Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-03-27
HARDy'S HAPPENINGS,
Township Equalization Working
Early and Late. Aiken
County Chain Gang
Improving Road.

AhoI uhoLudy tHe euudllIdtlOu
board, consisting of Messrs. H. F.
Cooper, J. o. Scott, and H. L.
Bunch and R. w. Glover as assist
ant. met at Mr.. J. o. Scott's. As /
was invited TO spend the day, and
get so few opportunities of visiting,
| took advantage of this one, and
spent a very enjoyable day with
Mrs: Scott. She was telling of how
lonely 1t is over there, since so many
have moved out on account of bad
health, and her children stay away
for the same cause. She has two
married, and they would visit her
oftener, if the health conditions
were better. One son off in the army
or rather navy. Mr.. Oswald Scott.
Miss 1nez visits in North Augusta
quite frequently and Miss Zelma is
attending school there. So it leaves
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott and Mr.. Ed
Spires are the only ones at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Fl. Scott, Sr., the
only cnes at their home. We know
how terribly lonely it is for her, for
she is fully mile from Mr.. John
Scots, where MIR. Hugh SCOTS store
is, and where he is all day. There
are no young folks over there now.
Mr.. Taylor's daughters have all
married, except the two youngest,
and they and the son are off at
school. 'Tis sad to think that af-
ter the parents have raised a family,
and they are growing old and need
those children, that they should all
60 and leave the old folks at home
feeble and lonely. Often too fee
ble to do for themselves, and in
these days such thing as hiring
help is out out of the question.
/ heard just the other day Of an
an old couple, all their children
have married and left them. and the:
gentleman is paralS wed and perfeet-
~ eipless. i nes lad was taken 5
violently i'll, and lost her eyesight,
and they too were alone, and no
one came to see them for several
days, and when they did, found
they had been without food and
fires al, that while, because neither
one could do for the other. Wasn't
that pltiful?
We were so glad to hear of Mrs.
John Mckie being able to be taken
home last Monday, and hope she
will continue to improve and soon
be strong.
Sorry to hear of Mrs. Julia Ham,
mond of Augusta, being quite sick
this past week. Also Miss Lucie
McKle having been sick for two or
three weeks, and Mrs. Sallie Bunch
has been real sick this week. Hope
all these sick ones may soon be well
and strong again. Also Mrs. Baynon
who has been complaining a great
deal this past week.
Mrs. Francis Townes came up
Sunday morning in her new "Chev-
erolet" bringing her two aunts,
Mrs. Mat Shaw and Miss Melvie
Lanier to spend the day at her
fathers, Mr.. George Medlock's.
She took .hcr mother back with
them to spend few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T.. Fouche and
Mr.. Wise went down to attend SER
vices in Augusta Sunday. Mr.. Har-
ry Bunch took his family to ride
Sunday afternoon to see where the
Aiken chain gang had worked the
road, it is such rare thing to see
on this road. But they have not
hurt it yet. We hope they will
come on up as far as the line any
way, as they had only come as far
as Mr.. George McKie's Saturday.
The equalization board will meet
again this Monday at Mr.. H. F.
Cooper's to try and finish up their
work. There being so much to do
this year, they could not finish up
in one day.
Har1vs