Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-01
PARKSVILLE LETTER.
More Anon Commends Mr.. w
T. Walton. New Ferry Soon
to be Opened On The
Savannah.

The people are wondering who il
is in Edge6eld that is in favor Of
the dispensary: the merchants are
opposed to it, the preachers are op.
posed to it, the women are opposed
to it, and really we are perplexed,
Mr.. W. T. Walton (God bless HIM
says in substance that God and his
people do not set such traps to des.
troy our people, therefore the work
is that of Satan. We are glad, in
this instance, that Satan's emissa.
ries are so few, but, it is well for
our people to mark them for future
reference. Label them, stamp them,
for future reference in order to be
helpful to them, and avoid being
captured by the wiles and specious
pleas of his Satanic majesty.
The sun shined beautifully yester-
day, and the church people had a
good day. We hope twill continue
to shine, for our farmers are quite
nervous over the continued rains.
Why, just think of it, now practi-
cally the first of May and not a
seed of cotton planted to my knowl,
edge in the community, and very
little land prepared or even ridged.
The only corn that 1 have noticed
planted, I saw yesterday in Morgan
town. 1t has been or 10 years since
our people have been so late. The
small grain, what there is of it,
looks very well, but the trouble is
so much cotton prevented the SOW.
ing of small grain.
Mr.. H. H. Freeman, assisted by
the neighbors has about completed
the new read to his ferry, which
crosses the river near Dorton creek.
The new cable has come, and ina
few days the newfa fat viii be ID,
and Sur neighbors across the Sa.
vannah some of whom are only a
few miles will soon be able to visit
US regularly. This new enterprise
probably means more for Parks.
vile in business way than any,
thing that has been projected since
the railroad was built, on account
of the fact, THAT the river has all
this time separated Us from the
business of as fine a territory as
there is in eastern Georgia. 1t is.
moreover, great convenience to
those Georgians along the river
whose only means of public convey
anoe was by poll boat to and from
Augusta. We pull our hat and make
our politest bow to our Georgia
neighbors.
Miss Mae Roper, one of Plum
Branch's honored teachers spent Sat.
ulday and Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. T. G. Talbert.
Mr.. Jack Reynolds and wife OF
Plum Branch spent the day yester.
day with Mrs. Carrie Tompkins and
family.
Messrs. Eddie and Dan Bell rem,
dezvoused at Clark's Hill Sunday.
Many of our young people enjoy,
ed big time at the hospitabie home
of Mr.. Tom Barrett Sunday. We
saw two of the young ladies riding
with a young man, who has "a beau
tiful horse and we exclaimed, good!
Itis understood, that some dis
sensions exist among the members
of the matrimonial club, as to who
is in possession of the rabbits foot.
When the president gets married
she is supposed 10 donate the rab-
bits foot to her favorite, and since
the marriage of the late president,
many guesses and much speculation
exists as to who the young lady is,
who is the happy possessor of the
famous charm. Before long we are
going to tell it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Strom of
Rehoboth were welcomed visitors
at the home of friends last week.
A regular communication of
Parksville lodge, A. T. NJ, was
held Saturday evening, at which
time, Prof. A. G. West received
the sublime degree of Master Ma
son.
A fine meeting of the B. Y. P.
U. was held last night the subject
being Christian Stewardship"
Good talks were made by brethren
J. G. Morgan, B. F. Cotton and T,
e.. Talbert. e
More Anon.