Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-09-22
JOHNSTON LETTER.
,Delisbtful Concert Held. Miss
Norris Entertained the ri
Tau Club. Young People
Off For College.

auditorium. Ifoiy
pleasingly given, and it was the
concensus of opinion that no lyceum
course that las been here. has pre-
sented any better music. The or
chester is the pride of the town,
and the male quartette, and soloists
gave such sweet music were well
encored. Prof. John Waters, who
has charge of the music department
of the High School, is director OF
the orchestra. He is man of won
derful musical ability and an artist
as well, and during one number OF
the orchestra, he did a number OF
quick sketches in colored chalk, H.
lustrating the old familiar song be-
ing played. His piano solos were
beautiful and enjoyed by every one'
in fact he is a pianist who can make
piano literature interesting to the
average listener. The concert was
given for the benefit of the school
piano fund and good sum was re-
allied.
In the associational report of the
Johnston Baptist church, which was
prepared for the association at Phil
ipi, it was shown that during the
wear the church had contributed to
every purpose s4,220.0O.
Mrs. John and Master Jack and
Mrs. E. E. Andrews left on Iues-
day for their home in Chattanooga,
Tenn, after months stay in the
home of the latter's sister, Mrs.
James White.
On Saturday over 800 bales of
cotton were sold here. The streets
were crowed all day with wagons,
and presented lifely scene. The
cotton seed buyer were also busy.
Miss Annie Bee and Col. Wig
fall Cheatham visited here or Fri
day and attended the concert at the
auditorium on Friday evening.
Miss Lucille Norris was the de-
lightful hostess for the ri Tau club
on Wednesday afternoon, the guest
of honor being Mrs. Carl Richards,
of New Orleans, a former member.
The time was happily spent, pro
gressive games being the chief dl.
version aud at the conclusion, a
ssdad course with iced tea was
served.
Mrs. Octavia Rushton, who has
been spending two months in the
mountains of North Caaolina re-
cuperating, has returned and is much
improved and every one is delight
ed to see her, her usual bright and
cherry self.
Mrs. Victoria Hart spent last
week with Mrs. Georgia Turner.
Mr.. Ernest McCord, of Abbeville,
spent the werk-end i'll the home of
his uncle, Mr.. o. D. Black.
This week the young people are
all leaving for the various colleges.
Coker College: Misses Bessie
Ford Turner, Mary Lucia and
Elise Mobley, Halle White and
Lottie, Bessie and Isabel Bean.
Converse College: Misses Annie
Crouch and Antoinette Denney.
Winthrop College: Misses HELEN
Lewis, Fannie Pratt Anderson.
Columbia College: Miss Annelle
Thacker.
Summerland College: Miss Ger
trude Yonce.
Bliss Electrical School, Wash
ington, d. c: Wallace Turner,
Fletcher Horn and Benjamin
Lewis.
Clemson College: Frank Kenney
and Powell Harrison.
S, G. University: Stanton Lott
and Guy Horn.
Clinton College: John Flemming
Marsh.
Wofford College: Roland QUITS,
Roy Smith and Ernest Herlong.
Charleston College: Mark Toney.
Newberry College: Homer Meyer.
Mrs. A. P. Lott las returned
from Newberry and Chappells
where she visited her sister, Mrs.
Watkins.
Mrs. Fannie Boatu right, of At
lanta, is the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. John E. Swearingen.
Mrs. F. l.. Parker who has been
in Augusta Hospital for month
under treatment, is expected home
soon. ard is now much improved.
Little Miss liza Edwards celebra-
ted her eighth birthday on last Sat
urday afternoon, and a number OF
her piaymaies were invited To make
merry this happy day. Alter two
hours of games, a birthday least