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(?lk?? J?ewHpaper Un ^mrtb Carolina EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 2,1913 NO. 21 JOHNSTON LETTER. New Church at Harmony, Rev. P. E. Monroe President Lu theran College. Mrs. Crouch Entertains. OD last Thursday, Rev. E. H. t Beckham broke dirt on the Harmo ny ohurch grounds, for the hand ^-flome new $10,000 brick church, 'which will now rapidly be built. During hie pastorate cf nearly 4 years, Mr. Beckham hac been faith ful in his endeavor to see this new church built, and it is most fitting that it shonld be accomplished while this people is his charge. The congregation of Harmony church, is composed of devout Christian people, and it is their joy to erect this modern house of worship. Rev. P. E. Monroe, pastor of thc St. John's Lutheran church has been elected principal, of the Sum merland college, Leesville. During his four years of service he bas been such a faithful pastor and friend, that it will be with the deep est regret, his congregation, as well as the entire town, will bid adieu to him and his most estimable family. Although they have to give him up, they rejoice that their de nominational college has such an one at its head. Mrs. Sales Andrews has gone to Spartanburg for the remaining sum mer months. A pleasant ending of the week's social affairs, was on Friday, when Mesdames E. M. Walker and J. L. Walker, entertained, the honor guests being Mrs W. B. Ouzts, the bride of the former's brother, aud Miss Carrie Spearman, of Newber ry, who is visiting the latter. The affair was a garden party and the guests arrived first at the home of Mrs' J. L. Walker, where they were greeted at the gate by Mrs. E. RT Mobley and Mrs. Annie P. Lewis, and were directed to the punch bowls which1 were presided over by Mrs. J. A. Lott and Miss Ly lie La Grone. The receiving party stood on the lawn under the rose arbor and made a very pretty picture. With Mrs. Waiker were Mrs. Ouzts, Misses Spearman and Nina Ouzts. The lawn was velvety green, dotted with blooming plants which made an attractive background for the scene. After short pleasantries with those receiving, the guests ?were escorted across the way to the home of Mrs. E. M.. Walker by Misses Angelle Andrews, Marion Mobley, Pet LaGrone and Orlena Cartledge and were received by their hostess. Here' under the shad ow trees were arranged inviting seats, and about were small tables, each with a bowl of pink and white flowers. Pink and white block cream, with bride's cake were serv ed by several young maidens. A rose,garden nearly filled the air with fragrance, and with so much beacty and sweetness, it was quite a festive occasion. About 100 call ers were received by the hostesses during the time. Mrs. Taylor Goodwyn, who has been visiting her parents, has gone to Columbia to vibit her sister, Mrs. Dessie Hogan. Mrs. Annie B. Harrison enter taiced a few friends with a dining on Friday. Mrs. Peter Epes and Miss Lucia Epes, of Macon, Ga., are guests of friends here. Mrs. W. J. Hatcher is at home from a rest at Sullivan's Island. Mrs. Rambo of North Augusta is spending awhile at the home of her father, Mr. J. R. Halt. Mrs. Lillie Andrews visited in Augusta last week and while there attended the marriage of her cousin. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly, of Aiken, and Master Scot:,, of Charleston, . are visitiug in the home of their father, Mr. Buford Scott. A mad dog passed through town on Thursday, biting several dogs. Elmer Collins, the sou of Mr. Will Collins, who was standing in front of his home was attacked by the dog, and his clothing was. partly torn off him, but was not bitten but received several deep scratches. His father has carried him to Co lumbia for tieatmeut, in case of any serious results. During the past week, there have been eeveral rain storms, the worst being on Saturday afternoon, the greatest damage being done west of town. The farms of' Messrs. CV I car and J. M. Wright were almost ruined from wind and hail, the former stating that he did not ex pect more than a'bushel now to the acre. At the home of Mr. H. W. Doboy, two out houses were blown over and trees uprooted. On the north side of town, the gin house of Mr. Oscar Watson was struck by lightning and burned as well as his oat crop which he had stored in here. The afternoon train had to stop near town to remove debris from the track. The town should be thankful that while the tempest [raged around it, no