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.

Mr.. Walter Hendrix, of Lees
Vile, and Mrs. Reed of Illinois,
visited in the home of Mrs. J. NJ.
Turner last week. Mrs. Reed is
pleasantly remembered as Miss An
ME Mcdaniel, and formerly, visited
relatives here.
On the day after Thanksgiving,
the members of Mary Ann Buie
chapter will pack a box of edibles
for The inmates OF the County Home
which will be taken that day out to
them. This ia an annual custom,
and the visit has always been an
appreciated one, and greatly anticl-
pated by the inmates.
An instructive meeting of the
w. C. T. u. was held on Frid "
afternoon with Mrs. M. A. Huiet,
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. c.,
held in the home of Mrs. J. +.
Bean, was a most interesting one,
the subject being Sam Davis,
that brave, true and loyal hero of
the 6O's. There was present 80 of
the members, and as the loyalty Of
this hero was recorded, the elderly
members recalled wildly the occa-
sion. The historian, Mrs. 0. u.
Black arranged the following pro-
gram: Life of Sam Davis" Mrs.
J. P. Bean; Report Of the trial Of
Davis, Miss zena Payne; cong
Sam Davis" Miss Clara Sawyer
How Davis procured the papers,
Mrs. Mike Crouch; DISTINCTION
between a spy and scout" Mrs. M
W. Clark; The remains of Davis.
Mrs. b. L. Allen; ELLA Wheele
Wilcox tribute Mrs. D. w. Lott
"Disinterested benevolence." Mrs
F. M. Warren; "A pure type o
southern manhood" Mrs. Harrie
Kenny; His immortal iame," Mis-
Bessie Bean.
Mrs. J. K. Allen of Meeting
Street, visited in the home of he
sister, Mrs. F. A. Tompkins las
week.
Mrs. Watkins has returned from
Ninety Six where she visited hel
daughter, Mrs. George Galphin.
Miss Isabsl Bean visited at tht
home of MIR. Walter Pearce, in Au
gusta last week.
DR.. NJ. D. Huiet of Union wa
the guest of relatives here recently
Mr.. G. j. Kanner, of Blackville
opent few days in the home o.
Mr.. J. Neil Lott last week.
Miss Alma Woodward visited
friends in Augusta recently.
DR.. A. T. King was visitor tc
Columbia last Wednesday apt
Thursday.
Little William Scott was quite il
last week but is now much improv
ed.
Mr.. Holland, of Danville, Va.
has purchased lot here and con
templates building, after which he
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 a,
hiHSSIEec.
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
tellrgence of his death, the other
members of the family left for Mon
roo to attend the funeral.
Misses Pet LsGrone and Orlena
Cartledge visited in Batesburg last
week.
Mrs. James Hart, of Edgefeld
was 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.