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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-03-29
Letter From Flat Rock School

Z Mr.. Editor: L am a pupil OF Flat
Rock school, taught by Misses Geer-
gia Mae Wates and Allie Evans.
Our shcool. is on the average In
equipments, but not in structure.
Our building is no credit to the
community, The people of a com
mupity are Judged By the church
aud school buildings. According to
that our buildings give us a very
poor rating.
The farmers are actively at work
getting ready to plant corn. They
are using very little guano in our
settlement.
The past warm days the gardens
have been given much attention. A
garden is a very essential thing with
country people. l trust that the fruit
has not injured by the cold,
although the thermometer has drop
ped below thirty several times this
month.
Our young people seem to be en-.
joying the game of rook although 1t
it is not new. -
Spring began yesterday, Fruit,
farmers, fishes and flowers will take
on new life.
Mr.. A. L. Zimmerman made a
short. visit home Sunday afternoon
Mrs. w. H. Mcdonald and chill.
dren from Jacksonville, Fla, are
expected to visit her father, MIR. T.
W.. Lamb, now soon.
| hope many schools will be rep
resented at Field Day. Our schoo
is preparing to go.
School Boy.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-03-29
Problems of the Rural Church.

!: Neither poverty nor prosperity
should seriously interfere with the
influence and power of the country
church. But it seems that both pros
perity and the lack of it do in some
instances prevent rural churches
from beeuming creator factors for
the up!ift of humanity. Great pros
perity should not cause many farm
ers TO move to town and leave the
rural church, the public school,
roads and neighborhood leadership
to less able and less interested. men,
but it does in many instances. Short
crops and poor markets should no.
cause the church to be neglected and
its nfuence.circumscribed, but such
seems to be the fact.
The rural church is dependent
very largely upon the faithful, self
sacrificing members that love their
neighborhood and are willing to do
their part in helping spread the
gospel among men. Wealth is not a
standard by which to test the coun-
try church, as little cash except the
small salary of the pastor is re-
quired. The most useful church is
the church that meets Its opportuni-
ty at home among the young peo-
pie of the neigborhood rather than
| to divide its time and opportunity
in the foreign field" Few country
churches have advanced far bey ond
the "begin-a at-Jerusalem" command
for evangelizing the world. In fact,
tine greatest need. of the country
church and Christian people in ru-
raj communities is to enlist young
people, train them for service as ru.
rat leaders and help them become
more efficient producers as we'll as
Christian citizens. This can best be
accomplished by resident pastors
who understand agriculture and ru.
raj life, supported and assisted by
the church members, Farm, and
Ranch. -.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-03-29
TRENTON LETTER.
Contestants Selected From
School For Field Day. D. A.
r., w. M. u, and w.
c. T. u. Meet.

At the conclusion of a contest on
Friday evening last it was decided
that Mr.. James Spearman and Miss
Helen Marsh would represent the
Trenton high school in oratorv and
reading at Edsefeld on Field day.
w. w. Miller, Jr., IS new ar
rival in Trenton who is receiving
the most cordial and most loving
welcome and the happy young
mother and father are being show
cred with congratulations.
Mrs. H. w. Scott was hostess at
recent meeting of the Baptist mis-
siouary society. Mrs. T. P. Salter.
the president, had arranged a very
interesting program which was
thoroughly enjoyed and during the
social half hour which followed
Mrs. Scott served salad course and
coffee.
Mrs. Flythe, her young son and
Miss Agnes Flythe, who, lost their
home and the entire contents dur
ing the recent destructive fire in
Augusta are with their friends,
Miss Emma Bouknight and Mr..
Joe Bouknight.
Mrs. E. L. Ryan was the charm
ino hostess for the d. A. r. on
Thursday evening" There was no
regular program, This being a busi-
ness and social meeting combined.
Beautiful musical selections were
rendered by Miss Ruth Salter, Mrs
Ryan and Miss Margie Ryan. Late
in. the afternoon Mrs. Ryan served
a sweet course.
The w. c. T. U. held its month
ly meeting with Mrs. B. j. Harri.
son. The subject for the afternoon
was medical. temperance. Three able
papers were read by Miss. Julia Her
long, Mrs. T. r. Salter and Mrs.
Harrison. At the conclusion of the
business program the hostess served
.temptinG refreshments. 5,s
An embroidery club is a'recent
organization around which much in
tefest is centered. The meetings are
held every two weeks, the last be,
ing with Mrs. J. M. Swearingen.
After Two hours of diligent;work.
and social; chat the hostess served
delightful refreshments. 3.
Mr.. A. S. J. Miller presented his
daughters, Misses Fannie and Sabe,
with a handsome Buick. Six and
Mrs. Susie Miller, and her boys,
Messrs. Douglas and p. B. Wise
and her sister, Mrs. Atkins, are en-
joying all the pleasures a beautiful
REQ can give.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-03-29
Southern Arranging For Con-
federate Reunion.

