides maids, Misses Emmie Wright ani Claudia Rushton; maid of honor Miss Hettie Barre. The.maids wore lovely white cos turnes and carried armfuls of sweei peas'. The groomsmen were Messrs James Barre and Jesse Ballentines the best man being Mr. Charlie Cul breath. The bride was attired in whitt georgette and the veil was caughl from her face with orange blossoms She held a shower bouquet of brides roses and valley lillies. - .After the - ceremony a* reception was held and later the bride and groom slipped away to enjoy a hon ey moon. The bride's travelling suit was all in navy. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Kate Rushton Barre and is an ac complished and lovable young woman and the groom, a young business man of sterling worth, is in every way, worthy of his fair bride. On last Tuesday evening the ga rage of Maxwell and Perry was burn ed, the fire being discovered about 9:30 o'clock. Owing to the very hot weather and amount of gas in the garage, the in terior of the building was a seething mass of flames soon after the fire was discovered. It was too dangerous to enter the building so nothing was saved, there being three new cars and several old ones burned. The building was owned by Mr. H. W. Crouch, and in the rear was a warehouse which contained cotton and phosphate, all of this being burn "ed. Both parties carried insurance. It was by most heroic efforts that the dwellings occupied by Messrs John Browne and Ben Wright were saved, these catching several times. Mr. Will Sawyer's new warehouse joined the burning garage and it was completed except the front doors and two large glass windows. The'two I story wall of the burned garage fell j on this crushing in the top and total ly ruined the side wall. Mr. Sawyer had not yet insured his building. Mr. Herbert Eidson also sustained a loss, having cars stored in the rear of the warehouse. Mr. B. T. Boatwright has been to Savannah on a business trip. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Pedrick and Miss Theora Fleming of Gainesville, Fla, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Marsh. .Visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Glover during the past week were Mr and Mrs. H. H. Sanders of Edgefield, Mr. and Mrs. Plunkett of Eureka, and Miss Bessie Plunkett of Augusta. Mrs.\ W. P. Cassells entertained the Young Matrons' club on Satur day afternoon in a thoroughly pleas ant manner and during the time rook was enjoyed. After the conclusion of the game a dainty ice course was served. Miss Carrie Thrailkill has gone to Rutherford, N. C., to spend a while with her cousin, Mrs. J. C. Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Smith and lit Meeting of Philharmonie Mu sic Club. Mrs. L. S. Kernaghan was hostess for the June meeting of the Philhar monic Club. In the absence of the president; Miss Rainsford, vice presi dent took charge of the meeting. This wa^ the time for the election of of ficers and Mrs .Tillman was elected' president while the other offices were [re-elected by acclamation. After the business session Miss Miriam Norris took charge of the mu sical program for the afternoon. A piano duet "Floretts," was played by Miss Gladys Padgett and Mrs. H. C. Mitchell. Miss Florence Mims read | two flower poems, "The Weed and the Rose" and "Why the Rose is Red" which everyone enjoyed as Miss | Mims is -a talented reader. Miss Mar garet May played a loviely piano solo, "The Dolls' Ballet. Miss Katherine Mims, Miss Marga ret May and Miss Florence Mims were welcomed as new members into the club. At the close of the program Misses. R?sela Parker and Rosada Talbert as sisted the hostess in serving a de-| lightful salad course and iced tea. PUBLICITY CHAIRMAN. Planning for New Church. While they have no well defined plans, yet it is a fact that the mem bers of Antioch church are planning in a tenative way for the erection of a new church building. It will be sit uated on the opposite side of the road from the present building, un der the beautiful oaks near the mod ern school building. The present site of the church will be used to en- jj large the cemetery. Already graves have been placed on two or three "] sides of the building. Very probably the plans for the new building wilt^] assume definite form this fail. Sue-, cess to them in their very laudable undertaking? tin tflnipwf Ditch Digging Machine. As Edgefield is a new town, some thing new is to be observed here al-1J most