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a Wednesday, January 5. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Miss Ruth DeLoach visited in Laurens during the holidays. Messrs, Oliver and Manly Dobson visited their mother at Christmas.. Dr. J. G. Edwards has gone to Ab beville to visit his mother. Hear Dr. Sam Small in the Baptist, church Friday night. Mr. George Warren Fitzmaurice, of Columbia was the guest Pf Br. J. S. Byrd during the holidays. " ' Miss Thelma Roney of Augusta has been visiting Miss Nellie Bryan jp jSuncombe. -ryr\* r: *~ - Mrs. John K. Aull and little Julia were the guests of relatives here du ring Christmas, Mrs. R. G. Lee and Beulah have re ' turned from a visit to her mother in . Greenville.' .Mr. and Mrs. Howell of Columbia - -were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Strom Christmas week. Miss Nellie Bryan spent several days last week in Augusta with . friends. ' Mr. B. T. Rainsford of Greenwood spent a portion of last week -in Edge field with relatives. /? Miss Aimee Sloan of Piedmont - was a guest of Miss Gladys Padgett during the Yuletide. Mr. James Coth'ran of Abbeville, visited his aunts, Mrs. Susan B. Hill and Mrs. W. C. Tompkins last week. Hear the celebrated Dr. Sam Small lecture in the Baptist church Friday night of this week at 7:30 o'clock. Miss Elizabeth Lott entertained seven of her girl friends at a spend the-night party last Tuesday night. Miss Bettie Bryan of Greenville was the guest of Miss Katherine Mims during the holidays. ' Miss Fannie Wright Hill of Au gusta spent last week-end in Edge field with relatives and friends. Dr. and Mrs. Pendleton Jones and children were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lott during the holidays. Mr. T. 0. Bryan who has been in the hospital in Augusta for sometime lias been visiting his mother, Mrs. Sallie Bryan. Dr. and Mrs. Lee spent a portion of the holiday season with Dr. Lee's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Lee, in Fort maJ Mr. Harley of Beaufort and Mr. Hartzog of Barnwell, have been guests of their relative, Maj. Willis Duncan. Misses Sophie and Marie Abney have gone to Savannah to spend a month with Mrs. A. J. Ives and Mrs. Maner Lawton. Misses Elizabeth and June Rains ford entertained at a delightful lun cheon for twelve young-ladies on New Year's day. Rev. P. P. Blalock will preach in the Presbyterian church of Johnston next Sunday morning at 11:15 o'clock. ' Mr. and Mrs. W .S. G. Heath have returned from a visit of ten days to Col. and Mrs. O. F. Cheatham of Albany, Ga. Little Gadsden Morrall and Ella Morrall of Trenton are spending 'some time with their aunts, Mrs. W. E. Lott and Mrs. J. G. Edwards. Misses Marie and Mattie Sue Hol sten are visiting their, aunts, Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Bailey in the Red Hill section. Mr. and Mrs. Clint Graydon and little son, Miss Jeanie Simpkins, from McCormick and Mr. Francis Simkins, professor at the Citadel, were all un der the home roof for Christmas. We direct attention to the quarter ly statements of the Bank of Tren ton, the Peoples Bank and the Far mers Bank in this issue. Manager Vause's fame for serving good meals has gone abroad and al ready the number of persons who are taking their meals regularly at the hotel is.increasing. Harrison Parks made a harried visit from Columbia daring the Christmas season* Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Barling of Plum Branch were among the holi day visitors in Edgefield. Mr. Walter L. Holston came home from Hartsville to spend a portion of the holiday season with his children. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Miller of Au gusta visited Mrs. Miller's mother, Mrs. Ida Sheppard, last week. Mr. Hal H. Green of Montgomery, Ala., spent a portion of the holiday season in Edgefield and Trenton with relatives. Mr. Horace Cogburn soent a por tion of tbe holiday season here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Cogburn. Mr. Arnold us Lewis came over from Atlanta and remained during the Yuletide with Mr, and Mrs. E. H. Folk. Mr. Morris Deal has joined the navy, and is now at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in Illinois, near Chicago. Mrs. Tillman entertained Signora Carolina de Fabritiis and Mr. Robert Irvin during their stay in Edgefield on New Year's day. ?Mr. Egbert Morgan came home from Atlanta for the Christmas sea son. He will become a full pledged graduate early in the spring. Mr. B. L. Holston announces this, week that he has just received a fresh shipment of Tennessee mules that are much cheaper than a year ago. Miss Mary Locke Barron of Union and Mr. Tonqnin LaGrone of Green ville were guests of Mr. and Mrs. James O. Sheppard last week. Mr. DeLoach Warren has given up his position with W. W. Adams & Company to accept a position with Mr. L. T. May as salesman. