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dtcdtoct. ?liest .Newspaper H Jtajtb (tolma EDGEFIELD, S. C.WEDNESDAY, JULY 28,1915 . . NO. 22 SILVER WEDDING. Mr. and Mrs. Mathis Celebrated Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of Their Marriage. Very Beautiful Occasion. Friday evening was a very unique and delightful time for the many friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Mathis at their beautiful home at Trenton, when they were congratu lated on the arrival of their silver anniversary, having passed over twenty-five-years of happy married ^ life. . . There were so many friends from Edgefield that we hardly knew., whether we were in onr own home town or our neighbor town of Tren ton, and everybody looked so pretty and so happy, and every spot was so beautiful that we were in some doubt as to whether we were in this mundane sphere at all. On arriving in Trenton, we would .. have known at once, if we had not already kuown at what place the ! anniversary was to be celebrated, j for from the exterior there was every indication of brightness and joy inside. At the door, fruit nec tar was served, Mrs. Abner Broad water being in charge of this very inviting spot. As tiie guests en tered, they were entranced by the beauty of the sc_ene, in eyeny direc tion, on the artistically decorated white background with Southern smilax daintily hung at intervals, there glistened the silver which was the emblem of the occasion. Above the mantel, framed in silver, were two embroidered pieces, on which were the names Mathis and Moss. These had b?en presented the bride j and groom by Miss Mary Dye on the occasion of, their . marriage a j quarter of a~centnry ago. The j whole mantel was adorned with sil ver, and the dates above the mantel were made in silver, 1890-1915. Hearts in wbhe hung gracefully, from appropriate places, and flow-,J the scenes. As the guests entered they ex pected to lind the host and hostess and receive the first greetings from them, but they Here no where to be j seen, and as the guests went from place to place in the handsome and commodious home, they continued their^search for these the most impor tant and essential part of the pleas ure of the evening, and like the guests of a real wedding, viewed with great interest the ' beautiful, useful and'splendid array of silver j presents, which friends from here, there and everywhere had sent and brought a.3 evidence of their love and esteem. While enjoying this very inter esting moment, there was a sound of music on the air, and from the parlor the strains of that beauti ful old love song, "Siiver Threads Among the Gold," came on our lis tening ear. This was sung by Mr. and Mrs. Shannonhouse and Prof. Scott of Trenton, with piano accom paniment by Mrs. Mamie Tillman. Mrs. P. B. Mayson played "Till man's Silver March," which was composed by Mrs. Julia Moss, Mrs. Mathis' mother. It was at this moment that every one discovered wherd Mr. and Mrs. Mathis were. As the strains of the Wedding March were played there descended the stairs as many as pos sibly could be procured of the at tendants on the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Mathis. Firs": to enter were Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Moss, then Mr. and Mrs. Roper Moss, and following these were J. D. Mathis, Jr., and little Susan. The climax I of all was the entrance of the twins,] Eugene and Catherine, the dear lit tle children who preceded the fa ther and mother as they entered the parlor. One would hardly believe that twenty-five 3'ears of married life had passed over the beads of thia youthful and happy pair, and after a prayer by Mr. Shannonhouse, every one was full of enthusiasm to offer their hearty and sincere con gratulations on this very auspicious I occasion. The occasion was com plete when all of this happy family were re-united with their many and warm friends from the various sections of our county. Very elaborate refreshments were served, the first course being salad and the accompaniments with ice tea. This was followed by ice cream and silver cake, most daintily served. Vouug people are often News From Colliers. Well, we are having some nice showers, and farmers are anxious to finish laying-by their crone so they can attend the protracted meeting: and picnics. Last Sunday two couples motored to Augusta and were married by Rev. Jo.hn W. Tyndall. The par ties married were Mr. Willie Dorr to Miss Emmie Thurmond, and Mr. Willie Parkman to Miss Anna Stev ens. Immediately after the cere mony the brides and grooms re turned to Modoc to make their homes. Mr. H. W. McKie made a flying trip yesterday to Augusta in his new