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Wlh? $tWBpniptt U iwitb (talina VOL. 77. EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12,1912 JOHNSTON LETTER. Jefferson Davis* Birthday Cele brated Miss Emmie Wright Entertains. Boy Scouts Going to Mountains.. Jefferson Davis' birthday was celebrated on Monday evening, June 3rd, by the D. of C., and chil dren of the Confederacy, the occa sion being held at the home of Mrs. M. T. Turner. The program for the evening was this: Instrumental duet: Misses Fran ces and Bessie Ford Turner. Reading: Miss Ruth Tompkins. Vocal solo: Mrs. J. H. White. Life of Davis: Miss Zena Payne. Piano solo: Miss Mary Spann Harrison. Reading: Miss Annie Holmes Harrison. Smith's march, so popular during the OO's: Mri. Andrews. Dixie by D. of C. A contest, in which the answers related to the life of Davis, occu pied an half hour for the members of the children's chapter, and Miss Bessie Ford Turner had the most correct paper, and received the prize, a Confederate ? lg, and Miss Lucea Epes, was presented with a miniature cannon. Mr. J. Lester Webb, of Colum bia, was here during last week. Mr. Ernest 'Satcher, and little daughter Emeline, of Augusta, visited here on Sunday. Mrs. Mike Crouch and children have been spending awhile at Salu da. Mrs, Hattie Parrish and Master Edward, will leave soon to spend the summer in Virginia and North Carolina. Mrs. Jennings, of Parksville, is the guest at the home of her grand son, Dr. J. A. Dobey. Mrs. Jen nings is a remarkable woman;she is in her 81st year and .moves about with activity, and states that she has not been ill in 30 years. Miss Eula Satcher has gone to Florence to visit her sister, Mrs. Chas. Early. Misses Rachael and Marguerite Simmons and Pope Norris Simmons have gone to Spartan burg to spend the summer with their aunt. Miss Emma Wright entertained a large party of friends on Tuesday afternoon at the home of her broth er Mr. John Wright, the event being complimentary to her visitors, Misses Lyl Parrish and Kate Meyer of St. George. Two calling hours were arranged for, and the first set were greeted at the entrance by Mesdames C. F. Pech man. Jun i us Wright and C. J. Wertz and they were served with refreshing fruit nectar by Mrs. W. A. Kirby and Miss Virginia Harrison. The gnest9 were escorted to the parlor by Mrs. F. M. Boyd where stood the receiv ing line, and Miss Wright appeared unusually beautiful in a canary colored messaliue, with an over dress of net embroidered in yellow, and she wore yellow roses. She is a recent graduate of the Columbia Female College, and this was her first appearance in a social w?y. In ! the dining room, an ice course with j sweets was served, and Mrs. O. D. Biack showed the visitors to the re freshment table. When the young ladies come to call? later on, Miss Mary Spann Har rison received them ut the entrance, and Miss Zena Payne carried them into the parlor to greet the visitors. A contest of 10 minutes, in which the object was to make the greatest number of words out of the letters coutained in '"St. George," was had, and Miss Meyer was presented with a bottle of perfume by Mrs. C. F. Pechman, and Miss Ida Satcher was given a pennant of the St. George high school, showing where she could acquire a larger vocabulary. After partaking of refreshments, a few moments were again spent at the punch bowl,enjoying the nectar. Mrs. Susie Mobley Latimer, who ha ?been spending the winter in Ohio with her son, Rev. Leon Lati mer, will arrive soon to visit rela tives. Misses Ruth and Grace Tomp kins spent last week at the home of Mr. M. T. Turner. The ice factory is in full opera tion and the delivery wagon, with a top apparently covered with snow and icicles, is kept constantly going. The bakery, also has a rushing business, and rolls, doughnuts, < cakes and pies make a daily round. The boy scouts are agitating their proposed march and camp at Caesar's Head. They will make ?be trip with their scoutmaster Dr. W. S. Dorset, and have allowed 3 weeks for the trip-a week to march there, one week in camp, and the remaining time to return." Mrs. Carl Long has gone to "Way nesboro, Ga., to visit her parents, and was accompanied by Mrs. J. P. I Bean, who will spend awhile there. Dr. W. S. Dorset went over to Hephzibah, Ga., on Saturday and on Sunday morning preached the commencement sermon before the graduating class of the school. Mr. David Simmons died at his home near town on Friday