Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-05-29
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Continued from page Five.)

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until the end.
Mr.. Dozier was liked by everyone
here, he was always kindly and gen.
tie.
The position of express agent, en-
abled him to come in contact with
/ many and there are none but that al
ways spoke in the highest terms of
him.
He was a devoted husband and a
loving and indulgent father.
About II years ago he was married
to Miss Marie Smyley and their I'M
ion was blessed with three children,
1 Miss Sallie Dozier and Albert and
Willis Dozier. He also leaves two
1 sisters, Mrs. Willis Duncan and
4 Mrs. James Devore of Edgefield.
The funeral was conducted on
Tuesday morning at Edgefield, and
the body was tenderly laid to rest on
! the sacred ground where were buried
other loved ones gone on before.
There were many beautiful floral
tokens of sympathy placed on the
casket by the %sorrowing concourse OF
relatives and friends.
Mrs. DIN Edison is the superin-
tendent of the Cradle Roll Depart
ment, and is doing a fine work.
The commencement exercises of the
High School, will begin or Friday morn
ing, 9:15 O'Clock, the musical being the
first feature. This will be one of the
most enjoyable evenings. The COM
mencement sermon will be preached
by Rev. Kinard, the recently called
pastor of the Lutheran church, and the
Literary address will be Monday eve
ming, the orator being Hon. L. A. Coop
er, of Laurens, The following is the
|program:
Invocation, Rev. w. S. Brooke,
chorus by school class.
Statutory, Miss Emma Ready.
Piano Solo, Miss Carobel Stevens.
Glass Reader, Miss Mary Waters.
Vocal Solo. Miss Leola Maffett.
Valedictory, Mr.. Pope Simmons.
Quartette, Misses Stevens, Williams,
Maffett, Johnson.
) Address, Hon. R. A. Cooper.
Benediction, Rev. ]. H. Thacker.
The graduates of the evening will be,
/ Misses Leana Maffett. Mary Waters,
Emma Ready, Carobel Stevens, Azilee
! Yonce, Alma Johnson, Evelyn Will
liams, and Messrs. Simmons and Gin
ton Pardue.
Harmony school commencement will
take place Thursday evening May 80,
| and a picnic will be had next day at
Harmony grove.
The Red Cross Drive has occupied
the thoughts of every one during the
past week, and the committee was
busy going about seeing the various
ones on their lists. There sseemed not
a one but that was interested, and
many would seek out the committee to
ask the amount assigned them, to help
reach the quota, Johnston being as
signed $500. 90. The deep interest is
2 shown by the fact s25O0.0O hasabeen
raised.
Information reached here last week
! of the sudden death of Mr.. John Minis,
| at his home in New Orleans. Mr..
4 Minis was a brother of Mrs. Mamie A.
1 Huiet and Miss Eliza Minis, and their
friends sympathize with them in their
bereavement. About two years ago,
Mr.. Minis came for a visit to his sis
tiers
The Surgical Dressing class compile
Ted the course on Saturday morning,
and a written and oral examination
was had. The class began with 20,
but for unavoidable reasons, some were
not able to finish the course, after do
ing several days of special work. The
work done by the class was sufficient,
and over to supply a first order box and
well filled box was marked Excel
lent" by the Instructor Miss Guignard.
This is the highest mark. Fine is
I End and Very good" Ord, so the MEM
Abers of the class felt fully repaid for
their painstaking work. Standing the
examination was like unto school days,
and some said they experienced the
same feelings of class room days, but
when papers were returned, every one
bore "Excellent." The following are
now qualified to instruct: Mesdames j..
4 w. Mish, Olin M. Edison, ]. A. Lott,
Earl Crouch, ]. H. White, T. R. Hoyt
and Lewis Blount, and Misses Eva
ARushton, Clara Sawyer and Zena Payne.
The others Iof the class who missed
II 1900 a. lo,,o cot avpnnt f0 nnpo-