Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-05-09
CLARK'S HILL.
Large Acreage in Corn. Peach
! es Nearly Ripe. Interesting
Report of State Sunday
School Convention.

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iof new spring goods. Miss Kath
Urine Adams has an ice cream parlol
lin connection with pthe store. A
5ffresh meat market will be another
department of this new store, which
I will be managed by John Adams,
la younger son.
4 Middleton & Rich are getting
/ grain and hay in Car lots for our
mill people. Some of our farmers
are using some of it; but they say
not so for next year. One man did
not get a good stand of cotton, SO
4 he plowed it up and planted corn.
iMost all of our oat land is in corn
/ and peas. All old corn has been
| Iplowed and chopping began last
week. We are about through plant
ling cotton, and most of US have
Egood stands.
All of us have had something
/ fresh from our gardens. We are
now enjoying peas and strawberries.
Peaches will be ripe in ten days.
! Fried chicken will be on US in a
few days, and anybody who is
hungry, come to see us. We will
go down on the Savannah and take
ia chicken for dinner, have fish for
supper, if we catch them.
How is our friend Jim Cantelou?
| Wonder if this sounds good to him?
| Some Of our boys have joined the
pig and corn clubs. We wish every
farmer that has boy would en-
courage him to become member
aof this club. Oh, that we could
make it more interesting for the
| boys on the farm!
Quite a lot of sickness in our
community. DR.. Bell of McCorm-
lick. was down to see some of them
this week.
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John Adams, to the hospital in
Augusta few days ago. The
latest reports are TO the effect that
he is better.
Mrs. Tillman Bunch is in the
hospital in Greenwood.
w. NJ. Rowland spent few days
on his Melrose plantation last week,
and left Saturday for Spartanburg.
Miss Addie Zimmerman is spend
ing some time with Mrs. d. ".
Sharpton.
Mrs. H. a. Adams is in August
hy the bedside of her son.
Mrs. S. I. Adams is eff for a
Two weeks visit to friends m Spar
tanburg, Greenwood, Gaffr v
Greenyille and Bradley, while Sam
is at home taking care of the chick
ems: SO the song goes. let Sam
do the work, and Louise do the
frolicking around.' May she have
a good tine. Mrs. Adams attended
the State Sunday School Convcn
ton in Spartanburg last week.
Sam was with her at this conven
tioR. but az soon rs toe meeting wa:
over she sert him home Mis-:
Frances and Mrs. W. S. Middleton
also attended this great convention
Well, how was that convention
yoa ask: 1t was good, every bi'
Of it. An army Of coy scouts me-
every train, and took you and youl
grip to your home, Most of the
appointed speakers were on the floor
on time. Our county had nine
delegates, four Of ther from our
school. We were sorry to see only
tive from Ed&efeld. We are very
much Interested in dear Old Edge
field, as we are a part of you. Every
county was represented but George
town. Mccormick county was put
on the h0ror roll of banner counties.
We tried hard fer the gold star, but
missed two schools. We are gong
to have these next year. Our county
pledged twenty-five dollars ard paid
thirty-eight dol!ags. The State is
asking us for fifty dollars. We
must 60 forward and meet IL.
Forty two of the forty five counties
are organized. Ny. what worker
we have in Mr.. Webb. We rec.
commend Hon. Is. 4. Nicholson,
who was 3laced on the Executive
Committee. ! am sure this commit
tee will get valuable help from
brother Nicholson.
Ex- Governor NJ. +. Ansel was
chosen president of the convention
fol next year.
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