Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-08-25
Mrs. Eva Edwards and children,
Of Batesburg, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. WI. Holston.

Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Jones, accom-
panied by little Nell, are enjoying
a stay in. Asheville.
Mrs. Bette Mathis and Miss
Aminee Cartledge, of Colliers, are
guests of Mrs. w. L. Holston.
Married, August 18th, 1909, Miss
Grace Ward, of Callison, S. c., to
Mr.. L. o. Settler, of Ulner, S. c.,
by Rev. J. E. Johnston.
Miss Kellah Fair left Monday to
spend several weeks in Beech Is
land at the home of her brother,
Mr.. Warren Fair.
A very spirited game OF base ball
was played in Edgefeld Saturday
afternoon between the Edgs6eld and
Golfers teams. The score stood Z
to / in favor of the former. Mr..
Thomas Williams acted as umpire.
The Advertiser extends very af-
fectionate greetings to little Miss
Markert, who was brought by the
Stork less than a fortnight ago to
bless and brighten the lives of her
: md parents, Mr.. and Mira. P. M.
Markert.
DR.. C. E. Burts delivered an ad.
dress at Delmar, Lexington county,
last Thursday, the occasion being the
annual reunion of the alumni of
Newberry college.
Mr.. W. N. Belden came up from
Augusta Saturday to spend day
or two with his kinsman, Mr.. B. F.
Glanton, at the latter's hospitable
country home near Antioch. Mr..
Belden holds a lucrative position
with. the Lombard Iron Works of
Augusta.
We have received severas commu-
nications recently which we would
be glad to print but cannot do SO
because they are not accompanied
by the name of the writer. We do
not desire to print the name and
will hold it in confidence i: desired
bnt we must know the writer.
Col. and Mrs. C. G. Henderson,
of Walterboro, are visiting their
daughter, Mrs. T. P. Burgess. No
visitors to Edgefeld receive more
cordial welcome than !these exceed
ingly cultured and intelligent repre-
sentatives of the low country"
Miss May Drake, a very pretty
young lady who resides in Marlboro
county, near Bennettsville, is the
guest of Miss Josie Sheppard. Miss
Josie boarded at the home of Miss
Drake when she taught school in
Marlboro county.
Rev. E. NJ. Lightfoot preached
two very strong sermons in the
Baptist church Sunday morning and
evening. In face and form he some
what resembles DR.. Burts, one be-
ing frequently taken for the other.
Within week or ten days Rev.
and Mrs. r. P. Burgess will occupy
the residence of Mrs. Susan B..Hill
on Main street, turning the manse
over to the recent purchasers, Capt.
and Mrs. o. P. Bright.
The Augusta Herald, through a
slip of the type, gave Parkville's
new club a very strenuous name,
the Damn Warm club. About a
week ago, when the thermometer
was close to 100 in, the shade, it
would have been easy to have or
ganized such a club in Edgefeld.
Mrs. Orlando Sheppard, accom-
panied by Misses Efiie anc Fannie,
has gone TO Hot Springs, N. c.,
and will visit other places in the
mountains before returning. As
Miss Lucille lslvisiting friends in the
Pee Dee section, Mr.. Sheppard is
entirely alone at home, which is the
first time he has been alone in the
house in nineteen years.
"Why do you always go out on
the balcony when l begirs to sing,
John? Can't you bear to listen to
me?
the neighbors to think Pm wife
beater. kansas City Journal
Having witten his s5O,9OO insur.
ance in the Prudential an6 won his
summer trip, Mr.. E. ]. Norris. &C,
compqnied by Master Harold, will
HE himself away on August the
31st to Niagara, Thousand Islands,
Toronto and other points. Mr.. Nor
ris' host Of friends rejoice with him
over his victory.
Ship Them Your Cotton.
Messrs, Luke & Fleming, who