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Gary, a bride and groom of Charlotte, are here visiting their cousins, Miss Mary Evans and Capt. and Mrs. N. G. Evans. Mrs. Thomas Bennett of Charles ton is here visiting her sister, Mrs. Hume and mother, Mrs. Maria Era ser. Miss Janie Fraser spent a part of the holiday season here also. Mr. J. W. Thompson of Southport, N>(|C., was a recent visitor at "Hill Crest," carrying his children, who are spending the winter here, home for a month's visit. Mrs. Hal Beman was among the visitors in Edgefield last week. She came up from Augusta and spent several days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Key. Mrs. T. L. Nicholson returned to her home in Chicago early last week, being accompanied by her mother, Mrs. B. B. Jones, who will spend several weeks in Chicago. \ Mr. and Mrs. Norwood Cleveland of Marietta have been spending the holiday season here with Mrs. Cleve land's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Padgett. Mr. C. C. Fuller and Miss Irene Fuller of Longmire, Mr. and Mrs. Earle Fuller and Mr. and Mrs. Rob ertson of Augusta and Mr. and Mrs. Cooper of Augusta visited Mrs. W. A. Byrd this week. ' Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Watson had as their house guests for Christmas Rev. A. P. Sexton and family of Royston, Ga., and Mr. T>. L. Aaron, of Holmes Bible Institut ^f Green ville, S. C.' Mrs. J. S. Byrd and children spent the Christmas v?cation with Mr. and Mrs. John Fitzmaurice in Columbia, enjoying a reunion of the large, happy family. Dr. Byrd was there for Christmas week-end. Miss Genevieve Fitzmaurice and Mr", v Bernard Fitzmaurice of Colum bia are guests of Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Byrd in Buncombe. Miss Catherine Fitzmaurice is expected to join them here on Friday. All our young people have return ed to their respective schools^ either as teachers or students, and our town has put on a sombre aspect. But they will come again with the swallows and we shall be made merry again. Miss Lucile Plunkett of Aiken county has been employed by the board of trust?es to fill the place on the high school faculty made vacant by the resignation of Miss Pearl Wardlaw. Miss Plunkett is a Win throp graudate, being in the class with Miss Mamie Dunovant, and has taught several years. Mrs. J. 0. Sheppard, who was most cordially welcomed here, has gone to spend a little while with her mother in Newberry before she joins Mr. Sheppard for their stay in Columbia during the legislature. Mr. C. R. Dobson is here visiting his mother,' having stopped while en route from Atlanta where he accom panied his daughter, Miss Lois Dob son, back to college after the Christ mas vacation. Sergeant Albert Smith, of San>' Francisco, who is a government in structor at Carlisle, in Bamberg, and Miss Mary Eula Rowell of Bamberg, were guests of Miss Grace Dobson at "Fairview" for New Year's week end. Many conflagrations are reported through the papers. Use every pre caution to prevent fires during the next ninety days. It .is during this season that danger of fire loss is greatest. *&Wm?i#f::j f^j Mr. S. W. Nicholson paid a visit to,friends and relatives here and up in the country during the holidays, this being his first visit in several years. While he likes Columbia, yet he.will never forget the old red hills of Edgefield. Mrs. L. W. Cheatham and children, who have been in Balitmore with rel atives, have returned home. Sympa thy is being extended Mrs. Cheat ham on the death of her only broth er, which occurred recently at his home in Baltimore. The Advertiser's New Year gift was a six-pound sweet potato from our friend, Mr.. J. W. Cartldege, which he grew on his farm in the Cleora section. Such a gift at a time when our potato "bank" is getting low is very acceptable. Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Medlock of Greenwood were in Edgefield Monday looking after certain business mat ters incident to closing up the sales of real estate that were made in the summer. They are always cordially welcomed by their Edgefield friends. Mr. James T. Mims, Jr., journeyed nearly two thousand miles from the far away Lone Star state to spend the holidays in Edgefield, having been very cordially greeted by his friends here. He returned to Texas to resume his duties, being in the employment of a large oil company. . ? - * ? / The Shriners are contemplating organizing an Edgefield County Shriners Club. There are about sixty Shriners in the county, all of them sterling,'reperesentative citizens, who would make an active and useful or ganization. Capt. L. Y. Moore, Mr. B. R. Tillman and Dr. A. H. Corley have been appointed a committee to plan for the organization of the club. Mr. Wallace T. Prescott of Scran ton was in Edgefield on business Monday and Tuesday .Mr. Prescott was elected cashier of the Bank of Scranton some time ago. He stated to The Advertiser's representative that the people in his section have suffered from the financial depres sion as they have everywhere else, but he feels that the worst is .past. The Pelletier Players gave a very entertaining program in the Opera House on Monday evening, the best audience which has attended the course up to this time being in at tendance. The program was a play, "The Newly Weds," written by Bjornstone, and a travesty on Shakespeare's Othello .The Lyceum numbers should be well patronized as they are all high class and very entertaining. Taxi Service. Mr. Foy A. Vause, the popular manager of the Dixie Highway Ho tel, will, as soon as the condition of the roads permit, begin the opera tion of daily transfer service be tween Edgefield and Greenwood. His rate will be 85.00 one way or $10.00 for the round trip. _ Now on Cash Basis. Messrs. Yonce & Mooney give expression this week to their ap preciation for the.generous patron age of the old year, and announce that they will be in a better posi tion to serve their patrons during 1921 because they have placed their business on a strictly cash basia. What they buy they pay cash for and will require the cash for what they sell. After all this is the most satisfactory way in which to con duct a business. To Preveut Blood Poisoning apply at once the wonderful old reliarle DI? PORTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING Ol?., a sut pical dressing that relieves pain and heals af I tv sic? time. Not a liniment. 25c. 50c. $1.00. A New Year Announcement WE wish to thank our friends and the public generally for the business they gave us during t;he year just closed and ask for a continuance of this generous patronage during the year 1921. As previously announced, we placed our business on a STRICT LY CASH BASIS January 1st. We will pay cash for every thing we.buy and will sell for CASH ONLY, which will enable us to give the public better service in the future than we have given in the past. Come in and get your calendar. We have one for you YONCE & MOONEY New'Board Takes Charge. Supervisor Broadwater and the old board of county commissioners held their last meeting Tuesday and the incoming supervisor, Mr. A. A. Ed munds, and the new commissioners, MT. J. ,W. DeVore and Mr. T. L. Tal bert, held a brief business session but transacted practically no busi ness. The new board will hold its first business session Saturday of this week. Supervisor Edmunds was-host to the old and new board Tuesday, serving an oyster-turkey dinner in their honor at his hotel after the meeting that day. Many 'Possums Caught. The scarcity of hard cash and the high price of meat is causing Brer' 'Possum and Brer' Rabbit to be chased unmercifully. According to information received by The Adver tiser, Mr. W. L. Dunovant, Sr., who is something of a hunter himself, be ing the source, one negro out on Mr. M. C. Parker's place" has caught 94 'possums and another out in the "Promised Land" has caught between 75 and 100 of these grizzly marsu pials since the season -opened. Won der who can furnish us with some Brer' Rabbit figures? Christmas Trees at the Various Churches, j I Among the characteristic occa sions during the Christmas season, were the trees which gave pleasure to the youth of the various churches and Sunday schools. rAt the Presbyterian church on Wednesday a' ,r Christmas a tree had been prepared to which each child of the church had been privi leged to invite a friend. A song ser vie^ was enjoyed by all and little Eniily Dunovant gave an appropriate recitation "On Tiptoe." Santa Claus was present or had his representative present in the person of Mr. P. P. Blalock, Jr., who saw that every child had a gift from the 'beautiful tree. The occasion was used to make the y---?n of the church more apprecia tive of the "Giver of all Gifts." On Tuesday afternoon succeeding Christmas day the children of the Methodist church were made happy by a beautiful tree and a real visit from Santa Claus who came down a real chimney that the children nev er knew before was ) in the. church. They all said that Mr. Alford made a wonderful