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VOL. 86 EBGEFIELD, S. C.? WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1921 No. 31 JOHNSTON LETTER. Death of Mr. Andrew Moyer. Town Library Growing. D. A. R. and Music Club Meet. Mr. AndrewMoyer died on Satur day after a continued sickness, his health having been in an impaired state for the past few years; Mr. Moyer and his family came here from H the Philippi section, and had been residing here for the past fifteen years. He was a good friend and neighbor and was liked by all who knew him; he was pleasant in con versation and always had a good word for all. He was a member of the Lutheran church. As a confeder ate veteran, he was brave and fear less and the Daughters of the Con 4 federacy placed a laurel wreath on his bier. The funeral services and burial took place at Calvary church near here on Sunday afternoon. Be sides his widow are left one daught er and several sons, all grown to maturity. Mr. and Mrs. Clark are now dom iciled in town and are occupying the Yonce dwelling on Edisto street. The town library is still growing and more new books have been receive'd. ^ The library is open two days out of the week and those that enjoy read ing should be sure to go to the libra Ty and secure a new book that will give them a week of pleasure. There is nothing so good for a town as a good library. Mr. and Mrs. John Paysinger of Columbia and Mr. Strother Paysinger of Newberry have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Strother. ? Mrs. Blanton and children have gone to Florida to spend two months with the former's parents. Mrs. J. M. Turner has returned from a visit to her niece, Mrs. Walter Hendrix of Leesville. Miss Ruby Glover spent the week end at Batesburg with home folks. MrT^an^?" LeT?nd Miller ' and little son, are spending a few weeks at the home of Mr. W. M. Bouknight. The condition of Mr. Thomas R. Hoyt is no better, and he is confined to his bed. His friends are grieved over the seriousness of his condition. Mrs. Charlie White who has been visiting in the home of her uncle, Mr. P. B. Waters, has returned to Springfield. Mrs. McCartha of Aiken is the guest of her niece, Mrs. J. H. White. Mrs. J. H. Alexander and Lad die have been for a visit to relatives at Edgefield. Miss Bessie Bean who is teaching in Louisiana writes very interesting ly of her work and surroundings. Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Strother, Sp?'Harry and Josephine went to Green ville, S. C., on Monday to spend a week with relatives. Mrs. Taylor Goodwin of Green wood spent the week-end here in the home of her father, Mr. O. S. Wertz. Mr. Will Hoyt has gone to Atlan ta where he has accepted a position. ? His family will remain here for a while. Mr. Bland M obi ey will return to Johnston this fall to make his. home and will make his home at the old Gomillion place southeast of John ston. < Little Sara Carolyn Dobey has been quite sick, but it is hoped that she is better now. Mr. J. C. Lewis and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Payne and little Margaret Hel en spent Sunday at Meeting Street in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Allen. The friends of Mrs. Smyly Stev ens will regret to know of the ex treme illness of her mother at Green wood. There is little hope for her re covery. Mr. Steeley Ouzts is making other improvements on his radio, and hopes soon to entertain his friends with music, etc., from afar, as he re cently did, having gotten connection with Pittsburgh and Atlanta. The sound is wonderfully clear. Mr. Ouzts is quite a genius, having con structed this radio himself. The first meeting of the Emily Geiger chapter, D. A., R., was held Monday afternoon, with Miss Mallie Waters, Mrs. J. L. Walker presiding, there being -twenty-fourpresent. The chapter voted to give $1.00 for the K preservation of flags, $1.00 for me moria! tablet in Old Exchange, in Charleston, and $1.00 toward the li b'rary fund for book cases at State D. A. R. School and to subscribe to D. A. R. Magazine. A progressive rook party was planned for to re-im burse the treasury. Mrs. O. D. Black was elected delegate to the state con ference in Spartanburg, Mrs. M. R. Wright alternate. The program topic was "Our School and its Needs," Mrs. O.D. Black leading the discus sion and Mrs. Bessie Bean giving a good paper. Music was furnished by