Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-12-02
Z JOHNSTON NEWS
Beautiful Thanksgiviinng Il i Service, J:
Receptions and iisitors IS

Galore.
Mrs. K. A. Schnell, of Green
wick, Conn.,, is the guest of her
mother, Mrs. Eleanor Ivy.
Mrs. Iona White Ivy, of areen-
wood, is visiting relatives and
friend.
Rev. and Mrs. p. d. Rysilger, of
Concord, delig hted their friends
with visit this week. ReEs sysin-
geris former pastor of the sslther-
an church. sssi:-
DR.. and Mrs. B.L. Allen, and lit
tie twin boys, Ben Lee and EEYrtis
Coleman, spent Thanksgi UP at
Fruit Hill at the home of Mrs Bet
tie Allen, where all of the family
assembled for the happy day
Miss Elise Crouch, who isat home
for a few days from the College for
Women, Columbia, entertained very
charmingly on WednesdaS in
honor of her school mate, Mss Bss-
sic Brown. About twelve complies
we're invited to participate IN the
evenings enjoyment, and: SCI pleas
ant was the occasion that yitsNas with
reluctance adienx were saifa Re
freshments of frozen creain witt
cake, were served during fie evan
ins.
hlr. and Mrs. j. f. lWhitsen
tained the faculty Of thesIabnsthn
High School on ThnrsdaHaeYening
in y most charming manner
Mrs. Hampton kirkland. lsam-
berg, arrived on Wednesdagfo a
visit to her sister, Miss Harriet
Toney.
The D. of C. remembered Editor
Fl. c.. Bailey in very material way
on Thanksgiving, by sending himsa
bic turkey.
"A beautiful Thanksgiving service
was held in the Baptist church, Con
Quoted by Rev. M. l.. Lawson: There
was a large attendance, andla NUM-
Der of those present gaves stestimo-
NY of Gods goodness and asmercy to
them during the past year. II was
truly a thanksgiving service and
even some of the ladies present gave.
audible expression of the fiiIlness of
their hearts foE the; great. yer g of. i
all ~
Mrs. Eula Lowry Wctherford, of
Gatfney, is spending sometime here
with relatives.
Mrs. Fay Dean, of Atlanta. has
been on visit to her sister, Mrs
B.M. Allen.
Mrs. P. B. Waters, ST., is at
home after visit to relative in
Springfield and Charleston.
/. rs. BIT. Adams received a tele-
gram on Monday morning last,
stating the death of her niece, Mrs.
Dorr, which had occurred that
morning at 2 o'clock. M rs. Dorr was
Miss Ella Inmann before her mar
riage and a part of her girlhood was
spent in Johpston. She was.a Iowa
BILE, Christian woman and her death
is regretted by all who knew her.
Mrs. Monroe Paul, of Edgeheld,
has been spending a few days with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Hubbard. y
(. Mr.. u. N. Brown, ticket agent at
the depot, has been missing money
from the money drawer for over a
year, and has made several efforts to
locate the thief, and on Sunday last
was successful. He fastened wire
to the train signal board above the
office and attached the other end of
the wire to the door knob on the in
side of his office so when the door
opened the signal would rise.
Watchers were. stationed near the
office during the day, and after some
waiting, saw the signal rise. They
ran in and captured a negro, Joe
Ryan, whose father works at the
depot. A skeleton key was found
upon the negro's person. The case
was settled by the negro paying Mr..
Brown $500.
A pleasant social affair of the
past week was the one with which
Miss Alma Woodward compliment
ed her visitors, Misses Bessie and
Rosabel Glover, of Beech, Island.
The means of entertainment pro-
vided by the hostess was success
in every way, and all present are in
debted for an evening of much en-
joyment.
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around the little white board at the
head of his grave, it would inspire