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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-05-26
Program ,of Leeaville College
Commencement. 81

To the alumni and former stu
dent of Leesville: 10,
You are most cordially invited by
the faculty of the college, the resi- e.,
dent alumni, and town of Leesvllle
to represent at the annual com
mencement, May sOth, to june lst.
Sunday 1l:oo a. m.-Bacealaure-
ate sermon Rev. r. E. Stackhouse.
$50 D. m.-Address, Gov. M. E.
Ansel.
Monday ll:oo a. m.-Annual
concert.
$50 p. m.- Recital, Pupils in
elocution.
Tuesday ll:oo a. m.-Graduating
exercises.
$50 p. m.-Baccalaureate ad-
dress, Hon. N. {. Smith.
The homes of Leesville are open
to all who'wih come and you are
ask d to notify the undersigned
committee at once SO that entertain s
ment may be provided. :,
4 Mrs. Bessie Watson Mitchelle
Mrs. Lena Adams Smith,
Miss Lee Williams.
Committee on Invitations.
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Shows Dam age Stable in Rear Of Court House

: .,l. "a { So y,
was not more than twenty fyes Yards ads
wide. One of Mr.. J. hurs,
mond's houses in South Edgeheld
was destroyed, a house.in. Dr. Eat.
tison's yard was scattered over y : az
most an acre Of ground and the
contents blown5tin every direc ctlon.l
DIR. Pattison' stove room y was also
badly damages. Mr.. Weir's stable,
as is shown by the cut on6this page,
was very seriously damaged, and 3
tenant house belonging to Y. !.
H. Turner was also wrecked lshe
iail and court house were damlag Jed,
and there was conside derab ble damage
dope in Bunco combe alslo. iyery oay'
lost sight of5 the material damages
IN 10 their rejo cings over the East g that
no lives were lost
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GREAT b i! DON M =.
Edeefield's Frat Storm Expe NJ
ence. No Lives Lost Con- 4
siderable Damage 70
Property

In reading Of storms in the papers
thespeople of Edgefeld have always
congratulated themselves that they
were not in the storm belt, but
the experience of last harsd day
morning has shown them that
storms are liable to come this way.
The, most serious damage was con-
fined to the town limits, the path Of,
the g 'tarnader,n as a darkey called it,
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of some institutions of like charac-
ter that make much greater preten-
tions.
Col. Bailey breaks the mon otony
of routine. military duty, and en-
courages the boys to strive to attain
a higher degree Of efficiency, by
offering prizes from. time to time
during the session. The annual in
;dividual contest for the. military
medal offered by Mr.. Orlando Shep-
pard was, held on the public square
Of the town Friday afternoon in tbe
presence Of great .throng OF ad-
miiring spectators. The battalion
was drawn up in line in front OF the
courb house, with Capt. Keels in
command. The spirit. and precision
that characterized the execution of
every command made the contest
intensely interesting from the out
set. The judges, Capt. Burns and
Capt. Colvin, closely scrutinized
every movement, ordering to the
rear all who made errors. As the
number left standing diminished,
the interest became more and more
intense. Finally but two were left
standing, Cadets Arlington and
Hankinson. After the, faultless exc
cution of a number Of commands,
!, observing .he precision and cadence
as would West Pointers, Cadet
iHankinson was ruled out, leaving
Cadet Arlington, of Augusta, as the
4 winner of the handsome medal. 1t
Twas this young mans good fortune
\ to win the individual military prize
4 last year.
In q short time the battalion was
iireformed and Mr. Orlando Shep.
pard presented the handsome medal
4 in a most becoming manner.
Saturday morning the contest be.
tween the two companies was held
on the public square. Company a
was commanded by Capt. >Keels and
Company B by Capt. White. After
each company had drilled for hall
an hour, in the manual and execut
ling the field movements, the judges
Capts. Burns and Colvin, awarded
the prize to Company B. 1t, was
: generally conceded by the spectators
who watched the movements closely
2 that the corps of cadets drilled bet
ter this year than ever before. Capts
!. White and Keels have taken grea
fl interest in their respective compa
Z mics and hare done their utmost tc
e raise the hitherto high standard.
Art Exhibit.
4 The art levee from five to sevel
f Saturday afternoon gave the Wis
b tors and people of the town an Of
! lportarsity of inspecting the hand
ell (Colasinaed on fourth page.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-05-26
How to Avoid Divorce.

