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Office No 61 Residence, No. 17 Wednesday, May 4. 10CAL AND PERSONAL Mr. Orlando Sheppard is in Aiken today on professional business. Miss Royal Peak spent Sunday here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Peak. Dr. I. E. D. Andrews of Westmin ster wifl fill the pulpit of the Bap tist church Sunday. Miss Beuford Reynolds was the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. E. Pad gett on Sunday. Mr. Edgar Padgett came home from the B. M. I. to spend the week end. Mrs. C. W. Watson has returned from a very pleasant visit to friends and relatives in and around Green wood. Mrs. Sarah Smith, Miss Susie Johnson and Miss LaMotte of Colum bia are guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Cogburn. Kev. P. P. Blalock will preach in the Pesbyterian church at Johnston next Sunday morning at 11:15 o'clock. The annual Memorial Day observ ance will be held on May 10th, with exercises in the Court House at 12 o'clock. Appropriate exercises will be held aftd the public is cordially in vited. Mr. A. J. Day, one of Trenton's leading merchants , is advertising $J6.00 Georgette waists this week at $2.98. A large shipment of these ; stylish waists have just been receiv ed by Mr. Day. Hear the Hawaiian Singers and Players in the Opera House Thurs day (tomorrow) night". Evieifybody who has a spark of music in his or her soul enjoys Hawaiian music. Do not fail to hear them. Mr. and Mrs. J. Maner Lawton and their three daughters, Misses Gladys, Ann and Mary, arrived Friday from Savannah to spend several months in Edgefield. Their friends are delighted .that they have returned for so long a , sojourn. Mr. Rubenstein is offering some new specials in merchandise this week and next. Look up his adver tisement and see what these money, savers are. These specials are taken ' from the several departments of his lrage stock. The attention of our readers is di- ' rected to the following new advertise- ' ments this week: The Corner Store, 1 Rubenstein, H. G. Eidson, Yonce & : Mooney, A. J. Day, Berrian & Cheat- '* ham, the Columbia Supply Com- ' pany and the Guarantee Jewelry 1 Company. Mrs. J. D. Holstein underwent a surgical operation at the University hospital in Augusta on Tuesday, her ( tonsils being removed. Soon after . the operation her condition was for ] a time quite serious but she has ral- ] ried and according to the latest re- ] ports is doing splendidly. . Mrs. J. Mitchell Chase of Clear field, Pa., Miss Marguerite Postal and Mr. Williams ?of .?Broomfield, Ind., and Miss Lottie Washington of Co- ^ lumbia were the week-end guests of Mr. and ' Mrs. David Strother. Mrs. Strother gave a delightful informal , party in their honor Saturday night, j Mr. Turner of The Corner Store i announces this week a price reduction 1 on all street and evening dresses. ' Shirt waists are going at half price. All wash skirts have also been great ly reduced. Mr. Turner can save you 1 considerable money on the lines ad- ^ vertised this week. Read what he says, ' '- ?. -r?ri . . - ai Messrs Berrian & Cheatham, who have just opened a new battery ser- 1 vice station in Mr. T. J. Paul's build- ] ing on the square announce this ' week that they can work on' all kinds of batteries and can build. batteries. ! All of their work is guaranteed to 1 give entire satisfaction. A lyceum entertainment that will ; appeal to all lovers of music in Edge field will be given in the Opera House. : to-morrow, Thursday, night by the Hawaiian Singers and Players. Four very talented artists will give a va ried musical program that will be thoroughly enjoyed by all who attend. You can not afford to miss it. - The May meeting of the Edgefield chapter, D. A. R., will be held at the home of Mrs. Bertis C?ntelou next Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock. Mr. Orlando Sheppard, Jr., of At lanta spent Friday in Edgefield vis iting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Or lando Sheppard, Sr. * ' ' Mr. D. J. Rowe has rented the brick store of Mr. E. S. Johnson near the station and will in a short time open a stock of groceries. Notice to Veterans. The Confederate Veterans and their wives are invited to be the guests of the U. D. C. for dinner on Memorial Day, May 10th. Closing Entertainment. "We will be glad to see you here" at Red Hill school'house