harm came to ?it. Misses Alma and Bertha Wood ward entertained with a spend-the day party on Monday, the occasion being for the pleasure of their guest? Misses Genevieve Ward, and Jennie Loncrews, of Atlanta. Dur ing the morning Progressive Rook was enjoyed and an animated game was played. A course dinner was served and the afternoon passed happily with music and conversa tion. Present besides the house guests were Misses Hortense Pad gett, Maud Nickerson, Angelle An drews, Mallie Waters and Zena Payue. Mr. Willie Yonce is spending the week in Charleston with friends. Miss Sara Waters has gone to Springfield to spend some time with her sister, Mrs. David Philipps. Mrs. L. C. Laiimer has returned from Charleston, where she visited relatives. Miss Hortense Padgett entertain ed a party of fri?nd8 on Friday morning with a luncheon, and the affaii was marked with great pleas ure. Music added to the enjoyment and the luncheon served was an elaborate one, and a bowl of gor geous summer blossoms graced the center of the table. " The Pi Alpha Sigma club met with Miss Maud Sawyer on Wed nesday afternoon at the beautiful colodial home of 'Mrs. Rv W. Crouch. Tables for Progressive Rook were arranged out on the vel vety green lawn and after several games, Misses Sue Smith and Pet LaGrone made the highest score, and when cutting for it the former won for the gift, a cut glass vase of nasturtiums. Refreshments of choco late cream and pound cake were served and the 'tables were prettily arranged with hand embroidered centerpieces and bowls of sweet peas and nasturtiums. Messrs. F. A. Tompkins and Fan nie Jefferson are spending this week at Meeting Street with relatives. Mrs. Thomas Willis and Miss Helen Willis, of Williuton are spending awhile at the borne of the former's father, Mr. J. W. Sawyer. Miss Sue Sloan is at home from a several weeks stay in Tennessee and Kentucky. She made a tour of the mammoth cave and has many curios, and interesting photographs. Miss Angelle Andrews has return ed from Asheville and Hill Crest, N. C., where she spent a month. Children's Day will be observed at the Methodist church on Sunday morning. Those who have it in charge are arranging a very inter esting program. Little James Rushton, son of Mrs. Kittie Rushton suffered sever al burns on the hands and arin while playing near the house last week. Dr. and Mrs?. Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Wright of Batesburg, visited relatives here on Wednesday. The teams of Johnston and Au gusta crossed bats on the diamond last Thursday, and the local team completely annihilated the Augus tans, the soore being 12 to 3. After the game, the victory 6ong of thc Johnston boys was something deaf ening. Another game is arranged for the 4th. Logical. The governor of Maine was at the school and was telling the pupils what the people of different states were called. Now, he said, the people from Indiana are called "Hoosiers,'* the people from North Carolina "Tar heels," the people from Michigan we know as "Michiganders" and what little boy or girl can tell me what the people of Maine are call ed?" "I know, said a little girl." "Well, what are we called?" ask ed the governor." "Maniacs."-'Wallace's Farmer. Edgef?ld Baptist Church Was Founded in 1823 Since the burning of our church. I have been impressed with the idea that it might be well to bring to the minde of our people a short sketch of the church with a list of its first members. As you will see some of these names are still prominent in the work of the church and the grand children are continuing in the path set unto their feet by these godly men and women, and here I would like lo mention a little inci dent in connection with the burning of the church and which clearly proves that bread cast upon the waters always returns, often some times freighted with tender feel ings of emotion that can scarcely be revealed. The first deacon of the Edgefield Baptist church was Matthew M. Mims. Two years ago his great grand daughter ?