Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-03-14
HARDY'S HAPPENINGS.
Weather Favorable For Garden
ing. Mrs. Bunch lmprov-
ing. Historic Old Sweet
Water Church Improved.

Oh! the good old summer time is
on it's way. It's coming by the
feeling of the beautiful day, Sun
day. 1t put US on edge to get out
and plant garden seed, 80 as to have
some salad to cook. But we must
wait for the garden to be broken up
and laid off in rows. The land has
been too wet, until now to plow our
red, sticky, clay soil. Now, every
thing is in a rush. The days are
not long enough to get all we want
to do in one days work, and it is so
hard to get hand to work a day.
We feel where we can get one the
day passes too quickly. We went
out 10 Sweetwater Sunday, the first
time since October, and see along
the way where there has been lots
of new grounds cleared and broken
up. In fact, lots of plowing has
been done in the gray and sandy
lands. More cotton will be planted
this season than ever before if the
seed hold out. They being 80 high
I suspect the most of the negroes
sold about all of theirs and will be
going around trying to borrow seed
to plant. That is a poor bushes,
lending them, for they never want
to pay back. They are too hard
up and need to sell them, to get
something to pay for picking now,
and 80 on until all the cotton and
seed are sold, then the man who
lent the seed is left out.
Everyone is talking Of the high
cost of living, and everything is 60
ing higher every day. So the farm
ers had better not plant all cotton.
Look what corn is selling at now.
'Tis too late to plant more wheat
now, but flour is up in the high pic.
lures now.
Sweet potatoes are 40 cts 9 peck,
and Irish potatoes 81. 25a peck.
Let us try and raise enough at home
not to have to buy at such prices,
but sell some. See what vegetables
are selling for. We should, at least,
try to make those to have greens, al.
so cal enough to have in winter.
We are hoping to raise enough to
can plenty Of corn, okra and toma'
toes together for soups, and also
can each kind separately, aud make
corn, relish, pickle.
Having no vegetables in our gar
den during this winter, all those we
had canned and picked have helped
ont considerably, also our fruits
and preserves. But sugar is so
high, unless it comes down before
fruit season, we will have to let the
preserves we have already put up
answer awhile longer, and just can
all we can. We are thinking of
getting a Gamer and canning on
shares, for those who want US to.
We had a regular reception on
Thursday at Mr.. H. L. Bunch's,
Mr.. John Scott, Mr.. and Mrs. II.
F. Cooper, Messrs. Conklin and
Seigler, Mrs. T. L. Harley, and
Mrs. Georgia McKie. The gentle
men met to examine the tax returns,
and the ladies came to see Mrs.
Bunch. She enjoyed having them
very much. She is still in bed, very
weak, but hopes to try sitting up a
little at a time to try and regain
her strength.
We were so glad to see the Sweet
water folks have almost completed
the repairs and painting of the
church. TITS quite an improve
ment. They hope to finish this
week. They have worked hard and
long for it, and have at last realiz-
ed their hopes. Sunday being such
a lovely day, there was quite large
congregation out. On our way
home we were told of the sad death
of DR.. Will Mealing's youngest son,
Hal Mealing of North Augusta.
Death is always sad, but more so,
when one so young is taken. He
has been great sufferer for more
than year.
Mrs Francis Townes was taken
quite sick Sunday afternoon and
during the night 'phoned for Mrs.
Georgia McKie, who went over to
wait upon her. Master Willie
McKie went to North Augusta for
Dr.. Lewis, and Mr.. Martin Med
lock carried Mrs. Townes down to
the Hospital about 10 o'clock Mon
day. We have not heard the ma
ture of the illness, but hope she will