Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-02-27
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taken which amounted to 1928.
Each contributor was asked to
write his denomination on envelop
that each church could know how
much came from it. The Methodist
church had the week before sent on
500 and the Methodist Sunday
school on the day of the collection
gave $40. This is a noble gift on
the part of this church. Mrs. J. W.
Marsh is chairman OF the committee
for this fund and many who are in
terested are still giving to this COM
mittee, so the amount will no doubt
near $500.
Lieut.. Preston Wright of Camp
Jackson has been spending a few
days hele. He is the son of Mr.. P.
L. Wright. one of the towns hon
ored citizens of blessed memory,
and every one was glad to see him
and talk with him.
Mrs. O. D. Black, one Of the
state ice-presidents, U. D. c.,
upon invitation went to Saluda on
last Thursday and at the Z. D. G.
chapter meeting the Lucinda
Horne" presented the matter of
division work of Edisto district.
There are many that remember Mrs.
Lucinda Horne for whom the chap
ter is named. She went through the
entire war with her husband and
there is many Confederate soldier
of this county who can tell of what
a great help she was to them sewing
and cooking. 1t is this chapters in
tention to have Lucinda Horne
day" and honor will be paid her.
Mrs. Horne is buried at Chestnut
Hill church at Chappells where the
people have erected neat and ap-
propriate granite shaft to mark her
grave.
Miss Kathrine Darlington mu-
sical instructor OF the High School
was carried to the Baptist hospital,
Columbia, on Sunday afternoon
suffering from an attack of appen
dicitis.
Misses Alma Woodward and
Maud Nickerson spent the week end
at Beech Island with the Misses
Glover.
Miss Loise Hoyt of Greenville
Woman's college spent part of the
past week at her home here.
Last week the children of Mrs.
., S. Wertz came from Columbia
and Belton and Greenwood to give
her surprise party, it being her
birthday on Tuesday. A very happy
day was had and especially to Mr..
and Mrs. Wertz for it showed TO
them how their children kept them
constantly in thought. MRS. Taylor
Goodwin remained over for a
weeks visit and from here will go
to Columbia to visit Mrs. Hogan,
her sister.
Rev. and Mrs. M. L. Kester and
little daughter are at home from
North Carolina where they went to
tatteud the bedside of the formers.
father, who was so i'll with pneumo-
MIA. Every one will be glad to
know that he is now convalescing.
Little Ethel Ready who suffered
/ a broken arm some time since is
now able to come back to school.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. T. Siftly
and their children from Orange.
burg have been guests of Miss Lii
lian Mobley. Miss Ella Mobley of
Columbia and Mr.. Clarence Mob.
ley of Tennessee, were also in the
home for visit and this reunion
of sisters and brothers was very
happy one.
Mrs. Ida Smyly Stevens and Miss
Lena Stevens of Meeting Street
spent Monday night here in the
home of Mrs. Willie Tompkins en-
route to Bennettsville to visit in the
home of the formers son, Mr.. Smy-
ly Stevens.
Mrs. G. E. Graham has gone to
Batesburg to spend awhile with her
husband who has a position for
time there.
The Emily Geiger chapter, d.
A. r. met with Miss Lillian Mob
ley on Monday afternoon the sub
iect for the meeting being George
Washington" The home was very
patriotic in decorations, and inter-
esting pictures of George Washing
ton, his wife and home scenes were
about the room. Mrs. w. s. Mob
ley, regent, conducted the meeting
and all reports showed fine work.
A rummage sale had made s37
which paid the educational pledges,
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