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VOL. 80 NO. 24 mrsssi HARDY'S HAPPENINGS. Mr. Townes Improving. Services at Sweetwater. Mr. Posey to Assist in Meeting at Republican Church. Editor Edgefield Advertiser: Well, a? my letter did not find its way to the scrap basket, I will try once again to give a few dots from Hardy's. Mr. G. F. Townes, we are glad to learn, is improving slowly, and we hope surely, since he was moved from the TJ niversity hospital, over in North Augusta, to his daughter's, Mrs. Willie Walker. He hopes to gain strength enough to come home the last of this week. We will all be glad to have him come home im proved in health. Sorry to have to say that Mrs. Francis Townes was taken to the hospital last Saturday. She went to Augusta last Tuesday on business and came home feeling badly, had fever, and was taken to the hospital Saturday. This leaves Mr. Henry Med lock with the entire care of hts little baby boy. Mrs. McKie returned home from her trip to Sullivan's Island much improved. Master Willie and Miss Marjorie McKie, Miss Mary Townes and Mr. Frank Towne3, Jr., attended ser vices at Republican Wednesday, and almost had to swim home. The rain and electricity were terrific, and lasted from three o'clock until dark-a constant down pour. Miss Minnie Lanham is spending this week with Miss Mary Townes. Master Edward Bunch is visiting his grandmother, Mrs. S. V. Bunch. Mrs. Bunch's niece, Miss Leila Usher, and her niece, Miss Eliza beth Usher, visited Mrs. Bunch in June, and cheered her so much we hope they will come again soon. This was their first visit. They are from Quitman, Ga. Two very fine, sweet girls. ?^???>and Mrs. Milton Barker have gone on an extended trip visiting relatives in Atlanta, Ga., An ni stem and Birmingham, Ala., Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tenn., Mr. Parker's home, and other points. We know Miss Lou, as we all call her, will enjoy this outing very much. Dr. R. L. McKie has been thresh ing grain this past week, and find the crop was very much cut short by the dry spring. This last drv spell cut the corn, cotton and potato crops off greatiy; also, gardens and melons were ruined. Fruit was almost a complete fail ure in this section, so there has been but little to can for winter. What beans, okra and tomatoes we could get from our own garden* I have put up, about eight dozen jars, and some catsup, bat tomatoes are get ting scarce, unless the rain revives them, which we hope it may do. . Sunday was service day at Sweet water, and three were baptized. Next second Sunday in September they have arranged to have a memo rial service of those buried in the Sweetwater cemetery, and will have all-day exercises. Next Snnday the protracted meet ing begins at Hardy's. Mr. Lan ham will have Rev. Mr. Posey, from Ward, to assist him. We hope to have a soul-stirring meeting this season, and much good come from this service. Mrs. George Stallings, of Ameri cas, Ga., formerly Miss Etta Apel, of Augusta, visited her cousin, Will Briggs, a week ago, and went on to visit his sisters, Mrs. L. H. Hamil ton, of Pleasant Lane, and Mrs. J. D. Hughey, of Parksville. We are always glad to sei? Mrs.. Stallings, with her bright merry laugh. She makes us feel like all our good old school days are back, with her dear self with us again. Mrs. T. J. Briggs' brother, Mr. John Getzen, paid her a visit last week, which she and all enjoyed 'greatly. The meeting at Republican was well attended, and gained several candidates for baptism. Hardy's. Send us your orders for ice cream. We can supply you from our foun tain or have your special order for block cream and cake filled in Au gusta. Special designs or colors or dered on short notice. ? Penn & Holstein. TRENTON NEWS. Mr. and Mrs. Courtney Spend Fortnight in Washington. Many Charming Visitors Come and Go. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Courtney have gone to Washington, D. C., for a two weeks' stay. In the meantime little Margaret is spending the time with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Pi ivette, of Darlington. Mrs. Mike Kerlong and Miss Mary Helen Harrison have gone to visit Mr. and Mrs. Frank Herlong at Hawkinsville, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Addison from Anderson have returned home aftes a pleasant stjiy with relatives here. Miss Maude Bettis, Miss Dorothy Bettis, Miss Emma Bouknight and Mr. tWilliam Bouknight went to Chick Springs on Saturday, makiug the trip in Miss Bonknight's beauti ful new Buick. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Moss had as their honor guests Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tompkins from Con nellsville, Pa. Other invited guests were Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Moss, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Wise, Mr. and j Mrs. J. D. Mathis, Mrs. John Walker from Savannah, Miss Susie Marie Wise from Augusta. Mr. S. T. Hughes and Miss Liz zie Hughes have returned home af ter spending two weeks at that health-giving resort, Chick Springs. Miss Selene Leaphart from Co lumbia has been a very charming guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Harrison for the past fort night. Mrs. John Walker and her lovely children from Savannah and Miss Susie Marie Wise from Augusta are on a visit to their aunt, Mrs. Susie Miller. Mrs. Austin Clark has as her at tractive guest Miss G. M. Pope from Orlando, Fla. Mrs. J. W. White' from Louis ville; Ga., is visiting1 Mrs. L. JL). Crouch. Miss Lura M i ms spent the past week with Mrs. Walter Wise. I'his lovely girl is always a welcomed visitor in Trenton, fer she is ^ be loved by every one. A charming visitor in our midst at present is Mrs. Henderson from Charlotte, N. C., and her three at tractive children. They are with Mrs. J. B. Knight, who is Mrs. Henderson's sister. Miss Belle Clark and Miss Orrie Sabe Miller spent part of the past week with Mrs. John Butler- of North Augusta. Miss Belle Privette has returned home after a visit to her sister, Mrs. J. H. Courtney. Miss Privette has made many warm friends during her. stay who regret to see her leave. Look Out For lt. It is said that the whiskey forces are planning to spring a story to the effect that negroes are being registered in South Carolina by the prohibitionists to vote in the elec tion in September. We don't know whether they will stoop this low or not but it is common report that they are waiting until what appears to be the most opportune time to spring it. We don't believe the good peo ple of South Carolina will be fooled by this report. They know that the prohibition loaders in this state are men of too high character to resort to such tactics. If the ne groes are registeringitison their own accord-certainly not because they have been urged to do so by the white prohibitionists. Personally we doubt whether those negroes who are registering are registering for the purpose of voting for prohibition.-Spartan burg Journal. Off for New York. As Mr. J. W. Peak is planning to open at his old stand about the first of September with a fresh stock of fall merchandise, he left this morning for New York to make his purchases. He will also purchase new fixtures for the store, which will be repainted and made attrac tive in every way. Mr. Peak is an experienced buyer, and will care fully select a large stock of dry goods and notions. He will make a formal announcement in The Ad vertiser later. FARMERS' INSTITUTE. Annual Institute Held at Bran son School. Good Attend ance. Instructive Ad dresses. The Cleora community deserves to rank as one of the most progres sive communities in the county. The farmers of Cleora have caught the quick-step of progress and have forged ahead of many sections. Re alizing last year that great benefit would be derived from holding a farmers' institute, through the efforts of a small number of far mers, with the co-operation of Coun ty Demonstration Agent P. N. Lott, an institute was held at Brimson sohool house. The practi cal addresses that were made by men . who have made a study of different phases of agriculture were very helpful to many in the commu nity who were eager for new ideas and new methods. Encouraged by the success of the first institute, those who took the initiative in holding the institute a year ago decided to make it an an nual occasion. The second annual' farmers' institute of Cleora was held at the Brunson school, house last Thursday. Mr. P. M. Lott pre sided. The first speaker presented was Prof. W. A. Barton of Clemson college who was present |ast year and who has also addressed farmers at Edgefield several times. He be gan by setting forth the advantages to be gained through cooperation on the part of farmers, particularly in buying and selling. Prof. Barton said farmers should not have much to b?y and that what thoy do Jbuy should be purchased in laige quan tities at practically wholesale cost. He stated that the producers receive on ty about 50 or 55 cents for every dollar's worth of farm products. The balance of the dollar goes into the pockets of the middle-men. Prof. Barton stated that farmers are now availing themselves of tue advantages of co-operation along some lines, but do not real ize it. He used the public school to illustrate the advantages/ of co-operation. Parents would not be able to emp'oya teacher for their children at home, making as many teachers in a given community as there are homes. But they can send all of the children in the communi ty to'one school and pay the expen ses of the school from a common fund. The same principle of com bining their interests can be ap plied by farmers in making their purchases and in selling their prod ucts. Prof. Barton said the people of the South have not accomplished as much as the people of the West, as the farmers of the latter section have been forced on account of un favorable climate to seize upon every advantage that can be gained. They have been benefitted tremen dously through co-operative mar keting. He