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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-14
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Continued from First Page

lCOULlHuGQ lIOlu rIISI dSS,)
many interested in this happy event.
Miss Marjorie Tompkins spent
The past week here with Mrs.
Frank Bland.
The members of the New Centu-
ry club were complimented with an
invitation from Mrs. A. II. BrenEer
president o. the women's clubs of
Augusta, to reception held on Fri
day the 9th, at the country club.
The invitation having been missent,
reached here too late to insure a
full representation but four of the
members we're able to go, Mesdames
J. l.. Walker, B. L. Allen and Mrs.
w. E. LaGrone, Miss Alma Wood
wood. The occasion was most de-
lightful one. Mrs. Brenner is pleas
antly remembered, having address
ed the club on Reciprocity day.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Hardy will
60 to Texas on Friday and spend a
few weeks visiting friends and rela-
tives.
Mr.. Chas. Kenny is expected on
the 10th to visit his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. q. D. Kenny. For the
past seven years he has been locat-
ed in San Francisco and his visit is
pleasantly expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Norris of
Edgefeld were welcome visitors
here on Thursday in the home of
Mrs. NJ. Huiet.
Mrs. Warren Paul of Edgefeld
has been spending awhile with her
mother, Mrs. George Hubbard.
Mrs. p. G. Stevens has been the
guest of her brother, MIR. Ira Car
son at Batesburg.
Mrs. Earl Mish/has gone to Viz
ginia to spend the summer with
relatives.
A pleasant feature of the mission
sionary society of the Methodist
church, is the social service depart
ment of which Mrs. J. w. Mobley
is superintendent, and the social SER
vice meeting held in connection
with the last meeting of the mis-
sionary society on Monday after
noon was enjoyable in every way.
Invited to meet with the members
were the officers of the other mis-
sionary societies and the wives of
the pastors. Mrs. Mobley presided
and after scripture, Mrs. Olin Ed
son led in prayer. Questions on So
cial service were held these being
asked by the leader. After a vocal
duet by Mesdames M. Z. Norris
and A. A. Horne paper was read
by Miss Eva Rushton, on "Delin-
queut children poem, entitled
Bargains" was read by Mrs. G.
D. Kenny. A solo, abide with
me-" by Mrs. g. P. Corn was fol-
lowed by a paper by Mrs. H. D.
Grant on Social service" Mrs. L.
E. Stansell read poem Somebody
else" the meeting closing with the
hymn Help somebody" There was
general intermingling of all and
the social feature was very pleasant.
The young ladies who acted as
ushers, Misses Ruth and Jimmie
Beth Thacker, Emmie Wright, An
ME Stokes and Ella Smith served
several kinds of sandwiches with
iced tea.
DR.. and Mrs. Hugh Mitchell were
visitors in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Will Wright on Sunday.
Miss Jennie Lou Crews of Allan
ia is spending awhile with Mrs.
Henry Whitaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hendrix and
family of Leesville spent Sunday
in the home of Mr.. ]. NJ. Turner.
Miss Sara Stevens will leave soon
to spend few weeks at the Pee
Dee summer school.
Miss Carrie Dorm of Spartanburg
is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. A. Do
hey.
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-14
YOUR BOWELS SHOULD MOVE ONCE
A DAY

A free easy movement of the
bowels every day is sign of good
health. DR.. Kings New Life Pills
will give you gentle laxative eff
feet without gripping and free your
system of blood poisons, purify
your blood, overcome constipation
and have an excellent tonic effect
on the entire system. Makes you
feel like living. Only 25c. az drug
gists. )
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-14
Ewing-Vernelson.

Married, by Rev. R. G. Shannon
house, at the Episcopal rectory,
June I, Mr.. Hugh Vernelson and
Miss Orelia Ewing. Mr.. Nernelson
is from Virginia but has been
spending some time in Edgefield
soliciting insurance. Miss Ewing is
from Atlanta but for the past sea
son has had charge Of Mr.. Ruben
stems millinery department.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-14
Anniversary Will be June 23'

