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Office No 61 Residence, No. 17 Wednesday, September 28. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Mr. J. W. Cox of Johnston was a visitor in Edgefield Tuesday. Mr. ?. L. Cogburn and Mr. E. J. Hims attended court in Saluda Tues day. The petit jury for the first week of the October court is published in this issue. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Smith came up from Augusta and spent Sunday 'arith Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Scurry. Mr. E. J. Mims spent the week-end in Johnston visiting Mrs. Lilla Ready j and Mr. and Mrs. John G. Mobley. / Mr. L. R. Jones of Columbia spent Sunday in Edgefield visiting his pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Jones. After spending a while here with J Miss Kate Samuel, Mrs. O. P. Bright left yesterday for her home in Charleston. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Broadwater of Greenwood were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Abner B. Broadwater last week. Mr. C. C. Cely of Anderson, Mr. Pw. E. Johnson and Mr. H. W. San ders of Greenville were guests of J Messrs. Linwood and Shields John son last week. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Padgett motor ed to Marietta Friday afternoon to visit their daughter, Mrs. Norwood Cleveland, returning to Edgefield Sunday afternoon. Mr. Ned Pr?vost, bee specialist of Clemson College is in Edgefield and will give a bee demonstration this morning at the home of Mr. E. J. Mims. Dr. J. S. Byrd motored to Colum bia Sunday and Mrs. Byrd and their children who had been spending sev eral weeks in Columbia returned with him Sunday afternoon. At ll o'clock on the morning of the third Sunday in October, Rev. G. "W. M. Taylor will preach a special sermon for the members of the Ju nior Order United American Mechan ics at the Methodist church. Rev. W. R. Barnes of Red Hill preached in the Baptist church Sun day night. His strong message was well received by the congregation and has been very favorably commented on. The home of MT. and Mrs. Frank B. Harris who reside in the northern edge of the county has been bright ened by the coming of a little daught er last Tuesday to be a permanent visitor. Cotton seed are bringing 57 cents per bushel on the Edgefield market, which is better than last year but, considering the short supply, it is only about half what they should bring. Next Sunday morning Rally Day and Promotion Day exercies will be held at the Methodist church which will take place of the regular preach ing service. Everybody is urged to come and bring a new member. Mr. J. A. Townsend has begun the erection of an eight-room bungalow on his lot just north of the home of Mr. R. T. Hill. The work is to be done nnd?r the supervision of Mr. T. J. Langston, whi?h means that it will be a first-class job. The Edgefield Mercantile Company invites its friends, customers and the public generally ,to inspect its stock of household goods, furniture, buggies, wagons, etc., and see the prices they are being sold at. Do this before you buy.-Advertisement. Hon. and Mrs. Raven I. McDavid and children, Miss Annie Addison and JSIiss Mamie Addison of Greenville, S. C., motored through Edgefield on Saturday. They have many relatives and friends in Edgefield who regret that their stay in the old town was ?o short. Mrs. Israel Mukashy arrived from New York Friday, where she went several months ago to meet her fath er, Mr. Meyer Marcus, who was en route at that time from Poland to the United States. Soon after he reached New York they left for Edge field. Mrs. Marcus, Mrs. Mukashy's mother, will come to the United States, and thence to Edgefield. later. Mr. L. H. Harling has rented the Roper place where Mr. W. E. Ouzts now resides and will soon move his family there. Mr. . Oscar 0. Burnett of Sumter county, Georgia, spent Tuesday in Edgefield, having come to pay his son, Mr. Claude Burnett, a visit. Mr. Israel Mukashy announces the arrival of his hew stock of fall mer chandise this week. His large store is well .supplied with new merchandise in every department. The fall term of the Court of Gen eral Sessions will convene the third Monday in October, with Hon. T. S. Sease of Spartanburg as presiding judge. The Edgefield people are invited by Mr. Abram Daitch to come to his store to supply their fall needs. He has replenished every department of his store with attractive new fall goods and is now ready to supply the needs of the entire family. The Edgefield friends of Mr. and Mrs. Earl H. Kernaghan exetnd af fectionate greetings because of the dear little girl which the Stork re cently gave them. Mrs. Kate Ker naghan is spending some time in Waco, Texas, with her son. In this issue will be found the ad vertisement of the Quality Shop, tell ing our readers of the pretty new fall merchandise that has been re ceived. After this week the Quality Shop will be found in the rear of the store of Smith-Marsh Company. . Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Merrill of Min neapolis, Minn., are stopping at the Dixie Highway .Hotel for a month. Mr. Merrill has been engaged by Mr. B. B. Jones to manage his special sale. We are delighted to chronicle the fact that these good people of the far-away northwest will spend a month or possibly longer among us. All of the people of the community regret the physical breakdown of Mr. J. D. Holstein and he is greatly miss ed from his store. He went to Johns Hopkins hospital of Baltimore Tues day, accompanied by Dr. R. A. Marsh, for special treatment and his friends hope that he will soon be able to re turn fully restored to health. We are still giving numbered cards to purchasers of five gallons of gas oline and those who hold the success ful numbers when drawing is made next Saturday will each be given a gallon can of oil worth $1.25, abso lutely free. YONGE & MOONEY. Great Bargain Sale. In order to convert his large stock furniture, buggies,' wagons, harness, stovei;, etc., into cash, Mr. B. B. Jones has an attractive double-page adver tisement in this issue of The Adver tiser, telling the people just what un precedented bargains can be secured at this popular store. Although Mr. Jones has been in business here 27 years, during which time he has thor oughly established himself for honest, fair and square dealing, he has nev er before conducted a sale of this kind. Read what he says and profit by this opportunity to purchase first class merchandise at very lo/w prices. He has secured Mr. F. D. Mer rill of Minneapolis, Minn., an expert manager of sales, to conduct this sale for him. Mr. Merrill comes to Edgefield with the strongest of cre dentials and with fifteen successful years of experience. This great mon ey-saving sale will begin Saturday, October 1. Be pn hand early and get what you need before the stock is broken. Do not fail to examine the stock of furniture, rugs, stoves, and house hold goods offered for sale at greatly reduced prices by the Edgefield Mer cantile Company. Come at once and buy something at a bargain. Don't wait.-Advertisement. Will Hold Community Fair. The ladies of the Edgefield Civic League have decided instead of hav ing just a Chrysanthemum show, they are going to have what they will call a Community Fair. By this we mean to give prizes for fancy work of different kinds, canned fruits and vegetables, cakes and breads, and, perhaps, other things that will appear when we get our prize list complete. The date for the fair has not been set as this depends on the opening of the chrysanthemums, which is gen erally not later than the middle of November. We hope to make this fair a great pleasure to all, as well as a financial success. We will sell dinner' the day j of the fair. People all over the county will bring what they wish to enter. CIVIC LEAGUE. .r Blind Entertainers. A concert will be given in tile Opera House Friday hight, Septem ber 30 for the benefit of the Colum bia Association for the Blind of South Carolina. This concert will consist of vocal and instrumental music, jokes, mimics and artistic paper tearing. A hearty laugh and a good time is guar anteed to all who attend. This con cert which will be given by blind en tertainers is under the auspices of the Edgefield Civic League and it is hoped that our people will patronize it generously. It is a very worthy cause. Sunday School Rooms. The members of the Methodist church will at once erect Sunday school rooms immediately adjoining the church. The structure will be of brick and will contain seven modern ly equipped rooms. The addition will be erected west of the church but will in design and architecture har monize with the church, making it a modern plant. The steady growth of the Sunday school has made this ad dition necessary. Besides erecting Sunday school rooms, the members of the church will make improvements npon the old parsonage near the church, by installing water, etc., and their pastor will occupy it as a home. The building is conveniently located to the clhirch and when improved will be admirably adapted for a par sonage. A Surprise Marriage. The announcement that Mr. Goode Reel had taken unto himself a bride came as a great surprise to many of our people. Sunday afternoon he and Miss Anna Belle Smith were, married in Augusta by Dr. Grace, pastor of the First Baptist church, at his resi dence in Augusta. They motored to Augusta Sunday afternoon and were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. War ren Reel, 'Miss Lucile Reel, Miss Louise Smith and Mr. T. L. Smith. The bride is a beautiful and very pop ular daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. K. Smith of the Horn's Creek sec tion. The groom is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Reel who is suc cessfully engaged in merchandising. He is a young man of sterling qual ities and exemplary habits. The Ad vertiser extends sincerest good wish es to these young friends. Returned to Citadel. Yesterday Sergeant Ralph Byrd stopped in Edgefield while en route