Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-05-17

Miss Mildred OCOII VI NoiIu ~
eusta is the guest of Miss Sunle
Talbert.
Miss Daisy Lyon is at home for
the summer vacation after teaching
the Lott school.
DR.. H. A. Ackerman of Colleton
county has been engaged by Penn
g. Holstein as pharmacist.
Charlie Chapman will make you
laugh at the movies" Friday
night-four reels for is cents.
The Civic League will meet Mon
day afternoon, May %, at 4:So at
the home of Miss Annie DeLoach.
Rev. P. P. Blalock will preach
in the Presbyterian church next
Sunday morning at ll:l5 o'clock.
Do not fail to see Charlie Chap
man in the opera house Friday
night. Four reels for only 10 cents.
Mrs. W. M. Hunter of Ora, Lau-
rens county, is here spending some
time with her daughter, Mrs. l.. /.
May.
Mr.. Baldwin Carwile who makes
Columbia his headquarters spent
the weekend in Edgefeld with his
mother, Mrs. Mary E. Carwile.
The regular monthly union SER
vice will be held in the Methodist
church next Sunday evening at S:l5
and Rev. p. P. Blalock will preach
the sermon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lamar Banks, Mr..
and Mrs. Jessie Qpa:tlebaum and
MIR. ana Mrs. Sidney Dreher spent
Sunday with the;r uncle, Hon. j..
VIM. Thurmond.
There is universal complaint in
the county about the unsatisfactory
stands of cotton. Farmers do not
look for any more to appear above
ground until it rains.
Mr.. Wallace w. Wise of Tren-
ton is asking for reelection to the
position of magistrate. He has
served the people well, aud one
more faithful will not be easily
found.
DIR. E. Pcndleton Jones and Mrs.
Mamie N. Tillman are attending
the Southern Baptist convention in
Asheville this week. Mrs. Tillman
was joined at Johnston by Mrs. w.
J. Hatcher.
Those attending the State Goa
vention to-day are J. VIM. Thur
mond, B. E. Nicholson, S. T. Will
liams, J. l.. Walker, Ernest Quarles,
A. E. Padgett, j. L. Minis and
probably others.
Miss Mamie Cheatham has just
closed successful session of the
Mt. Zion school. She taught this
school two years and has been
elected for third term and con-
siderable increase of salary.
Mrs. James Brooks Jones, accom-
panied by her beautiful little baby
girl, Elma, has arrived from Mo-
renci, Arizona. TO spend some time
here with her mother, Mrs. Ellie B.
Jones, and aunt, Mrs. Sallie Nose
ly.
Col. P. B. Mayson has returned
from his trip to Florida and states
that he found the drought prevail.
ing in Georgia and Florida as it is
here. The truck farms have suffeerd
greatly and cotton and corn in
South Georgia are both small.
The Harmony school bonds which
were recently voted were sold to J.
II. Hilsman & Company of Allan
ia at good price. The issue of
S6,5 800, bearing six per cent inter-
lest, netted $6,7 which is looked
upon as very satisfactory sale.
The Bruuson school entertain
ment was signal success. So say
ali who attended from Edgetield.
The exercises were exceedingly
creditable and the sum of $50, more
or or less, as the lawyers say, was
added to the school building fund.
Our friend Jack Harling is ordi-
,nariIy good fisherman. But it
seems that his usual good luck has
forsaken him. Jack says the best
way now to get fish is to 60 down
u l..)., IN tho Savannah and