Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-02-12
JOHNSTON LETTER.
School and Churches Open.
w. G. T. U. Meets. MIR.
and Mrs. Boyd Move
to Beaufort.

TO SLuuleS again. Nv tiASSAA S-- ~
been lost, that Saturdays will be
used to help make up lost time, but
duties will last on this day only until
IL o'clock.
Mr.. Wingate and family will move
to Batesburg in about two weeks,
having accepted a similar position to
the one he now holds at Eidson's
Garage.
MIR. F. NJ. Boyd has accepted a
position at Beaufort, and his family
contemplates moving therf a few
weeks. Every one will greatly miss
this estimable family, and it is hoped
that they love Johnston so, they will
not live there long.
The Red Cross chapter has been
given an order for box of pinafores
for the destitute children across the
seas. These garments will be made in
the homes, and if done as rapidly as
the last order, the shipment will be
made at an early date.
The Red Cross Headquarters are
now located over the store of Mr.. H.
W., W.,Crouch, the place previously used
being occupied by Mr.. Bob Murrell
and family.
Mr.. Pope Lott is a salesman in the
interest of the fish scrap, new fer
tilizer, manufactured in Florida.
Tnis is considered one of the finest
and most productive on the market,
and is something very new for the
farmers of this section.
Miss Louise Coleman of Aiken, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. w. E. La
Grone.
DR.. and Mrs. Bernard of Augusta,
were guests of DR.. and Mrs. c. P.
Corn last week.
Mr.. Stanton Lott is the possesSor
.,of four topaz stones of beautiful lus-.
r Ire sirfds polish, the latter having been
added by jeweler, the stones at first
being in rough state. The stones he
picked up while in Oregon, while
there in military service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berry entertained
large number of their near relatives
and friends with dining on Friday,
and a happy day was spent. Mr.. Ber-
ry has a very productive country
place, and dinner of great variety
of nice things was served.
Misses McCutcheon and Allen of
Dillon, who are teaching at Leesvilie
school, spent the weekend here with
Miss Halle White, who is also one of
the teachers of this school.
Miss Clara Sawyer has been quite
sick for several days but is now i'm
proving.
The face masks that have been
used with such good results while in
the presence of flu patient, are now
being made an article that can be
more quickly adjusted, and fresh
gauze placed on. Dr. ]. A. Dobey has
originated this more handy article,
and contemplates sending it to the
patent office in Washington. This ar
ticle would be fine to use in house
cleaning as it would prevent the dust
from the nostrils.
The friends of Mr.. Wilbur Edison
were panied to learn of his death
which occurred at his home in War
renville on Thursday. He was mer-
chant at this place. Last fall Mr.. Eid-
son suffered an attack of influenza,
followed by typhoid fever and pneu-
monia.
Before his marriage to Miss Lula
Wright, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bob Wright, who resided near here,
he made his home at Ward, and was
often a visitor here with relatives.
The remains were brought to Ward
on Friday afternoon and inferred at
Spann's cemetery and was attended
by large number of friends and rel
atives, several going from here.
Mrs. Edison is sister of Mrs. Allie
Kinnaird of Edgefeld.
The W. C. T. U. meets Friday at
ternoon at 4 o'clock in the home of
Mrs. J. H. White. Subject, Door of
Hope. This institution was to have
been before the union in December,
but no meetings could be held then.
The Mary Ann Buie chapter, U. D.
c., meets Thursday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock with Mrs. F. M. Boyd.
Mrs. Grace Crouch has gone to
Mullins for a visit to her paents, Mr..
and Mrs. Gus Smith.
Miss Myra Pearce of Augusta has
been visiting the Misses Bean.