Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-07-01
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Chautauqua Visitors Arriving
Baraca Picnic. Epworth
League Recognized.
Severe Storm.

Visitors for the Cbautauqua and
home corners have already begun to
arrive and everything is in whirl
of pleasant anticipation for the
week of enjoyment beginning on
the afternoon of the 4th. A rest
room for the ladies has been ar
ranged on Main street and a amald
will be here to attend to their
wants. The bureau of information
is located in the offices of Mr.. j O.
seph Cox, over the Johnston drug
company. A barbecue dinper will
be served each day near the place OF
entertainment. During the per-
formances. no one will be annoyed
by hats in front of them as the con-
mittee will request that hats be re-
moved.
The young gentlemen who com
pose the Baraca class of the Baptist
Sunday school gave a picnic on
Friday. their guests being the mem
bers of the Philat thea class, and 9TH
ec friends. Youce pond, about three
miles from town was the place OF
rendezvous, and the crowd was
transported in wagons and cars.
The day was enjoyably spent in
various ways and al 1870 o'clock a
feast was spread which was com
posed of every kind Of delicious
eiibles. Iced tea and lemo made were
served.
The Epworth League of the
Methodist church was re-organlzed
last week at the home of Mr.. Ii.
g. Edison and the following o tficers
were elected: President, G. G. Hut
Crimson: lst vice-president, Mr.. Fl.
G. Edison; End vice-president, Miss
Ida Satcher; 3rd vice-presldent.
Prof. Joe Jacobs; 4th vice-presi-
sadent, Mrs.sJames sStrother;; secrets :
r. and treasurer, Mr.. John Suber;
Epworth Err, Miss Maud Wright,
Mrs. Willie Bradford and chill
dren have been visiting in the home
of Mrs. Charles Carson.
Miss Eva Philips, of Springfield
IS the guest of Misses Bette and
Mary Waters.
Mrs. Ella Perry Moore of Colum-
bia has been visiting Mrs. ALI G
Cox.
Mrs. James Dobey has gone to
Parksville to visit her mother, Mrs.
Dorm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sumter Wright,
and John burst Payne OF Green
wood spent portion of last week
here.
Mrs. Iona Ivey and Misses Ray
and Eleanor Ivey have returned to
Greenwood after two weeks visit,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Browne and
children left last week for their
home in Brunswick, Ga, after a
visit to relatives in town and the
suburbs.
Miss Marion Mobley has gone
Tompson, Ca, to visit her cousin
Miss Mary Mobley.
Misses Nina QUITS and Orlena
Cartledge have returned from Te-
mile, Ga.
The members of the missionary
society of the Methodist church,
presented to the church on last Sun
day evening two beautiful silver
collection plates. MIR. Herbert Ed
son making the presentation.
In the early pert of July Mrs.
w. J. Hatcher will 90 to the noun
tains of North Carolina to spend
about two months.
The Sunday evening union ser
vices for the month of July has
been thus arranged. First Sunday
evening. Baptist church, Rev. Hut
crimson; second Sunday evening,
Lutheran church, Rev. Bailey;
Third Sunday evening, Presbyterl-
an church, DR.. King; Fourth Sun
day evening Methodist church, Rev.
Kester. -.
Mrs. Juliette Bell and Miss
Gladys Bell, of Aiken, were guests
of Mrs. P. n. Lott recently.
The storm that ragged here on
Tbnrs3av evening about 1880
o'clock did considerable damage,
the eastern portion of the town
suffering more from the effects. A
large tree was blown across roof OF
the home of Mr.. Chas. Lamb,
crushing in the roofing and ceiling
of one room, and had there been
any occupants in there they would
probably have been killed. One OF
the cbimneys standing at either end
of Mrs. Nancy Lofts home was
blown off down to few feet: "A