Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-11-19
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Instructive Meeting of Local
Woman's Christian Temper
ance, Union--Death of
MIR. Langston.

Turner last week. Mrs. Reed ls
pleasantly remembered as Miss An
ME Mcdaniel, and formerly, visited
relatives here.
On the day after Thanksgiving,
the members of Mary Ann Bule
chapter will pack box of edibles
for The inmates of the County Home
which will be taken that day out TO
them. This is an annual custom,
and the visit has always been an
appreciated one, and greatly anIlcl-
pated by the inmates.
An instructive meeting of the
w. G. T. U. was held on Frid ~
afternoon with Mrs. N. A. Hulet,
and the features of the meeting were
the reports of the delegates to the
worlds convention in Brooklyn,
and to the national convention at
AsDury Park, Mrs. T. R. Denny
reporting of the first mentioned,
and Mrs. A. P. Lewis of the latter.
Both reports were replete with In
teresting information aud other
facts and the union felt proud that
it had had these two representatives..
The historical meeting, U. D. g..
held in the home of Mrs. J. 2.
Bean, was a most interesting one,
the subject being Sam Davis,
that brave, true and loyal hero Of
the eos. There was present 80 of
the members, and as the loyalty Of
Shis hero was recorded, the elderly
members recalled vividly the occa-
sion. The historian, Mrs. O. D.
Black arranged the following pro-
gram: Life of Sam Davis" Mrs.
}. P. Bean; Report Of the trial Of
Davis, Miss zsna Psyne;. song,
Sam Davis" Miss Clara Sawyer;
''How Davis procured the papers,
Mrs. Mike Crouch; Distinction
between spy and scout" Mrs. M
W. Clark; The remains of Davis
Mrs. b. L. Allen; Ella Wheeler
Wilcox tribute" Mrs. D. w. Lott
s'Disin,erested benevolence.' Mrs.
F. M. Warren; "A pure type OF
southern manhood" Mrs. Harrie,
Kenny; His immortal iame," Miss
Bessie Bean.
Mrs. J. K. Allen of Meeting
Street, visited in the home of her
sister, Mrs. F. A. Tompkins las,
week.
Mrs. Watkins has returned from
Ninety Six where she visited her
daughter, Mrs. George Galphir.
Miss Isabsl Bean visited at the
home of MIR. Walter Pearce, in Au-
gusta last week.
DR.. NJ. D. Huiet of Union was
the guest of relatives here recently.
Mr.. c. J. Kanner, of Blackville,
spent a few days in the home Of
Mr.. J. Neil Lott last week.
Miss Alma Woodward visited
friends in Augusta recently.
DR.. A. T. King was visitor to
Columbia last Wednesday and
Thursday.
Little William Scott was quite i'll
last week but is now much improv-
ed.
Mr.. Holland, of Danville, Va,
has purchased lot here and con-
templates building, after which be
will move his family here.
Mr.. Burton Massey, of Rock
Hill, spent Sunday here with
friends.
Mrs. Edgar Ready has been visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Eppes at
Kingstree.
Mr.. Clarence Langston, former
Johnston young man, died last
week at his home in Monroe, N. c.,
after continued illness. His mother
Mrs. T. J. Langston was with him
during his illness and upon the in
telllgence of his death, the other
members of the family left for Mon
rou TO attend the funeral.
Misses Pet LaGrOne and Orlena
Cartledge visited in Bstesburg last
week.
Mrs. James Hart, of Edgefeld
was a visitor here the last of the
week.
Mrs. Clifton Mitchell of Bates
burg and Mrs. D. B. Hollingsworth
spent few days here with their
mother, Mrs. Anna Strother recent
ly.