Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-07-21
Local Neus.
The Advertisers Phones:
Office, No. 81
Residence, No. II.

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Mr.. B. Z. Minis left Tuesday for
sojourn of ten days in the noun
tain near Asheyille.
Misses Pearl and Jessie QUITS,
of Kirksey, are visiting relatives
in Edgefeld.
Mrs. "A, S. Tompkins is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. John X. Aull in
Newberry.
Miss Earline Allen has returned
from a visit to her cousin, Mrs.
Eva Glover Quattlebaum, who re-
sides at Graniteville.
Mrs. ]. w. Harris, of Helena,
Ca, and her daughter, Mrs. James
Ryles, of Americus, are guests at
the home of Mr.. ]. n. Schenk.
Mr.. A. R. Nicholson attended
the meeting of the County Superin-
tendents of Education that was
held in Spartanburg last week.
Mr.. Arthur IS. Tompkins is in
Greenville attending the Baptist As
sembly that is being held at Furman
university.
Rev. T. P. Burgess went to Co
lumbia yesterday to attend an i'm
portant meeting of the Executive
Board of the State Sunday School
Association.
Mrs. John r. Tornpkins and her
two very bright little sons have re-
turned from Henderson, N. c., and
Mayor Tompkins is now looking
ten years younger than he did ten
days ago.
Mr.. w. S: Cogburn embarked on
three-days journey Monday, hav-
ing gone to Kansas City in res
ponse to a telegram from the home
office of his popular life insurance
company, the Great Western.
Miss Mamie Addison, the young
est daughter of the lainented Eldred
Addison is enjoying a visit to her
grandmother, Mrs. v. &. Addison.
This pretty young debutante is rap
idly making friends among those of
the younger social circle.
The Horns Creek hills are said
to be peculiarly adapted to2cotton,
but they also grow very fine water
melons. Mr.. S. L. Roper says they
& have been feasting on melons at his
house since the 4tn of july and
i will continue to have a bountiful
supply until the season is over.
While the Baraca boys did not
net avery large sum for their treas
ury, their entertainment Friday
evening afforded the young people
! q very pleasant time socially. Dur
ing the summer months some social
diversion should be provided at
least once fortnight for the young
! people.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Stewart and
Mr.. L. S. Kernaghan united with
the Methodist church by letter Sun
day afternoon last. The Advertiser
is always pleased to see newcomers
identify themselves with the reli-
gious life of the community. We
commend these good people for
their very excellent example.
We congratulate the patrons of
the Red Hill school upon having
secured the services of Prof. G. NJ.
Mellichamp for the session of 1909
10. Prof. Mellichamp is not only an
efficient, painstaking worker in the
class room, but enters heartily into
the community life, especially the
religious life.
For Rent: have several farms
for rent, or will let to share crop
PIP. Blalock.
Mr.. c. E. May took a trip through
Saulda county last week and brings
back an unfavorabe report concern
ing the crops. Large fields of cotton
in the Fruit Hill section were prac-
tically ruined by the heavy rains,
the farmers being unable to check
the grass. He says our friend Char
lie Davis has a good crop. Charlie
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