A man and his wife,sa an exchange
when irritated will often say things
to each other for which they are
sorry the next morning, utpride Of
ten keeps them from confessing
their faults, and the little differences
grow until a divorce suit or an assault
and a battery case results. When1you
have made mistake, be man or wo-
man enough to ask forgiveness, and
you will sail along on tlowery beds
of ease, instead of jolting along over
the rocky beds of discord.
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ground.

BobbyAIs oxygen what oxen
breathe all day?
Papa-of course, and what every
thing else breathes.
Bobby-And is nitrogen what
every one breathes at night?
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New Light On An Old Theme

''Of course women should vote,
said Oliver Herford. Women de-
serve the suffrage as much as men
more, because their minds are purer
and cleaner"
''Cleaner?" cried the sweet young
thing Mr.. Herford had taken in to
dinner. ''Of course they are, ever
and ever SO much cleaner! But how
do you know that?'
Because they change them sc
much oftener," said he, solemnly.
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Wanted Trustworthy man OF

Wanted Trustworthy man or
woman in each county to advertises
receive orders and manage busines.
for New York Mail Order House;
sls.o weekly; position permanent,
no investment required. Previous
experience not essential to engaging
Spare time valuable. Enclose self
addressed envelope for full particu:
lars. Address, CLARKE CO., Whole
sale Dept, 1os PARK AvEs New
YORK.
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SESSION 10 8-09 CLOSED,
BEST EVER HELD.
Tfle IS. 6. c. /. Commen cement Afforded
Musical and Intellec ectual Feast.

square Friday afternoon, as well as
the music furnished several even
ings in the auditorium, brought
forth the highest praise for the boys
of the band. BY all means let the
band keep up their practice during
the summer.
The Military Contests /.
One Of the secrets of the almost
success that has at
tended the South Carolina Co-Edu-
eational Institute throughout its
seventeen years Of existence has
been the splendid discipline that
has been constantly maintained.
Col. Bailey indulges his students by
encouraging athletics, by providing
pleasure both on and off the cam
pus, and in other ways, but all OF
his dealings sare characterized with
the utmost frmness. He knows how
to say No,''s, and after saying il
stands by his decision. The stu,
dents understand this and never
question, or rebel against his au
.thority.
The. high standard, of discipline
that is maintained at the S. @. C.5l.
which renders manya boy safe
from the contaminating influence
of the world than if he were a
home, is also. made possible by tht
military feature. The rules ant
regulations governing this splendid
finstStatien are more rigid than thos
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-05-26
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Delegates OFF For Grand Lodge
ii Charleston. Two Negroes
Killed by Lightning.

Mrs. P. N. Lott went to Den
ming, Ga, last week for a visit to
her daughter, Mrs. Julian Harris.
Mr.. David Strother, Jr., of Chap
pells, was-here last week visiting at
the home of his father, Mr.. D. +.
Strother.
Mrs. B. L. Allen and little son
are in Atlanta visiting the formers
sister, Mrs. Fay Dean.
Miss Mary Ida Hart. who has
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PARKsYILLE NEWS.
Masonic Lodge Growing, Rev.
and Mrs. Geo. w. Bussey
Spending Week Among
Relatives and Friends.

