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VOL. 86 EBGEFIELD, S. C.? WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1921 No. 31 JOHNSTON LETTER. Missionary From Brazil Spoke. Death of Mrs. Workman. Teachers Went Home to Vote. The second primary passed off in about the same manner as the first, the voters, men and women, coming early. Some of the very patriotic cit izens were kind in using their cars for some who wanted to vote, but were unable to walk the distance. To vote and vote right, was the pervad ing spirit of the day. Sunday night at the Baptist church the "congregation had the pleasure of hearing Miss Pauline White speak of her mission work in Brazil. For sev eral years she has been a missionary there and is doing a great work. She told of the great field ::or work and its needs and told many personal experiences that made her talk ex ceedingly interesting, which made hearers more than ever, feel that nothing but their best should be giv en in promoting the work. Miss White is in South Carolina for a year's rest, and at present is visiting brothers, sisters and other relatives in the state. While in Johnston, she and her mother are guests sf their aunt, Mrs. Georgia Turner. Mrs. White now has three mi?sionary children, Rev. Maxcy White of Bra zil, Miss Pauline White ard Miss Leda White who is in training as a medical missionary. Mrs. J. C. Workman died at her home here on Saturday evening after a few days' illness and the deepest sympathy is for the family so sud denly bereaved. About a week ago a pimple appeared on her face near the mouth, and in two or three days it appeared infected, and this spread so rapidly that her condition was critical, and bio ?d poison developing, the end soon came. Everything possi ble was done to save her and friends and neighbors were y.v^J?nd and. symp?thetic and helped to minister to her. Mrs. Workman was a beauti ful Christian character and a mem ber of the Baptist church. She was of a loving and gentle disposition, a kind friend to all and was a devoted mother. Besides her husband are left three children, Mr. Charlie Workman, Miss Emmie Workman and little Mildred Workman. Mrs. Al bert Lott was her sister, and she had several brothers who resided near Cross Hill and at Newberry, and all of these were at her bedside. On Sun day morning, the body was carried, on the train, to Cross Hill, her girl hood home, and interred by the graves of her two sons. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. W. S. Brooke. Mrs. Sallie Stanfield of Aiken has been a guest in the home of her brother, Mr. J. M. Turner. Mrs. Walter Hendrix of Leesville and Mrs. Janie McDaniel of Tampa, Fla., were guests in this home, also, during the latter part ofthe week. Mr. and Mi*s. Percy Culbreath and Messrs. Percy and Mellville Cul breath of Tampa, Fla., have been visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Strother.. The litle son of Mr. and Mrs. Luke Smith who suffered a sunstroke dur ing the past very hot weather is now considered out of danger. The little fellow was unconscious two days, and was in a very critical state. Mrs. Sallie Rice Owen has return ed to Bamberg after a visit to Mrs. John Wright. She has been spending the summer in the mountains. . Mrs. James H. White returned on Friday from a stay in the mountains and with relatives at different points, and is much improved in health. Miss Ella Jacobs was enabled to cast her vote here on last Tuesday, through the kindness of the depart ment of the school in Columbia where she is teaching, having been sent over in a car for this purpose. Through the kind and patriotic spirit of some of the gentlemen here, a car was turned over to the teach ers here in the school, one of Lees ville, Batesburg and Lexington, and they were driven to their homes and thus enabled to cast their vote at the second primary. , The friends of Mr . M. W. Crouch are delighted to know that he is so much improved and they hope that he can soon be out with them again. News has been received of the marriage of Miss Florence Wright, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wright which occurred recently at their home at Tampa, Florida. Miss Wright made many warm friends during the three years she resided here, and the best of wishes are wafted to the happy young couple. Mrs. H. W. Crouch and Mrs. L. S. Maxwell are at home from the mountains. Dr. and Mrs. James Halford have been for