car. Dr. George /B. Adams, Jr., is visiting bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Adams. Mrs. Mary G. Pardue is visiting her son, Mr. Y. F. Pardue. Mr. Y. L. Miller has affine new buggy. What does that mean? Air. and Mrs. W. O. Holmes and children visited Mr. and Mrs. Y. F. Pardue last Sunday. Miss Sallie Hammond has gone back to Edgefield to take up her du- ; ties as saleslady at The Corner, Store. Mr. ana Mrs. Will Holmes andi children, and Mrs. Y. T. Hammond j pass2d through Colliers en route to Georgia. The teachers of Colliers school have been elected, Mr. Wallace Prescott being: elected principal and Miss Ellie Mathis as assistant. Two Edenfield yoirng men have been making frequent visits to Col liers. Last Sunday afternoon quite a large crowd attended the temper ance rally at Peaced Haven. The pieces were well rendei.id, and much enjoyed by all present. ? The prizes were awarded to Master William Jones as best singer, and to Miss Ouida Pattison for best speaking. Dr. E. Pendleton Jones made a short but much enjoyed address. Little Nell, the daughter of Mr. tn?8ieKumtfoutTwe are glad to, say she is sonib better now. We are sorry to say that Mr. Harry Cuibreath is in tbe hospital, bul hope he will soon be well again. Miss Georgia Reese and Miss Ad die Lee McKie spent Saturday night with Miss Alpha Hammoud. Miss Rhea Edmonds and Mr. Leslie Edmonds were visitors iii > Colliers the latter part of the week. We are scenting orange blossoms argain. ' , Spending Vacation at Home.. Mr. and Mrs. George A. Adams ; of Colliers . have all of their chil- ! dren, two daughters and six sons, i at home with them for a few days, i Their son Robert is at home from ' Clemson and Dr. George B. Adams, their son who has been making his 1 home in New Orleans for several ? years, is .spending his vacation at < home. He has steadily risen in bis 1 profession. After graduating in '. medicine at the medical college in I Charleston he attended the medical 1 college in New Orleans and receiv- 1 ed a diploma from that institution f also. Since his graduation he has spent much time in exper: work for ] the government and has also spent . some time as physician in a large j hospital in New Orleans. At the ? close of his vacation he will accept ? a position in the insane asylum of , the state of Mississippi. , Champion Tomato Grower. i In some sections tomatoes have 1 been unusually fine. Last week we made a notice of a large one weigh ing a pound and a half that Mr. 1 Chalmers Hughes grew. While we 1 were at the picnic at Colliers Satur day Mr. T. L. Miller told us of two 1 tbat he grew in his garden that 1 weighed ? pounds, about two and a half pounds each. Several other gen tlemen told us about Mr. Miller's fine tomatoes. Who can beat this record? Up to this time Mr. Miller stands at the head of the tomato class and'Mr. Hughes next. reproved for their late hours, but these older heads who attended this happy occasion may well have been reminded by the youth in their homes that they forgot to look at their time pieces in the joy of the hour, and many of them reached their homes in the wee small hours. May we all live to celebrate the golden wedding of these friends of our youth and of our later years. F. A. M. COLLIERS PICNIC/ i People of Community Met Peace Haven. Temp?rance Speeches. Good Music, Sumptuous Dinner. The people of Colliers commcntj always know how to do the righi thing in the right way. Realizing the advantages gained through thc coming together of the people forji day under wholesome influences?, a neighborhood picnic . was held or the grounds surrounding Peace Ha ven Sunday school buildings Satur day last. In the early forenoon thc people gathered from all direction*, the ever-ready automobiles enabling many to attend from a considerable distance. The members of the com mittee on refreshments, Mr. Cart' ledge, Mr. Hammond and Mr. Wiley Wells, were among the first to arrive and soon had several large yessels of ice lemonade ready to re fresh the people as they arrived. And'you can stake your last dollar that it was real lemonade, being well.supplied with and not the kind that merely has the lemou flavor. This popular beverage, the best the season affords (especially the Col liers kind) was dispensed free throughout the day unlimited quan tity. Soon after the people arrived they assembled in the housje in response to the call of Rev. J. T. Littlejohn who was the master of ceremonies. Several songs were sung with or gan accompaniment by Mrs. W. t?. Prescott. Mr. Littlejohn called on Mr. Cogburn for a speech on tem perance. This is a question in which Mr. Cogburn is deeply interested and for twenty minutes