On June twenty-third, we cele-
brate the first anniversary of the Or
ganization of our Civic League and
Cemetery Association. In that time
we have grown from a dozen wo-
men. earnest in their desire for
civic betterrnent, to sixty-hVe CO.
workers. Mothers, wives, daughters
and sisters Of the citizens of our
town, all giving their time and best
thought to the cultivation of higher
ideals of civic life and beauty.
AS the home keepers of our commu-
nifty, we feel that we have au indi-
vidual responsibility to aid our City
Fathers in the promotion of the
health of our town, in the promo.
tion Of the improvement of our
town, in the preservation and devel-
opment of our landscapes, and in
the advancement of our outdoor art.
Civic improvement spells better
business, better business spells more
new comers, more new comers,
spell the national growth of the
town. Surely we have a splendid
moral purpose, as the foundation OF
our organization, and the Board of
Directors invites every home in
Edgefeld to send a representative
into the Civic League. Our sixty
five members should be hundreds.
Mothers do you wish to do your
part in building better and
healthier community life for your
boys and girls? Do you wish to aid
in the building of character throug b
procuring a cleaner, more moral
atmosphere? Do you wish to do
your part in encouraging more beau
tiful town surroundings? Opportu'
nifty is knocking at our doors. Let
US rise and throw off our lethargy
We feel that our efforts of the past
year have not been in vain. We
have converted our City of the Dead
from place of weeds, rubbish and
ugliness to one of extreme beauty,
We have had lectures, flower shows
and cleanup weeks, and have en-
deavored in all of our undertakings
to cause our people, both young end
old to think along lines of civic
righteousness.
We wish to thank the people of
our community FOR their splendid
cooperation; those citizens who
have so generously given their fl
nancial aid, and our City Fathers
for their cooperation and recent
evidence of their confidence i'll our
earneStness and ability. We ask
your continued support and sym
pathy. 1t is our prayerful hope
that our organization will become
an essential factor in the develop
ment, both moral and physical Of
our community.
Respectfully submitted, the Board
of Directors, Edgetield Civic League
and Cemetery Association: Mrs. B..
l.. Mims, President; Mrs. J. &.
Holland, Nice-President; Miss June
Rainsford, Secretary; Mrs. II. II.
Sanders, Treasurer; Mrs. J. 6.
Edwards, Chairman. Membership
Committe; Mrs. Bettis Cante-
lou, Chairman Finance; Mrs.
(. Pendleton Jones. Publicity;
Mrs. B. Z. Nicholson, Laws and
their enforcement; Mrs. 3. A.
Marsh, Sanitation; Mrs. Lovic
Smith, City Beautiful; Mrs. G. E.
May, Cemetery Committe; Mrs. r.
G. Shannonhouse, Social Service;
Mrs. w. G. Tompkins, Junior
League.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-14
A DOCTORS REMEDY FOR COUGHS

As cure for coughs and colds
DR.. Bells Pine Tar Honey COM
bines these remedies in just the
right proportion to do the most
good for summer coughs or colds.
A trial will prove the value of this
splendid cough medicine. DR.. Bells
Pine Tar-Honey soothes the irrita-
ton, stops your cough, kills the
cold germs and does you world Of
good. A Csc. bottle will more
than convince you-it will stop
your cough. At druggists. 3
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-14


Smith Marsh Co.
The protracted services being
conducted this week al Trenton in
the Presbyterian church are well at
tended. and Il serioaS but calm inter-
est is very manifest on every hand.
In this Issue will be found the
programme in full of the Edgefield
County Inter. Denominational Sun
day School Convention, which is to
be held at Philippi Saturday and
Sunday, July l and 3.
Mr.. and Mrs. Is. r. Cooner Of
Columbia, accompanied by their
children, came over in their tour
ing car and spent Saturday and
Sunday with Mrs. Mary J. Norris
and Mrs. Mamie n. Tillman.
Remember our special sale closes
Saturday night. You will make a
mistake if YOU fail to get what you
need in dry goods and shoes during
this sale
Smith Marsh Go.
The pastor of the Presbyterian
church Will preach here this Sunday
morning at ll:l5. Subject: An
Essential Phase of Christianity. "
At night he will return TO Trenton
and close the services now in
progress.
The Advertiser carries the an
nouncement this week of the candi'
dacy of Mr.. J. G. Zimmerman fol
magistrate of the Sth district. He
has many friends in the
Pleasant Lane -Mckendree- Meeting
Street section who will support him
The Advertiser inadvertently left
the name of little Elizabeth John
son, the daughter of MIR. and Mrs.
E. S. Johnson, off the honor rol.
which was published last week. She
is in the first grade and made ar
average of SO for the entire session
a record of which any child should
be proud.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-14

We have on display beautiful
line of dress goods. Such as voiles
muslins, crepes de chimes, wash
silks and etcs.
Mukashy Bargain House.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-14
Seneca, S. G.

