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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-01

Boston, June 3o-Announcement that the
Eastern Steamship Company had signed
the new wage agreement demanded by the
Marine Firemens and Atlantic Coast Sea-
mems unions was made to-day at the close
Of a union meeting. Two other companies
are expected to sign soon.
The Eastern Steanship Company oper-
ates fourteen vessels, the largest number
entering this port in the service Of any
single line
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
Give Him Loyal Support.

We wonder whether or not the peo-
pie Of Ssluda recognize and fully ap-
preciate what a valuable asset they
have in their newspaper, The Stand
ard? Ever since its founding that paper
has stood fer the advancement of Sa-
iuda county along all lines, but at no
time has The Standard made itself felt
in the material development and moral
uplift Of the people of that county more
effectively than it is doing now under
the able management Of our very capa-
BILE young friend, Grady Hazel. He is
not perfect man and doubtless makes
mistakes, as all other mortals do, but
MIR. Hazel is just the type of man that
should be at the helm of every news
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
One of the Flat Rock Boys
Sends Another Entertain
ing Letter.

Good morning to you all! l want
to chat with you boys and girls
awhile to-day, but keep your chair.
I can stand the time I chat. l start
ed to say the boys from Flat Rock
school must have hidden in some
corner, but see they are preparing
to plant. Just at this season of the
year we are reminded of the won
derful love. Everything in nature,
trees, flowers, grass, cattle, birds,
in both sorrows and joys, rich and
poor, high and low, we are very
near each other in this world. We
may not be able to gather them in
our arms and comfort them, but
they are linked in the great garden
Of the love of God. It he that keeps
humans close together. Yes, ] must
confess 1 am delighted to simply
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08

live. I am in love with life and we
cannot go back and live life over,
so we are to profit by our past fail
ures and mistakes.
Mr.. Minis, our school has closed,
but did you ever hear the like? Bees
have chosen the school house for
their home, and have gone to max
ing honey. Now, can you see how
Miss Ruth will manage boys, girls,
bees and honey all in one house.
Our Sunday school is still going
on nicely, and our Sunbeam band
met Sunday.
Mr.. Crowder from Greenville,
made a fine lecture at our Sunday
school not long ago.
Mr.. Minis, am so delighted to
see in print in your paper that there
is to be no dispensary. Now boys,
1 will say few words on the sub
ject of temperance. There are
vast number of things we have got
to do to be temperate. We must not
drink any kind of intoxicating
drinks. We must speak good words,
think good thoughts, and perform
good deeds. Everybody knows
drunken man is the worst sight to
be seen and everybody breads them.
If it were not for drink many
home would be far better off. Men
will spend the money they have
labored hard for, and buy liquor,
and let the home go as it may. May
be the wife and children have to do
the best they can, the father off
some where drunk no one knows
where. The Bible plainly says that
drunkard can never get to heav-
en-. / have never placed a drop in
my mouth and God grant l never
will. We should touch not, taste
not, handle not.
Now Mr.. Minis, l am not clod
hopper but 1 am clod breaker
from Flat Rock school. With many
good wishes to you Mr.. Minis, you
all know me.
Tee Bailey.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
as Mr.. Bell is doing.

