Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, March 26, 1919, Page EIGHT, Image 8
Office No 61
Residence, No. 17
Wednesday, March 26.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL,
Miss Leila Barnwell, of Beaufort
is the guest of Mrs. W. L. Dunovant,
Jr., this week.
Mrs. W. B. Cogburn is spending,
this week with Mrs. Lillie Cogburn at
Greenwood.
.
Miss Elizabeth Scaife who has been
a visitor with Mrs. P. P. Blalcck, has
returned to her home.
Mrs. Anna White returned with
Mrs. J. H. Self to her home at Lime
stone last week for a visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Morgan were
among the visitors in Edgefield Sat
nrday. They reside now in Saluda
. county.
Major T. J. Lyon and Captain R.
B. Cain came down from Greenwood
and spent Sunday, returning in the
afternoon.
Mr. J. H. Coursey, a gallant old
Confederate veteran of Collier, was j
in town Monday and called at The
Advertiser office.
Mr. Stephen Darlington was among
the visitors in Edgefield Sunday. He
is still in the naval service, being
stationed at Charleston. !
I
Mr. George B. Harris of Hender
ion, N. C., spent the early part of the
week in Edegfield visiting his daught- j
.er, Mrs. W. C. Lynch.
Have you tickets for the entertain-1
ment to be given by the Hawaiians
Monday night? The program will
please everybody. Do not miss it.
Mrs. W H. Dobey of Aiken has ?
been spending some* time here with t
her sister, Mrs. James Timmcrman
during Miss Ruth's visit to Washingr
ton.
Misses Patti Major, Marie Hall
and Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Carwile spent
the week-end at Landrum, Gaffney
and in Greenville, going in Miss Ma
jor's car,
Mrs. L. G. Quarles had as her
guests last week her sisters, Mrs. S.
L. Gay and her son of Augusta, and
JJh-s. George 0. Stewart and husband
of Atlanta,
. Probably the best Lyceum entei
tainmant of the season will be that
given in the Opera House Monday
night, March 31, by the Hawaiian
Quintette. Do not fail to hear them.
There will be no service in the
Baptist church next Sunday as Rev.
R. G. Lee, the pastor, will attend the
union meeting at Mountain Creek
and preach the missionary sermon
Sunday morning.
According to a statement just is
sued by the census department,
Edgefield county has ginned up to
this time 29,008 bales of cotton and
the figures for the same period last j
year were 26,689 bales.
Mr. Rainsford Cantelou is at home
enjoying a furlough of six days while
his ship is lying in the port at New
York for repairs. He expects to be
retired in a short time to inactive 1
service, which is practically a dis
charge.
In the years gone by the best Ly
ceum entertainments have been giv
en by Hawaiian musicians. A treat is
in store for Edgefield next Monday
night, when the Hawaiian Quintette
will give an entertainment in the
Opera House
Mr. 0. A. Quarles of Langley has
accepted a position with the Addison
Mills as overseer of the cloth room.
He speaks very highly of the interest
that Mr. T. A. Hightower, the capa
ble superintendent, takes in the wel
fare of his employees.
. Sunday evening at St. John's
Methodist church in Augusta, Messrs.
W. B. Cogburn, L. T. May, W. A.
pleased to serve the Edgefield and Sa
Byrd and W. A. Strom enjoyed hearr
ing Ex-President Taft speak on the
League of Nations.
Mrs. John R. Tompkins came over ]
from Columbia for the week-end and
attended services at the Baptist j
church morning and evening, presid
ing at the organ for both services.
She received an affectionate greeting |
from her friends here.
Sheriff W. R. Swearingen officially
destroyed 40 quarts of whiskey Mon
day morning by pouring from the
quart bottles upon the ground in the
jail yard. It has been a lone: time
since that quantity of whiskey'has
been seen in Edgefield at one time.
The Advertiser has been requested
to announce thatf Rev. P. P. Blaloci
will preach in the Presbyterial
church Sunday morning at 12:15 o'
clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nicholsor
united with the Baptist church by let
ters from Berea Sunday morning anc
Willie Phillips also united by lette]
from Horn's Creek church.