or jnore he presented this Jive subject in a manner that will bear fruit in that community. We feel confident that his very earnest appeals will help to swell the vote on September 14 foi prohibition. Mr, Cogburn was fol lowed by Mr. J. L. Mims who spoke which is nrst and foremost in thc public mind. Mr. Littlejohn, being the chair man, ha4 the advantage in that {ie would not call upon himself. Me however interspersed the program with some good stories that oreated much laughter. The one which pro voked the most risibility WJ*S thv experience of a young minister who was soon to be married. He !ia? called upon his bride-to-be possibly for the last time before their nup tials and being overcome by her be witching beauty and personal charms asked if it would be any harm for bim to kiss her, as they were to be married so soon. She demurred and said they ought to wait until after the wedding, as it might be wrong. Unwilling to leave her without a kiss, he suggested that they kneel md pray over the matter. This they 3id, and after arising from their knees he planted a kiss on her lips. He yet lingered and the conversa tion was prolonged. Just before he bade her good-night, the blushing beauty and bride-to-be demurely jaid: "Let's pray again." The hour for dinner having ar rived, all were invited to gather around ihe large table svhere genu ine hospitality permeated the at mosphere, the feast being as infor mal as if it had been a large family dining. The war has had no effect upon the people of Colliers. They always live at home. Everything that was served, except the ice. and sugar in the tea, was made at home. In their eagerness jjto supply every thing needful the housewives had sreat faith in the attendance, for a sufficiency of . good things was provided for twice the number pres eut. After every appetite had been satisfied, great stacks of pies and many beautiful cakes remained un cut. The community spirit is almost ideal. Whenever anything is under taken for the common good they come together as one man. The Sun day school at Peace Haven all throngh the years has been the means of bringing the people of the community together under whole some influence and they have de veloped slong many lines as a result of this personal contact. The erec tion of '.he commodious new school building near by bas been another step in the right direction. The Peace Haven Sunday school and building are monuments to the la mented Dr. MeKie, who had the right conception of the needs of the JOHNSTON LETTER. and Mrs. Kenny Entertain. Officers of Baraca Class Elected. Dr. and Mrs. Corn Entertained. ' Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Brimson and ^Messrs* "Will ?am, Samuel and Joe Branson of Ninety Six, were visit ors here this week with relatives, coming; in their car. - . Mr. and Mrs. Bogue ofOrlanda, iFla., are " guests in the home of Maj. F. M. Warren. ; Mrs.. Mamie, Warren, of Center Spring was a vinitor here this week. Miss Daisy Sawyer of Vid al ia, .?a., is visiting her sister, Miss'Clara Sawyer. -f" Misses Mary Lucia and Elise Mobley are at home from a vwit to Miss Hannah Hannahan at Winns boro. ? Messrs. Jpseph Cox, .iT. L. Wal ker, Willie 'Wright and George Yonce attended the Sunday school picnic held at Stevens Creek church on Saturday. .. Mrs. C. L. Rhodes of Hamptouj is spending awhile with her moth ar, Mrs. Lizzie Crim.' Mesdames M. E. Norris and Alice Cox have be,en enjoying two week's stay-in the mountains of North Carolina. Mrs. Leon Stansell. spent last iveek in Williston with friends . Prof. Lewellyn Cogburn of Wards was a recent visitor in the home of his sister, Mrs. M. W. Clark. ? One day last, week Misses Kate and Fannie Pruiet entertained the members of their graduating class with dmost pleasant dining and the d?y was happily spent by this con Ifenial 'party. Ilfilr. and Mrs. C. D. Kenny charm ingly entertained at tea last Thurs day evening in compliment to Dr. wM Mrs. Charles Picket Dorn. Dr. Mrs. L. S. Maxwell, Mr. and 'M?&JL' H0*!^ JPayqe? Pr. andi |Mre. Henry L. WhitSCr^hai^ terior of the home was made more attractive with blooming flowers and the cordial host and hostess made the evening one of. pleasurable memories for flkein guests. The tea table was beautiful with its center piece of roses and sparkling out ylass and silver and an elaborate re past was served. Mrs. Walsh, Sr., of Sumter is visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Coleman. The officers of the Baraca ohs*, Baptist bundav school were elected Sunday and are president, James Edwards; 1st vice-president, J. A Lott; 2nd vice-president, J. Howard Payne; secretary, George Hardy; treasurer, Avery Bland; reportei, W. P. Cassettes; teacher, Di. J. A Dobey; assistant teacher, James Edwards. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Crouch have returned from a visit in the home of the latter's parents, Capt. and Mrs. Smith at Mullins. , Miss Hortense Padgett spent last week with her sister, Mrs. Alex Wataon at Meeting Street who has been sick. Mr. Robert Kenny has returned from Latta after a pleasant week at a house party with friends. Master Marion Lott is now able to be carried out for rides and the broken limb is mending very nice community. Another thing that has been a help and inspiration to the young men of Colliers is the splendid band that was organized several years ago. Notwithstanding the fact that they are somewhat scattered and unable to practice with any de gree of regularity, the young men play beautifully, and their reper toire is not* limited to a few popu lar airs. The leading feature of di version Saturday afternoon was the music furnished by the band. It was highly creditable and was loudly applauded. The band has nine pieces and would be a credit to many^of the smaller cities. The day was so pleasantly spent that good-byes were reluctantly ?aid when the hour came to disperse. As The Advertiser has stated many times before, evepy rural communi ty should have its neighborhood picnic some time during the sum mer, preferably after the crops are laid-b3r. The pleasure and profit de rived from the coming together of friends and neighbors are worth the time and efforts that it costs. Medal Contests at Harmony. The second in the series of medal contests was bfeld at Harmony on Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock'. The contestants in oratory were Misses Florence Mims, Mary Myers, Janice Morgan, Helen Marsh, Mar tha Lee Long and. Leila Quarles, Helen Marsh of the Harmony sec tion winning the silver medal which was presented by Mr. W. ' E. Lott of Edgetield. The selection was, "Why I signed the pledge," and was beautifully rendered, manifest ing special gifts along that line. Miss Marsh is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Marsh. There were two song contests, the winner in the first being-Daisy Smith, the ten year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs,. Garaewell Smith ol Harmony, her eelection being "Fa ther, dear father come home with me now." This medal was presented by Mrs. Mamie N. Tillman. The medal in the second song contest was awarded Miss Orrie, May Perry -of Johnston, and presented by Mr. W. E. Lott. An accompanying story waa read by;Mrs. J. H. White of johnston, entitled, ' Buy your own cherries" in confection with the second song contest. Mr. J. L. Mims made a short ad dress at the close of the contests, and "The dry line" was hung across the church and explained by little Elizabet Lott in a poem. A collectif n-was taken for the ex penses of the meeting, and the Hai mony choir gave some of their in spiring music at the close of the ex ercises. Mr. Luther Watson presid ed over the program. F. A. M. - Rehoboth Temperance Rally. Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock there will bethe third of the series of temperance rallies and medal' contests. The contestants will be C. B.-and J. T. Littlejohn, Misses Janice Morgan, Florence Mims, Willie Pe'aTc'aTta''TO";fo8M8^^ Rehoboth. The song contest will be made up of the following: Dozier Tompkins, Frances Jones, Edward Peak, Cor rie Cheltham, Benjamin Cogburn und Eleanor Mims. "The dry line" will be demon struted by little Elizabeth Lott. Addresses will be made by Mr. 0. Sheppard of Edgelield and Dr. W. G. Blackwell of Parksville. ly. Dr. and Mrs. C. P. Corn were Lhe honorees of a delightful tea on Wednesday evening in the home of Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Wright, other friends also being invited. Pink and white crepe myrtle formed a pleas ing decoration about the rooms, and i large bowl of these flowers form ed the centerpiece of the table. The latter part of the evening was spent on the broad cool veranda and the time passed happily. About the last of August the play, "The old folks' concert," will be held here under the auspic es of the D. of C. Several years ago this was held and with the present cast of characters it promises to be equally as interesting. Mr. M. T. Turner, Misses Frances and Bessie Ford Turner and Zena Payne spent last week at Chappells. They were joined there by their aunt, Mrs. Charlotte V. Spearman of Newberry, who accompanied them home for a visit. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Marsh, Mr, Theodore Marsh and Mrs. Pebrick were visitors to Batesburg last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Kelly have returned from a two week's stay at Atlanticville. Mrs. J. R. Hart is home from Spartanburg where she has been spending a few weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Chas. Brannon. Dr. L. B. Asbell and Miss Louise Asbell were recent visitors here from Ellenton. Miss Annie Smith of Augusta is, the guest of Misses Frances and Bessie Ford Turner. Mr. Joe Jacobs spent last week in Spartanburg with friends. Pi of. W. J. McGarity of Branch ville, was a visitor in the home of Mr. T. R. Denny last week. Prof. McGarity has been elected principal of the Aiken high school. Miss Lula Matthews of Atlanta was the guest of Mrs. O. S. Wurtz during the past week. "UNCLE IV'S. LETTERc Discusses Religious and 'Agr> culturaljConditions. Preach ers'[and Better Farmers Needed. Editor Edgefield Advertiser:*""* Well, after . reading Jabez Gar net's letter, I just feel like I am due him an apology if he did mar ry roy sweetheart Jane Cartledge. ' yes, when she^ and I w?re school mates, she would always bring me the first ripe apple, Ma,\ and June apples that grew on her errand mother Cartledge's place and they were so sweet that I called her sweet Jane. I often wonder if those apple fees are still living. Now Jabez is at his preacher son's home, Milton, in Texas, and he was tor a time a scholar in my Bible class*at Parks ville. You can't imagine "the good it does me to know (though I claim none of the credit) that he is a .preacher, and there are two moro that were scholars in my Bible class that are preachers, A? W. Bussey, son of Geo. W., and P. H., son of P.# H. Bussey. As I write I can in my imagination see thoso boys and my old heart gets full and my eyes till with tears, as I think of their noble work, I sometimes wish I could have them all three right near^ me for preachers and good laymen are surely needed in this section of country where there is so little in terest taken in churches ?i Sunday schools. We have some preachers among us and I will give you some of their beliefs and practices. In the year 1882 there was a Methodist that came from one of the lower counties of South- Carolina, asked me if the Baptist did not be lieve and teach that- baptism waa essential to salvation and I told him no, and it was .a surprise to him. But I know now why he thought so, for there are some who claim, that baptism is essential to salva tion and, go so far as to say that .?fr ^S*P?ft&?t?Lpl ? one's, sin? au ceptiog Christ as their Saviour ' if you are not baptized hell is their portion. On one occasion when one of their preachers made the claim I jur-t couldn't and didn't hold my tongue and told him that faith in the Saviour saved and noth ing else did and that without that faith he might baptize me till he washed the last hair out of my head and kell would be my portion. Maybe I ought not to have said anything bat I just could not snmd it for he said it a-t the school house where I was the superintendent of the Sunday school. That occurred two. months ago ind he has not been back to preach since. On another occasion a man came to our Sunday, school and said he wanted to give a ta'k on the Bible and I told him yes we were always glad to have anyone talk to us about God's word. So he gave us a talk and he claimed that faith, baptism or anything short of sinless perfec tion would give us entrance into heaven, but I was asked by several after he left what I thought of his talk and I told them if what he preached was so, as for myself, I bad just as weil make no more at tempts to get to heaven at all, and several said the same. Then there are others that say Sunday schools are the devil's work ! and will take no part in them and they won't go to preaching at a church where there is an organ, claiming that the Bible forbids it. They are also opposed to Theologi cal Seminaries and lesson helps. They claim that their church is the only true church, and say all other churches of any .denomination are doing work for the devil, but I tell them if there were more devils turned loose, I thought the millenam would dawn sooner. The last named believers are the old liae Primitive Baptists, but they are be ginning to split. Whenever the majority of the members of their churches decide to have an organ or Sunday school the minority draws out and dubs the majority party as organ church, and themselves as the no-organ church. In conversation with a no-organ preacher a few days ago, we got on the subject of texts and he said that he never used toe same text twice. I asked him why, and he told me the following incident (and I infer red that was his reason.) He said there .was a preacher that went on (Continued on Fifth "age.)