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<Mest $tm$nytt ?n ^ottb Carolina ?mimt. Largest Circulation in the County EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1911 NO. 42 TRIP TO BALTIMORE. Dr. Ouzts Writes Interestingly of Observations During Trip to Washington and Baltimore. Editor Advertiser:-- I was think ing a few observations made on s. recent trip to Haiti more might prove interesting to some of your many readers, and in as much as our kind old friend,Mr. Jas. Faulkner, whom we met at Ouztsville, told ns ha was "hungry for an article" from us, (He was kind to give us a little flat tery), we shall makj the attempt to write something. We went to Greenwood via McKendree, Wil liam?, Ouztsville, Kirkseys. Ouzts ville is the biggest town on the road. Here we found a regular Baltimore department store, cotton ware house, grain elevator, waterworks, gas lights, etc. You can buy anything here that is needed from the cradle to the grave except a flying machine and for less money than in a rail road town. Those are facts. At Khrksey's. Durst & Mathis have carried on a large and successful mercantile busi ness for "loi these many years;" for they'? have- errand children in f"He business. But they are joined to their idol, the old store house that bas long ago gone out of keeping with the times and amount of business the firm does. We pause here to pay our respects to the young man in the store who rendered us a service that added much to our comfort. The cold wave struck us here and we were unpre pared for it. The young man ripped off a yard of flannel and pinned it snugly around our thorax. He ban dies the safety pins with more skill than most ladies and would make an awful good mother. Greenwood Is a big town full of banks, cot ton mills and churches. The hospi tal and additions made to the Bap tist church are tbe latest improve ments. We believe foot comforts are high and "drink" is scarce in the place, for some one depleted our buggy of one pair foot comforts and one half gallon of Harris Lithia water. Guess the fellow's time was limited or he had lost the sense of smell. From Greenwood we went over the Southern via Greenville, Spartan burg, Charlotte, Greensboro, N. C., and Danville, Monroe, Char lottsville, Culpepper, Manassas, Alexandria and to Washington. Th? Crops In the northern portion of the state and the southern portion of North Carolina are much inferior to ours. It will take from three to four acres to make one bale and yet the fields are full of cotton every where, and the corn crops are with some exceptions not at all good. There are some fine lands in the Piedmont sectiou of our state and from Charlotte to Greensboro, N. C., and of course some not so good. But after this one must rest their eyes upon poor land and much of it, for many miles. The towns all look old and there doesn't seem to be any building or improvements being made as you see in our own state. We passed over much territory that is historical but space forbids much detail. Two countrymen boarded the train near King's moun tain and told u s of the monuments and the hole the flag pole stood in during that memorable fight in the Revolutionary. As we ventured to say something of Ferguson they braced themselves up and with glistening eyes remarked "you was there then,' "tell us all about it;" * *yon is the first man I ever seed that was in that fight." Jamestown A few miles north of Highpoint was pointed out to us. There is nothing there but the name al though it is one of the oldest places in the state. We saw but little to interest us from Greensboro, N. C. to Char lottsville, Va. The lands are mostly all poor, the greater portion of it in I scrub woods or scrub old field pine j and cedars. None of the original I forest is big enough lo make a de cent back stick of wood and none of the old field pine large enough to make two rails And hills, hills, hills, all covered with brush or scrub trees with now and then patches of corn or tobacco to break the monotony. One sees compara tively few decent cottages. The old time colonial mansions that ?nee dotted these barren hills have all ".isappeared. It may be that some disappeared through misfortunes of war, and others through misfortunes of insurance companies, both aro alike dangerous and destructive. Everywhere you look little log cab ins and higher log tobacco barns greet your eyes, all daubed wit h mud. The tobacco barns have a furnace under them and the dwell ing, a chimney at one end, one door and one window. Why the Good Hope people had better houses before Columbus discovered Ameri ca. If von H?ye,ajoy -eai>ecial