Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-07-10
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Ball Game Between Batesburg
And Johnston. Miss Pet La
Grone Entertains. Many
Visitors.

crowd of the season was pTeSeh1'
Batesburg was so enthused that a
special train was chartered to bring
the crowd, and the first part OF the
day was occupied with picnic and
barbecue dinner. The Batesburg
team had reinforced themselves with
Columbia's starpitcher, Mr.. Ridge
way, and Mr.. Paul Edwards, OF
Ridge, and 80 for the first time beat
Johnston, the score standing to 2.
Messrs. Gary Satcher and Noise
Carroll, of Augusta, spent Sunday
here at the homo of Mr.. William
Satcher.
Mr. Scott Warren and three of
his daughters, of Florida. are visit
ing at the home of the formers
brother, Mr.. + rank Warren. 1t has
been 32 years since he was here and
on Sunday there was a general
gathering of friends and neighbors,
ct his boyhood home, the Warren
place, to give him hearty greeting.
One day Of the past week, a box
of carrier pigeons were shipped here
to Mr.. J. w. Browne, from Co
lumbia, with instructions to release
them upon arrival. This was done,
and it was interesting to watch
them soar straight up in the air and
hover for a short while, and then
speed away homeward bound.
Miss Conya Hardy has returned
from Walhalla, where she has been
visiting Mrs. Beard.
MI. and Mrs. Frank Richardson
and little daughter Annie, of Bir-
mingham,, Ala, are visiting the for
naerss mother, Mrs. Lott. Mr.
Richardson has been located In
Birmingham for the past yeare,
holding the position of president in
one of the factories there.
Mr.. Ben Wright and his daugh-
ter, Miss Florence, of Augusta, are
visiting relatives here.
Miss Ida Lamar, of Beech Island,
has been the guest of Miss Wood
ward.
Mrs. L. G. Latimer has gone to
Athens, Ca, 10 visit her son MIR.
Edward Latimer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grady Haze, of
Saluda, were visitors here last week.
Miss Marion Mobley entertained
on the evening of the 4th, compli-
mentary to Misses Irwin and Zim-
norman, of Spartanburg. Progress
sive Bunco was enjoyed, 8 tables
being played, and Miss Sara Norris
made the highest score, and was
presented with the prize. Ices and
cake was served during the latter
part of the evening, at which time,
all were charmed with delightful
music by Prof. John Waters, Of
vidalia, Ga. The decorations were
of flags among the foliage and the
souvenirs were small flags.
Mrs. Clifton Mitchell, of Bates
burg, spent last week here with her
mother, Mrs. Anna Strother.
Miss Marie Fewell, of Rock Hill,
is the guest of Mrs. Burrell Boat
wright.
Mr.. Manning Simmons has re-
turned from Spartanburg, where
he visited his sister, Mrs. Green.
He was accompanied home by his
children, Misses Rachael and Mar
guerite Simmons, and Pope Sim
mona, who have been spending a
month there.
Mrs. Vida Hazel of Spartanburg,
is visiting her niece, Mr.. j. W..
Marsh.
Miss Mary Spann and Virginia
Harrison have gone to Virginia to
visit relatives.
Miss Beatrice Stevens, of Angus
ia, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Claud
Wertz.
Mrs. J. II. White and Miss Halle
White are spending two weeks at
Saluda at the home of Rev. H. B.
White.
Misses Mary Zimmerman, and
Alice Irwin. of Spartanbnrg, who
are guests of Miss Pet LaGrone,
were the honorees of delightful
affair arranged by their hostees on
Wednesday evening, the Srd. These
young ladies were class mates at
Converse college, the college colors,
yellow and purple, being prettily
carried out in the color motif. The
hours for calling were from 6 to
6:3O o'clock for the young matrons,
and the young ladies came from Z
to 1:3O O'clock. About 10 called to