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VOL. 78. EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1914 JOHNSTON LETTER. Death of Mr. Broadus Mobley, Mrs. Walker Entertained New Century Club. Pi Tau Club Met. On Friday morning at 4 o'clock, Broadue Moblev, the second son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Allen Moblpy, died at their home here after an ill ness of about a week, his death re suiting from an abscess which form ed in his head. Broadus was about 10 j ears of agc and was an unusual ly bright and manly boy, full of vigor and promise, and it is sad that the young life is ended, which had centered in it fond hope* of his loves ones. Ke was a bright spirited child, and his cheery voice will be missed by his band of playmates. The funeral services were conducted on Friday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock b.v Dr. A. T. King, after which the white casket was tenderly laid to rest beneath a mound of flowers sent by sympathetic friends. This song was softly sung as an ending to the service: "Around the throne of God in heaven, A thousand children stand, Children whose sins are all for given A holy, happy band. "What brought them to that world above, That heaven so bright and fair. Where all is peace and joy aud love, How came those children there? "Because the Saviour shed his blood, To wash away their sin, Bathed in that pure and precious blood, Behold them white and clean. Singing glory, glory, glory be toi God on high." j jlrnrn?r^irs. W. B. Cogburn and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lott and fami ly spent Sunday in the home of Mr. Albert Lott, who now lives near town. Mrs. W. J. Hatcher lias returned from Atlanta, where she has been with her father, Mr. Duncan, who his been critically ill. Mrs. J. Broatuis Knight and chil dren of Trenton, spent the week end with Mrs. ?. D. Black. Mesdames Jamos Turner and B. T..Adams visited Mrs. James Quin by at Graniteville during last week. Miss Maud Nickerson spent a portion of last week in Augusta. Mrs. II. Crouch and Miss Elise Crouch are visiting io the family of their brother, Mr. Getzcn Wertz, of Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Pickens Salter of j Trenton were visitors here during the week. Mrs. J. A. Lott spent a part of last week in Augusta. Mrs. David Howard and chil dren and Mrs. Cliff Mitchell, of Batesburg, spent the past week with their mother, Mrs. Anna Strother. Misses Maud and Gladys Sawyer have gone to Georgetown to spend two months with relatives. The Knights ol' Pythias will give j a bancpaet to their friends on Fri day evening and the occasion promises to be a very pleasant one. The members of the Pi Tau club enjoyed a very pleasant afternoon with Miss Frances Strother on Wed" uesday, and also present were a Bumber of invited friends. The af ternoon was such a spring-like one, that the 3 tables for progressive games were arranged out on the) broad veranda, and at the conclu sion of the games the highest score was made by Misses Mallie Waters and Zena Payne, and the prize be ing cut for, fell to the former. The gift was a set of shirtwaist buttons, bandpainted, the work of the hos tess, who is an adept at china paint ing. Refreshments were served, and each guest was given a lovely ja p?nica for a boutonni?re. Mrs. J. Neil Lott visited in Au gusta last week. The New Century Club held the secend meeting of January, with Mrs. J. L. Walker, and on this oc casion the hostess entertained the 20 members and about the same number of guests in a very royal manner. After routine business, King Richard II was discussed, Mrs. W. F. Scott acting as leader. Following this, time was spent so cially, a very enjoyable feature be ing a vocal solo by Prof. W. F. Scott, whose tenor is of surpassing sweetness. Later all were invited into the dining roora, where the club colors, white and preen, vero well carried out, the decorations being of white hyacinths and ferns, and the table cover of lace was over green satin. An elab orate salad and sweet course wa? served, the hostess being assisted by Miss Lillian Mobley and Mes dames J. Neil Lott and O. D. Black. Before leaving the room all togeth er pulled the ribbons bearing each name, from the fortune ball sus pended over the table, and each drew a dainty jabot, the handiwork of the hostess. The favors were j cards bearing the book of Shakes peare, and from this sprang a tree, the trunk bearing the presidents name and the branches, the names of the members. Out in the hall upon a table beautifully decorated in the