evening after an illness of several months. He was a Confederate veteran, and leaves alarg? family connection, be sides a wife and five children. Miss Angeli Andrews has gone to Augusta to visit relatives. Mrs. J. H. White gave a birth day dinner last Tuesday for her friend, Mrs. Nancy Lott, and invit ed the elderly la ries of the towu to join with her in making the day a happy one. Rev. P. fi. Monroe spent last week in Fairfax with his brother, Prof. Monroe, who is ill there with typhoid fever. Prof. Monroe's home is in North Carolina., and during the past term, he hai been'principal of the high school at Fairfax. The commencement exercises had just closed, but he was taken ill, and was unable to leave for his home. Some Experience With Cover Crops. Mach has been written about the value of cover crops as.a means of increasing the fertility of the soil. Many attempts along this Line have have been made by farmers in vari ous sections, some wiih partial suc cess and more with attendant fail ure. Crimson clover has beenre coraraended highly, and the majori ty who have tried it, have failed to secure a stand or get a satisfactory growth. Still the perseverance of the 6aiuts will win, aud here and there comes accounts of success. Last week we took a trip up in Banks county, Georgia, to visit Mr. Elonzo Thompsou, aud to see his eleven acre cut of crimson clover. It was oertainly a beautiful sight to behold such a tine rich growth, a'nd so many thousands of crimson flowers. Mr. Thompson sowed this in his corn early last fall. He se cured a perfect stand. On seven rows he used Farmogerm to inocu late the seed. You could see plain ly its value by the greener and bet ter growth made by this ?trip. On about 30 acres Mr. Thompson sow ed three pecks rye and four pounds crimson clover and four pounds of hairy vetch seed per acre. We lik ed this plan'tine and recommend it to all who desire to try tue clover crop plan, until they get tneir soil thoroughly inoculated for the le gumes. lt was a sight to see the amount of stuff Mr. Thompsou had to turn under and now when hay is selling at such a high price, it seem ed a pity not to be able to save it, but the seasons have put him too fxr behind. It will pay him io t im it under, but could behave cut, baled and soJd it all, it would have b/ought something like ?1,000. Tbe cover crop idea ?6 a good one. It is here to stay. The way to du is to get in line and to keep on working until you solve the prob lem satisfactorily for your own con ditions. Mr. Thompson is going to put this land in corn again and will only need a little acid and kainit to make a tine yield. We enjoyed our trip to Banks and were surprised to see the far mers so well advanced with their work. Everywhere they had tine stands of cotton and nearly all the land had been planted. Although the lands are rolling up in Banks, they are selling at prices ranging from ?40 to $00 per acre, because the white farmers know how to do good work and good farming. Southern Cultivator. Truth Will Out. Hub (with irritation)-"Why is it that you women insist upon hav ing the last word?" Wifey (ealray)-"We don't. Th? only reason we get it is because we always have a dozen arguments left when you stupid men are run out." -Boston Transcript. ! PARKSVILLE LETTER. Applicants to Matrimonial Bu reau. W. O. W. Decoration Day. Sad Death of Mrs. Morgan. Yesterday was our regular preach-, ing day, but was more, because agreeably to a custum of the order of the W. O. W., the first Sunday, in June nearest the 6th, is set apart; as decoration day, in"which each : Woodman is expected to lay, at least, a flower upon the grave of his; fellow brethren. The pastor, Bro; Freeman, was requested to preach a sermon appropriate to the occa sion which he did from the words:: "This is ray commandment, that,, ye love one another as I have ioved; you." John 15th chapier and 12th verse. After Sunday school, the craft; formed, decorated each of the four Woodmen's graves as follows: Sovs. R. S. Blackwell, J. L. Stone, Wv' A. D. Blackwell, and L. F. Dorn, then marched into the church, oc cupying seats reserved for thenij Each and every Woodmen gave ?ne closest attention, as the zealous and: consecrated man of God developed the theme of "Christ our pattern of love" in chaste and tender lan guage, which must have appealed to the most callous. For the last 2 or 3 days, the smoke from the chimneys of the residents of this town, here