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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-10-12

FLAMES RESPECT NOT TIME.
Like the fly that settles on the nose
of a monarch, FIRE visits us unher.
aided and unannounced Prepare for
this worry-bringing contingency.
INSURE YOUR WORLDLY POS
SESSIONS
Let us write you policy that will
cover any loss you may sustain from
fire or water damage. The premium
is so trilng that few people indeed
are willing to run risks that judg.
ment and common sense forbid Take
out policy today.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17
The County-to-county Meetings.

The State campaign will open to-
day at Sumter and, following the
schedule of appointments that has been
arranged by the State executive COM
mittee, every county will be visited
before the primary is held. There is a
strong sentiment against holding these
county meetings. Those who favor
the plan contend that the people can
not vote intelligently unless they hear
the several candidates express them
selves on the leading issues. This ar
gument would have greater force II
these meetings really gave the candl-
dates an opportunity to address the
people at length upon questions that
are of vital interest, but these meet
ings do not afford such an opportunity.
Not counting the candidates who have
no opposition, there are 81 men to
make speeches here on July IL. 1t
those who are without opposition de-
sire to speak, which right can not rea-
sonably be denied them, there will be
about IS speeches. How in the name
of reason can that number of men in
form the voters of their views upon the
public questions in the limited time that
will be allotted them. In truth, such
an occasion, instead of giving an op-
portunity to enlighten the voter, will
enable the unscrupulous politician to
deceive and delude the people as to his
real position.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17
Will Cause General Rejoicing.

The announcement has been made
that the Southern railroad has dismiss
ed 80 ticket collectors or train auditors,
and it is rumored that the remaining
so will be removed after the 1st of
July. In deciding upon such course
the officials or the road higher up have
acted with wisdom. A railroad is rem
dered popular or unpopular with the
people by the employees who daily
come in contact with the public. For
instance, a courteous, obliging conduc-
to- who is assigned q regular run takes
a personal interest in the patrons with
whom he frequently meets and there
fore has an eye to their comfort, thus
rendering the road popular among it's
patrons. On the other hand, auditors
who are here to-day and are given an
other assignment tomorrow, with but
few exceptions, treat passengers and
their interests with the most frigid in.
difference.
Auditors endeavor to enforce the
rules of the road to the letter, disre-
garding the rights of the travelling
public altogether, while a local con-
ductor, who knows the people and has
personal interest in many of them,
exercises ome discretion and occasion
ally disregards the rules, knowing that
in doing so he promotes both the inter-
ests of the road and the patron.
Auditors not infrequently involve
the road in a damage suits when con-
ductor could have tactfully handled
the situation to the entire satisfaction
of all concerned Of course there are
exceptions but in many instances train
auditors discharge their duty in a way
that is offensive to the passenger,
their arrogant and independent manner
being due doubtless to the brief au-
thority with which they are clothed by
the infexible rules of the road. The
removal of the train auditors will cause
general rejoicing among the patrons of
the Southern road.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17
DAMAGED BY LIGHTNI
News From Mt. Zion Community
Improvement of Plank
Road Urged. Rain
Has Fallen.

The blessing of rain has come at
last to our parching fields and our
farmers faces are several inches
shorter than they were a week ago.
But this blessing, like many another
has not come to some without alloy,
for lightning has been active in
our community. On last Friday
night the new home of Mr.. W. "A.
Pardue was struck by two bolts,
which did considerable damage to
the building. This, though, is lost
sight of in thankfulness that ne
lives were lost, as several members
of the family were very near where
the lightning struck. On the same
night, barn OH Mrs. S. T. Hughes
place was struck, and burned to the
ground.
Those of us living down this long
sand road are looking forward with
great interest to the meeting which
IS to be held next Friday. 1t is to
be hoped that all public spirited
citizens will attend this meeting,
and lend aid and encouragement to
the plan of making a good road.
For years past, the taxes from this
section have all gone to work the
roads in other parts of the county,
as there was nothing to be done to
this sand stretch. This accumula-
ted sum would spread on a good
deal of clay; so it is but fair play
that our main thoroughfare should
be made more tolerable.
Mr.. Sam Gamer, who is in pre-
carious health, was quite sick On
last Sunday, but is now: better.
Misses May and Ella Ergle from
Graniteville have been up visiting
their sister, Mrs. W. A. Pardue.
Mr.. BENZ. F. Gaines comes home
to-day from his third year at the
Citadel. He is Edgefeld's scholar
ship boy and each year has graded
among the highest in his class.
Mt. Zion, B. G.
June lslh.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17
Shower in Honor of Miss Shep.
pard.