club ii ver, violets, coffee was served by Miss Zena Payne, and with this was offered sunshine wafers and latei, "mints. Dorine the time spent socially, Mrs. Miras Waiker played many beautiful se lections, which lent charm to the air. Mr. Oscar D. Black traveling salesman for R. M. Hughes & Co., of Louisville, Ky., has the distinct ion of winning the medal given by this firm for the greatest amount of Bales made during the past year, by any of their representatives. This is the third time Mr. Black has made this record. Mr. P. N. Lott will spend this week in Horry in interest of farm demonstrations. Miss Maud Johnson who is suffer ing with pellagra is now in a very critical state. About a year ago her father, Mr. Jim Johnson, died of this malady.! Save the Manure. 1 Long before anything was known of plant foods, as we now know them, stable manure was known as a valuable means of increasing crop yields. In some respects ii is un fortunate that our knowledge of 'plapt foods and their general com mendal sale have resulted in the Labil of judging the value of stable manure by the plant foods it con tains. It has by far greater value than the plant foods it contains in dicate and if this other value were fully understood and truly appre ciated more attention would be giv en to it. Unless a soil is made a suitable place for bacteria to live, it will not be a fertile soil, and nothing else seems to suit the friendly and helpful bacteria to live and thrive and work for the farmer quite so well as a well-drain ed soil well supplied with stable manure. Men Lice Carnegie and Rockefeller did not accumulate their large fortunes from their own efforts alone. They got others t<> work for them, lt is the same way throughout all human endeavor; the man who can bring iu<?st of the re sources of nat me to work for him succeeds b-st. Why should we not do more t<> encourage friendly soil bacteria to work for us by giv ing them the kind of food and home they like best? They are onr greatest aid in soil building and it seems we might at least give them some encouragement in their ef forts in our behalf. Nothing also will give them the encouragement they need like a good application of stable manure. If those who use cottonseed meal for feeding could once be made to fully and truly realize that the ma nure-solid and liquid-contains around 90 per cent of the plant foods originally in the meal and that this amounis to a value of be tween $25 and $30 a ton at the usual prices for fertilizer, they would surely take mere trouble to save this manure. Why is it th it many cattlemen will scheme and dicker-and some of them even in dulge in misrepresentations-to make a dollar or two in the sale or purchase of a cow and then treat so carelessly the stable manure of much ??reater value that is made by this same cow? This is the season when the sta ble manure is being made and it should be the season when it is saved, even though it is not the season when it is used. If we grew more cover crops there wonld al ways be a good place for the stable manure as made.-Progressive Far Woman's Christian Temper ance Union. Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock about thirty ladies gathered at the home of Mrs. J. W. Stewart to hold,in conjunction with their regu lar monthly meeting, a memorial service to Frances Willard. The devotional service was con ducted by Mrs. T. H. Rainsford and a poem "To-day," read by Mrs. J. L. Mims. The business session was completed first, including main ly the reports of committees. Mrs. W. B. Co gb ii rn read, among the mention of promoted comrades, in The Union Signal, the name of Mrs. Mary Thurmond of whom it. was stated that she was thc eldest member of tho. Edgefield union, and had been a life-long friend of the temperance cause. Mrs. Peak read tho resolutions in regard to Mrs. Thurmond's death as published in Thc Advertiser. The treasurer, Mrs J. E. Hart, made a report of the year's finances, there being a small balance in the treasury. The essay contest work was re ported as being actively prosecuted, and plans were made for temper ance Sunday, the Sth of March. In answer to four questions on the use of the "Willard Memorial Fund." Mrs. J. W. Peak told in a minute explanation, "What the W. C. T. U. is doing among the Indians," Mrs. W. L. Dunovant. was not pres ent but bf-data on "work among the colored people'' was read by the president. Mrs.v W. A. Hart told of the "Importance of influencing the foreign voter,"and Mrs. W. E. Lott spoke of the "Immigrant and the W. C. T. ' A very pleasant