>irs. Helle Mims Norris had working for her a good old colored woman, nam d Lucinda Butler. This old woman was taken sick and Mrs. Norris went to see her taking her something nice to eat and leaving with her a dollar. The old lady put it down in the bottom of her trunk, thinking to use it for her own church at some time, and there it lay for two years. On Wednesday when our church was burning she felt ibat her all would not be too much to give to help her white friends ?D their need. She said that she saw them feeling so bad about losing their church that she just bad to go and get her money and give it to them. Mrs. Norris little thought when she did the kind deed to the poor old color ed woman that she was laying the foundation for the subscription tbe bunding fund' ot "'ber church the one almost founded by her ancestors. The Edgefield Baptist chut ch was the thirteenth Baptist church organized in Edgefield county. Rev. Basil Manly, D. D. father of Rev. Charbs Manly, of Greenville was the first pastor; he also wrote the constitution of the, church. Dr. Manly married a daughter of Zebulon Rudolph of Edgefield coun ty about the year 1825 and remain ed in Edgefield a good many years. The deacons of the church were Matthew M. Mims and A. B. Mc W h oner. So far as I know, there are are no descendants of Mr. Mc Wborter living in Edgefield, but many, many are there living in our midst and on our rolle who owe their being to the Christ-like man Matthew M. Miras. After the resignation of Dr. Manly to accept a call to the first church in Charleston this church has had as pastors Rev. James A. Warffifc. 1827; Rev. W.B.Johnson, D. D. 1830-1850; Rev. J. M.Chiles, 1851; Rev. C. A. Raymond, 1853 1854; Rev. E. L. Whatley, 1855 1856; Rev. Luther Broad us, 1269 1875; Rev. J. W. Alexander, 1876 1877; Rev. W. T. Hundley, 1878 1882; Rev. H. A. Whitman, 1882 1886; Rev. T. D. Clari? 1886-1888; Rev. G. L. Hunt, D. D. 1888-1890; iRev. J. N. Booth. 1891-1893. Ju July 1893. the church, after the resignation of Mr. Booth, again called Rev. L. R. Gwalluey, D. D. who accepted and began his work there September first 1893. The church was fortunate in securing ihe services of this eminent divine. He was much loved during his first pastorship, and is an earnest work er in his master's vineyard."-(J. Leslie Andrews.) Dr. Gwaltney was the beloved pastor of the church for ten years when he received a life call to the coll?ge he was partially interested in founding (Shorter) and the church, with reluctance yielded htm up to Georgia, .jin 1903 Dr. Charles E. Burts :qok charge of the church and was j an indefatigable worker not only inj'-church but in the community and ctt?nty, for eight years. He was cabled to the first church in Colum bia in 1910. In 1911 our present pastor Dr. M. D. Jeffries, of Ten nessee, (formerly of Virginia) came to as and is still the efficient pastor off the. people. -Il was during the pastorate of D|J Hunt that the beautiful Gothic building was erected which has jost been consumed by flames. He was. ably assisted by every member of.tne church. Among the ladies wftpm I specially like to hcnor as taking an active part in this build ing and who have gone to their re wind are Mrs. Lucy Durisoe, Mrs. Gena Shafer, Mrs. Rebecca Bland, Mri. Virginia Addison, Mrs. W. H. Biteson and Mrs. Caroline Abney. Thtjse living among ns still I will not mention. We ail know and Jove. them. Mrs. Gena Shaffer gave an enter tainment with the children in the Sunday school and raised the mon ey to buy the two small marble top tables with the silver water pitcher which stood on the pnipit stand. I mention these thin-rs, little things in themselves, but it will show how the. church was part and parcel of our-being. kWifile Dr. Burts was here, about years ago, the addition was the new chuxch,-.. which it- -the"most .ifonrnodio'ns rcb in town. The comer stone of the church was laid in the year 1889, the sermon being preached in the Presbyterian church by Dr. E. C. Dargan. A few months later our beloved Dr. Gwaltney came to preach the dedication sermon, and it was seen then that our house was not anything like large enough and now we had outgrown our quarters again and while we grieve over the loss of our beautifnl edifice more than over ihe financial loss, we bow to the dispensation of Provi dence, and feel that His ways are not our ways and that out of the ashes will arise a fair structure which will be more adapted to our needs and in which we can better serve our Lord. Following is a list ol' names of the constituent mem bers of this church at its organiza tion in 1823: Matthew Mims, Ar rhur Sirakins, Sr., A. E. McWhor ter, Henry Lowe, Abner Whatley, Wiley Melton, Patieno* Addison, Elizabeth Milton, Isaoel A. Drys dale, Phyllis Whatley, Margaret Piziey, Ann Lane, Eliza Drysdale, Martha Mime, Sabre Jeter, E. M. McWborter, Ridley Gray. Eliza Mims, Mary L. Drysdale, Bettie Tutt, Sarah Drake, Mary Tutt, Be thany