in the middle, or nearly so, of June, indi cates a peculiar condition to those cf us, who have been bred and born in the sunny sosth. We don't re member to have Been it exactly ann this fashion before, though it ia very probable that ae cold weather in June has ocourred often, lt is a fact however,, that the cold snag make* thMrijmlj& ..?ck, .:r. iu a -sewnon . on the East wind; on the " liver1 ' or some such subject, such weather makes sour old codgers ill.If not in health, they become "snappish and snarly." No doubt many an unselfish house wife wishes it to turn warm-I mean the weather-for its effects upoa dear husband's disposition. A sad death occurred on last Fri day afternoon in the person of Mrs. John Ed Morgan, whose husband is a son of Mr. Evan G. Morgan, Sr. Mrs. Morgan had been sick sev eral years and during all this time, the tender devotion and solicitude of the young husband was beautiful. Mrs. Morgan was a remarkably smart woman, as her needle and fancy work at all our fairs abun dantly demonstrate besides being an expert taxidermist and painter, but best of all she wab an humble Cnristian, clinging to the cross of Ciirist even as she "passed through the valley of the shadow of death," and her "soul feared feared no evil." She was quietly laid to re6t in our Baptist cemetery Saturday afternoon by her pastor, Rev. B. H. Coving ton of the Methodic church, to await the resurrection. She leaves no children, and to her lonely young husband we offer our unfeigned sympathies. We had the pleasure of a short visit to hustling bustling Plum Branch on Saturday last and were shown through the new b.mk, being introduced to the cashier, Mr. Faulkner, who has the same name as that of our mother. His suavity, and cordiality would make us love him anyway, hui we confess that we love him more on account of his name. The bank is in good con dition anil we predict great success fur the institution under its present management. Mr. Willie Self worshipped at Plum Branch yesterday. We prom ised Willie to write an article for your paper on bugs before long. Willie is down on bugs, especially bum bugs. The next meeting of the union of the 3rd division meets at Plum Branch iii this mouth. These good people are already picking out the fat pigs for the occasion to enter tain the attendants. Anyone who has ever attended a uuion meeting at Plum Branch will want to go again. Misses Mary and Mattie Middle ton, of Meriwether, have been re cent visitors to our town. These pretty girls would not own it, but we suspect they came up to join the matrimonial bureau of our town. This institution has done good v^ork if reports are true, an attract ive feature being the famous "rab bit's foot." The legend has it, that tihis charm to be effective has to be captured out of a grave yard, at ijnidnight by a red-headed, cross eyed; negro. They claim to have the ?en?ine article that never fails. The present president will be married sjoon. and then such a scramble for tfie "rabbit's foot." ggptr. Frank Middleton visited .Parksville Saturday. Mr. J. C Harvley and family c;f Modoc worshipped with us at the Baptist church yesterday. Miss.Martha Bell left Parksville yesterday for Augusta whither she lias gone for a fortnight's stay with j her sister, Mrs. Addie Bell Parks. Mrs. J. C. Parks has returned from an extended visit to her sister, 'Mrs. J. F. Edmunds of Abbeville. vVt hear that Mr. Edmunds is much better. * We are glad to say, that Mrs. J. j H. Parks and Mrs. Ann Holmes, of ,'uodoc, who sustained,each of them by a'fall, severe bruises, are both better. We are sorry to report Mrs. M. JSp\Walker of Modoc, and Mrs. Bub Morgan of Morgantown, quite sick, though not seriously. Mr. Nick Chadwick of Modoc had the misfortune to get his hand bad ly cut'robbing a bee tree. Uncle Iv Morgan is on the sick list, i having chills. Some folks thought Uncje Iv too old, but he shakes real well. We hope the Worst is past. MT. J. C. Morgan and Miss Mar tha Born visited Mr. P. H. Bussey, Sr., on Saturday whom they report as being quite sick. More Anon. 