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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-05

Lawyers for the lumber companies
which are opposing the states custer
suit in allegations of being trust
.ross-examined John B. White of Kan
.sas City, the trial of which has just
begun in Jefferson City, Mo. White
was president of the Southern Lum'
ber Manufacturers association, which
was changed to the Yellow Pine Man
ufacturers' association, defendant IN
the states suit. W. K. Smith OF ST.
Louis, secretary of the Yellow Pima
Manufacturers association, appeared at
the hearing under orders of Special
Commissioner Robert M. Reynolds,
with his records and correspondence.
by which Assistant Attorney General
Atkins expects to prove the lumber
output was curtailed by meeting OF
the manufacturers in 1909.
In spite of the threatening skies,
Harvard yard, at Cambridge, Mass,
was alive with seniors in cap and
gown, faculty members in their partl-
colored doctors hoods and alumni or
varying ages, who had returned 10
Cambridge to participate in the exer-
cises connected with the 275th annual
commencement. The commencement
exercises began at 1918 a. m. N San
ders' theater. Che commencement
speakers included Takiashi Komatsu
of Monmouth, ILL.,, candidate for the
daoroa nf master of arts
Realizing that the boil weevil Is a
menace that threatens the financial In
terests of the entire state, and agree
ing that all business classes should
unite to counteract its encroachment,
members of theNMerchants and Manu-
facturers' association Of Atlanta gave
their endorsement to the corn show
plan.
Two negroes were lynched in Mar
ion county, Georgia, as the result or
the fury of crowds OF Walton citizens,
who sought to avenge the criminal as
saulting of prominent white woman
in this county some time ago. Tom
Allen, who was directly charged with
having committed the assault, was
hanged three miles out from Social
Circle, Ga. Later crowd stormed the
Walton county Jail at Monroe and Sc
cured a negro named Joe Watts, charg-
ed with having acted suspicious about
the home of Mr.. Bud Haw, who lives
in Blasingame's district, this county.
Benjamin Appecillo. a blind boy, is
the leader of his class of more than
ninety pupils in public school No. ITO,
New York City, with an average OF
81 per cent. in all his studies. He
will enter Dewitt Clinton high school
next fall. The boys ambition is
to become . lawyer. Since he has
been in No. 11O he has been the pre-
siding justice of the boys republic.
He has heard the testimony and SEN
fenced the culprits for their derelic.
ton of duty and infraction of rules
of the republic.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-05
Commission orders Better Service.


An order issued by the railroad
commission of South Carolina re-
CURES the Northwestern railroad of
South Carolina to make general i'm
provements along its line. The COM
plant in the case was filed by the
chamber of commerce of Camden and
several hearings were held. The or
der of the commission requires the
road to install telegraph or tele-
phone system along its line.
The following is the order of the
commission:
con April %, 1911, the citizens of
Camden filed a complaint with the
railroad commission against the
Northwestern railroad of South Car
olina, charging insufficient service
and praying for relief. A date was
appointed for a hearing upon this
matter at Camden, and on May 90,
1911, all parties interested were heard
by the commission, and the evidence
taken stenographically and is upon
file in the commissions Office. After
the taking of the evidence a date
for the hearing of arguments by
plaintiffs and defendants attorneys
was postponed until June %, 1911,
and upon that date L. A. Wittkow-
sky, for the citizens of Camden, and
j. B. S. Lyles, for ihe,N northwestern
railroad of South lima, were
heard. After hearing Ilyi con-
sidering the evidence andS0Be argu-
ments submitted in this case, it is the
decision of the commission that the
charges preferred by the petitioners
in this case have been largely sus,
tanned.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-05
VIII Start on Drainage Work.

