Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-08-11
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Block of Beautiful New Brick
Stores. Town Hall to be
Built by MIR. Toney
Turner. Many Visitors

Mrs. Sammon, of Macon, Ca, is
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. j.
II. Wright.
Mr.. Cummings, of Georgetown,
was here last week visiting friends.
Mrs. Ida Stevens and Mr.. Lewis
Stevens visited relatives here last
week.
Rev. B. J. Guess has gone to
Cope, S. c., to assist Rev. Harmon
in meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hazel, of
Spartanburg, arrived this week for
visit to friends and relatives.
: Misses Maggie Cummings and
Efie Smith, have gone to Aiken, to
spend sometime with relatives.
Mrs. Laura Waites has returned
from Trenton, where she visited her
daughter, Mrs. Ollie Posey.
Miss Sallie Milford has gone to
Hendersonville, N. c., to spend
her vacation.
Mrs. H. C. Bailey and Miss Mel
lie Vera, have gone to Columbia for
a visit to relatives.
Miss Myra Glenn, of Batesburg,
is the guest of Mrs. J. A. Gibson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hillary Crouch
have gone to the mountains to spend
a while.
Main street presents pleasing
appearance since the new brick
stores have been completed. There
are only three more wooden build
ings on this block, and Mr.. M. I.
Turner has purchased two of them
and later on will tear them dow"
and erect two modern and up-t
date stores, fitting up the upp
story as town hall. The; 9th
store is owned by Mr.. Rufus De
rick who will also replace the WOO
en- store with a brick structure.
Grady Ryan, the three year-o
child of Ed Ryan, colored, was
cidentally shot and killed on Tue
day. A loaded gun had been plac
on chair and the child ran agair
it, and as the gun fell to the flo
it discharged, the contents enterl1
the left shoulder and the heal
causing instant. death,
On5last Monday afternoo duril
i s rain storm, thin q struck Il
residence of Mr. ID. . Strotht
THE bolt struck the corner Of t
house tearing off considerab
weather-boarding; from here t
bolt passed through the hall tearl:
away part of the rear door, a
doing some damage to the kitche
Mr.. Strother and his family were
the house, and were only sligh
shocked. 1t is miraculous that nc
of them were killed, as the,hc
were flying through the house.
Rev. M. L. Lawson, pastor of t
Baptist church, assisted in I
meeting at Rocky Creek last we.-,
and new members were added to
! the church roll as a result of the
meeting. Owing to the excessive
rains, the last service was held on
Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Law
son will go up to Meeting Street on
Monday and assist Rev. Heckle in
his meeting at Stevens Creek
church.
Miss Mamie Stansell entertained
with an elaborate tea on Thursday
evening, in honor of her visitors,
Misses Slator, of Orangeburg, Chill
ders, of Laurens, and Mosely, of
Greer.
Mr.. Frank Bland, of Thompson,
Ga, arrived last week for visit.
Miss Mary Spann Harrison was
at home Friday evening to few of
her friends, and charmingly enter
tanned.
Miss Sarah Stevens has gone to
Saluda to visit friends.
Mr.. Petigo Lowrey, of Big
Creek, is here for short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Clark, of
Aiken, are guests this week at the
home of Mr.. Sylvan Sawyer.
Mrs. Chas. King and children, of
Savannah, are spending this month
with the formers sister, Mrs. w.
J. Huiet.
Misses An1rina and Nina QUITS
are at Ashevjlle, N. c., for few
days.
Mr.. P. B. Waters, Jr, is having
lumber laid for the re-modeling of
his dwelling in town, and when
completed, will leave his farm near
town to occupy this.
Mrs. J. w. Payne, who has been
quite sick for the past month is
much improved.