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i?U?i J^tt^raii?tr ?| ^mit b Callina EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMEER 11,1912 NO. 45 JOHNSTON LETTER. Entertainment by Cemetery As sociation. -Christmas Box Sent to Missionary. Mar riage at Parsonage. A very pleasant evening was had on last Friday at Turner hall and a large crowd was present. The hall was arranged into a social parlor, dining hall and several booths, and the entertainment was given by the members of the cemetery associa . tion to provide funds. The booth of the W. C. T. TL was beautiful in pure white and decorated in lillies and roses and the booth for sweets was all in red, with crimson blos soms, and the effect of it all made a pretty scene, and music was pro vided. After all had partaken of the various refreshmentsv an old time spelling bee afforded much merri ment. Two long lines were formed, and standing, were the teaohers, preachers, young gentlemen and ladies, and the old folks as well, with Mrs. L. C. Latimer to eive out the words. Numerous catch words were given and the lines be gan to fall away, and Mrs. J. A. Kirby was the last one to stand. $53.00 was realized from the e'nter tam ment. Miss Hortense Padgett of Edge field spent the week here. Mrs. Piokens Kinard of Green wood visited relatives here recently. Miss Josephine Mobley spent the first of the week in Augusta. The Y. W. A.'s of the Baptist church are sending this week to Miss Grace Clifford, their mission ary at Oklahoma, Indian Territory, a Christmas box of toyB and other attractive articles for her to dis tribute to the little Indian children that come within her notice. Mr. Capers Mitchel, who has been sick during the summer and fall irionthf, weDt, pwr to .Colombia "*"S?Turd?y for medical treatment. He was accompanied by his brother, Mr. Smater Mitchel. Mrs. W. C. Bailey of Ellenton has been visiting her mother, Mrs. J. M. Denny. Misses Clara and Maud Sawyer and Elise Crouch and Messrs. Shep pard Jones and L. S. Maxwell went ever to Columbia on Wednesday evening to see"The trail of the lone some pine." Mr. and Mrs. P, N. Lott have been spending: a few days at Der ring, Ga., with their daughter, Mrs. St. Julian Harris. Mrs. Chas. Early of Florence is expected this week to spend some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Satcher. Mrs. Hilliary Grant has returned from a visit to her mother at Mul lins. Mr. Thomas Stansell, a former resident, but now of Greenville, was here a few days of the past week. He is now a "Knight of the Grip." Mrs. H. W. Crouch has returned from a visit to friends in Leesville. On Wednesday of the past week Miss Lula Johnson and Mr. Ward law Fulmer were married at the Lutheran parsonage by Rev. P. E. Monroe. Miss Angelle Andrews spent this week in Augusta with relatives. Rev. and Mrs. Geo. White of North Augusta, were here last week with relatives. Mrs. Rufus Dorn, of Meeting Street, was brought here on Satur day and carried on the evening train to the Augusta hospital to un dergo an operation. Her life had been despaired of, and the operation was a very difficult one but news comes that she passed through suc cessfully and hopes are entertained for her recovery. Miss Lylie LaGrone spent a few days of the past week in Batesburg with Mrs. W. A. Cooner. "And so you are an ex-slave," said the traveler in the South, ac cording to the New York Sun." *'And when the war was ended you got your freedom." "No, sub," responded Uncle Eras tus, 'Ah didn't get no freedom. Ah was married." "Albert, what did your sister say when you told her I was in the par lor waiting?" inquired the hopeful young man. "Nothin', but she took a ring off .ns finger and put it on another." Dunovant-LaBorde Wedding The Presbyterian church he has been the scene of a number beautiful weddings, but none which more sincere interest w evidenced than in the marriage < Wednesday afternoon of Miss Elli Dunovant to Dr. Oscar LaBori of Columbia. The church was ft ol relatives and friends. The decorations around the cha eel and windows were most tasl fully arranged in white and gree the soft light giving a twilig' effect to the enchanting ??cene. The ushers were Dr. Rhett Nie olson, Messrs. Pierre LaBorde, i Columbia, W. L. Dnnovant, Ji and John C. Barrie, of Sparta; burg. A very unique and beau ti f musical program was provided b the piano, violin and voice. Mr W. C. Lynch at the piano rtnderc in very appropriate style, the accon panimants for "Schubert's Ser nade," and "All for you," sung