Birmingham, Ala. March 25. =
Arrangements for handling the
thousands of visitors who will be
in Birmingham for the annual re-
union of the United Confederate
veterans May l6, II. ls with the
same dispatch that normal travel is
handled through the Birmingham
Terminal station have been made
by Southern railway as the result
of meeting of representatives Of
the passenger and operating depart
ments at which it was decided to
form for this occasion a special or
ganization similar to that which ac-
complished such splendid results for
the Southern at former reunions.
1t IL expected that the attendance
at the reunion will easily reach
$4,000 persons and the conference
was held in order to perfect plans
for the Southern's part in efficient
ly moving this large body of peo-
pie into and out of Birmingham
within the short space of three days.
Special temporary facilities and am
pie police protection will be provid-
ed, and a large number of expert
passenger men will be on hand to
assist the veterans and their friends
in making arrangements for return
trip, while special operating and
mechanical forces will be detailed
to assure the prompt movement of
trains.
Meetings of this character are al
ways held by the Southern in ad-
vance of large occasions so that no;
feature can be overlooked in NOV
ing the extra traffic it is called up
on to handle, and for the Birming-
ham reunion of the veterans there
will be brought, to the service of
the visitors the full benefit of the
experience gained in. handling the
crowds on. other. similar occasions.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-03-29
Sunday School Conference Co
lumbia, District. >.

The annual Sunday school, CON
ference, of. the Columbia district,
Methodist Episcopal church south
will be held in Graniteville, April
81. The opening session will con-
vene Thursday morning April 6,~ip
the Methodist church at Granite
vile, and the conference will con-
tinue through Friday morning,
April I.
A very strong program has been
prepared, and some of the best Sun
day school workers of the district
will t.ke part in the discussions.
These conferences are most profta-
BILE and interesting gatherings, and
it is. hoped that every Methodist
pastor, every Sunday school super:
intendent and one teacher from
each school be present.: In addition
to those, it is hoped that many 9TH
ers will attend. All who are vitality
interested in the great Sunday school
work should take advantage of this
opportunity.
The good people of Granitveille
have opened their homes and will
royalty entertain all accredited dele
gates. 1t is needless to say this, for
Graniteville's we'll known hospitali.
ty has gone abroad throughout the
land. All who come will be gladly
welcomed and rare treat is in
store for them.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-03-29
Two girls were discussing the

Two girls Were discussing the
marriage of a mutual friend.
Everything went off splendidly,
didn't it? said Dora, enthusiastical-
ly. And didn't dear. Rose look per-
fec,ly sweet?"
Yes, she did, agreed Nora. She
told me after the. ceremony that
there was only one drawback"
What was that?"- asked Dora,
inquisitively. -.
swell, she felt that her father
looked too; cheerful when he gave
her away"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-03-29
MT. ZION NEWS.
New Sand Clay Boulevard. May
Move Mt. Zion Church.
Mrs. J. c. Whitlock
iii.

