Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-01-05
HARDY's HAPPENING.
Happy and Joyous Holiday Sea.
SON. Christmas Tree sat
School. Annual Moving
Season On.

Christmas has come and gone for.
the year 1918. The day dawnedi
beautifully bright, calm and pleas
ant, though there were some clouds
floating around.
Christmas festivities began
Thursday at Miss Mary Townes
little school, called Cemetery
HILL" Miss Mary and her mother.
decorated the tree. and Santa Claus,
came and called the children up to
receive the gifts which were very
numerous and beautiful. The tree
was beautiful with lovely orna-
ments, myriad lights and glittering
tinsel. Miss Mary invited the other
children of the neighborhood but
from some cause we have not learn.
ed. only Mrs. Briggs and Howard,
Mrs. S. V. Bunch and Mrs. Harry
Bunch with her four children at
tended. Of course Mrs. Townes was
already there and we forgot to say
the older folks were, invited to,
bring the children. The older ones
were made happy to see how very
happy the. dear little children were
as they went home,laden down with
good and pretty things. According
TO promise Mr.. Harry Bunci's chill.
dren had a tree, and | venture to
say there never were four more for.
tunate children in Edgefeld county;
than those are. They have llo
presents between the four of them.
Mary and Emma weresthe happiest,
little girls In the world with their
four dolls each to nurse and get to-
sleep. Eeritable little mothers. Oh
We We do hope the little darling may.
always .bes as happy for g ghTdst!iiasi
as thes pS;sue 4 ouslsl. q were very
e MRS. Marry htahcn was go
disappointed by the rain coming
which kept her from making her
home folks a visit.
Mr.. Herbert Bunch left oath for
Quitmap, Ca, to spend the holi-
days with his cousins, the Ushers.
Mr.. Walter Bunch came up from
Charleston to visit his mother. Mrs.
S. V. Bunch; and returned Sunday.
Mrs. Luta Raymond is visiting
friends in Augusta.
Mrs. Silas Medlock and two boys,
are visiting Mrs. Frances Townes
for the holidays.
We are sorry to hear Of Miss
Carrie Ransom's extreme illness at
her home in Augusta and hope for
her speedy recovery. She, 1t may
be remembered, is an expert trained
nurse. Nurses too, have to succumb
sometimes to sickness.
Mr.. Milton Barker we are glad
to see has come to make our neigh
borhood his home.
We hope Miss Emmie Lanham' g
entertainment was perfect success
in every respect.
Mrs. Tom McKie and Miss Adilee
McKie spent Christmas at the home
of Mr.. L. w. Reese. Mr.. l.. S.
Reese came up from Beech Island
to spend few days at his fathers,
Mr.. L. D. Reese, and we suspect to
see some one else.
Miss Williams, the teacher of the
Moore road school, left on the 9uth
to visit her brother.
Miss Barker of the Gardnerville
school left ON the 18th for bel
home in Tennessee, taking with hel
pretty, sweet little Beatrice Stevens
to spend the holidays and have q
good time, which we are sure she
will have. But we do feel 80 sorry
for one lonely heart left behind
We are afraid he has not had a JOY
GUS Christmas.
Mr.. Ernest Cogburn we hear
moved last week up to the Floye
place on the Moore road.
The seas IN is at hand for changes
Mr.. Ivy DeLaughter we hear viii
move over to the piney woods, Mr.
Adams place, to try and dodge thu
chills. We also hear Mrs. Lilly De
Laughter will move back to her owl
place near the river over in tn
corner. MIR. Bess Thurmond will
move up in the Red Oak Grove sec
ton pretty soen.
We are glad to hear Mrs. McKi
Scott is able TO leave the hospital i
Augusta and has come to Mr.. Hug
Scott. Jr., in North Augusta an