Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-07-20
YoNCE's BARBECUE.
Ideal Neighborhood Gathering,
Good Fellowship and Best
of Order Prevailed. Ex-
celIent Speeches.

In response to an lnV1tat1On from
our progressive and public spirited
young friend, Henry Yonce, tht
editor of The Advertiser attended
the annual Yonce barbecue at Piney
Grove school house Saturday last,
and it is needless to add that we
spent an exceedingly pleasant day
mingling with the good people Of
the extreme eastern portion of the
county. When one gets in pessi
mistic groove, because of the wealth
er or something equally as trivial,
feeling that everything and every
body are gradually going to the
"demnition bowwows," it is indeed
refreshing and reassuring to get out
and mingle with the sturdy, sterling
citizenship of the county. 1t puts a
new song in ones mouth and gives
everything a roseate hue: We have
firmly resolved never to miss an OPP
portunity to mingle with our friends
in the country-many of whom are
our very best friends whenever the
opportunity is presented.
The only thing that depressed us
in connection with Saturdays trip
was the unpromising condition of
the cotton crop. On much of, the
fine land through which we passed,
where cotton is usually tapping in
the middles at this season of the
year, the plant is small, presents an
off color, and withal is exceedingly
unpromising. The "clod-hoppers"
of the clay section of the county
have decidedly the advantage of the
cotton tots" in the. sand belt this
year. - :.
However, like the silver lin
ing to. most dark clouds, there is a
bright side to this picture, whic b is
to be found in the very fine corn
here, yonder, everywhere, as one
journeys eastward to the Piney
Grove school. The yield of corn
for 1910, in spite Of the damage to
certain low places will be a record
The writer has ever be-
fore seen So much & fiji oorII OWING
]; ssale county 3sld
3passesa a fel that has been ss I'd ONE
what damaged by the heavy iains,
but while the lowland corn was In
jured the upland corn was benefited,
and in that way the odds favor a
bumper" crop.
Piney Grove school house is To-
Gated in a good section of the coun-
ty some two or three miles east of
Philippi church. In th is community
will be found many of the best
citizens of the county, prominent
among them being Yonces, Der
ricks, SCOTS, Franklins and Ouztses.
One of the highest evidences of the
thrift and progress of these good
people is the splendid new school
building that nestles among the
pines-whence It's name, Piney
Grove school. The building is COM
Portable, commodlous and modern
ly equipped in every way. Would
that the patrons and trustees of
every rural school would pro-
vide such building as the one in
which the Piney Grove school is
conducted.
Soon after the crowd began to
assemble, Mr.. Henry Yonce and
Mr.. Geo. Scott, two leaders among
the younger generation in every
laudable undertaking, set their heads
together to provide program for
the day. Having espied DR.. G. E..
Burts and the legislative candidates
among the throng, it was not diff
cult task for these two young men
to provide pleasant and profitable
diversion for the good natured, or
derly crowd. From an improvised
platform in the shape of two
horse wagon placed under the
trees, Mr.. Geo. Scott, the chairman,
presented the speakers. The one to
break the ice" on this sweltering
July day was DIR. c. E.. Burts.
His excellent address was followed
in the forenoon by DR.. J. M. Rush
ton and Hon. IS. Mc(5. Simkins.
While the last two gentlemen are
candidates for the Legislature, no
reference was made to political is
sues by them, both speaking upon
education.
The dinner hour having arrived,
everybody gathered about the long,
well-flled table, and partook until
they became surfeited upon the
many good things. There was much
dinner left after everybody had walk
ed away. Besides the hash, for
which the Yonce barbecue has be-
come-famous, the Ladies provided
an elegant picnic dinner. The ladies
of the Piney Grove section know
how to serve royal feasts i'm the
very best of style.
The seething, sweating, swelter-
ing crowd was cooled and refreshed