jb Miss Lula Tisdale. A violin obligi to by Mr. Buist Anderson of Spai tanburg added sweet melody an beauty to the selection. Lohengrin's Bridal chorus, c piano and violin announced +1: coming of the bridal party, il bridesmaids entering from opposil doors and taking their places in tl chancel facing the congregatioi Each carried a magnificent bouquc of delicate pink carnations an ferns, tied with pink tulle. Th bridesmaids' dresses were of whil charmeuse with lace drapery. Fire came Miss Anna LaBorde of Colun bia, then in succession, Misses Eiiza beth and Henrietta Anderson, c Spa rtanburg, Miss Sallie Dunovac of Edgefield. Miss Louise Bro wi mg of Union and Miss Lillia Nicholson of Edgefield. The brid entered with her maid of honoi MisB Annie L. Green of Newberrv and the groom with his brother, J Carroll LaBorde. The maid of hon or ^rore a gown of pink charmeus with piuk-iaeo drapery, -The bride' dress was made of white brocadet charmeuse with real lace drapery and pearl ornaments. Her only jew elry was a circlet of pearls an< diamonds, the gift of the groom She earried a shower bouquet ol bride roses and ferns. The ceremony was performed bj Rev. E. C. Bailey, and the part] passed out of the church to tht strains of Mendelssohn's wedding march.. Immmediitely after the ceremo ny about sixty cuesta attended tht reception at the home of the bride'? parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Duno vant. This was a most delightful oc casion and a congenial companj\ Fruit punch was served by Misses Emily Strother and Miriam Norris, and afterwards an elaborate salad course followed by Charlotte Russe and cake. The gifts were very attractively arranged in the long, historic, and spacious hall, arning thi/tn bein<i many costly and beautiful pieces of cut glass, hand painted china and silver from relatives of these popu lar young people. The shower bou quet of bride roses and ferns be came the possession of Miss Anna LaBorde of Columbia, as the bride left the assembled guests to piepare for her departure. The out-of-town guests were: Miss Sophie Carroll of Columbia, Max and Jean B. LaBorde and U. R. Brooks, Jr., Misses Anna and Linnie LaBorde and Mrs. A. C. Moore of Columbia, Miss Harriett Moore and Buist Anderson of Spar tan burg. Dr. and Mrs. LaBorde left on the evening train to Augusta, thence tor a trip south. The going away gown was a stylish Burgundy whip cord, with hat of silver gray and garnet. Dr. and Mrs. LaBorde will make their home in Columbia with the Misses Carroll for the present. Dr. LaBorde has visited Edgefield often in the past few years, and his ?reniai, affable disposition has won the hearts of many people in Edge field whom he met. Miss Dunovant is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Dunovant, and has been considered from her childhood a model of all that was desirable in a young woman. She is a first honor graduate of the college for Women in Columbia, is a musician and practical as well. During the past year she was a member of the faculty of the S. C. C. I. K ? Notes on the U. D. G Conven tion Held in Charleston Last Week. Edgefield should be proud of her young contingent in Charleston at the Confederate Home College: Misses Mary Strother and Elise Lake are Seniors in that noble In* stitution and are officers in the new: ly oreanized chapter TL D. C.; Both of these young ladies wei? delegates to the convention, Miss Strother reading the report Th'ej Charleston News and Courie?r speaking of this report says. 'Con federal Home College Chapter, Charleston probably received the greatest amount of applause. The two young ladies who were there a* delegates attracted wide attention,] as much for their own personaf charms as for the interest attached to the institution they represented, an institution which is very dear to the hearts of the South Carolina division. Miss Strother made thii report for the college chapter sayj?. ing that the chapter had fifteen members, and had only just begu?r work, but that they hoped to bav? a good report to make at the nex? annual convention." Thes? young ladies were also honored by being with the recciyj ing party at the very beautiful Te-^ ception tendered the Charleston chapter and the convention by the Confederate Home College. An interesting event of this ocoa sion was the reunion of some of the "old girls." Two of these had lost sight of each other completely in tne thirty-six years since thea had met and had worked through the convention in the same hall nqf knowing each