Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, August 09, 1922, Image 1
VOL 87 . ' EDGEFIELD, S. C., ^E?NKDAY, AUG. 9, 1922. ^ No. 27
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Ridge Association Meets With
Johnston Church Soon.
Stork Visits Three
Homes Here.
The Ridge association meets here
with the Baptist church en August
24th and 25th. There are eighteen
churches in this association and no
doubt there will be a full attendance.
Plans have already begun for this oc
casion, and there will be several
prominent men of this denomination
present who will present the causes
espoused. Dr. McGlothlin of Furman
university is one of the speakers
Committees on arrangement and hos
pitality will be named next Sunday
The annual protracted meeting be
gan on Sunday at Rocky Creek
church, Rev. W. S. Brooke preaching.
Mesdames J. M. Holstein and H.
P. Cato of Ridge Spring and Mrs.
John Saunders of Raleigh, N. C., vis
ited Mrs. O. D. Black last week.
Miss Paula Gleaton and William
Gleaton are guests of friends rn
Springfield.
Rev. Mahlon Padgett is the guest
of relatives in Edgefield.
Mrs. Annie P. Easterling was a vis
itor her eduring the past week in the
home of her brotner, Dr. F. L. Par
ker and friends.
Mrs. James Hill pf Rock Hill is
visiting in the home of her father,
Mr. W. S. Mobley.
Ending with July 1st a statement
of the Johnston Water Commission
was issued showing the expenditure
of the $100,000 bond issue. This was
gotten out by Mr. H. G. Eidson,
chairman, of Johnston Water Com
mission and Mr. Bartow Walsh, clerk.
It will be remembered that the town
was greatly aided when water works
were installed, by a giff from the
government of the pipes. This piping
came from Camp Jackson. As to pro
tection from fire t
. .xm^r?ss^S?Bsrf?lng insurance
cofflftany. This makes the town feel
very safe, that its protection is thus
rated.
Mrs. Winsow, Miss Leila Winsow
and J. L. Winsow, of Durham, N. C.,
are guests of Mrs. N. P. Jones.
Miss Edith Jones has returned from
a visit to her grandmother at Mo
netta.
Miss Ruth Phillips of Springfield,
is the guest of her cousin, Miss Mary
Waters.
James Robert Perry has gone to
Warrenville to spend a while with
his mother, Mrs. Shaners.
Mrs. B. L. Adams has returned
from a visit to Mrs. Walter Hendrix
at Leesville.
Miss Mildred Crouch has returned
from a visit to relatives in Atlanta.
Mrs. Olin Sawyer and Misses Ray
and Olin Sawyer of Georgetown are
guests of the Misses Sawyer.
Miss Jack Matthews of'Columbia,
is visiting Miss Edith Jones.
Miss McArthur of Augusta is vis
iting Mrs. Lizzie Crim and other
relatives.
Mrs. Archie Lewis entertained the
Bridge club in a most pleasant man
ner on Thursday afternoon. The top
score was held by Mrs. James Hal
ford and she received a boudoir
apron, and the consolation fell to
Miss Frances Turnes, a dainty hand
made handkerchief. Mrs. W. Wallace
Turner was made a member. A dain
ty repast was served.
Mrs. J. A. Dobey, James Nixon and
Sara Carolyn have gone to Spartan
burg to visit in the home of Mrs. Do
bey's mother, Mrs. Dorn. While she is
there, there will be a reunion of all
Mrs. Dom's children and she has one
more daughter now, her son in New
York having married since his last
visit fo the homefolks.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart are visiting
in the home of the latter's father, Mr.
Newton Broadwater. Miss Johnson
accompanied them for a visit.
Mrs. Walter Sawyer has gone to
the University hospital for treatment
and her friends hope that she will
soon be home again well and strong.
Mrs. F. S. Williams is visiting
friends at Clio. Before her marriage
she taught in the high school there.
Three homes were made happier
during the past week, these being
that of Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun Kam
mer, where a little girl has come and
another little girl in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. E. R. Mobley, and a little
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Mrs. Lizzie Huiet has gone to her
home iii Charleston after a visit to
her sister, Mrs. Mary Waters.
Miss Annie Waters who has also
been visiting in this home has re
turned ?o Augusta.
