Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-04-20
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Stores to Close Early. QUITS
Williams Wedding. Automo- If
biles Purchased. Syndi-
cate Buys Land. i

Beginning on May 1ss, all The
stores will close at $50 p. m. 81 IL
The Mt. Calvary school, about
two miles out from here, closed oil
Saturday last with a big picnic.
Miss Carrie Smith, of Seneca, taught
this session, which has been a pros
porous one. During the mor1ing;'
Rev. P. E. Monroe delivered
an address on education, and there
were several hundred people present
to, enjoy the day.. ~
Miss Sara Stevens has closed her
school at Limp, and is at home for
the summer.
Mrs. Rufus Dorm, of. .Eulala spent
few days of last week here with
relatives.
Mr.. Hugh Mitchell will arrive
next week from Charleston, where
he is taking a course in pharmacy.
Mr.. Dial, of Laurens, is the, guest,
of his sister, Mrs. G.. F. Strother.
He is pleasant conversationalist,
having made a tour of the world
three times.
Mr.A.S.TompSins and Miss Chris
tine Tompkins were visitors here
last Thursday.
Mesdames J. L. Minis and Mamie
Tillman were guests of Mrs. NJ. R.
Wright one day last week.
Miss Naomi Neil, of Florida, is
the guest of Mrs. w. L. Coleman.
Dlesdames Bette Allen and W.
w. Johnston were visitors at the
home of Dr.. B. L.,Allen last week.
On last Thursday evening
Henry Crawford of Saluda died sud-
denly at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. ]. J. Haltiwanger, having ar.
rived that day for q shortgisit. His
wife preceded him to the grave only
five months ago, and he leaves sey-
eral sons and daughters: The res
mains were carried d from here to
Mt. Enon burial ground for inter
ment. e,
On last Tuesda fternoon att;
4::So ]oek, the E. church
The see vo OF nina
Elsza6eth luzts IA q
lilliams ere eonsun n1nst ted: The
church was most art tistically deco
rated and softly lighted. To the
strains of Mend dolssohn's wedd ding
march, played by Miss Lille Parish,
came the ushers, Messrs. David
QUITS, B. Waverly, J.. A. Lott. and
DR.. CD. Walker. Then came the
maid of honor, Miss Nina QUITS,
sister of the bride, who was attired
in handsome cream suit and bore
an armful of roses. Lastly, the
groom, with his best man, Mr..
Green, of Sumter, and the tall and
stately bride on the arm of her broth
er, MIR. Wilmot QUITS. She wore
tailored coat suit of nutmeg broad +
cloth and carried a shower of bou-
quet roses.
The ceremony was performed by Z
Rev. E. n. Beckham. Immediately
after the ceremony the bridal party
was driven to the southern depot
where they boarded the train for
Sumter, their future home.
Owing to the popularity of these
TWO young people, there was a large
of friends to witness the
'weetly solemn ceremony.
DR.. B. L. Allen and Mr.. Barton
Walsh have gone to Sumter on
business.
Messrs. Hansford Rhoden, A. j. :
Mobley and ]. II. White purchased
touring cars last week.
Mrs. Laura Swearingen was car
.ied over to the Augusta hospital on
asst Thursday to be operated on, her
disease being cancer of the stom-
ach. The physicians stated that she
vas in too weak a state to survive
he operation, SO she was brought
nome on Sunday morning. She was
accompanied by her son, Mr.. j. f.
Swearingen and sister, Mrs. Beaver,
If Ridge.
DR.. Maxwell, of Walhalla, is now
With the firm of L. B. Asbell & Co.
The 9th and N1Oth grade of the
nigh school enjoyed picnic at
Yonce's pond on Saturday.
Mesdames G. B. and Ida Boat
wright, of Ridge, were guests Of
Mrs. M. Turner this week.
n. w. S. Mobley has sold the
:ract of land at the rear of his resi-
lence to a Real Estate Agency, of
Columbia, which they will divide
up into lots laying out the streets,
etc. The residence of Mr.. ]. B. Ow-
lom stands facing the main street
which will lead to the new lots, SO I.
his has been purchased by them,
IND will be rolled on to new, lot.
Mr.. Owdom contemplates purchas-
np in another norton of thn town