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M Office No 61 LS? Residence, No. 17 Wednesday, August 30. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Miss Emma Edgerton of Aiken is the guest of Miss Helen Nicholson. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Byrd spent last week in Savannah. Miss Janie Fraser of Columbia is here visiting her sister, Mrs. I. W. Hume. Mr. and Mrs. Clair Hilton of Char leston are here visiting Mr. and Mrs. Milton Parker. Mrs Mae Griffis and Mrs. Flor ence Blease of Saluda were visitors in Edgefield last week. , Miss Rosada Talbert of Parksville is here- visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Parker. Dr. Stanley Baker of Greenwood was a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Nicholson Sunday. Mr. James Gilchrist has rented th? residence of Mr. C. M. Mellichamp on Addison street. Miss Sarah Collett returned Fri day from a very pleasant stay of several weeks at Glenn Springs. Mr. John Mims is now the front man at Yonce's Garage, where he will be pleased to serve his friends. Miss Sadie Mims is spending some time with Mrs. Arthur Childless at ? Greer and in the mountains. Mrs. S. McG. Simkins and Miss Mary Butler left Friday for a visit to Miss Virginia Simkins in Green ville. Mr. Edgar Hart and his bride of Newberry are here visiting Mr. Hart's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hart. Concordia Lodge No. 50, A. F. M., will meet in regular communication Friday night, September 1, at eight o'clock. Miss Emmie Broadwater will leave about the tenth of Sept. to teach His tory and French in the Ninety Six nigh school. Miss Emmie Broadwater bas had as visitors two of her college friends, Misses Edna and Gertrude Buyck of St. Matthews. Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Kemp of Cal lison spent Saturday and Sunday here visiting their sons, J. D. and Beattie Kemp. Miss Anna Mayson of Saluda county is here visiting her uncle, <Col. P. B. Mayson. She is a student of Coker college. Mr. and Mrs. D. J. LaGrone and children and Miss Pearl Padgett are spending some time in the mountains of North Carolina. Mrs. J. H. Miller returned Tuesday after spending several weeks with relatives in Columbia, Timmonsville, and other places. Miss Ada Louise Moorer of St. George has been the guest of her cousin, Miss Isabelle Byrd, the past wek. Mr. W. R. Dobson and his friend, Mr. McElmurray of Beech Island, spent Sunday in Edgefield with Mr. Dobson's mother, Mrs. Emma Dob son. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Quarles are receiving the congratulations of their friends over the coming of an other little daughter into their home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Holstein are now occupying the attractive new bungalow of Mr. John Mims in South Edgefield where Mr. and Mrs. Moon ey formerly resided. Mr. Douglas Timmerman will preach at Republican church the sec ond Sunday morning at ll o'clock and at Colliers Sunday school build ing in the afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Misses Margie and Josie Asbill of Ninety Six have been spending the past week in Edgefield visiting their aunt, Mrs. W. H. Harling, and cous in, Mrs. H. H. Smith, Jr. Miss Letitia Fairy of Spartanburg and Miss Nannie Gunter of Bates burg are guests of Mrs. B. B. Jones. These young ladies have many friends in Edgefield who always greet them very cordially when they *ome among us. Mr. George W. Adams left yester day for Charlotte, where he has ac cepted a position with the Charlotte Paper Company as salesmanager for North Carolina and a portion of South Carolina. Mr. H. C. Viele, a popular young jeweler of Augusta, will leave today for Cincinnati, Ohio, to attend the National Retail Jewelers Association as the representative of the jewelers of Georgia. Mrs. M. C. Turner of Greenwood, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Addie May Turner, son, Bernard Turner, niece and nephew, Miss Ca rey and Mr. Carey, from Philadel phia, is among the visitors in Edge field to-day. The Corner Store calls attention tc special values in Color Fast shirt ing and "Kiddie Kloth," just the thing you need for making house dresses work shirts and children's rompers. Call for these goods before they are gone. Mrs. A. A. Woodson entertained at dinner on Sunday in honor of her birthday, the guests being Misses So phie and Marie Abney, Mrs. Walter McDonald, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Minis, Misses Florence and Eleanor Mims, and Mr. Evangelos Cervetas. Mr. Israel Mukashy announces this week that his early fall arrivals of merchandise are on display, calling especial attention to his large, assort ment of things that will be needed in getting the boys and girls ready for school. See his large stock of depen dable school shoes. Prof. W. 0. Tatum,Jr" motored to his old home at Cope, Orangeburg county, last Thursday for a visit of a d.iy or two. He stated that the dar age by weevils to cotton has been very severe in that section. Mary farmers will not make more than a bale of cotton to ten acres. Much of the drudgery of house keeping has been eliminated by the many articles of food that can be had at grocery stores ready to serve. Light housekeeping has been made still lighter by the many good things sold by the Huggins Store at the De pot. Read his list of good eats this week. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Daniel and their six children of Saluda are guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Minis. They Motored from Charleston yes terday after spending the month of August at the seashore. They have sold their home in Saluda and will move the latter part of this week to Greenwood to reside permanenly. The Fordson tractor is growing in popularity because the Ford company is not loosing an opportunity to de monstrate its merits. The Yonce Mo tor Company calls attention this week to a tractor demonstration which will be given in Charlotte by the Ford company. Communicate with Mr. Yonce if you can attend this demonstration which will at tract farmers and other business men from three states. Rev. J. T. Littlejohn returned to his home in Scranton Saturday after conducting a very successful revi val meeting at Red Hill church last week. Mrs. Littlejohn will remain in Edgefield county until after the meeting of the Woman's Missionary Union at Mt. Zion church this week and the annual meeting of the Edge field Association at Red Hill next week. She is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Quarles this week. She is being very affectionately greeted by her Edgefield friends. Mr.- C. M. Mellichamp has since leaving the post office declin?d sev eral offers of very good business positions in order to enter the Southern Baptist Theological Sem inary al; Louisville, Ky. as a minis terial student. Mrs. Mellichamp will also take the training provided for wives of ministers and other women who desire to fit themselves for lar ger usefulness in religious work. They will probably leave for Louis ville early next week to be away from Edgefield for several years. The prayers and best wishes of our people, go with them. Banks Close Labor Day We, the undersigned, agree to close our respective places of busi ness on Monday, September 4th., 1922. This day being a legal holiday known as Labor Day. The Peoples Bank Edgefield, S. C. Bank of Edgefield Edgefield, S. C. E. J. Mims, Cashier. The Farmers Bank of Edgefield Edgefield, S. C. W. H. Harling, Cashier. ? Rev. and Mrs. L. A. Gunter spent Sunday in Edgefield and it was a great delight to his former congre gation to hear him preach at the Methodist church. Mr. Gunter is now pastor of the Methodist church in Gaffney. Service? at the Baptist Church. After spending the month of Aug ust in the mountains of western North Carolina and in the eastern part of this state, Rev. A. T. Allen and family have returned to Edge field. There will be preaching ser vice both morning and evening at the Baptist church next Sunday, Sept. 3rd. The. subject of,the morn ing hour will be, "The Fever of Life", and at the evening service "The True Optimism." Everybody is cordially invited. Remember the hours-11:30 and 8:30. Delightful Rook Party. Thursday afternoon little Misses Elizabeth and Corrie Johnson gave a rook party in honor of their little cousin, Miss Evelyn Johnson and lit tle Miss Ruth Gilbert of Columbia. At the conclusion of a spirited game the score showed that Miss Martha Thurmond was entitled to the first prize, a beautiful box of stationery, and the consolation prize, a stick of candy was given to Miss Frances Wells. Block ice cream and cake were served after the prizes were a warded. The occasion was one of un usual pleasure for all of the little folk present and will be a source of pleasant memories for a long time. Card of Thanks. I take this means of thanking ^he people of the county for the gener ous support they gave me in the pri mary election.. As their public ser vant it shall be my constant aim and desire to prove myself worthy of the confidence they have placed in me. As I promised in the campaign I would do if elected, it will be my purpose to promote in every way possible the interests of the people of Edgefield .-.ounty and of South Carolina. Again I thank you for e lecting me as one of your represen tatives in the legislature. H. H. Sanders. Opening of Trenton School. Prof. E. W. Rentz was among the visitors in Edgefield Saturday and stated that the Trenton school would begin the next session September ll and all of the patrons of the school are invied and urged to attend the opening exercises. Prof. Rentz says all school books will be much higher for the next session than they have been heretofore. The teaching force at Trenton is as follows: Miss Mae Harrison, 1st. and 2nd. grades; Miss Margaret Reynolds of Columbia, 3rd. and 4th. grades; Miss Addie Bouk night of Batesburg, 5th. and 6th. grades; Mr. Bigford of Trenton, 7th. and 8th. grades; Prof. Rentz, 9th. and lQth. grades. All students who are deficient in one or more # studies are requested to