Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-10-23
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Many Cases of Influenza. Pa
triotic Missionary Ladies.
MIR. Dobey Celebrat-
ed 73rd Birthday.

The Board of Health, during the
past week reported about 500 cases
of influenza within radius of 5
miles of Johnston. Many of the fam
lilies in town have been afflicted with
it, and in many cases every member
of the household would be prostrate.
In one home there were nine, and IN
another there were seven, sick at
one time, and the problem was dis
ressing. There does not seem to be
an increase this week but in the ru-
raj district it is gaining sway. Eve
ry precaution is being used, and the
ice-cream parlors and founts are
closed for a while. On Saturday the
council, considered closing all stores
at 2 o'clock, but it was decided to
allow them to stay open, but to al
low no crowd to gather at any point
Every one seems only too willing to
comply with any request.
During the last drive for the Lib
erty Loan, the members of the Bap-
tist Missionary Society decided to
buy bond, the money to be raised
by indiT..ual gifts. The benefit OF
this bond was for the Baptist Hos
pital, Columbia, with the view that
the mothers of any of the South Car
olina boys overseas, when sick and
if needy could be treated there. The
idea was also for aid there to any
of the boys if they returned needing
treatment. In the raising of the
funds, all responded so generously
that two instead of one bond were
purchased. With this as a statewide
movement by all societies, the needy
sick mothers of the soldier boys Will
ever be cared for.
Mrs. Annie P. Lewis and Mr.. and
Hrs. A. j. Lewis and little Annie
Lamar are at home from visit to
!. Mr.. and Mrs. Will Mobley in Thomp-
! son, Ga. s-s,.z g
mrs. Milton NJ yersef 4 Aiken, and
Miss Lucille Norris OF Columbia have
been for visit to Mrs. M. E. Norris.
Mrs. Kittie Rushton who has been
living in Greenwood for the past
two years, has returned to Johnston
and is again in her old home.
Mr.. Clarence Jacobs who is locat-
ed in Columbia is here for visit to
his parents.
Mrs. Herbert Edison is at home
from Wright's Hospital and every
one is delighted that she is so much
improved.
Miss Emma Bouknight is the
guest of her cousin, Mrs. Miller, In
Richmond, Va.
Miss Emma Wright has been quite
i'll with pneumonia, but is now con-
sidered better.
Mrs. C. B. Boatwright of Louisi-
ana has been the guest of her niece,
Mrs. ]. W. Marsh, and from here she
went to Saluda to visit her son, Mr..
Grady Hazel.
The following announcement has
been received here by friends: "Mr.
and Mrs. Beverly M"1tgomery an
nounce the marriage Of their daugh-
ter, Irene Earle, to Captain Allen
Lester Broadwater,, U. S. A., We'd
nesday, October 9th, 1918, Landrum
South Carolina" ;"
Miss Montgomery was one of the
teachers in the high school here last
session, and it was while here that
Cupid played his pranks, their first
meeting having been here. Hearty
congratulations are extended.
Miss Orlena Cartledge has return
ed from Ninety Six where she has
been the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Mott Payne.
Captain Jordon of Camp Jackson
was a visitor in the home of Mr.. Da-
vid Howard for the weekend.
Veteran H. W. Dobey celebrated
his 73rd birthday on the goth and he
is as hale and hearty almost as the
soldier of the present day. 1t is a
strange coincidence, but three vet
erans who belonged to the same com
pany, and as they call it, messed
together" in the war, should find
themselves, within the last few
years, all together, their three hous-
es being in a row, they being Vet
erans ]. M. Turner, H. W. Dobey
and M. w. Clark.
Mr.. Eugene Thrailkill has prr-
chased home on Addison Street,
and he and his family are now DOM
iciled there.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Browne have