The citizens of our community
will see the close of this day with
feelings of great relief and satisfac-
tion, for then will be finished the
last work needed to complete the
claying of the Augusta Highway
to the Aiken county line. This is
indeed great work, and much
creditsis due to those who have so
faithfully united to bring it about.
MOI. is4he appreciation of this i'm
provement confined to this neigh
borhocI. The greater amount of
travel over this road now as COM
pared with tEat before the work was
done is truly surprising. The whole
upper part of South Carolina must
be coming through here now going
to Augusta, for automobiles are
passingsnot only every hour or SO,
but often every few minutes. On
yesterday Sunday young man
slttingsonsa porch counted fifty that
passed lin less than an hour. An
other family counted three hundred
that passed during the day. So it
does not seem nearly so lonely down
in this country. The world seems
to be coming to US, or, at least is
passing very near by US.
This one change may bring new
life, into this country, and for one
thing it has started a new pulse
beat of hope and progress in old
Mt. Zton church. For some time
time members have been talking
about bringing the old church out
on the road" Yesterday at our
regular meeting the matter was
laid formally before the church, and
is now under consideration. One
of the members has offered beau
tifsl Bite fer the. church, right. on
the new highway. This land bears
some majestic oaks, and lis near;a q,
large and sieiously cotd spring.
So now goers blink 2f sacal
tnisgift, and bringing the.
oldschurch, remodeled and rebuilt
out from. it's seclusion. AS 1t is,
its light has long been hidden, if
not under a bushel, at least in a
lonely blackjack wood. =.
We,are sorry to report the seri-
rious illness of Mrs. j.. G. Whit
lock, who for two weeks has been
suffering greatly from q large alb.
cess on'the side Of her throat, A
week ago 'her condition became
critical since when her SON, DR.. AL
bert Whitlock, from Kitching Mill,
with a ,raifed nurse, having been
constantly at her bedside. Another
physician son, DR.. Grand Whit
lock, has Also: been with her, and
lasssw sweek they called in DR.. Harry
.Wyman, from Aiken, for surgical
aid. .0nyerterdayMrs Whitlock < seem
ed to be better, and our commupi-
ty is hoping that the danger is now
over, and that this beloved lady
will soon be free from her suffering,
and restored to her usual health.
Mt. Zion, March o.,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-03-29
PILLS BEST FOR LIVER.

Because they contain the best
liver medicines, no matter how bit
ter or nauseating for the sweet su-
gar coating hides the TASTE. DR..
King's New Life Pills contain in
gredients that put the liver work
ing, move the bowels freely. No
grippe, no nausea, and digestion.
Just try bottle of DR.. Kings
New Life Pills and notice how
much better you feel. 25c at drug
gists. 2.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-03-29
Report of Civic: League i Meet

At called meeting of The execu-;
tive board Of the Civic League held
!at the k6:ae off lffss Betlia yantsioa
Monday afternoon, The. following
committees :. were. appointed, and
their work for. the coming year de-
fined. Each chairman. will have "a
corps Of efficient ~helpers:4. ,,,.
Membership-Mrs. j. G. Ed
wards. ~; :.
.Finance-Mrs. Bettis Cantelou.
Publicity Mrs. E. P. Jones.
Laws and their enforcement
Mrs. BE. Nieholson.: ~:
Sanitatiop-Mrs. IA. Marsh.
City Beautiful-Mrs. L. P.Smith,.
= Social siervlce-Mrs. 4. G.-Shan-
nonhouse.' :. -: -.
+ Junior League4-Mrs: Wallace
.Tompkihs. !, ,>
cemetery G. E: May. : "
Clean up week will be observed
during the week beginning April
10. On Saturday morning and ailer-
noon, of. April. .l5,. a committee will
inspect all premises competing for
All the good citizens of Edge6eld
are urged to cooperate with the
Civic League for they are more than
anxious to make our town clean,
beautiful ard. healthy. Your c5iI-
.dren and onrr children need health
full, physical and moral surround
ings that the.future citizens of this
community be. strong, robust men
and women. To that end let. us all
with one accord, pull together for
a more beautiful Edgefeld. All
housewives are asked, to burn all
burnable rubbish, and have tin cans
and all other refuse put outside
where the city carts can convenient
ly get it.
Please see that all cans have holes
bored in them, so that no water can
find Judgement therein. This is very
necessary, for you know, doctors
who know, tell Is that those horrid
mosquitoes will lay their, eggs in
stagnant water anywhere, and then
some one. might be bitten by; one of
the pesky, little insects, which. might
cause some one a long spell of ma
larial fever, and, that some one.
might be you! :: :.
Two prizes will be given for the
premises, back and front, presenting
the neatest appearance. First. prize
$500. Second 5000. -; =,
Competent judges will make:the
decision. :. =.
The Civic League will have some
excellent fly swatters for sale mex
week. Please have jitney ready fol
you will be called upon to buy one
or more. Swat the fly in time!
Publicity Committee.
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The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1916-10-13

