Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-01-12

day for Greensboro, M V, W spenu
several DAYS,
This afternoon Mrs. Fannie
Tompkins will give a miscellaneous
shower in honor of Miss Allene
Smith.
"How to get along. and be hap
py,o is the subject for this Sunday
at the Presbyterian church. Service
at ll:l5.
Mr.. T. C. Lewis. of Johnston
spent Sunday in EngeHeld, worship
ping with the Baptist congregation
in the morning service.
There will be an important called
meeting of the Civic League at the
home of Mrs. R. G. Shannonhouse
Monday afternoon at $3.50 O'CLOCK.
Master James Sharpton has gone
to Columbia to serve as page In
the House. He filled this place last
wear and was very popular with the
lawmakers.
Miss Virginia Simkius left Mon
day for Columbia TO accept POSI-
tion in the engrossing department
of the legislature. She will be IN the
oan;tal CITY FOR six weeks.
Mrs. Agatha Abney Woodson
announces the engagement of her
daughter, Josephine Haynsworth,
to MIR. W alter Raleigh Mcdonald,
the marriage to occur in February.
Mrs. R. J. Parks of Augusta
spent several days last week in
Parksville with her daughter, Mrs.
J. F. Warren. Mir. and Mrs War
rem are now keeping house IN
Parksville.
When the question of commer-
cial r.r,il,z-rs TOR 1915 Is mention
ed farmers seem to be completely
sat sea-" However, in due season
they will decide upon something
definite, using probably all the
Joanna" they Can get.
The regular meeting of the Wo"
mans Missionary Society of the
Baptist church will be held at the
church Friday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock and those who have not
handed in their Christmas envelopes
can hand them to the treasurer Fri
day afternoon.
The mild weather seems to be fa-
vorable for the propagation of po-
litieal germs. Already county poll
tics is being talked. Mr.. Nadle
Cothran, the faithful court crier, Ia
being urged to run for the office OF
coroner, and it is probable that ne
will be acandidale.
While he has made no positive
announcement to that effect, yet the
impression prevails that Mr.. w. q.
QUITS will be candidate for sher-
iff in the campaign next summer.
He was in town Monday shaking
hands with his friends, being COZ
daily greeted by thoseghere as we'll
as friends who were here from
different parts of the county.
DIR. B. F. Jones left for Kentucky
Monday to purchase lot of choice
mules and horses. BY reason Of his
technical training and experience az
veterinarian, DR.. Jones is splen-
did Judge Of livestock, which will
enable him to buy to the best pos
sible advantage. His horses and
mules will arrive the latter part of
this week or early next week.
DR.. E. Pendleton Jones has come
into possession of a goose and,
judging from the way she makes
the welkin ring early every morn
ing with her qua" '.'qua," she
must be suffragette after the most
militant type. We are afraid this
Inez Millholland of the feathered
tribe will indoctrinate all of the
other female fowls in Buncombe.
Mr.. L. Hunter of Oxford, N. c.,
spent a part of last week with Mr..
M. S. Walker ard Mr.. H. w. Wal
ker at their home six miles from
Edgefeld on the Abbeville road.
Mr.. Hunter is a practical jeweller
and lived in Edgefeld from 1877 to
1889. He married Miss Octavia Har-
mon, a niece of Messrs. 81. w. and
M. S. w alker. lie is always greeted
very cordially by the older residents
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