'Plum Branch News. rain, go away, come again pres-es the wishes Thia is Friday, June 7th, and Mis? Clifford Beckum'a last day with her music class. In her efforts to rescue her slippers from the mud, her lunch box tumbled into the mud, and so her dinner was gone. "Farewell Plum Branch!" she says. Alas for Plum Branch! for twelve or fifteen delegates to the rally meeting of the W. M. U. of the Cokesbury district of the Methodist conference have landed here in this mud. They will see the worst side of things in our town, and may think there is no other. Dr. Kilgo preached last night, and Dr. Lander is to deliver an address to-night. The members of the Methodist church have been making preparation for this meeting for some days. They have put a choir stand in the church, clipped the grass in the yard, and have im proved the appearance of things generally. But let il not be forgotten that the mud gets away in a few hoars when the sun shines and business goes-right on. All the business houses seem to be doing well. The president tells me that the new bank is doing a thriving business. Miss Licile Sturkey is home from Lander college. Mr. J. W. Miller and son, Elli son, made a business trip to.Edge field on Wednesday. Mr. James Blackwell has moved his family to McCormick, and Mr. Rush, who has been living for some months in the White Town section, is moving into the house Mr. Black well has vacated here. We welcome these good people to our town. A Letter of Appreciation. The editor of The Advertiser has just received a letter from Rev. George W. Bussey, the pastor of Red Oak Grove church, from which the following paragraph is taken: "I want to thank you for giving so much space in your paper of this week to a report of our centennial at Red Oak Grove. It was very kind indeed that you gave so much space and said so many nice things about us. I appreciate it very much, however unworthy I may be of it. Now I want to ask another favor of j you. I have children away from home who could not be there and who do. not take The Advertiser, also an aunt in Kentucky who, when young used to attend the Grove church who would be delighted to have one of your papers. Please seud a copy to the enclosed names." TURN ON LIGHT. 'Citizen" Urges that Report of Finances be Published. Charges No Wrong Do ing Whatever. Mr. Editor: The municipal elec tion ia now history. . There is glad ness to some and disappointment to others. J.t is not the purpose of the scribe to comment upon any methods used in the recent election or to offer congratulations or con dolence, nor is it the purpose to criticize the former council or to offer suggestions to the present council. But let us look at conditions as they now exist. There is a con sideiable sum of money that passes through the hands of the conn eil. Not a half dozen people in thc w?ole town know how much is an nually paid into the town treasury, neither do they know how it li ex pended. We all know the property tax has been paid.No one outside of the town authorities has any idea how mitch this property tax amounts to,,nor have they any adequate con ception of the amounts r^ceivsd from licenses, compound, dog tax, tines i.rc. How does any citizen know that anybody besides himself has paid his Compound. All the vouchers etc., are held by the clerk and can' be examined by any citizen who desires. Without the shadow of a doubt the town funds have been judiciously handled. Would not question that fact for a moment,, but in the light of justice let every citizen of the town know whence the funds came and whither they have gone. Every citizen of the towu has a right to know the?e things. There is no way for thc tojcnow^unlesa they a is omy-supposition and not dtrrci. knowledge. Is a council meeting pau lie or not? When are the regular meetings held a.jd ha<* the public any right io bo present? When are policemen elected and to whom are petitions for such po- j sitions to be presented? Turn on, the Light. Citizen. Little Girl from Flat Rock j Sends Good Letter. Dear Mr. Miras: With real pleas ure I endeavor to send a few word s to your paper this week from our quiet, yet interesting neighbor hood. Recently some visitors remarked they would like to live in our town because the people seem to live i:i unity, working for the interest ul neighbors as well' as themselves. That sounds broad to me. Yester day was a good day for our ?S in day School and Woman's Mis sion Society. In the absence of our Bible class teacher, Mr. P. H. Hussey, Mr. Luther Ti ni merman was at his best and gave the class an interesting a talk on the lesson. The Mission Society was conduct ed by our beloved friend Mrs. Ev i Wates Hussey who manifested much interest in the mountain school work. Last week there were several vis itors iu our "town'' Rev. and Mi's. G. W. Hussey at Mrs. P. H. Bus sey's and Misses M. J. Horne ol Augusta Ga., ;md sweet and lovable Matlie Shaw of Sweet Water ;u .Mrs. Manie Ken rick's. Miss Mat tie, because your stay was short, n certain fellow says he wished you had not come. All right for Non': Augusta eh! Mr. J. C. Morgan of Parksville, accompanied hy his oeice, Mi.