Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-20
PARKsVILLE LETTER.
Parksville Sympathizes With
Their Neighbor Augusta.
Rev. T. H. Garrett
Goes to Prosperity.

Thursday night ana rrluay
morning and deluged oul
low lands bringing desolation and
distress in the fair city of Augusta.
Carolinians in the Savannah valley
and contiguous territory love Au-
gusta with which we have been con,
nected all our lives by association
and consanguinity and what dis
tresses this fair Georgia-Calolina
city, if may so term it, it distress
es us on the Carolina side. Now,
inasmuch, as the floods continue to
come, and are likely to keep coming
in even greater severity, can't sci
ence and skill concoct some plan to
protect the city from future mum
dation? Wouldn't it be cheaper to
spend million building leyees than
to have the fair city swept from its
foundation
The creeks, Turkey and Stevens
creek, have been higher than in
years, but we know of no bridges
having been swept away. Great fears
were entertained as to the safety OF
the covered bridge across Stevens
creek at Parksville, but she safely
weathered the gale.
The Baptist church met in con-
ference yesterday and decided to
post pone g. call for pastor in
definitely requesting the deacons to
arrange for supply on lst and srd
Sundays in each month. Letters
were granted to the family of our
beloved ex-pastor, Bro. T. Fl. Gar
rett, who goes to Prosperity, New
berry county. He has been called to
an excellent field and the prayers
and good wishes of our people fol-
low him.
Our old friend and compatriot
Mr.. J. M. Minor, who recently
moved from among us to his Liber-
ty Hill plantation came down Sat-
urday to salute and shake hands
with old friends. One thing you may
notice, anyone who has ever lived
in Parksville can't be kept away,
though you. pointed cannon loaded
with broad axes at them. Nay, if
all the cannon peg Leg faced so
bravely during the unpleasantness
between the sections were pla aced
between here and Liberty Hill they
would not keep him away. Our
young people wonder why he did
not bring Misses Rosa and Pattie,
Hamp and Jesse along with him,
See?
Mrs. Lou Reynolds and son Mr..
Ed Reynolds have moved into, and
been welcomed into town from Re-
hoboth. They have recently been
sorely bereaved by the death of Mr..
Thos. Reynolds, husband and fa-
ther. They are now comfortably
domiciled in the Talbert cottage on
Main street, and we extend a hearty
welcome.
Mr.. Jack Reynolds and wife, who
was Miss Capers Blackwell before
marriage, visited at the home of
Mrs. Reynolds Sunday.
Sunday was a pretty day, and the
young people walked, paraded and
courted some on horseback and
some 'afoot" but they did not for
get to go out 10 hear young Bro.
Covington of the Methodist church,
who preached a most excellent ser
mon from the text: Repent, for the
kingdom of heaven is at hand"
Some people seem to think that
the kingdom Of heaven is the abode
of the redeemed after death, but not
so; it is here upon the earth. Only
those that can see realize it. The
blind about whom we spoke last
week don't know it, but is here all
the same.
The matrimonial bureau is in a
fourishing condition, new recruits
coming in regularly. The latest we
would add is Mr.. Ed Reynolds. The
who is now happily
married, chaperoned the young peo-
pie Sunday afternoon, her husband
being kept busy at his office on ac-
count of damage to the G. d w. G.
railway by the highwater.
Miss Mae Adams spent Saturday
and Sunday at the home of Mr.. T.
NJ. Seigler.
Mr.. L. S. Ridlehoover went over
one day last week to visit Mrs. Cor
don Blackwell, who has been sick
so long with typhoid fever, and the
floods came, and the river got up,
and Mr.. Ridlehoover is still at
Double Branches, Ga. We hope
however, that the river will soon
fall. so that he can return.