Mr.. Joseph p. Brunson, the
Youngest son ofiMr. and Mrs. ohm
.Brunson, has begun the erection OF
a nice little cottage on a lot recently
purchased just between and ado
ing the home Of his father and his
father-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. j.. +.
Brunson will have to walk the
chalk" as they will be domiciledt
between the father of each.
Saturday night the regular COM
munication of Parksville lodge, a.
f. M, was held and as a result Mr..
H. j. Reese was passed to the de
gree Of a fellow craft The lodge
seems to have taken on new growth
under the guidance of w. P. Parks,
worshipful master.
Mrs. J. T. Bsasly, an aged lady
of our community, is not expected
to live but few days.
Mr.. r. S. Blackwell was carried
to the hospital Sunday afternoon
suffering with appendicitis. He was
operated on last night andswe hope
is doing well.
Judge Luther llG. Bell and wife
visited relatives Saturday and Sun
day. The judge reports that the
election in the Clark's Hill school
district resulted in favor of the tax
for school purposes. Hurrah for
Clark's Hill.
Miss Addie Bell left on Friday to
Visit the home of DR.. Josh Beall,
of Blythe, Ca, and relatives at
Harlem. Miss Addie will be, absent
about a week. ~
Rev. and Mrs. Geo. w. Bussey
are down on!a visit to relatives and
their, many old friends around
Parksyille. No visitors could re
! ceive warmer welcome than Mr.
and Mrs. Bussey who labored SO
Hong and faithfully as pastor anc
pastors wife among this people
Mr.. and Mrs. Bussey will remain
/ all this week and attend the union
4 meeting at Red Oak Grove mex
saturday and Sunday.
Last night our B. Y.sP. q. elect
ed Mrs. ,. NJ. 3Bussey and Claut
\ Parks.as messengers to the unioI
The B. II. r. instead Of tn
regular program on the 5th Sunda!
; evening, invited Rev. g. N.Bus
sey to talk tous about the grea
Southern Baptist Convention recent
lly held in Louisville, Ky. Mr.. Bus
sey promised to comply, the Lor'
willing, SO we may expect a fin
meeting as Mr.. Busseyis one of ou
.most attractive speakers On tn
descriptive. Come one, come all.
The union meeting of the thirt
!, division will meet with Red Ga
Grove church. This church is ne,
!, building designed by Col. G. [
= Minis, the genius and famous al
. chitect. 1t is said to be the mos
modern country church in Edgefel
. county, being almost perfect i
: acoustics and arrangements. | hav
: never seen the new building br
. have been told that it is perfet
j. beauty. The people talk of goin
: far and near and we are looking fe
q a good meeting, fully expecting tt
;, editor and his wife to be with us.
= MORE ANON"
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Hopeless Case.

"A great, big, able-bodied man
like you ought to be ashamed to
ask a stranger for money" sad the
we'll to do citizen.
81 Know ought, answered Mean
dering Mike. But mister I'm jes'
naturally too kind hearted to tap i'm
on de head and take it away from
him."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-05-26
The Opposition.

The three arguments usually put
up by the defenders of the traffic are
that:
Prohibition hurts business.
Prohibition doesn't prohibit.
Prohibition increases taxes.
Gov. Glenn proceeded to answer
these arguments seriatim. He argu-
ed that the sale of whiskey does not
help business, and does not add to
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-05-26

been teaching near Spartanburg, ar
rived on Friday, for the summer
vacation.
Mr.. Clifford Workman, ofColum-
,bia, was the guest of relatives here
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. j.. Coleman, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Stansell will
attend the commencement exercises
of Greenville Female College, their
daughters, Misses Edith Coleman
and Emma Stansell being among
the number of the graduating class.
Mr. Willie Wright and, DIR. u.
M. Raahton left on Monday for.
Charleston, where they went as
delegates to the Grand Lodge, Is.
|saf IL. l[essrs. Howard Payne and.
Minis Nr rralker Will also be in At ',
tendance, and NIL bssins sanapans
with thu Uniform Rank, which 41H
|;be in full dress and will give q
|fdrill. The encampment will be at
Porter academy.
During the severe rain sand wind
storm that visited the town on Fri
day morning last, lightning struck
the house of Lucretia Mobley,
colored, and killed her two sons,
aged 20, and ls years. who were
sitting near the fireplace. Both were
good. hard working boys.
Mrs. A. P. Lewis and Miss Sarah
Stevens were visitors to Edgefeld
last week.
Mr.. J. G. Lewis and children
spent last Sunday at Meeting Street
with Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. Allen.
Miss Martha Watson, one of the
graduates of the school, for this ses-
sion. rendered the graduating class
a reception on Friday evening at
her home in East Johnston.
The death of Mrs. Pelatier, which
occurred at her home in Augusta
last week, was learned here with re
gret by her friends, and they were
shocked to know of the tragic man
mer in which she met her death.
While fumigating the house with
sulphur, her clothing caught hre
and before her screams brought as
sistance, she was fatally burned
Mrs. Pelatier has visited here often
and owned real estate in town.
The Philathia class enjoyed
picnic near town on Wednesday
; Three of the departing teachers Il
the school here are members OF tn
class, and it was had as final SO
cial gathering.
Miss Perry, of Saluda, is expected
this week to be the guest OF Mis-
Sarah Stevens. =
Mr.. Barney Jordan, who wa
shot by the negro, Coates, about tw'
weeks ago, is rapidly improving
!, and is able to be up in hls.room.
Mrs. Keef, of Augusta, is visit
ing friends here.
Messrs. w. D. and Joe Allel
spent Sunday in sEdgefeld. :
Messrs. Harry Bollick and z. U
Kennedy, of Augusta, are here TO
e the week to take in the pleasures 0
8 the commencement.
e Mrs. Eulie Walton has returne
: from Ninety Six, where she went t
g attend the bedside of her slste
s Mrs. Bessie Adams, whose death o.
t Cured on last Monday. The burl'
u cook place the following day {
y Good Hope in the family buryln
d ground.
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Why Il Matched.