Mr. Clark Edwards is now serving
as assistant Sunday school superin
tendent of the Baptist church, the
ofiice being made vacant by the de
parture of Mr. James Barnes to At
lanta. Mr. Edwards was second as
sistant previous.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Strother, Har
ry, and Josephine are visiting in the
borne of the former's sister at New
berry.
Mr. Oscar Watson and family have
returned from North Carolina and
ire again residing here. Mr. Watson
vent with the view of giving the place
t trial, but decided in favor of John
son.
Mr. G. G. Waters received a mes
;age a few days ago telling of the
leath of his brother-in-law, Mr. Poe,
?rhich had occurred at Vidalia, Ga.
Miss Mary Walker is visiting her
lunt, Mrs. Smith, in Newberry.
Misses Geraldine and Natalie Kam
aer have returned to Blackville, af
er a visit to relatives here.
The W. C. T. U. meets Friday af
ernoon with Mrs. Olin Eidson, at
o'clock.
o*n of Arc, Maid of Orleans.
Iditor The Advertiser:
The slogan of the World War was,
Joan of Arc saved France and us."
. great many people, especially the
oung folks don't take time to read,
istory. I shall give a paragraph or
) of who she was and what she did.
She was the daughter of humble pa
ints, and was born at Domremy,
rance, June 6th, 1412. She was
LUght, like other young women of
^^?^wntXSb? was '?orj.^??
i^an^Ppieias^than her companions
vd when about the age of thirteen
jars she 'believed that she saw a
ash of light and heard a heavenly
>ice bidding her to be diligent in
sr religious and holy duties. When
ie was fifteen she imagined that the
javenly voice bade her go and fight
>r the dauphin of France. She at
ace went to the prince and persuad
i him of the truth of her heavenly
lission. She put on male dress and
ar-like equpiments and with sword
nd banner ,put herself at the head
t the French troops, which her ex
mple and the knowledge of her
eavenly mission inspired her with
ew confidence.
From May 4th to May 8th, 1428
ie army under her leadership gained
lany vistpries over the English at
rleans. The national courage was
indled by these successes and while
oan became the heroine of all
rance, she was the dread of all the
Inglish forces, who had been routed
y her. She then conducted the young
rince to Rheims where he was crown
d July 17th", 1429, and Joan, whose
ravery made this possible, saluted
er king with tears of joy.
She wished now to return home,
binking ner mission ended, but
?harles, the man that she had
rowned persuaded her to remain
nth the army, and to .this she at last
onsented. Charles at once saw that
he job was too iig for the man,
ence he was more than anxious for
er to remain, and in a battle with
he Burgundian forces in Campeigne
he French troops were defeated and
n going over a wall Joan was wound
: d and taken prisoner, and was sold
o the English for the sum equivalent
o $3,200 at Rouen, the headquarters
if the English. She was tried before
he Bishop of Beauvais as a sorceress
md a witch, and after a long and
shameful and unjust trial she was
:ondenned to be burned to the stake.
She suffered this terrible fate May
iOth 1431. In the year 1456 her trial
vas declared unjust, and Joan, a
?eroin-? and martyr has since had a
nost honored and unique place in
ihe pages of history."
It lias been over seven hundred
years aince Joan of Arc saved* France
but she still lives in the hearts of
tile Fianch people. I have been told
that when a Frenchman passes her
statue or her picture on the wall, he
uncovers his head with reverence.
J. RUSSELL WRIGHT.
Mr. J. G. Holland.
Mr. J. G. Holland, the newl^n
stalled postmaster, is on the j,ofr early
and late applying; himself closely,; so
as to become familiar with every de
tail of the business and every phase
of the daily routine of the office. It
will be his one increasing purpose-to
render efficient service,' so that the
patrons of the office, who are of every
age and size, as well as all sjrts and
conditions of people, will have HQ just
ground to complainn. Mr. Holland's
capable assistant, Mr. Willis Hd|mes,
is likewise applying himself ?ib?eiyi
to the same end. The experience
which Mr. Holmes gained'while serv
ing in the Johnston postoffice is . of
great benefit to him.
W. C. T. U. Meeting
The W. C. T. U. held a delightful
meeting on Monday at the;lovely -
:ountry home of Mrs. D. B. Homings-. '
vorth, and was one of the most prof- '
table gatherings of the year. Th?de- ]
"otions were conducted by Mrs>vi?F-J. ?
dorris and Mrs. P. H. Bussey presid- ?
