Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-03-06
HARDY'S HAPPENINGS.
MIR. Vann's Fine Oats. Young
Man at Home. Splendid
Meriwether Boy in
France.

We have been blessed with beau
tiful spring weather for the past
two weeks, AMI the farmers have
taken advantage of it. Have sowed
wheat, oats, vetch and rape. Plant
ed Irish potatoes, roasting ears and
garden truck of different kinds.
We notice the grain on the road
toward Edgefeld is looking fine.
Mr.. Julius Vann's oats are grand;
made us envious. We wished for
Just such field TO Craze the mules,
calves, and most especially the cows
on. Poor things, they are crazy
for something green now, as
nothing has begun to grow in the
pastures except wild onions. We
are not enjoying our nights dona-
tion of milk and orions just now,
but can't blame them, for they do
enjoy the onions. We like some
things favored with tame onions,
but not our milk.
The fruit trees are in full bloom,
and we hope the fruit will not be
killed by another cold snap, but tits
rather early for all the cold weather
to be over with, / am afraid. Eas-
ter will bring a snap for the pretty
thin dresses; but then, the girls of
to-day wear those all winter, and a
sport coat and furs for mid summer.
Consistency, thou art jewel" !"
Saturday being the second day of
March, everybody and his grandpa
were in town. The streets were so
crowded we could scarcely get along
TO drive or walk.
1t looked as if all the soldiers
from the camp had day off 10 take
in the town. We were jostled from
side to side by the surging crowds,
as though there were circus in
town.
ta OF course 5e,-all the negroes from
the country were there for vances. !"
Many went down on 9th of Feb
ruary and came back with empty
wagons.
Saturday was good day for cot
ton-several loads went in. We
suspect the price induced several
who were holding to rush it.
Mrs. T. L. Harley was overioyed,
for her boy, Mr.. Shaw Harley, had
come home for five days, and was
looking fine. He thinks be has been
toughened so he can sleep anywhere,
even on an old log (if it hasn't CHG
gers on it, l say }, and he can stand
the hot sun to plough all day in it..
We hope they will all be able to
stand what is coming to them, and
come home strong and well real
soon to stay.
Mrs. Hugh Harrison was telling
US her son Willie is in France now
with the aviation corps, doing nice
ly. He was in the terrible blizzard
going over, and had to stand on
deck with life preservers on, the
gale was so terrific they feared the
steamer being sunk. And the ther-
mometer ten below zero. He landed
at Halifax just four days after the
terrible explosion. Would have
been there in time for it if it had
not been for the storm.
We were told the first of last
week that all the children of the
schools would be vaccinated during
the week. Suppose DR.. Briggs who
was to do the work down this way
did not get through at the other
schools as he has not been to the
Cemetary Hill school yet. The chill
dren were vaccinated in North Au-
gusta last Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Hall Townes broke out with Ger
man measles. lie was we'll enough
to go to Augusta Saturday. German
measles seem to be very light as /
have heard of several who had them
during the cold snowy weather and
did not stay in for them. 1t is to be
hoped smallpox will not be as nu-
merous as these measles for they
might be worse in every respect.
A certain young man in our
midst is very devoted and we hope
to have a new lady come in before
long as a permanent neighbor. An
other goes to your town quite fire.
quently and we expect still another
neighbor before always. We are al
ways glad to have them come and
hope they will not 60 at all.
Some one stole a bale of cotton
last Friday night from Mr.. Tobe
Lanham and made off with it. Had
not been located when last l heard.