on Thursday evening, 8:30 o'clock, May 12, and we will welcome you with right good cheer. "With a tear in our eye, we will bid you good-bye." Cut Grain With a Tractor. If you would make harvesting easy in these times, that try men's souls, especially in the matter of farm lar bor, buy a Fordson tractor. It is a steady, economical and altogether satisfactory power. -The price of a Fordson is now only $625 f. o. h. Detroit. Messrs. Yonce & Mooney or Mr. H. G. Eidson of Johnston will sell you a Fordson on easy terms. Attended Funeral of Uncle. Mrs. L. Y. Moore went to Columbia yesterday to attend the funeral of her uncle, Mr. J. W. H. Duncan, who was instantly killed Monday night by be ing run over by an automobile. Mr. Duncan was about 60 years of age and was a prominent citizen of Co lumbia, having served in his younger days as a member of the city council. He was a retired merchant and an active member of Washington Street Methodist church. Farmers May Sell Peas. County Agent Carwile has asked us to announce to the farmers of this county the fact that he is constantly getting letters asking for information about peas in the county that are to be sold. He desires those who have peas to inform him at once as to va riety, number of bushels, and price tha you want for your peas. At pres that you want for your peas. At pres $2.50 per bushel and mixed peas at about $2.25 per bushel. Of course the price is very unstable at present. Weevils Up and Doing. Think of it, here it is just the first of May and the boll weevils are up and doing their devilment! Mr. J. R. Scurry noticed a few days ago that the cotton was dead or had disap peared on a portion of a row and up on examination found that weevils were actually now at work on the ten der cotton almost before it emerged from its swaddling clothes. If weevils are now sucking the life out of the cotton, even early in May, what will ;hey be doing the latter part of June ind early in July? Play on May 13. Under the auspices of the Ameri :an Legion Post of Edgefield county m amateur production, entitled "The Microbe of Love," will be given in the Edgefield theatre on May 13. Wayne ?. Sewell, one of the greatest lyceum irtists in the United States, has igreed to send one of the many stars ,vhich he has presented to the the atrical world, who will conduct the .ehearsals and stage a polished and inished production that will be a :redit to all concerned. The director viii arrive in Edgefield on or about May 5. In the meantime, preliminary sreparations for this event will be rin. A committee of ladies have kind y consented to assist the Post in se ecting a cast who will be fitted for ;he various roles which this produc ion calls for. Selections for the cast .viii be from the splendid local ma :erial in and around Edgefield. Beautiful Exercises by the Children. A large congregation gathered at the Methodist church Sunday morn ing to attend . Children's Day exer cises. ? After the church was filled, with many standing the aisles, a con siderable number had to be turned away, which is unmistakable evidence that the people eagerly looked for ward to the occasion with pleasant anticipation. The chancel and ros trum were appropriately decorated for the children as they carried out the program. Mr. S. B. Nicholson, su perintendent of the Sunday School, acted as master of ceremonies, and he called upon Mr. Wilie Ouzts who was present from Harmony to open the exercises with prayer. From the op ening to the closing number, the pro gram was interesting and beautifully carried out, all of the children per forming their parts in a highly cred itable manner. It must have required a great amount of work to prepare so many children, of all sizes and ages, for such a varied and attractive program, and the credit fer the splen did success of the day has been given more to Mrs. Lovick Smith than to any other member of the church or Sunday school. She labored tirelessly and unceasingly in making Children's Day at the Methodist church a suc cess. And all who were fortunate enough to be present will say with one accord that the entire occasion was a great success. The exercises were closed with prayer by Mr. W. P. Gordon. University Alumni to Organize. The Edgefield County Alumni of the University of South Carolina will have a dinner at the Dixie Highway Hotel on