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-Office No 61 Residence, No. 17 Wednesday, April 6. COCAL AND PERSONAL __ Miss Lucy Plunkett spent Sunday in Aiken. Mrs. Annie Walker is spending some time in Atlanta visiting ber son. ^ Mr. Frank Hudgins, of Manning, spent last week-end in Edge?eld. Rev. L. A. Petros has returned from a trip to Washington and Baltimore. Miss Marjorie Tompkins is visit ing Miss Snow .Jeffries in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. and Mrs. Percy Byrd of Ridge Spring spent Sunday in Edge field with Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Byrd. Mrs. Frelingheysen R. Jones, of Charleston, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. S. McGowan Simkins. Miss Eleanor Mims spent the week - end in Aiken as the guest of Miss Florence Hill. Dr. C. R. Pendleton, of Pendleton will preach in the Baptist church Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Gile, of Little ton, New Hampshire, are . visiting their cousin, Mrs. J. L. Mims. Rev. P. P. Blalock will preach in the Presbyterian church at Johnston Sunday morning at 11:15 o'clock. Mrs. W. L. Dunovant, Sr. and Mrs. P. P. Blalock, Sr. are to attend the Presbyterial/ which convenes in Columbia next week. . Miss Margaret May entertained at tea on Saturday evening for Mr. and Mrs. James 0. Sheppard and Mr. and Mrs. Julian D. Holstein. Mr. George Moore of Honea Path spent Sunday in Edgefield visiting his brother, Capt. L. Y. Moore. Mr. Moore is mayor of Honea Path. Miss Annie Schneider, of Poland, is here spending some time with her aunt, Mrs. Abram Daitch. She has been in America only a few weeks. Mr. aud Mrs. W. B. Cogburn spent the week-end in Anderson visiting their daughter, Mrs. Sam Craig. They were accompanied to Anderson by Miss Vir ginia Addison. Mr. Ben Antopolsky, who has been clerking for Mr. Abram Daitch for the past six months, left Sunday for New York, to accept a position in the metropolis. Mrs. John Schroder, of Savannah, is visiting Mrs. Susie Miller of Tren ton. She was very cordially greet ed by her Edgefield friends while here Wednesday. Mr. Francis Simkins is spending a short vacation from his duties at the Citadel here with his parents. (The cadets are away on their regular an nual encampment.) Mrs. Berrien Walker, ox Chicago, ' arrives this week to visit Mrs. N. G. Evans, and her coming is antici pated by a wide circle of friends here in her former home. Miss Margaret May is spending ?orne time in Greenville and Spar tanburg, having been in Greenville to hear Alma Gluck and attending the music festival in Spartanburg. Mr. Allen T. Samuel is spending some time in Edgefield. He and Mrs. Samuel, accompanied by Missses Maude and Gladys Sawyer of Johnston, will motor to Waynsboro, Ga., to spend the week-end. Among the Palmafesta visitors in Columbia last week were Miss Ruth Tompkins, Edgefield county's repre sentative; Mrs. A. S. Tompkins, Mrs. W. L. Dunovant, Jr., and little Dot, and Mr. S. McG. Simkins. Attention is directed to the fol lowing new advertisements this week: Johnston Electric Shoe Re pairing Shop, The Corner Store, the Guarantee Jewelry Company, of Au gusta, and the Bank of Trenton. Mr. Egbert Morgan arrived Fri day from Atlanta, where he grad uated last week at the Atlanta Col lege of Pharmacy. Immediately after receiving his diploma Mr. Mor gan passed the required examination before the Georgia board of examin ers. He is now well equipped for his chosen field. Success to him! How about that new Casing and Tube? We have a fresh supply of Good Year and Fisk. Be sure that the tire you buy is new and not old stock. YONCE & MOONEY. Rev. G. W. M. Taylor, accompan ied by Mr. S. B. Nicholson, Mr. L. S. Kernaghan and Prof.. Charles Brooks motored to Bamberg Friday to confer with the evangelist, Rev. Luther E. Bridges, concerning hold ing the tent meeting in Edgefield during the month of May. As I shall attend the annual conven tion of tha State Optical Association next week in Spartanburg, I shall be out of my office, beginning Saturday, April 9th, contmuing through Wed nesday, April 13th. Will be open Thurs day, April I4th. GEO. F. MIMS, Optometrist-Optician. Mr. T. B. Greneker went to At lanta Thursday to speed up the re turns from the recent sale of the county bonds. The money for the bonds is expected in a few days, and then Supervisor Edmunds will make scores, and scores of people happy, who have been anxiously waiting for some months. We only charge our patrons by the hour- $1.00 per hour-and having im proved labor-saving machinery specially built for Ford cars, we are enabled to turn out first-class work in a short time. You can easily understand that you save money by bringing your work to us. Y?NCE & MOON EY. Mr. Victor Daitch has a page ad vertisement in this issue in which he tells our . readers of his great Dol lar Saving Sale, which will begin Saturday of this week and last for 15 days. Mr. Daitch will sell sea sonable merchandise at very low prices during this sale. He has great ly replenished his. stock and you can find just what you want. Read what he says. Last Saturday the Stork brought a dear little girl to be a member of the home circle of Mr. and MTS. E. B. Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have been spending some time here with their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Johnson. Before her marriage Mrs. E. B. Johnson was Miss Ethlyn Hol ston, the daughter of Mr. Walter E. Holston of Augusta, who has a host of friends in Edgefield where he was reared. Entertainment Red Hill There will be a school entertain ment at Red. Hill school house nnext Friday night, April 8th, beginning at 8 o'clock. The public is cordially invited to attend. A small admission will be charged for school improve ment. Clean-Up Week. The Civic League will observe clean up week April 18 to 23. and all resi dents of Edgefield are requested to co operate with the League in making a success of the undertaking. The com mittee selected to inspect the yard will be published next week. The inspec tion will take place Friday, April 23. Left for N?w Field. Tuesday morning Dr. and Mrs. R. G. Lee left for Chester, their new field of labor, and there were many heavy hearts in Edgefield because of their going ajvay. To say that these good people had endeared themselves to all the people of the town, is but tamely expressing it. The good wish es and prayers of Edgefield go with Dr. and Mrs. Lee to their new home. We are still on the job with Ford service. Bring in your car and let us fix it. YONCE & MOONEY. Held Annual Meeting. The stockholders of the Bank of Edgefield held their annual meeting Saturday in the directors' room of the bank. Considering the season of business depression and the acute financial situation through which we are passing, the bank has had a very satisfactory year, the hearts of the stockholders being made happy through the resolution adopted to pay at once an 8 per cent, dividend. The statement of the bank's affairs which was presented by the presi dent, Hon. J. C. Sheppard, was very heartily commended by the stock holders. The bank has deposits of $341,718.29, and loans amounting to $425,174.62. Its capital stock is $57, 400 and the institution has a surplus of $35,000, besides undivided profits of about $8,000. The bank has bor rowed $90,000 from other banks. The old board of directors . was | re elected for the ensuing year and the following officers were re-elected: J. C. Sheppard, president; A. S. Tomp kins, vice-president; E. J. Mims, cashier, and J. H. Allen, assistant cr.shier. The statement of the bank is published in ,this issue. Do not forget to insist upon genuine Ford parts. We have a full supply on hand all the time. YONCE & MOONEY. Interesting News Letter From Trenton. Monday afternoon the Episcopal Sunday School gave their children an egg hunt at Salter's pond. After the hunt delightful sandwiches and ice tea was served. On Tuesday last, Mrs. J. R. Moss surprised her husband with a she o'clock birthday dinner. The table was beautiful in its decorations, with baskets of pink roses at each end and in the center.was a birthday cake with 45 candles. An elegant three course turkey dinner was served. The guests included were the imme diate family, Mrs. Susie Miller and Mrs. Susie Wise. Mrs. Pick Salter, Mrs. E. L. Ryan, Mrs. E. W. King, Misses Grace Sal ter and Julia Wise were' visitors in Augusta on Wednesday'last. Miss Emma Bouknight has as her guest Mrs. John Skinner, of New York. It was a great surprise on last Wednesday when Miss Orrie Miller and Mr. John Mathis were married in Augusta. They are now spending their honey-moon in Crescent City, Florida. After two weeks visit they will make Augusta their home. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Wise and Wil iiam Wise spent Sunday in Louisville, Ga., with Mrs. Ed Strother. . Mrs. E. W. King and Miss Grace Salter gave a surprise party at Miss Julia Wise's Friday evening. After several games of cards and Hearts Dice were played, punch and cake were served. Rev. and Mrs. Hammie Ethredge are spending the week with relatives in Trenton. Miss Ruth Crouch and Mrs. Ma theny, of Saluda, have been visiting Miss Sabe Miller. , The Kill Kare Club had a delight ful picnic on Saturday last near Aiken.. Mr. John McCarty of Saluda is visiting Miss Ethel Harrison. Mrs. Ben Miller entertained .the Trenton D. A. R. Chapter last Wed nesday. After the business was transacted a social half-hour was spent, and during that time Mrs." Miller served a delightful salad course and ice tea. * Mr. Jas. D. Mathis has enjoyed splendid fishing in his private pond just below Trenton in the last few days during the delightful weather. On one afternoon with two of his friends he caught nine beautiful trout, the largest weighing 2 1-4 pounds. The next afternoon he was accompanied by Mr. Lott, of John ston, and they caught a string of eight trout, the largest weighing four pounds, being caught by Mr.. Lott. Echoes From the Blue Bird Party. Announcing the engagement of Miss Emma Bettis Bouknight to Mr. Leland Long Miller, of Richmond,, Virginia. The receiving line was composed of Mrs. J. D. Mathis, Sr., Misses Emma Bouknight, Dollie Bettis, Mrs. P. B. Day, Mrs. Wilmer Ouzts, Mrs. Charles Graham, Misses Katherine Mims, Maude Bettis and Mrs. Skin-( ner. Mrs. Wallace Wise received the guests at the door. Mrs. J. R. Moss conducted them to the punch bowl, and Misses Sue Timmerman and Sara Seigler served punch. Mrs. W. H. Moss escorted the guests to the re ceiving line and Mrs. Rudolph Swear ingen^and Mrs. E. L. Ryan accom panied them to the dining room, where Mrs. D. R. May and Mrs. L. C. Eidson cut the cake and cream which was served by Misses Fannie . and Ethel Harrison. All in the dining room wore evening dresses. Miss Julia Wise presided over the hand painted blue bird bride's book. Others assisting were Mrs. Susie Mil ler, Mrs. J. H.' Courtney, Mrs. E. W. King ad Miss Grace Salter. Miss Arah Gatlin had charge of the mu sical program and she and Miss Susie Mathis furnished music throughout the afternnoon. The program be gan when Mrs. C. P. Corn, of John ston, with Mrs. Maxwell as accom panist, sang Schubert's Serenade. Miss Maude Bettis sang an Irish Love Song and Miss Gatlin played, To a Wild Rose. Then Miss Gatlin sounded the wedding march and little Miss Kathlaen Mathis entered from the dining room, marching through the parlor and hall and as cended the stair steps and upon reaching the first landing, with out stretched arms she held the shower bouquet, from which the guests each took a rose bud, to which a tiny blue bird, on the back of which was in scribed the initials, E. B. B. and E. L. TV!., Apr. 28th,". thus revealing the date of the marriage. FOR SALE: Towers, Tanks, Wind mills, Motors, Pumps and Jacks. See C. N. WEATHERS. 3-16-3tpd. . ECHOES FROM THE BLUE BIRD PARTY The engagement of Miss Emma Bettis Bouknight, one of Edgefield county's most charming young women, and Mr. Leland Long Miller, of Richmond, Virginia, was announ ced in a most novel manner at a love ly tea given by that peerless hostess, Mrs. J. D. Mathis, Sr., at her elegant Trenton home on Thi. s-'^y after nnoon, March 31st. vMrs. Wallace Wise welcomed the guests at the door, after which Mrs. J. R. Moss conducted them to the flower-bedecked punch bowl, in the music room, where Misses Sue Tim merman and Sara Zeigler served de licious fruit nectar. Mrs. W. H. Moss introduced the guests to the receiving line stand ing "in the reception room. With the hostess and honoree stood Misses Maude and Dollie Bettis and Kath erine Mims and Mesdames Wilbur Outz, Charles Graham, P. B. Day and Skinner. The guests were then invited into the dining room by Mrs. ' Rudolph Swearingen and Mrs. L. L. Ryan..' Seafed at the ends of the beauti fully appointed tea table, which was most artistically decorated with sprays of woodland flowers in which blue-birds, those messengers of hap piness memorialized in Maeterlinck's fanciful play, flashed their vivid wings, completing the novel decora tions used throughout the spacious lower floor, which was en suite for the elaborate entertainment. Mrs. D. R. Day and Mrs. L. C. Eidson wearing lovely evening gowns cut the pound cake and block cream, which was served with prettily col ored mints by Misses Fannie and Ethel Harrison, also in dainty even ing dresses. Miss Julia Wise presided over the hand-painted blue bird bride's book, in which the guests registered. Others who assisted in making the occasion one of delightful hospi tality were Mrs. Susie Miller, Mrs. J.. H. Courtney, Mrs. E. W. King and Miss Grace Salter. Miss Arah Catlin had charge of the delightful musical program which added such a joyous note to the af ternoon's pleasure, she and Miss i Susan Mathis playing many lovely selections before the regular pro gram which commenced with Mrs. C. P. Corn's Serenade by Schubert, ac- j companied by Mrs. Maxwell, both artists being from