Blease, Prudence Martin. Elizabeth Youngblood, Winfred Ferguson. For forty years Mr. Robert H. Mims lately gone io his reward, was cleik of the church and his mantle has fallen on his son-in-law, E. J. Norris, son of Rev. Milton Norris and grand sou of a long line of Baptist ancestry One of the oldest members living is Mrs. Isabel Blocker Mims, wife of tue beloved Robert H. Mims. She for more than forty years offi ciated as organist for the church. Agatha A. Woodson. The High Cost of Living Does Not Do Any Harm Mr. and Mrs. Bob Compton of tho Sister Grove neighborhood were in town Tuesday trading. When Mr. and Mrs. Compton come to town trading, it is 'trading in the true sense of the word, and not shopping. In order to clearly define the difference between the two, shopping and trading, they explain ed that they brought to town with them seven dollars worth of pro duce which they traded for the things in the grocery and dry goods stores which they wanted and .need ed. Mr. and Mrs. Compton come to Farmersviile every week trading and never bring along with them less than seven dollars worth of produce. Last week the amount was eight dollars. They are not truck farmers or poultry raisers in the ex clusive term, but raise these things as a side line as all real farmers should do. Plenty of farmers and traders, like Mr. and Mrs. Comp ton, would doubtless solve the high cost of living problem.-Farmers viile (Texas) Times. CLEMSON COLLEGE. Very Prosperous Session-Sum mary of Pres. Riggs Report Gives the Revenue and the Expenses. Clemson College, June 29. Special: In his report to the board of trustees at the recent meeting, President W. M. Riggs presented many interesting facts about the work of the college and some of them are now given here in brief. In his general statement he speaks of the session just closed as "the most harmonious and the most effi cient dnring the seventeen years I have been connected with the in stitution," and attributes much of the credit for this admirable state of affairs lo the efficiency of the new commandant,. Col. J. M. Cum mins, and the excellent discipline that has prevailed under him. The total attendance for the ses sion 1912-13 was 934, which was 23 more than last session, the largest previous record. Of this total 50.3 per cent were in the agricultural courses, 41.2 per cent in the engi neering and textile courses and 8.5 per cent in the preparatory class. The graduating class for 1913 consisted of 74 men, 35 of which were agricultura' and 39 engineer ing and lentil0. Besides these de gree raen the? were A 1 who receiv- 1 ed certificates upon completion of : the one-year agricultural conrees. This one-year agricultural course the president pronounces 'unques tionably the most Mignificant and ' unqualified success of the session." 1 Better Fare and Service. "Another achievement worthy of mention is the great improvement ? in the mess hall fare and service. ? The additional $1.50 charge for boara' has been ample'to give as ? good fare and service as any one need ask. Every other feature of J cadet living has also been improv- , ed." Speaking of the public service work of the college, the president commends the selection of Mr. W. Long to succeed Mr. VV. L. Eng j Tish as the head of the extension . work and demonstration work through which the college serves the people of the state, and com- ? mends the ability and vigor with | which he has taken hold of this ? work, in which the college will spend about ?110,000 to help the", people. Attention is called to the fact that general education board in- , creased this year its 823,000 appro priation for farm demonstration , work in South Carolina to $33,000. , The assistance being given schools by the extension and dem- ( o'hstration division in beautifying their grounds has met with great favor and much success. Over 30, : 000 plants and bulos have been giv en the schools, which have been helped in many other ways, includ ing visits by demonstration agents . to give personal assistance. Arrangements have been made by the president with the Western Union Telegraph Company to in stall a telegraph office at Clemson to be supported jointly by the com pany and the college. A telephone "central" connecting the various de partments of the college will be in stalled tn the same office. These are both urgent needs at Clemson college. Financial Facta. The financial budget of the col lege shows that the running ex penses of the college