Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-03-30
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Death of Mrs. Sloan, Joint Lu.
theran Conference, Mar
riage of miss Watson
and Mr.. Crouch.

Mr.. and Mrs. Orlando Sheppard,
of Edge6eld, were visitors here on
last Thursday
Miss Ella Pauline Pechman of
Converse college, and Misses May
Smith and Orlena Cartledge, of
Columbia college, came home to
spend Easter.
Cards have been received here
the coming marriage OF
Miss Rosabel Pedrick, and Mr.. j.
w. Wilson, which will occur at
Gainesville, Fla, the home Of the
bride, on the afternoon of April
9th. Miss Pedrick is sister of Mrs.
j. Wy. Marsh, and has spent several
summers here, and made numerous
friends.
Mr.. Burrell Fronts, who has been
in Lancaster, Penn, for the past
six months, has returned, and is
again with Mr. j. ID. BARLEY.
The biaclearance sale of Sir.
.Paycer Shade has been attracting a
good deal of attention, and on last
Saturday when it was announced
that from to o'clock he would
give away certain amount of the
goods, there was almost a stampede
of the usual Saturday afternoon
crowd. To give all a fair chance,
the articles were carried to the top
of the store and thrown over into
the midst of the waiting mass. A
mischievous young. boy to have
some fun, filled a large paper bag
with water, and made it secure, and
slipping behind Mr.. Shade, tossed
it over with the other things. 1t is
needless to say that those who
scrambled and got the big bundle
that wetstham so, were lighting mad
and still trying to iint out which
boy did ii.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sumter Wright, of
Greenwood arrived OF. Friday even
ing for a visit to relatives. Mrs.
Wright has been sick foHsome time;
and it IS thought a change might
prove benefic
orr, e i arksyill Is the
guest &C. her a langh ter, mrs. .A:
$Dobey. IS Is
Mr.. J. Fleming Brown has re.
turned to Spartanburg, after a visit
to her sister, Mrs. Anna Strother.
Mesdames Wallace Tompkins and
Susan B. Hill were visitors here on
Friday
Mr.. Samuel j. Watson is recover
ing from his recent illness, but is
not yet able to take up his work at
the bank.
On last Wednesday afternoon
while George Culbreath, colored,
was hauling some lumber into town,
the wagon ran over a little negro
boy about 6 years old, the child dy-
ing in about half an hour after the
accident. The child ran after the
wagon to swing On the rear, but the
driver made him get off, and as lie
turned away the child darted be-
tween the wheels, and swung under
meath. In a few minutes the wagon
rolled into a rut, causing. the child
to fall, the rear wheel passing over
his head. The child's brother was a
witness, giving in this statement
at the inquest. There was no blame
whatever attached to George, who
has always been known as good
negro.
DR.. and. Mrs. w. Z. Seigler are
in town again, after few months
out on their farm near Eureka.
Information has been received of
the serious illness of Mr.. Clarence
Guess, son of Rev. e. J. Guess, who
was pastor here last year. He suffer
ed from an attack of pneumonia,
which has developed into tubercu-
losis.
Nr. John Kenny has been ap-
pointed census enumerator for John
ston and Mr.. Tom Milford for Elm
wood townships.
The joint conference of the Lu-
theran churches of Aiken, Edgefeld,
Saluda, Lexington, and Richland
counties, will meet at Providence
church, Lexington on April lst to
3rd. Messrs. is. Wertz and III. c.
Bailey will represent st. Johns
ch,uch, of this place, aud Messrs.
Henry Yonce and Josephus John
son, will be sent from Mt. Calvary,
which is located about five miles
from here.
Mrs. Margaret Sloan died at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. Wade
Franklin, on last Friday evening.
Mrs. Sloan had been in failing
health for over a year and the end
was not unexpected. She was rs
years old, and a good and conse-
Grated woman. She was buried on
Saturday afternoon at Mt. Calvary,
the services being conducted by her
PASTOR Rev. P. G. Monroe.
On last Sunday evening, March
2Oth Miss Edith Watson and MIR,