Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-10-16
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Churches and Schools Closed
Mrs. Tompkins Injured by
Fall. MFR. Kenp's Home
Burned.

For the past two weeks on account
Of influenza, all church services,
school, and all meetings of any kind
have been called off. Groups or
crowds of people are not allowed to
congregate, and all about are signs,
"Get what you want and pass on
On Saturday, especially, was this
ssked to be observed, and it was well
carried out. Generally, on Saturday
afternoon the crowds are large as
late as nine o'clock, but this day was
quite an exception. There have been
and still are, many afflicted with the
nalady, and every precaution is be-
ing used to keep it from spreading.
In a letter from Mr.. Julian Bland
to his mother he gives preventive
for influenza as used at the hospital
in Florida where there are so many
cases: Morning and night, a little bit
of Vick's pneumonia salve was rub
bed in the nostrils, and at night on
the chest and throat. This was also
rubbed on the gauze face mask worn
over the nose and mouth when out
with people.
Mrs. Taylor Goodwin of Green
wood and Mrs. DeSaussure Hog2a of
Columbia have returned t. their
homes after having been at the bed
side of their mother, Mrs. Wertz,
who has been quite i'll.
Relatives from Meeting Street gave
the information that Mrs. Smyly
Stevens was i'll at the hospital in Co
lumbia.
Mr.. Julian Harris of Derring, Ca,
came for short visit last week to
his daughter, Miss Ruth Harris, in
the home of Mrs. P. N. Lott.
On last Tuesday afternoon While
Mrs. Willie TompEins was walking
in the yard, She stepped on a rolling
piece of wood, which caused her to
lcse her balance and fall. Her left
arm lust. below the shoulder was
broken, besides painful bruise. Mrs.
Tompkins has been afflicted with
rheumatism for several years, and at
times is scarcely able to walk, but
feeling better on the afternoon of
the fall she was walking about in the
ward for exercise. The injured arm
is mending as we'll as could be ex-
pected, although it causes much suff-
ering.
Very interesting accounts of the
government work in which one OF
Johnston's noble young men, Staun-
ton Lott, is engaged, are heard OF,
He is such fine young man for such
that he has been promoted from pri-
vate to corporal. He has been trans
ferred from Vancouver, Washington,
to Coquille, Oregon.
On last Friday the home of Mr..
John Kemp was burned about one
o'clock. the fire starting about the
kitchen roof. Mr.. Kemp's son was
III with fever and he had to be re-
moved to a neighbor's house nearby.
The barn and two bales of cotton
were also burned. Everything being
so dry the buildings burned rapidly
Mr.. and Mrs. J. K. Allen, John, Jr.,
and Miss Mary Lewis were visitors
here last week in the home Of Mrs
Willie Tompkins.
Mrs. Herbert Edison is at Wright's
Hospital, having had an operation
She is improving and will soon return
to her home.
Mrs. Alice Cox snd James Robert
have returned from two week S
visit with relatives in Saluda.
DR.. W. S. Stokes has beer spend
ing while here with his family.
Mr.. Bell of Columbia visited in
the home of his aunt, Mrs. {. 7.
Corn last week.
Mrs. L. C. Latimer, president OF
the Baptist Missionary Society, has
appointed the following year-book
committee: Chairman, Mrs. }. A
Lott. and Mrs. A. NJ. Nickerson and
Mrs. P C. Stevens.
The linen shower for the hospital
in France, which was recently held
in the Red Gross rooms, resulted IN
4 very fine box of an assortment OF
all the articles specified, and was
valued at SIS.
Quite a number of the college
young ladies and young gentlemen
are at home on account of the lntiu
enza. At G. w. C. three of the John
ston girls were afflicted with the
maladv. Misses Frances Turner, Ma.