Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-12-13
PARKsVILLE NEWS.
Report of State Baptist Conven.
ton. Sunday School Re-Or-
ganized. Praises Green
wood. New Ginnery.

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returned, all saying that it was the
best ever held, or the best they ever
attended. The reports of all the
boards were good, and all our
secretaries seemed, and pointed
hopefully to the future. Especially
was this true of the Cody Derieux
of the st tie mission board. Although
he had worked himself sick, and
was a sick man at the convention,
he did not know that he was work
ing too hard; Sbut he had his COM
pensation in knowing that the
board was clear of debt with a
small balance in the treasury. And
so it was with Willingham and
Jamison, and all the others.
Our delegates were also pleased
with Greenwood, her people, her
hospitality, herspirit. These things,
especially the hospitality, remind us
of Edgefeld, and the truth is, that
large part of Greenwood is part
of Edgefeld. or of Edgefeld ante
cedents; and Of course they are
obliged to be nice, lovable and hos
pitable. There are the bursts, the
Andrews, the Yeldells, the Sells,
the Harvleys, the Faulkners, the
Hamiltons, the Ouztses, the Terrys
and oh, numerous others, that |
haven't time to mention, all origi-
nally from historic old Ed gefeld.
Their traits, their hospitality be-
tray their origin, and there is alb
solutely but one thing, that would
keep a blind Edgefeld man, though
he were in the Canal Zone" from
recognizing them as genuine Ed ge-
feldians, and that is, that none of
them, so far as I know, are aspiring
to public office, none candidates.
This is not throwing off on Edge
field, for It is a compliment to her
Ito be able to present men whosare
competent, as Wels as willing to
serve our beloved state. s%:
Our home while at the -conven-
tion was with Mr.. Preston Toombs
Faulkner. 1t ought to be Robert
Toombs, an original Edge6eld man,
son of Mr.. Elijah Faulkner of the
Stevens Creek McKendree-Sleepy
Creek section. Mr.. Faulkner's wife
was Miss Ella Zimmerman before
marriage and they have three as
pretty and as sweet girls as live
anywhere. Mr.. Faulkner has been
sick all the year, but we are glad
to say is much better now. All he
needs now to complete the happi-
ness of his home life is to take the
old Edgefeld Advertiser, the paper
his father took ''since the memory
of man runneth not to the contrary.
Our Sunday school yesterday at
the Baptist church re-organized
with the election of the following
officers for the ensuing year: j. Ms
Bussey, superintendent; ]. Eddie
Bell, secretary and treasurer: D. A.
j. Bell, chorister and Misses Mar
tha Dorm and Annie Mcdonald or
ganist and assistant organist, re-
spectively. This has been good
year for our Sunday school and
church, having met all our appor-
tionments to the several objects of
benevolence. fostered by our de-
nomination.
The improvements go on in
Parksville, the latest being the GIN
merry outfit purchased by Mr.. w.
w. Fowler. We are making so
much cotton that we cannot get it
picked, and after picking cannot get
it ginned. Mr.. Fowler's new enter
prise will relieve to some extent the
congestion in the ginning business,
but how about the picking? There
are fields in this vicinage that will
produce in the neighborhood of a
bale to the acre, out of which not
one boil has been picked. Will some
Daniel come, not to judgment, but
to invent us cotton picker.
We are sorry to report that the
brave old Confederate veteran, who
lost one leg bleaching on the battle
field of Chickamauga for the sake of
his state, Mr.. ]. M. Minor, is NOV
ing back to his Liberty Hill planta-
tion. We are loatb to give up Mr..
Minor and his interesting family,
but yield to it upon the grounds
that he thinks it best to get closer
to his excellent farm where he can
give it his personal supervision.
One goes and another comes. We
understand that Mr.. Sullivan from
Anderson has bought the Marsh
nronerty. consistino of dwellinp.