Knights of Pythias Banquet at Turner Hall Stirs Local Pride
A Knights of Pythias banquet at Turner hall delighted 175 guests with generous oysters, coffee, crackers and pickles. Speakers included Dr. J. A. Dobey, Dr. W. S. Dorset, Prof. W. C. Carry and Rev. E. H. Beckham, who quipped about oysters and fraternity, women, and education.
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Knights of Pythias
Turner Hall
J. A. Dobey
W.S. Dorset
W. C. Carry
S.J. Watson
E. H. Beckham
Jack A. Lott
Cheek
Will Wright
Elzie LaGrone
D. of C
Messrs
Alice Earle
Columbia
Millie Retherford
Athens
L. D
Mamie Lake
Edgefield
W. M. Society of the Baptist Church
L. C. Latimer
W. S. Dorset
J. A. Lott
W. J. Hatcher
J. Watson. Treas
P. C. Stevens
J. H. White
Lillie Andrews
Augusta
Sallie Carwile
North
Albert Dozier
New Century Club
Egypt
Pyramids
Sphinx
G. P. Cobb
Pelzer
Sue Sloan
J. E. Hart
James Tompkins
Wilmot Outts
Tenille
Wm. Toney
Anna Bess Rushton
Flat Rock School Schoolboy letters urge diligent study and cheer
In February at Flat Rock School a pupil writes of winter ending and the value of using time well. He warns that education is hard and thorny, urges daily effort, and recalls thanks to Mr Mims for a printing room. He mentions a death in the community and a country band, ending with a note on measles and cheer.
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Mims
Eileen
Flat Rock
Representative Henry Praises Washington Heiress in Ruin Tale
The New York Tribune recounts Representative Henry of Texas praising a Washington heiress described as “the right sort.” He notes her travels abroad last year and a friend’s inquiry about ruins, to which she replies that six of them proposed, in a wry ethnographic anecdote of society romance.
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Henry
Texas
Washington
Moses life question triggers a classroom joke
A teacher asks students when Moses lived and prompts Bible text. A boy answers Moses 4000, then explains he misread as a phone number. The exchange, recounted in Suburban Life, reflects humorous miscommunication in a classroom setting.
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Moses
Clark's Hill Letter Reports Local Bygone Farm Hustle
This morning one month of wrapt sheets shows continued frost hindering farm work in the Clark's Hill area. Farmers report oats unsown, cotton prices weak, and wood trade thriving with cords at 2.75 delivered. Illness suspends school for days. Meriwether firm expands land holdings. pruning and spraying peach trees draw interest. Mrs. H E Bunch harvests Georgia Belle orchard. Whatley puts lumber groundwork for a new residence. Adams family visits Plum Branch with relatives.
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Bradley
J. G. Meriwether
Dale
Georgia-Carolina Plants Company
Gegia
Carolina
H. E. Bunch
Caregia
G. A. Whatley
Prenarak
FH. A. Adams
Katherine
Tom Luke
Mx!a &i
Mrs Woodson Hosts Entertainment for Augusta Guest
Mrs A A Woodson entertained a group of friends at her home on Saturday in honor of Mrs C H Shaiken of Augusta. Present were Mrs A E Padgett Mrs M T D Jeffries Mrs W P Calhoun Mrs J L Mims Miss Mamie Gwaltney Mrs R G Shannonhouse Mrs B B Jones and Mrs J W Peak. A sewing contest determined prizes with Mrs Jeffries taking first prize a linen towel while Mrs B B Jones earned the booby prize a hemmed dish towel.
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A. A. Woodson
C. H. Shaiken
Augusta
A. E. Padgett
M. TD. Jeffries
W.P. Calhoun
J. L. Mims
Mamie Gwaltney
R. G. Shannonhouse
B. B. Jones
J. W. Peak
Jeffries
Tribute to J T Parkman Died After Brief Illness
Tribute to J Tracy Parkman notes his death at four in the morning on February 6 after a brief illness from Brights disease. It extols his honesty industry and neighborly character, honors his role as husband and father, and pledges sympathy to his sorrowing family while offering religious consolation for a hoped resurrection and reunion beyond this world.
