Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-09-20
JOHNSTON LETTER.
School Has Auspicious Opening,
Methodist Revival Services.
w. c. T. u. Meeting
Held at Mrs. Waters.


poets that have ever narked an open
ing land this promises to be oneof the
largest and most enthusiastic periods
of the school so tar in its history.
The fact that the school is of high
standard is shown by the number of
pupils not residents that have en-
tered. The opening exercises were
short but exceedingly interesting,
the devotional being conducted by
Rev. w. S. Brooke, which was fol-
lowed by good talk by Rev. J.
II. Thaeker. A short address on
''The needs of the school" !" was
made by Rev. M. j.. Hester and as
he taught several months last year
in the school he was we'll qualified
to speak on this subject. Superin-
tendent W. F. Scott also addressed
the student body and the patrons
and friends present, outlining his
plans for the year and asked for the
cooperation of all for the success
of the school depended on this.
which is the keynote of success.
The corps of teachers with Prof.
Scott are, Misses Eva Rushton,
Gertrude Strother, Daisy Brocking-
ton, Clara Sawyer, Sallie Heyw ard,
Mrs. ,Ona Denny Reese, Mrs. L. G.
Latimer, Miss Anna Harms, Mrs.
Mamie Huiet. Music and art, Prof.
John Waters. The Johnston high
school is rated with the highest
number of units of any high school
in the state offering one course of
study and the standing of the school
has enabled it to secure for the
graduates in the last four years,
scholarships amounting to over
: $4,000. The school plant is one of
the best in the state, soma of the
optsid, features being beneficial
literar ebSEasz
sss Gan and musiS.Y and literary
entertainments by the pupils and
the teachers.
DR.. B. L. Allen has been quite
sick since his return from Green
] vile and is still confined to his bed.
His mother, Mrs. Bette Allen, and
sister, Mrs. Mary Ashley have been
with him for few days.
Mrs. Bouknight has been visiting
her niece, Mrs. J. w. Marsh. The
past week was spent at Saluda with
her son, Editor Grady Hazel of the
Saluda Standard.
Mr.. Ben Stevens of Meeting
Street visited in the home of Mr..
J. r. Hart during the weekend.
Mrs. NJ. M. Stewart of Chester
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. F.
M. Boyd.
Mrs. Sallie Merchant has returned
to Saluda after visit to relatives.
Messrs. Pickens and Ben Kinard
of Ninety Six visited in the nome
of Mr.. and Mrs. P. n. Lott for the
weekend.
The protracted services which
have been in progress for the past
two weeks at the Methodist church
have been a means of great spirit
ual help 10 all who have been under
the sound of the gospel. During the
first week Rev. Mr.. Peele of Lees
Vile assisted the pastor Rev. j. III.
Thacker, and later, Rev. J. b. Ma
hafey, of Columbia preached. Sew
eral have joined the church and on
next Sunday morning the ordinance
of baptism will be administered.
The last meeting of the w. G.
T. U. was held with Mrs. P. B.
Waters, Jr., and was in celebration
the first anniversary of the day
South Carolina went dry September
IA. This date has been set aside as
Red Letter Day and should al
Fays be day of special thanksgiv-
ing and rejoicing and is happy
day. The meeting was opened with
America, Mrs. T. R. Denny con-
Quoting the devotional. Mrs. A. P.
Lewis made prayer in thanks for
the victory and that prohibition
would early gain full sway. During
the business session the delegates
were elected to the state convention
at Sumter, September 2S. Mesdames
J. A. Lott, A. P. Lewis and P. n.
Lott were elected delegates and
Mesdames T. r. Denny and Olin
Edison and Miss Zena Payne, as
officers, will also attend, so this un-
ion will be well represented. Mrs.
%. D. Black as superintendent of
flower mission gave her annual re-
port which showed that much beau
itiful work had been done. Follow
ino hnsiness Miss Eva Rushton |