Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-01-12
IHARDY's HAPPENINGS.
Many Suffering From Epidemic
of Grip. Making Quilt For
Orphans. Visitors Come
and Go.

Several days of our new year
have passed, but not SO many, but
what we may still say happy new
year and may it be healthy snd
prosperous year for every one. So
far we have had some lovely wealth
er but Saturday and Sunday were
somewhat cold. As a doctor said on
Friday, mighty good pneumonia
weather." DR.. r. L. McKie's whole
family except the doctor and Miss
Marjorie, have been in bed 3 weeks
with the grip and now the baby,
Lois, has pneumonia. There seems
to be a great deal of grip all around
US. Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Bunch, Mr..
and Mrs. Milton Barker have been
sick with it but are up again. This
seems to be very malignant type
of grip. 1t is raging in North Au-
gusta also in Augusta. Just here we
we're rejoiced to see Miss Carrie
Ransom on the street Saturday
while in town. Also we met Miss
Beatrice Stevens who reports o
most delightful visit to Tennessee,ls
glorious Christmas. Says she is GO
ing again in the good old summer
time.
Since our last writing we attend
ed the w. NJ. u. meeting at Mr.
L. w. Reese's. Had quite a pics
gathering, every one in good spirits
with the Christmas cheer. Decided
to have our next meeting Thursday,
the goth at Mrs. Ellie Briggs and
take alunch and quilt the orphans
quilt that the ladies have made the
squares for. We hope to have q
full attendance SO as to get the
quilt finished that day.
We ware grieved to lose our
neighbor and friend, Mrs. Ivy De.
Laughter and do ,sympathize most
deeply with d IL aagHser and
bis Door l;tsl e 9hiid dren Oh, her
death was certainly sad.
We were SO glad to hear that
Mrs. Lilly DeLaughter decided not
to move back over in her home
place in the corner" Mrs Ivy De-
Laughter's death decided her not to
move back here which we think is
wise.
Mr.. and Mrs. John DeLanghter,
Jr., visited Mrs. DeLaughter's
aunts, the Misses Lanier, and Mrs.
NJ. H. Shaw, also attended her
aunt, Mrs. Ivy DeLaughter's funer-
al and went on to Belvedere to Wis.,
it her father, Mr.. James Matthews,
and sister, Mrs. Burton, returning
home the 2nd of January.
MIR. Herbert Bunch returned on
December 80, from a most delight
full visit of a week TO his cousins,
the Ushers of Quitman, "a. He re-
ports that to De rich country and
gives credit to the farmers for being
more Industrious than in our Sec
tion. He saw plowing going on all
along the railroad up until sun down
on Christmas eve. Monday morning
they were at it again as though it
were planting time in spring. Says
the people have nice homes, farms
are we'll taken care. of and almost
all have from one to two or three
machines which goes to show they
are we'll off. The roads are like
streets. Beautifully graded, rolled
hard and drained to perfection. Be-
ing highly delighted with the peo-
pie and country, Mr.. Bunch says ne
would like to visit there in the
spring. 1t is just 8 miles from the
Florida line.
We were sorry to hear of the ILL
ness of Mrs. Sam Gardner, Sr., also
Mr.. Hugh Gardner and hope they
will soon be up again, also Mrs.
Levy Reese and Mrs. Luther Reese,
Hope Miss Lena Lanham has got
ten well enough to return to Coker
college ere this. We hope Mrs. Sal
lie Bunch will soon be we'll again.
Hardv's.