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Office No 61 Residence, No. 17 Wednesday, February 4. LOCAL AND PERSONAL, Joe and Trezevant Timmons were visitors to Edgefield on Tuesday. Miss Julia Walker of Chicago i? here visiting her aunt, Mrs. N. G. Evans. Miss Sara Ready of Johnston is visiting her cousin, Miss Kate Mims this week. i w j ^ x Miss Jane Eraser of Columbia spent last week-end with her sister, Mrs. I. W. Hume. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Asbill are now occupying the Harrison House next to Mr. M. C. Parker. Mrs. W. L. Dunovant, Jr., and lit tle Emily visited Mrs. Oscar LaBorde in Columbia last week. Mr. Robert Broadwater of Heph zibah, Ga., is visiting his brother, Mr. N. L. Broadwater. Mr. W. A. Woodson and Mrs. Wal ter McDonald of Augusta spent Sun day with their mother, Mrs. A. A. Woodson. Dr. and Mrs. B. F. Jones returned several days ago from a very plea sant sojourn in Florida, spending most of the time on the west coast of the Land of Flowers. Miss Patti Major who has been away on her vacation, spending some of her time at Winthrop College, has returned to Edgefield to the home of Mrs. B. E. Nicholson. The old Methodist parsonage was sold last week at -public auction for $1,450.00, which fund will be kept for a new church building. The house was bought by Henry Hughes Hill.. Miss Sophie Mims returned on Fri day night from Columbia where she has been perfecting herself in a business couse. She now holds a po sition with the Board of Public Works. Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Nicholson have moved into their home on Columbia street, recently occupied by Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Alford who are now re siding at the old Bouknight place near their ginnery. Misses Eileen Harling, Margaret May, Edith Ouzts and her visitor, Miss Hedgepath, all from Greenville Woman's College, came home by way of Greenwood for the week-end, re turning on Monday. Mr. J. T. Griffis was in The Adver tiser office one day recently. Mr. and Mrs. Griffis who have been such faith ful workers in the Red Oak Grove chuch and cnmmunity, will be near enough to Berea church to lend their valuable assistance there. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Cogburn en tertained a party of their friends at a delightful dining on Saturday. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Thurmond, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hart, Mrs. Mamie N. Tillman, Dr. and Mrs. R. G. Lee and Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Mims. The Edgefield Chapter U. D. C., will meet at the home of Mrs. Leslie Kernaghan on Tuesday afternoon, February 10, at 4 p. m. The histori cal study will be on Southern Men in the World War, and each lady is ask ed to bring some incident connected with the man in her family who was in the war. The Royal Ambassador chapter of which Mrs. E. S. Rives is leader and William Strom Ambassador-in-Chief, had a full and interesting meeting with Mrs. Rives on Sunday afternoon with twenty-one present. They per formed a very sweet service, which they did in secret but which has been discovered and commended. The entertainment given in the Opera House on Friday evening pub lished in this issue, will be given af ter the Lyceum number is finished, so that persons desiring to see two entertainments may do so. Mr. Wall gave the Lyceum number first place, and as his entertainment is in the lighter vein, many will be pleased to be entertained an hour longer. The page advertisement of J. Ru nenstein in this issue will be of great interest to all those who are in need of the articles advertised. The tempt ing offers of reduced cort suits and beautiful new georgette and other varieties in dresses and vaists will be read with pleasure by many in our town and county. Great opportunity also to purchase boys' clothing. Mr. J. Russell Wright writes that he will leave his native state in a few days for the "land of the roses, where the violets never fade and where the flowers never cease to bloom." He will stop in St. Peters burg, Fla., where he will remain un til April. He will also visit other places of note and will be on the look out for Don Pedro's spring of per petual youth. Native Armenian to Speak. . Po not fail to take advantage of! the unusual opportunity which will present itself next Wednesday even ing in hearing the native Armenian, Bozajian speak at the Baptist church. Let everybody come and see a native of this martyred nation. Everything possible will be done to make the Lyceum number at the Oper.