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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-07-24

of entertainment heing heart dice,
and 6 tables were played. The game
was an animated one and Julian
Mobley made the highest score, and
the consolation fell to w. E. La
Grone. The guests prize was a
handpainted picture of apple bios
SONS. Refreshing punch, with mint,
was served during the evening, and
concluding the game, an elaborate
salad course was served. The dec
orations about the rooms were of
ferns and cut flowers, and the affair
was one of much pleasure.
Misses Frances and Bessie Ford
Turner are visiting their cousin
Miss Grace Tompkins at Edgcield.
John Fleming Marsh, a pupil of
the high school here has been
awarded the scholarship at Clemson
college.
Mrs. Peter Epes has returned
from weeks stay in Macon, Ga.
Miss Nina QUITS returned on Fri
day from Birmingham, Ala, where
81 visited her uncle, Prof. Lynch.
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Crop Outlook Encouraging.

The crops in all parts of the
county are improving every day.
With favorable seasons during the
next 80 days the cotton yield will
not be very disappointing. Corn as
a whole is not satisfactory, yet the
outlook now is that the yield will
equal that of an average year. Much
of the sold corn is made and the
young corn, where it has not suffer
ed from too much rain, is growing
rapidly.
We see every reason for our peo-
pie to be lu 'yant and hopeful.
However, for the next ten days Or
two weeks farm work should con-
tinue with but little abatement. ALI
crops are late this year which will
necessitate later Ocultivation than
usual. The one thing to keep con-
stantly in mind is, let all work be
as shallow as possible. 1t is suffi-
cient at this season merely to keep
the crust broken and the surface
pulverized.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-07-24
Plum Branch News.

Our churches are beginning to
plan protracted meetings, and the
Methodists have arranged for theirs
to begin August 5th to continue
ten days. The Baptists will proba.
bly, begin their meeting the third
Sunday in August. These meetings
will be later this year on account of
the continued rains.
Misses Ethelene and Lucy Merci-
er of Royle, Ga, have been guests
of Mrs. Grover Sanders for about
ten days.
Miss Inez Satterfeld, of Bradley
is spending awhile with her sister,
Mrs. Rush.
Mrs. H. Banks has her daughter,
Mrs. Carrie Best of Hartsville, with
her this week, also her sister, Mrs.
Mamie Austin of Greenwood.
Miss Izora Calvert of Mccormick
is visiting the Miss Holloways this
week. $50.
DIR. j., B. Adams md wife. Rev.
8. sEarle Freeman aud .fami u, dined
with Mr.. and: Mrs. Sturkey last
Sunday.
Mr.. Williams, Of Medows, Ga.
is here for few days as relief cash
ier of the bank, Mr., Faulkner being
away On his vacation,
Miss Essie Golfers time as mai |
clerk at the post office expired July
18th, and it seems odd not to see her
there, she has been there so long.
Several of the young men of the
town went out yesterday to Savan-
nah river to fish. Some of them
went the day before to Stevens
Creek and caught some fish and
plenty of rain on their backs.
DR.. J. Z. Adams and wife left
yesterday, July 10th, to attend the
annual picnic at Meriwether hall
and will return tomorrow. This is
near DR.. Adams old home, and he
makes these visits every year, and
looks forward to them with great
deal of pleasure.
The rainfall has been heavier here
this week than during any other
week since the crops were planted.
Up to this week Plum Branch has
not had an over-abundance of rain,
but the rains this week have been
unusually heavy. Farmers have been
forced to abandon work in the
crops, and the Intendant of our
town is pressing in some of the
leisure laborers to work our streets.
This scribe as he lifts mis- eyes from
his pen, has the privilege of seeing
them working the street in front of
his door. But, oh, the mud if the
rain continues!
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-07-24
EDUCATIONAL MEETING..
Tomato Club Demonstration:
Address by Supt. J. E.
Swesringen. Delightful
Camping Trip.

