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gF Office No 61 ?8 Residence, No. 17 Wednesday, July 5. LOCAL AND PERSONAL . ? ------ Mr. H. M. Reynolds and Mr. E. E. Padgett spent the week-end in Sa vannah. Mriu C. E. May is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Edwin May, in Ashe ville, Fla. Miss Mamie Dunovant is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Oscar LaBorde, in Columbia. Mr. John Camitchos and Miss Wil lie May McCarty motored to Saluda on the'4th. Maj. and Mrs. T. J. Lyon of Green wood are here visiting Mr. and Mrs. - Orlando Sheppard. Mrs. C. W. Watson is spending several days this week in Johnston visiting relatives. Last week Mr., C. W. Watson spent several days very pleasantly in Green wood and other Piedmont towns. Major Wallace Sheppard has arriv ed-to spend a week here with his pa rents, Ex-Go v. and Mrs. J. C. Shep pard. Mrs. J. H. Perry has returned to ber home in Newberry after-a two weeks' visit with Mrs. S. P. Mc Carty. Mr. and Mrs.'W. C. Tompkins are spending ten days in New York, hav ing made the journey by boat from Savannah. Miss Virginia Thomas, a teacher at G W. C., Greenville, spent last week-end in Edgefield with Miss Edith Ouzts. . Rev. Mahlon Padgett is spending some time in Edgefield and is enjoy ing the revival services in the Bap tist church. Miss Serena Hammond of Chester field, S. C.,.has been elected teacher of the 6th grade - of the Edgefield school for the next term.. Mrs. Orlando Sheppard returned Saturday from Atlnata where she been spending the past month with her son, Mr. Orlando Sheppard, Jr. Mr. Roy Tucker has been a visitor in Edgefield for several days and was very cordially greeted by his friends. He left Tuesday'for his home in Bos ton. Capt. Francis W. Sheppard of Bir mingham has arrived to spend his summer vacation here with his pa rents, Ex-Gov. and" Mrs. J. C. Shep pard. Miss Myrtle Holland who has had charge of Mr. Rubinstein's' millinery department for the spring season re turned to her home in Carrolton, Ga., Friday. . - Miss Rosada Talbert, the attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Tal bert of Parksville, is here visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Parker. ? Mrs. P. P. Burns of Birmingham has arrived to spend some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Sheppard. She will be joined later by Prof. Burns. Iklr. and Mrs. W. R. McDonald mo tored from Augusta Saturday to New berry and spent Sunday with Mrs. Agatha A. Woodson and Miss Hor tense Woodson. Mrs. W. H. Yeldell, Jr., and Miss Beuford Reynolds of Greenwood spent Tuesday, the fourth of July, in Edgefield with their sister, Mrs. A. E. Padgett. The Advertiser wafts affectionate greetings to little Martha Day, the dear little lady who recently came to' reside with Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Day, Jr., of Trenton. Mrs. Lizzie Parkman of the Elm wood section has been spending sev eral days in Edgefield visiting her daughters, Mrs. Bryan and Mrs. Pad gett, in Buncombe. Mr. Whit Harling and Mrs. W. M. Hading of the McKendree section spent Sunday in Edgefield and at tended the revival services Sunday morning and evening. Signora De Fabritiis had Miss Marion Nichols of Boston, Monsieur Roger Chaudon and Monsieur Andre Cnaudon of Havre France, a-? her guests at the Dixie Highway hotel Jast week-end. A hot weather mena can be easi .arranged after a perusal of the 1: of good things offered this week the Huggins Store. Read the ?dve tisement in this issue. ? Mr. and Mrs. D. A. G. Ouzts Greenwood spent Sunday in the hor of Mrs. Eva Ouzts. They came ov to see Miss Edith Ouzts who h been quite sick for some time. Mrs. A. S. Tompknis returned Columbia with her daughter, Mrs. K. Aull, ancL she will remain in t city several days to be hear Si Tompkins -while he is at the hospiti Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Culbreath we visitors in Edgefield Thursday, tl being Mrs. Culbreath's first vii since her very serious illness. She w greeted very cordially by her frienc Among those who have attendi the revival services here at the Ba tist church' from Trenton was Mi Ray Swearingen whose trained voil added much to the singing by tl choir. Mr. Robert H. McKie, the olde son of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. McKie < ?Colliers, left last Thursday for D troit, Mich., to take a