Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-02-08
PARKSVILLE NEWS.

PARKSVILLE NEWS.
The placid waters of this quiet
little village is sometimes disturbed
by the endeavor to mix inharmoni-
Gus material, but the world moves
on just the same, getting better all
the while. The truth of the matter
is, in my judgement, if all of us
on the west siue, or the east side
were to drop out, the world moves
on just the same, suggesting the
idea, that man is of infnitesima
importance in the plans of Jehovah.
But while we are in the flesh, trav-
cling along the road, we should be
useful and enterprising and this re-
minds me of the Bee Hive" about
which, you will permit to speak a
word. This is the enterprise of Col.
w. J. Talbert, who has been a sue
cessful farmer, politician, and fnan-
cier,and he now competes for honors
in the mercantile world, and the
bee Hive" is the product of this
ambition. His large two story store
building is being filled, his grand
sons are busy like bees, and we hope
for a long life and much prosperity
to this enterprise. The little girl in
very prevalent and impressive,
though inelegant English expresses
it when she says: Parksville shore
do grow"
What about the new hotel; the
truth is other matters have so en-
crossed our attention, the hotel
seems side tracked, but if the idea
expressed by the child as to growth
is ever realized, we will have to have
the hotel.
Mrs. Anon said very unexpected
ly the other day, "Mr. Anon, 1 am
going to Clark's Hill to-day. What
for? said 1 very deferentially, as
obedient husbands know how to re-
ply. Why" said she, Il am going
to function" The truth is, MIR.
Anon, / believe 1 shall move to
Clark's Hill any way. Well eh
said I Clark's Hill is mighty good
town, found my wife in those dig
gings, but why are you dissatisfied
with so enterprising a town as ours.
Well, she said the explanation is
easy: those people are not moss.
backed, like some people I know,
but they have functions, goose
functions, hen functions, at home
functions and the Lord knows what
all and / want to 60 where they
have functions. So Mrs. Anon put
on that pretty coat about the cost
of which this old gentleman hath a
faint recollection, and off to the
function she went, and l wager she
was as good looking woman as
there was present. Off she went to
the function, and being alone, I
went for the dictionary, but l tell
her, these here functions amt i'll my
dictionary, but she shames me and
says they are mighty nice things,
these functions is.
Mrs. G. Stronl, and Miss Wilson
the teacher from Rehoboth, spent
Sunday with friends and relatives
in Parksville. We also noticed Mr..
Willie Whatley from the same COM
munity, whom we are glad to vel
come on his regular visits.
Miss Weinona Strom, one of the
teachers in Plum Branch nigh
school was with US awhile Sunday
afternoon.
Judge Luther Bell and pretty lit.
tie Mary, spent Saturday evening
with friends.
There is report, for the truth of
all of it, | do not vouch, and it is
with reference to poor R. J. Moul-
trie, (Bob) one of the best fellows
in the world, and seems somewhat
trusty: Sunday night, or rather Sun
day morning about 2 o'clock poor
Bob was seen down on the new
steel bridge at his home, "skinnine
the cat'' on the very top of the mid
die arch and cutting up didoes
generally. No acrobat ever per.
formed some of the feats he did, as
he whirled and acted there alone in
the wee small hours. At first it
was thought, so it is told, he had
lost his mind or was rejoicing over
the completion of so nice a bridge
for it is magnificent structure, but
the matter was cleared up when
Bob stopped acting, and perched
away up on the tip top of that high
arch he began to sing the old ia
miliar tune in sonorous and melodi-