Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-01-24
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Robt. E. Lee Celebration Death
of Mrs. Collins. DR.. Hatch
er Holding Revival
Services,

day with fitting exercises and all
honor was given to that grand and
noble chieftain. The exercises were
held at the home of Mrs. VIM. Lee
Coleman, chapter historian, who
had arranged the program which
was concluded with remarks on the
life of Stonewall Jackson, the latter
subject to have been discussed at
last meeting.
The exercises opened with the
reading of the ritual.
Song. Carolina" D. of @.
Paper, Gen. r. E. Lee, Mrs.
James Bean.
Piano solo, Miss Elise Crouch.
Selection from q war time selec-
tion Mrs. E. S. Day.
Early recollections of Gen. Lee,
Mrs. NJ. T. Turner.
Poem, Robt. E. Lee, Mrs. W. l..
Coleman.
The life of Gen. Jackson, MRS.
G. P. Cobb.
Discussion Of the long roll.
Song, "Our south land, D. of Q.
The war time paper, q relic
brought by Mrs. Ivy, was truly in
teresting. She, with one of her class
mates, edited it, with the assistance
of several other young women.
Every word of it was in writing,
and contained many items of inter-
est to those of the present genera
tion.
Mrs. Celia Keef, of Fitzgerald,
Ga, who has been spending the
past month with Mrs. j. 81. White,
was taken suddenly i'll on Saturday,
January 18th with paralytic stroke,
and since then, has been in an ex-
tremely critical state. Her sister
was telegraphed for and has been
with her during the time.
Mr.. Clarence Mobley will leave
Eat an Seafly. date for Knoxville,
Tenn, where he has posltlon with
j sI saving been with them
j;conpanied by his sister Miss Ella
MO obley sS1o has accepted q position
with the same firm. -
Miss Laura Waites, who has been
suffering from an eye trouble, has
decided to undergo an operation
and have the ball removed. She
will go to Ridge on Thursday to
have DR.. Asbell operate.
The new dwelling of Mr.. Her.
bert Edison on Corner of Church
and Edisto streets, has been started,
and will be handsome two story
one, with all modern improvements
and conveniences, and will be an
ornament to tnat part of the town.
The construction is under the su,
pervision of Mr.. M. 7. Turner.
The tri-county institute Of the w.
g. T. u, will be held here in the
Baptist church on March 3rd to
4th, and some of the speakers on
the program are Mrs. Florence At
kins, of Nashville, Tenn, Miss
Rhoena Shaner, of Jackson, Mo-,
and Miss Ellen Stone, of world
wide fame.
Miss Maud Nickerson has return
ed from Columbia, where she visit
ed Miss Ellen Meehan.
Mrs. Collins died on Thursday
morning at her home here, after an
illness cf over year. During all
this time she was a great ssufferer
but bore her Affections with Chris
tian fortitude. She was a member
of the Baptist church. The funeral
services were held at the Mt. of
Olives cemetery, conducted by DR..
w. S. Dorset after which the body
was laid to rest.
Mesdames Rhett Coleman and
James Turnipseed, of Greenville,
are guests of their sister, Mrs. B.
L. Allen.
Miss Marion Mobley has return
ed from visit to Miss Lula May
Oxner at Hephzibah, GA.
Mrs. ]. ]. Wetherford, and Miss
Inez Wetherford are guests of Mrs.
J. p. Bean.
The first service of the protracted
meeting at the Baptist church will
be held on Wednesday evening of
this week. 1r. Hatcher, of Rich
mond, Va, will arrive on Thurs
day and be present for the evening
service. In all probability, he will
be accompanied by Rev. w. r.
Williams, of Virginia, who will
lead the singing. DR.. Hatcher will
be entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. M
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