Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-25
An Interesting News Letter
From Clark's Hill. 81.

Our annual protracted meeting
began yesterday. Rev. ]. T. Mann
of Belton, S. c., will be with US in.
the meeting. His wife will come
with him to help in the singing.
Most of our work is over and we
hope for good meeting. We will
have other good meetings this week
that we hope will be largely attend
ed.
The er.Denominational Sunday
school convention meets at Plum
Branch Thursday or Friday of
this week, and the union meeting at
Parksville Saturday and Sunday.
The peach season will be over in
few days. We will have shipped
about fifteen thousand crates this
season. Most of them selling around
$500, but after expenses are de-,
Quoted don't know that we have
made more money than we can,
spend or not. We are glad to see
so much of it in circulation around
home, most of our farmers buying
from the home merchants what is
needed on the farm. Our merchants
have made US some very nice prices
all the year. Several times they.
could have doubled the profit by
selling at the market price, bat they
did not do so. It is so nice to help
neighbors when we can, and thereby.
receive help. q
Our crops are in good shape.
Cotton small. Some corn damaged
by the dry spell. Potatoes and peas
looking we'll.
Road builders from all parts of
the country were in Mccormick last
Thursday to bid on the building of
Mccormick county roads. Eight
came from Knoxville, Tenn. 1t is
almost certain that we Will get the,
first york done at Clark's Hill, so
some of the officials told us. We
want you all to come and ride over
our good roads. 1t will cost you
nothing but to go back home and
bond your county and do likewise,
|if you have not already done 80.
The surveyor is at work changing;
1.-The road nj ost ofthe farmers say
to him. Put the road where you
please through my place." and the
way he goes with the farmer and
business mans new road. We hope
everybody will want good road,
but we all know it is hard to get
every one in county to want the
same thing.
Messrs. J. W. johnson and H. E.
Bunch are now moving from place
to place in their new Fords.
One of the pleasantest days of
this year with Mrs. S. T. Adams
was last Friday, when Mrs. Eugenia
Middleton, Mrs. Bessie McKie and
Mrs. H. E. Bunch, better known to
us as cousin" They had one of
those old time day spending. Mrs.
Bunch with her big white apron
pockets on each side filled with
work of some kind, and Mrs. McKie
with pretty piece of lawn, which
was soon changed from a piece of
goods to a pretty dress. Then Mrs.
Middleton, the dearest, sweetest
soul in all our midst, came with her
knitting, and knitted pair for her
son Will. What county can say
more than Mccormick? sending a
son to the legislature with home
knit socks on. He must have the
most Industrious mother in all the
country; and / know W. S. had the
warmest feet of any one in the
house.
Our young people enjoyed a tacky
party Friday night. After loads of
fun and frolic delicious ice cream
was passed around.
Harry Adams is at home with his
parents for few days.
Miss Annie Rowland spent the
weekend with her brother, w. M,
at Melrose.
Mr.. G. A. Adams spent Sunday
with us. He enjoyed meeting SO
many of his friends at church.
Misses Helen and Mary Dorm
have been on a visit to their aunt,
Mrs. J. P. Nixon.
Miss Eleanor Hook OF Augusta is
on a visit to Misses Agnes and
McKenny Rowland.