Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-12-06
. JOHNSTON LETTER.
Masonic Officers Elected. Death
Of Dr.. Rushton. Johnston
Chapter, U. D c., Wis
It County Home.

Mrs. w. L. Coleman has return
| ed from q visit to relatives in Green
vile.
Mrs. Geo. Pierce, of Ninety Six,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. L. B. As
bill
Drs. j. g. Edwards, J. Glover
Tompkina, and Mr.. w. B. Cogburn
came over from Edgeield to attend
the hnrial of the late DR.. Rushton.
IDrs. Olin Sawyer and Horace
Wright, of Georgetown, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Clark, of Aiken and
Miss Hattie Rushton. of Columbia,
were relatives who came to be pres
ent.
BRAND Mrs. S. G. Mobley en-
:tertained at tea on Monday night.
Mr. G. p. Shipp, of Atlanta, was
hereslast week.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. D.. Williams
and Mrs. Strother, of Batesburg,
were guests at the home of DIR. @.
+. Strother this week.
| Atthe recent meeting of the Ma
sonic lodge the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
T. s. Milford, w. NJ, VIM. Toney,
S. w. b. A. Jordan, J. W.; u. d.
Bartley, Sec.,, j. Jacobs, Treas,
Jno. Wright, S. D.; J. II. Swearin-
gen, }. D.;J. W. Stimens, Tilers
On Thursday evening of this week
therelxilf be q cali meeting for
TRANSACTION of special business, at
which time, q, stag oyster supper
will be given to the members. q
the order. s.s s
Mr.. Luke Rushton is here for .
months round of pleasure.
Mr.. &. IS. Asbill, who has been
| in North Csrolina for the past two
| weeks, returned this week.
4 Mr. Sheppard Jones, Of Charles
tor spsStbe week end here With
frsssI,l 3
MRS.. B. Agnew, of Due West,
Ispentsa few days of last week here
with her daughter, Miss Virginia
Aanew.
Mrs. Missouri Lott, of Edgefeld,
spent Thanksgiving here at the
home of her son, Mr.. A. P. Lott.
Miss Daisy Beaks spent the week
end in Branchville, with friends.
Miss Emma Watkins is visiting
friends in Columbia.
Mr.. Wilmot QUITS has returned
from visit to south Georgia.
Mrs. M. T. Siftley and children,
of Orangeburg, are visiting the for
mer's sisters, Misses Lillian and
Ella Mobley.
Mr.. Garland Coleman, who is
now located in Florida, is here on
visit to the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Coleman.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Crouch
spent few days of the past week
in Columbia.
Mrs. B. L. Allen entertained the
ID. of G. in a thoroughly delightful
manner on Tuesday afternoon, the
occasion being the historical meet,
ing. Mrs. Peter Epps, historian had
arranged an interesting program,
the subject being General Stone
wall Jackson" and was thus:
Piano solo, Miss Mary Gwynn;
"What / knew of General Jackson y
Mrs. Eleanor Ivey; vocal solo, Mrs.
J. H. White; Jackson, the man.
Mrs. G.. P. Cobb; THE life of
Jackson" Miss Maud Sawyer.
Following this, Mrs. M. T. Tur-
ner, who represented the chapter
at the recent convention at Green
wood, gave full report of the con-
vention, which was much enjoyed.
Before the meeting concluded, the
president read an invitation to the
chapter to be present at the unveil-
ing of the monument to the women
of the Confederacy. Mrs. J. H.
White and Miss Zena Payne were
nominated by the chapter to hold
the tickets enclosed for seats on
speakers stand. Before the guests
departed, Mrs., Allen served q
tempting salad course, which was
followed by whipped cream and
coffee. The affsir was altogether
very pleasant one.
Thanksgiving Day was generally
observed here, and no business was
conducted. A special union service
was held in the Baptist church, the
sermon being preached by DR.. W.
IS. Dorset. The collection for the
day was given to the orphanagea
supported by the denominations