Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-09-11

tagc near the public square repalnt-
ed.
1t appears that checker playing
has been declared a non-essentlal
enterprise.
Miss Royal Peak and Mrs. Otis
Nobley left several days ago to eac
in Alcolu. :
Mrs. Arthur S. Tompkins, Jr., is
here visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. 5.
Tompkins, Sr.
Mrs. Fannie Burnett and children
of Greenwood spent last week with
Mrs. j. N. Schenk.
Mr.. E. j. Minis went over to Co
lumbia last night to attend a wal
Savings Stamp conference.
District attorney ]. VIM. Thur
mond is in Rock Hill this week dis
charging his official duties.
Misses Julia Folk and Grace Dob
son spent the past week end IN Lex
ington as guests of Mrs. Kirkland.
When the government needs paint
ers for war work some experts might
be found among E%dgefeld's fair sex.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Holland have
been spending the past week in Co.
lumbia with Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. Aull.
New cotton is rolling in rapidly.
Good prices are being paid and far
mers and merchants and bankers are
smiling.
Miss Charlton Dozier has been en-
gagged to fill the position of book.
keeper for the Edgefield Mercantile
Company.
Miss Emmie CARTRIDGE, accompa-
MED by her sister, Mrs. E. H. Crews,
will go to the hospital in Columbia
this morning.
Mr.. George Broadwater passed
through Edgefield Friday afternoon
en- route to Charleston, having re-
ceived orders to report for naval du-
ty.
The Edgefeld graded and high
schools will open next Monday morn
ing and the patrons of the school are
invited and urged to attend the open
ing.
Miss Marie Abney has requested
us to announce that the entertain
ment which she had planned for Sep
TENDER II, will be postponed until
sometime in October.
Several young ladies left Tuesday
morning to take up their studies at
Greenville Woman's college, among
them being Misses Margaret May,
Grace Tompkins, llene Harllng and
Genevieve Norris.
Next Sunday morning promptly at
II o'clock, noon, patriotic time, a
service flag will be unveiled at Har-
mony church and Hon. B. W. Crouch
Of Saluda will deliver an address. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
Mr. Elliott Padgett stated in a
letter a few days ago that he has
gained IA pounds since he has been
stationed at Vancouver, Washington.
Almost without exception military
life makes our soldier boys strong
and robust.
Mr. Orlando Sheppard left this
morning for Washington on business
connected with the Citadel. 1t seems
that the War Department desires
that certain changes be made in the
policy or management of the instl-
tuition during the period of the war.
Sunday morning at 11:3o o'clock
DR.. E. NJ. Lightfoot will come over
from Camp Jackson and fill the Bap-
tisti pulpit and in the afternoon at
five o'clock he will deliver a patriot
ic address at the church, the occasion
being the adding of more stars to the
service flag of the Baptist church.
Everybody is urged to attend.
The service flag exercise at Red
Hill church next Sunday will be an
exceedingly interesting occasion. An
inspiring feature of the occasion will
be a patriotic address by Ex-GoV.
]. C. Sheppard. The services will be-
gin promptly at II o'clock. An ad-
d-oec will also be made by a Y. NJ.