According to an announcement
made at Columbia by Mr.. Reed Whit
ford, engineer of the county drain
age and sanitary commission, work
ing party will soon be placed in the
field, whose duty will be confined
strictly to drainage propositions. This
party will first start operations in
st. Andrews Parish, where the canals
and bitches previously excavated will
be thoroughly cleaned out in order
that the summer rains may be drain
ed off as rapidly as possible. in this
way stagnation of water will be pre-
vented as well as the spread of the
mosquito and malaria fever. The
drainage work will be carried on
where most needed continuously dur
ing the seasons best suited for field
operations of this character.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-05
Summer Town Gowns.

Gauze, marquisette, gingham, and.
in fact, every fashionable weave, is
considered smarter this year in stripes
than figured, dotted, or any fancy de-
signs. Unquestionably stripes give
slender lines, but they must be used
with Judgment and the width must be
governed primarily by the height Of
the wearer. A short woman should
never adopt a wide stripe pattern, and
a young girl must remember that q
gown with wide stripes will add many
years to her appearance.-Harper's
Bazaar.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-05
County Club Held Meeting.

At special meeting of the menl-
bers of Ridgewood Country club, the
bond issue of $4,000, authorized at
the meeting on May Is, was duly rat
ified and the president and secretary
treasurer were authorized to prepare
and deliver the bonds. In order that
the club may own it's club house
snd grounds the members recently de-
termined to purchase, through Edwin
w. Robertson of the Public Service
corporation, the present club house
ard II 1-2 acres of Land embracing
FIVE golf greens.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-05
Rice Eritters.

Beat two eggs until thoroughly
broken, then add one pint Of milk, one
fourth teaspoon salt, one tablespoonful
melted butter, two level teaspoonfuls
of baking powder, one pint cooked rice.
grated rind and Juice of half lemon,
and flour enough to hold the mixture
into deep batter. Drop by dessert
snoonfuls into smoking hot fat, and
when the fritters float and are deli
cately Drowned remove to a brown.
plain paper; dust with pulverized sug-
ar when ready to serve.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-05
A Terrific Storm In This Section.

Florence.-This city and section
was visited by a very severe storm
and for time put the telephones,
telegraph and electric light people out
of business. The storm broke over
the city shortly after the noon hour,
and the rain and wind continued until
after 5 o'clock, almost incess. ltly.
The lightning was fearfully vivid, zig
gag and binding, and the thunder was
the heaviest that we have experienced
for months. The growing crops were
badly blown about.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-05
Hotel Company Is Organized.

Sumter.-At a meeting of those sub
scribing stock to the proposed hotel
held in the Office Of Mr.. l.. D. Jen-
nings, the chairman of the committee
appointed from the Chamber Of Com
merce to secure a hotel for Sumter,
the stockholders elected a board of
directors for the corporation and Sc
lected site for the hotel. The lot
selected as the site Of the hotel is on
the corner Of Liberty and Sumter
streets, and the hotel will face Liberty
street. The lot sold for $40 front
foot, making total cost of S1b,600.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-05
Restoring Faded Flowers.

One may freshen faded artificial
flowers by retinting them with water
colors. After they are tinted, curl
the petals again with the blunt side
of case knife.
Notice how the petals curl back be-
fore tinting them and then curl in a
similar manner and do. not apply the
paints too wet or it will be impossible
to obtain good results.
This is the best home method Of
restoring flowers that have become
faded.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-05
Meeting of Cotton Seed crushers.

The general condition of the cotton
seed industry in this state was dis
cussed at the annual meeting of the
South Carolina Cotton seed Crushers'
association. A large number of cot
ton seed men were present An ex-
ecutive session was held at which
time reports were made by the vari-
ons officials. At an executive session
committees were named to attend to
various matters in connection with
the association. The members of the
association were given barbecue
which was greatly enjoyed.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-05
Col. pickinson's Bodyquard.

Camden-James Lang, an aged ne
gro, died here after long illness.
Lang was we'll known and respected
by everybody in Camden, white and
colored. He was we'll known from the
fact that he was Col. James Polk,
Dickenson's body servant, during the
Mexican war. When Col. Dickinson
died it was Lang who brought back
the body to Camden, the home of
Col. Dickinson. Lang played an i'm
portant part in the unveiling of the
Dickinson monument here some years
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-05
Inspects South Carolina Reserves.