Mrs. Marie Cromer Seigler viii
give a demonstration here on Sat
urday for the benefit of the girls
tomato club. Each one interested
IS requested to bring about half
q hushel of nice tomatoes, and Mrs.
Scigler will give some valuable les
sons in the art. Several speakers
will be present and make talks
.long lines that will be of benefit
10 our country people.Among those
who will speak will be John Swear
ingen, our beloved State Supt. of
Education. The ladies ara request
ID to bring dinner and we will all
enjoy the day together. There will
I've no politics IN this meeting. For
this reason it will be something e1--
traordinarJ and should attract a
crowd. q.
A party of young people chape=
roDed by Mrs. p. b. Day have Just
returned from ten days camp on
Saluda river. They report very
enjoyable trip and have many nice
things to say about the Saluda peo-
pie.
Work on the new residence of
Mr.. J. D. Mathis is going forward
and in a few weeks it will be an or.
lament to our town. 1t will be
modern in every respect, fitted
with water system and lights. .{e
The new ginnery of the Fertilizer
Company is being erected and will
be ready before the first bale is
picked. l.S
A series of meetings will be held
at the Baptist church beginning the
first Sunday in August. DR.. j. HI
Thayer, Of Ridge Spring viii as
,sist the pastor diarin the nae miae eefinssS 81
u Mrs. Preston ;s
Sue Penn, 400 ael; e 81 ;I0ls
and Misc Janaetf e1smpbsfl of,
Chesterfield are visiting n MrsI W.
M. Leopard.
Miss Ida Ryan is visiting her
sister Mrs. J. b. Howard in Beech
Island. }. II. Z.
Trenton, S. G.
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I.iiI31 sse or more ays may J
egable Isl defray part 4 OF their fex-

4 pehses eiii from Fl 5 II t' Other Sources. { =
Fourth. Subject to the above con-
ditions, the president of each col
lege for which scholarships are to be
awarded may determine for him
self the method of selecting the
boys 10 whom they shall be award
ed. The management of the Rail
way companies, believing that the
best results will be obtained if the
selection of the boys shall be left
entirely to the college authorities,
will not participate in such selec-
tion in any way or recommend the
award of scholarship to any par
ticular boy.
Fifth. Each boy to whom schol-
arship may be awarded must main
tain good standing in his classes
throughout his entire college course
and must conform to the rules and
regulations of the college. The au-
thorities of the college shall have
full and final authority to determine
the degree Of delinquency or OF In
subordination that shall constitute
grounds for the withdrawal of the
benefits of scholarship from any
student. In no case shall beneh-
ciary of scholarship be permitted
to appeal from any act or decision
of the college authorities to the
railway companies.
Sixth. In colleges in which it's
Gu stomary to send to the parents or
guardians of students periodical re-
ports as to stheir standing and con-
duct, such reports as to the bene-
fciaries of r'ilway scholarships
shall be forwarded to the president
of the Southern Railway Company,
as well as to the parent or guardian.
Seventh. Each beneficiary of a
scholarship shall be required to sub.
scribe to an agreement that he will,
for at least three years after the ter
mination of his course in college,
devote himself to practical farming
in territory contiguous to line OF
one of the railway companies
participating in the award or to
teaching agriculture, OF working on
an experimental farm, in some state
traversed by the lines of one of the
railway companies participating In
the award.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-07-24
Antioch Happenings.

After long absence, due to the
scarcity of news and the lack of en-
ergy on the part of your correspon-
dent, will tell you again of the hap
penings, goings and comings of our
section.
Mrs. Cornelia Glanton, accompa-
MED oy her sister and several
nieces, is occupying her home in
our midst for part of the summer,
after which she will return to Au-
gusta.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Nickles,
from Hodges are visiting at the
home of Mr.. Chas. Jones. This
morning they have gone on a bu-
siness trip to Augusta.
Miss Eugenia Minis is visiting
Miss Limmie Corley of the Pleas
ant Lane section. Miss Eugenia
and Miss Corley were classmates at
the S. G. C. l.
We are glad to welcome Mrs. Ben
Minis in our community, and are
assured that her congenial and hap
py spirit will add greatly to our So
cial circle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Strom visited
relatives in the Red Hill section
Saturday and Sunday of last week.
We regret that Mr.. w. H. Cor
don, who has made his home with
his daughter, Mrs. Charles Jones
for the past year has returned to
his old home at Due West.
Little Miss Ora May Strom, from
Wards is visiting at her grand
fathers, Mr.. G. Strom.
DR.. Snuggs, whom all Edgeheld
has learned 10 appreciate, will
preach for US next Sunday morning.
We hope that large congregation
will be present to hear DR.. Snuggs.
Next Friday afternoon, begin
ming at four o'clock, the ladies of
the Missionary Society will sell ice
cream in the grove adjoining the
church, and everybody is very cor
daily singited.ssWes extend q spe-. Pc.
sciall invit zion to al the generous
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A Scarcity of Bait.

