Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-08-16
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Evans.
Miss Ella Bell Scurry is spending
this week in Saluda with relatives.
Rev. p. P. Blalvck will preach
next Sunday morning in the Pres
byterian church at 1l:l5 o'clock.
Misses Helen Dorm and Florence
Minis spent the weekend at Ropers
as guests of Misses Minnie and Lena
Lanham.
The regular meeting of the Civic
League will be held at the home OF
Mrs. H.. II. Sanders next Monday
afternoon at ) O'Clock.
In planning your going away trip,
be sure to return by August 80 in
order to vote in the primary cleo
ton.
The county campaigners and a
goodly number of voters will gather
at Trenton Saturday to consider the
burning issues"
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bomar of
Georgetown are spending this week
with Mrs. Manly DeLoach, Mr.. Be-
mars mother.
Mrs. Lallah Graydon, Mrs. Frank
Fetzer and Miss Calhoun of Green
wood arrived this morning to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Tompkins.
Mr.. C. W. Watson has Joined the
Ford procession, bis new touring
car being number 39s. He will de-
rive much pleasure from the new
machine.
Mrs. w. F. McMurrain left sew
eral days ago in her car for Vida
liza, Ga, being accompanied by
Misses Matte and Anna Bell Saun-
ders and Misses Ouida and Lillian
Pattison.
DR.. E. Pendleton Jones Will go
away this week for a needed rest,
spending some time at Ridge Crest,
N. G. He will not fill the Baptist
pulpit again before the End Sunday
in September.
On Friday, August %, an educa-
tional rally will be held at Mcken-
dree at which several noted speak
ers will deliver addresses. This is
the time for the regular quarterly
conference to stress education.
Mr.. W. D. Allen has acquired
the agency for the Peoples Oil Com
pany at Edgefeld. He will give
prompt attention to all calls by
phone or letter. Attention is di-
rected to his advertisement in this
issue.
The ordinance Of Baptism was
administered at Sweetwater church
Sunday to those who recently united
with the church, Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ry F. Cooper being among them.
Mr.. S. NJ. Cooper came down from
Ninety Six in his car to witness the
baptism of lis brother.
Mr.. B. H. Parker will leave Fri
day of this week TO accept a posi-
ton as travelling salesman for the
Cole Manufacturing Company, large
manufacturers OF stoves and ranges.
He will be assigned to Tennessee or
Georgia territory. Mr.. Edgar Hart
will fill the place with Mr.. E. S.
Rives made vacant by Mr.. Parker's
resignation.
Mr.. Elijah Zimmerman of West
minister made a hurried visit to
Edgetield last week, BY close ap-
plicstion to his work Mr.. Thinner
man has been steadily promoted
since lie first entered the employ
ment of cotton mills. He now owns
a home in Westminster, and will
probably make that place his home
permanently. He is always cor
daily welcomed in Edgeield,
The Civic League requests the
owners Of squares in the cemetery
to have the grass removed from
their squares at this time, as the
prolonged wet spell made it lmpos-
sible for one TO keep all of the GEM
etery in proper condition. Within a
short time the man who is employ
ed for the purpose will be able to
keep the entire cemetery in order.
Onr young friend, W. D. QUITS
Jr., who attended Clemson college
the past session. was b. town Mon