desire to "'see a 'suie enough" poor coun try look aronnd Reidsville, N. C., or Danville, Va. We ventured to inquire hoV all those poor people live up her?. Why said one, "better than you think for." "They live on cabbage in the summer and rabbits in the winter." This whole country abounds in rabbits, squirrels and 'possums. Everybody told us "you just get back off from the railroad and you will see some good lands and fine farming." The engineer who laid off this section of the Southern must have been an econo mist and didn't want to despoil any land fit for cultivation with a road bed. If his purpose was such he succeeded. Pretty well all the towns of any importance along the road buyjand manufacture large quanti ties of tobacco. There are some large warehouses in Danville. Lynchburg We were told is a fine tobacco section though it looked not muc < different from other sections passed over. This section is reputed to grow a better quality of tobacco and it is air cured or permitted to cure without the artificial heat as is apnlied through a furnace in the tobacco barn in other places. In Virginia you ask a farmer how many acres one may cultivate in tobacco or corn he tells y;u he doesn't know. They measure farms by hills and corn by barrels. For instance one man told us a good man might cultivate 10,000 hills in eorn; 10,000 hills in tobacco and sow 10 bushels of wheat and 10 bushels of oats, but he would have to have some "day help." The to bacco would yield from five to ten thousand ponnds and . if of good quality would sell for $150.00 to $180.00 per thousand. Most of the corn we saw looked as if it might make from ten to forty bushels. These people would express it from two to eight barrels. They use some guano, 200 to 400 pounds per acre. Land rents for the fourth. One old farmer boarded our train rear Dan ville and gave us the history of an 114 acre farm which he had brought to a high state of cultiva tion with dover and cow manure. He said he would rent his other place for the fourth or would take $10.00 per acre oh five years time at 4 per cent, but siid he "I have got to git the fifth for that place I live upon." One may look from a car window and see that there must be a lot of poor people and a lot of most ignorant people right under (Continued on page t.) MONUMENT TO WOMEN. - !. Invitations Issued to Unveiling of Monument to Womeai of Confederacy December 14th. V -. .4*1 ' The Advertiser acknowledges re ceipt of the following invitation: You are cordially invited to be present at the Unveiling of the Memorial to the South Carolina Women of $the Confederacy at Columbia noon December fourteenth nineteen hundred and eleven Orator of tbe day JOSEPH W. BARNWELL C. IRVINE WALKER, Chairman \ T. J. MOORE C. A. REED .JOHN G. RICHARDS, JR, WM. E- GOMZALBS, ' SEC. & TREAS. MONUMENT COMMISSION This is the first monument to be raised by a state or community, or through public aubs/V ^ion to the womon of the South/ -*4V- ?y? The-Mionutuent co?ta'm. al lowing inscriptions: TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA WOMEN OF THE CONFEDERACY 1861-65 REARED BY THE MEN OF THE STATE 1909-11 (East) In this monument generations unborn shall hear the voice . of a grateful people testifying to the sublime devotion of the Women of South Carolina. In their country's need their unconquerable spirit strengthened the thin lines of gray. Their.tender care was solace to the stricken. Reverence for God and unfaltering faith in a righteous I cause inspired heroism that survived the immolation of sons and courage that bore agony of suspense and the shock of disaster. The tragedy of the Confederacy may be forgotten but the fruits of the noble service of the daughters of the South are our perpetual heritage. (West) When reverses followed victories, when want displaced plenty, when mourning for the flower of South ern manhood darkened countless homes, when government tottered and chaos threatened, the women were steadfast and unafraid. They were unchanged in their devotion, unshaken in their patriotism, unwearied in ministrations, uncomplaining in sacrifices, splendid in fortitude. They strove while they wept. In the rebuilding after the desolation their virtues stood as the supreme citadel, with strong towers of Faith and Hope around which civilization rallied and triumphed. (North) At clouded dawn of peace they faced the future ^, undismayed by problems and fearless of trials in loving effort'to heal their country's wounds and with conviction that from the ashes of ruin would come the resurrection of truth with glorious vindication. Incriptions by William E. Gonzales. PARKS