Mrs. W. C. Connerly. The hostess served a dainty salad course with iced tea. The Apollo music club met Tues day afternoon with Mrs. Edvfrard Dasher, Miss Gladys Sawyer, presid ing. The club is studying musical forms and the year books are very attractive. The club voted to give $10 to the Loan Scholarship Fund and $5 toward the fund for estab lishing a bed at the state park camp which will be occupied by a young lady from this community. The medal for best average in music class of the high school here will again be of fered. Mrs. Joe Cox led the program and as this was the 8th birthday of the club, a paper on "The Organiza tion and Development of the Apollo Music Club" was given by Miss Payne. The charter members as giv en by her paper are : Mrs., F. M Boyd, Mrs. Leland Miller, Mrs. O. T) Black, Mrs. T. R. Hoyt, Mrs. E. R Mobley, Miss Anna Harms, Mrs. L S. Maxwell, Mrs. F. L. Parker, Miss Zena Payne, Miss Clara Sawyer Miss Gladys Sawyer, Mrs. W. F Scott, Mrs. L. E'. Stansell, Mrs. M T. Turner, Mrs. James Strother, Miss Lila Maud Willis, Mrs. J. H. White Mrs. Avery Bland. A musical pro gram was rendered by Mrs. Earl Smith, Mrs. W. C. Connerly, Mrs. C P. Corn and Mrs. G. D. Walker and Mrs. Mims Walker. The hostess , serv ed two kinds of frozen cream and cake. Rev. W. S. Brooke has closed a fine meeting at Wagener, there hav ing been many additions to the church. Mrs. W. J. Hatcher, who is a mem ber of the state committee of the furthe:: raising of the pledges of the 75,000,000 campaign, will be active ly engaged during the next week and will visit several places in the stats. Mr. B. B. Alexander, superintend ent of the high school, was called .o his home town last Friday to attend the funeral of a relative. "Miss Grace Witt has accepted a position at Batesburg, going to that city last week. , The little child of Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Gibson was buried at Har mony on Sunday afternoon, the ser vices being conducted by Rev. W. S. Brooke. The little one was a mem ber of the cradle roll class of the Baptist Sunday school and was a bright and winsome child. The sym pathy of all are for the parents in their bereavement. Greatly Appreciated Letter of Commendation. % The editor of The Advertiser greatly appreciates the following let ter which has been received from a young man who was reared near Johnston but who for several years has been holding a responsible years sition in one of the progressive Pied mont towns: The Edgefield Advertiser, Edgefield, S. C. Dear Mr. Editor: I must commend you for the posi tion you have taken toward the con nection of Wiley Ouzts and Alex. Watson with the Tolbert disgrace in Columbia several days ago. Both of these men are distantly connected with my family and for that reason, if for no other, I feel hurt by their conduct. I enclose herewith my check for $2,00 in payment of one year's sub scription. Yours very truly, Sept. 29th, 1922. FOR SALE: Big grain Abruszi rye, perfectly dry, in any quantity at $1.50 per bushel; Appier oats, 75 cents, and Little May wheat at $1.50 per bushel, all f. o. b. Edgefield. B. B; JONES. 9-20. Strong Endorsement of an Citizen. Dear Mr. Editor: It is very gratifying to a Southern born South Carolina Democrat tb read in your columns, and also in those, of the Edgefield Chronicle, how you so clearly voiced the sentiment' of the people of Edgefield county; when you placed before the public; the facts concerning the acts of two* sons of noble Edgefield families whtf have become involved with Tolbert and his party. When I think how hard the fathers of these men fought and sacrificed luring the Confederate war and the following reconstruction days to up iold white supremacy^nd make our Fair Southland ?tr to live .in, I ieel :hat you did not put it strong enough. Do it again. It was the Tolberts who caused the Phoenix riot, accompanied with Dloodshed and sorrow, and we must ivoid any possible return of the Phoenix trouble. As all true Southerners are united jy the strong bonds of Southern chiv ilry and patriotism which character zes our Democratic party, it be ?ooves every white person to remain mited to prevent Tolbert from driv ng his political wedge to split th? Democratic party. DEMOCRAT. Edgefield, S. C. Antioch News. School began Monday with a large mrollment. The teachers are as fol ows: Miss .Grace Holcombe of Ro luck, S. C., principal; Miss