Trenton News Reports Promising Local Developments
In February rain gave way to fine weather, boosting plans to plant corn and expand oats and wheat farming. Residents note a planned development of Seigler's mill water power in the next year or two, wiring Seigler to Trenton and beyond, replacing steam and gasoline engines with electric motors, and enabling widespread home electric lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Migs
Floyd Johnstone
Trouumar
N C
J. M. Swearingen
Ida Rennie
Alabama
H-L. Ryan
J. H. Privette
Darlington
Jerome Courtney
A. J. Day
Fountain Inn
Seigler's Mill
Aiken Road
Trenton
Edgefield
Julington
Everrpaine
The True Home and its Lasting Warmth
A short essay contrasts a house with a true home, defining home as the place of love, kindness, and mutual trust. It argues a child should feel the home as the happiest place, shaping character and providing strength for life and future heavenly aims.
Johnston Letter Highlights Local Events And Deaths
Mrs Lucy McLenna returns from Waldo Fla after two months visit. Mr Robin Hite and Miss Alice May Berty wed at Lutheran parsonage by Rev P E Munroe. Memorial Day address planned by Gen A R Brooks. Edgefield has many farmers telephone lines per Mr ALS Perry. Irving McGee killed by trolley near Aiken after leaving intoxicated. Ridge association Women’s Missionary Union met at Philippi church with devotional and fund raising. Chrysanthemum show planned by D of C committee. pamphlets to be issued. Mrs M Z Carroll praised for Echoes of Dixie readings at school. Calhoun Literary Society debated electricity value vs steam. Pauline Flatt and Chas Kneece wed. home in Batesburg. Baptist services noted for Louisville Seminary and Baptist Courier work. Local visits by John Payne and Mr and Mrs Webb. Mr Harrisfrind Rhoda ill. two accidents and a fatality at Meeting Street. Interment at Olives cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy McLenna
Alvin McLenna
Waldo
Fla
Robin Hite
Alice May Berty
Lutheran Parsonage
P. E. Munroe
P. E. Monroe
Pomaria
Mary Meyers
M. E. Norris
W.M. Meyers
Aiken
Mire
Norris
A. R. Brooks
Columbia
Waa
Als. Perry
Southern Bell ‘Telephone Company
Edgefield
Johnston
Edgefeld
Mra
Stevens
D,watson
T. J. Watson
E. E. Buster
Henry Forrest
Chloe Nichulaor
B. F. Boatwright
Mosdaimes M.T. Turner
H. W. Crone
Lillie La@rone
Clara Sawyer
Tontwniht
M. 2. Carroll
Augusta
Ance
Mary Ann Buie
D. of C
Carroll
Misa Rhett
Warren
Weat Side
Calhoun Literary Society
Pauline Flatt
Chas. P. Kneece
Laurens
Ss. C
Mva
Will Webb
Chappella
Harisfirnd Rhoda
J. J. Allen
John
Mary Bean Lewis
Meeting Street
Anna Scurry
Lim
Stimons
D. B. Hollingsworth
Clifton Mitchell
Batesbury
David Howard
Ridge
James
David Strother
Strother
Akin
Olives Cemetery
Corn Club Organized in Edgefield County
Edgefield forms the Boys Corn Club with about twenty members led by presidents Ken Prescott and N T Broadwater. L. Baker of Sumter county speaks on farm demonstration and seed selection. Swearingen and district agents praise the movement and note many counties have organized clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgefield
Ken Prescott
N T
Broadwater
Harry Strom
Gol
T. P. Burgess
Raueauint
John B. Swearingen
McSwearingen
Edgebeld
Swearingen
Edgefeld
Middle West
Cot
Iowa
South Carolina
Lowa
Southspurstate
Thesswa
Xielit-Pi
Langest Island
Sae
Baker
Te County
Harry Stram
Hnaties
Great Western Agency Change Consolidates Departments
The Great Western Life of Kansas City Georgia and South Carolina merges its general agencies into one Southeastern Department headquartered in Atlanta and Edgefield. W B Cogburn named General Manager with headquarters in Augusta Georgia. Cogburn previously ran South Carolina and joins expanded territory incl Fort & Son area. The company intends to grow its agency force and business in the two states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Western Life
Kansas City
Georgia
South Carolina
Atlanta
Edgefield
Southeastern Department
W. 8. Cogburn
Augusta
Cogburn
Fort &Son
Wnntern
Not seriously injured peach crop in Meriwether region
Dispatch from Meriwether to the Augusta Chronicle reports the cold snap of the 16th did not seriously injure peaches in the Meriwether Clark's Hill area. Some blooms were killed, but vigorous elevated orchards may yield large fruit after thinning. The Meriwether belt is famed for its reliable peach crop and high quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tr P Berckmans
Augusta
Meriwether
Augusta Chronicle
Meriwether-Clark’s Hill
Georgia Frast Exchange
Circumstantial Evidence from a Fort Worth Rail Case
A railroad witness recounts a fatal train incident with a rambling, graphic chain of events. He describes walking along the track with another man, hearing a whistle, stepping aside, and later spotting Ole's body parts, concluding with a shocked exclamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Ole
Everybody's Magazine
Witty Exchange Sparks Odd Advice on Plate Mishap
In a quip laden exchange, Whiffles complains of a wife's rough handling after she shatters a plate over his head. Judy suggests a sensational fix by buying cast iron plates, prompting the pair to trade dry humor on domestic mishaps and practical safeguards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiffles
Sniffles
Family Fool Exposed in Silent Quarrel
Fragmented dialogue reveals a family rift as one member jokes about being the sole sane link while others tease a foolish relative. The exchange hints at domestic tension and playful self-importance within a household.