proper, includ ing all salaries, labor, supplies, cost of farm and herd, heat,* light and water plant, etc., for the year is $153,341.84. The work known as state work, or public service work, has rapidly increased from about $05,000 in 1908-09, to over ?110,000 this year. Much of this work is required by State law, and much more is done voluntarily by the institution in the interest of the people. It is, there- 1 fore clear that, with the income of about *230,000 from the fertilizer tax and small amounts from several other sources, the apriorities are being more and moi oard put to it to carry on and extend the work and usefulness of the institution with present revenues. A cut in the running expenses will impair the efficiency of the college work 1 and a cut in the public service will be felt by the public. Speaking of the needs of the col lege to round out the equipment and to increase the usefulness of the big institution, Dr. Riggs repeats his former suggestions as to a big well equipped gymnasium, a new hospita), a division of poultry hus bandry, additional mule and horse barns, provision for courses in agri cultural pedagogy to better prepare teachers of agricultural sciences and for business law. Elections of new teachers, pro motions, provision for enlargement of physics division, the installation of a refrigerator plant, etc., have been previously reported. Mathews-Abney. A wedding of interest to the large circle of friends of both young peo ple was solemnized Tuesday after noon at four o'clock when Miss Susie Mathews and Mr. J. P. Ab ney were married at -the home of the bride's parents, Mr. aud Mrs. S. P. Matthews, at Kirksey. Rev. J. E. Johnson performed the cere mony. The home was lovely, decorated in Southern smilax and pink and white carnations, pink candles ad ding a soft glow to the scene. Just before the ceremony Mr. Partlow Andrews playeo, "I Love You Truly," and then the bridal party entered to the ever old, ever new, strains of Mendelssohn's Wed ding March. During the ceremony Shubert's Serenade was softly played. The two bridesmaids, Misses Emma Partlow and Parnelle Abney entered first, wearing white ciepe ile chine over pink and carrying pink carnations, and were followed by Mr. Abney with his best man, Mr. J. C. Sels. The bride, wearing a sty lish tau coat suit, bal, gloves, and shoes to match came in with ber. honor maid, Miws Lura Math ews, who^w?fe a lovely, creation of pink de chine and carried white sarnations. The bride's bouquet was of white roses. After the ceremony an informal reception was held, when cake and pink and white cream were served by Misses Douschka Cade and Cal lie Self wearing white lingerie frocks with pink sashes. At one ?nd of the porch an attractive cor ner had been arranged for the punch bowl, numberless daisies and smilax banked around the bowl. Miss Luroa Cade served. The wedding was very quiet,only the immediate families of the bride ind groom being invited. As Miss Mathews, the bride, was one of the most universally admired young women of the State, being most at tractive, and having unusual musi cal talent, she numbered her friends by the score, and much interest centers in her marriage. Mr. Abney is cashier of the Farmers and Merchants .Bank, and is one of the most prosperous young business men of the city. Mr. and Mrs. Abney left over the Seaboard for au extensive trip to points ot interest in the North. -Greenwood Index. Resolutions Adopted at Confer ence of Baptist Church Sunday. Whereas pince last we met for worship, our house of worshin has b2en providentially destroyed by fire, to which we humbly and sub missively bow, knowing that He doeth all things well and whereas the brethren of the other denomina tions in our town have kindly offer ed us the use of their respective house0 of worship, but we find it expedient to worship in the college auditorium because it is there that we can find accommodation for our Sunday school. Therefore be it re solved: 1st: That to our brethren who have been so kind and generous to us we extend our sincerest thanks and appreciation for their brotber Iv kindness and ^all always cherish koe memory of the same. ?ni: TnaL weexteiiu iv? the board of trustees of the college our thanks for the use of the college auditori um. 3rd; That we extend our thanks to thc citizens of Edgetie.ld general ly for aiding in saving so much of our church furniture from the des tructive flames. 4th: That these resolutions be spread upon the minutes.