feature of the program and one greatly prized be cause of its special appropriateness was a "A personal reminiscence of Frances Willard" from Mrs. D. B. Hollinasworth, who as a student at the Columbia college 'belonged to the Willard literary society, and this society had on a very delight ful occasion entertained Miss Wil lard and .Miss Gordon as their guests in ene of the hotels of Columbia. What Mrs. Hollingsworth said was much appreciated and enjoyed. A vocal duet, "We're coming dear leader" was sung by Mrs. R. G. Shannonhouse and Mrs. J. R. Tompkins. This was a very pleas ant introduction to another profita ble feature of the program when Mrs. Tillman gave a resume of Miss Anna Gordon's ' life of Frances Willard," recently published. Mrs. Tillman said that she believed there was no other biography written so calculated to inspire to noble en deavor as this life of Frances Wil lard who is believed to be the great est human friend of women that the world has known. At the close of the program, Mrs. Stewart was presented with a souve nir of the occasion, an illustrated booklet, containing views of Rest Cottage, the home of Frances Wil lard. Occasions like this arc not com plete now-a-davs without souvenirs and the ones distributed at this meeting were cards on which were seen the face of Frances Willard given to each guest upon their ar rival by the sweet little daughier of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart, little Katherine. These were tied with the white ribbon and bore beneath the face the following beautiful lines: "Our laurels we bring thee Brave spirit, And may thine own courage sublime Inspire us to faint not nor falter While yet exists Legalized crime." At the close of the meeting, a collection of $3.85 was taken for the memorial fund. In the dining room a very elaborate and delightful sal ad course with coffee was served by the gracious hostess. F. A. M. Young Mr. Borem was sitting in the front parlor waiting for Miss Slick to come down stairs when John wandered into the room. "Johnny, said Mr. Borem, I'd give a dollar to know just what your sister thinks of me." "Huh, replied Johnny, if you knew what I know you'd give $10 not to know what she thinks of you."-Cincinnati Enquirer. If you want the best Flour in Edgefield, call for Omega. Dnnovant & Co. Fourth Class Postmaster Exam inas-on at Trenton, Feb ruary 7, 1914. The United States Civil Service Commission announces that on the date named above an examination wH? be held at Trenton, South Carolina, as result of which it is expected to make certification to flil a contemplated vacancy in the" position of fourth-class post master at Trenton, S. C and other vacancies as they may occur at that ofSce, unless it shall be decided in the interests of the service to fill thc vacancy by reinstatement. The compensation of the postmaster at 111 : s clMce was yii-O:} for the last fi "-cal year. Age limit, 21 year?, and over on the date of the examination, with the exception that in a state where women are declared by statute to be ?? full age for all purposes at 10 years, women IS years of agc on the date of the examination will be admitted. Applicants must reside within the territory supplied by the post oifice for which the examination is announced. The examination is open to all citizens of the United States who can comply the requirements. Application forms and full infor mation concerning the requirements of the examination can be secured from 'he postmaster at Trenton, South Carolina, or from the U. S. Civil Service Commission, Wash ington, D. C. Applications should be properly executed and filed with ' the com mission at Washington at least 7 days before the date of the exami nation, otherwise it may be imprac ticable to examine the applicants. : U. S. Civil Service Commission. Fxecutive Meeting Entertained. ... very pleasant as well ? . profi table occasion was that ' of last Thursday when l'Ire. Mamie N. Tillman, vice-president of thu west ern division W. M. TJ. entertained tl:e executive board of the Edgefield a tsociation at a dining. Thc morning session was spent, in discussing the varions phases of the work and how best to prosecute t' e departments, lt was decided that an effort would be made to di v de the association into three dis tricts asking a lady in each district, to take charge of the group of so e'eties in lier section, and hold quar ti riv meetings in the respective di visions, all joining in thc annual meeting in August. The superintendent, Mrs. J. L. Mims, made a report of her work s;:ice the associational