The Yonce Motor Company is rap
idly disposing of a car of Ford one
ton trucks which were recently re
ceived. Farmers are rapidly realizing
that as a time-saver the motor truel
is a money-saver. The price ?.s withir
easy reach of farmers.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Miller of th<
iRed Oak Grove section of the count}
have purchased the residence nea:
the station in which Mr. and Mrs. J
A. Townsend reside. They will soor
j move to Edgefield to make their home
land will receive a very cordial wei
'come from our people.
j The people of Edgefield have learn
jed with profound regret of the deci
?sion of Mrs. Ellen Strother and hei
! daughter, Missx Charlotte Strother, tc
move to Beaufort to make theil
home. They will leave in a few days
?and Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Adams will
?occupy their residence on Wigfall
?Street.
i Mr. L H. Harling came over from
his new home, near Millen, Saturday
and remained - until Monday after
noon. Lem stated to The Advertiser's
representative that he finished pant
ing corn Friday and started his *Dt
ton planters. That should be early
enough to head off the boll weevil, if
there are any around Millen.
Mr. W. A. Strom has had his
tractor busy for several days hauling
apparantly several cars of fertilizers
from the railroad to his large ware
house near his residence. The noise
it would make at times caused one to
suspect that a German "tank" was
coming up Main Street. The machine
seems to pull with ease all of the
guano that can be piled upon a large
wagon.
Do not forget the 31st of March.
That is the night to see and hear the
Hawaiians. You will do well to see
Dr. Mitchell and get your tickets at
once. Get your general admission
ticket now and avoid the jam at the
door. Parents will please instruct the
chldren to be perfectly quiet during
the numbers. We object to any
cracking of peanuts and other dis
tracting noises. Let everybody enjoy
the music.
Mr. B. T. Rainsford is spending
some time in Edgefield with his
brother, Mr. John Rainsford and
other relatives He .has been in the
quartermaster department at Camp
Jackson from the time he volunteer
ed last spring until he was granted
his discharge last week. He has been
very cordially greeted by his friends.
Col. and Mrs. S. B, Mays and Mr.
and Mrs. Wallace Miller came in Sun
da/night and attended service at the
Baptist church. The increasing num
ber of care owned by the people who
reside in the country will enable
them attend the night services in the
Edgefield churches. A cordial wel
come awaits them at all the churches.
Red Cross Nurse Returned.
. Miss Bessie Woodson who has
been across the seas as a Red Cross
nurse in the service of her country
for more than a year, has returned
home and is with her mother, Mrs.
A. A. Woodson.
Lunch Party.
The members of the Y. W. A. of
Berea church will give a lunch party
at the home of Mr. W. T. Re.il at
Cleora Friday night, April 4, ant thc
public is cordially invited. The occa
sion promises to be one of unusual
pleasure for the young people anc. old
er ones too. We trust that the treas
ury of this organization will reap a
round hundr?d dollars from this en
tertainment.
Verdict For Defendant.
At the hour of going to press last
week, the court of common pleas was
engaged with the suit of Mr. A. C.
DePass against Mr. A. E. Padgett
over the possession of a small area of
land, the line separating their farms
on Turkey Creek being in dispute.
The jury went Thursday to inspect
the property. A verdict was rendered
for Mr. Padgett.
This was the last case tried by
jury.
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I Daughters of the American
'- Revolution.
1 The D. A. R. held a delightful
" meeting on Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. P: P. Blalpck Jr., the Regent,
t Mrs. Mamie N. Tillman presiding,
with the literary program in charge
j -of the historian, Mrs. Hollingsworth.
The roll was responded to by inter
esting information in regard to thc
Red Cross, and at the close, Miss Bes
- sie Woodson who has recently return
- ed from France as a Red Cross nurse,
- gave an account of +1 a work in Eng
l j land /ind France and exhibited many
c 'interesting pictures.
i. Miss Sarah Collett read a very
I comprehensive paper on Joan of Arc,
s ?which was largely taken from trans
lations from the French made by
\ Major Collett's attache in France and
L j also included a sketch written by Ma
* |jor Collett of hi's visit to the house.of
; Joan of Arc.