^.-the-niano.. :^M*--P
W. L. Dunovant, who wrote them ac- i
lording to parliamentary rules which i
he had learned on her recent visit to
Hontreat. She broke the rules, how
iver. and used one adjective and one
idverb, which she said the demands
>f the occasion made it necessary,
me being an adjective describing*the (
.efreshments and an adverb describ
ng the piano solo of Miss Susan i
Mathis. .
Mrs. Rainsnford gave some run- .
ling comments on selected quota- ;
;ions from Frances Willard. Mrs. ;
Helen Nichloson read one of Mrs.
Elizabeth Perkins' Child Culture ar- :
nicies.
Little Misses Frances and Mary Lo- '
rene Townsend pleased the assembly
A'ith their music, Frances as pianist,
md Mary Lorene as soloist giving
that lovely vocal selection, "In a
Garden."
Miss Florence Mims read, "Each
in His Own Tongue."
At the close of the program all the
guests repaired to the piazza where
block cream and cake were beauti
fully served.
As each entered the home, refresh
ing punch was served.
Every one was delighted to see
Mrs. Anderson and her dear little
daughter, Elizabeth Hollingsworth
Anderson, who was introduced to
the interested gathering. Mrs. W. B.
Cobgurn, Mrs. Kate Kernaghan and
others made informal talks on sug
gestions which came to them from
the papers read.
The next meeting will be held with
Mrs. J. W. Thurmond in September.
Third Division Meeting at
Clarks Hill.
All mission societies of the third
division will be expected at Clarks
Hill on? Aug. 10. Come.
Mrs. J. M. Bussey,
President.
A little boy was preparinng to go
to Sunday school for the first time.
His father gave him a nickel to put
into the plate, remarking, "Be sure
to give your money to the Lord."
When the little boy carne home he
still had the nickel.
The father was very much sur
prised and asked, "Son, why didn't
you give your nickel to the Lord?"
The little boy answered, "The
Lord was'nt there."-Judge
mr. Pardue Writes About Con
;^:?ition of Public Highways.
i??i.tor Edgefield Advertiser :
^Please allow me space in your val
?liable paper to ask a'few questions
bf our road officials, also call atten
Jfcibn'of the tax payers of our county
to a few facts in regards to our
roads.
I"; I have traveled over a good portion
of the roads in thirteen counties in
this state in the past sixty days,
find fine roads in twelve and one with
bot one mile of good, smooth road
in one place, if it has, I would like to
know where it is, so I could ride over
it. This county is Edgefield.
1 I have broken $23.00 worth of
springs on cars in this county in 90
days and have paid $53.05 this year
auto and truck license. From Febru
ary 1st to June 1st if there was
road machine on a highway except
2 1-2 miles on the lower end of the
plank road, I would like for someone
.to tell me where it was..If there has
.been a penny of auto tax spent on
the plank road from the Pine House
to the Aiken line in 18 months I
would like to know where it was
spent. I understand that the highway
department has an engineer to look
over our highways, in fact he draws
a check from our county treasurer
for it. I think he must come and go
by rail, cr he would have something
done.
Since June 1st we have had a 3
ton truck and one man drawing a
salary of $100 per month, and only
has two laborers to keep up our high
ways. What he needs is more labor
ers, the salary is all right.
How much auto license tax have
we received since January 1, 1920?
What roads can it be spent on?
Where has it been spent? How much
lave we on hand? Which roads are
n the state highway system? Is the
?asohne t^io be used on the high
??y*igr# a-vJ-T^? road purposes?
ng the roads and get Edgefieldcc-un
:y out of -the mud.
W. A. PARDUE.
Trenton, S. C.
The Meeting in Edgefield.
Dear Dr. Cody: The First Baptist
Church of Edgefield has recently
passed through a successful revival.
