Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-06-06
MEETING STREET.
Stand of Cotton Unsatisfactory
Large Acreage of Food
stuffs. Two Deaths in
Community.

There have been wars and rumors
of wars slice I last wrote for your
columns, and now our own United
States are neck deep in it, in a hnan-
cial way, and must in all probabll-
ity go to the limit in furnishing
soldiers to defend what we have al.
ready up at stake. In getting pre-
pared for this great conflict that
seems to be just ahead of US we.
should aways bear in mind the i'm
portance of being prepared for eter-
nifty and to meet our God. Then
let our cause be righteous one and
the Lord will direct all our battles
to glorious victory. So mote it be,
Amen"
The farmers of this community
are very we'll up with their work,
but there is considerable complaint
about getting stands, especially in
cotton. think if we are blessed
with reasonable seasons this year
this section will make some food
stuff to spare to feed the soldiers, as
every ore, both black and white,
seem to have given special thought
along that line.
Before this 10 put in print I feel
that practically all of the legal age
for registration will have given tEelr
pedigree to Capt. J. R. Blocker and.
NJ. A. Watson for war strength OF
this old historic Meeting Street sec
ton. We have the sons and grand
sons of veterans of the Civil War,
who made as gallant soldiers as ever
shouldered arms in any country, and
I believe would stand Germany the
most stubborn resistance they have
ever come in contact with, even un.
drilled as we are. So if our boys
get well equipped for military SER
vice, and go oyer to the front, there
will be acts of heroism to go in his
tory that this country will surely be
proud Of, ;;s *
Mr.. Burley Walton, SON of the
late Luther Walton and nephew of
our good friend, Mr.. w. T. Tor
Farmer) Walton, lef, this Monday
morning, June 4, for Augusta to
offer his service in the .. S. Navy.
Our community was saddened by
two deaths last week, one in the
home of Mr.. J. p. Adams, which
occurred on May 81, one of their
children four or five years old,
which was buried at Stevens Creek
church June l, Rev. II. B. w hite
conducting the funeral service.
Then Oh the morning Of June l the
death angel entered the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland Walton and
carried away their only child, which
was about fifteen months old. These
events are always heart breaking.
but we should always remember that
the good Master said: Suffer little
children to come unto Me, and for
bid them not, for of such is the King
dom of Heaven" This tender bud
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walton was laid
away to rest in the cemetery al
McKendree church, the services be,
ing conducted by Rev. H. B. White
They are not lost but gone before,
and are at rest. It's our privilege
to go to them, if we so live and con
duct our lives as We are directed by
the good Book.
Say, MIR. Editor, l want 10 say
before I quit writing that we have
great prohibition section up here
now. end | don't see why in the
Sam Jones" we didn't have things
this way long ago. Some say pro.
hibition won't prohibit, but it works
nicely up this way. So with this |
close for the present.
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