Adjt. Gen. w. w. Moore, of Colum-
bia, was in the city for the purpose
OF inspecting the first division of
South Carolina Naval Reserves, the
inspection taking place in the Lafay-
ette Artillery Hall, on King street.
The naval militia companies, about
fifty strong, were thoroughly inspect
ed by Gen. Moore for the first time
in a number of years. Gen. Moore in
spected the Mount Pleasant division
of reserves and the Georgetown di-
vision. The Beaufort division will be
inspected Monday, July 8.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-05
o,bsr Velvet Accessories.

Velvet ornaments summer raiment
In the way Of Swiss embroidered or
openworked linen, muslin or cambric
dresses, more often than not charm
ingly worked in floral sprays and de-
signs, with mercerized cotton, that
looks remarkably like silk. A velvet
sash and groups Of small velvet but
tons make an effective trimming, and
complete a summer frock most
daintily.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-05
ALFALFA IN SOUTH
MANY FARMERS HAVE BEEN
MAKING PAINTINGS FOR
SEVERAL YEARS.
SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENTS
Difficulties of the First Year Are De-
scribed in a Letter to A. G. Smith
of the United States Department of
Agriculture.
Agriculture.

Columbia are possibilities
with alfalfa in South Carolina. Many
farmers have been making paintings
in the last three or four years, and
some have obtained satisfactory re-
suits. Many who have made failures
have done so because they have not
known how to plant the crop prop
erly. 1t is not yet fully determined
whether alfalfa will be an economic
success in this state, but in view OF
the importation of hay and the
wonderful results that have been OBJ
tained in Western States, it is well
worth trial by any careful farmer.
A. G. Smith, scientific assistant of the
United States department of agricul-
ture, has been doing work, with al
falfa, and where his directions for
planting have been carefully fol-
lowed, good results have uniformly
been obtained. Any one desiring
specific directions for planting alfalfa
can obtain them by writing him at
Columbia.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-05
Before Ways and Means.

The proposition to acquire large
part of the Cooper River water front
for the City of Charleston took new
turn when Mayor Rhett reported to
the joint committee of ways and
means and port and harbor improve
ment that he had held a conference
with officials of the Clyde Line in
New York, and that the line had come
forward with a definite offer to pur-
chase either from the city or from the
Charleston Terminal Company the
water front property. which it now
holds under lease.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-05

Maysville.-Crop conditions in this
section are reported to be very en-
couraging and better than several sea-
sons past in. many instances. The re-
cent rains are keeping the farmers
busy with the grass in some places,
but the crops are growing rapidly,
and every condition points to e good
harvest year.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-05
Marine officer Back at Navy Yard.

Lieut.. Col. Ben Heband Fuller,
United States marine corps, has re-
turned to the Charleston Navy Yard
from duty in the Gulf of Mexico and
has once more resumed command of
the marine barracks at this post. 1t
was feared for time that Col. Fuller
might be absent from Charleston
three months, thus becoming auto
matically detached from service here,
but he has returned from Guanta-
namo well within the three months.
He left here about the same time as
the body of marines did.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-05
Sudden Death Of Judge Townsend.

Judge D. A. Townsend died sud-
denly in Union. Judge Townsend has
been in declining health for year
or two. Recently he retired from bus
mess and for the last few days has
been confined to his room, but his
friends were not prepared for his
death, and the news came as shock
to the community in which he was
universally regarded as distinctly a
man of high character. Since his re-
tirement from the bench about four
years ago, Judge Townsend has I'M
Ill few weeks ago practiced law.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-05
Graduation of Blind and Deaf Pupils.