a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Tay lor Goodwyn at Greenwood. Mr. Albert Dozier was quite sick during the past week, threatened with appendicitis, and at first it was feared that an operation was the only relief, but now he is improving and it is hoped that all danger is past. Mrs. Eugene McAlpine and chil dren have returned to Hartsville, af ter a visit in the home of Dr. S. G. M obley. They were accompanied by Miss Sara Carwile. Mr .and Mrs. Huiet Waters have been for a visit to Augusta. Misses Elliot and Gonya* Hardy have returned to Washington, D. C., after a visit to the homefolks. They both hold splendid fovernment po sitions. There was a very exciting game of football played here on Friday after noon by the teams of Edgefield and Johnston, the score resulting in 72 to 0 in favor of Johnston team. The Edgefield team did some good play ing even though they did not come out victorious this time. Mr. Leonard Bush of Aiken, has been for a viyit to Mr. Carl Kinard. Mrs. J. M. Turner has gone to Leesville to visit relatives. Paremt-Teachers Association Gives Reception. A notable occasion was that of Thursday afternoon when the Parent iy Graded and High School. Mrs. Lovick Smith had generously offered her artistic bungalow for this occasion, and at five o'clock the guests began to arrive, the reception continuing until 6:30. The guests were met at the door by Mrs. W. E. Lott, president of the Parent-Teachers Association, and conducted to the receiving line by Mrs. P. M. Feltham and Mrs. R. A. Marsh. In the receiving line were Mrs. Lovick Smith, Mrs. W. 0. Tatum and the teachers of the High and Graded school The lovely home of Mrs. Smith w?;s aglow with a great profu sion of yellow flowers, the autumn favorite, golden glow, golden rod, can nas and marigold. Mrs. N. M. Jones conducted the guests in.:o the dining room where a scene of beauty awaited them in the same colcr scheme of autumn glory. Here block cream and cake were served. On the porch punch was served by Misses Elizebeth Lott and Sara Reeves. A beautiful musical program was rendered, Mrs. A. R. Nicholson and Mrs. M. B. Tucker giving two vocal selections, each with piano accom paniment by Mrs. Tillman. A violin duet was given by Miss Lois Mims and Mrs. Walter Cante lou with accompaniment by Miss Genevieve Norris, who also added to the pleasure of the occasion by a piano solo. The joy of the scene has very cer tainly given the faculty of the Edge field school a good first impression of our community spirit and was a happy way of showing hospitality. Tax Extension. The Comptroller General has no tified me that, with the approval of the Governor, he has granted anoth er extension for the payment of tax es without further penalty until the night of September 30. On October 1, I am instructed to turn the books over to the sheriff to collect all un paid taxes. This will positively be the last extension. J. L. PRINCE, County Treasurer. September 18, 1922. Buy a FORD and bank the difference.-Adv. Mr. E. H. Folk, Jr., Writes || Very Interesting Letter From Brunswick, Georgia. Dear Advertiser: As is often the custom of thosel; who leave the bounds of Edgefield to;;'' write letters back to the "Advert?s-, ' er," I feel that I should likewise tak?^ advantage of the opportunity 1,0'' write back my impressions of Geof-. ' gia, ("Gorgi" to a big per cent of;.' the natives), gathered in the short... space of some 48 hours. From Augusta to Savannah by;; the Central of Ga., R. R., there are a number of fair sized towns thatfi one would be unable to distinguish^ from any low country town in South; j Carolina save for one vital factor-., that is the presence of hogs and lit tle hoglets rooting contentedly iii; the main and only street. Edgefield may be noted for her dust and mud; .Constantinople for her dogs; but the average small town of Georgia; stands preeminent in the matter oil hogs promenading the streets. From Savannah to Brunswick there is scarcely a town one tenth" the size of Trenton. Most of them are j slightly smaller than Park Hill, which? isn't very densely populated itself. I. This town feels like an island; in stead of water there is an interven ing waste of swamp, lagoon and' marsh. The woods have quite a trop ical appearance. Tall cypress trees and live oaks pennanted with gray moss. In many of the swamps are-; palmettoes which are especially beau tiful. Brunswick is a town of 14,000. people, of