Save money by trading with us
this week. Our special cut price
sale will continue through the week.
Smith Marsh Co.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-14

Come in and take a look at our
Palm Beech suits for men and boys
in all colors, and the prices are
right.
Mukashy Bargain House.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-14

J. NJ. BUSSEY,
County Secretary.
Executive Committee-G. NJ. Smith,
T. H. Rainsford, R. G. Shannonhouse,
B. E. Nicholson, G. F. Long.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-14

Mrs. Oscar La3orde of Columbia
spent last week here with her pc
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Duno-
want,
Prices greatly reduced on every
thing in the store. Come and sup
ply your wants.
Smith. Marsh Co.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-09

OXFORD, o., June 9-Sixty-three
received the bachelor of arts degree
at the seventy-sixth annual COM
mencement of Miami university, and
seyenty-two were graduated from the
teachers college. The exercises were
held in the auditorium, in which 1900
people were assembled.
The commencement address was de-
livered by DR.. Guy Potter Benton, for
mer president of the university now
president of the University of Yer
mont
Education" Dr. Benton said, gives
people enlarged vision-a sort of third
eye The man who says the old edu-
cation is better than the new ought to
be dead and buried. Some of the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-09
HAIL ONE FOOT
DEEP is REPORT
FROM ECONOMY

ECONOMY, Ind. June 9-Hail was
one foot deep at the farm OF Oscar
Brown Monday noon. ChiIdren's
day will be observed at the Economy
Friends church Sunday evening, June
II. Each Sunday school class will
contribute to the program. :. Sunday
afternoon, June II, at O'Clock at
Morgan Creek Friends church Child
ren's day exercises and a temperance
meeting will be combined The
Economy Methodist church Children's
day meeting has been postponed from
Sunday, June II, until Sunday even
ing, June Is, on account of Mrs. A. L.
Loop. who is chairman of all commit
tees, being called to Advance on &C.
count of the critical condition of DR..
Loops father.
Attends Conference.
Rev. Oliver Frazer and wife, Mr.
and Mrs. Edo Cain attended the min.
isterial conference at Lynn Monday
Rev Mr. Frazer gave a splendid talk
o.. Mrs. W. E. Oler and daughter
Nola, entertained the following Earl
horn students Sunday evening: Rev
Howard Champe, Harold Peterson
Mr.. Benson, Miss WildmaH and Miss
Watanba.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-09
WEST ALEXANDRIA

/ Miss Jeanette Roselins, one of our
most popular young ladies, left Mon
day evening for Cincinnati, where she
will take a three-years' course in the
School of Nursing at General Hos
pital. She is especially fitted for this
work. Miss Mary Hill, student Of
Oxford college, is home on a brief
visit with her parents. :. Mrs. Geo.
Huber, who has been i'll for some
time, is slowly recovering. -. Mrs. H.
Ramsey of Richmond, and little daugh-
ter, Barbra Alice. are visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Mono
smith.
smith. Miss Harriet Holderman,
aged 70 years. and formerly of Gratis.
but in the past few years a resident
Of West Alexandria, died at her home
On North Main street. Monday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. She is the last
member of a large family of twelve
children. She leaves many friends.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-09
ST!VERS ATTENDS
G. 0. P. CONVENTION