VILLE NEWS. Marriage of Mr. Frank Parks and Miss Barbie Christian. Mr. James Parks Goes to Augusta. The Parksville f air : of 1911 has i passed into history, but our people as well as visitors, have not ceased i talking about it. The exhibits were not what they should have been, and as a consequence the produc- ' lions and improvements of the west side were not shown to the best ad vantage. I have heard numbers of our best farmers say: "Well, I do t wish I had thought about it, I bad some of the finest corn and potatoes . and peas anywhere to be found, but , I did not think it necessary to car ry these things to the show." Let our people begin to think and plan as to what they can carry to the show in 1912, and anything , raised by the thrifty hand of the agriculturist, or made by the deft fingers of the fair ones of his fire side, from a pea to a pumpkin, or ' from the homely gingerbread to the most delightful pound cake, will be imported and add interest. I wish I could mention all the , visitors to our fair, but time and space fail. Suffice it to say, we gave them, one and all, a broad welcome, which they seem to appreciate from : the fact, that they are saying more ' nice things about us than we de serve. Mr. and Mrs. 6. L. Coleman, of Callison, were welcomed guests to i our home a few days ago. Mr. Cole man easily ranks, among the pro- , gressive young men of this genera tion, and Callison and community should be proud of him. Yesterday two of our beloved young people in the persons of Miss < Barbie Christian, and Mr. Frank i Parks, were united in the holy bonds < of matrimony by Rev. J. T. Little- i john. We congratulate the "Maj." 1 for that is what his comrades call i Frank, upon his good fortune in l winning the fair hand of such a i lovely girl, and wish them long and 1 continued happiness. We under- i stand they will make theil future home at Mt. Carmel, where Mr. \ Parks runs a large flourishing mill- , Mr. James G. Parks has accepted ; a lucrative position from the city of , Augusta, as one of the engineers in ( laying out of Summerville and Wood , lawn, as a part of "greater Augus ta." Jim will take Miss Addie and r little James G. Jr., to the city in a few days, which will doubtless make t the faces of some doting relatives look a little long, at best, till time can kindly adjust matters. We hope them success and a pleasant stay in the fair city of Augusta. Messrs. Eugene McDonald and Dan. A. Bell came over Saturday from their Georgia home to attend a regular meeting of their Masonio lodge which convened last Saturday night. Rev. O. N. Rountre? preached his farewell ?sermon at the Methodist church yesterday morning. H? does not expect to return. Being a mem ber of another denomination, I am without bias, and do not hesitate to say, this charge never has had, nor will it ever have, in my humble judgment, a better man. Mr. Roun tree lives daily in the "secret of His c presence," being always led by the s spirit of God. c Mr. Charlie Strom, (old Charlie i in contra distinction to his nephew t Charlie) spent a pleasant day in t Parksville Sunday with relatives. 1 He says the people around Reho- < both are making a bumper crop, i more than they can gather. I Mr. R. M. Hitt who married Mr. 1 Strom's daughter, and formerly editor and owner of the Aiken Sen- < tinel spent a short time in Parks- 1 rille Sunday. In conversation he ] stated that Col. W. J. Talbert of 1 our town made a most appropriate Address to the Aikenifes during their fair on the "Confederacy," and made a fine impression. Mr. Hitt and wife, we understand will soon move to Timtnonsville in Florence county, Mr. Hitt having sold out his paper in Aiken. Improvements are still going ?n slowly in our town. Mr. H. H. Freeman, one of our merchant prin ce*, is painting his residence a beau tiful white, trimmed in green. Arrangements were made for Thanksgiving services in our Bap tist church next Thursday, the pro gram being in the hands of Mr. J. M. Bussey, our efficient Sunday school superintendent. Capt. Able James visited his brother, Capt. W. W. James of our town Sunday, and worshipped at our Methodist ohurch. The W. O. W. of our town have resolved to have an oyster supper on election night, which takes place the first Tuesday night in Decem ber., A good attendance is desired. On last night our B. Y. P. U. elected the following delegates to the state Baptist convention to meet in Greenwood tl 1st Tuesday in December: Mrs. Virginia Stone, Miss Rosa Minor and Mr. T. G. Talbert. Mr. Wilmer Christian came home yesterday to be at his sister's mar riage. He says he will be the next ?ne of