Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-03-14
TRENTON TOPICS.
Play Was Signal Success. Bap'
list Ladies Hold Special
Service. MIR. Roper
Very Sick.


The North Agusta troop of Boy
Scouts, of which Rev. Hamlin Ether
edge, pastor of Grace M. E. church,
is Scoutmaster, gave a delightful
play entitled, Miss Minerva and
William Green Hill," at Wise Hall
on Thursday night, under the aus
spices Of Trenton troop Boy Scouts
of America. The Trenton Boy
Scouts worked with great zeal and
successls selling tickets in advance OF
the performance. To them is due
chief credit for the surprisingly large
attendance. A prize, one years sub.
scription to Boys Life" was offer
ed to the Boy Scout selling the most
tickets, and was awarded to Hughy
Clarke, the winner in close con
test. Tie play was adopted from
the book of the same title by Mr..
Etheredge, who did his work well.
The acting by the boys and Miss
Juanita Woodward who played the
role Of miss Minerva was re-
markably good; especially when the
youth Of the players is considered
Neaflytwo hundred spectators wit.
messed the performance, and all
seemed to be highly entertained
and amused by the comical antics
of William Jimmy" Sam
Lamb and "the Major" and by
the laugbable austerity of Miss
Minerva who surrendered to the
Major after siege of twenty five
years.
Mr.. S. L. Roper, of the Horns
Greek section has numbers of friend:
here who are saddened because o:
his continued illness. His daughter
Miss Lula Hammond Roper, who
now makes her home in Albany, n.
Y, ard Miss Susie Lee Roper from
AikeE1are with him.
M +. and Mrs. ]. T. Black are re
latsons unen t ths
arrival of 4 a5splendid baby boy. ."
The Baptist ladies held a meeting
with Mrs. Austin Clark on Thurs
day afternoon, last, special prayer:
being offered for home missions and
a good collection was taken. Some
interesting papers were read, and
Miss Ray Swearengen's beautiful
vocal solo was thoroughly enjoyed
The next meeting of the missionary
society will be with Mrs. Gaines.
Misses Ethel, Mary, and Heller
Harrison's new Oakland, and Mr.
and Mrs. Mike Herlong's Dodge
and Mr.. and Mrs. James Smith:
Buick-Six, are three new attractions
of the Aiken road.
Mr.. w. F. Roper and his beauti
full baby girl, Louise, from Column
bia, spent the week end here.
Mr.. Grover Patten, (Secretary fol
Senator Tillman) with his young
wife arrived here from Washington
on Monday. Mrs. Patten is receiv'
ing a warm welcome. She is not
only beautiful in person, but SC
cordial and attractive in manners
that she wins you at once.
The advent of a precious baby
girl in the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Wise is causing many low
ing congratulations.
Mrs. Claude Werts, from Colum
bia, and Miss Beatrice Stevens of the
Sweetwater section, are the guests
of Mrs. D. R. Day.
Visitors who enjoyed the hospi
tality of Mr.. and Mrs. +. ?. Salte
during the past week were, Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren Lanham, the Misses
Lanham, Mrs. Lynch from Augusta
Misses Ida and Margie Ryan and
Mrs. E. L. Ryan.
Miss Lizzie Cooper has left the
University hospital and is with hel
sister, Miss. Randolph Swearlngen
Mrs. Emma Bouknight is at home
after visit to friends in Richmond
Va.
Mrs. Rudolph Swearingen enter
tained three tables of Rook on Tues
day evening, serving three course
luncheon at the conclusion of the
game.
CLEAR YOUR SKIE IN SPRING.
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