as Mr.. Bell is doing.
From thence we drove up at Mr..
NJ. Alex Watson's. Mr.. and Mrs.
Watson are hospitality personifed.
Mr.. Watson's love for his chosen
occupation is an index to his future
success.
At Mr.. S. Nick Timmerman's,
we found things moving in a busi-
ness channel. Mr.. Zimmerman was
wearing his usual smile of good
will toward all men. 1t is always re-
freshing to meet those whose chief
desire is to make the world better
by having lived in it.
After pulling over gullies, strad
ding logs and stumps, losing part
of our buggy, climbing steep hills
and pumping over corn ground bed
ded out two feet high, we came to
the main road leading to Capt.J. B.
Tompkins'. We found the Captain
assisting one of his farm hands in
twisting off plow bolt heads. Cap
tain Tompkins owns one of the f.
nest plantations in Edgefeld coun-
ty and when he and his son Mr..
Wallace E. B. learn the value of
hairy vetch, wheat and oats as a
forage crop and soil improver, they
will see something of the possibility
of the strong mulatto and chocolate
souls of Turkey Greek. Mr.. Tomp-
klns is a prize winner corn grower.
He is another lover of the soil and
knows a great deal about agricul-
ture. Mrs. Wallace Tompkins, with
her queenly appearance and man
ners makes one feel exceedingly at
home. Captain Tompkins and his
little family of son, daughter
and grand daughter, little Leila
Bland, live quietly and happi-
ly together.
Our trip through this part of the
county, was pleasant but for one
exception, namely the awful con-
dition of the roads. 1t is passing
strange that our law makers will
never learn the fact that no country
ever did and none ever will have
decent high ways until they are
kept up by property taxation. 1t is
tile only equitable method for it is
a well known fact that the poor
white man and the niger" keep
up the roads either by working
them or paying commutation tax.
This condition has existed for over
a hundred years, and it is time to
draw halt for the sake of econo-
my, comfort, justice and progress
siveness.
Mr.. w. T. Walton, the veteran
soldier, farmer, patriotic citizen and
all round good fellow, is off to
Clemson as a member of the board
of visitors. We think the trustees
of Clemson made a wise choice when
they elected Mr.. Walton.
P. N. L.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
Winthrop College Scholarship and I'm
trance Examination.

The examination for the award
of vacant scholarships in Winthrop
College and for the admission of
new students will be held at the
county court house on Friday, July
5, at 9 a. m. Applicants must not
be less than Is years of age. When
scholarships are vacant after July 5
they will be awarded to those max
ing the highest average at this ok
animation, provided they meet the
conditions governing the award.
Applicants for scholarships should
write to President Johnson before
the examination for scholarship sx-
animation blanks.
Scholarships are worth 800 and
free tuition. The next session will
open September IS, 1912. For
further information and catalogue,
address, Pres. D. B. johnson, Rock
Hill, s. G.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08

A number of friends have, in person
and through letters to the editor, been
kind enough to ascribe to The Advert
ser the credit for the recent defeat of
the movement to re-establish the dis
pensary in Edgefeld. Be that as it
may, we are deeply grateful for these
kind expressions from such representa-
tive men. Whatever of influence this
newspaper wields in creating public
sentiment in this county we shall hold
and exercise as sacred trust, never al
lowing it to become factor in the pro-
motion of an unworthy cause.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08

Politically speaking, 'for ways that
are dark and for tricks that are VAIN
the city of Charleston is peculiar. The
county convention that was to have
been held in Charleston Monday split
over local politics and two conventions
instead of one was held. Two sets of
officers were elected and two sets of
delegates sent to the state convention.
1t would but ser them right were
both sets of delegates rejected by the
state conventions
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08

paper. He is capable, courageous,
and, above all. young man of decided
convictions.
Saludians, if you are not already sup
porting The Standard Loyalty and lib
orally, begin to do so now. In con-
tributing to the prosperity of such a
paper you promote your own well
fare.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
Program Sunday School Con-
vention.

9:3O a. m. Song service.
Scripture lesson by Rev. J. R.
Walker.
Prayer by the pastor.
10. Enrolment of delegates.
Report of president.
Report Of secretary.
Organization.
lO:45. A County Standard, the
state president.
How to organize our townships,
Rev. E. G. Bailey, Hon. B. E.
Nicholson, 5. J. Watson.
l1:45. Round table. Organ
lied Sunday school work, Miss
Vandiver, state field secretary.
l2:45. Department work, Rev.
J. r. Walker, Rev. R. II. Coving-
ton, Col. F. N. x. Bailey.
Recess.
ap. m. (a) The Sunday school
Standard, Prof. G.. F. Long, Miss
Ellen Dunovant. (b) The Sum
day school Organized, Rev. w. II.
Beckhem, J. NJ. Shaffer. (c) The
Sunday school Superintendent, A.
s Tompkins, J. N. Cobb.
a:45. The pupil. (a) The Child
we Teach, Mrs. ]. L. Minis. (b)
Holding the Boys, E. J. Minis. (c)
Securing Men and Women for the
Adult Bible Glass, A. S. Tompkins.
s:15. The Teacher. (a) Teach
ing as Fine Art Prof. R. B. Cur
ry. (b) Spiritual Preparation of
the Teacher, S. N. Simkins. (c)
Round Table. The Tescher, w.
d. Holland.
4. Miscellaneous business, ad-
journment.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08