- House Friday evening, com portai). ? and pleasant for the patrons. The building will be well heated and the program of mystical illusions, novel musical numbers and clever yarns, given by the renowned Poluh ni an,d his company will be most en tertaining. The Civic League wi) t predate a generous patronage from the town people on this occasion. Remember the time and place Fiday evening, February 6, at 8:15 in the Opera House. Another Sweet Singer. Miss Margaret May who came home for the week-end from Green ville Woman's College where she is a senior, sang beautifully, "Still, still with Thee," with organ accompani ment by Miss Helen Dorn. Miss May has a very sweet, appealing and clear soprano voice with which she may be able to do much good in the world. Armenian and Syrian Relief. The program of a service in Edge field in behalf of the Armenians is published in this issue of The Adver tiser, also some information in re gard to this martyred nation. The Armenian who will speak to the audience is conversant with the whole situation, having been himself a victim of the cruelty of the Turk. It will be a great benefit to every one in our county who will come and hear him. Marriage of Interest. Sunday, February the first, Miss Alpha Hammond and Dr. Eustace Prescott were married in Augusta by Dr. Grace, pastor of the First Baptist church. Miss Hammond has, been a most acceptable teacher in the i Red Hill school and graduated from j the S. C. C. I. when that popular ; school was in our midst. Dr. Pres cott is a graduate of the Medical Col lege of Charleston and was a sur Igcon in the navy during the World ?Wai-. Many good wishes attend them. Oyster Supper at Mill Chapel. Sometime ago, Mr. Allison who has a class of young men and Mrs. Bar ker who teaches a class of young la dies, decided to have a contest to see which class could win the largest number of members. When the con test closed it was found that the young men had won by about three. The agreement was thaJ: the defeated side should entertain the winners. This the young ladies class did on an evening recently, at the Mill ,and an oyster supper was served. Mrs. Barker has been a faithful worker with the Mill Sunday School for many years and deserves great commendation. Board and Lodging r'or Visitors J. R. Scurry-Two regular -nen boarders and roomers. S. B. Nicholson-One room for two transient lodgers. S. McG. Simkins-One room for two transient lodgers. E. P. Arthur-Three regular board ers and lodging. B. B. Jones-Two transient lodg ers (in case emergency). Dr. R. A. Marsh-One room for two transient lodgers. A. Daitch-Four rooms for trans ient lodgers. N. M. Jones-One room for trans ient lodgers. W. A. Strom-Two rooms for transient lodgers. W. T. Reel-One room for trans ient lodgers. DEPT. PUBLIC WELFARE, Board of Commerce. S. B. NICHOLSON Chairman DR. R. G. LEE CAPT. L. Y. MOORE W. W. FULLER M. W. SHIVE. FOR SALE: One new Ford car with self starter. H. H. SMITH, JR. People of Morgana Make ar Appeal. An appeal to the Grand Jury tc give the patrons of the ferry at Shaw and McKie mill site a safe ano scound crossing. We, the patrons e Stevens Creek ferry at the . .naw and Mc Kie mill site do i ^re and beseech the grand jur' ? investigate this ferry. The conditions of this ferry ?are dangerous to both man and beast. It is said that the county is not responsible for any loss of life 01 property when crossing this ferry. Is the county not responsible for a safe way to cross this ferry? The cable, at this writing, is in the bottom of the creek with a raft on it. Is not the ferryman supposed to protect this cable? Half of the laboi here has moved away. They say, be cause when they want to cross out, they can't, so moved across. Had it not been for the ferries on the Sa vannah rives last fall we could no1 have gone to market for weeks, only by rail, which is very unsatisfactory, when you have eggs, butter, milk and ligestock to deliver in Augusta each week. Will not the Grand Jury investi gate and let1 the people in Edgefield county know where the money wa? used which was given for damaging this ferry? Edgefield county nor the roads in Edgefield county nor the people in Edgefield county were dam aged when the