Graduation of Blind and Deaf Pupils.
Between 1000 and 5000 visitors
went to Cedar Springs for the COM
mencement exercises at the Institute
for the Deaf and Blind. They went
in automobiles, buggies and wagons,
coming from all parts of this county,
from Up'or and Laurens. Seven pu-
pills were graduated, two blind girls,
three blind boys, and two deaf mute
boys. They were: Miss Maude Teresa
Bledsoe of Saluda county, Miss Mary
Teresa Lee of Union county, Lewis
Read Gregory of Hampton, Bemos
Solomon Jones of Greenwood county,
Sar.uel Henry Norton of Williams
burg county, Olen Clark Edwards of
Saluda county, and John Boyd James
of Union county.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-05
Aiding Southern Commercial Congress

Aiding Southern Commercial Congress
Washington, D. c., June.-Under
the direction of the Southern Com
mercial Congress, a Greater Prince
George League" was organized in Dis
putanta, Prince George County, Vir
ginia. The purposes of the new lea
que are to unite the progressive forces
of the county for local development
Bohemian and German immigration
are to be encouraged, and committees
of the league will Immediately begin
to push forward road improvements,
and attempt to center public atten-
tion on the agricultural, school, trans
portation and sanitary needs OF the
county. The league is affiliated with
the Southern Commercial Congress,
md will do for Prince George County
what the Congress, as a national
movement, is doing for the whole
South. The Greater Prince George
League" is the first of it's kind to
be organized in Virginia, and owes
it's success to the County Board Of
Supervisors, through which the pre-
liminaries were conducted with the
Southern Commercial Congress, and
the Prince George Business Mems
Association. After conference be-
tween the Southern Commercial Con-
gress and the Board of Supervisors
late in April, joint meeting OF the
Board of Supervisors, with a select
committee composed of two citizens
from each of the five county districts.
the Prince George Business Mans AS
sociation and the Southern CONNER
cia, Congress was arranged for June
23d in Disputanta. At this meeting,
the Southern Commercial Congress
was represented by Leroy Hodges,
Commissioner of immigration, who
outlined the new work Of the league,
and discussed the labor and immigra-
ton needs of the county. Mr.. Thomas
Temple, a prominent attorney of the
county, was elected President of the
League; Mr.. r. B. Bate, member
of the Board of Supervisors, vice
president, and Mr.. John Kolar, lead
ing business man, Secretary and
Treasurer. An executive committee
was elected composed of the officers,
with the president as chairman, and
three men from each county districts.
A mass meeting of the citizens of
Prince George is to be called later in
the year to perfect a permanent or
ganization, at which time a number
of prominent men will speak, includ-
ing the Governor of Virginia, officials
of the Southern Commercial Congress
and Government officials.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-08-05
BLOOMFIELD PARK
Wednesday, August Is, 1911

This picnic will eclipse all other outing be offered the
people Denver and Surrounng Country this year ne past
for the future for the popularity OF our An
nual HOLIDAY is as wide as the which live he peo
pe will take day off enjoy themselves with this year. as
they have the past and will provide for them bet
ter entertainment and happier time
The Colorado statesman., 1911-08-05
Bloomfield Park Is Denver's
Ideal Picnic Grounds

Il combines advantages other place IN the
cv or in the state embraces large, beautiful lake and
fine, large grove
In this cool and beautiful where enjoyment recreation
are available ALL will forget for day the tolls and worries
of EVERYDAY surroundings social acqualnances recall
again the happy privileges of other days and all will be richly
benefited by the new pleasures which we shall find
The best obtanabe will help to make the day and even
friends and treat the beauties of this unequaled place.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-03-28

