Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-01-17
PARKsvILLE NEWS.

year, the earth was, snow covered,
though on the first the sun shined
brightly, but yesterday he hid his
face. This.spe,l of weather especial
ly the snow, reminds me of the
snow we had, in fact the last one
until now of any consequence, in
December 1901, when our then
county supervisor, J. M. Bell, and
myself attended a good roads meet
ing in Greenville where we saw the
United States government demon
stration work in permanent road
building. If / remember correctly,
the snow fell in Greenville to the
depth of 6 to 8 inches, and in our
county 8 to inches, and staid
with us about a week.
The first Sunday, although the
snow covered the earth, we had
good congregations of worshippers
at our churches. Yesterday saw
but one man at our Baptist church.
When our people fail to go to
church, you may know the weather
conditions are fearful.
The stockholders of the Parks.
vile bank held their annual meet
ing on the ninth, at which time the
old officers were reelected with two
or three new directors. Messrs.
Walter Lanham of Plum Branch,
and E. A. Mcdonald of Clark's
Hill are new men at the helm, and
we congratulate them upon their
preferment. The reports were en-
couraging, declaring nice divi-
dend, and nice per cent surplus.
Our people are mortified over the
pyrotechnics of the Exaggerated
Ego" as the Augusta Chronicle
styles him who now occupies the
governors chair of the proud old
state of South Carolina. Some say
he is crazy, others, that, if the leg
islature has any backbone he will
be impeached but l say let US bear
it patiently for we are simply reap
ing what We have sown. The rotten
old dispensary conceived in sin
and brought forth i'll iniquity,"
foisted upon an innocent peop'e
contrary to their will, as expressed
at the polls by selfish politicians
fostered, nourished, whitewashed
and upheld by the most blatent
demagogues, even while its rotten
ness was a stencil in the nostrils of
honest men. Of course we have got
to be scourged, and let US take it
like men. The law is as immutable
as God himself, that whatsoever
men SOW they shall also reap" We
sowed the dispensary and we are
reaping corruption, and / fear we
are not near through. The remedy
lies with our people. AS long as the
electorate is corrupt, or even enough
to hold the balance of power, so
will our officials be. AS stream
cannot 1fse above its source, so our
officials cannot be expected, as a
rule, to be better than those who
elect them. Let us consider the sa-
credness of the ballot, and teach
our children their responsibility
in using it. In this, in my judgment,
lies our salvation, which of course
will take time and patience.
Your correspondent visited Meri-
wether Saturday, and met our old
friend Thos. Meriwether, who with
his wife is spending some time up
on his old stamping ground, the
hills of his birth. He has for num-
ber of years resided in Baltimore, ,and
it is indeed a pleasure to his friends
to grasp his manly hand. Time is
dealing generously with him, as he
looks young and vigorous and seems
as spry as of yore.
Speaking of Meriwether reminds
me to say, that Will Middleton is
finishing up his house in modern
style, water works, from an hy-
draulic ram) hot and cold, gas
lights, etc. Messrs. Middleton and
Rich run large mercantile bust
ness at this place. To 60 into this
home and hear Mr.. Middleton dis
cuss his plans, and tell of his
achievement, you are bound to
think, whether you say 80 or not,
that as a business man, he is a
cracker jack" to use the language
of the streets.
Mr.. Gordon Blackwell, a son of
Mr.. w. A. D. Blackwell deceased,
has for several years been in busi-
ness with Mr.. John Price of Double
p.,ooboo 90 Mr. Rlaokwall docid. |.