LIBERTY, Ind, June 9-Harold
Hughes came home Wednesday from
Miami university to spend his summer
vacation with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. e. Hughes. Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Bond and little daughter, of In
dianapolis, are the guests OF friends
here. Miss Elizabeth Casey left
Wednesday for New Castle, where she
will visit her uncle. J. D. Smith, and
family. before entering business col
lege at indianapolis. Mr.. and Mrs
Chas. Yeager, of Cincinnati, were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs NJ j. Bevis a
few days this week. Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Henderson returned home
Wednesday from a visit with relatives
in Springfield, O.. Misses Mary Re-
becca Pigman, Mildred Clark, Martha
Freeman and Clarissa spent Thursday
night in Brookville, the guests of Miss
Louise Cowing. .. Miss Gertrude Hill
came Wednesday from Chicago for an
extended visit with w. A. Bryson and
family. . Mrs. w. Z. Morris and Mrs.
c. T. Hughes attended the commence
haent exercises at Mama university
Thursday. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Ross
were called home Wednesday from
chattanooga, lenn., by the Oedtn OF
E. P. Ernst. :. Mr.. and Mrs. c. w
Stiyers are attending the Republican
national convention at Chicago this
week. . Miss Lucille Shuce was in
Corlnersville on business Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bossert are in
Chicago, attending the Republican
convention. :. M r and Mrs Leo Max
we'll and Miss Gertrude Hill attended
commencement at Miami university
Thursday. Rev. J. L. Hartsook is
in Chicago on business this week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-09
Comforting Words
Many Richmond Household Will
Find Them So.

MANY a Richmond Household Will
Find Them So.
To have the pains and aches of
bad back removed-to be entirely free
from annoying, dangerous urinary
disorders. is enough to make any kid
ney sufferer grateful. The following
advice of one who has suffered will
prove comforting words to hundreds
of Richmond readers.
BENZ Eye, 1872 Chestnut St, Rich
niond says: Il suffered for quite
awhile from my back and kidneys. My
back was weak and lame and ached,
too. The kidney secretions also caus-
ed me much trouble, as l had to get
up several times during the night to
pass them and it broke my rest. The
first box of Doan's Kidney Pills help
ed me. | have always used them since
when bothered in that way with the
best of results
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Deans Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Eye had. Milburn Co.,
Drops. Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-09
WORL D'S WORST OLD FOCIES ARE
UNDER THIRTY YEARS OF ACE

worst old fogies in the world are I'M
der so years of age, and some of the
youngest folks are of whitened locks
and tottering steps. It's the difference
between the educated and the un-
educated. .
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-09
GRAHAM SELECTED.

Charles E. Graham was elected
supreme representative to Nationa
Grove at the flfty-sixth annual SEES
sion of the United Order of Druids,
Indiana, at the closing session in Ind
annapolis yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Graham win represent the state
at the national meeting to be held in
ST. Louis next September.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-09

Glass that will not splinter when
broken is being made in France by
pressing together under heat two
sheets of glass with sheet of cellu-
loid between them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-09
OPENS RESTAURANT.

w. s. Aydelotte. formerly with the
Arlington hotel, has opened the in
terurban restaurant on South Eighth
street.
Macon beacon., 1916-05-26
High School Teachers.

The faculty Of the Macon Graded
and High school has been elected as
follows: j. L McMillin, Superintend-
ent; Miss jamie Stennis, Principal;
Miss Marian Huddleston, Latin and
Mathematics; Miss Lizzie Mize, 9Th
and 7th grades; Mrs. Jeanette Dorroh,
2nd and 3rd grades; Miss Mai Nc
Cracken, primer and first grade. Miss
Carlotta Stewart has resigned and
her place has not been filled. The
selection will be made at later meet
ing of the trustees, a call for which
will be made through the columns of
the Beacon.
The new members Of the faculty are
Miss Lille Mize and Miss Mai Nc
Cracken. They were elected upon the
recommen lation of Mr. Mcmillan, who
has been acquainted with their work
for some time, For the past three
sessions they have taught in the
schools at Mount Olive, Mississippi.
They are both well qualified for their
work by training and by experience,
both having several years of success
ful experience in graded school work.
They will attend the Tulane Normal
this summer.
Miss Stennis is planning to attend
the Peabody School for Teachers at
Nashville. Miss Huddleston will take
special training in Columbia College,
New York. Mr.. McMillin will spend
some time in the Normal College at
Hattiesburg and Tulane University,
and will do normal and institute work
later in the, summer. This summer
/ training, while our teachers have at.
tended summer schools regularly in
the past, conforms to the rule passed
by the trustees last spring which is tC
the effect that no teacher is eligible
who does not attend at least one nor
NAL every three years. Mrs Dorror
attended the University of Virgins
summer before last and will not take
any special work this summer.
Macon beacon., 1916-05-26