to the opening Of the show and the
payment Of an entrance fee. the
amount of which should be prescribed
by a committee that should be dele
gated by proper authority to have
charge Of this and other things in the
same connection"
Chairman Hart expressed himself
as being impressed with the advan-
tage to be derived to the town and
surrounding community by the hold
ing of such a show as was proposed
and Mr.. O'Leary also expressed him
self as being favorable, as did also
Messrs. R. G. Ratchford, w. M. Stowe,
NJ. L. Carroll and T. M. Ferguson, of
the others present, and a resolution
was adopted so expressing the sense
Of the meeting.
Because of the informal nature Of
the meeting, there having been no
general public notice Of 1t in advance,
it was deemed best not to attempt to
proceed further in the absence Of as
surance of the cooperation Of the
business interests generally, and ac-
cordingly resolution was adopted
asking for the approval and assistance
Of the town council and Of the Board
of Trade, the understanding being that
II these bodies were favorable the en-
ierprise would be continued under
their auspices; but otherwise the
whole matter would be dropped.
Preliminary to the meetings of the
council and. the Board Of Trade, how
ever, 1t was decided to appoint a COM
mittee consisting Of Mr.. John R. Hart,
chairman, Messrs. NJ. L. Carroll and
T. M. Ferguson to lay the matter be-
fore the business people of the town
and ascertain to what extent their
support could be counted on In the
way Of money subscriptions.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-03-28
WITHIN THE TOWN,

- Easter comes this year on April
16.
1T is expected that the erection of
the filter plant will be commenced
this week.
- The demand for millinery continues
strong, the openings last week having
made an unusually fine impression.
- Treasurer Neil is busy making out
tax executions, Of which he has an
unusually large number on his books.
many because of double entries.
The Yorkville Graded school boys
went up to Bethany last Friday and
had a game Of baseball with the Beth
any High school boys. The result was
In favor of the Yorkville boys.
- Sheriff Brown poured thirty gal
Ions Of whisky into the gutter one day
last week, the stuff that was captured
at the moonshine still that was broken
up near Kings Mountain battle-ground
about month ago.
The daffodils, jonquils and vio-
lets in the cemetery are making splen-
did return even for all the care and
attention they have been receiving at
the hands Of the ladies to whom they
owe their existence. The cemetery Is
a beautiful place just now.
1t was announced from the
churches last Sunday that the annual
meeting of the York County Bible So
ciety would be held in the Yorkville
Associate Reformed church next Sun
day night at o'clock and that Rev.
]. F. Anderson would preach the SER
mon Of the occasion.
The superior quality Of butter that
Is being turned out by the creamery Is
making quite a reputation for York.
vile in the towns adjoining. When
the farmers of the county, get to the
point where they can run the cream
cry up to full capacity, they might
give the town a right to be called the
Elgin of the south.
At a recent meeting Of the board
of directors Of the Yorkville Creamery
association, a resolution was adopted
authorizing and directing Manager
Bridges to sell $1,000 worth Of addi-
tional stock and use the proceeds In
the installation Of q refrigerating plant.
The resolution also directed that ar
rangements be made to establish
skimming stations at Hickory Grove.
Sharon, Tirzah and Glover. With
these contemplated improvements
consummated, the creamery will be able
to handle all the butter fat that may
be brought to the points named, and
during the summer the local plant will
be able to secure its own refrigeration
without expense for ice, and continue
to turn out as fine a quality Of butter
as in the winter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-03-28

- Columbia, March 25: IF you should
print these letters that / received to-
day, you could sell every paper print
ed tomorrow for 25 cents piece. II
the attorney general, Fraser Lyon.
knew you were going to print these
letters he would give a dollar a piece
for the papers rather than have them
go out" This statement was made to-
day by Gov. Blease when asked If he
had any more grains of sand" on the
dispensary situation. He said that he
would. announce some more of his let
ters in few days and that they would
be revelations to the people OF South
Carolina. Gov Blease was asked II
he had anything against Attorney
General Lyon in connection with his
side of the dispensary situation. He
made no answer, but said that he
would announce something in few
days. He opened one Of the letters to
give several peep in. The letter
shown bore the wording of Anderson
Fielder Rountree and Wilson OF At
lanta. He showed the address or at
least half of it, This was Miss jean
ette." He held his finger on the name
of the person. Gov. Blease has prac-
tically admitted that he will not sign
the measure providing for an invest-
cation of the old dispensary winding
up commission. He said several days
ago that he was making an eXamina-
ton and that committee would not
be needed.