course in tl shops of the Michigan state au1 school. . Mr. George Robinson of Colun bia who is one of the officers of th Southern Lumber Company, sper several days last week in Edgefieh being the guest of Mr. T. D. Barke while here. Mr. A. S. Tompkins was carried t the Baptist hospital in Columbia las week for treatment and we are pleat ed to announce that the last report from him were to the effect that he i steadily improving. The continued serious illness o Mr. J. D. Holstein at his home i: Edgefield greatly depresses our com munity. He is greatly missed from hi store where he has very cordiall; greeted his friends for so man; years. The Tobacco Growers Co-Operativi Association gives some good reason in its advertisement this week wh? every grower should line up with th< association. The old way of market ing tobacco will lead to bankrupts if continued. The tuberculosis clinic at Edge field Friday, July 7, should enlist th< cc-operation of all our people to th< end that this dread disease be check ed and finally stamped out in om county. Tell your friends and neigh bors about it. The editor of The Advertiser i; deeply grateful to friends in differ ent sections of the county who hav< urged us to become a candidate fo: the house of representatives. We car not yield to their solicitations as w? have no desire to enter the campaign Mr. Walter Ryan is spending sev eral weeks at home, having recentlj finished a course of two years in one of the leading business colleges . ir Atlanta, the .course having beer provided by the government. He will soon go to Atlanta to accept a posi tion as bookkeeper or accountant. The directors of the Farmers Bank held a meeting Thursday and declar ed a semi-annual dividend of four per cent., payable to the stockholders at once. Notwithstanding the fact that we are in the midst of a season of unusual financial stringency and business depression, the affairs of the Farmers Bank are in splendid con dition. Miss Eugenia Hamrick, a daughter of one of the leading cotton manu facturers of Gaffney, is visiting Miss Juanita Hightower. They were chums during their babyhood in Gaffney and their friendship has grown and stiengthened as the years have pass ed but they had not seen each other in ten years until Miss Eugenia came to Edgefield. No announcement has yet been made concerning the public road be tween Edgefield and Johnston which is being surveyed by engineers of the state highway commission. It is very probable, however, that the direct route will be adopted rather than the road by Harmony church, the chief obstacle in the way of the adoption of the latter -s the securing of rights of way. If it be true that the more the mer rier, the race for magistrate at Edge field has its store of merriment stead ily increased." Mr. J. S. Smith tosses his hat in the ring this week and says he is in the race to win. If elected, Mr. Smith promises to devote all of his time and his very best efforts to the duties of this office. He solicits the votes of the people-men and women-in this magisterial district. Friday afternoon Mrs. B. B. Jones and Mrs. "Lovick Smith gave a pond party in compliment to Miss Dorothy Scallin of. Mitchell, North Dakota, and Mr. James McCravy of Laurens. After all had engaged in swimming for some time they partook of de lightful refreshments which the hos tesses had provided in. great abun? dance. Some of the candidates insulted in telligent women in the campaign two years ago by ridiculing them and dubbing, them "suffragettes." You couldn't pay a candidate enough to adopt such a campaign : policy this year. And, mark us, when these of fenders of two years ago run for of fice again they will do their best to have the women forget their ridicule of the past. But too late. Women are not fools. Auditor J. R. Timmerman went to Saluda Friday to meet the state tax comission concerning securing a reduction in the assessment of real estate in Edgefield county.'The com mission was in Saluda that day hold ing a conference with the auditor and' county board of equalization upon the question of a reduction of assess ment in Saluda. The decision of the commission will be announced in a few days. Mr. Jesse Griffis who recently com- j pleted the cn,irse in the Greenwood* Business college left Sunday for Charlotte, where he has accepted a good position with the- National Chemical