Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-03
LOCAL AND PERSONAL,

erstion," in six parts-price 2octs.
Mrs. T. H. Rainsford is in Green
wood this week, visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. W. II. Nicholson.
Sheriff W. r. Swearingen has
sold his farm five miles northwest
of Edgefeld to Mr.. Charlie Turner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hughes and
baby of Abbeviile are guests IN the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Hughes
on Columbia street.
Miss June Rainsford left today
"wednesday for New York where
she goes to study library methods
and take other courses at Columbia
University.
Miss Elizabeth Rainsford went
over to Columbia this week to an
executive meeting of the Woman's
Council of Defense of which she is
county chairman.
Keep constantly in mind that
Saturday, October l3, has been set
apart as Work Day for the orphans.
Let the special contribution be as
large as possible.
Mr.. D. R. Coker has appointed
J. L. Minis publicity campaign
manager for the food conservation
campaign for Edgefeld county.
Fuller information will be given
next week.
Mr.. John A. Holland, of Green
wood, has been spending several
days in Edgefeld, looking after
business matters in this vicinity.
He has sold 10 pianos in the past
40 days,
Mrs. J. L. Minis spent Tuesday iu
Columbia with Mrs. Mamie n. Till
man who is under treatment in the
hospital. Her friends will be
pleased to learn that she is steadily
gaining her strength.
The friends of Mr.. Stevens
Scurry who has been sick at the
home of his father, Mr.. J. R.
Scurry, are delighted that is now
convalescent and will be able to re-
turn to his post with Dorm & Minis
in less than week.
There is no better cotton market
in this section than the Edgefiield
market. The large number of
wagons on the public square every
day loaded with cotton shows that
the people realize the advantages
offered by this market.
Mr.. Rubenstein announces his
annual fall opening this week in a
full page advertisement, in which he
offers for limited time some very
low prices. Read what he says and
profit by the reductions he is making
on seasonable merchandise.
Mrs. A. E. Padgett returned
on Wednesday from a visit to
Greenwood where she went to visit
her brother, who was so seriously
injured in the loss of his foot re-
Gently. Mr.. Reynolds is doing well
in the Greenwood hospital.
The subject of discourse this Sun
day in the Presbyterian church is:
The things that have failed to solve
the problems of live. The service
is at ll:15 sharp. At Trenton re-
member that the hour for service
this Sunday night Is o'clock.
Mr.. John Montgomery, of Co.
lumbia, and Mr.. William Birming-
ham and Mr.. Charles Nash, of Pitts
burgh, Pa, were guests in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Jones Sunday
and Monday. Mr.. Birmingham and
Mr.. Nash stationed at Camp Han
cock, Augusta.
MISE. P. Arthur has leased her
farm and will move to town in order
to be nearer Edgefeld's excellent
school. She has rented Mrs. Mallie
Dorn's cottage, and will offer SER
vices to the people here as seams
tress. We are confident that Mrs.
Arthur will be literally patrenized.
Mr.. J. NJ. Wright has purchased
the farm of Mr.. Joe T. Herlong on
the Edgefeld-J Johnston road and
will move his family in short time.
Mr.. Wright already owns a farm
almost adjoining the Herlong place.