Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-08-25
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Union Meeting at Philippi. Miss
Bouknight's House Party.
Speed Limit of Is Miles

Mrs. King and Master Jamie
King of, Savannah are guests in the
homesof Mrs. M. A. Huiet.
Mrs. Davenport of Newberry is
visiting her sister, Mrs. P. B. VS.
ters, Sr. ~,
Mr.. and Mrs. d. J. LaGrone and
li.tle Gerald of Darlington, were
among the visitors here last week
DR.. Horace Wright of George
town is spending awhile here with
relatives. g
Mr.. Tut Bradford of Columbia
was among the visitors here last
week. Many years ,of his boyhood
were spent mere and he had many
warm friends to greet him.
: Miss Sara Stevens is visiting
friends at Saluda.
Miss Bessie Bedenbsugh of New.
berry is the guest of Miss Essie
Lyhrand.
: The union meeting of the first
division of the Ridge association
will be held with the Phllippi Bap'
.tist church on Saturday and Sun.
.day,of this week. The missionary
sermon will be preached by Rev. j.
r. Jackson. y"
Mrs. J. w. Marsh and. Messrs.
John Flemming and Theodore
Marsh are at home from a pleasure
trip to northern points.
During the spring the American
association for international con
ciliation, offered S25 through the
United Daughters of the Confed
eracy for the best essay on Inter
national cancellations" the offer. x
close September 1. Those competing
were to be graduates of Higf
Schools of 1915. Miss Bessie Bear
of the Johnston high school ha
prepared an excellent essay which
the local historian Mrs. O. ID
Black has forwarded to the STATE
historian, Mrs. Patrick. In reply
Mrs. Patrick stated that to date
this was the only essay ehe had re
ceived from any chapter in Soutf
Carolina, and it gave her grea
pleasure to forward it. Miss Beam
paper is splendid one and car
we'll compete with essays from th'
other states.
A very pleasant house party wa
held last week in the home of Mis-
Emma Bouknight and her brothers
their guests being Misses Lola HIM
ter of Trenton, Laura Clark, Scot
land Neck, N. c., and Kathrin'
Minis of Edgefeld, and Messrs
Frank Simmons of Charleston ant
Geo. Rey nolds of Hartsville.
Mrs. L. G. Latimer is at hom'
from a visit to her son DR.. Edward
G. Latimer at Macon, Ga.
Mr.. Albert Dozier with Will
and Albert Dozier spent Saturda!
and Sunday in Augusta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Willis AM
Miss Helen Willis of Williston ar
guests in the home of Mr.. Johl
Sawyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Lott and Mas
ter Marion and Mrs. A. P. Levi
spent Sunday at Edge6eld and wol
shipped at the Baptist church.
Master Minis Mobley entertained
number of his friends very pleas
antly on Saturday afternoon the oc
casion being his birthday and tw'
or three hours were happily spen
during the time trip to Slide be
ing made, this alone being counted
great pleasure to young people
After games and other pastime
they returned to the home wher
all enjoyed ice cream and cake.
On Sunday morning at th
Methodist church little James Rob
ert, the con of Mrs. Matte Benn.
Perry, was christened and it wa
an impressive sight as his mothe
brought him forward and gave hin
to the Lord.
Mrs. Lena Davies of Barnwell i
the guest of her niece, Mrs. J. R
Kelly.
Mrs. Matte Toney of Granite
Vile has been for a short visit t.
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Belton Stevens O
Eulala spent the week end here il
the homes of Messrs. PC. Steven
and w. r. Walton.
MIR. and Mrs. J. w. Brown an
children have returned from
months stay at the seashore AM
mountains.