to the Citadel. His delay in returning is due to his having been at Camp Perry, Ohio, attending the national rifle contest. He reached home Mon day morning from Camp Perry and left Tuesday for Charleston. Sergt. Byrd said his sojourn of a month at Camp Perry, attending the national marksmanship contest as one of the Citadel's representatives, was a great experience for him. It is very grati fying that the Citadel boys made such a splendid record. Thirty military schools from all part? of the country, including West Point and Annapolis, participated in the contest and the Citadel ranked second, Annapolis be ing first. Sergt." Byrd is wearing a medal for distinction, one being pre sented to each of thu six Citadel con testants. Edgefield county is honored by having one of her boys selected as one of the Citadel's representa tives. Petit Jury, First Week. J. W. R. DeLaughter, Collins. G. T. Walker, Pickens. C. M. Thomas, Edgefield. L. D. Holmes, Ward. J. L. Franklin, Shaw. A. S. Clark, Johnston. T. M. Adams, Collier. S. B. Bush, Ward. . H. H. Sanders, Colliers. W. E. Lott, Edgefield. O. L. Lybrand, Ward. W. M. Rauton, Ward. P. W. Parkman, Blocker. C. M. Whitlock, Edgefield. J. A. Gardner, Meriwether. F. P. Barton, Johnston. J. H. Seigler, Moss. E. L. Lybrand, Ward. W. C. Jackson, Edgefield. W. R. Timmerman, Ropers. F. P. Bland, Johnston. L. A. Reames, Talbert. L. C. Byrd, Blocker. W. C. Hammond, Colliers. T. J. Briggs, Meriwether. G. S. Strom, Moss. George Berry, Jr., Johnston. W. M. Seigler, Jr., Moss. D. E. Franklin, Ward. L. R. Hammond, Jr., Colliers. J. M. Shaffer, Elmwood. Joe P. Herlong, Pickens. F. M. Warren, Jr., Pickens. C. W. Odom, Elmwood. S. J. Reynolds, Colliers. B. L. Mims, Edgefield. NEW FALL GOODS .IN EVERY DEPARTMENT Early in the summer when prices were clown at their lowest we placed orders for new fall merchandise for every depart ment of our store. - Most of these goods have arrived and others are coming in almost daily. It matters not what is needed for the household or family we can supply it from our large and varied stock of merchandise. FALL DRY GOODS We desire to call special attrition to our well selected stock of Fall Dry Goods that were bought when prices were at their lowest, which makes it possible tor us to supply your needs at a very satisfactory price. The cotton crop is short and the price is not as high as it should be, but we can make your ready cash go a long ways in buying ali family necessities. See Our School Shoes Tf your school has not opened it will soon begin, so come in and fit up the children in school shoes. We have the dependable kind at moderate prices. It matters not what you need see our stock and get our prices before buying. We believe we can save you money. QUARLES & TIMMERMAN VARIETY STORE in The Edgefield Mercantile Company offers its entire stock of buggies, wagons, furniture, rugs, stoves, etc., at-unheard of prices for cash. Come one and all and see our goods and I prices and buy what you have needed ?for a long time.-Advertisement We have a complete stock of Full Fashioned hose in all colors at the right prices. Call in and we will be glad to show them to you. THE HUB, All Ford parts have been greatly reduced in price. Let us repair your car with genuine Ford parts at the greatly reduced price of the parts. YONCE & MOONEY. At the drawing last Saturday at noon the successful numbers were 258 and 178. Mr. S. E. Morgan held ?No. 258 and was given five gallons !of gasoline free. The holder of No. ? 15, one of the successful numbers ?drawn Saturday, September 17, will come forward and get five gallons free and also the holder of No. 178. YONCE & MOONEY. We Can Give You Prompt Service on Mill Work and Interior Finish Large stock of Rough and Dressed Lumber on hand for Immediate Delivery. Woodward Lumber Co. QUALITY-SERVICE Corner Roberts and Dugas Sts., Augusta, Ga, Notice of Final Discharge. To All Whom These Presents May Concern: Whereas, J. Claude Johnson has made application unto this court for Final Discharge as . General Guardian in re the Estate of Maud Smith John son, his ward this the 28th day of September, 1921, ' These Are Therefore, to cite any and all kindred, creditors or parties interested, to show cause before me at Edgefield Court House, South Car olina, on the 28th day of October, 1921, at ll o'clock a. m., why said I "order of Discharge should not be granted. W. T. KINNAIRD, J. P., E. C., S. C. Buy a buggy, wagon, set of harness or some other article which you need at the cut price offered at the Edge field Mercantile Company. Come be fore the bargains have all been hand ed out.-r-Advertisement. . Seed Oats. We want the farmers to 'know that we have a choice lot of native grown Appier Oats for seed at 80 cents per bushel. J. D. KEMP & CO. Consult Your Own Interest by Consulting Us When Buying Metal or Composition Roofing Mantels, Tiling, Grates trim Hardware Wall Board Doors, Sash, etc. FROM Youngbl?od Roofing and Mantel Company ; 635 Broad St. Telphone 1697 AUGUSTA, GEORGIA