Company. We wish this Edgefield young man every possible success in his new field. He was ac companied to Charlotte by his sis ter, Mrs. James Sease, who has been spending a few days with-her pa rents,, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Griffis of Cleora. Fourth Candidate for House. The race for the house has.as sumed a different aspect. The entry of Mr. J. W. Bledsoe of Johnston this week, whose candidacy is an nounced in this issue, makes it a four sided race, with the possibility of a second primary. Mr. Bledsoe is well known to the people in some .sections of the county and will visit every sec tion during the campaign, giving the people his views upon the public questions of the"'day. If chosen by the people for this important position, he will bend every energy toward rendering satisfa'tory service- --> Summer Clearing Sale. Mr. J. Rubenstein has a double page advertisement in this issue an nouncing his annual summer ' clear ance sale. He has recently purchased . three stocks of merchandise, that of the Hub of Edgefield, J: L. Ouzts of j Kirksey and the Miller stock of Tren- . ton, and he is offering some very J great bargains in order to convert these stocks into cash. He will also \ close out at very low prices all sum- ( mer goods of his large stock, in order j to, make room for fall merchandise, i This is a great opportunity to make j your cash count for the most possible, j Tell your friends about this great j feast of bargains at Rubenstein's. ] You can not afford to miss it. _ ' j Baptist Revival Services. For the past ten days Dr. John F. ^ Vines of Roanoke, Va., has preached ? twice each day at the Baptist church ? and the music has been under the di- i rection of Mr. James McCravy. The . attendance upon the services has been ?j very large, both morning and eyen- ! ing. The business men of the town ? have shown their interest in the meet- t ing by closing their places of business from eleven to twelve every day. Dr. * Vines has labored faithfully, leaving nothing undone or unsaid that would . ai ouse and awaken our people to a 1 sense of the responsibility to. God. His very earnest Gospel sermons have borne fruit in that a considerable 1 number have united with the church : and the Christians of the community : have been quickened and greatly ' strengthened. The meeting will close ? tonight. Since they came Dr. Vines 1 and Mr. McCravy have been enter- 1 tained by Rev. and Mrs. A. T. Allen; ? Six Per Cent Money ! All land owners desiring loans on ' farm lands at 6 per cent interest for a period of 5 to 33 y?ars can apply : through the Peoples Bank of Edge field, S. C., representative for The ! First Carolinas Joint Stock Land 1 Bank of Columbia, S. C. Straight ? loans; no commissions. THE PEOPLES BANK. Edgefield, S. C. July 4th, 1922. ?'. [ Buy a FORD and bank the difference.-Adv. ? 5 THE UNIVERSAL CAR The Authorized Dealer Should Be Your Car9s Physician The above is the FORD HOSPITAL in Edgefield DON'T DELAY TREATMENT TOO LATE Mr. Posey, chief operator, and his able corps of assistants will do the work Yonce Motor ? Buy xi Ford and Spen^theJDifferen Music Tear" Ugh SchocL Miss C. Mae -c. ..,'a graduate of the High School at Lumberton, N. C., will have charge of the music de partment of the Edg?field Public School next term. Miss Hedgepeth has taugh music for the past three years in the public schools of North Carolina. She has had special training in New York City, and has taught one year in New York. At present she is taking graduate work in Bal timore. i Miss Hedgepeth comes highly rec ommended, is well qualified to teach, and judging from her past record will make a success of her work. Her charges will be $3.50 per month. Two half hour periods per week'will be given each child who takes music. As the number of pupils who can be accommodated during school hours is necessarily limited, l have been asked to accept pupils for her until that number has been reached. Those desiring the advantages of taking music in connection with their school work will do well to hand me their names at once. W. 0. TATUM, Jr., Supt. ? . _. Schedule of County Campaign Meetings. At a well attended meeting of the county Democratic executive com mittee meeting Saturday the follow ing schedule of campaign meetings was arranged: Johnston, Saturday, July 29 ; Cooper School House, Thurs day, August 3; McKendree, Wednes day, August 9; Antioch, Saturday, August 12 and Edgefield, Tuesday, August 22.. This will give until Fri day at nocm, July 28; for other can didates to'announce their candidacy and file their pledges. The executive committee' fixed the following assessments for candidates which are the smallest we have yet seen reported in the papers: House of of Representatives, $10; clerk of court, $15; treasurer, $12.50; audi tor, $12.50; master, $7.50; judge of probate, $5.00; magistrates for the districts embracing Trenton, John ston and Edgefield, $5.00 and all oth er magistrates, $2.50 each. Don t say shock absorbers say "Hasslers."