Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-07-17

weekly prayer meetings Oh each Weu-
nesday evening at $50 o'clock at
the Presbyterian Chuhrch for the
causes of the world war.
The friends of Mr.. C. H. Key are
glad to see him at his post of duty
again at the store of the Edgefield
Mercantile Company, having recov-
cred from his recent sickness.
Now is the time to begin the fall
garden by making an early planting
of turnips and a second planting of
Irish potatoes. First make an abund-
ance of food and then conserve.
Any family that has members of
the Red Cross and has not received
one of the Service Flags for the
window may get one by calling at
the store of Reynolds and Padgett.
Miss Sophie Minis and Miss Sadie
Minis were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. F. Rainsford Friday, accompany
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Rainsford on a mo-
tor trip to Augusta in the afternoon.
Carroll Rainsford and Walter Mays
have returned from Plattsburg, N. Y,
where they have been taking militia
ry training along with hundreds of
other choice young men of our coun-
try.
Postmaster C. M. Mellichamp is
having some improvements made in
the interior of the %postofice, which
will greatly facilitate the handling OF
the mail, both the local and R. F. D.
mail.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. D. Holstein motor
ed to Ashville yesterday. Mr.. Hol-
stein will return the latter part of the
week and Mrs. Holstein will probab-
" remain several weeks in the noun
tains.
The friends of Nh. Ben Stevens
who resides a mile above Meeting
Street are delighted that he is now
well on the way to recovery, having
been very seriously i'll for more than
a month.
Rev. A. L. Gunter is at Lake Juna-
luska, N. c., attending some impor-
tant educational and religious con-
ferences of the Methodist church.
While he is away Mrs. Gunter is Wis
iting her parents in Leesville.
Capt. w. A. Woodson came up
from Camp Hancock to visit his
mother, Mrs. Agatha Woodson Sun
day probably for the last time before
being ordered overseas. He is expect
ing the command to come every day.
A trio of soldiers, James E. Hart,
of Camp Sewer, j. D. Holstein, Jr.,
of Camp Jackson and James T. Minis,
Jr., of the University, came home
for the weekend. Mr.. Hart drove
Major w. A. Collects a to Edge
field as he will soon leave Camp Sc
vier for overseas duty.
Edgefeld county farmers will not
have to be urged by the Food Adj
ministration to SOW an increased acre
age in wheat next fall. Encouraged
by the success of the recently harvest
ed crop, farmers will voluntarily in
crease the acreage, sowing some OF
their most fertile fields.
While out in her buggy Thursday
afternoon Mrs. j. H. Nicholson's
horse ran and as a corner was turned
she was thrown with great force
against an embankment. She was
painfully but not seriously injured.
Her friends rejoice that her injuries
were not more serious.
A spirited game of baseball was
played at the fair grounds Saturday
afternoon between Edgefield and
Graniteville. The score of IA to II
in favor of the visiting team lndl-
Gates that the game was full G. inter
est from start to finish. Mr.. j. G. Al
ford umpired the game, being always
impartial in his rulings.
DR.. w. D. QUITS has located at
Johnston for the practice of his pro-
fession but will not move his family
until sometime in the fall. DR.. QUITS
has always been a hard student and
kaans abreast of his profession. We