Macon is expecting the attendance
upon the Confederate reunion to reach
10000 this week. That is just why a
greater number of veterans do not at
tend. They are TO a great extent
crowded out by the teeming thousands
of visitors who are pleasure bent. A
real Confederate reunion, one in fact
as well as in name, is thing of the
past.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08

If the governors strength in Edge
field county was accurately reflected
by the county convention Monday, as
many believe it was, the Blease minori-
ty will be very small after the votes
are counted.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08

Both Anderson and Spartanburg,
which rank among the heaviest voting
counties in the state, sent solid anti
Blease delegations to the state conven-
ton. That announcement alone sent
Jones stock up a good many points.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08

It is to be hoped that the states and
counties throughout the country will
conduct their campaigns upon higher
plane than the Republican candidates
for the Presidency are conducting
theirs.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08

"Your honor" said the attorney,
this mans insanity takes the form
of a belief that every one wants to
rob him. He won't allow even me,
his counsel, to appaoach him."
Maybe he's not crazy, after all, "
murmured the court in a judicial
whisper.-London Tit-Bits.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
ANOTHER JOURNEY.
Farm Demonstration Agent Pro,
ceeds on his Pilgrimage
Throughout Edgefield
County.

AS we proceed on our Journey we
came to Mr.. Jas. F. Watkins. Mr..
Watkins is man of a few words,
but a deep thinker and always busy.
Neighbor to Mr.. Watkins is Mr..
Thos. S. Rhoden. Mr.. Rhoden is a
good farmer and Judge of horses
and mules. Mr.. Joe T. Herlong lives
only a short distance from Mr..
Rhoden's. Joe is a hustling young
farmer, and as we have our eye on
him, expect success from him and
his life partner.
Further up, on the Long Cane
road we find Mr.. Robt. w. Powell.
Bob is one of our most enterpris-
ing farmers and stock raisers. His
fine Berkshire pigs, COWS, goats and
chickens, show that there is more
in Bob's head than cotton. We are
specially interested in Mr.. Powells
plans and wish others would follow
suit.
Mr. E. f. Thrailkill, merchant
and farmer, lives at Mathis cross
roads. He is another man that seems
always in hurry and things must
move if Eugene gets in behind
them. lie has a very interesting
family and he is doing the wise
thing in educating his girls.
We failed to find Mr.. Brooks E.
Sawyer at home. Mrs. Sawyer said
he was off, somewhere ON the plan
tation where the hands were at
work, but when we found the boys
they said Mr.. Sawyer was down on
the creek fishing. We, having a
weakness for that kind of sport, t,refus-
ed to hunt him because of the fact we
had work ahead and we could not
spoil the day watching Brooks
catch horny heads.
Just beyond Long Cane school
house lives Mr.. ]. H. Cogburn.
John has built himself an up-to-
date cottage nearer the Long Cane
road. John owns fine place and he
hopes to bring his land up to high
state of productiveness by covering
all his arabic land in some kind of
summer and winter legumes. John
has a wise notion in his head and
we were glad to hear him philoso-
phise on the folly of baSing nitro
gen when the atmosphere is full land
cow peas and hairy vetch have the
power to store it in the soil for
plant food. Again plenty of humus in
the soil will unlock the natural
deposit of potash thereby reducing
the quantity of commercial fertili-
zers to a minimum. AS we left Mr..
Cogburn we wondered how many
farmers thought as he does.
Our next stop was at Long Cane
school house, where we talked to
the boys and girls on the posi-
bilities of the South Carolina boys
and girls. Mrs. Kennedy their teach
er, and her assistant Miss Lily Cog
burn are faithful and doing a good
work.
From this point we made our
way to the plantation of Mr.. J. M.
Bell. We found Mr.. Bell, his son
William Thurmond, and Mr.. Bells
hired man, preparing cotton land.
This farmer believes in raising his
own work stock. His pair of young
mules and a handsome mare colt
looked good to us, and we hope
that in a few years a large slice can
be taken out of the millions of dol
lars spent annually for western
mules and horses and kept at home
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
Tribute to Two Noble Veterans
Whose Memories Sweetly
Linger With Us.