On Friday afternoon June l9
Mrs. w. B. Cogburn entertained
Miss Josephine Sheppard, the bride,
elect with a linen shower.
Her many friends were greeted
most cordially on entering by Mrs.
J. 3. Kennerly, Mrs. w. S. Cog
burn and Mrs. William Lott. From
there the hostess directed the guests
to the punch bowl which was grace
fully presided over by Margaret
May and Pebby Drake. The unique
souvenirs were pinned on by Ouida
Pattison and Eloise Hart. Each
guest was presented to the guest of
honor, after which wedding bells
were given them, and all were asked
to write word of advice to the
bride. This was unanimously en-
| joyed. At this time all assembled
in the artistically decorated dining
room where the pretty chest of
linen met every ones gaze. The
words of advice were read by Mrs.
r. G. Shannonhouse, some were
humorous, some sentimental while
others were very practical.
Little Efie Lott appeared in the
doorway dressed as bride, wearing
the BRIDES veil and carry ing beau
tiful bouquet of coriopsis and fern.
She made her way to the bride and
rendered the following poem most
exquisitely, giving the bride the
golden key with which she opened
the chest containing the gifts and
these were given her by little Effie.
Dear Miss Josie 80 dainty and fair,
Cupid has said that Mr.. Rogers
with you must share,
The many rich gifts which to you
we bring,
Before the happy wedding bells
shall ring.
To you the handsome bride-to-be
I now do give this bright gold
key,
1t fits the chest in which to store
Away all the deep great joys
Of your wedding day.
The gifts we're indeed lovely but
showed only in part the love and
esteem of Miss Sheppard's host of
friends.
Delicious ices, silver and angel
cake was served by Mrs. S. NJ.
Craig, assisted by Misses Florence
Peak and Willie May Hart.
Guest.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17
Vessels Should be Rendered Safe.

Recent disasters and near-disasters
on water should bring about council
of nations or conference of shipbuild-
ers of the world to the end that trans
portation by water be rendered safer.
The idea uppermost with modern ship
builders seems to he to attain a
maximum of speed and to transport
passengers at minimum of cost.
Modern steamers are so constructed
that each succeeding vessel that is
launched will excel all others af1oat in
speed, whereas the chief aim should
be to render each vessel safer than
any heretofore constructed. The ten
dency has also been toward larger and
larger vessels SO as to reduce the ope-
rating expense. A vessel with ca
pacity of 1000 passengers can carry
them cheaper, proportionately, than
one with capacity of 1000. What
the travelling public desires first, how
ever, is safety. One would rather pay
double the present rate for crossing
the Atlantic were he assured that he
would reach the opposite shore.
Of the many suggestions chat have
been made looking to elimination of the
danger of ocean travel, the one re-
quiring all steamship companies to ope-
rate their vessels in pairs, seems to be
the most practical. For example, in
stead of one O,OOO-ton displacement
vessel sailing from New York for Liv-
erpool, require the company to send
two vessels of 25, OOO-ton displacement
each. One would serve as the escort
or convoy of the other, protecting it
against possible disaster. If one YES
sci should become disabled from any
cause the passengers could be trans,
ferred to the companion ship near by.
This would of course increase the cost
of transportation, but the average
passenger would gladly pay for the pro
lection thus provided.
Who is the proper person to take
the initiative in the matter of safe.
guarding ocean travel? If the congress
of the United States would make the
first move, we believe a hearty re-
sponse and accord would come from
| every quarter Of tho globe.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17
House Party and Brilliant
Reception.

