Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-12-22
THE SIDE NEWS:
Negro Shot While Hunting MIR.
Whites Farewell Sermon, !
School Entertainment,
Christmas Greetings.

Christmas Greetings.
The hunting season commences
about Christmas times, claimed It's
first victim Saturday in the person
of Penn FuI gerson. a negro, onS:Col.
Talbert's place on the river a mile
from Parksville. Penn and Jake
Kilcrease were hunting rabbits, Jake
being just in rear of Penn, when the
rabbit jumped up his foot slipped
and fell and(having his finger on the
trigger the gun was discharged, Kill
ling Penn Instantly.
When we think of what Christ
mas ought to be and the Joy it ought
to bring to mankind, and then CON
slider the victims, that r awaiting
the deadly gun, and the heart-aches
in consequence brought on By the
deadly blight of meanliquor, there
is a tinge of sadness in the anniver-
sary of the birth of our Lord, not on
account of the fact, but on account
f the way which this festival is
kept. Poor boys and men whose
hearts are pulsating with life and
10y now, but will be silenced. in
death before the holidays are over.
there is something wrong with our
christianity and civilization, when
the mad rush for pleasure causes our
people to resort to savage in
stincts on this glorious occasion, in
stead of causing us to sing, Peace
on Earth Good Will Toward Men,"
ever keeping ourselves in tune with
the Infinite"
We are sorry to report that Prof.
Williams has resigned the princi-
palship of our school, and returned
to his home in York. He left us
Friday to the regret of Il commp-
nifty.
Miss Rosa Hutto, however, will
remain with us. She has charge of
the intermediate and primary de
partments, and her pupils gave US a
magnificent ente rtainment Friday
evening, the play being entitled
Santa Claus. The children acquitt-
ed themselve s we'll, after which DR..
Bell, Col. w. j.. Talbert, t. 6.
Talbert and Mr.. w. w. Fowler
were called on for short speeches;
and then came the finale, the savory
oysters, prepared by the famous and
incorrigibleN r. N. Edmunds,
which alone renders comment I'M
necessary. Miss Rosa leaves today
for the holidays at her home in
Blackville.
Although the weather was inclem-
ent, Rev. l.. 3. White preached q
very able and instructive sermon
yesterday morning in our Baptist
church on Gospel Bells" bespoke
of the "Bell" of warning, the Bell"
of exhortation, the "Bell'', of threat
ening and the BELL" of teaching.
Notwithstanding the inclemencySof
the weather, a good crowd heard
him gladly. This is Mr.. Whites last
s service here, and the prayers Of our
church go with him and his on his
departure. Mr.. White is la good
preacher, and hasdone a good work
at our church, and we car congratu-
late Plum Branch upon her good
fortune in securing him for his en-
tire time.
Our, new preacher, Rev. t. II.
Garrett will be with us the first
Sunday in January, D. V.
Our representatives to the Mason
ic Grand Lodge in Charleston, DR..
w. G. Blackwell and Mr.. W. r.
Parks, report a good time and fine
meeting.
Miss jamie Bell Jaro is visiting
friends at Mccormick.
Messrs. j. w. Miller, the hust-
ling merchant of Plum Branch,
Lawyer Mcdowell and others from
Greenwood made Parksville a flying
visit to-day.
We close this the last letter to
The Advertiser for the year 1909,
with best wishes to The Advertiser
family, which includes all its read
ers, hoping that one and all may
have a merry Christmas and hap
ply new year. Let us one and all,
close the old year, if permitted to
see its close, with malice towards
none" and good will towards all,
that we may begin to write upon
the clean pages of 1910 well, leav,