Johnston. Miss Maude Bettis sang a soulful Irish j love song and -Miss Gatlin played To a Wild Rose. Then she sounded Mendelssohn's wedding march which was the signal for little Kathleen Mathis to enter from the dining ? room marching through the hall and j onto the winding stairway taking her j place on the first landing. She made a sweet picture in her exquisite lit tle accordian pleated Georgette frock, a bridal veil framing her child ish face and form. In her arms she held a beautiful shower bouquet of rose buds, each guest being given one and on to the head was attached ? a tiny blue bird, across which was I written the initials, E. B. B. and L. j L. M., April 28th-thus was the in teresting day announced by this omen of happiness, and a shower of good wishes descended on the bride to-be, who looked extremely attraet ive in an elegant Parisian costume. The announcement is of great in terest to a wide circle of friends in South Carolina, where Miss Bouk night is prominently connected and . unusually admired and beloved. C. H. F. MR. AND MRS. JULIAN D. HOL STEIN, JR., RECIPIENTS OF MANY ATTENTIONS Edgefield has opened wide her ; arms to Mr. and Mrs. Julian D. Hoi-1 stein, Jr. whose recent marriage united two prominent families, as much a part of the historic old coun ty as her red hills and pleasant green valleys. Among the many charm ing informal functions given to the beloved young couple are the follow ing delightful tea parties: Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Tompkins and Mrs. Susan Hill entertained on the evening of March the 22nd; March the '27th Miss Margaret May was hostess; March 29th Mrs. J. W. De tertained March 31stdS. shrdlu odr Vore and Mrs. Willis Duncan en tertained; March 31st Mr. and Mrs. George Evans gave a charming tea party, and on Thursday of this week Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Holland are to en tertain for the popular couple, fol lowed on Friday evening by Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Taylor's tea in their honor. We keep at all times free air and free water. Drive up and help your self. < . YONCE & MOONEY. Are You Satisfied? One great writer bas said the self-satisfaction marks inability or un willingness to go farther-a. sign of stupid vanity or dull intelligence. And it's true. Men are expected to move forward, to grow, to progress, to prosper. If you are satisfied, you stop. We.should all try to move ahead, to get ahead, to al ways be up and doing. Ours is that sort of a bank. We want more customers. We want more business. We want to render greater service to this community. We want you for a customer- That's why we invite you to do business with this reliable bank. The Bank of Trenton, S. C. All checks drawn on The Bank of Trenton can be cleared free of ex change through the Federal Reserve Bank. WEDDING GIFTS Diamond Ring or Lavaliiere Birth Stone, Friendship or Dinner Ring Brooches, Bar Pins, a String of Pearls Bracelet Watch, a Toilet Set or Individual Artieles Silver Table Ware, Cut Glass Anniversary or Chime Clock Make^the yoyng couple happy with jewelry-a set of shining silver or elegant cut glass that will add joy to their lives and beauty to the new home-Such articles are now on display in our store. The Guarantee Jewelry Co. POPULAR PRICE JEWELERS 974 Broad St. AUGUSTA, GA. Expert Watch and Jewelry Repairers \ * SHOE REPAIRING f Dig up the shoes, That you could USP, If they were put in shape. Our lightning stitch, Is one from which No leather can escape. Come in and see, The shoes that we Can straighten strong and true. Tans made black, We leave no crack, And old ones look like new. Avail yourself of our parcel post service. Shoes sent to us by mail this morning are repaired and returned the same day by prepaid parcel post. GIVE US A TRIAL. JOHNSTON ELECTRIC SHOE SHOP JOHNSTON, SOUTH CAROLINA * 98e. SPECIALS 98c. ARE NOW OFFERING WONDERFUL VALUES -IN MEN'S SHIRTS, TIES AND HALF HOSE $1.50 Buster Brown's Silk Half Hose, in black, QQp blue, brown and white-SPECIAL. t/OL. $1.50 Percale Shirts in a nice assortment of QQr> stripes-SPECIAL..." vOU $1.50 and 31.25 Silk Ties, in beautiful stripes, QQp dots and figures-SPECIAL...... i/OL. Extra Heavy Blue Chambrey Shirts- QQp SPECIAL._..-. ?/QC CAW YOU AFFORD TO PASS THESE UP? A. J. DAY. LEADING STORE Trenton, S. ?. Pkone No. S ARRINGTON BROS. & CO. Wholesale Grocers and Dealers in - Corn, Oats, Hay and all Kinds of Feeds Gloria Flour and Dan Patch Horse Feed Our Leaders Corner Cumming and Fenwick Streets , On Georgia R. R. Tracks Augusta, Ga. ? YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED See our representative, C. E. May.