The return of college hoys and
girls for their summer vacation has
rejnvenated the erstwhile deserted
village, Edgefeld being now one
continuous round Of social gaiety.
The eclipsing function thus far wa,
The reception given by Miss Nellie
Jones. She is entertaining a house
party which is composed of ten oi
her classmates at Converse college
during the session just closed, at
follows: Misses Sarah and Ruth
Hazard of Georgetown, Miss Ra.
chael Brown of Spartanburg, Miss
Julia Henry of Durham, N. c.,
Miss Lucille Aughtry of Georgia,
Miss Ruth Smith, Miss Natalie
Hunter of Columbia, Miss Marion
Mobley of Johnston, Miss Emily
Mcdowell of North Carolina and
Miss Mamie Young of Union. All
of these young ladies arrived in
Rdgeield Friday, and Friday even
ing Miss Jones gave a reception in
honor of her college friends, none
Of whom, with one exception, have
ever visited Edgeield before. The
handsome colonial mansion was a
veritable blaze of electric lights
within and bonfres were dotted
about the lawn. As the guests
crossed the threshold they were re-
ceived by Misses Clair Grice, snow
Jefries, Sadie Minis and Mae Tomp-
kins, who presented them to the
ten guests of honor and the popular
young hostess who composed the
receiving line in the parlor. From
the parlor they we're ushered into
the dining room by Misses Bertha
Hill and Rosela Parker. The
punch bowls, two in plumber. were
presided over by Misses Rose
Jefflies and Gladys Padgett, Misses
Majorie Tompkins and Genevieve
Fitzmaurice. The hall, the library
and front parlor were decorated in
the Converse college colors, purple
and gold. The ladies present were
beautifully attired in gowns of the
latest mode, and the gentlemen wore
the conventional evening suits.
The reception was faultlessly plan
ned and the charming J oung hostess
had an eye single to the pleasure of
her guests. This happy occasion
was one that will stand out in bold
red letters in Edgeield's social cal
endar
Souvenirs in the form of minla-
ture college girls painted in purple
and gold were presented to the guests
of honor by Misses Florence Peak
and Natalie Padgett, who also PIN
ned On each guest present a dainty
Dutch card containing the inscrip-
ton, Call again"
!, A salad course was served buffet
Style, this being followed by ice
cream and several kinds of cake.
Those who assisted in serving
were: Mrs. N. M. Jones, Mrs. l..
B. Jones, Mrs. A. T. Samuel, Mrs.
J. E. Hart and Mrs. J. G. Edwards.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17
Campaign Thunder For Demagogues

The railroad commission in this state
waited until just before the campaign
opened to commence talking about
chasing the negroes out of the Pullman
coach. News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17
President No Time Server.

President Wilson belongs to that
hard-headed, clean-minded, conscien-
tious class of persons who believe that
if a thing is wrong the time to right
it is now. He is no time-server. And
he deals openly and aboveboard with
the people on all public questions. -
Newberry Observer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17
An Ordinance.