Nell-That'sa beautiful fan Mrs.
Giddigirl has.
BELIEVES, she says she bought
it to match her complexion.
Nell-Oh, I hadn't noticed thatit
was hand painted.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-05-26

The South Carolina Co-lldue;a. ;
tional Institute has just completed
its tenth year in Edgefeld, and the
seventeenth year Of Its exi'ste j ence,
having been esta blished seven years
at iiHston before being located
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-05-26
No Time to Eat Then.

"Why do you always eat square
meal before dining out?"
$50 that / can give my entire at
tention to the management OF the
various knives and forks"
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"How is my son getting along?"
asked a parent of the headmaster OF
a school.
sponse.
"That's satisfactory"
''Not So" rejoined the master.
By it l mean that he is slow to learn
and sure to forget" I" London Tele-
graph.
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Get a pair of children's, misses
and boys low shoes at cost. 500
pairs to close out for cash.
Jas. e. Hart.
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Art Exhibit.

The art levee from five to seven
Saturday afternoon gave the visi-
tors and people. of the town an op-
portarsity of inspecting the handi-
(Consinued on fourth page.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-02
In the Show Ring.

The morning was devoted to the
show ring, the horses holding forth.
Following are the results: Grade
stallion, any age, D. ]. Mcdonald;
stallion, two years or under, Joe Mil
Ter, Granger; Percheron stallion, any
age and registered draft stallion with
four of his get, McNally and Royce,
Kahoka. Coach stallion, any age, Will
liam Turner, Kahoka. Mules, three
and over and two and over, won by
John Cameron, Kahoka. Jacks, any
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-02
CLARK CO. FAIR
OPENED YESTERDAY
Good Sized Crowd Witnessed the Rae
es and Prize Stock Which
Were of the Highest
Glass.
TRACK RECORD BROKEN
In TrottIns by King Entertainer, an
Iowa Horse-Results Of the
Races-ln the Prize
Ring.

The opening day of the Clark coun-
ty fair was a success so far as the
attractions were concerned, the crowd
being somewhat slim as it usually IS
on the first day. The rawness of the
air caused the people to move around
and the ampitheatre was not overtax-
ed on this account. The fair associa-
ton caused sprinkling wagons to be
hauled all Tuesday night over the
road leading to the Fair grounds from
the square and the dust was in this
manner reduced to minimum. me
lemonade men are there in abundance
but their faces are wearing worried
look as the average patron of the fair
is not looking for anything in the
cooling line. Plenty OF baby racks are
on the grounds for the boys to loosen
their arms up on. The sports PEI
freely yesterday and much money is
reported to have changed hands II
this manner. The Monticello cltizef
band is furnishing the music, driving
from their town in band wagon
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-02

or six times, while Kit, the added
starter, got second grab at the money,
with Kate coming in for third prize.
The time was not made known.
Suffice to say, the runners could be
seen with the naked eye.
This concluded the program at the
grounds although balloon ascension
was supposed to take place, the vino
made it impracticable.
The officials of the course are as
follows: Starter, Pete Leinhauser,
of Ottumwa Judges, ]. l.
Wilsey, Frank Turner. and l'r.
j. M. Leedborn, while the
timers are Guy G.. Murray, Mac
Turner and Chas. Yant. Joe Miller is
clerk of the course, while George
Drew is acting as marshal. All of
these men did excellent work yester-
day, the starter especially getting the
horses off skillfully.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-02
They are turning out good grade of