Seat Request Sparks Quick Exit On Roller Skates
In TitBits style a man asks to take a seat while a girl with skates over her arm declines, saying she has roller skated and is tired of sitting. The exchange ends with the gentleman rising and adjusting his hat as she remains ready to move.
Wofford College to Hold Four-Week Summer Teachers Session
Wofford College will run a four week summer session for teachers from June 21 to July 19. Twenty five courses cover drawing English French geography physiography history civics Latin geometry algebra arithmetic music physics pedagogy physiology and primary methods with advanced additions possible on demand. Fees include 10 dollars for privileges and 16.90 for board with reduced railroad rates to be sought. A circular with course outlines and faculty will be issued before April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wofford College
A. G. Rembert
Spartanburg
5. C
Prohibition Shows Strong Effects in Wilmington NC
The Wilmington case, effective January 1 1909, shows fewer arrests 1904 to 1905, fewer deaths and insanity, bank deposits rising from 7.2 million to 9.06 million, bank clearings surging, building permits more than doubling, and a tax rate dropping eight cents per hundred despite losing a $600 saloon license tax, with readers noting industrial advantages for the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
North Carolina
Atlanta
North
South
Modoc News Reports Springtime Activity and Local Notes
Modoc residents enjoy spring with blooming pear trees and birds singing. Guano hauling continues, while Mr. William Bussey recovers, and H. K. Holmes buys a saw and shingle mill for future business. Retired merchant J. O. Marshall rests comfortably. Cab Key shows two old coins, 1800 and 1841, prompting curious talk. Dr. Bell notes a horse’s old age and lameness. Two new buggies arrive from neighbors. Tom Stone visits from Augusta, looking well. Mumps have not arrived. some farmers boast high yields from planter guano district. Mr. Waver Quarles contemplates loneliness, and Gordon Boswell visits home folks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Modoc
William Bussey
H. K. Holmes
J.O. Marshall
B.C. B. Key
Cab
Tom Stone
Augusta
Waver
Gordon Boswell
Gordon
Fertilizer Ignorance Wastes Millions in the South
The Progressive Farmer notes six Southern states spend over 50 million dollars yearly on commercial fertilizers with about 11 million wasted from ignorance of crop and soil needs. It argues better fertilizer knowledge could double profits and fund public schools, roads, and health campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Carolinas
Virginia
Look Here in the House Various Items Arranged
A playful exchange shows a reforming husband and wife debating how to organize the house and locate items, with light humor about keeping things in order and a shared wish to know where hours are kept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ugband
Sual
New York Journal
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Col. Brooks
Chrysanthem Growers
Mr. Strother
Tax Office
Baltimore American
Boys Corn Club
Mike Herlong
J. I. McManus, Jr
William Oatis
Emerson Hussey
Frnk Wates
Clyde White
A. George Day
Jamie Miller
D. T. Mathis, Jr
A. TB. Lott
M. Bunch
Bennie Haston
Charlie E. Grits
Roy Smith
Nick L. Broadwater, Jr
Claude Turner
Levi Holmes
BR. H. Gable
Hammond Carmichael
J. R. Strother, Jr
Richland
Salada
Sumter, Tnion
Williamsburg
York
ROYAL
Great Western Agency Change
State Board of Education
Converse College
Crreclas
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