As the annual season for celebra-
ting memorial day is at hand, and
as the Edgefeld Chapter U. d. c.
will cover the graves of cur dead
with wreathes and bouquets of
roses, honeysuckle and garlands OF
green in our village cemetery,
among those brave men we will sim
gle out just two, who were so
closely connected by comradeship,
and went through the four years
almost side by side. Those four
years of blood and carnage and de-
feat, but with honor and bravery
undaunted, and living on through
the strenuous years still comrades
and living to be old grey haired
men of 70, then dying in few
months of each other so tired and
so weary of life, the survivor missing
his bon-comrade till he too went
to rest.
Capt. William Henry Brunson
was one of the older sons of Rev.
Daniel Brunson and Mrs. Lucretia
Brunson, beloved in their dag, an
honorable old Edgefeld family.
Capt. Brunson though stern in man
ner, was really tender hearted as a
woman. Courageous in battle, he
would fall bleeding from many
wounds, be nursed back to life and
ready for the next battle to fall
again, but never give in or surren-
der till our great generals furled
the standard.
Capt. George Blocker Lake the
other comrade, third son of DR..
John Lake and Sophia Angelina
Blocker, entered the confederate
war in 1861 with his brother Felix
were lads in their teens. Going to
Charleston first in Ma1cy Greggs
lst Regiment of S. G. v, After
the fall of Fort Sumter Trey went
to the army of Va. Thou rh neith-
er of these brothers received q
wound in battle, they were brave
and knightly soldiers, and though
high tempered and impulsive, were
honorablv spoken of in the records
of our lost cause.
Capt. Lake with a cousin Bill
Lake of Nswberry county as has
passed into history, were buried
amidst the debris at the "e1plos ion
at Petersburg, Va. standing plank
1 think giving them a chance to
breathe till they were dug out by
the Federal army and marched to
Fort Donaldson as prisoners for
languishing months.
Bill Lake remained a cripple
through life from the explosion.
Capt. Lake seemed to bear a charm
ed life. Legend says that the
family whose founder in this coun-
ty was Michael Blocker, came
from the Blucher family of Prussia,
He was granted tract of land by
the Crown of that Kingdom, and
came over to this county with
colony before the revolution OF
l776.
If there is any martial spirit, and
"dogged no give, 'in the, descendants
perhaps it was inherited. So dear
U. D. C's. these two old life long
friends and bon-comrades, with
the veteran crosses at their heads
give them the wreath of bays,
Capts. Brunson and Lake. Their
names may not be carved in per-
ishable marble, but when the records
of heaven are unfolded, it is believ-
ed that they will be found written
there, in characters as durable as
the volume of eternity"
NJ. E. L.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
Tandidates'
Yards
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES.

l respectfully announce that l am a
candidate for reelection to the House
of Representative from Edgefeld
county, pledging myself to abide by the
Democratic primary and support the
nominees of the same.
Jerome H. Courtney.
SHERIFF.
respectfully announce that 1 am a
candidate for reelection to the Office
of sheriff of Edgefeld county, pledging
myself to abide the result of the Dem
ocratic primary and to support the
nominees of the same.
W. G. QUITS
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08

] want the address of some man who
believes that he is worthless to his fam
lily; who be4.eves that they would get
along just as as we'll without as with him;
who believes that his lands or other in
vestments will produce as much income
for his widow as they do for him; who
believes that his creditors will tell his
widow to just rock along and not wor-
ry, as she can have her own time about
settling who believes that his neigh
bors will step in and push his affairs
along for his widow, quite as we'll as
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08

A prominent Edgefeld merchant pre-
diets that western corn will be selling
for S1.5O per bushel by July. Would it
not be well to double the acreage of
late corn that was originally planned?
Then next year you would be indepen-
dent of the western corn grower.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
TREASURER.