meet Prof. Rentz at the school building the 1st. Monday morning in September at nine o'clock. Edgefield School soon to Open The session of the 1922-23 of the Edgefield public school will be gin Wednesday, September 6, at nine o'clock. The patrons are invited to attend the opening exercises. The following is the teaching force for th .session: Miss Daisy Harvey, 1st. grade; Miss Gladys Lyon, 2nd. grade; Mrs. Mamie Tillman, 3rd. grade; Miss Mamie Dunovant, 4th. grade; Miss Serena Hammond 6th. grade; Miss May Stokes, 7th. grade; Miss Sallie May Nicholson, History and English; Miss Mary Davis, Lat in and English; Mis^ Flora Bethea, home economics; Mr. H. B. Salley, agriculture and science; Miss C. Mae Hedgpeth, music; Mrs. M. B. Tuck er, the Addison Mill sct?ool, and Mr. W. 0. Tatum, Jr., mathematics. The mill school will open Thursday Sept. 7th. Pupils should take their promo tion cards and vaccination certifi cates with them. FOR SALE. DWELLING HOUSES One seven room dwelling house on Simkins Street, in town of Edgefield. This house is located in most desir able part of Edgefield. Water works lights, servants house and all other conveniences. Also one six room dwelling with sleeping porch, ser vants house, and four acres of land on Pickens Street, in the Town if Edgefield. With this dwelling is a store house and corn mill. For terms apply to A. E. Padgett. ff 3-BIG DAYS-3 FORDSON TRACTOR Go and see in actual operation the many time and money saving advantages of the Industrial Tractor-The FORDSON. TO BE HELD AT CHARLOTTE, N. C. September 6-7-8 UNDER THE AUSPICES OE FORD MOTOR COMPANY Charlotte Branch, and its 380 Dealers in North and South Carolina and Southern Virginia NO CHARGE FOR ADMISSION Exhibition open daily from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. Many big manufacturers from all over the country will have exhibits. Make . Your . Arrangements-To-day-To . Attend BIG STREET PARADE BAND CONCERTS RADIO ENTERTAINMENTS SIGHT SEEING TOURS BRING YOUR FAMILY! KTS We want you to go. There will be a crowd going from Edgefield. Come In and see us about it. YONCE MOTOR CO. McKendree N?,ws. Our Supervisor, Mr. Edmunds, is making us some mighty good roads in this section which is very much needed. In several places he has en tirely left the old road and graded a new. We see by his work that he has the idea all right. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Shaffer and Mr."1 E. F. Turner spent Wednesday of last week with Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Asbill of Nintey Six. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Turner spent Thursday of. l?st week with Mr. and Mrs. Zonnie JJorn. The protracted meeting was held last week at Pine Grove Penticostal church, Mrs. Jones preaching. Mr. Willie Shaffer attended ser vices at Gasaway church on Thurs day of last week. Rev. J. L. Single ton preached some very forceful sermons. Mr. and Mrs. R. P. McCary, Mr. Alton McCary, and Mr. Hollie Tur ner of Greenwood were pleasant vis Early We want the pare their needs for the paletea and other wa to select from. We also have a la] kind, just what you wear. Come in and let u? in other lines. Isra The Store of itors in this community Saturday night and Sunday. Mr. .Zonnie Dorn attended service at Stevens Creek last Sunday and enjoyed a splendid sermon delivered by their pastor, Rev. Mr. Mangum. Miss Mildred Asbill of Ninety Six is visiting her aunt, Mrs. J. M. Shaf fer. Mr. Parker McDowell who has been spending some time in Georgia, is back home. Two ministers of the colored per suasion were out hunting rabbits one day in the Carolina hills, and while sitting on a log for a brief rest be gan a discussion of ways and means of inducing a heedless and perverse generation to come to church. "One of the most effectivest ways dat I've found, so fah," said ^he first speaker, the Reverend Vanderbilt University Jackson, "is to give out a 'nouncement dat sorter excite de Fall Ar nts to know that'we school children. A fn Lsh goods. We have a rge stock of school shoe will need for the boys ? s show you through ou: el Muka Better Values and cu'iosity of de congregation." "Sich as which?" demanded the^ Reverend George Washington Sims, who hailed originally from Missouri. "Well, I don't know dat I could give a better example of jes' what I means dan to repeat my 'nounce ment of last Sunday morning.' It sho' brung out a crowd that taxed de capacity of de ole Gallilee edi fice.'" The Reverend Mr. Sims made a mental note of the sounding phrase of his gifted brother, and craved the particulars of the potent announce ment. "It was nothin' mo' ner less dan dis: 'Come out ter-night, one an all, an' bring yo' frends. You will find yo' time well spent case it's my aim an' intention ter explain the unex planable, define the undefinable, an* unscrue the unscrutable !" SBucklesrs ?rnica &afiVe The Best Salve In The World. rivals are prepared to fill ll line of gingham, good line of hosiery ss of th? dependable md girls for school r early fall arrivals ishy Lower Prices