Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
PARKsVILLE LETTER.
More Anon Writes of Children's s
Day at Modoc. Rev. Earle
Freeman Has Been
Called to Parksville.

Modoc, and indeed was it great
occasion. They had been carefully
trained by the teacher, Mrs. M. E.
Walker, and the exercises went
through without a hitch. There
were many recitations and dialogues,
teaching the missionary lessons in
culcated by evangelistic churches
the world over, touching upon the
evils of the saloon, together with
many other things that need en-
phasis by Christian people. There
are no brighter boys and girls than
are to be found at Modoc, and |
know that their parents and grand
parents shave abundant reason to
feel proud of them. Too much praise
could not be given Mrs. Walker for
her untiring efforts and success. l
wish had time and you the space
to call by name all the young folks,
who covered themselves with glory,
but I must for the above reasons
desist.
But 1 must not forget the dinner,
for these good people, mean the
women-are experts in the culinary
art. After all had been fed from a
table laden with everything eatable
from the homely ginger bread to
the most delicious pound cake, many
baskets of fragments were taken up.
The afternoon lbeing the regular
preaching day was occupied by the
pastor, Rev. G. W. Busy, who
preached a most practical sermon
from the words: He pitched his
tent toward Sodom." Very few peo-
pie if any said the preacher intended
to go to Sodom, but he warned the
young people, that if they would
keep out of Sodom to watch their
environments and go in the oppo-
site direction. / was about to forget
to mention the fact, that in the
morning, most helpful talks were
made the young people by Bro. L.
G. Talbert J. G. Harvely and others
The Parksville Baptist church
met yesterday in conference, and
unanimously called the Rev. Earle
Freeman of Plum Branch as pastor
for the remainder of the year. Bro.
Freeman is good man, and one of
our best preachers and we welcome
him with open arms, having been
for some time as sheep without
a Shepherd.
Nine of Parksville's prettiest lit
tie misses went down to Modoc yes
terday to witness children's day e1-
ercises. To say they were pleased is
to put it mildly and with one &C.
cord join old Anon in singing:
Hurrah for Modoc.
The rain, the rain. Our people
have planted very little. 1t does
seem such pity that we could not
have sown a large grain crop, be-
cause what is sown is very promis-
ing. The prettiest / have seen be-
lieve, is that of Mr.. Charlie Stone
of Modoc.
Mrs. Bessie Marsh of Mccormick
is visiting with her three children
at the home of Mr.. ]. A. Harvley.
Mr.. Dudley Hughs of Greenwood
spent Sunday with friends in Parks
vile.
We are glad to announce that the
operation upon Mr.. R. A. Cochran
of Rehoboth, referred to in former
notice, was successful and that he
is improving.
For the information of non-resi-
nent members of the matrimonial
bureau, / will state that beyy of
courting folks went out Sunday af-
ternoon for walk and were over
taken by drenching rain. All were
finally rescued, and no harm result
ed.
We are looking for a big time
and many visitors to attend our
school closing which takes place
about the 10th and among them
Mrs. Virginia Sanford now of
Springfield and her pretty niece.
Col. w. J. Talbert, Prof. A. G.
West, and Mr.. Butler Blackwell
attended the closing exercises of the
White Town school, taught by Miss
Carrie Talbert, last Friday night.
They all, with one accord say, the
exercises were fine.
Messrs. Claud Parks, Gordon
Blackwell, W. R. Parks, Cleveland
Stone and DR.. w. G.. Blackwell all
made q flying trip to Augusta in
their automobiles one day last week.
Tbs Y. p. IT. held q good