whom some 300 or 2500' j are now estimated; to be in bed with "Break Bone Fever." This rather cheerful ailment has effects, I am: told, ,as follows: head aches worse , than after being- crowned with a pumpkin; bones, back, arms, legs,;,j etc., feel like they are going to pop : "certain that you are going to die; but you don't. Wonderful to relate! Brunswick is one of the most beau tiful places I have ever seen. The streets are nearly all paved and the public buildings set in groves of live oaks are particularly impressive. When I went down to the docks, Brunswick is situated on an inlet nine miles from the ocean, I was struck with the expanse of marsh on the other side of :he river-as far as che eye could see is one level green stretch of marsh. Here and there you may see s. few white water fowls contrasted against the billiard table effect of the marsh. Sidney La nier wrote famous verses entitled "The Marshes of Glynn." (Brunswick is in Glynn county.) Sometimes when inspired I am going to help complete that work by composing lines to the "'Mosquitoes of Glynn." Tonight on the hotel porch I met a Mr. McCreary from Augusta, who is a cousin of Mr. Willis Duncan. We spent a very pleasant hour together, or at least I did, talking over ac quaintances. This was the first chance in two days that I had talked with anyone from near home. He asked me what "line" I was "hand ling." And I told him that I was go ing to handle a rather out of date article, in short, Latin. Well, even "break borie fever" doesn't last as long as this iftter. Yours, EDWIN FOLK, Jr. Brunswick, Ga. September 16, 1922. Governor Issues Order for . Henry Smith. Governor Harvey yesterday direct er Supervisor Askew of Union coun ty to repossess himself of Henry Herry Sniith, paroled prisoner, and place him on the chaingang to com plete his sentence. Smith's parole ex pired August 1, but was extended 90 days by Governor Harvey. Recently Smith was fined $10 for being drunk and disorderly, the chief executive was advised, and af ter an investigation he advised the supervisor to take charge of the man. Smith was convicted of violat ing the prohibition law in Union county in the spring of this year and sentenced to serve eight months. He was paroled during good behav ior by Governor Cooper.-The State. Sgz -- Miss Florence Mims Compares Newest Western State t With Oldest Eastern State. Dear Advertiser: .? v.. I came not long ago, from about the newest Western State to the old est'Eastern State, and the vast dif ference betwen them, is not in im agination and literature alone, but tn. the surest reality. .The one resembles'wood, new felled and rough hewn, and the other jp like the most highly polished ma hogany, wanting nothing to perfect ?, except perhaps the worth added Ra few more years, ? The ancestors of these people pioneered in frail boats across the atlantic, as the Westerners blazed a *i a trail in "Prairie Schooners" over yhe plains. The people of New Eng land are the descendants of pioneers, while many of the inhabitants of the W,est are the pioneers themselves. ??nd that is where the vast differ ence comes in. Blazing trails has gone out of style in "these parts." 2?T'Tw? England has progressed to the decollete gown and the cut away coat civilization, while the West is S.till rolling up its sleeves and dig ?ng. ' I have actually sat in an audience of Western people and pointed out to a friend in thc next seat, a man and woman whom I knew were pion eers, who were associated with the clod and with the dugouts that were the first Western homes. ?rjHere, I have looked around me and seen people that seemed made of culture. You feel that the recipe for their kind is polish, plus refinement, pius courtesy, and so on, mixed in proper proportions, that somehow to try to improve .them would be, "to paints the lily, to gild refined gold or pour--perfume on the violet." Both ?ypes.,are all right. I am not compar two to the. disparagement of process of evolution. The East sim ply began earlier and the present generation is not to be credited with the early start. What I really am leading up to is the difference in the state of mind of each which after all, is the most important thing about any people. For "as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he." The West (and when I use that term ? mean the middle West, par ticularly Oklahoma,) has not yet learned that business is the means through which we