Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-03
JOHNSTON LETTER.
New Building to be Erected.
Mothers Day to be OBJ
served. Many Visitors
Come and Go.

Col. Claud E. Sawyer, Of Aiken,
was the guest of relatives here this
week.
Mrs. Susie Mobley Latiner has
gone to Birmingham, Ala, 70 spend
a month with her son Mr. Hugh
I4atimer, and from there she will 60
to Syracuse, N. Y, to attend the
graduation of her son, Rev Leon
Latimer, and will remaie until his
marriage which occurs few weeks
later.
While Mr.. 0rphie 0Mdom, of
Meeting Street, was in town on Sat
urday, he was assisting about some
of his freight, and lost his purse
which contained $50. HeWas un-
able to find it.
Main street La to be still further
improved. The wooden store occu-
pied by Mr.. A. L. Owdom IS to be
torn away, and a modern b1ick store
| will take its place. On the vacant
lot to the left of this, the new bank
building is to be erected, and the
directors expect To open il August
lst.
Miss Freddie Simmons, Of Spar
tanburg is the guest of her brother,
Mr.. Manning Simmons.
Mrs. G. g. Waters went to
North Augusta on Mondas TO visit
her sister, Mrs. Geo. w White, who is
sick.
Mrs. Iona Ivy is at hone from
a visit to her mother, Mrs w hite,
at Greenwood.
Mothers Day. will be observed
here on Sunday May I4Eh at the
Baptist Sunday school, and special
services will be arranged, and it is
hoped that every mother Who can,
will be present. 1t is expeeted that
every one will wear the white flow
er, to show all honor and love to
his or her mother, and conmittee
has been appointed to- Ep 70 the
cemetery on Saturday 81 ternoon
and place the white rose Upon the
graves of those departed.
Misses Emmie Mitchell and Maud
Wright went over to Augusta the
first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Z, :" sand
Miss zena Payne went zAu.
gusta last week and enjoyed the
musical festival.
Miss Sara Stevens is at home
from St. Georges where she has
been teaching.
Mrs. Horace Wright, of George
town, has arrived'to visit her sisters,
Misses Clara and Daisy Sawyer.
Miss Ella Pauline Pechman en-
tertained with a delightful tea on
Friday evening in compliment to a
few of her friends.
At an early date Mr.. H. w.
Crouch will begin the remodsling
of his home and will transform it
into an elegant colonial mansion.
Mr.: Will Satcher is also building
and will have q pretty new home
on his lot in Edison Park.
The pupils of the 9th, 10th and
l1th grades of the high school had
holiday on last Tuesday, and the
teachers went over to Leesville to
attend the teachers convention to be
held there.
Mrs. Nettie Garrett Smith and
Miss Aminee Smith, of Augusta,
are expected Friday, and will visit
Mrs. M. T. Turner. Mrs. Smith has
many warm friends in this vicinity,
and her coming will afford great
pleasure.
Messrs. julie and Frank Bland,
WiImot QUITS, Howard Payne and
Ellie LaGrone went over to Tren-
ton last Moyday TO attend the dance
given for Mis IA Tillman, whose
marriage ed the following
Wednesday
Miss Mary Worr, of Augusta, is
the guess of Miss Mary Spann Har-
rison.
Mesdam mes ]. M. Turner and Kate
Crouch spent last week in Leesville
with their niece, Mrs. Walter Hen
dirk.
Miss Lucille Mobley and Mrs. P.
N. Keesee, spent the first of the
week in Augusta.
Visitors from Meeting Street
here this week were Mrs. Ida Ste
vens, Miss Lena Stevens and Mr..
J. K. Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Whittle are
spending a few days here at the
home of Mr.. J. D. Edison.
Misses Jennie Walsh, of Sumter,
and Emma Stansell, of Greenville,
are guests of Miss Edith Coleman.
Mr.. Wilmot QUITS went up to
| Greenwood to attend the oratorical
contast.
All who wish to join the flower
show, which is to be held here this
coming fall, are asked to send their