Lucile leel of Edgefield intermediate and irs. Jennie Pattison of Edgefield, ! irimary. We welcome Misses Reel nd Pattison back as they were with : is last term. Miss Zola Walker left Saturday to; : legin her school. Miss Lucile Brunson also left to jj each the Blocker school. Messrs.. Orea. Quarks . -and - Ray : ?ardn?r have accepted position's : in H brunswick, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Owens Eubanks, Mr. : Villie Reynolds and Misses Daisy . nd Ola Gardner motored from Au usta on Sunday last and spent the : ay in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jardner. The Misses Gardner have ; ccepted positions in Augusta. Mr. Hale Holsten is building a tore. He hopes to have it completed oon. Mr. T. P. Lyon had the misfortune f losing his cowsheds and cotton ouse and two bales of seed cotton ? y fire last Friday night. Miss Emmie Sue Quarles of Red lill visited homefolks last week-end, eing accompanied by Miss Myrtis ? IcClendon. Mr. and Mrs. Frank West also lit- ? le Evelyn Graves spent a pleasant 1 ay Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Claud ? ?larke of Johnston. Mrs. Emmie Talbert and little Randolph and Mrs T. P. Lyon and ; iaxie visited Mrs. Maggie Miller of ; Jolliers last Friday. Mrs. J. H. Holson and Mrs. W. L. , lolmes spent a pleasant day with 1rs. Ida Mims last Tuesday. Mrs. Lula Clifton of Savannah is pending this week with homefolks. Mrs. Charity Lou Graves and her aughter, Mary Belle, also Miss Ei een Youngblood and Mrs. Estelle IcDaniel spent a happy day with irs. Sallie McDaniel on Friday last. Union meeting of the second di ision will meet at Antioch the fifth Saturday and Sunday of this month. McKendree News. Mr. and Mrs. Zonnie Dorn and amily spent last Sunday with Mr. nd Mrs. J. M. Shaffer. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Shaffer, Mrs. tonnie Dorn and Mr. E. F. Turner pent Wednesday of last week in Augusta shopping. Mrs. Fi P. Walker and son, Tom nie spent last Saturday night with AT. and Mrs. Jim D?Vore. Mr. E. F. Turner made a business rip to Kinards, S. C., Friday and Sat irday. Mr. John Shaffer spent several lays at home last week and returned o Sjpartanburg Sunday. Miss Bessie Reynolds spent last veek with Miss Mattie Buzhardt. Miss Grace Vernon arrived on last Sunday to enter upon her duties as cacher pf the McKendree school. Miss Florence Minis Throv ?Some More Light on Boston. ^Dear Advertiser: I'have thought much on what co: instituted the New Englander, ar what made him so different a heir firom the rest of the people of tl ?jrork a day world. My deductioi Have been, I am afraid, "flat, sta! ?nd unprofitable." ' ' But the other day I passed an a] shop, and in the window was an a tractive placard, the type ofte fjramed and hung upon the wall, h belled "To Be Happy in New Eni land," and the words were so apt! spoken and so true that I purchase the sayings in order to pas3 thei ?xi to you. We find in cook books recipes f o food, in the Bible recipes for righi eousness, and in text books recipe for knowledge; but here I quote t you the necessary mental ingredi dients for developing the Easter. State of Mind. \ Some one has said that there wer books to be tasted, and others to. bi digested. You will doubtless thin] parts of this too highly seasoned fo. Southern appetites. "You must select the' Puritan fo: your ancestors You must have a sheltered youtl and be a graduate of Harvard. You must know Emerson. You must live within two hours of Boston. You should have a professional 01 literary calling. You must speak low, be a conser vative in politics and a liberal ih re ligion.' You must drop your r's and be fond of antiques, eat beans on Satur dajrvhights and fish balls on Sunday morning. You' must tolerate the Jew, re spect the Irish and love the negro. You must wear glasses,, be fond jg^^fetonc?, -a??il:3??Vvor woman, carry your parcels in a green bag. You must be a D. A. R., a Colo nial Dame,, an- S. A. R., or belong to the Mayflower Society. You must be neighborly to the un married. You must read the Atlantic Monthly. You must shudder at the West, but go to Europe frequently. In age you must live on Easy Street with a little "Boston and Al bany preferred." You must make sure in advance that your obituary appears in The Boston Transcript. Ther is nothing else." Perhaps I had better explain a bhing or