also stated that the peo ple of the North are more ingenious .than southern people. The record shows that there are 600 iuventors in the North to every one in the South. Necessity forces them to adopt new ideas. Prof. Barton referred at some length to the enormous fertiliser burden that cotton growers h?ve taken upon themselves. Ten j ears ago the farmers of South Carolina used $6,000,000 worth of fertilizers, and in 1914 they used $31,000,000, which shows that our soil has grown less and less productive, the defi ciency being supplied by commer cial fertilizers. When we take more from the soil in any orop thau we return in some form of plant food we are making an overdraft, robbing nature, and sooner or later the penalty will have to be paid. The speaker said we can never produce too much cotton. There are yet uncivilized nations that are naked and must ultimately be clad. The cheapest clothing to be had is made from cotton goods. The trouble with our people is not that they make too much cotton, but that they produce too little of the other crops. He referred to the two classes of plants, the soil robbers and the soil builders. All of the ordinary crops, such as corn, cotton, wheat and oats, are soil robbers, in that they take more plant food from the land than they return. Peas, vetch, the clovers and scores of others are VOL. 80 NO. 24 mrsssi known as sMl building plants, in that fbey add to as well as take frora'fbe fertility of the soil. Mr. Bartoi} urged the farmers present to send. io Clemson College' for free bulletin A on Vetch and Clovers, and t$je bulletin on Agriculture for the School and Farm. Tbe?next speaker introduced was Prof.-fete wart, also of Clemson Col lege, who discussed poultry raising in all i^f its details. He said that here in the South we look upon the cottoniprop as being toe most valua ble crop, whereas chickens through out tu United States yield more annually than the entire cotton crop is worth. He urged the importance of having well-bred chickens, as no profit.Wi be realized from mongrel breeds.! ' Prof. Stewart also stressed .4hr''f?#j*"iitariner of -?efoctwg- proper feed, a balanced feed. Corn alone is not a balanced feed. He recom mended equal parts of corn, wheat, oats and Kaffir corn as a balanced feed. Fowls should always be sup plied with an abundance of fresh water. Troughs should be filled in the afternoon and refilled the next morning if necessary. In winter troughs are neglected and allowed to remain frozen, yet chickens are expected to lay and make normal growth when thus neglected. When feed is given it should be thrown in straw so that chickens will be forced to take a moderate amount of exer cise. They should be fed very early in the morning or given more late in the afternoon than they will eat. Prof. Stewart advocates feeding a dry mash composed of wheat bran, corn meal and beef scraps. The mash should be balanced just as the other feed. He does not advocate expensive houses. Occasionally Northern peo ple come South and make a failure of poultry raising because they erect close, expensive houses with glass windows as they do in cold climate. The poultry house should face the south and the southern end or side should be enclosed with wire and the other three sides made of boards solid, leaving no crack or knot hole t:hat will create a draft on the chickens. One side open with three closed will afford fresh air without the draft. Prof. Steward spoke at some length of tbe most prevalent diseases and their treatment. What is known as limbeV neck among chickens is caused by ptomaine poison, result ing from eating dead rats or other decayed flesh. He strongly advised against throwing chicken heads and such things about the premises. They decompose and when eaten by chickens frequently cause limber neck. This is a summer disease, seldom being seen in winter, as at that season the eau Be does not ex ist. This disease can be cured if treated early by administering one hall: teaspoonful of turpentine and a like portion of castor oil. Prof. Stewart is of the opinion that there is very little of the disease com monly called cholera. It can be prevented by a constant use of dis infectants, liberal use of whitewash, and by allowing no stagnant water about the premises. In speaking of insc cts, he said the gray louse causes more deaths than any other insects. He advised against using prepared remedies. The lice can be killed by a mixture of cotton seed oil, kero sene oil and salt. Do not use lard. He is of the opinion that mites are the worst pest. They can be re duced to a minimum by using kero sene and whitewash on the roosts and about the fowl house. Sore head among little chickens is fre quently caused by allowing them to roost in coops that have formerly housed older chickens. It can be treated by applying caustic to the wart-like blisters that first appear on the head of chickens. Prof. Stewart is a practical poul try raiser and fancier, having paid as high as $25.00 for one pure-bred