other by their present names and it w as a happy hour for. these two "girls" of forty yearsj ago when they were brought ia* gether by another Mc Whirler of Jonesville, formerly Miss Hattie Fripp of Charleston. Edgefield was honored in the choice of one of the two new officers cho sen for while she is now in Colum bia, yet Mrs. TJ. R. Brooks still claims ber birth-place as home. Mrs. Brooks was made auditor, re ceiving 124 of the 127 votes cast. From a very small beginning sprung the great "Louise Home" in Washington, a Home for the Widows of Confederate Soldiers. This Historian is proud to chroni cle the fact that whtn W. W. Cor coran visited Charleston in 1873 or 1874. At an entertain ment given by the Confederate Home School an Edgefield girl was so for tunate as to attract his notice suf ficiently by a recitation, as to have a check for a thousand dollars hand ed through her as the beginning of the endowment of the Confederate Home College. On leaving Char leston, Mr. Corcoran was so im pressed that he founded the Louis? Home and on his death left a legacy of $5,000 to the Charleston Home and a sum to the beloved Amy Snowden, founder of the institution. If only Edgefield would entertain the convention next yearl As yet no place has been assigned. Why not beg for thiB honor? If Edge field can put on such an attraction as our fair aud fair parade, surely she ?js public spirited enough to have this splendid body of women. Mrs. White of the Johnston chap ter, which belongs to Edgefield soil offered the beautifully gotten up resolutions of thanks at the con vention. The Edgefield delegates Mrs. J. D. Holstein, Mrs. Mamie Tillman and the writer were royally enter tained and for two days after the convention their time was taker up with delightful social engagements. A. A. W. Underwent Surgical Operation. Mrs. J. B. Dorn, the mother of Mr. W. Horace Dorn, was taken sudde ly ill at Johnston last Tuesday and was hurried to the hospital in Augusta where she underwent a surgical operation on Wednesday. Mr. Dorn went down and spent Sunday with his mother. The daily reports which he receives from the hospital authorities state that she is slowly but steadily improving. Her Edgefield friends hope that she will soon be fully restored to health. Original and Interesting Ac count of Fleet Week in Char leston. Accompanied by Mrs. S. Mc Gowan Simkins and Francis, 1 -?pent a delightful time in Charlestoi. Fleet Week, as guest of Mrs. Sabina Rutherford Jones on east batterv This "old World," delightful and unique eily of whom all Caroli nians aie justly pround was literal ly wrapped in United States flags, ihe post office, Charleston hotel, al) stores up and down King and Meet ing streets, all rigs, automobiles, even floating from sacred St. Mich ael's, floated "old glory." Charleston harbor, after Hamp ton Roads is one of the finest in America. Mrs. Jones, Francis and myself went out in a Carolina club house launch and went on the battleship Utah. It was a grand, imposing visit. Going up the ladder of rope, we went on deck and below deck. Myriads of sailors we passed, all of them looking like mere boys, some barefoot sc ibbing the floors, and ambling of tar, but most of them neat, all courteous. We saw huge cannon, looked into the wireless station room, mess rooms, bunks, passed the captain and grand look ing officers. Everybody gave a greeting to the butting goat, the mascot. I had the cold shivers as I looked over the railing at the green 6ea water beneath this mighty warlike man-of-war, and breathed free when I gained terra firn.a. The harbor was a magnificent sight. All night those 12 battle ships lit up a blaze of light. Day ind night on the streets sailors thronged. The grand parade, or drill of 10, 000 soldiers and sailors through the streets waa most beautiful, and graceful ofiioers on horse-back and foot kept perfect time. Bands I^Sn the Windows along Meeting weres hage' cakes ' with or namental icing with rows of sail ors circling around, and in icing, "our sailors they take the cake." In the evening under the electric lights the ball costumes of black, white, pink and blue draped and trimmed in rhine stones were charm ingly exhibited. We went to the Charleston hotel with its flacs and lights and min gled with the guests and listened to the music. The Charleston hotel carpets, rugs, hangings, ceilings all. seemed to be rose tinted, and mirrors greeted one everywhere. Ma nolia cemetery we went to one bright morning. We walked through thia city of the dead, its