Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-10-29
Wednesday, October 20.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

BIB mctner, mrs. maggie i. Qlli.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. F. Mays of
Washington, D. c., are visiting
Col. and Mrs. S. B. Mays.
The Golfers band will lead the
annual parade at the fairs which
will be formed at IL o'clock.
Other valuable prizes besides the
piano and diamond ring will be
awarded in The Advertisers voting
contest.
Bring the children to Edgefeld
to see the fair and to visit the car
nival. A day spent at Edgefeld will
be of real benefit as well as pleas
ure.
Mr.. Willie Adams has completed
the course in the leading business
sollege in Atlanta and is at home
again. He is now we'll equipped for
a successful business career.
Miss Lula Quarles went to Gar
field, Ga. last Friday to accept
school at that place. She wss &C.
companied' by her father, MIR. H.
w. Quarles.
Mr.. Charlie Roper has been
spending several days here with his
father, Mr.. J. n. P. Roper. He is
greatly pleased with the position
which he holds in Macon, Ga.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Broadwater
of Greenwood have been spending
the past week in Edgefeld and vi
einity. They have been very cor
daily greeted by their friends.
Mr.. J. J. Fox, a brother of Mrs.
Mary ]. Norris, died at his home in
Lexington Wednesday last. Mrs.
Norris attended the funeral which
was held in Batesburg Thursday
morning.
Miss Linnie Corley passed
through Edgefeld Friday enroute
TO Mullins to visit friends. After
attending the state fair this week
she will go to her school in Lexing-
ton county.
The intelligence of the death of
Mrs. N. L. Brunson reached us just
before the hour for closing our
forms. The funeral will take place
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
a more lengthy notice will be pub
lished next week.
A meeting of the Choral class
will be held at the home of Mrs. J.
L. Minis Friday night at o'clock.
the place of meeting having been
changed On account of repairs that
are being made on the heating
plant of the High school building.
Mrs. Milton Parker has moved
TO town in order to be near the
school. She is occupying the resi-
dence of Mrs. Susan B. Hill on:
Main street that was formerly oc-ii
supied by Mr.. J. G. Hughes. He
has rented the residence of Mrs. S.
A. Morrall on Columbia street.
The shows of Mr.. George Mur-
phey will open at the fair grounds
Monday morning and will remain
in Edgefeld throughout the week
It is the strongest aggregation of
shows to be seen anywhere in the
state. Our fair association has been
very fortunate in engaging Mr..
Mu,phey. He has made an enviable
reputation as manager of attractions
of this kind.
Dippy Dope Castle, the largest
and newest portable amusement de-
vice ever constructed for midway
attraction arrived in Edgefeld from
the Virginia state fair at Richmond,
Va, and force of men are now
erecting this show on the fair
grounds. This particular show is
one of the many features on the
midway and has met with tremen-
dous success wherever shown.
Despite the inclement weather
of last Thursday night there was 3
good attendance at the Methodist
prayermeeting service. For the
past two weeks the mid-week con-
gregstions have enjoyed Mr.. Walk
er's radiopticon views of his recent
trip abroad. Next Thursday night
he will board a large Atlantic grew