Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-05-22
HARDY'S HAPPENINGS.
Oat Crop Good, Delightful Bar
becue at Meriwether Hall
Missionary Society
Holds Meeting.

We have not had quite so much
rain this week, but plenty of clouds.
Fine for corn and grass. Well, as
both of those were such a short crop
last year, through this section, we
are glad to see the corn coming so
nicely, and grass, where it can be
cut for hay. And we are fighting it
IN the crop. Oats bid fair to be splen
did. Wheat has been injured by so
much rain while it was in "the boot"
AS I have heard my father say, "a
wet May is fine for oats but very
bad for wheat.
Cotton is very small and backward
so far. Lots Of it has had to be plow-
ed up and planted over. The corn in
most places is looking mighty pretty.
Mr.. H. L. Bunch has the prettiest we
have seen, so far. His field Of three
or four acres is shoulder high and
dark, rich green like bottom land
makes. Also his roasting. ears are
just as fine. Messrs. Sampson and
Mealing Bunch's corn is next to
that of Mr.. H. L. Bunch, in size. Mr..
George McKie's wheat seems to say,
''He can feed his new bride on flour
bread every day."
Miss Lizzie Buffers corn, cotton
and rye are beautiful. The gardens
are all fine and finer, especially the
Irish Potatoes.
Our good friend, Mr.. j. H. Adams
brought US beautiful head of cab
bage as large as child's head. We
gave him some of our good-sized
beets. We have a fairly large num-
Der of chickens now, if no more of
them die, but none come up to one
and half pounds yet. We will need
several more sacks of feed to get up
to it, and that means feeding them
money.
/ We attended the enjoyable barbe-
cue at Meriwether Hall. on last Sat
urday. There was quite good atten-'
dance and that which some feared,
that is, that the club would be dis
banded on account Of lack of funds,
was averted. The men came forward
and cheerfully paid the amount need
ed and we are rejoiced to see that
the club will continue. We hope to
see new interest and new life in it
now as they reorganized and elect
ed new officers. The following Off
GERS were elected: President, DR.. W.
T. Briggs; Vice Pres, Mr.. H. F.
Cooper; Treasurer, Mr.. Alvin Stevens
Secretary, Mr.. Fred Barker; Exec.
Committeeman, Mr.. H. L. Bunch.
Mr.. H. H. Scott was chosen to attend
to selecting and cooking the meats.
Mr.. Stokes gave little talk after
dinner and promised to help US when
ever we should need him. The follow
ing new members were voted in:
Messrs. Stokes, H. H. Scott, G. L.
Wright and Mealing Bunch.
The club meetings are a great
source of pleasure to everybody. 1t
is like paying social visit to all of
ones friends at time. The meetings
are also instructive, for we exchange
ideas and learn something from each
other. Then too, it is protection to
our community, and would be of
greater benefit if the farmers would
cooperate with each other.
The w. M. S. meets with Mrs. T.
L. Harley May %. We hope to have
a good attendance full purses and
liberal hearts to help with the Red
Cross fund. There was good work
done by Mr.. H. F. Cooper at the Hall
Saturday for the Red Gross. The
thought of so many of our home
men having gone makes US want to
do all we can for this cause. Three
of Mrs. John Mays sons have already
gone and one of Mr.. George Adams
sons are to leave within short time
now. He had already started farm
ing.
Mr.. John Matthews is still des-
perately ill but his friends hope for
his speedy recovery.