To Regulate the Operation of Au-
tomoblles, Bicycles, Motorcycles,
Buggies, Wagons, Hacks, Car
riaees, Carts and Horseback Ri
ding in the Town of Edge6eld,
S. q.
Be it ordained by the Town
Council of the Town of Edgefeld.
S. g., and by authority of the same:
Section L. That it shall be unlaw-
full for any person or persons
drive an Automobile, Bicycle, or
Motorcycle, at a greater rate of speed
than of fifteen miles per hour, on
any of the streets of the Town of
Edgefeld, S. c.; Provided further,
that in turning corner from one
street into another street, the rate
of speed shall not exceed six
miles per hour, by said persoa
or persons, operating said machines.
Sec. 2. That all persons driving
Automobiles, Bicycles, Motorcycles,
Buggies. Wagons, Hacks, Carriages.
Carts and Horse. back Riders shall
always turn to the right when meet
ing all travelling conveyances and
when turning a street corner or al
ley.
Sec. 8. That it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to ope-
rate an Automobile or Motorcycle
within the corporate limits of the
Town of Edgefeld, S. c., after
dark, without having at least one
head light and one rear light on
said Automobile, and one head
light on said Motorcycle.
Sec. 4. That 1t shall be unlawful
for any person or persons operating
an Automobile or Motorcycle upon
any street within the corporate
limits of the Town of Edge6eld, S.
c., to release what is known as the
Exhaust" or Cut out" thereby
creating harsh and unusual noises,
to the terror and fright of animals
upon the streets of the said Town.
Sec. S. That in running or opera
ting Automobiles in the corporate
limits of the Town of Edgetield, it.
shall be the duty OF those who are
running or operating the said Au-
tomobiles to sound at all corners
and street crossings, the honk or
whistle, or other appliance of said
machine intended to give notice or
warning of approach thereof.
Sec. 6. That any person or per-
sons violating any of the provisions
of this Ordinance shall be fined not
less than five dollars nor more than
twenty-five dollars, or be imprison-
ed not less than five days nor molo
than twenty days.
Sec. I. That all Ordinances here
tofore passed or ordained by the
Town Council of Edgefeld, S. c.,
inconsistent with this Ordinance,
are hereby repealed.
Done and Ratified this 10th day
of June, A. D., 1914.
A. ii. CORLEY,
Mayor.
Attest:
r. G. PADGRTr. Cl'k & Treas.
To Prevent Blood Poisoning
apply at once the wonderful old reliable DR..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17
Interested Once a Year.

This is the period of the year when
every parent wants to jump on the
school teacher if his child is not pro-
NOTED. Surely the teacher knows more
about it than the parent. In fact this
is about the only time most parents pay
attention to school mstters.-Abbe-
vile Medium.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17

There were recently thirty-four grad
yates from the law depar tment OF the
South Carolina university and about
four-score from the Medical college in
Charleston. The young Medicoes have
the advantage in that they can bury
their ignorance. while the young
Blackstones must parade theirs before
-the gentlemen of the jury"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17

And John Lowndes McLaurin die not
enter the race for governor. Editor
Watson of the Greenwood Index, who
confidently asserted all along that Mr..
McLaurin would not be a candidate, is
more of seer than his contempora-
ries gave him credit for being.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17

That Smith Blease- Pollock-J ennings
campaign will be about the warmest
ever waged in South Carolina, not ex-
cepting that of the early nineties when
the atmosphere was. permeated with
"'refawm" germs.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17

The graduating class of the Citadel
numbered 80 this year. and these young
men will be worth an hundred fold
more to South Carolina than their edu-
cation cost the State.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17

To the disappointment of an Edge
field youth, recently while he was
holding pleasant converse with Con-
verse girl he learned that her cardiac
experiences were the converse of his.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17

1t has gone abroad over the State
that all who attend the meeting of
the press association at Chick Springs
early in July must tango in the ball
room of the new hotel. What are we
to do? We want to leo to the meeting
but can't tango. Who will teach us?
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17

A house party in Edgefeld is COM
posed of ten Converse girls. We no
longer wonder Why the Spartanburg
papers rave over the beauty of the Con-
verse girls.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17

'tAnother suffragist invasion plan,
ned" Headline. That's no news. Why
waste time setting such stale state
ments in types
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17

Not Satisfied with the notoriety
gained through furnishings candidate
for governor and one for the United
States senate, Sumter has announced
that an aeroplane factory will soon be
established within her borders. Many
o. those Sumter people always were
nigh flyers anyway.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17
Defends "Grape Tuice."

To sneer about ''grape juice diplo,
macy" is about as senseless as was
the sneer of several years ago about
Sunday School politics. F" A little more
grape juice in personal habits and q
little more of the ethics of the Sun.
day School in political life would not
come amiss. -Orangeburg Times and
Democrat.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17
Then, Please Don't.