Dr. John F. Vines of Roanoke, Va,,
and Mr. James B. McCravy of Lau
rens, S. C., came to us June 26, and
remained ten days. They proved to
be men sent from God and our peo
ple were greatly blessed by their
ministry. Dr. Vines is an attractice
and forceful speaker and his sermons
were powerful and effective. He
drives home the truth of the gospel
by means of illustrations gathered
from a wide experience extending
over a number of years. Dr. Vines
is uncompromising in his attitude
toward sin and tender and appeal
ing in his presentation of the love
of Christ. Two or three of our best
church workers were converted when
he preached in a revival here nine
years ago. Brother McCravy is a
splendid violinist and soloist and a
successful song leader. He did a good
work aniong the children of the Ju
nnior Choir and all of us were lift
ed up by the messages in song
brought. Both of these brethren are
genial anrid compassionate and it
was a delight to be associated with
them and have them in our home.
Although there was but little avail
able material, there were twenty-one
additions to the church.
Our work here has been and is
very encouraging. Although the field
has been pretty thoroughly worked
by my predecessors and there were
only a comparatively small number
outside the church, there have been
fifty five additions since we came on
the field in November. We haVe one
of the best attended prayer meetings
that I have heard of anywhere.lt is
one of our best serfices. We've had
an average attendance of a hundred
or over at all the mid-week services.
Sometimes the number reaches about
a hundred and fifty. A large number
of our young people and older ones
too, talk and pray in public. Recently
we used seven or eight of our college
boys and girls in a prayer?- service
and every single one of them did
well and the talks made were very
creditable indeed. There were about
twenty five tithers in the church
when we took up the work, here,
now there are between fifty and six
ty who tithe and some give more.
This explains why in spite of the fi
nancial depression, worse here than
in most places because the bollwee
vil swept everything clean last year,
our people have responded nobly and
heroically and have kept up with
their apportionatement to the 75
Million Campaign. The people here
are church goers and the pastor ha?
preached to large crowds at all the
services. We have a splendid Baraca
class of seventy-five to a hundred
men, taught by the pastor, who sup
port two children at Connie Maxwell
Orphanage and do much charitable
work. It is a potent force in the life
of the church.
We can't say too much in the
praise of the kindness of these hos
pitable Edgefield people to us. When
?ve arrived here we found the par
sonage pantry full of provisions. At
Christmas the Baracca class gave the
pastor a beautiful and valuable gift,
;he church sent me to the Southern
3aptist Convention as their guest,
ionating a hundred dollars to us
:or that purpose, and the good peo
)le have kept us supplied with fruit
md vegetables all Spring. But their
kindness to us during the recent re
vival meeting surpassed it all. We
lave been the recipients of a good
nany poundings in our day, but we'd
lever seen it on this fashion before.
?hey brought chickens, ham, butter .
ggs, milk, flour, cakes, peaches and .
pples, ice cream and vegetables by .
he bushel and at the close of the j
meeting they presented the pastor i
nd his wife with a purse of $75.00. i
Cords fail to express our appr?cia- ^
ion of such kindness.
It was a great pleasure to have ]
rith us last Sunday night Dr. J. S. j
'ill of he Courier family. The Cou- j
?er was already on the budget of ?
ie church, but we enjoyed having ?
im and the message he brought. t
-;W.ifh_ie?fc.,wishes -ta vou. and the t
Yours in Christ, *
Arthur T. Allen. 1
Edgefield, S. C. 1
July 5, 1922. 3
Compulsory Vaccination.
The law requires every child who *
tends the public schools of South
arolina to be vaccinated for small ^
ox and the state board of health in
;nds to enforce this law to the let
w. Therefore, Mr. W. 0. Tatum, 1
r., will be forced to exclude from 1
ie Edgefield school every child that J
as not been successfully vaccinated. ?
[e has no option in the matter but {
?-ill be liable for indictment himself ?
: he permits a pupil to attend who ?
as not been vaccinated. If you want *
ou child to attend school, see that '
e or she is properly vaccinated. Mr. ]
'atum says he will be allowed un- 3
il the 1st of October to enforce the J
iw, which will give everybody ample j
ime to comply with it without hard- '
hip upon anyone. Do not neglect
his important matter and then cen
ure Mr. Tatum if he is compelled to
end your child from school.
McKendree News.
The protracted meeting will be- ;
;in on the first Sunday in August
it McKendree church. Rev. M. M.
?rabham will preach on Sunday of
he meeting and Rev. Johnson will
?reach the remainder of the week.
everybody is invited to come.
Mrs.W. M. Harling and little son
Whitman is back home from Augus
a Hospital where he underwent an
>peration recently.