century old live-oaks, making these windy ways look dark and mourn ful. Some of those marbles were transported from Italy. Roses were blooming everywhere, arid on the tombs were carved names which have made Carolina's history. Most interesting was the Egyptian like vault of grey stone, belonging to the Vander-Horst family. We went to Hampton Park, and watched the blaok and white swans dive and skim in the lake, and saw the gar deners set out hyacinth bulbs. One morning we visited the Na val station md admired the hand some homes where the officers and their families resided. Another day at the Music Hall, we went to a matinee. The play was "Excuse Me" and was quite laughable and bright. We took a look at old St. Mich ael's with its old revolutionary pul pit and sounding-board and funny old pews, and the stained windows rich and dark. Vanner-Horst and other historic names were on the time stained tables. Then we sought the salt water once more and spent an afternoon on Isle of Palms and watched the gret-n waves and white caps roll in from the weird, the beautiful ocean. How restful to tired humanity, are the life givimr sea-winds and salt-air. We went sight-seeing to the lovely Mar guerite Villa on South Battery where Misses Helen and Raven Lewis re side. These apartments in the Marguerite Villa are rich in tapes tries, frescoes and rich paintings. Among these isa rare portrait of! Mrs. Andrew Siraonds, who is now married to a wealthy northern man. In the court of this handsome home is a miniature fairy lake tilled with gold fish and large palms and ferns. Wealthy northerners were guests at this attractive place. We dined at the Middleton's on Atlantic street. ? felt that the dinner was served in the spirit and grace of thereat aris tocrat, and the portrait of Arthur Middleton of ievolutionary deeds of valor looked down from the walls. Mrs. Jones made a delight ful hostess and we shall not forget her. Amone: the throng of people that we passed on the streets I was glad to meet my pretty little nieces, Ma ry Stiotber and Elise Lake. M. E. L. A South Carolina Asset. Jerry H. Moore, of Mars Bluff, S. C., has become quite a lively and valuable asset of that Sute. In 1910 he broke the world's record in corn growing by boys in raising on une acre of land 228 bushels and three pecks of corn. In the past 10 years the average yield of corn per acre in South Carolina has been 13.9 bushels. The achieve ment of Jerry gave South Carolina a nation-wide advertisement, and the next year, in spite of unseasona ble conditions, he led in a one-acre contest by boys and raised 164.46 bushels, netting him $126, the greatest yield per acre made by any of the 12 men and boys of the State .vho entered the contest. The presence of Jerry, with his record of such results, at the National Corn Exposition in Columbus, 0. in 1911 was a factor in the selec, tion of Columbia, S. C., as the place for the next National Corn Exposition, January 27-February 9, 1913, and his presence for five days at the land show last month in Chicago was calculated to in crease interest in the exposition. The Chicago Tr.buue devoted near ly a column to the possible effects of Jerry's achievements as viewed by financiers directly interested in rhlm?a^if?>yug asset, anti S?HV Middle West needed about i00,OQQ boys'like him. Edmund D. Hul bert saw in Jerry's record an incen tive to more intensive farming with all the economic and social advan tages involved. It is hardly possible for all the corn lands in the South or in any other section to produce in any one season anything like an average of 228 bushels to the acre. But it is quite within the range of possibili bility for the South to average one third of that production to the acre. In 1910, the year when the South made its largest crop, 1,285-115, U00 bushels, the average yield per acre was 22.6 bushels. This year fix Southern States-Kentucky, Ma ryland, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Tex as and West Virginia-exceeded their average acre production of corn of 1910. Maryland lcd the South, with a production of 30.5 bushels to the acre. But in that State a record of 75 bushels to the acre was made near Baltimore through the application of science to farming. That was more than twice the average for Maryland and more than thiee times the av erage for the whole South. If the average for the whole South had been merely two-thirds the Mary land record mentioned, the crop of the South would have been f,550, 000,000 bushels-more than