Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-10-27
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Floral Fair November the End.
Box Sent to Frontier Mis-
sionary. Literary Society
in High School.

h5 held ON TUESDAY, November ahu,
in one of the vacant stores on Main
street. All who have flowers to ex-
hibit are requested by committee to
classify before bringing to the hall
and if possible to have them all in by
Monday afternoon. Premiums are
offered for the finest of each class.
The doors will not be open to the
public until - o'clock, Tuesday.
An excellent dinner and oysters will
be served in an adjoining hall, and
the menu is a most tempting one
Price of dinner, 5Octs;. oysters 25c.
The public is most cordially in
viled and a day Of pleasure in many
wsys is promised.
Miss Ruth Shaw has been elected
to teach the school at Mountmoren-
CT, and will assume her duties
next week.
Abox was packed on last Friday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. s.
j. Watson by the members of the
w. NJ. S. of the Baptist church to
be sent to a minister and family
who are frontier missionaries. The
contents of the box was the out
come of good and generous hearts
and will certainly gladden. the re-
%ceivers. The box was valued at
$1,000.
AT the last meeting of the Mary
Ann Bue chapter, d. of c., the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
President, Mrs. J. II. White;
Nice-president, Mrs. G. p. Cobb;
Vice-president. Mrs. NJ. T. Tur-
ner;
Rec. Sec, Miss Zena Payne;
Cor. Sec, Miss Clara Sawyer;
Treasurer, Mrs. VIM. Lee Cole
man;
Historian, Mrs. Peter Eppes;
Auditor, Mrs. G. ID. Kenny;
Registrar, Mrs. P. Fl. Harrison;
Cleaner, Mrs. George Landrum;
Prof. Curry, of Lander college.
spent Saturday ana Sunday here
with his-brother, Prof. Garry, Of
the High school.
bliss Zena Payneis at home from
a visit to friends in Augusta.
NIasdames P. r. Yates, of Edge
field, and Henry Forrest, of Rush
tons, were guests of Mrs. Willie
Tompkins last week.
Mrs. Ebb Cul5reath who lives a
few miles from here happened to a
most painful accident On last Thurs
day. While horse back riding the
horse became frightened and an.
She sprang from the saddle when
she saw that he was frightened, and
in doing so, both of the bones i'll
the ankle were broken.
MIR. Lewis Stevens, of Meeting
Street, was here on Monday en- route
to Crescent City, Fla, where he has
accepted a position.
Mesdames ". Il. Meyer and Geo.
B. Merchant have been elected
delegates from the w. NJ. S. of the
Lutheran church to the state con-
vention which meets in Leesville
November 18th.
The officers of the Epworth
League were installed at the Metho-
dist church on last Sunday evening
by Rev. L. ID. Gillespic,I of Edge
field. whose. discourse was a most
able one.
Mrs. Charlotte Spearman, Of
Newberry, is the guest of her broth
er, Mr.. John w. Payne.
a Literary society has been or
ganized at the Johnston High school
to be called the John c.. Calhoun
Society. Last Friday afternoon was
their first meeting and Il most inter-
esting debate was listened to.
Rev. M. L. Lawson was unable
to ill his pulpit on last Sunday on
account of a severe attack of grip.
On last Saturday evening, death
cast a gloom over the home of Mr..
and Mrs. John Sweringen, when the
sweet spirit of their only son, Hey
waed. went to his Heavenly home.
This sorrow comes to the parents
very suddenly, as the little one had
been sick for only a few days. He
was a bright and interesting child
of three years of age and his merry
prattle W II be sadly missed. The
little flower laden casket was car
RED to Mt. of Olives cemetery on
Sunday afternoon and inferred, the
services being conducted by Rev.
Mr.. Gillespie, of Edgefeld.
After a months stay with her
sister, Mrs. Joseph Wright, Miss
Lizzie Salmon returned on Monday
to her ZONE in Macon, Ga.
Cards have been issued announc-
ing the coming marriage of MIR.
F. Graham Payne and Miss Mary
burst, both of Greenwood. Both of
these young people are very popu-
lar and their approaching marriage
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