Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-01-09
HARDY'S HAPPENINGS.
Cold Does Not Stop Young
Lover. MIR. Toll Glover I'M
proving. Water Low in
Creek.

Happy New Year to all. This
happy may come after the new has
worn off for a few days, but the
wish is to all for a happy, prosper
Gus and peaceful year.
Some one asked me to-day where
was "Hardy's Happenings" / said
the ink froze-if it did not, I al
most froze myself. Really, l don't
think there were much happenings
around in this community for the
month of December and 80 far in
January, except being froze in, at
home by ones own fire, trying to
keep moderately warm, and not
crowd some one else out from their
own fire.
We have one brave laddie in our
immediate neighborhood who braves
the wind, snow, rain, slick roads,
ice, and weather-and, oh, yes! The
inky darkness, oo.-and goes to
see his best girl in North Augusta.
There was one other with a ponder
Gus machine that came up Christ
mas night in the rain, and the road
looked like glass as he came pant
ing, slipping, and almost gave out
coming up the incline just below
our home. We went out on the
piazza to see if we could find out
who was having such a hard time,
and we knew. The little lady was
at home from her school, and there
was still another that came quite a
distance to see her. He had long,
cold, lonely midnight horseback
ride, therefore had ample time to 60
over the pleasant evening with her.
OLher than those, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Adams of Clarks Hill, spent
Christmas day with Mr.. George
Adams and family, and went to Au-
gusta the following Friday. She
told me she was disappointed that
her soldier boy did rot get home
for Christmas, but he hoped to come
on the 9Th of January.
Mr.. Preston Lanham, Jr., had a
:. furlough granted him last Friday
from Camp Sewer, Greenville, and
came home Immediately. Came to
i, Augusta and out to Belvedere and
walked from there home, reaching
there at 800 A. NJ. Mr.. and Mrs.
II. G. Bunch and family went up
Sunday afternoon to see him.
) Wingfeld Bunch had very
alarming case Of Group Monday
morning. They have all been suf-
/ fering with malaria and colds. In
| fact all at our home have been half
, sick with colds.
We were very glad to hear last
Friday that Mr.. Toll Glover was
mnch improved, and able to sit up
and ask for oysters now. We hope
he will continue TO improve.
Mr.. II. II. Scott, Sr., came in
Friday morning to warm. lie was
on his WY TO town. He was so
cold-my! Was telling us of how
; they are shut in over Stevens creek,
, the water being so low that the fer
nv boat coaid not be operated al all.
He had to go about a mile or two
; out of his way, to MIR. Markert's
, ferry, to cross the creek. l really
think it is crying shame that no
bridge has been put across that
,, creek, as the Stevens Creek Power
Co. gave sl2,5GO towards a. bridge
) being built there. What has be-
come of that money, any way? We
people down in the lower side of
the county pay taxes and road tax,
and have just as much right to have
: our roads worked and bridges built
and kept up as in other parts of the
: county.
' The roads have lots of rough
places that need smoothing, but
: if the rains had not held off this
i ! long they would have been very
much worse.
q I noticed the Aiken Journal and
Review copied from Hardy's Hap
! penings what was said of the wood
q bringing so much in North Augusta.
l wish they would remind their SUI
p pervisor of his duty on the Martin
!, Itown road from North Augusta ont
Ito the line between Aiken and Edge
field, and let the road men and ma
chimes of each county get busy and
give us a real road to brag one once.
Mr.. H. F. Cooper is making ready
to begin saving lumber for building
for his tenants as soon as the wealth
f er will permit.
: Miss Crystine Cooper left Sunday
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