daily. The newest thing to at tract attention is the machine for making the excavation for laying the water pipes. It can easily dig a ditch two by three or four feet at a speed of three lineal feet a minute. This enormous mass of iron and steel which seems to possess almost human intelligence can be operated by one man and a helper. Since it was put in operation.Monday morning fifteen men of the water works installation force have been discharged, thus re leasing this man-power for other kinds of work in the community. tie son, and Mrs. Garlington, have been to Newberry for a visit. Mrs. Ben Wright has been to Greenwood to visit her sister, Mrs. Emma Calhoun Cartledge. . Dr. and Mrs. Coleman and Miss Elizabeth Coleman of Aiken have been guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. LaGrone. Dr and Mrs. L. S. Maxwell are at home ?rom a week's visit to relatives in Greenville and Walhalla. Mrs. Sammon of Macon, Ga., is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Joe Wright. Miss Bernice Black has returned to Atlanta after a visit to her cousin, Mrs. Alice Cox. Mrs. Youmans of Fairfax and Mrs. Hames of Jonesville are guests pf Mrs. Joe Cox. Miss Bessie JCellar has been quite sick for the past two weeks. Mrs. W. B. Ouzts and little son, and Miss Orlena Cartledge will go to the mountains of North Carolina next week. The little boy of Mrs. Ouzts has been ill and the doctor ad vised a cooler climate. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Wertz of Co lumbia are guests of relatives. Mrs. Carrie Dorn has erturned to Meeting Street after a visit to her niece, Miss Orlena Cartledge. Mrs. Frank Warren, Jr., is the guest of her sister in Georgia. Mrs. T. R. Denny has gone to Thomson, Ga., to spend six weeks. Misses Louise and Marion Boyd are at home from a visit to their grandmother, Mrs. Stewart in Ches ter, i A Voice From the Land of t Roses. ? I will send you a few locals t tipie, as locals are much moi'e po; l|r than letters. & Some anglers went out the otl night to fish for a shark that 1 been seen at the electric dock, a ^jewfish Was caught instead ol shark. It took three men thirty-f minutes to land it in the boat, and tipped the scales at 385 pounds, was given to the aligator farm, i dinner next day. It took twenty-o ^gaters thirteen minutes to devour ?0u may call that a "whopper," t fcjpld on, I'll tell another. A logg< a^ad turtle was caught in the b n^ar Pass-a-Grille that weighed 5 p??nds. The parties gave it to t fishing club there which was goi fco have a^)ig fish-fry in honor of t Salvation Army. I did not go but friend of mine did, and he said th had turtle soup all over that tow Now that is another "whopper" y< will say. Well, I'm not through .yet ? I took a boat ride to Tampa la Tuesday. Some negroes were gru bing and cleaning off a jungle ne the city. A six-foot rattle snal struck a big fellow in the face, sin ing his fangs deep in his cheek, ai ?hocking him down. He died in tv hours. These are "whoppers" neve theless they are facts. ! Tampa is a big city of 55,000 sou ind I am told that two thirds of tl population are aliens, from every n i??n, tribe and clime. I don't wondi 1$ so many strikes. Twelve cigar fa :bjries here have been on a strike f< forty days. Tampa is strictly a bus aejss city. No tourists stop here f< me winter. The streets are narro? ind withal, it is a dirty city. As lave said before, St. Petersburg :he cleanest and prettiest town thi [ have ever seen and more accomi iations for the travelling publ; ihan I have noticed in any other cit; ;|jjjis - is.,.not^;..farming,."section^ b iny~-means. SoTnere^srnaiPmic patches. But it is God's country. Th lir is soft and balmy, the sea breez from the bay on the east and the gu] jn the west, makes one feel glad an strong. There are two flowing sulphu wells in the city. One on the nort md the other on the south side, suppose these are the springs tha Ponce de Leon looked for in 151 ind never found.' The first drink that I took I hel my breath as long as I could, but o my! what a bad taste! I hardly kne; what I had swallowed, a rotten egg o i pole cat, but if you will hold you breath thirty or forty minutes afte drinking you won't mind the tast or smell afterward. . The fruit crop has been gathere and sold. The orange and grape f ru i crop was indeed good in this sectior My brother has a patch of cotton o one of his lots. The only cotton pate that I have seen since I have bee in the