two. The green bag spoken of has been replaced since this was written by what is known as the "Boston Bag." Students and profes sionals, anyone, in fact, man or wo man, carries books, parcels, etc., in a flat brown or black leather bag about half the size of a small grip. I have seen them in no other city. The "Boston Bag" is peculiarly a product of Boston. You might think the peo ple are -drummers with their samples, did you not know that they are just seeking an easy way of transport ing their intellectual paraphernalia, music, books, etc. "The Boston and Albany" spoken of refers to stock in the railroad of that name, which stock used to be more lucrative than it is at present. I showed the above mentioned necessities for happiness in New England to two Bostonians, who far from being offended in any way, were amused at the statements and were constrained to say that they were true. It" is said that a Bostonian on dy ing, went to the gates "of Heaven, and had an interview with St. Peter. The latter asked him several ques tions, and the Bostonian proceeded to give his life history, telling among other things that he had had a shel tered youth, possessed on earth a pew in Trinity (Phillips Brooks') church, and even had h's monument standing alr?ady in \ Aubulrn cemetery. St. Peter toi? ' * to re turn directly to Boston, beaven was not good enoug1 The term, "a libera i ^on," refers ( I am tqld), to the Unitarian religion, which is . very popular in Boston. Speaking of > living within two hours of Boston, recalls to mind the fact that anyone who lives anywhere around or in the vicinity of the city calls himself a Bostonian. There are many suburbs, and the inhabitants of all these call themselves Boston ians. They may well like to be called that. It is an enviable term, and sa vors of many good and elegant things. FLORENCE MIMS. 25 St. Stephen St., Suite 4. Boston, Mass. Tolbert Scored a Victoiry. In the recent Republican conven tion which has been much on the lips .of our people, Tolbert scored a vic tory such as he has never won be fore. The official list as given out to the press, shows a representation from 45 counties and it has been said that 65 per cent of the delegates wer? white men. Tolbert, the dispen ser of Republican patronage in South Carolina, was so elated and exultant over the large white repre sentation that he said, "It can no longer be said that there is no one in the Republican party in South Carolina but Joe Tolbert and two ne groes." 'Heretofore he has had but little prestige and influence in Washing ton because of the insignificance of the Republican party in this state, practically all of the limited num ber being negroes. Now he can take the official list of delgates which was given by the secretary of the con vention to The State for publication to Washington and show that 65 per cent of the large number,were white men. Furthermore, he secured the endorsement of the convention for the position of marshal of the Western District, which will make it more difficult for the Democrats in the senate to defeat his nomination for that place. Viewed from every angle, Tolbert j gained much ground personally and witL ' its 65 ''per" cent of wfiitV'Sle- j gates. Unfortunately, if Tolbert takes the official list of delegates to Washington as given out to the press for publication, Edgefield coun ty, which has probably suffered through the Tolberts more than any other county in the State, will have contributed to this victory, as this list contains the names of two repre sentative white men from this coun ty, this being the first time in many decades that the names of represen tative white men have been associat ed or connected with a Republican convention in this state. Thus Edge field county has been humiliated. Land Sales Monday. A larger number of tracts of land than usual were sold at public out cry Monday but on account of the ravages wrought by the boll weevil there was but little demand for farm lands. The Holsonback land, two tracts, was bought by Mr. E. A. Ouzts for $2,500. The Simmons land, three tracts, was bought by the Bank of Edgefiled for $2,030. The store building in the town of Edgefield owned by Mr. G. W. Adams was bought by Miss Lillie Adams for $4,000. The land of Mrs. Sadie W. Tompkins, 240 acres, was bought by the Federal Land Bank of Columbia for $1,850. The Frank E. Miller tract of 