' j Miss Annie Clisby gave a very
" j beautiful reading about the Cathe
jdral of Rheims and the connection of
- j Joan of Arc.
. I A number of letters were read of
r interest to the chapter and Mrs. Ju
? i lian Holstein was received as a mem
.jber.
? j A large number of the membership
1 was present.
[ At-the close of the program, Mrs.
Blalock served a salad course and
iced tea.
?Old Pension Board Reappoint
ed.
Judge of Probate, W. T. Kinnaird,
received a letter from the State Pen
.sion Commissoner directing him to
.recommend three Confederate veter
ans of this county for appointment
?by him which shall constitute the
( county pension board. Upon the re
ceipt of this letter, Mr. Kinnaird rec
ommended Mr. J. N. Fair, Mr. W. H.
iDobey and Mr. N. L. Brunson, mem
?bers of the old board, and the follow
ing is the letter received which con
tains information of interest to vet
erans.
Columbia, S. C.,
March 24, 1919.
?Mr. W. T. Kinnaird,
Judge of Probate,
Edgefield, S. C.
Dear Sir: ,
I take pleasure in appointing N.
L. Brunson, J. N. Fair and H. W. Do
bey as the County Board of Pension
ers for Edgefield County. Please no
tify these men and have them begin
the enrollment . of all Confederate
4|fdiers and widows-of soldiers at
once who have never been on the pen
sion roll.
Those on the present pension roll
will be paid off this year through the
usual channel, the Comptroller Gen
eral and the Clerk of Court. T>he new
enrollments will paid off through the
Probate Judges.
I feel sure that you will have no
difficulty in making the enrollments
if you will follow closely the instruc
tions sent you.
Yours very truly,
D. w. MCLAURIN.
Commissioner.
Thrashing Machine Service.
We have purchased a first-class
Thrashing Machine outfit and will be
pleased to serve he Edgefield and Sa
luda public.
EB. CULBREATH,
R. N. BROADWATER,
Johnston, S. C.
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tween the school building and my
home.
A. L. KEMP.
Emancipation Celebration.
To the Colored People of Edgefield
County.
Proclamation.
The Annual Emancipation Cele
bration wll take place on Wednesday,
April 9th at Macedonia Church. The
orator of the day will be Rev. G. G.
Daniels of Beaufort, S. C., and Mr.
N. G. Evans of Edgefield. Dinner will
be given to all soldiers of the county.
Soldiers will please turn out in their
uniforms.
A. W. Simkins,
Chairman.
S. B. Smith.
Rev. F. A. Weaver.
W. H. Holloway.
E. W. Anderson.
Charlie Bussey.
Solomon Atkinson.
John Simmons, Jr.
G. K Jones.
Rev. M. E. Gordney.
Harry Oliphant.
Charlie Holloway.
Scott Stevens.
Wesley Oliphant.
M. A. Adams.
Milton Strother.
Committee.
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E WISH TO ANNOUNCE to our friends and patrons that
our new- spring goods are now arriving daily, and we are
prepared to supply you with such goods as, this balmy weather calls
for.
Our line of Wash goods, consisting of Ginghams. Percales, Voiles,
Organdies and White goods, is one of the best wc have brought out,
and worthy of your best attention.
Also, nice line of Wash Skirts and Waists just in. r
We SeSSciS Ycpur Patronage
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Make our store your headquarters when in town.
Respectfully,
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We invite our friends . to call to see
us at our new store and inspect the
large stock of spring goods that we
have just opened up, others arriving
daily "by express.
Large assortment of wash goods and
silks to, select from. Beautiful waists
and skirts.
We call especial attention to our large
stock of shoes. Come in to see us.
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Iii spite of a late Easter spring is coming earlier
than usnaal this year. In fact, it is already here.
Discard your heavy, much-worn winter shoes and
come in and let as fit you in a spick and span pair
of stylish Spring Oxford. We have the popular
leather in the most stylish lasts. We can fit you
in either the celebrated Crotsett or the Selz
Schwab shoes and oxfords.
Eclipse Shirts! Now is the time too to replen
ish your supply of shirts. We sell the Eclipse
shirts, than which there are none better on the
market for the money.
COME IN TO SEE US
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