Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-02-28
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Training School For Sunday
School Work. Reciprocity
Day Celebrated. Two
Fires.

The Ridge association will hold
the training school for Sunday
school work here in the Baptist
church, beginning on Monday,
March 18th and closing on Friday
evening March 22nd. Among those
to take an active part in the in
structing are DR.. z. T. Cody, of
Greenville, Rev. ]. D. Moore, of
Columbia and DR.. w. E. Thayer,
of Ridge. At the association held
here last September, it was decided
to hold this training school at three
of the most convenient churches in
the division, but later, the commit
tee, appointed for arrangements,
have decided that it would be bet
ter to have all the sessions at one
church.
Reciprocity Day will be celebrat-
ed by the new century club on the
afternoon of March 9TH, and two
committees have been appointed to
arrange for the program and other
things. The occasion will be at the
home of Mrs. J. Neil Lott as the
next regular meeting was to have
been on this date with her.
Mrs. Gwynn, of Due West, is the
guest of her daughter, Miss Mary
Pickens Gwynn, at the home of DR..
S. G. Mobley.
Mrs. Arthur Webb and children,
of Trenton, spent last week here
with Mrs. A. P. Lott.
Mr.. Lewis, of Meeting Street, was
here this week.
Among those who went to Aiken
to see the Steinhard--Welfe we'd
ding on Tuesday evening, February
goth were Messrs. J. D. Edison, J..
"a. Lott, B9rrell Boatwright. ] q
MoDfey, Wilinot QUITS, Willie
Yonce, Jesse Derrick, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Kirby, Mr.. and Mrs.
Claud Wertz, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wright, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Toney,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Dozier, DR.. and
Mrs. B. L. Allen, and DR.. f. l..
Parker.
Mr.. J. L. Oxner, of Hephzibah,
Ca, spent few days of the past
week here.
Johnston had two fires during
the past week. On Monday evening,
the home of Mr.. Jim Johnson, was
burned. The fire was discovered by
Mrs. johnson, the dense sssmoke in
the room awakening her. By the
time the family had been aroused,
they saw that there would be no
time to save anything, and had to
leave the house with scarcely no
clothing. Mr.. johnson had very
little insurance. On Wednesday
evening between eleven and twelve
o'clock, the house of Mrs. Annie P.
Harrison was discovered by some
of the family to be on fire, and it
was gaining such rapid headway
with the tornado-like wind, that the
occupants were compelled to leave
the house, clad only as they left
their beds. Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Kirby had rooms here and lost all
of their personal effects, among this
being all of their bridal gifts. Mrs.
Harrison had sl,soO insurance. 1t
was only by most heroic efforts that
the dwelling of Mr.. Edwin Mobley
was saved, and others nearby were in
danger. Pieces of burning shingles
were carried as far as FIVE blocks
by the wind, and it is thought that
the heavy rains of the afternoon
saved portion of the town from
destruction.
Mr.. Clyde Mobley, now Of Allan
ia, Ga, visited relatives here this
week.
Mrs. J. III. White has been sick
for the past three weeks, and her
illness has been a source of regret
to her many warm friends.
Mr.. John Mcknight, of Denver,
N. c., was a visitor here recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hoyt, of Au-
gusta, spent a portion of last week
here at the home of the formers
brother, Mr.. J. P. Hoyt.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Cogburn|
were welcomed visitors here last
week.
Mr.. T. B. Truesdale, of Birming-
ham, Ala, made a visit to friends
here recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Dozier
visited in Augusta last week.
The little baby girl of Mr.. Jim
Collins, died on Wednesday of last
week. and was huried ON Friday