meeting at Antioch. The report of Mrs. Tili ntan as vice-president of this divis h n, as printed in state minutes, M xs rea-.], and also suggestions for t':e standing committees on litera t:?re, obituaries r.iid personal ser vice. Some time was taken in the dis cussion of mission study, and Miss Hortense Padgett as chairman, will begin at once to communicate with ail the societies in reference to this importan! subject. The books to be ?Ned are "In Royal Service" for the women's societies, "Ann of Ava" f'?r the Y. W. A.'s and "Coming Americans'' for the Sunbeam socie ties. The apportionment for the socie ties this year is fifteen hundred and twenty-four dollars to be raised by the thirty societies in Edgefield as sociation. Nine ladies were seated at the dining table where the congenial company spent an hour of delight ful intercourse in this hospitable home whose very atmosphere en courages high ideals and lofty pur poses. Two faithful members of the board were greatly missed, being providentially detained. Mrs. Mary Wates who was unable on account of illness to be present, and Mrs. Prescott Lyon for the rame reason. Expressions of regret were also made at the absence of Mrs. Mabelle Talbert, superintendent Y. W. A. for Edgefield. A Guest. Sunday School Hosts to Gather at Anderson Feb 11-13. The program for the state Sun day school convention at Anderson. February 11-13, is unusually attract ive. The music will be one of the most interesting features. Mr. Har old C. Lowden, of Pbiladelpl will conduct a choir of more tl one hundred voices. Mr. Lowdor a fine conductor, and a composer note. This is the first lime he 1 been to a convention in this sta and his coming is a great eve Mr. Alvin W. Roper, of Wine Lake, Ind., will be the pianist, marvelous is Mr. Roper's skill tl he has been called the "wizard the piano." He has played atsevi al inter national conventic and at the world's convention hi in Washington. His playing at tin conventions'was so remarkable tli he has won great reputation t j world around. Music lovers a looking forward with great eagi I ness to hearing Mr. Roper. I The most spectacular feature the convention will be the mei bible class parade, at 7:30 o'cloc J Friday evening, when l,5u0 rat j carrying transparancies, will mart through thc streets of the city i Anderson. At the head of this ma nificent parade will march ex-go ernor Ansel, of Greenville, sever mayors of the towns near Ande son, and Rev. J. W. Speake, tl chairman of the parade committe This splendid Hoe of men wi march to the convention churc where they will be addressed I Dr. L. N. Caley, of Philadclphi I Dr. Willum J. Williamson, of S Louis, and Mr. J. Shrevc Durbar of Chicago. The Sunday school superinten< ents at the convention will be te dered a banquet in the dining rooi of the St. John's Methodist chard on Friday afternoon, February 1 Preceding this banquet, there wi be a conference for the superinten< ents led by Mr. D. W. Sims, genet al secretary of the Georgia Sunda school association, Atlanta. Anderson is making splcndi preparations for the great numb? of Sunday school people who ar planning.to.go there;next wee) " '". .': ^ "i/ii.v -j. ?? -- - Plum Branch News. On January loth Miss Nelli Bod ie celebrated her sixteenth birth day at home, Plum Branch, S. C The crowd gathered ac eight o'clocl and we were invited in the parlor .Viss Minnie Greene made som very beautiful music for us. Aftj enjoying the music we pl aye? games, and had some contests. The? we were carried into the hall when delicious punch was .erred, .Mis: Emmie Reynolds presided over th< punch bowl. We amused ourselv. ; again in playing games until lei o'clock when we were called in th? dining room for supper, which wat enjoyed very much. The table wa just lovely, lt was decorated wit! beautiful red, white and blue cr?pu p iper. Those present were Misses l??vira and Minnie Greene, Emmit Reynolds, Jaunita Miller, Irene Holloway. Frankie Dozier, Georgia and Dora Crawford, Gracie Wells, Bertha Queries, Mozelle Kitchin gs, Ii ukiah n, Eva Brown Sudk Self, Lena v\ elis, Thelma Strother, linio Mabel Strother, Connie Coch ran, Aima (rraves. Messrs. Jerry Suives, Thomas McAllister, Rober; Wideman, J. K. Faulkner, Eilis ?Graves, John Grave*,Jira .Jennings, Roy Strother, Calvin Sanders, Jas p -i Wells, Milledge Starkey, J. C. Aiacou, Ralph Starkey, Thomas Miner, Wideman Dozier, Bryan White, Eugene Crawford, Master James Strother, Bryan Quarles, Mr. and Mrs? T. E. Cochran, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wileman, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Crawford