Santa Claus. The program consisted of a Christ mas carol sung by Miss Elizabeth Rainsford and a duet by Misses Rainsford and Sadie Mims. .Helen Dunovant gave a recitation, "If You're Good." Little Lovic Smith in his characteristic manner also re cited. A Christmas song was given by Janie Edwards, George William Taylor, Marjorie Prescott and Helen Dunovant. On Wednesday before Christmas a very charming program Was carried out by the .smaller children of the Baptist Sunday school in song and tecitation. Mr. M. B. Tucker took the impor tant part of Santa Claus, and Dr. Lee presided over the program. Many helpers- were necessary to dismantle the lovely tree and distribute the gifts and fruit. Among the interesting features ofv the program was the presentation of a gift by the church to Mr. George F. Mims, retiring financial secretary as an appreciation of his faithful service. This gift was a handsome safety razor. Mr. Orlando Sheppard who has been the treasurer of the church for many years, was called to the front and asked to close his eyes for a mo ment. This he did and a handsome1 overcoat was thrown around his ?shoulders, a gift from the church. Among the remembrances at Christmas or just before were the sending of two well filled boxes of clothing, one to the Polish Relief by the Methodist Woman's Mission so ciety and one to the suffering Bap tists of Europe by the Baptist Mis I sion society. These boxes were valued at $200.00 each. Christmas Marriages. Cupid consummated some of his plans Christmas that had been pending for some time, somo of marriages being in the nature of. a surprije. Miss Gladys Morgan was mar ried Saturday, December 25, to Mr. F. W. Dickey of Pleasantville, N, Y., at the home of her aunt, Mrs, F. A. Gray, in Swainboro, Ga. Mr. T. P. Morgan and Mr. Bowles Morgan, father and brother of the bride, attended their marriage, ooon after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Dickey left for his home in Pleasantville. Mr. Dickey is an electrical engineer and resided for several years in Beaufort, where be met-Miss Gladys at the home of her brother, Mr. Hugh Morgan. Sunday, December 26, Miss Ida Lou Morgan, the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Morgan, and Mr. James McFea of Winnsboro were married in Columbia and left soon after on their wedding jour ney. Miss Ida Lou bas been teach ing for three years in Aiken county ' where she made a splendid record, and her services were greatly ap preciated. Tbe groom is a promi nent young business man of Winns boro, a son pf the sheriff of Fair field county. 1 jey will make their home in Winnsboro. Sunday afternoon, January 2, Mi?s Ruth Smitb and Mr. Warren lleel were ' married at the Baptist parsonage by Dr. R. G. Lee, and they motored at once to Augusta. From there they went to Green wood and to Chappell's to visit Mr. Reel's sister, Mrs. J. J. Boazman. The bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. K. Smith, and bas a large circle of friends who wish her many years of marital bliss. The groom is & prosperous young Ed gefiel d merchant, being a member of the firm of Beel Bros. During the world War he volan~ teered for service in the navy. and made a fine .record. Gin Days I hereby give notice that I will1 have two more gin days for this sea son, January 6 and January 13. Get you cotton ginned one of these days. R. T. Hill. SUMMONS FOR RELIEF COMPLAINT SERVED. State of South Carolina, ? County of Edgefield, Court of Common Pleas. The Farmers Bank of Edgefield, S. C., Plaintiff, Against Chamberlain Martin and The Peoples Bank of Edgefield, S. C., Defendants. To the Defendants above named: You are hereby summoned and re quired to answer the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is here with served upon you and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint on the Subscriber at his office at Edgefield Court House, South Carolina, within Twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Cpmplaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Com plaint. . EDWIN H. FOLK," Plaintiff's Attorney. ? Edgefield, E. C. Dated December 29th A. D. 1920. W. B. Cogbuhn, (Official Seal) Clerk C. C. P., E. C., S. C. To the Defendant Chamberlain Mar tin above named: Take notice that the Complaint in this action, together with the Sum mons of which the foregoing is a copy, was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas at Edgefield, in the County of Edgefield, State of South Carolina, on the 29th day of December, A. D. 1920. EDWIN H. FOLK, Plaintiffs Attorney. Attest: W. B. Cogbuhn, (Official St !) . Clerk C. C. P., E. C., S. C. l-5-3t, ,