state. He planted the seed o the28th of March, it is now, June 14 breast high and full of fruit from th ground to the top. A friend of hi sent him the seed from South Care lina and he planted them to see wha it would do down here. So far, it i ahead of any cotton plant that I hav ever seen the middle of June. He had eight rows of celery in hi garden twenty feet long. From thes eight rows he sold eighty dollar worth and had all he wanted for hi own family. To prove these big fiish turtle, snake and celery tales, I'll re fer you to the two papers printed ii this city, The Times and The Inde pendent, and everybody knows tha the editor of a paper never write anything but stubborn facts. See? Once more and I'm done. Upon th( highest elevation in the city is i shell mound, said to be pre-historic The oldest man in the city told mi that he supposed it had been then five or six hundred years. They ari oyster shells such as have never beer seen in the bay or gulf. They wil measure from three to eight inchei long. The mound is 336 feet round thf base, 94 feet through the center anc 24 feet high. There are forty-five steps from the bottom to the top: with a platform and seats at the top, I wish to correct a mistake I made in my first letter to the Advertiser. I said there were 12,000 tourists in the city last winter. There were 25, 000 registered for the winter, and 15,000 came and went, making a sum total of 40,000 visitors. The city park has a seating capacity for 10, 000 people. St. Petersburg employs the Scotch Highlanders Band of New- York to give the visitors music. There are twenty-five members, they are given one thousand dollars a week and generally stay about twelve weeks. They can make music to "beat the ?band." J. RUSSELL WRIGHT. St. Petersburg, Fla. Antioch Sunday School Picnic. Saturdaywas a1 very pleasant day to all who gathered under shady oaks of the Antioch church and school grounds, the occasion being the an nual picnic of? the Antioch Sunday school. Mr. H. H. Sanders, the popu lar and capable superintendent, with the full co-operation of his teachers and others interested in the Sunday school and community life, carefully laid their plans for a pleasant occa sion and every detail was well carried out. Ice cold lemonade was served free all through the day, enough be ing provided for everybody to quench their thirst and then plenty to spare. Ice water was also provided for those who did not care for lemonade. As threatening clouds came up around the noon hour, dinner was served a little earlier than usual so as to make sure that this important fea ture of the day was not disturbed by a down pour. A long rectangular ta ble was arranged under the oaks and it was well filled with good things in great variety and boundless quan tity. Barbecued hash, seasoned to the king's taste was provided in quan tity far beyond the capacity of the crowd. This feature was provided un der the supervision of Mr. A. A. Ed munds, who is a regular Waldorf-As toria chef. The delightful basket or icnic dinner reflected the resource ulness as well of the skill cf * good women of Antioch in being able to iprepare so many good things at a season when it seems almost impos sible to get anything to eat-at least, that is the way it seems to us town folk who live much of the time from paper bags and tin cans. Mr. Sanders had invited several gentlemen to make Sunday school addresses in the church after dinner, but the lowering clouds made it necessary to abandon this feature of the day. Many had to leave in their cars early after dinner so as to avoid the mud of the west-side red hills. Rev. W. R. Barnes, Mrs. Barnes and their interesting children attend ed, giving a number of persons an opportunity to meet them and know them personally. Mr. Barnes is do ing a great work in his three-corner ed field which consists of Republican, Anitoch arid Red Hill churches. He and his family have aleady won a warm place in the affections of his people. lA quiet day of real pleasure was spent at Antioch by those who attend ed. Such community gatherings are helpful and wholesome, being worth all and more than they cost to a community. A live, progressive spir it is fostered for a community and a comradeship and spirit of good, Christian fellowship is engendered and fostered among neighbors and friends by such gatherings. We trust and believe that the good peo ple of Antioch, which is rapidly com ing to the front as one of the