and family. On Sunday January l25th Miss Nellie BodieW Mr. Johu Graves entertained a few friends at their home. Those present were Misses Irene and Lucile Humphries, Messrs. Ellis Graves and Calvin Sanders. Those visiting Plum Branch this week are Mrs. Reynolds and daugh ter Miss Emmie from Eastman, S. C. We are very glad to say that we have another family moved in our little town, Mr. Malcura Sturkey and family from Birmingham, Ala. Mr. Sturkey is welcomed back to Plum Branch by all his friends here. We are very sorry to say that B. D. and Mabel Kitchings and Re becca Wells are siok, but hope they will soon be up and back in school. Mrs. James Collier is improving very fast and will soon be able to take ber school back. Also, Allen Mallett and little Carrie Banks arc improving. Mr. J. R. Bodie make? some fly ! TOUR OF WEST-SIDE. "Pradential,"j3The Friend ^of TWidow8?and Orphans," Write*" Interestingly ?of Recent Tour. Mr. Editor: Yon should swing around the old county occasionally and see the changes. Leaving Edge tifcld yesterday morning I crossed Turkey Ci eek at the Hey bridge where the gang was building a new steel bridge. Fording the deep creek I got a baggy full of water which I could not get rid of till I ! bored an outlet in bottom ol' the ! hu-jgy. Just er this side of the [creek I saw the splendidly appoint ed stook farm of Mr. P. B. Stone ?and Mr. Geo. W. Adams. They have numerous new metal roof buildings and pastures of vast erea. j Parksville is growing. There ?bas recently been some changes. (Nixon Dorn has suld out to the Robertson members of the firm. .Mr. T. Garrett Talbert, J. P. and Dr. VV. G. Blackweli are open ing np a big business in Col. W. J. Talbert's two stores ou west-side ?of the railroad. Mr. W. R. Parks is president of the bank. Col. Tal bert and the old settlers seem to be "holding their own." At Modoc Mr. J. C. Harvely has I rebuilt his store and dwelling and is [ as happy as ever. Mr. Winchester (McDauiel will rebuild Lie ginnery thia summer. May the good Lord prosper this unselfish citizen. I missed seeing Maj. Americus Vespu eius Bnssey. " Arriving at Clark's Hill late in the day, I was mercifully taken in by Mr. Jno. P. Nixon. The night and morning with these good peo ple war- most enjoyable. Mrs. Nixon I wis our own gemle Minuie Lan ham. They have two bright and .handsome children. Capt. D. W. Sh?rpl?n runs a inrge two-stcrj _ store here. These good people have [a handsome two-story modern dwell ing with ?as li?, .its. Joe Marshall, tl e ear- ? vhile knighl of ti road, i-; opening npa ji ... stock in tho Kin>. store. Mrs. liing has moved to Au^u.-.ia. lier pr ?tty daughter teapitlv at Modoc. I calh-d al the old Halls ol Mid dleton and ??riwether. 'fliege are u>o hii?dooniJ and commodious uid ??..roes. Mr. and Mrs. R. )i. Mid dleton live at the former and Mr. ai d Mrs. S. T. Adam?, the latter. File railroad runs in a deep cut b3- ' tween Mr. Adams' house and his in rsc lot They cross ?ver Oil a biidge under which the trains run. "Clark's Hill" should bc in plural. There are many. A Washington vi-itor to uncle George /Tillman i>i.ce asked him where he was rouv in r to? He, the Colonel, said: "What in hell von mean"? Tue Congressman said, *I see you have your "?and all bundled up." These hills are blossoming like the rose with large and vury remu nerative peach orchards. Mr. W. Middleton made loads of money on peaches l:t>t season. May lucky '14 be better! Mr. Middleton's st ?re is backed up on a steep hill at Meriwether, so steep that the store is built in terraces. He has a beautiful mansion on the high lulls with a magnificent view of his acres of peaches. The drives around the hill 6ide are very picturesque looking down upon the passing cars, in the valley. Henry Adams is still the old faithful at Meriwether depot. He lays no claim to being good looking but he has the same manly face and magnetic personality. Judge Lather Bell is a diamond in the rough. He says he wants some girl to send him a hint He wants to get married again. I for got to tell him of two old-maid sisters np the country, one of whom asked the other if one pair of long stockings would hold all the Christ mas presents she wanted. The other replied, "No, bnt a short pair of sox would." Oss?r Tiramerman and Dr. Craf ton are beginning a big dairy farm on Key road. Charlie Jones has purchased the interest of Frank West and will go it alone at Antioch. Prudential. ing trips now the warm weather has come. Guess you Baw him in your town Tuesday. Did you not?