squares are present to be infected,
and the work can be done at low
est cost.
While chopping cotton, labor
should be instructed to watch
carefully the buds of the plants
aud destroy any weevils they
may find. Children or even
grown people may be employed to
go over the fields, row at a time,
looking straight at the bud of
every plant and a small premium
may be offered for the capture of
the weevilS by the hundred This
should be done when the cotton
has about four to six leaves, For
every weevil destroyed you save
a hundred or more squares, and
in the long run probably thou
sands of squares are saved that
this one weevil or her increase
would have destroyed. This
weevil picking should be done at
a cost of about 25 cents per acre
if done at the right time.
When the first blooms begins to
appear the few weevils you failed
to find when yon picked weevils
will have infested a few squares
that turn yellow and fall to the
ground in spots here and there.
These squares contain larvae and
will hatch out weevils. To pick
up and burn this first small crop
of fallen squares will cost from 25
to 80 cents per acre if done at the
proper time, but it may save the
entire crop. 1t puts the weevils
so nearly out of business that it
will take until the middle of
August for them to multiply in
sufficient numbers to do much
damage, by which time a good
crop will be safely in boil. The
cost of picking the weevil and
picking up the first crop of fallen
squares need not exceed 70 cents
per acre, if done at the proper
time. Shallow, frequent cultiva-
tion should be extended until the
middle of August.
The careless farmer who fails to
take advantage OF these simple, in
expensive suggestions at the
proper time, but waits until his
cotton is knee-high and full of
weeyils before he begins to fight,
will have the fight of his life and
get whipped after all.
Remember to nip the weevil in
the bud before the squares come,
pick up and burn the first fallen
squares just as the cotton begins
blooming, keep up shallow fire.
quent cultivation extending late
into the season, and the victory
is yours at small cost. Progress
sive Farmer.
Macon beacon., 1916-05-26
Boys and Our High School

In the 1915 graduating class
of the Macon High School all the
graduates were girls except one,
This is highly creditable to the
girls but is not a hopeful sign
for the town or the school.
1t was a thing that needed
some explanation and the local
correspondent for the metropoH-
tan papers gave a fairly
plausible one. But while the
unfavorable situation may be
CLOSED over before strangers, it
should be met face to face by
our people.
Prof. McMillin's letter, which
appears in another column,
shows the true state of affairs,
and the condition is one that
ought to be remedied, 1t bodies
evil to community when its
boys refuse or are refused edu-
cation, Educate the girls, but
for Heavens sake educate the
boys so that they may be ftasso-
ciates mentally for them.
Macon beacon., 1916-05-26

Let us indulge the hope that
the farmer spelbound" by cot
ton is both determined and pre-
pared, to hold the king as
subject and not '.ruler' 1t
is in order to remark that popula
tion statistics do not permit literal
acceptance of estimates of cotton
acreage approXimating the before
the weevil years, with larger
paintings of other crops than
eight or ten years ago. Contra
diction of such estimates is fur
nished in the following figures of
the two counties as shown in the
auditors report of polls for 1908
the first boil weevill year for
them and for 1913, the latest pub.
liShed statement:
Macon beacon., 1916-05-26
Nip the Boil Weevil in the Bud

The boil weevil will begin to
appear on the small cotton plants
in south Alabama about the mid
die of May and in North Alaba-
ma about the first of June. From
early morning until the hot part
of the day, the weevil will be
found sitting on the bud of the
plants. Occasionally the bud is
injured or the leaf punctured,
turning black, resembling frost
bite. This is a sign that the
weevil is either on the plant or
has left it and is on another plant
near by. This is the time to an.
initiate the weevils by picking
them from the buds of the plants
and destroying them while the
plants are small, ahording
ing no hiding places, while the
weeyils are few in number. No
Macon beacon., 1916-05-26
A Gard of Thanks

| wish to thank my many friends for
recommending me so highly to the
Buckeye Cotton Oil Co., Jackson, Miss.
have secured the position as their
agent in Macon, and when you have
got cetton seed to sell don't forget to
see me, Thanking my many friends in
town and the county, and agein wishing
each and every one a prosperous year,
| remain Your true friend
j. E. BASS, agent.