tt.e family to get married. More Anon. Petition to Board of County Commissioners. To the Hon. W. G. Wells, Supervi sor, and County commissioners of Edgefield County: Gentlemen: We the undersigned citizens of this section respectfully oall your honorable body's atten tion to the condition of the ferry ?t Shaw's Mill. The dam is in a bad condition being broken in a ?umber of places and the pond is full of sand and mud, making it al most impossible to cross with a loaded wagon as the flat grounds in the mud. We would like for your honora ble body to investigate this matter ind prive it prompt attention as we ire very much in need of a conve lient outlet being hedged in by the ?reek on the one side and Savannah .iver on the other. We are very much in need of i naterial attention to this ferry at < >nce.. We would respectfully ask 1 hat you give us a bridge. < H. H. Scott, Sr., T. E. Spires, 1 T. J. M. Scott, 1 J. M. Hudson, R. W. Morgan, P. M. Markert, J. S. Chapman, ; Ed A. Schmidt, 3 J. M. Boyd, P. E. Thurmond, 1 L. D. Reese, T. B. Reese, Pierce Reese, 1 L. S. Reese, < J. O. Scott. Starting It Too High. It was in the days before church organs and ohcirs that Deacon Dor ey volunteered to lead the singing 1 >f an old hymn. He started out rery well: "My soul be on thy 1 ruard; ten thou-" and he stopped, ? mable to go any further because he iad such a high pitch. He started >ver again: "My soul be on thy ruard; ten" and onoe more he stop ped, this time pitched so low that ie oould not proceed. 1 "Say, brother Dorsey," said one 1 )f thecongregation, "hadn't you bet ?er start it with five thousand?"- i Norman C. Mack's National Month ly. JOHNSTON LETTER. Auction Sale of Lots. Mrs.. Rushton Entertained New Century Club. Carni vals Galore. Miss Mag daleen Austin, of Au gusta, delighted her friends here with a visit during the past week. Mrs. W. J. Hatcher spent several days at Springfield in interest of mission study work, returning on Monday. Mrs. E. E. Andrews has returned from a short visit to Greenwood. A realty company of Charlotte, N. C., auctioned off the remaining 56 lots of the land purchased from Mr. W. S. Mobley last spring, on Monday. A band from Aiken was brought up to attract a crowd, and the bidding was lively, Master Lee Frye drew the $5 gold piece, and the free lot was drawn by a member of the band. This same company has purchased land at Miles Mill, which they propose to divide up in lots and sell, the new town to spring into existence, to be oalled "Sunny Brook." M rs. J. M. Rushton was hostess to. the New Century club on Tuesday, and the afternoon was very pleas antly spent. After tHe study course, when the books were laid aside, the I social hour was enjoyed during j whioh time delicious refreshments were served. Mrs. Rushton is a charming young matron and enter tains delightfully. Mr. P. N. Lott is at home from Parksville and Modoc. Mrs. O. S. Werts has been visit ing her daughter, Mrs. Taylor Goodwyn, at Greenwood. Mrs. Mary Hamilton has return ed from Atlanta where she has been spending the past month with her daughter, Mrs. Horace Black. Miss Gladys Sawyer spent Thurs day in Columbia on a pleasure visit. Dr. P. N. Kee8ee has returned from a few days in Atlanta. Mr. Gains Hammond, of Green ville was a visitor here ' during last week. Mrs. D. B. Hollingsworth, of Eegefield,"visited her mother, Mrs. Anna Strother, recently. Mr. Edmund Perry, of Jackson ville, Fla., is visiting his parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Crouch ind Miss Elise Crouch attended the selebration of the 15th anniversary. .)f Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Morgan, at their home in Augusta on Friday ?vening, November 23rd. The carnival has departed, to the ;reat pleasure of those living close :o the scene of action, but in a ??eek, one much larger and louder, will take its place. Mrs. Thomas Pierce, of Ninety Six, is the guest of her sister, Mrs . L B. Asbill. Mr. George Nickerson, of Co rnubia, visited his home folks this ?reek. Mrs. J. Hartwell Edwards has seen visiting at thc home of Dr. S. 3. Mobley. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Mobley and &fr. Julian Mobley have gone to Florida and will make their hom ? there. Mr. James Quinby, of Granite rille, visited here on Sunday. Mrs. Dayton Toole, of Aiken, is ipending awhile with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Price. NOTICE. On the first day of December 1911, the undersigned \rill apply to .he Probate Court at Ed ge fi old, S. C., for a final disoharge from his trust Administrator of the estais o? Mrs. B. M. McKie, deceased. G. A. MoKicw Oct ZO.-it