Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-03-03
DoINGs OF WEST SIDE.
Parksv:lle Deplores McCor.
mick's Loss, Law Enforce
ment Urged, Active
Literary Society.

1 want to congratulate and com
pliment my youthful substitute, who
has filled my place so well; and the
girls are gracious enough to say,
better than the old gentleman
Mrs. Anon's birthday came the
other day. dare not say how old,
and while she did not receive as
many presents as she deserves, she
felicitates herself, that her anniver-
sary came right along with such
prominent people as Frances E. Will
lard and Geo. Washington. Fortu-
nate woman indeed is she.
Many high compliments have
been paid the Hon. n.Seaborn Wright's
lecture by the Parksville contingent,
who heard him on prohibition at
Edgefeld some time ago. The thing
that impressed one of his hearers
more than any other one statement
was, in effect, that "the great ques-
ton before the American people to-
day is question of law enforce
ment." Indeed a spirit of lawless-
ness is abroad in the land to-day.
We see it in the home; in the
school; in the church: in the county
and state; and as little as some care
to think of it, unless the Christian
manhood and womanhood of this
county buckle on the armor of law
enforcement-chaos and anarchy
will reigr instead, in an incredibly
short space of time. Let our officials
enforce our laws, not for the pur-
pose of Furnishing the guilty, but for
the protection of society. We are
very lenient towards the outlaw,
but submit, that the law-abiding
deserve some consideration and pro-
lection, though it did cause some
>so-called polished gentleman" to
wear stripes.
We of Parksville are bowed
down with grief over the burning
of Mccormick Saturday night.
Brave Mccormick, plucky and beau
tiful little town, will arise from the
ashes as she did before stronger and
more beautiful. Qir sympathies and
prayers go, QUITO this generous and
brave people lin this hour of sad
aff1iction. The window of Fuller d
Co, being open when the fire was
discovered leads to the suspicion
that it was burglarized and set on
fire.
There is a great deal of sickness
throughout western Edgefeld con-
sisting mostly of grippe and pneu-
monia, the latter proving very fatal.
Nearly every family, white and
blacl., has some sick member.
We are glad to report that the
family of Mr.. E. 7. Christian, all
of whom have been sick, are now
convalesicng.
Our population looks quite fat
now, most of them at least, caused
by an epidemic of mumps. Both
post-mistresses have had mumps for
two weeks, though no one has been
able to detect it. Mumps in the i'm
agination, so to speak. Those who
haven't the disease suffer just the
same from fear, if not worse.
Mr.. Drue M. Nixon, raised at
Clark's Hill, and whom Edgefeld
feels proud to claim, spent Saturday
night and Sunday with his sister,
Mrs. L. T. Dorm. Mr.. Nixon holds
a responsible position with Connie
Maxwell Orphanage, which he re-
ports in good shape.
The W. C. T. U. presided over
by Miss Martha Dorm as president,
and Miss Sallie Parks, as secretary,
postponed the public meeting of
this society which was to have been
held yesterday afternoon on occount
of so much sickness. The public
meeting will be held some Sunday
evening in the near future.
The Parksville literary society
held Its last regular meeting
last Friday evening at the residence
of Mrs. L. f. Dorm. Mr.. w. w.
Fowler makes an ideal president
and the organization is doing good
work. The next meeting will be at
the home of DR.. D. A. J. Bell.
Mrs.. Mamie J. Bell and her little
daughter, Martha, left home Sunday
afternoon for an extended visit to
friends and relatives at Clark's Hill
and Meriwether.
They are extremely anxious, if
they have time, to see Weeds" new
home in the town of Meriwether.
The B. Y. P. U. last night was
we'll attended considering the
amount of sickness from mumps in
the community. The subject was
mercy and sympathy, both well
calculated to engage the attention.
Mr.. d. A. Bell is spending this
week with the fruit barons of
Clark's Hill, viz: Judge L. G. Bell,
w. S. Middleton, II. A. Adams,
5. I. Adams, H. E. Bunch, Hill
RYAN and others, all of whom have