Master Neil Turner spent Friday
md Saturday with Mr. Tommie Wal
ter.
Mr. and Mrs. Zonnie Dorn and
"amily spent Saturday night with
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Timmerman.
. Miss Motte Buzhardt is visiting
relatives at Bradley and Greenwood.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Buzhardt and
family spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Frontis Timmerman.
Quite a number attended the men's
prayer meeting on last Saturday
night at the Church where it will
continue to be held every Saturday
night at 8:30 o'clock. The men and
boys are all requested to come.
The corn crop looks a little more
promising in this section. The older
corn is about made and with a few
more showers the late corn crop will
be safe.
Meetings at Cooper's School
House and Colliers;
Two campaign meetings were held
last week, one at Cooper's School
House Thursday and one at Colliers
Saturday. Both were well attended,
and the best of order prevailed. The.
candidates for the house spoke, mak
ing only slight variations from their
opening speeches at Johnston. Whil?
their platforms were practically the
same, yet all of them are improving
in oratory and by the time the cam
paign closes they will be finished,
speakers, cocked and primed for ser
vice upon the floor of the house. But
unfortunately only two of the five
(what two do you say?) can be ac
corded that honor.
At both Meriwether and Colliers-,
barbecue dinner was served in limit
less quantity and cold drinks were
served to keep the sweltering throng,
cool and comfortable.
A game of baseball was played af
ter each meeting between Meriweth
er and Cloliers. Thursday at Coop
er's the victory went to the Meri
wether boys and at Colliers Satur
day the victory went to the Colliers
team. Good ball was played both af
ternoons.
The next meeting will be at Anti
och Saturday, August 12. i
Prohibition's Good Effects.
The effect of prohibition is beginT"
tiing to be seen on a large scale. Up
to the present it has contended with
petty opinions in getting properly
before the public. In a few places
liquor violations are more than in
former years; in the great cities con
;empt for the cause did not cease*
ipon its becoming the law of the
and ; throughout all the. country res
petable capers are yet found who
lersist i., the belief that they can get
i modification of the present law
md they never lose an opportunity,
o give it a dig; and the habit holds
he by-word of a preacher than at.
he profanity of the wicked. For two
?ears these things, along with the
awl ess work of those whose finan
?ai interests or depraved appetites
;et prohibition in defiance, have
cept the people from seeing the ei
'ects of this great reform, in the
arge. But the facts are coming out.
Very accurate statistics on the ef
fects of prohibition can be had from
.eccrds in Massachusetts. Mr. Wayne
3. Wheeler of the Anti Saloon Lea
gue, has gone into these records,,
md has compared the average for
;even wet years with the average for
;he first two years under prohibition,
it is to be supposed that these are
;he hardest two years prohibition
viii ever have. But even so the show
ng makes good reading: (1) As to
irrests for drunkenness: under whis
cey, 108,123; under prohibition, 48,
372; a decrease of fifty-five percent.
(2) Arrests for all causes: under
whiskey, 178,072; under prohibition,
133,846; a decrease of seventy-four
per cent. (3) Non-support; average
five wet years, 2,337; for two dry
years, 1,611, a decrease of thrty-one
per cent. (4) Deaths from alcohol
ism: average for six wet years, 225;
average for two dry years, 78; a de
crease of sixty-five per cent. (5)
Admissions to Boston alms houses:
average for seven wet years, 3,542;
for two dry years, 1,672, a decrease
of fifty-two per cent.-Baptist Cou
rier.
Rev. J. D. Bailey, of Cowpens,
takes as deep interest in Baptist his
tory as any man in South Carolina.
He will not object to our publishing
this postal card recently received by
Dr. Dill: "I now have my copy of
Morgan Edwards' 'Material Towards -
a Baptist History in South Carolina.'
Uutil challenged, I ?shall lay claims
to being the only private individual
owning a copy of Edwards in the
State or out of it. The first cost was
ten dollars. L have already indexed
it, and am going to have it bound."
The Baptist Record: "If John %:
Rockefellow lived in Mississippi he
could not leave a cent to any benev
olent or religeous purpose in his will,
because our constitution forbids.
Surely there is something wrong
when a man can will1 his property
for any purpose under the sun ex
cept religious."