Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-01-03
HARDY'S HAPPENINGS.
Mud Stops Automobile Travel
Burning of Tourist Hotel.
Boys and Girls Return
to School.

Happy New Year to all, a bad
day it is though. The last da- and
night of the old year were beauti-
fully clear and cold.
Not as is usually the way, the
old year goes out. Generally, tits
SO sorry to leave us, that it weeps
itself away. The year 1916, has
been a grand year for the most part,
and we hope for our new year to be
as good, or better.
Christmas has come and gone
very quietly with us. 1t being so
misty and cold, with occasionally a
rain, all the week, we have not ven,
tured out to make any visits as we
hoped to have done. but stayed close
to a good warm fire. and were glad
we had it and good home.
The roads have gotten 80 wet and
muddy the auto travel has stopped
almost entirely on the Martintown
road, but the buggies and wagons
do not fail to go and cut it up.
What sad ending of the year it
was for the owners of the Hampton
Terrace Hotel when it burned to the
ground, before day, the last day of
the year. We understand it was
only insured for 100000, while the
value was estimated at $4,000, 900.
They had just put in lot of hand
some new furniture and were haV-
ing painting done, preparatory for
a fine season, as 80 many had alrea-
dy engaged suites of rooms.
The dairy men had also made
great preparations to supply them
with sweet milk, which of course,
will cut them off. The housekeep-
err and most of the servants had ar
rived, as the season was to open on
January 4th.
We suppose, those who have
large enough houses to be able to
accommodate boarders will have a
e,.u r1ry this winter, there near
w,e >hctei vas. IT'S a. great
!. lsta and North c@us
The new year,
means the q" 9ark TO
tho nanv sch IOgk.
Miss Mary Townes lett Sunday,
to spend the night in North Angus.
ia with her sister, Mrs. Walker, to 60
up on tie early train to Modcc, and
thence % Rcd Hill for her schoo'.
Miss Salhe DeLauGht:r le..ves Oil
Tuesday for Rock Hill. The Glenn
son boys go back Tuesday.
Mr.. Walter Bunch spent Sunday
ard Christmas da1 with his mother,
Mrs. S. V. Bunch. return ! Christ
mas afternoon. Mi. Ha.ty Bunch
and family also s.:ent Christmas
with lns. Guucb. The child,ea. as
usual. were ve.y happy with their
many Christmas and New Years
gifts.
Ms Franc Townes v;si'"d MIS-.
Gnuch on Sundsg afternoon. as,er
diniug with her pMGnts. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mc">2', "'"lev we've 20 dine
with he. ca il ,Ja day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ingram had din
ing Christmas day. Mr.. and Mrs,
Wise, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Fouche.
and Miss Wise from North Angus
ia were with them. They all went
down and dined with them in Au-
gusta Thursday.
Mrs. Julia Townes had all her
children and Mrs. Frances Townes
dined with her Thursday.
Mrs. Georgia McKie had socia-
BILE Saturday night. Messrs Frank
Townes and Willie Ingram, Misses
Mary Townes, Lena Ingram, Miss
M oss of Trenton, and the Misses
McKie of North Augusta, were in
attendance.
Mrs. Georgia McKie, Miss Alice
McKie, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Smith
spent Sunday with Mrs. Frances
Townes.
Mr.. Willie and Miss Lena Lam
ham spent Sunday with Mrs. Harry
Bunch.
Mr.. Henry McKie had a party on
Friday night and his new Victrola
furnished the music.
Miss Sue LaCroy spent the holi-
days with Miss Lucy McKie and
Mrs. Georgia Hammond.
We certainly sympathize with
Mrs. Julia Hammond, Miss Sallie
and Mr.. Andrew Hammondan their
bereavement, the sad death of Mr.,