first ru ral communities in the county, will continue this social gathering as an annual affair. The editor of The Ad vertiser is greatly indebted to the cordial hosts and hostesses of Satur day for a very pleasant day. t Wells Being Drilled. A force of experienced men are at woric boring two wells near the elec tric plant from which water will be pumped for supplying the town's water system. It is contemplated that the wells will be sunk a depth of 250 feet, supplying 60 gallons of pure water each per minute. The water will be pumped or forced by air from the wells into a near-by reservoir of 100,000 gallons capacity. From this reservoir near the wells it will be pumped through an eight-inch pipe into the "stand-pipe' 'or tank near Governor Sheppard's residence, and from this sent by gravity to every! nook and corner of new Edgefield. I CHILDREN'S DAY. Large Congregation at Vernon Church to Witness the Beau tiful Exercises by the Children. Notwithstanding the belated arriv il, the editor of The Advertiesr spent l?verai hours Sunday very pleasant* y with the good, people of Vernon :hurch and community. While the :hurch building is located in McCor nick county, yet a very large portion >f the membership reside in the ?orthwestern corner of old Edgefield, hese devout and consecrated men md women of Edgefield furnishing t very substantial portion of the ?hurch's activities. Rev. W. P. Meadows is the pastor >f the church and he, together with ily men and women of his flock, s to be congratulated upon the icautiful new building which has >een completed and is now used for vorship. It has not only been beauti ully painted inside and out but a landsome carpet has been placed up m the aisles, around the chancel and iltar. The new building. is situated nidway between the old church and he road, which is ai more desirable ocation. The pastor conducts ser 'ices twice each month, the first and hird Sunday mornings, and he an tounced Sunday that the new build ng will be dedicated on the first Sunday in August by Bishop Kilgo. ?his will, be a red letter day in the listory of this very old church, which urnishes a field for spiritual activi-. y for people from three counties. Unlike many country . churches, Vernon has Sunday school every Sun lay moning in the year and its su ierintendent is Mr.\J. J. Mayson, who 3 progressive, capable and widely eloved as a leader. Mr. Mayson and: is corps of teachers and other co workers laid their plans some time go for observing.jphUdrep?s' Daj^the hird Sunday in June, last Sunday. L varied and very attractive pro xamme was arranged and the chil ren performed their parts highly reditably. The entire morning was-, evoted to exercises by the children^ n the afternoon the writer was ha lted to make an address. Soon after the large congregation .djourned for dinner all gathered bout the long table near the old hurch upon which a princely feast iras spread. Everything that the most xacting taste demanded was provid ed in great abundance. Hospitality iras generously dispensed in the good dd Edgefield way. After the large hroug had finished there was much eft untouched. Certainly the good tousewives left nothing undone to nake this feature of this very pleas int occasion a complete success. The following is the programme, if the children's exercises: Song by the children. Welcome by William Mayson and" Vngelle Reames. "Mr. Tongue" b^ Cecil Reames. "I came to see Children's day" by Fewell Jordan. ."Bad Little Boys" by Edna May son. "An Explanation" by J. H. Maysorr "A Sunbeam" by Roy Callison. "Our Colors So True" by five little rirls, Effie May. LaGrone, Evelyn Sullivan, Lucile SuHvan, Deilne Sul ivan and Luella Lewis. "His Speech" by J. P. Sullivan, Jr. "Summer Gladness" by three girls Angelle Reames, Murtis Jordan arid rhelma Reames. "When I'm a Man" by Julian Reames. "Love's Lesson" by Rubie Maysons "Children's Service"' by Alvin Reames, J. B. Mayson, J. H. Mayson, Clarence LaGrone and James Hand :ock. '"Mama's Helper" by Emma May sun. . "A Flower Mission" by four girl's,: katherine Seigler, Pauline Britton, Margaret Reames and Emma Mayson "A Holliday" by William Mayson., "Sunbeams" by five girls, Ruth Vlayson, Alma Mayson, Fannie Lar Srone, Lucile Wren and Lillie Harri son. "Conquest Flag" by two boys,, ?oward Jordan and Claude Reames. "Summertime" by ten girls, De ine Sullivan, Evelyn Sullivan, Olive Hayson, Lucile Sullivan, Effie May (Continued on Eighth Page.)'