A Scottish class was examined in
Scripture. Can any boy or girl here
tell me how Noah would be likely
to use his time while on the ark?''
asked the inspector.
One boy timidly showed his hand
and replied:
please, sir, he wad fish. %
''Well, yes, he might" admitted
the inspector.
Another little fellow waved his
hand excitedly and said:
please, he could no fish very
lang"
"What makes you think SO, my
little man."
Because there were only two
worms in the ark.
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calls Y " " rris
FED home after sn ex xtendeda visit ID her
son-in-l Law, n. Do obey of Edge
field, and her grand son, DR.. j. A
Dobey of Johnston, and gran d
daughter Mr.. Clara Brunson Of
Augusta.
Messrs. w. P. and w. R. Parks
and G.. A. Parks and j. P. Black
well attended the political meeting
in Columbia last week.
Mr.. w. H. Parks of Plum
Branch yisite home folks in Parks
vile yesterday.
Prof. A. c. West, who has been
selected to teach our school for an
other year came in Saturday even
ing to visit pupils and arrange for
work another year.
Mr.. Stan Watson and wife, Mrs,
Campbell and son, and Mrs. Wat
son of Columbia made . flying trip
in auto to Parksville to see their
kinsman Hon. II. G. Talbert one
day last week. 1t was a bad week
for autolng on account of the mud
but they made it all the same.
Mrs. w. J. Talbert has beerA
quite sick the past week but We
are glad to say is much improved
at this writing.
Mr.. J. c. Stone Intendant of our
town, went down last week to-
Springfield, to see his step father
Rev. J. H. Sanford whom he re-
ports as being quite sick. Only a
few months ago Mr.. Sanford mar
ried Mrs. Virginia Stone Of our
town, and the sympathy of our ell.
tire community goes out to them.
Miss Lena and Della Cartledge,
and Julia Stone of Rehoboth are
visitors at the home of Mr.. j. A.
Harvley.
Mrs. Matte Daniels, formerly
Miss Matte Moultrie, of Augusta,
is up on a visit to the family of Mr.
w. P. Parks.
Mr.. Jack Reynolds and wife of
Plum Branch were welcomed visi-.
tors Sunday at the home of Mr.. Ed
Reynolds of our town.
Messrs. Robert Edmunas, Eddie
Bell and Warren Stone are plan
ming FOR an extended visit to
Springfield. Sometimes the most at
tractive feature of thriving town
like Springfield is a pair of brown
eyes. More Anon.
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Withdraws From Race.

On account of the press of bust,
ness matters ! have decided to with
draw from the race for the Office of
supervisor of registration. I desire
to thank my friends for their very
generous support in the past and fol
the support that has been profered
me in the present campaign. shall
always remember their kindness to
me.
Geo. w. Quarles.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-07-24
The Choice of a Husband

is too important a matter for q
woman to be handicapped by weak
ness, bad blood or foul breath.
Avoid these kill-hopes by taking.
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. New
strength, fine complexion, pure
breath, cheerful spirits things that
win men-follow their use. Easy,
safe, snre, 9ee at Penn & Holstein =,
w E Lynch & Go.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-07-24
Southern Railroad Will Award
Scholarships.

ashington, July 19.-President
Finley, of the Southern Railway
Company, announced to-day that
arrangements had been co.nplet-
led or the award of Southern Rail
way Scholarships in agriculture in
the State Agricultural College of
lfeacb state traversed by the lines of
the Southern Railway Company
and the companies associated with
1t In farm improvement work, 80
that the scholarships may be award
I'd prior to the Beginning of the
school gear this fall. The purpose
Of management of the Company
lto sward these scholarships as
Inisanssof supplementing the extern
Esige work which the company is
doiag5for the improvement of ag-
Erieultnre in territory traversed by
Its lines south of the Potomac and
Ohio rivers and east cf the Dissis-
EIsips,i vas announced last February.
The selection Of the young men
who #ill receive the scholarships
[has been placed entirely in the
hand of the president of the state
agricultural college in each state
and all correspondence relative to
|the .msster should be addressed to
|lhini.
g The general plan in accordance
with which the scholarships will be
as follows:
|s The scholarship shall be
awarded to boy, preferably from
|ithe farm, living in county, within
thestste,, traversed by line of one
|of tie railway companies partici-
patingsin The award.
81 Second. The boy must meet the
Eentraase requirements of the col
| 1'kird. The boy must be fnan-
ciiall II Unable to avail himself of an
agricultural college education with
out BE- istance. Provided, that the
ollsge, ifff + fffheg deems
y ~ S<ssS 3 II i suif III y f}las ffsfat
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-07-24
Perplexing.

When Doris climbed on her ia,
theirs knee it was plain that a deep
problem was troubling her.
Papa, was it a wise person who
said, The good die young?"
"Yes," he replied, Il suppose he
must have been very wise."
"Well,'' the child replied, after
thinking it over for time. I'm
not so much surprised about you,
but don't zee how mamma man
aged to get growed up"
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Took No Precautions.

