Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-12-28
Misss Virginia Addison went to
Gree fhwood yesterday to attend q
very swell german.

Misss Virginia Addison went to
efhwood yesterday to attend q
very swell german.
z Mr.. Wallace Sheppard made q
prospecting tour OF Florida recent-
7ly and has decided to locate per-
manently in Jacksonville. He and
Mrs. Sheppard will leave early IN
January for the "land of aowers".
Mr.. Jerome Toilette, the piano
maker of Augusta. is in Edgeheld
again doing fine work. If you want
a fine job see Mr. Toilette at Mr.
Joe Cantelou's or drop him a pos
tai at once as,iiis stay is limited
to but a few days. 81
AS an expression of apprecia-
tion for the very faithful and eh-
cient service rendered as organist,
the membe, of our Baptist church
presented Mrs. Robert 81. Minis
with a handsome hand bag cons
tanning twenty five dollars as q
Christmas present. Undaunted by
the rain, sleet and snow of win
ter and The sweltering heat of
midsummer, Mrs. Minis mas for
more than forty years been regu-
larly at her post as organist.
Where is another laborer in the
Lords vineyard more faithful or
another church more fortunate.
1t was our good fortune not
many days ago to have a very in
teresting conversation with Rev.
J. e. Grim who is associate with
Rev. B. D. Thames in the man
agsment of a large boarding school
at Murphy, N. c. This noun tain
village is located one hundred and
twenty miles west of Asheville.
These young men are doing a
splendid work in the cause OF
Christian education in that .hither-
to undeveloped mountain region.
The typeseSting of this issue Of
the Advertiser must be cut short
in order to enable the force to
enjoy at Ieaet part Of the holiday.
season, therefore we must refrain
from doing what we would like,
that is, to write at length of the
beautiful Christmas tree that was
given for the Sunday school.o of
the Baptist church on Monday
evening last. It was indeed a bril-.
liant success from every stand
point, and the church and Sunday
school owe the pastor and tho
committee in charge q lasting
debt of gratitude for the splendid
manner in which it was managed.
Just received car load of "Old
Hickory" and "Blue Grass" wagons
and two CIR loads of "Rock Hill
and "Hackney" buggies. We want
to sell you.
RA MsEY & JONES
M iss Lillian Smith is at home
from her school at Limestone,
Miss Sue Collett has laid aside
her school duties at Meeting Street
for the holidays. Miss Hortense
Padgett, who teaches the Antioch
school, is spending the holidays
in Edgefeld with relatives. Miss
Mary Holston is at home from
the Golfers school. Miss Mae
Walker who teaches the school at
Ef6e is with the home-fol ks near
Pleasant Lane for the Christmaa
vacation. Mr.. James Harling who
teaches hourishing school in
Kershaw county is with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Har-
ling, near Cleora.
Many hearts were made glad az
the mill chapel on Saturday even
ing last whsnithe nice things were
taken from the beautiful Christ
mas tree and distributed among
the Sunday school children. The
exercises were opened with pray
er by Rev. C. E. Burts, which was
followed by appropriate recitations
and songs by the pupils of the
mill school which is taught by
Miss Grace Tompkins. Then
Santa Claus, in the person OF
MIR. G. w. Watson. and Mrs
Santa Claus who was represented by
Mr.. John Shipss. appeared upon
the scene and distributed the gifts
among the children. Everything
bad been provided in great ebun.
dance by the committee i'll charge.
After the children had been boun-
tifully helped to nico things
enough fruits and confections
were leftto distribute among the
visitors. The officers and teachers
are to be commended for their un-
tiring efforts in 30 worthy a cause.
Let the Christmas tree at the mill
chapel be given regularly every
year.
The TOmpkins-Warren Wedding
Contributed
A beautiful marriage at Centre
Spring on December the 22nc
was that Of Miss Sara Johnsor
Warren to Mr.. Wallace Elher,
Bland Tonpkins, who proudly
bears he name of his distinguished e.
grand father, toe lamehted Col
Elberl Bland. When did Sara lool