Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-03-06
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

bia visiting her sister, Mrs. .. M.
Rice.
Mrs. Matte Jennings of Augusta
visited Mrs. B. B. Jones for several
days last week.
Little Miss Corrie Thomas of
Cleora visited Miss Ethel Cheatham
last week.
Mrs. J. L. Hart has returned
from a short visit to Augusta and a
weeks stay at Chappells.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. R. Cooner and
the children were guests of Mrs.
Mary Norris for the week end.
Mr.. Charlie Morgan has been en-
joying furlough at home, having
returned tc Camp Jackson last
night.
Mr.. j. G. Shannonhouse of Char
lotte spent several days here last
week with his son, Rev. K. G.
Shannonhouse.
Mrs. L. NJ. Wilkins of Greenville
is here visiting her sister, Mrs.
.Jerrold LaGrone. Her husband Is
stationed at Camp Sewer.
Dozier Tompkins celebrated his
thirteenth birthday by entertaining
about dozen of his friends at de-
lightful dinner party on Saturday.
The friends of DR.. J. R. Beall
throughout the county will regret to
learn of his death, which occurred
suddenly Friday night at his home
in Cornelius, Ga.
Lieut. Arthur S. Tompkins, who
was recently i'll with pneumonia at
Camp Wadswortb, will come home
to-day on furlough to remain un-
til he regains his strength.
Mr.. w. c. Madden, brother-in-
law Of Capt. L. Y. Moore, is now
filling the place of engineer on the
Southern. He will move his family
to Edgefeld in short time.
Mr.. Claud Eubanks enlisted in the
navy Monday at the naval recruit
ing station in Columbia. He was
permitted to return to his home to
await orders which will probably
be received within a fortnight.
Miss Sophie Abney has returned
home after an extended visit to her
niece, Mrs. Ives, in Savannah, and
also to attend the marriage of Miss
Marguerite Paschal, now Mrs. Ru-
fus Howard, in Rockingham, n. G.
Sergeant Warren Hill is down
from Camp Jackson on a furloush
of 10 days. Sergt. Hill has been APP
plying himself very closely since he
has been in camp and we confident
ly expect to hear of further promo
tion for him.
We regret that it has been found
necessary to take our good friend
Mr.. o. J. Holmes. of Red Hill, to
the hospital in Augusta for surgi-
cal operation to-day. We trust that
the reports from him will be favor
able and that he will soon be fully
restored to health.
Mr.. NJ. D. Lyon has purchased
the handsome residence of Mrs. NJ.
g. Turner on Main street near the
station, paying $4,000 cash there
for. Capt. Moore will continue to
occupy this residence until October,
when Mr.. Lyon will move his fami-
ly back to town.
Millers can only issue certificates
on the printed form provided by
the government and merchants are
not authorized to sell flour upon
the presentation of certificate of
any other form. These printed |
forms can be obtained by millers
from the local food representative
or the county food administrator.
Mr.. J. G. Holland, Mr.. t. J.
Paul, Mr.. J. T. Minis, Jr., and
Mr.. Jerrold LaGrone will leave this
morning for the Buick automobile
factory in michigan to bring four
cars back for Mr.. w. j. Hatcher
of Johnston. Freights are so un-
satisfactory that Mr.. Hatcher has
adopted this means Of delivering his
cars. This quartette of long-distance
Joy riders will require about eight
days fo1 their return trip.
Mr.. Rainsford Cantelou recently
went before the State board of ex-
ono;ners of Alabama in Birminp-