Mr.. Meddergrass-The paper says
as how young Ezry Bliggers has
broke out as a poet.
Mrs. Meddergrass-You don't
say! Well, remember tellin' Mrs.
Bliggers when Ezra was a little
boy that she was foolish not to
have him vaccinated.
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PARKSVILLE LETTER.
Good Sermons. Prof West Do
ing Preliminary Work. Mrs.
Talbert Sick. Many
Visitors.

News is very scarce, in fact we
hear very little except politics and
nonsense. Poor old South Carroll
ma" in her humiliation is often said
by those who pass hIough, on?ook-
ers from other states. 1t is amusing
to us, or would be, if it were not so
serious to hear mems excuses for
supporting Gov. Blease, but ana
like my old friend !. G. Morgan.
If l wanted to vote for Blease, I
would be man enough to say, I
am voting for him because he suits
me, because he is a man after my
own heart" Nor would Anon
blame the newspaper or the dicta-
graph but would say, I vote for my
ideal. He is my man, because like
his style. l like his politics, he is
my ideal, the man l would like to
pattern after, and have my boys
pattern after. No, sir, would not
blame the news papers, nor the'dic-
tagraph. Only crooks and law break
ers dread the detectives and the
light of publicity turned on by the
ne xspapers. / would say he is my
ideal; and let it be remembered that
a man never rises higher than his
ideals. We believe, however, that
as little as men see it, or care for it,
that God reigns, and that he is on
the side of good government, and
that there is enough salt of the
earth" to save the state, and leaven
the whole lump"
Parksville had a good day yester-
day to use our stereoptyped phrase.
Rev. Mr.. Freeman preached good
sermon to the Baptist folks in the
morning, and Rev. y. H. Coving-
itonanezcellenta onei.inssthe5 af;es-s
M
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-07-24

New line of Oxfords at ten per
cent above cost, at
Dunovant & Co.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-25


er, SLOUGH hat and7spectacles
and attempted to telephone his
aunt, Miss Orpha Marsh, to
whom was decided Marsh's entire
estate.
His capture was made by the
police, who were notified from the
Marsh home, Dorr having given
his phone number. When arrest
ed he had the telephone receiver
in his hand waiting for his aunt
to answer. He made no resist
ance, merely saying
well, boys, I'm back"
The chief of police said he has
evidence enough to hang Dorr, al
though Dorr steadfastly main
tains his innocence
The case presents one of the
strangest murder mysteries on
record, A strong case has been
made against Dorr on the theory
that he killed Marsh, knowing
that Marsh's large estate would
go to his aunt. A will had been
made BY his aunt, leaving her es-
tate to Dorr. The police hint that
Dorr schemed to get her. out Of
the way after she had fallen heir
to Mafsh's $4,000.
The accused man has led a
strange life in Stockton. Those
who know him regard him as a
queer person. He was popular,
ready in manner and speech and
well educated. At times he had
sung in the churches,
He was engaged to marry Miss
Caroline Berliner, who, on learn
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-25

w. A. Dorr in the Disguise in
Which he was captured in
Stockton, Cal.
w, A. Door. of Stockton, Cal,
accused by the police Of having
murdered Geo. f. Marsh, rich
citizen Of Lynn, Mass, is now in
jail in Stockton
While a nation wide search for
the fugitive was under way, he
slipped secretly into town dis
guised in blue overalls, blue jump
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-10-24
BUTLER, MISSOURI THURSDAY,

good turnout and it wound up with
quite a fine supper gotten up by the
good ladies' of Elkhart. We didn't
know that they was going to have
that supper or we surely would have
been there.
The writer and his better hall
spent last Sunday at the home Of
Squire Coates and you bet we got a
square meal.
w. H. Keeton was very sick for a
few days last week but has got bet.
ter.
John Reeves is building him new
barn. John Sage is doing the work.
R. L. Scott is fixing to build a new
barn. It is reported that he is get
ting out rock that averages one rock
per day.
Mrs. Nafus has gone to Orville
Shelbys down near Clinton to spend
the winter
Dick Mcclure is fixing to rebuild
new house. Dick says he is get
ting tired of living in tent.
Ed Bailey is putting one of the
best corn cribs on his ranch that we
have seen. 1t is Sc feet long, IL fee
wide and IL feet high.
Col. Lockridge bought some fine
hogs at the Park sale last week.
Col. George Fulkerson and W. F.
Stephens make flying trip to Butler
last Saturday to hear C. c. Dickin'
son speak.
Well, it amt long till the election,
Everybody turnout and vote against
the single tax, give it such a back
set that it will never be heard o1
again.
Ed Bailey has been on the sick list
for several days.
Mr.. Joe Clapp is going to rebuild
his barn that was struck by the cy'
clone some time ago. Ben Coates is
going to boss the job. JOHNNY.
All kinds cotton Gloves and Mitts
Just received, Black-Arnold.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-10-24
Fooling the Farmers.