EDUCATIONAL Display
In the educational department, UNI
der the direction of NJ. L. Britain,
Georgia's state superintendent of
schools, competitions will be open to
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1916-10-13
FINEST AGRICULTURAL DISPLAY
At COMING SOUTHEASTERN FAIR

Atlanta.-Special. AFTER the Grand
Circuit races, which will bring to Geor-
ga the finest horsef1esh ever seen on
southern race track; after the exhi-
Ditlon OF the finest cattle, hogs and
poultry in the United States: after
Larkland," with all its attendant
pleasures and amusements, and many
other features already briefly mention
ed, the first annual Southeastern Fair
IN Atlanta, October IA to p, inclusive
Is going to be real fair, an exposi-
ton of all that is finest and best in
the agricultural and industrial resourc-
es OF the southeast.
II. G. Hastings, agricultural expert
ana scotsman, known throughout the
south, is chairman of this department
and has already succeeded in bringing
together for this first showing, one
OF the finest exhibitions of farm prod
ucts together with farm machinery
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1916-10-13
LYNcHING; NEW STYLE
A new development Of lynehing

A new development OF lynching,
A mob in Lima, Ohio, disappoint
ed of its vengeance on an imprison-
ed suspect, transferred the full tide
of its wrath to the faithful sheriff
who spirited the man away, and
proceeded to lynch (as a satisfactory
substituted the official guilty of the
obnoxious crime of living up to his
oath of office.
Procuring a rope from a street
car trolley. the mob fastened a moose
around Sheriff Eley's neck and
were about to treat themselves to
the terpsichorean spectacle of a fell
low creature dancing what our live
ly Hibernian friends call a Gig on
nothing" when a rescue was effect
ed, But not until Sheriff Eley, now
in hospital, suffered two broken ribs
was chicken half to death and pref
ty generally pounded to pulp.
Such is the reward of official dill
igence in that county. And such
also are the occasional recreations
of the Lima plain people, who, as is
well known and as every local dem
agogue will tell you, can do no
wrong.
The original lynching attempt
frustrated by the sheriff was, we
are told, very congenial to local
popular sentiment and if there are
elections pending in that county,
we make no doubt that Sheriff Eley
will get his from more than one
platform as person of aristocratic
tendencies and a standpatter, who
sided with the interests" and got
what was coming to him for cheat
ing the rude but righteous justice
of the perhaps slightly superheated
but always sovereign, common peo-
pie.
And now what will Georgia,
which has been pretty roughly spo-
ken to of late by the northern press
about lynching, have to say of the
new Ohio idea: If you can't lynch
the prisoner, lynch the sheriff. Fiat
justitia, anyhow. Senti-
mel
Friday morning an automobile
from Seattle came through town go
ing south. 1t had so many bundles
done up in burlap attached that it
looked as if giant dirt-daubers had
built their homes on all sides of
the car
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1916-10-13

elementary county schools in writing.
essay work, original stories, drawings.
water color work, painting, sewing
and fancy work Many cash premiums
are offered in these school contests,
and similar contests will be open to
town and city schools. both elemen-
tary and high, for the same class Of
work. The educational exhibits will
also include special school contests
for elementary and advanced depart
meats, and an especial competition
among all public schools for map and
chart work. drawings and domestic sci
ence work
The Women's Department
In the women's department, with
Mrs. Samuel Lumpkin as chairman,
sales will be conducted and work done
by women will be disposed of for ex-
hibitors who desire it.
The exhibition of womans work will
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1916-10-13
PROF. ELMER MORRIS
GAINED "a POUNDS
TENNESSEE SCHOOL TEACHER
SAYS HE HAS FOUND TANLAc
TO BE THE BEST MEDICINE HE
HAS EVER TRIED