It's all very we'll to say we ought to
give women the vote, but how do we
know that if we do it Mrs. Pankhurst
won't come over here to live?-News
and Courier.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17

About the graduating season there
are more Solomons and Solomonesses
in the State than at any other time.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17

Atlanta is putting on city airs sure
enough. The celebrated Childs res
taurants of the metropolis have taken
up their abode in the Gate City.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17

A Chicago family was saved from
>asphyxiation the other night by be-
ing awakened by a kitten. This
thoughtful feline deserves Carnegie
medal about its neck
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17
Must Serve Dear People.

Our idea of man who wants job
mighty bad is one who will stump the
state of South Carolina for it weather
like this. .-Greenville Piedmont.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17

If you can't afford Ford, you are
not "in the swim in Edgefeld. And
sad to say. instead of swimming, Z"
we are still ambIing or shambling
along.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17
Wants Something Doing.

Huerta has bought an American
electric fan. He wouldn'tfeel natural
without few revolutions about him.
The State.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17
Noah's Sin of Omission.

In Noah's ark, swat in time would
have saved about nine hundred thou
sand ouadrillion swats which are now
necessary. y.-Greenville News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17

1t will require most of the sheep In
South Carolina to furnish ''skins' for
the 1914 crop of graduates.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17

Cansler from Tirzah has again un-
furled his banner to the political
breeze.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17
What Others Say
Amt It So.

The trouble with a good many met
is that when they have nothing to say
they insist on saying it.-Daily Mail.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17

The drought checked everything in
Edgefeld except the sale of automo-
biles.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17

Mrs. Hiram Offen-"your recon-,
mendations are rather poor, l must
say"
Maid-'Well mum, yez weren't
recomminded very highly to me,
ayther.'
mo; I'll never vote for that fell
low again"
Why not?'
] wrote him that | wanted a
government plum and he sent me a
couple of seedlings from the Agri-
cultural Department.
.Newedd-I was worried for near
ly three years for fear / wouldn't
get you.
Mrs. Newedd- What are you
thinking of now, dear?
Newedd-Thinking how foolish
/ was to worry.-Boston Transcript
Doctor, said he, I'm victim OF
insomnia. / can't sleep if there's
the least noise, such as cat on the
back fence, for instance"
This powder will be effective
replied the physician, after com.
pounding a prescription.
When do l take it, doctor?"
You don't take it; you give il
to the cat in some milk"
DR.. Parkhurst, at dinner il
New York, said of Sabbath observ'
ance:
There are too many of us who
are like the Hampstead woman.
This woman said to her little
boy the other day:
You must not roll your hoop il
the front garden, dear. It's Sunday
Go and roll it in the back garden. ,
Isn't it Sunday in the back gar
den too, mama? the little boy ask
ed" Washington Star.
'Bill," the poet gasped, stagger
ing into his friends room.
why, what's wrong the frienc
inquired, startled as he grasped hole
of the tottering man..
Wrong, the poet muttered. "
gods! l wrote a poem about my lit
tie boy. ! began the first verse will
these lines:''
My son, my pigmy counterpart.
'Yes? Yes?"
The poet drew long breath a.
he took a newspaper from his pock
ct.
Read! he blazed suddenly, Set
what the criminal compositor did tc
my opening line''
The friend read aloud:
My son! my pig, my counter
partp'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17
Of course Mr.. McLaurin will vote
for Mr.. Richards.

Attend the good roads meeting Fri
day morning at II o'clock.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17

Entered as second class matter al
the postofhce at Edgefeld, S. C.s
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17

To Prevent Blood Poisoning
apply at once the wonderful old reliable DR..
PORTER's ANTISEPT1C HEALING OIL. sur.
aieai dressing that relieves pain aud hea1n at
o,o u1z1e time nee Nzaz.oet. In &C GAo
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17

Cards of Thanks. Obituaries, Resolu-
.ions and Political Notices published at
advertising rates.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17

No communications will be published
unless accompanieds by the writer's
name.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17

Published every Wednesday in The
Advertiser Building at Sl.50 per year
ca advance.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17
Smile Provokers

Mrs. Hiram Often" your recon,
mendations are rather poor, | must
say"
Maid-'Well mum, yez weren't
recomminded very highly to me,
ayther." F."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-17

breeze.