earn a livelihood, that it is not life itself, that material progress is not self development, but only a back ground for it, that Democracy isn't calling every man your friend and inviting him to your home whether you are congenial with him or not. Demovracy is something bigger than that, something m,ore far-reaching. Someone has said that "Education in a Democracy must average teach the high to come down, the humble to rise and all of us to walk together." That is what Democracy itself should do. The Easterner has pioneered, and known the bad and good of pioneer ing, has built firms and handed them down from father to son, has made plans and seen them succeed, and made others and seen them fail, has tasted the bitter and the sweet of life for generations, and the knowledge of the keen edge of joy and failure, have settled down to their respective places in his mind. Then he has an introspective glance and found that consideration for the other man is pretty nearly as impor- ; tant as consideration for oneself. My friends, that is what's so good , about the South and the East, the . courtesy which characterizes both. ? The Westerner has all sorts of ? good thoughts in his heart, but he is , an amateur as yet, and doesn't know ? the technique of self expression. The . Westerner does the obviously polite t thing, and does it awkwardly, as ( though he fumbled in his pocket for his book of etiquette to find the right thing to do, and then had left his glasses at home, and couldn't read it well. , The Easterner is polite with a , suaveness and smoothness of perfec- ( tion denoting long practice. The Southerner, bless his heart, loes all the Easterner does, and does t better-with style. Bostonians may be conservative n poliitcs and in customs, but they ire broad in their ideas of courtesy. Kindness has a good effect on the loer of the deed, and is an inspira ion to the recipient of it. Like nercy, it blesses him that gives and lim that takes./ FLORENCE MIMS. 204 Hemenway St., Boston, Mass. Outlook for State Fair Very Encouraging. Columbia, Sept. 18.-The coming South Carolina State Fair gives DI omise of being a record breaker n each and every department. Early requests for stall and pen reserva ;ions insure the finest show of live ?tock ever staged in this state. The ?legant new cattle barn now under construction will stable 500 head of ?attie, while accommodations for 500 animals will be provided in the milding formerly devoted to the joultry show. Additional pens are be ng prepared for the swine exhibit, vhich in number and quality will :ar excel the magnificent show of ast year. The poultry exhibit will re luire almost double the space of iormer years. The Extension Service )f Clemson College, under the direct iupervision of Dr. W. W. Long, will .equire 6,00(3 square feet of space for its educational displays. Clemson College, under the direction of Pres dent W. M. Riggs, will install an ex libit requiring approximately 3,000 ;quare of space, while the Home Demonstration exhibit, under the di rection of Miss Christion South, will .equire a similar amount of space. The premium exhibits in the agri ?ultural and horticultural depart nents will be more numerous than n the past and the same is true of he displays in the art and . woman's In keeping with the high standard if the educational features, the man igement has arranged an amusement irogram extraordinary. Harness and unning races are programmed daily, vhile betwen the heats of the races risitors will be entertained with a I omplete circus program, including' tellar acts of daring, skill, and corn ey by stars of the sawdust arena, .'ive days will be devoted to horse acing. On the closing date, Satur lay, October 28, professional auto aces will be staged. Among other amous drivers, Sig Haughdahl, hampion dirt track driver of the world, will appear. The Johnny J. ones Shows, with its myriads of ented attractions and devices, will ie found on the Joy Pla?a. Each light a stupendous display of fire works will be presented. The com lined amusement program is the grandest ever attempted' in South karolina. The Fair grounds proper viii present a most pleasing appear tnce. On every side flowing embel ishments will greet the eye, while ?ermanent walkways, shaded with tately palmetto trees will lead to he exhibit buildings and various >oints of interest. Visitors will note vith pride the magnificent new buildi ngs and the many