/ hereby announce that l am can
didate for reelection to the office of
treasurer of Edgefeld county and
pledge myself to abide by the result of
the primary election and to support the
nominees of the party.
James T. Minis.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN
EDGEFIELD COUNTY.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1912

Judge Jones has 233 delegates to the
state convention out of possible en-
rollment of 1886.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
w. B. Cogburn.

After meeting with so much en-
couragement during the past summer,
have fully decided to make the race
for the office of Clerk of Court and
herewith announce myself candidate
for that office, and pledge myself to
abide by the primary and support the
nominees. J. R. Tompkins.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
SUPERINTENDENT EDUCATION.

I hereby announce my candidacy for
Superintendent of Edgefeld county sub
ject to the rules and regulations Of the
Democratic Primary. If elected / will
continue my efforts to improve the
school system of our county.
w. w. Fuller.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08

Rome may not have been built In
day but that can not be said of churches
nowadays.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08

Published every Wednesday in The
Advertiser Building at $1.5O per year
in advance.
Entered as second class matter at
the postoffice at Edgefield, 5. Z.
No communications will be published
unless accompanied by the writer S
name.
Cards of Thanks, Obituaries, Resolu-
tions and Political Notices published at
advertising rates.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08

1 hereby announce that am can
didate for the office of Clerk of Court,
subject to the Democratic primary and
will abide the result and support the
nominees of the same.
VIZ d Ho,b,,rn
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
Information War1teds

they have been handled heretofore. If
this man is physically able to pass med
ical examination, I will make him a
present of years premium on policy
of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS,
tho he really isn't worth it, but SYM
pathize with his wife.
If the reader dosen't fill the above de-
scription, may be he values his existence
at some thing and would like to leave
something to take his place. In that
case, he is looking for HESITATE LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
AUDITOR

I respectfully announce that am a
candidate for reelection to the office
of Auditor of Edgefield county and
will abide the result of the Democratic
primary.
D Tim narr,non
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
To the Citizens and Qualified Voters

To the Citizens and Qualified Voters of
Edgefield county:
will come before you as a candidate
for the office of state senator and will
abide by the rules and results of the
primary. If elected, will give you the
benefit of the best in my shop.
Respectfully,
CD. Minis.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
STATE SENATE

announce myself a. candidate for
the State Senate, and pledge myself TO
abide the result and support the nomi-
nees of the Democratic primary.
B, E. Nicholson.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
SUPERVISOR OF REGISTRATION

I hereby announce that / am can
didate for reelection to the Office of
Supervisor of Registration, pledging
myself to render faithful service and
to bound by the result of the Democrat
ic primary.
N. R. BARLEY.
I respectfully announce that l am a
candidate for reelection to the office of
Supervisor of Registration. pledge
myself to abide the result of the pri-
mary election and to render faithful
service if elected.
Geo. W. Quarles.
/ respectfully announce myself q
candidate for reelection to the office
of Supervisor of Registration, pledging
myself to rende- faithful service and
to abide the result of the democratic
primary.
Sam w. Prince.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
COUNTY COMMISSIONER

thereby announce that l am a candi-
date for the office of county commits
sioner, pledging myself if elected to
discharge my duties faithfully and abide
the result of the primary election.
j. Nick Griffis.
| hereby announce that am can
didate for reelection to the office of
county Commissioner, and pledge my
self to abide the result of the primary
election.
NJ r, Broadwater.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
SUPERVISOR

1 hereby Announce that am a can
didate for the office of Supervisor of
Edgefield county, pledging myself to
render faithful service and to abide the
result of the primary election.
R. j. Moultrie,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08
CLERK OF COURT.

]. R. Zimmerman.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08

1 hereby announce that 1 am a can
didate for magistrate of the 4th judi
cial district of Edgefield county ant
pledge myself to abide the result O.
the Democratic primary.
j. F. Pardue.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-08

/ hereby announce that am can,
didate for the Office of Supervisor OF
Edgefield county. If chosen by the
people for this important Office / will
do my utmost to give entire satisfac.
ton. l will abide the result of the
Democratic primary.