Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-06-23

elsewhere in this issue of The Ad-
vertiser, Miss Ella Belle Scurry, E..
p. Arthur and G. T. Mathis sent US
cotton blooms.
| DR.. w. E. Prescott has harvested
500 bushels of Fulghum oats. He
has his seed cleaned every year with
a machine made for the purpose,
consequently his oats are the best
obtainable for seed.
Mr.. Francis Sheppard has return
ed from the Citadel for the summer.
He will be in the senior class next
session, having only one more year
before completing the full course at
! this excellent institution.
Prof. q. F. Long, Jr., who has
been principal of the high school in
Walterboro for the past two years,
is spending his vacation with his
mother, Mrs. G. A. Long, who re-
sides in the Harmony section.
Messrs. Albert and Warren Reel,
two Of the leading young business
men in the county came down from
Cleora Sunday morning and wor-
shipped in the Baptist church, max
ing the journey in the formers new
car.
Mr.. L. D. Sweariugen sent The
Advertiser a, cotton bloom last
Thursday, stating in the accompa-
nying note that hehad a lO-acre field
that was thick with blooms. Mr..
Swearingen is one of Trenton's best
farmers.
Mrs. E. B. Anderson left last
Tuesday for Moore, Spartanburg
county, to spend some time with
her son, Mr.. Buist Anderson. She
was accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
George F. Minis who returned to
Edgefeld Friday.
Mr.. c. M. Williams, the cham.
pion hog raiser, was in town Mon
day. He has had no difficulty in
selling his fine, pigs for IS each.
Mr.. Williams has demonstrated to
the CIeora community that there is
money in hog raising.
Farmer J. R. Cantelou told the
writer while in town Saturday af-
ternoon ,ha he had just finished
sowing Is acres in peas, having
done all of the planting or sowing
with his own hands. He was entitled
to an afternoons loafing IN town.
Mr.. Sam Agner sent The Adver-
tiser cotton bloom last week, stat
ing in the note that he has the best
crop that he has ever had at this
season. 1t is entirely free from grass,
which means that Mr.. Agner has
been working early and late for the
past three weeks.
County Superintendent of Educa-
ton w. w. Fuller, with the CO.
operation of number of patrons Of
all three schools, is making an effort
to consolidate the Red Hill, Pres
cott and Flat Rock schools, making
one large, strong, longterm school
at Red Hill. He deserves to succeed
In his efforts.
The Advertiser was pleased to
learn several days ago that Mr..
Wallace T. Prescott has been elect
ed principal Of the Golfers school.
The patrons of the school district
were fortunate in securing his SER
vices. Mr.. Prescott is a full gradu-
ate of Furman University and is in
every way we'll fitted for teaching.
About Is ladies met in the court |
house Monday afternoon for the pur-
pose of forming a Civic League.
Before the organization was COM
pleted threatening cloud forced |
them to adjourn. Mrs. B. L. Minis
was elected president and Mrs. j.
G. Holland president. Another
meeting will be held Monday after.
noon at $50 O'Clock in the court
house.
DIR. G. G. Brown of Beaufort
preached at Red Hill church Sunday |
morning last and preached at Edge
field Sunday night, presenting the
cause of the Aged Ministers board.
DR.. Brown has been laboring for
The support of the aged and intirm
Baptist ministers of South Carolina
for the past 81 years. A collection
was taken Sunday night for the sup