They are turning out good grade of
melody
The chief attractions of the day, the
races, started about two o'clock, the
first one scheduled being the 2:25
pace. Although there were eight en-
tries in this contest only three re-
sponded but the race was one of the
prettiest ever seen on the grounds,
Jesse drew the pole. Joe w, number
two, and Mem the outside position. 1t
required five heats to decide the race
and each one was briskly contested.
The first heat resulted with Mem win
ming and Joe w second, while Jesse
trailed the group far behind Pre-
vious to this race it had been decided
not to use the flag, although the rules
of the association require it and had
/ 1t been used in this case Jesse would
have been tagged and put out OF
running in the two remaining heats.
The second heat resulted the same as
i the first. In the third heat however
Joe w ran pretty mile and nosed
out in the lead with Jesse beating out
Mem after she broke and lost con-
siderable distance on the stretch
Joe w came in in front in the fourth
heat also with Mem second. rms
made a tie in the heats between Joe
w and Mem and fifth heat was
made necessary In this fifth and DE
Gliding heat Mem again running nice
race, nosed again at the finish WIFI
Jesse coming up and passing Joe w
who finished third, being passed by
Jesse This last heat was
yerv slow. the time beins
o.31. although the half was
made in 1908. The money in TIM
2.35 mace was divided as follows
, Mem. $50. Joe w, SIS; and Jess, SID
, Charley Kilkenny drove the winner
The second race on the program
, was tho free for all trot and althoug
IT was walkaway for King Entei
. ta;ner. 1t was a feature OF the a1tei
, moons program. owing to the fact ina
, tho winner broke the track record D
: . and "a seconds, making the recof
5 of 2.15, while going the mile III "
, second heat of the three heat rae
n with Frank Reynolds, the owne'
. handling the reins. The time made
!, the various grades Is as follows
Quarter. 1895; half, LOG; thre'
: quarters 1:4o; mile, 2:15
This race would not have bee
held Yesterday were it not for u
It fact that this particular horse was
he taken to Hammond, Indiana, toaa
to enter race there
g King Entertainer is a good siAs
'e chestnut stallion whose dam was
& Atlantic King. This is the secor
y track record he has broken this YET
having shattered the one at Memph
= by 4s.4 seconds just last week. Sc
d era, wears ago this horse made
mark of 2:1o6 seconds with his own
he I'm and this mark will be lowered IN
es year If possible as the owner Is We
q DESTROYS of doing So
= = II required only three heats 70 {
= eide the free for all trot as hlng y
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tertainer clearly outclassed the other
horses, winning by each heat by
margin of from Is to 20 yards, never
breaking once in making the circuit.
Bobby Gould took second money, get
ting second place in each heat. while
! Burney, the pole horse, was poor
third The winner made the mile in
the following time for the three heats:
2:20, 2:15 and 2:191-4,
The free for all trot for the green
trotters was called out, the race be
ing limited to horses in the county
that had never been in a race. Five
out of the eight entries appeared un-
der the wire, Wild Bill having been
/ prohibited from starting, owing to the
/ fact that he had won race once be-
4 fore and Yankee Doodle had not been
4 a resident of the county for the re-
A CURED time. The race was for the
/ best two out of three heats and Trail
4 ing Queen, a bay mare owned by o. G.
Wilson of Kahoka, won in straight
heats with Grow Shade, also owned
&
mar Dillon, horse from Wyaconda,
carrying away third money. The win
ners time in the two heats was 2:46
and 2:4S.
The running races, probably the
most popular with any audience,
were next held, four horses respond
ing to the call of the starter Keo-
kuk horse, Bling Binger, owned by Dave
Conn. being among the quartet The
horses did not seem so exciteable as
! they usually are and the slater got
! them away with very little trouble. AT
! the finish Echodale was leading by a
} few feet with Carney G close second
and Diamond Flash third. Bling
Binger also finished. The winner is a
st. Louis horse, owned by B. T. Imam
l and was ridden by a heavy rider
| AS the flag had beer waived, nc
: weights were necessary for the rid
:. ers. The race was half mile affair
The most exciting and amusing
Y race of the day was the last one
d scheduled on the program, 1t being IL
Q Cne 10TH OI d liIule Spl I'LL III d Ildi
e mile. There were seven starters al
;. though only six were down on tht
n program and the added starter tool
/. second money. The purse was $50
a. There was no nervousness displayed
on the part of the animals and the.
lined up in nice straight line il
Il front of the starters stand. 1t re
. minded one of a horse sale Some 0
. the riders wore hats and some didn't
, although nearly all of them had OF
white collars Most of them carrie,
d whips of large dimensions, while on
" rider carried piece of hose.
d They got off in bunch, most o
II them starting sideways and one ride
is was living OH the turf before hi
v mount had gone so feet. However h
is mounted again and was in at the XII
or finishing before the others had take
is their steeds to the barn. Jay, owne
~ by w. N. Kirchner, and ridden by tn
owner, was an easy winner, he gon
e al the way around the circuit withou
n getting off the track more than fiv