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Angel of Death
J. Tracy Parkman
Bright
Grim Reaper
Trapp Parkman
Parksville Notes Reflect Local Peculiarities and Sun Yat Sen
Parksville notes discuss moral backbone and self guidance, praise Sun Yat Sen and Christian mission influence, and report on local events. The piece cites a Baptist lecture on China, a missionary seed, a matrimonial bureau revival, and a Snowy day with agricultural musings. It lists local residents, moves, and schooling plans with a light community tone.
Tribute to Mrs C P Holley from Plum Branch
Mrs C P Holley died at her home in Plum Branch on Thursday morning February 8 at 2 30 o clock. She was 72 and had been paralyzed the last three years. A steadfast Baptist, she spent her life serving the suffering and guiding her family with faithful counsel. Her memory and influence endure through her children and grandchildren as she rests in heaven.
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Newberry
Augusta
Ishoemaker
R.S. Ridlehoover
Mary
Andra
Claudia Barrett
Rosada Salbert
Marie Blackwell
Myrtle Garrett
Martha Bell
Miss Warrier
Joe Brunson
Stu Catherine
Brunson
Parksvilles Bank
Carrie Cotton
Osborne Business College
Misa Cotton
C. P. Holley
Plum Branch
The
Baptist Church
Earth
Heaven
A Hero in a Lighthouse Keeps Harbor Safe
In Donahue So Haf yen Mich a Civil War captain and lighthouse keeper, he says Electric Bitters spared him a wreck. He credits relief from kidney trouble chills and improved sight after years of ineffective cures. At seventy he reports good health. For dyspepsia indigestion and stomach liver and kidney troubles they are praised. Only 50c at Penn Holstein W E Lynch Co.
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Donahue
Haf Yen
Penn & Holstein
W E Lynch & Co
Essays Contest Notice From WCTU For Edgefield Teachers
Notice to teachers to send all essays contesting for prizes offered by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union by February 20 to Mrs J L Mims in Edgefield South Carolina. Best essays on each subject will be read at the Tri County Convention in Johnston on March 4 with prizes awarded.
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Womans Christian Temperance Union
J. L. Mims
Edgefield
S. C
Tri-County
Johnston
Seed Corn Germination Test Instructions from 1912
Detailed seed corn germination testing method for South Carolina farmers. Describes a 24 by 24 inch testing box, packing wet sawdust, numbering kernels and ears, sampling from ear sections, layering wet cloths, and checking sprouts after a week to decide planting. Credits J. M. Napier, Assistant Professor of Agronomy, February 10, 1912.
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South Carolina
J. M. Napier
Frances Willard Medal Contest at Forest Home
Frances Willard Medal Contest features several performances led by Mrs Mamie Till Tompkins and Miss Eliza Mims with vocal solos and a vocal trio. Florence Mims contributes The Boys Petition and Fourth of July at Forest Home, Hortensia Woodson presents A Southern Incident, Florence Peak performs Moderation Bridge, Georgia May Wates performs Total Abstinence Bridge, with Florence Mims and others in a vocal ensemble. The event includes an address Frances Willard and concludes with medal awarding and a music collection.
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Mamie N. Tillman
A. S&s. Tompkins
Eliza Mims
Florence Mims
Forest Home
Katherine Mims
Hortensia Woodson
Florence Peak
Georgia
May Wates
R. G. Shannonhouse
J. R. Tompkins
Eula Tisdale
Frances Willard
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Pythian
W. M. Society
Olin W. Eidson
Tabitha Rushton
KE. H. Beckham
Barr
Flat Rock School
Clark’s Hill
J Whatley
Meriwether
Shi Point
J. T. Parkman
Parksville News
Mary Ridlehoover
Mr. Snuggs
China
Sun Yat Sen
Huarg-Shan
Wno
Honolulu
Busines
Hong Kong College of Medicine
Keer
Snuggs
South China
Ln the Baptist Church
Jiawenic
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