Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-04
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Additional Levy Voted For
School Purposes. Mr..
{. Joseph Cox Married.
Civic League Met.


this resulting in three to one in
favor of tax.
Messrs. W. P. Yonce and Walter
Derrick attended the Bankers AS
sociation held at Clemson College
last week. making the trip in the
formers car.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Hardy aid
Misses Elliot and Conya Hardy are
at home from Murfreesboro, Tenn,
where they visited in the home of
Prof. Eric. Hardy. The trip there
was made in their touring car, and
they found the roads splendid 60
ing, but heavy rains about the mid
die Of the return journey made the
roads not SO good.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wright at
tended the, marriage of their son,
!. Judge JesephssD. Cox, to Miss
katherine Yeomans, at Henderson
vile, N. c., on last Wednesday,
which was anotable social event.
Miss Katherine Darlington of
Newberry, has been elected Musical
Director in the High School, being
an accomplished organist as well as
pianist.
Mrs. Hattie Bruce is at home
from a two weeks visit in Atlanta.
Miss Lottie Bean has been elected
one of the teachers of the Harmony
school. :
Messrs. Goode and Walker Mob
lev are. al home from a visit to
Macon, GA.
Mrs. Scott Warren and Misses
Pansey and Bertha Warren of
Florida are visiting in the home Of
Major F. NJ: Warren.
A handsome little son and pretty
little girl have come to brighten the
home andz,liyes of Mr.. and Mrs.
Minis Walker.
Mr.. 4Srlie Cullen; of Detroit
Mich, has been visiting relatives
here. e...:::..$3.:=: ::3::::::::
=5:; ~: Misses Bette and Mary Waters,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Huiet Waters
have been visiting in the home of
Z Daytia Phillips at Springfield.
iss Efoise Strother of Walhalla
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. G.
P. Corn.
Miss 'EtEer Cullum of Batesburg
has been visiting Miss Halle White.
''''Ss'N Mrs. NJ 4. Huiet has been quite
sick for week or more.
Mrs. L. G. Latimer was quite Ill
last week,~hat is now improving.
The.TeceDy,.. meeting of the Civic
League was held with Mrs. G. d.
Walker, the President, Mrs. S. }.
Watson, presiding.
:. 5RepoEtstof Officers and commit
4 tees showed&all to be interested.
i There was $4,000 reported in the
treasury. II was decided to pur-
chase of the large metal garbage
cans, to be placed at Post Office,
one ON school campus and the
Others on Msfn St. More cans will
be purchased when the treasury per-
mits.
The matter Of the drinking fount
was taken-dp, $500 for this pur-
pose having been given the town in
the wilEof Capt. ] ohnston n s
daughter, the town having been
named for the former. The advis-
DRY cdnmittee will have further
charge of The. matter, and the plac-
ing of the>fa1eet.
1t was decided to ask the council
tospass chicken law" similar to
the stock law.
Oy July 10, the League will pay
25 cepts per 100 for all empty cans,
these lsing about hold rain water
and cause mosquitors. The child
rem are inseSested and will no doubt
bring in lafge collection.
The League has much literature
on hand concerning Tuberculosis
and this will be mailed out, and
y soHe of-h turned over to the color
ed people. This literature was Sc
,edred On the occasion of the visit
of Miss Sumner, State lecturer.
20 Mfs3J. A. Dobey and children
: are at home from a visit to Mrs.
/ Dorm, at sbartanburg
: "a patriotic parade was held here
on last Thursday afternoon, this
| being jinaugurated by the town and
others that were interested. The
parade was headed by float, this
being made up of the First Aid
class the. U. D. G. All were
dressea sHsed Cross Nurses, and
it was gesY effective. The L,n children T,
in the parade were the L. t. LIS"