Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-04-09
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Death of Laurens Cooper. En-
gagement Announced. Bap-
tist SundaysSchooli Gives
Good Report.


tist SundaysSchool,G Gives
Good Report.
The body of Laurens Cooper, the
IL year old son of Rev. and Mrs.
l.. A. Cooper, of Tacoa, Ca, was
brought here on Sunday evening,
and the interment took place at Mt.
of Olives cemetery on Monday at
9:3O O'Clock, beside the grave of
little brother Iaurens met his death
while at play upon frame work,
where the electric line crossed. He
came in contact with a live current,
ZOO bolts passing through his
body and death was instant. Rev.
Cooper was pastor here of the Bap-
list church for several years and the
entire family is held in the greatest
love and esteem by all. and their
grief is also sorrow to them.
When they arrived upon their sad
mission, they were met by many
friends and the body was carried to
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A.
Lott.
Mrs. Rufus Dorm, of Meeting
Street, spent the week here at the
home of her nephew, w. B. QUITS.
Miss Mary Jenkins, of Greenville,
and Mrs. Cudworth, of Charleston
are expected soon to visit Mrs. G.
P. Cobb.
Mrs. Bette Cogburn is at home
from a visit at Trenton.
DR.. +. l.. Parker and Fred, Jr., i,
visited in Edgefeld during last
week.
w. l.. Woodward, Of Benefits
vile, has been here for few days
with his homefolks.
Misses Emmie Mitchell and Maud
Wright are at home from two
weeks visit to LeesviIle.
Mr. Marion Williams, of Angus
Ia, Wasshere laAt week visiting his
tysis,5ei, AIS. I. 80. iiIoyt.
Mrs. Alice Cox is at home from
weeks visit 10 Augusta with the
family Of her uncle, DR.. B. E. Ber-
ry. She was accompanied home by
her niece, Miss Mary Perry.
Mrs. Turnipseed, of Laurens is
the guest OF her sister, Mrs. B. L.
Allen.
Mrs. F. M. Warren and Miss Bet
tie Warren visited in Augusta last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. P. Cobb enter
,ained few friends and their visi-
tors with dinner Wednesday. The
day was delightfully."- spent, and their
accomplished daughter, Miss Sue
Sloan entertained ali with music on
several instruments. A several course
dinner was served. aud each piece
of china used was handpainted and
the work of Miss Sloan.
Mrs. Kate Lynch, Of Edgeheld,
visited here recently.
Rev. P. E. Monroe, and A. A.
Derrick, and Mr.. and Mrs. Luther
Watson attended the Sunday school
convention in Sumter last week.
DR.. and Mrs. Charles V. Smith,
Of Tennile, Ga, have announced
the engagement OF their daughter
Mary Sallie, to Mr.. Wilm"t QUITS,
to take place in June. Miss Smith
is a niece of Rev. W. j.. Lawson a
former pastor here, and ii was dur
ing her first visit to this place with
his family that Cupid began his
pranks.
Miss Holmes, of Augusta, is the
guest of Miss NJ aud Nickerson.
Mrs. " J. Hatcher is at home
from two weeks stay in Atlanta
with relatives.
The quarterly repor, of the Bap-
tist Sunday school showed thatit is
in splendid condition. With a
membership of $50, there was an
average of 200 per Sunday and the
collections for the quarter amount
ed TO Sl21.5l.
Mr. Massey, Of Rock Hill, spent
Sunday here with friends.
Mrs. James White has been quite
sick for a week or more
Mrs. James Scott, OF Columbia,
is the guest of relatives here.