-Y. M. C. I f Meeting Street News. On account of the heavy rains the farmers of this section are very late with their corn crop, but they are still trying to plant. Mr. and Mrs. John Mays and son of Aiken spent Sunday with their aunt, Mrs. Margaret Stevens. Mr. and Hrs. J F. Logue and chil dren spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Logue. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Cogburn and children visited the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cogburn of Edge field last Sunday. Miss Lena Stevens of Bennetts ville is spending a while with her brother, Mr. M. L. Stevens of this section. We are always glad to have such a welcome visitor in our com munity. Mrs. C. T. Hill and children visited Mrs. J. F. Logue one day last week. Mr. Wallace Tompkins of Edge. field was a visitor in this section Monday last. j Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bryan ,and chil dren, spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Bryan's mother, Mrs. W.-S. ! Logue. j Mr. W". P. Brooke and family left last week for Virginia. Mr. Brooke has been pastor of Stevens Creek Baptist church for two years. It is a grief to us to give up such a. good pastor; and we wish him much suc cess in his new field. Mrs. Nora Bawls and children of Augusta have been, visiting Mrs. Rawls' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Matthews of this section. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Cogburn and children spent Sunday with the for mer's mother, Mrs. Thomas Hall of the Long Cane section. There will be preaching at Stev ?ens Creek church Sunday morning, j July 9th, by Mr. G. C. Manguni, pas tor of Good Hope Baptist church, i Let us all be there on time. To Drive .out Malana And Build Up The System Take the Old Standard GROVEIS TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know what yon are taking, es the formula is printed on every label, showing it is Q 'nine and Iron in a tasteless form. The Quinine drives out malaria, the Von builds no the system. SO cent/ Buy a FORD and bank the difference.-Adv. j : ' Ouzis-Moore. (Contributed.) The marriage of Miss Hazel Ouzts and Mr. J. D. Moore, Jr., was quietly solemnized at five-thirty o'clock, July 1 at the Baptist parsonage, Rev. A. T. Allen pfficiating. Mrs. Moore is the youngest daughter of Mrs. Ida Ad ams Ouzts and is very winsome and ! pretty. She is loved by all who knew her, not alone for her sparkling girl ish beauty, but for her general lov ableness in all ways, and it is a mat iter of regret to all who knew her that she will make Pleasant Lane her home. Mr. Moore is originally from Geor gia but has made his home here suf ficiently long to establish a coterie of friends who have been won through his worth and who are devoted to him. He is one of Georgia's good and upright citizens which is the highest compliment a man can earn. These popular young people have many friends who extend' congratulations and wish them all possible happiness. Cypress-Knee Hanging Baskets On Exhibition At Huggins' Store. They are not for sale But the following things Are to be sold as Rapidly as possible: Hebe Milk, a can 05c. Army Hash, a can 19c. Roast Beef, a pound 17?c. Luzianne Coffee, a can 29c. Ten-Penny Coffee, a" can 09c. Magic Cleanser, a can 05c. "Scour-All," a cake 05c Nat. Bi. crackers, a box 07c. Apple Jelly, a glass 05c. ALSO MRS. DUKE'S MAYONNAISE, A JAR S5c. This mayonnaise is "best ever." Keep coming to HOGGINS' STORE AT THE DEPOT To Prevent Blood Poisoning apply at once the wonderful old reliable DE, PORTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING OH* a su*, eical dressing that relieves pain and heals af ve samt time. Kot a liniment. 25c. 50c. ll.00,