improvements. The management gives assurance hat everything will be in complete .eadiness for the opening day-Mon lay, October 23-and is preparing o entertain vast crowds during the sntire week. Card of Thanks. I take this means of thanking the >eople of Edgefield and of the 1st nagisterial district for their very generous support in the recent elec ion. I conducted a campaign upon a ligh plane and will also do my ut nost to discharge the duties of the >ffice so as to give the people a sat sfactory administration. I 'shall al lays hold in grateful remembrance ;he loyal support of my friends in sleeting me. GEORGE W. TURNER. Edgefield, S. C. HEMSTITCHING AND picoting ittachment; fits any sewing machine, ?asily adjusted. Price $2. Personal ?heck 10c extra. Marsh Brothers, Wilmington, O. 9-13-6t RED OAK GROVE. State Mission Day to be Ob served. Approaching Mar riage of Much Gen- . uine Interest. , .j The Woman 's Mission Society" of Eed Oak Grove with the assistance of the junior organizations will ob serve State Mission Day next first ? Sunday, October first, immediately 1 after the session of Sunday school. The Y. W. A.'s will render a demon stration of South Carolina by the following girls: Misses Lullie Tim merman, Kathlene Kenrick, Fannie and. Sadie Dow, Maude and Marie Hamilton, Mildred Buasey, Maggie and Eva Agner, Alice Rearden, May Jordan and Annie Doolittle. Flat Rock Sunday school continues to meet with cooperation on the part of the parents who send their chil- . dren regularly. The interest is en- - couraging, attendance is increasing. The summer months seem hard on most Sunday schools. Our neighborhood has settled down to business. Everybody is busy now endeavoring to harvest and take care of every available thing for - winter use, as it has been predicted a hard winter for us. A good rule is to make the best of every day as it comes; think less about ourselves and this world, and prepare for the life to come. Then we would have little time to worry about weather condi tions, as many do. Miss Essie Bussey left last Sat urday to resume her school work near Bethany. Her stay here has been quite helpful, making many warm friends here as elsewhere. Mr. and Mrs. Press Parkman an nounce the marriage of their daught er, Lou Eva, to Mr. Robert Griflis,. September 10th, at the Baptist par sonage in Edgefield by Rev. A. T. Allen. This young .couple's friends extend- hearty ;> congcatulations. to . ?it?rn '' " ' The marriage of Miss Mamie Bus sey and Mr. Walter Griffis on the. 21st is an event of much interest for this week. Miss Allie Evans of Abbeville has arrived to be present at the Bussey Griffis marriage, being a very warm friend of the bride for a number of years. Mr. and Mrs. Oneal Timmerman , gave quite a pleasant sociable in honor of their friend, and former school teacher, Miss Lois McAfee of Granite Falls, N. C., on last Friday night. Miss McAfee is being warmly greeted by her friends. Mr. and Mrs. Demps Bussey spent last Sunday in the home of Mr. Charlie Parkman. Mrs. Ruby Minor from P^lum Branch visited her aunt, Mrs. George Bussey last week. The pretty little daughter, Esther, of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Dorn is vis iting Miss Lullie Timmerman this week. We read in last week's news from McKendree where Mrs. Maggie Grif fis visited her brother, Mr. Whitman Harling. She has many friends tjiere who are delighted to know she is able to be out. Mrs. D. B. Morgan has been on the sick list but is improving now. Mrs. Mellie Dow had as her guest, Miss Marie Griffin of Greenwood. Misses Sadie and Fannie Dow vis ited at Parksville and attended the Sunday school convention there last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bussey also Mrs. W. A. Dow and Mr. Clifford Dow at tended the Parksville convention. Mr. and Mrs. George Bussey were present at the Sunday school conven tion and enrolled Red Oak Grove school, also Flat Rock. We should strive to make our Sunday school in teresting if we want our young folks to attend. We enjoy Miss Florence Mims' weekly letters. They are quite inter esting and inspire others to reach out into the calling in life. God has a place for each of us. Are we striv ing to fill that place, even at sacri fice of the joy of being home? FOR SALE: Pure, delicious honey. Machine extracted which is the only way to make it absolutely free from bee bread, smoke or any other for eign taste. WARREN & CANTELOU.