Of the thousands of lettars +bo4
have recently been received at the
Tanlac office from well-known man
and women, who have been benefit
ed by this medicine, none are more
interesting than the one received
this week from S. R. Luton. at
Bumpus Mills, Tenn. This letter
which was addressed to G. F. Willis.
Atlanta, Ga, reads as follows;
Dear Sir; You will find inclosed
a testimonial from Professor Elmer
Morris, who is one Of my customers.
Professor Morris had a delicacv in
expressing himself and granted me
the right to give you the particulars
in his case
He tells me that he has been a
great sufferer from chronic stomach
and bowel trouble and never had
been able to get anything to give
him any relief He fell off in
weight from 225 pounds to ITO
pounds. He went to Dawson
Springs, Ky, and when he came
back he said he was no better.
persuaded him to try Tanlac. He
weighed on my scales at the time
he began taking it and only weigh
ed 10 pounds. After taking three
bottles of Tanlac he had gained 90
pounds. When he brought this tes-
timonial to me he had gained 4 lbs.
more and weighed 1874 He did not
want to get back to 225 pounds and
decided to quit taking Tanlac.
This man is teacher in the pub
lie schools in Stewart County, Tenn.
lie lives here in one mile of my
store and bought the TanIac from
me. His true postoffce is Dover,
Tenn, R. F. D. No. l. Professor
Morris statement is as follows:
Il have just finished my third bot
tie of Tanlac and have gained 20
pounds. / just weighed ITO pounds
and now l weigh 100, and never felt
better in my life.
Il have been a great sufferer
from stomach trouble for about one
year. tried every doctor l could
get to, and went to a health resort
at Dawson Springs, but nothing did
me any good. l decided to take Tan
lac and found it to be the best med
icine l ever tried.
"Yours very truly,
PROF. ELMER MORRIS"
Tanlac is sold exclusively IN Mari
eta by Hodges Drug Co.; in Austell,
Ca, by Strickland Pharmacy; in
Acworth, Ca, by Durham Bros; III
Roswell, Ca, by G. T. Lyon Drug Co;
in Smyrna, Ga, by the City Phar-
macy; in Powder Springs, Ca, by
Vaughan and Baggett; Kennesaw
Pharmacy, Kennesaw, Ga. T. J.
lowe, Middleton, Ga. adv.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1916-10-13

be at the same time one of the extern
sive and distinctive features of the
fair, and handsome cash prizes are
offered in the various contests, includ-
ing arts and crafts work. needle work,
culinary work, arrangement of booths
and the displays presented in them
There are six cash prizes for instance,
with first of $50, for the best indi
vidual booths.
Other features of the womens dis
play will include jewelry work, basket
ry, metal work, leather work, weaving,
bead work, stenciling, designing, deco
rative art, textile work, embroidery,
lace work, ladies articles, infants gar
ments, sofa pillows and dressed dolls
There will be special section for
work done by old ladies'
Good Cooking
The culinary exhibit under direction
of Mrs. Alonzo Richardson. will be
distinctive in itself, showing all varie-
ties of homemade jellies, preserves,
canned goods cakes, breads and can
dies, with appropriate prizes in each
class.
The work of the blind will be shown
under special direction of Miss Mildred
Harris. The Better Babies" contest,
with five divisions, arranged according
to ages; under DR.. Elizabeth Breach,
promises to be specially attractive
feature. Mrs. T. o. Plunkett will have
charge of the plant and flower exhibit,
and the fine arts exhibit will be I'M
der Mrs. S. N. Evins.
Nothing of interest to woman, that
is done by woman, will be omitted.
One of the showings of chief interest
will be model rural cottage well
Mrs. H. G. Hastings and Mrs. Dan Ca
reg.
Many Other Features
1t would be impossible in the space
every interesting feature comprised
under the broad headings of agricul-
ture, corn and canning clubs, educa-
ton and woman's department; it Is
sufficient to say these will be the most
extensive, the most attractive and the
most complete ever seen at southern
fair.
President Ivan E. Allen and General
Manager r. NJ. Striplin have left no
stone unturned to make the first an
nual Southeastern Fair the most COM
plete ever seen in this section, not
from one but from every standpoint;
and with that purpose as a foundation,
it is their determination to build upon
it and make it bigger and better and
more interesting every year that
comes.
Fair Amusements
Especial and particular attention
was given to fair amusements. While
the Grand Circuit races may be in
Guided under that feature, there is a
large park devoted exclusively to
amusement features, with the roller
coaster, the old mill, the biggest and
finest 'merry-go-round" in the South,
high class shows OF all sorts, with free
vaudeville acts and everything else
that goes along with a fair that is
worth while.
Every one who is coming up for
opening day should have one Of the
little blue keys, the admission ticket
that actually unlocks the gates These
are on sale in all the country banks,
and they carry with them an addition
al advantage in that the possessor of
one of them will go home at the
end of the fair the owner of new
$1,000 REQ automobile.