Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-07-14

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Married, Sunday morning]
July IL, by Rev. P. P. Plalock, at
his residence, Mr.. W. G. Sharpton'
and Mrs. Nadie Smith, both of
Edgefeld.
Prof. j. F. Fntzminger has sold
his residence near the High School
to Mr.. Leslie Kernaghan. He and
Mrs. Kernaghan will occupy it in
short time.
Miss Doris Speights of Hender
sonville, Colleton county,is the guest
of her cousin, Miss Ida Folk.She has
just returned from the Pan
American exposition.
Mrs. J. H. Cantelou went to An
gusta Monday to attend the funeral
of her nephew, Walter Pearce, Jr.,
the fourteen-year-old son of Mr..
Walter Pearce, Sr.
Mr.. J. J. Griffis has engaged a
band from Augusta to furnish mu-
sic for his picnic which will be Civ
en- in the Griffis grove Friday, July
80.
Mr.. Fl. G.. Watson lost one of his
large Perchron horses Monday af-
ternoon. The animal had been sick
several days. Fortunately, he carried
some life insurance on the horse.
Misses Edwardina and Marion
Blalock returned Tuesday afternoon
from very pleasant visit to friends
on Edisto Island. They were accom-
panied by Miss Mary Anderson who
will be their guest.
The hot weather of the past week
has been of incalculable benefit to
cotton. Unless an August drought
proves disastrous, the public cotton
weigher at Edgefeld will be kept
pretty busy next fall.
Mr.. Magruder Dent, the division
passenger agent of the Southern,
with headquarters in Augusta, spent
several hours in Edgefeld this morn
ing. He always receives a cordial
welcome in Edgefeld.
! Mr.. j. H. Coursey, of Golfers,
faithful old veteran who wears
cross of honor, called at The Ad-
vertiser office while in town Mon
day. We are always delighted to
receive visits from the old veterans.
Mr.. Francis Sheppard is on the
encampment in Greenville with the
State militia, being a member of
the Sumter Guards of Charleston.
From Greenville Mr.. Sheppard will
go to Birmingham to spend month.
Mr.. B. T. Rainsford came down
from Greenwood to spend the week
end in Edgefeld. He is the assist
ant cashier of the Commercial Bank
of Greenwood and has made good
since he located in that progressive
city.
Miss Kellah Fair is spending
some time in Edgefeld. No visitor
in Edgefeld is more cordially greet
ed than she. Since she left Edgeield
Miss Kellah has been with her
brothers in Beech Island and At
lanta.
Mr.. M. G. Parker is erecting a
modern ginnery near his store at
Huiett's crossroads. He will have
it completed by the time the new
crop of cotton opens. This will be
a great convenience to farmers liv.
ing in that vicinity.
A public dance will be given in
the Adams hall Tuesday night, July
81. Music will be furnished by
Balk's orchestra of Augusta. The
young men of the town will leave
no step untaken that will contribute
to the success of the occasion.
Something like one-half of Edge
fields population will 90 out to
Harmony next Sunday to hear Bish-
op K.ilgo. Recollections of the very
powerful sermon which he preached
when the Edgefeld church was
dedicated in 1882 or 1893 will COM
pei them to go.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. l.. Minis, Mrs.
Hattie w. Adams, Miss Emily
Adams, Mrs. James T. Minis, Sr.,
and Miss Luri Minis are enjoying
tour of the mountains of North
Carolina in automobiles. They went