chicken. Relating his experience will be helpful to those who heard him Thursday. At the close of the speaking by these specialists, dinner was an nounced, and a well-cooked and faultlessly seasoned barbecue din ner was served for the beneh't of the school, additional improvements on the building being contemplated. Soon after dinner a goodly num ber of farmers assembled in the school house and organized them selves into the Cl eora Farmers' Club by the election of Mr. L. R. Brim son, president; Mr. T. B. Morgan, vice-president, aud Mr. T. A. Wil liams, secretary. The second annual institute was a success, and will prove helpful to all farmers who heard the instruc tive addresses. It will not be long before tentative plans will be form ulated for the holding of the third annual institute next July. Success to the Cleora Farmers' Clnb! "Rose Cottage" Reports Edge field Association Committees. Tribute to Mrs. Julia Talbert. Editor Edgefield Advertiser: The Edgefield Association will convene; with the Red Hill church Wednesday and Thursday before the second Sunday in September. The following committees will re port: State Missions, G. M. Sexton. Home Missions, J. E. Johnson. Foreign Mission, J. T. Littlejohn. Orphanage, R. T. Strom. Temperance, J. L. Miras. Education, C. M. Mellicharap. Periodicals, W. W. Fuller. Aged Ministers, J. L. Bracknell. Woman's Work, S. A. Branson. Sunday School, P. H. Bussey. State of Religion, P. B. Lanham. Laymen's Movement, S. B. Mays. The brethren will please prepare their reports and have them ready at the association. Many hearts were saddened when it was learned that Mrs. Julia Tal bert was dead. Mrs. Talbert was born, reared and lived all her life in Edgefield county. She was a Miss Nicholson before her marriage to Col. John Talbert After her marriage she and her husband start ed life together in the Rehoboth community. She bas lived a long and useful life. She was a good neighbor. If there was sickness in the community she was there to render what assistance she could. She was a kind friend who never lost an opportunity to speak words of cheer and comfort to all who needed them. She was a devoted wife and loving mother. Mrs. Tal bert's home life was perfectly beau. tiful. Her devotion to her children and her children to her was lovely. Mrs. Talbert united with the church when quite young and lived a de voted christian life. She loved her church and often spoke words of appreciation to her pastor. Mrs. Talbert had been in declining health for several years. All thal could be done by a faithful physician and loviug hands that cared for her night and day, could not stay the hand of death. The end cam? peace lal ly Sunday afternoon and her pastor Rev. J.. T. Lutlejonn conducted the funeral service Mon day afternoon. She leaves five children and a host ?of friends and relatives to monro her loss. She was 76 years old at. her death. She will be missed in the community, in her church and in her home. But we mourn not as those who have no hope. "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord." We extend our prayers and sympa thy to the loved ones. Rose Cottage* Cold Spring, S. C. Very Delightful Occasion. Much to the; delight of the young pleasure seekers of Edgefield the party spirit has spread to the sur rounding out-of-town districts, and often the hill tops may be seen for some distance brilliant with the lights of the Japanese lanterns. The hospitable home of Mr. Broad' water was the scene of one of these parties on last Friday evening when Miss Evelyn entertained in honor of her guest-cousin, Miss Efrie Broad water of Grovetown. The guests were from Edgefield, Trenton and the surrounding country. At nine o'clock the parlor was filled with young people enjoying the music and each others company, and wait ing for the hostess to pronounce the evening's entertainment, which each and all hoped aud expected wonld be the popular progressive conversa tion. In due time tally cards were pre sented to the guests, and they be gan to fill the blanks rapidly with the names of the ones with whom they were to talk. When the bell tapped the young people scattered about, some fiuding seats in the par lor, others on the porch, on the lawn, or else in the luxurious auto mobiles which had brought some of the guests. Each conversation lasted five minutes. Rich and refreshing punch was served at all time& dur ing the evening by Mies Annie Sue . Broad water. When the twenty con versations had been completed the refreshments, consisting of pink and white block ice cream, was served to the guests scattered about wheie ever they might be found. Strange to say for Edgefield the weatller was delightfully cool, which added to the gay spirits of the hoys and girls. About twelve o'clock they began to bid their hostess and her visitor adieu, and left for their different homes wondering how the appointed time for their stay slipped by so quickly. A Guest* Mr. James Cothran of Abbeville is here visiting his aunt, Mrs. Stfsaa B. Hill.