Power Company flood ed our ferry. The ferry alone was damaged. We want the Grand Jury to see that this ferry gets its just rights, and all that belongs to it. The supposed ferryman has moved ' venty-five miles away and has left m old negro 75 years old in charge of the ferry, consequently, everyone who wants to cross, puts himself or herself, whichever the case may be, across. Some of us have to pay a man to cross us. Mrs. Reese went there to cross with her baby, being unable to ferry and nurse too, had to go back a pace and pay a man to cross her over. The ferryman receives $65 a month from the county and he pays this old man $37.50, so I am told, to put across all who want to cross. The ne gro is not physically able to handle this ferry ^oat, therefore he does not try. Sunday, R. C. Scott, wife and little children, also O. B. Scott, G. W. Spires and Miss Inez Scott sat on the creek bank one hour and a quarter. The old ferryman would not take the boat over to them or even a bateau, and a bunch of negroes were there waiting to cross, who said they had been there for two hours begging the old man to cross them. However, Mr. Scott succeeded in getting one of the men to go ovt to a saw mill and bring down a piece of bateau, which he crossed over in, got the boat, and not only crossed himself but all those who had waited so long to cross. He had to pay the man out of his cash for getting the beteau besides getting wet. There has been more than one ap peal to the supervisor : or a ferrj boat which would be safe, but noth ing has been done, only a plank oi two tacked on the bottom. We think it would be a disgrace to Edgefield county for we people to have to build a ferry boat and pay an extra ferry man to have an outlet from oui homes to market. We na?l to do thal to get a road we could travel over had to put up cash to have some ter rible places patched up in the Mar tintown road in order to get to Au gusta, our nearest market. We have explained to you mer, our situation and trust you will pul forth every effort to better our con dition, and we know men who act a? grand jurors are sensible and intel ligent, and we know they, will can and want us to have a safe crossing here. (Signed) . Patrons of the Ferry, H. P. REESE L. S. REESE J. 0. SCOTT 0. B. SCOTT R. C. SCOTT W. N. PARRISH J. W. BOYD P. E. THURMOND T. E. SPIRES MRS. SCOTT MRS. REESE MRS. PARRISH MRS. THURMOND MRS. SCOTT MISS REECE. Notice ! If you have a. house, barn or fur niture you want painted, give i chance. Can make you anything ir the line of frames, mantels, cup boards, medicine cases, tables, chin? closets. Shop back of Thomas' store at the depot. Fordson Tra Why worry about the coming of when you can get a Fordson trac plowing. It will not only do your v oughly, greatly deepening your soil5 will do your plowing more cheaply, implements are what farmers need draw plows and harrows at the sam Come in and let us talk it over, 2 convinced that your farm needs a ti It is a general utility implement, pulley and will pull a gin, wood S? else that is to be pulled. HOE POLISHES BEST FOR HOME SHINES SAVE THE LEATHER THE BIG VALUE PACKAGES PASTES AND LIQUIDS ^^Jfr&ffg^*T THE F. F. DALLEY CORPORATIONS LTD., BUFFALO. N. Y. ?-^-??lill ll'lil'I'J Can you be cured? How long will it take? How Much Will it Cost? I treat successfully: PILES. Without operation, pain or loss of time. STOMACH, KIDNEY, BLADDER, SKIN DISEASES AND NERVOUS TROUBLES Dr. P. J. O'Neill Carolina National Bank Building COLUMBIA, S. C. Special effort made to avoid delay in out-of-town cases I BARRETT & COMPANY (INCORPORATED) COTTON FACTORS Augusta - - - Georgia etors the Boll Weevil 3tor to do your wrk more thor but a Fordson Labor saving now. Tractors ie time. md you will be ractor. It has a belt iw or anything Our Seeds -PRODUE Big Crops Buv now and be prepared for the early planting of OATS WHEAT RYE . BARLEY CLOVER (Crimson and White) ALFALFA VETCH -Also Onion Sets Lawn Grasses Turnip's Lettuce Radishes Spinach Cabbage Peas and all other seeds. L?RICK & LOWRANCE COLUMBIA, S. C. REMEMBER If you anticipate the erection of Marble or Granite Monument,. Marker or Headstone, it will be to your interest to consult us. Large assortment of finished mon uments on hand ready for lettering. Workmanship and materials first class. Prices reasonable. S. R. KELLY & SON 9th and Fenwick Sts., Augusta, Ga.. One Block South Union Sta.