Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-01-17
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Bank Holds Boil WeevilG Meet.
ing. Car of Corn Shipped.
Methodist Pastor. Sick.
w. C. T. u. Met.

Aiken, Saluda ana EQSenelu couh-
ties. The meeting was presided
over by Mr.. H. G. Edison. cashier
of this bank, and Mr.. P. n. Lott.
Farm Demonstration Agent, intro
duced the speakers.
The chief speaker was MIS-. 6.
II. Mathis, of Gadsden, Ala., and
her argument fol diversifcation in
agriculture was forcibly delivered.
The bank hopes to secure copies of
her address which they will mail
out.
The habits and destructive work
of the boil weevil was told of by
Mr.. Johnson, of Aiken. Col. Eli
OFT, spoke on forest crops, and Prof.
Shields on live stock. Mr.. Shealy,
of Columbia, was present and rep
resented the Southern Railway in
the interest of marketing farm pro-
ducts.
The first shipment of corn from
Johnston was made last week. This
was produced on the farm of Mr..
Will Sawyer and was of very line
grade.
Rev. J. H. Thacker, pastor of the
Methodist church, who has been
sick for the past month has had
another attack. and unon the advice
of his physician has gone to the
University Hospital, Augusta, for
treatment.
The stewards of the church have
been very thoughtful of him, and
have given him a vacation until ne
shall feel that he is fully restored
to good health, and are looking af-
ter all church matters for him.
Miss Maud Sawyer is suffering
from an attack of pneumonia, a
{, trained nurse having been called in
to aid in restoring her to health.
Mrs. Alice Gary, of Barlow, Fla,
is expected this week to visit her
niece, Mrs. J. L. Walker.
The last meeting of the w. Q. L.
U. was held with Mrs Herbert Eid-
son, Miss Zena Payne presiding,
and was in every way good meet
ing, many things of interest to the
cause being discussed and planntd
for. The committees all showed
active work, and the flower mission
was bringing good cheer to many.
The box for the Door of Hope"
which was being packed was sub
stantial one.
The model member contest for
the year was begun, the captains of
the two sides being Mesdames A.
P. Lewis and J. H. White. The
members were all interested and en-
tered with good spirit.
Plans were made for the ohserv-
ance of the Day of Prayer for ma
tional constitutional prohibition.
An afternoon prayer service will be
held in the home of Mrs. NJ. A.
Huiet and in the evening a union
service will be held in tha Baptist
church, of all denominations,
The pastor, Rev. Brook, Is deep
ly interested in the cause and gave
the time of the weekly PRAYER ser.
vice for the occasion. There will
be talks by the ministers and others
of the churches. Special music will
be had.
There is a splendid movement on
foot in the New Century Club for
town library. The Club possesses
a good library of about l5U books,
and their plan is to get 100 subscri-
bers at 81 each, and with this mon
ey make large addition to this Ii
brary. Those who have not sub
scribed, can pay a small fee per
month to secure books. The COM
mittee will begin at once with this
Mr. J. Rutledge MeGhee has
been made clerk to railroad commit
tee of the house of representatives.
Mrs. E. A. Schnell of Greenwich,
Conn. is expected this week to Wis
it her mother, Mrs. Eleancr 1vey.
The every member canvas, for the
Baptist church was held on Sunday
afternoon. The membership of the
church was divided up among the
forty, who with their cars under
took this.
In this way, every member makes
a voluntary contribution in the
church, and the church knows just
what it can accomplish during the
coming year.
It was expected that the gifts
would be about $4,000, but at the
evening service which was devoted
to listening to the various reports,