Saturday, May 14th at 2 p. m. The purpose of the meeting is to form a county association so that meetings may be held often. Mr. R. W. Wade, secretary of the University Alumni Association will be present and possibly one or ? two other gentlemen representing the athletic association. Every alumnus in the county whose name is on file in the alumni records has been informed of the dinner by a committee composed of J. Wm Thurmond, Chesley A. Wells and James 0. Sheppard. However, if any alumnus fails to receive notice of the dinner he or she is requested to inform James 0. Sheppard at Edge field as to whether they can attend the dinner. Since there are no funds for the dinner, each plate will cost one dollar. A Terrible Tragedy. The friends of Mrs. Orin Reese of Belvedere, who before her marriage was Miss Weinona Mathis, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs; D. T. Math is of Colliers, were greatly shocked to learn of the terrible accident Thursday which came near costing her her life. Mr. Reese has a small gasoline engine on his premises with which he pumps water into a large tank, and wishing to stop the engine Thursday, Mrs. Reese made an effort to remove the belt or in some other way stop the engine with her foot, as she had seen her husband do a number of times. Her foot or skirt was caught by the belt and she was dragged into the machine violently, breaking and terribly mangling one of her limbs below the knee and also breaking her arm in two places. She was placed in an automdbile and car ried at once to the hospital in Au gusta, where her leg had to be am putated just below the knee. Her arm will be saved. Since the terrible acident occurred her friends jiave been deeply grieved and distressed. It seems that she escaped with her life as if by a miracle. The last reports were to the effect that she was doing as welj as could be expected to have received such a great shock to her system. We have two Ford cars for sale. One stripped runabout and one 1920 touring car with starter. Price very reasonable. LYON BROS. Many persons, otherwise vigorous and healthy, are bothered occasionally with Indigestion. The effects of a disordered stomach on the system are dangerous, and prompt treatment of indiges tion ls important "The only medicine I have needed has been something to aid diges tion and clean the liver," writes Mr. Fred Ashby, a McKinney, Texas, farmer. .'My medicine is Thedford for indigestion and stomach trouble of any kind. I have never found anything that touches the spot, like Black Draught. I take it in broken doses after meals. For a long time I tried pills, which grip ed and didn't give the good results. Black-Draught liver medicine is easy to take, easy to keep, inexpensive." Get a package from your druggist today-Ask for and insist upon Thedford's-the only genuine. Get it today. 3 EM BS GRAIN SEASON ON $625 I o. b. Detroit THE PROBLEM OF CUTTING GRAIN CAN BE SOLVED By Using a FORDSON Tractor to Pull Your Binder It furnishes a steady, economical power. The old-fashion way of cutting grain with a cradle is slow and unsatisfactory, especially with labor conditions as they are. After cutting your grain there are a dozen uses that you can put your trac tor to on the farm. ASK FARMERS WHO ARE USING A FORDSON TRACTOR ABOUT THE IMPORTANT PLACE IT FILLS IN THE FARM EQUIPMENT YONCE & MOONEY, Edgefield, S. C. H. G. EIDSON, Johnson, S. C peeials ARE OFFERED FOR THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEK WITH PRICES LOWER THAN EVER sj*? @| Here are some of the most remarkable values that we have ever offered. Every item advertised here was 59 bought last week at astonishingly low prices. 'SM i Sil Boys' wash suits, in white, blue and tan, $3.50 values, at $1.59 A large shipment of young men's English suits just arrived in blue serge or any other new spring shades. Prices up to $35.00 at $19.00 Men's blue work shirts, good qual ity, at 69 cents Boys' Romper Suits made of the best cloth, $1.75 values at ? 85 eents 36-inch white Homespun, good qual ity, at 9 eents A large shipment of Organdie and Voile in all shades, 50c. values at 29 eents Ladies' dresses, good quality of gingham dresses, $5.00 values, at $2.75 Taffeta and Silks in black and navy, $2.50 value at $1.59 MILLINERY A LARGE SHIPMENT OF SHAPES AND TRIMMINGS ARRIVED TO-DAY MILLINERY m si RUBENSTEIN li vam