Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-09-06
JOHNSTON j LETTER. /.
VIM. y. Meeting, Large Col.
lections From Baptist SUM
day School. Corner
Stone to be Laid.

The Woman's Missionary Union
of the Ridge association was held
on Thursd day rand Friday of the past
week with the Good Hope church,
and in spite of The rains and ex
ceedingly bad reads there was 3
fairly good attendance, especially
the second day. 1t was greatly de.
plored that the president Of the un
ion, Mrs. Alvin Etheredge, of Salu.
da, was too i'll to be present. Mrs
T.. @. Latimer, vice-president, pre-
sided, with Miss, Leila Attaway as
The pastor, Rev. ID. w,
Heckle, was present and extended a
cordial welcome. in behalf of the
church. The reports of the various
organizations were interesting and
marked improvement was seen in
some during the past year.
In the conferences, a number OF
the ladies took part in the discus.
ssiiona, and the splendid talks of Mrs.
w. j. Hatcher will -bl .ng forth
good fruit. The next union goes to
!Saluda, and the following officers
were elected: president, Mrs. Alvin
Etheredge; yice-president, Mrs. P.
u. Stevens; secretary and treasurer,
Miss Leila Attaway; superinterd d.
ent Y. w. A. work, Miss Evelyn
Cooner, and superintendent of Sun.
beam work, Mrs. w. J. Hatcher.
The date for laying of the corner
stone of the Confederate monument
to be erected here by theiD. of;C.,
has been set for Tuesday October
10th, the speaker on this occasion 70
be DR.. S. @ Mitchell, of University
sof South Carolina. 81
Miss Lottie Bryant, of Granites
vile, has been the,guest of relatives
here.
Misses Maybelle and Annie VII:
son of Graniteville are visiting
friends near town.
Miss Bessie Walsh, of Sumter, lis
the guest of Miss Edith Coleman.
MI. Alton Bland, Of Yidalia, 6 a.,
is the guest 6 relatives here 3. !; I
/. and Mrs. VIII ogler, of
7syaiessv.i were guests at The d oine d
Mr.. Fletcher Boyd during the past
week.
Mr.. Lawrence Stevens, of North
Augusta, has been visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Claud Wertz.
Misses Lottie and Isabelle Bean
are at home from a visit to Edge
field.
Miss Louise Coleman, of Earle,
has been the guest of Miss Mary
Spann Harrison.
Miss Lola Harrison, of Trenton
has been visiting Miss Mary Saw
yer.
Mrs. w. A. Beckham and J. H.
Lyles, Of Columbia, have been
guests of Mrs. E. Fl. Beckham.
Frof. Marvin Riddle, of Ballen-
tine, spent last week at the home
of his sister, Mrs. H. D. Nicer avy.
Mr.. w. Mob. Sloan, of Columbia,
was visitor here recently.
. Mrs. w. G. Bailey, of EIlenton,
has been on a visit to her mother,
Mrs. J. M. Denny.
Mr.. Y. May spent last week in
Georgia, on business interests.
Those from here who attended
the w. M. U. held at Good Hope
were Mesdames Lucia G. Latimec,
M. T. Turner, w. J. Hatcher, P.
G. Stevens, j. P. Bean and Miss
Zena Payne.
Mr.. Charlie Hearsy, of Waynes-
boro, Ca, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Carl Lowrey.
Capt. and Mrs. P. B. Waters
have returned from a visit to the
home of their son, DIR. John Waters,
at Saluda.
The annual report of the John
ston Raptist Sunday school which
was read on Sunday morning, show
ed that the collections of the classes
during the year had amounted to
$6OO.s4. Mr.. w. L. Coleman's lead
ing in the collection, having given
$1,000. The average attendance of
the past quarter exceeds that of any
in the history of the school.
Miss Clara Sawyer is at home
from Hidenite, N. G.
Miss Lila Bucalen, who is visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. ]. A. Lott, spent
last week in Edgefeld.
Mrs. J. II. White is at home from
a few weeks stay in the mountains
of North Carolina.
Miss Hille Glover, of Beech Is
land, has been the guest of Miss
Alma Woodward.
Miss Emmie Wright entertained
at tea one evening of last week in
compliment to Miss Louise Cole
man.
DR.. Victor Seigler, of Jackson
vile, Fla, is here on visit.
Miss Weinona Lewis has gone to
Elberton, Ga, to visit her friend,
Miss Nettie Burton.