60 acres was bought by the Far mers Bank for $325. The Hampton Thomas land, 114 acres, was bought by the Bank of Edgefield for $500. The T. P. Williams land, 149 acres, v;as bid in by T. B. Greneker, attor ney. The Arnold land, 153 acres, was bought by the Farmers Bank for $900. The Dixie Highway Hotel was bid in by the Farmers Bank which held the mortgage on this valuable piece of Edgefiled property. New Hotel Management. Mrs. Chisolm of Fairfax, S. C., has succeeded Capt. and Mrs. L. Y. Moore in the management of the Dix ie Tighway Hotel She has had three years of practical experience in ho tel management and has been very successful. She will be cordially wel comed to Edgefield and the people will give her every possible co-opera tion in the management of Edge fild's splendid new hotel, which has been so favorably and thoroughly es tablished by Capt Moore's excellent management RED OAK GROVE. Interesting Program at Sun day School? Flat Rock School Opened on Monday. Red Oak Grove Sunday school was well represented at Plat Rock on -last Sunday afternoon. Among them the superintendent and Bible class as sistant teacher, Messrs Agner and. Mr. James Rearden. The Woman's Mission society, as sisted by the Young Woman's Auxil iary and Sunbeams rendered a most interesting and instructive program after Sunday school at Red Oak Grove last Sunday, as follows: Song-How Firm a Foundation. W. M. U. Watchword in unison : "I can do all things through Christ, which strengtheneth me." Devotional-Responsive Bible readr ing by W.' M..U. Owing to home duties the presi dent of the W. M. society, Mrs. Lamb has resigned, as circumstances would, necessitate other changes also. There are others who can fill this vacancy, and will, for they must not. let our work fall by the wayside. The Y. W. A. is without a leader,, made so by the resignation and go ing of Mrs. Walter Griffis nee Miss Mamie Bussey, who has had the work under charge for the past., year. Having been away teaching ht the spring the girls have missed her presence, while they held regular meetings and have done well. Flat Rock school opened last Mon day with Misses Hair and Tarrant as teachers. The enrollment, was better than was expected, as many, of the patrons need help in harvestings which in unobtainable around here, save that of their children. The op ening exercise was well attended by the parents and very interesting. The principal, Miss Hair, has offered a .medal for bert average, and thC primary teacher, Miss, Tarrant, one for the tooth-brush contest, indicat ed by a bulletin kept on black board as to their standing. The changing of school books invariably retards the work, but these changes mean more toward progress than we can con ceive, so the hardship is often on the teacher rather than the parents. Mr. D. C. Bussey has had the mis fortune to have a loaded wagon roll on his foot which has been quite painful. Mrs. D. B. McClendon of Edgefield visited in Flat Rock section last Sun day. Miss Mildred Bussey is visiting relatives at Clarks Hill this week. Mr. Brooks Doolittle has ?pened a store near Flat Rock. He has the best wishes of his friends for suc cess. To each teacher throughout Edge field we extend best wishes for 1922-23 as best ever. Colliers News. Prayer meeting will begin next Wednesday night at eight o'clock. The ladies' missionary meeting will meet at the Sunday school house Saturday afternoon. All members are urged to attend. The school opened Monday monw ing with Miss Janie Bates of Augus* ta as principal and Miss Harriet Sel-, lers of Pauline, assistant. Lieut. Eustice Prescott has been home on a short leave from the navy and he and Mrs. Prescott left Sunday for Washington, D. C.; where he will be stationed for a while. Mr. Sam Baker and sisters spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Par due. Miss Fannie Wells was home for the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Miller and family spent Wednesday last with Mrs. S. W. Miller. ' Mrs. Press Lyon and Mrs. T. L. Talbert spent Thursday night with Mrs. J. M. Miller. Mrs. D. T. Mathis, Jr., and chil-. dren spent last Wednesday with Mrs. D. T. Mathis, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. G. L Miller spent Sunday last with Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Miller. Dr. and M/s. B. F. Adam* spent Suriday last with Mr. and . Mrs. G. A. Adams. ]