twice the actual Southern crop and with in 619,000,000 of the actual crop of. 1912 in the whole country. These are possibilities which the corn exposition at Columbia should accentuate. Interest Consumes Deposit. The leading negroes of a Geor gian town started a bank and invi ted persons of their race to become customers. One day a darkey, with his shoes run down at the heels, a irallus over one shoulder and a cot ton shirt, showed up at the bank. "Se here," he said, "I want mah ten dollars." "Who is yuh?" asked the cash ier. "Mah name's Jim Johnson, an' I wants dat ten dollars." "Villi ain't got no money in this here bank" said the cashier, after looking over his books. "Yes I has," insisted the visitor, "I put ten dollars in here six months ergo." "Why, man, puh shure is fool ish. De intrist done et dat up long ergo."-Chicago Daily Sketch. BUSY CLARK'S HILL, Large Acreage in Oats, Two Mules Drowned. Fine Corn Yield. Very Fine School Building. We are glad to notice so meela about oat sowing tbronghont onr county. I ara glad to say more aro being" sowed by our farmers than 1 have ever known and they are pas ting them in better. The one-horse plow is almost a thing of the past. All are breaking the land with two horse and three-horse plows, fol lowing with disc harrows and quite a number the grain drill. One di our farmers has plowed his land np with an engine and it certainly d?a pretty work. We are glad to say quite a lot of this grain is being sowed on the bills. The best oats that were grown in our midst tfirs year were grown by W. H. Ryan ota the hill. Mr. E. L. Fouche had quite a. misfortune to come upon him a few days ago. He sent one of his hands with teams across the river opposite Clark's Hill and soon after the boat left the bank one of the mules be came frightened and' backed the wagon and other mules out into *ha liver and both were drowned. The wagon was gotten out next morning. Mr. Fouche has just completed an up-to-date saw-mill and has pfae ed it in the fork of the creek. Will begin sawing to-day for the Geor gia Carolina Power Company. .Ha has quite a large contract to saw for them, it requiring about two yenrs to finish it. We hope he will soon make good his lusa with his pav ings. Our agricultural club met Saturday and upon agreement with the members we would give him 825.00. O ur. far mers are through gather ing and sowing o?.ts and. are now year, a few', yoong, trees arc bei;:?; pnt out and some old OTK?S are hi ing destroyed. It reminds one ?? the human lives, the young taking the place of the old. Hurrah forEdgefieid county far mers, take off your hats to your county. Are you not proud that you live in such a corn growing county. Think of it, of the nine prizes offered by the Augusta corn show last week our county came cf? with eight of them. Must we stop ut that? No, but we must make "a record at the corn Exposition which is io be held in Columbia in Janu ary and if we will continue to go forward we will have a Jerry HOOIB budy in our county in a few year*. Another worthy of mention is the peas that wou the $700.00 jersey cow by W. M. Rowland of Augus ta made on his Edgefield coun ty farm. Although he had oue plantation m Columbia Co. (Ja., and another in Burke, he thought best to grow his peas on this aide of the river. We grow the finest peaches in the world, why not any thing else and I believe will do so in a few years. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Bunch will soon begin work to remodel their beautiful old home. We all think it pretty now but when the y fin ish it will indeed be modern and. up-to-date. Our beloved christian fj?ejQ^ W? R. Leggat attended the State^coV vention last week at AbbcvjUe. We are sorry to report that he andi Mrs. Laggat will soon leave and go back to Mexico. We do hope they will reconsider and stay on in C'arfni Hill as we would miss them so much. The prettiest thing in our town now is our school building v<ftrch was completed la it week by being beautifully painted. A very pr?t? ty upright pian?' was also placed if the music room for the benefit of our girls who have gene toso much troubled be taught music in the past. The trustees have also had wood cut and put in the IIOUHO for the winter, and weare very proud o? school. There may be as good building in the county but no bel ter. There may be also a? good teachers but I am sure none better. We want our County Superinten dent to come and see us aud we would like to have our State perintendent come. "A.. Clark's Hill, S. C.