The standpat Republican organiza-
ton never tires of attempting the
same old things in the same old way.
This year, as usual, the sinister
adroitness of the Republican Com
mittee is displaying itself in an ef-
fort to convince the farmer that such
degree of prosperity as may be found
to exist in certain sporadic cases and
isolated instance in the rural districts
is due solely to the Republican party.
Having fooled the people before,
they naturally conclude that they can
do it again. But, although they may
convince some Missouri farmer that
the Republican party has brought the
sun and rain, and fertilized the soil,
they will hardly succeed in convinc-
ing all the Missouri farmers that
Hadley's scheme endorsed by Nc
Kinley) to increase the taxes on farms
and homes 800 per cent would be de-
cidedly profitable to the farm and
home owners of this state. This pro-
cess of "fooling the farmer" is sim
ply a bit of time worn and bewhisk-
cred impudence which would be
amusing if it were not insulting. This
year the Missouri farmer is guarding
his home with a pitchfork. He
knows that where he has made one
dollar the trusts have made a thou
sand. The high tariff gouges him,
and the single tax makes him sore.
He is doing his own thinking now
and the antiquated tricks of the high
tariff mountebank will find no favor
in Missouri in 1912.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-10-24
VIRGINIA.

Geo. Rubel and wife of Elk City,
Kan, visited his uncle, Geo Zinn,
and old acquaintance last week. He
is son Of Sam Ruble who moved
from here to Kansas about 80 years
ago.
LIB. Whistler of White City. Kan.
attended Young Aaron's sale Tuesday
of last week. He bought a nice
Duroc Jersey male and had II shipped
to Kansas. He said he wanted one
good red hog in Kansas.
Mrs. Will Ewing is having hel
husband build a nice new chicken
house for her chickens.
Judge Wolfe, Hon. Elmer Silvers
of Kansas City and Hon. H. E. Shep'
pard of Rich Hill made talk to the
anti-single tax league Friday night.
Judge Wolfe talked about the finan'
cial conditions of the county and said
he was opposed to the single tax.
Mr.. Sheppard talked about how the
affairs of the United States, State and
county would be better handled if the
entire Democratic ticket was elected
this fall Mr.. Silvers gave the his
tory of the Democrat party ON the
tariff question and made an able taik
against the single tax.
Allen of Butler painted the Chris
tian church.
Mrs. McKibben Of Butler. for
merly Miss Ida Williams, daugh'
ter of Hes Williams, was in Virgins
after pears Saturday. She and her
husband recently came from Los
Angles, Cal., where they have been
living for some time. Mrs. Lnendol
was with her.
w. w. Park is getting material or
the ground to build new house
where the one burned down a veal
ago last spring.
The M. E. Ladies Aid Of Virgins
and Mt. Carmel will serve lunch al
Virginia election day.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-10-24

Elder l. w. Rogers did not fill his
appointment Sunday.
The work on Mrs. S. E. Jones and
Emmett Burke's new houses is pro-
crossing rapidly.
Ira Judy of near Adrian attended
the hog sale and purchased Red Ohio,
a splendid Duroc Jersey sow.
W. ]. Buss, John E. Brunes, Christ
Haschmeyer of Illinois, and MIR.
Haschmeyer's son, Edward of Min
nesota were the guests Of Henry
Kaufman Friday. They came from
Illinois in an auto after visiting Mr..
Kaufman he piloted them to the
German settlement northwest of Vir-
ginia.
Mrs. Thomas Dunlap received word
that her sister, who lives in New
York, had died and she left for there
Saturday.
Arthur Hockett of Kama, Okla, is
visiting his uncle, Thomas Hockett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Coates of Elkhart were also guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hockett Sunday.
Mrs. John Biggs of Hume was the
guest of Geo. Thompson and wife last
week.
il. Wolfe of Burlington, Kan,
passed through Parktown Monday in
his car going to Butler to visit his
parents, C. w. Wolfe.
Mrs. Craven reported not so well.
Mrs. Geo. Hughs is on the sick
list.
Corn husking has commenced.
Every day brings the wedding
nearer. YOUNG AARON.