-s Martha Dorn, were among the VIM j tors last week also Rev. P. H. Bussey Jr., left Fri-j day on a visit to Darlington, S. C. We regret to state that Mrs. 6 L. Tiramerman, Mr. P. H. Bussey. and Mr. John Agner are indisposes at this writing, though all are con- ' valescing. ' Doubtless in the memory of the 1 school children will ever live a ' pleasant spot for your kindness and 1 your patience with them. ' Yes indeed all Flat Rock school 1 loves you and every spelling Bee, or any specially arranged exercises j we had we felt like we would like ? to have Mrs. Mimd to come,but of!? course we considered your situation | and along with bad roads would not write you. We also enjoyed the appreciation and encourage ment of fond parents and interest ed friends extended, for the space given us in your paper. Now later on you will hear something from our Sunbeam Band. With hearty good wishes to all the school correspondents, and you and your staff for a pleasant sum mer. Pupil. Modoc, S. C. Plan Campaign Dates For The Candidates. The itinerary for the state cam paign was prepared Tuesday by a .-iub-committee of the State Demo cratic executive committee. The uist meeting will be held in Sumter <m June 18, ano1, the campaign will he brought to a close ic Greenville on August 22f There will be a re cess of one week beginning on July 20. The members of the committee ^paring the itinerary were John Gary Evans, state chairman, of Spartan bu rg, ind Richard I. Man ning, of Sumter, and W". F. Steven son, of Cheraw. The primary eljction will be held on August 28. All pledges must be filed by the candidates for all offices by June 17. .The following itinerary has been prepared by the committee: Sumter, Tuesday, June 18. Bishopville, Wednesday, June 19. Darlington, Thursday, June 20. Bennettsville, Friday, .June 21. Chesterfield, Saturday, June 22. Florence, Tuesday, June 25. Dillon, Wednesday, June 26. Marion, Thursday, June 27. Conway, Friday, June 28. Georgetown, Saturday, .1 une 29. Kingstree, Tuesday, July 2. Manning, Wednesday, July 3. Moucks Corner, Thursday, July 4. Chaviest'on, Friday, July 5. Hampton, Thu sday, July ll. Barnwell, Friday, July 12. Bamberg, Saturday, July 13. St. George, Tuesday, July 16. ?raugeburg, Wednesday, July 17. St. Matthews, Thursday, July 18. Columbia, Friday, July 19. Chester, Saturday, July 20. Winnsboro, Monday, July 22. Lexington, Tuesday, July 23. ?aluda, Wednesday, July 24. Edgefield, Thursday, July 25. Aiken, Friday, July 26. One week off. Camden, Monday, August 5. Lancaster, Tuesday, August 6. Yorkville, Wednesday, August 7. Gaffney, Thursday, August, 8. Spartanburg, Friday, August 9. 'Jnion, Saturday, August 10 Newherry, Tuesday, August 13. Laurens, Wednesday, August 14. Gleenwood, Thursday. August 15. Abbeville, Friday, August 10. Anderson, Saturday, August 17. Walhalla, Tuesday, August 20. Bickens, Wednesday, August 21. Greenville, Thursday, August 22, Land of the Sky. Picturing the grandeur of the "Laud of the Sky" region ina most elaborately illustrated booklet, the Southern railway is this season ad vertising to the world the fact that, aside from her agricultural pre emiuence, the South lays proud claim to a resort section more beau tiful in scenery and healthful in cli mate than any in all America. The views in the booklet are true to life and many of thom are in colors. The high mountains, the broad fertile valleys, t rout streams, water falls, fountains, farm houses, balsam forests, riding parties, ho tels, handsome dwellings and other attractions are all arranged in a most entrancing manner, and togeth er with a graphic story furnish a complete and representative, idea of ?be beauties and .advantages of this famous region. In Asheville and other resort points of Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee preparations ire being made to care for the targ et summer crowds on the record, md the Southern railway has ar ranged to provide new and improv ed service in anticipation of in jreased travel in this direction. ?25 00 up Suits made to order of ;ine woolens, mad J with snap and style to please you. F. G. Mertins, Augusta, Ga. A