Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-11-06

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Edgefeld Tuesday.
These crisp mornings make one
feel that the sausage and spare-rlb
seson will soon open.
Hon. and Mrs. Walter Mcdonald
Of Augusta spent Sunday in Edgefield
with Mrs. Agatha A. Woodson.
Mrs. T. B. Culbreath, Misses Lu-
eile and Annie Mae Culbreath, were
among visitors in Edgefeld Monday.
Tell your friends about the raising
of the County Service Flag at Edge
field Friday afternoon, November Is.
Julian D. Holstein, Jr., came down
from Camp Sewer on a furlough OF
several days, being very cordially
greeted by his friends.
A. trio of pretty Meeting Street
girls, Miss Mary Lewis and Misses
Emma and Margaret Blocker, were
visitors in Edgefeld yesterday.
The many friends of Mr.. Ben Ru-
bernstein will be pleased to know he
is able to be up after an attack of in
fuenza at his home in Augusta.
The influenza has kept people so
close at home that the newspapers
have little to chronicle by way of
the coming and going. of people.
Grain sowing goes merrily on in
every section of the county. We have
observed more seed oats shipped to
Edgefeld this fall than probably ever
before
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Cogburn have
two sons in the service. Horace ar
rived safely overseas short time
ago and Paul sailed from an Atlantic
port last week.
People did not have to vote early
to avoid the rush at the polls yester-
day. Our people are entirely too in
different in the matter of voting in
the general election.
Mr.. Willie Salter of Columbia Wis
tied the home folk last Sunday. He
is just up from an attack of infuen-
"a. His many friends are delighted
that he has recuperated.
The Advertiser household had mus
tard salad, tomatoes, butter-beans,
new-crop Irish potatoes and lettuce
from our fall garden yesterday. But
our hens never lay an egg.
Three Edgefeld boys who volun-
teered for Naval service, Albert
Cheatham, George Broadwater and
Roy Ryan, are up from Charleston
on furlough of few days.
Will you be satisfied to do just a
bit for our boys at the front when
you are approached for contriibu-
ton to the United War Work Fund?
DO YOUR BEST, not your bit.
J. T. McManus, Jr., who is at home
on furlough, entertained his FRIENDS
last week with an ever-interesting
halloween party which was greatly
enjoyed by all the young people.
Corporals Cephas Posey Derrick,
George C. Craig and Private Law
renee Lott of Camp Jackson spent
last weekend with friends and rela-
tives in the Philippi community.
After the harvesting season closes
it is mighty good time to have some
deep fall plowing done. Just how
much should. be done depends upon
the character Of the land one cult
Yates.
Since cotton dropped so low, the
sale has practically stopped, which is
as it should be. The public square
has been almost as free of cotton the
past few days as it is during the
month of August.
The many friends of Mrs. T. A.
Hightower will be glad to learn that
she is now steadily improving at the
Steedly hospital in Spartanburg. It
is hoped that she will soon be suffi-
GENTLY strong to return home.
, The heavy rush of ginning is prac-
tically over in this neck of the woods.
Instead of running until the small
hours of the night, the gins are idle