Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-05-19
LOCAL. AND PERSONAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Key have been
here for several days visiting Mr..
and Mrs. C. H. Key.
Mrs. Norton, who has been the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. l.. A.
Peatross, returns to her home in
Cleveland Thursday.
The quarterly statements of the
Bank of Trenton, the Bank of JOHN
ston and the Peoples Bank of Edge
field are published in this issue.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Y. Moore spent
several days in Charleston last week
visiting their son, Elwyn Moore, who
is making a fine record at the Cita-
del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mabry and
children of Abbeville, and Miss Julia
Mabry, of Columbia, were guests OF
Misses IMinna and Anna Bee on Sum-
day.
DR.. C. E. Burts will preach in the
Baptist church here next Sunday
morning and evening and also at
Horns Creek in the afternoon at the
usual hour.
The Advertiser has yet on hand
some garden seed sent US by Con-
gresham Byrnes for free distribu-
tion. Anyone can get them by calling
for them.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dobson and
children of Beech Island and MIR.
and Mrs. Manly Dobson of Augusta,
spent the weekend with their moth
er. Mrs. Emma Dobson at "Fairview.
Attention is directed to the follow
ing new advertisements this week:
Yonce G. Mooney, H. G. Edison, G.
B. Key, Mitchell Palmer, Youngblood
Roofing G. Mantel Company, M. A.
Taylor, The Corner Store, j. M.
Mays.
MIR. w. D. Post, superintendent of
of the Columbia district of the South
ern railroad, is among the visitors in
Edgefeld to-day. He has only recent
ly located in Columbia, having pre-
viously been in the employment of
the Southern in East Tennessee.
The Edgefeld Chapter U. D. c.,
will meet on Thursday, May goth at
4:30 at the home of Mrs. B. L. Minis.
All in arrears with the rs cents ask
ed for by the Convention for the JEFF
ferson Davis monument are request
ed to bring it to this meeting. A full
meeting is desired.
The friends of Mr.. T. B. Lanham
and Miss Ellie Miller ,Lanham were
delighted that they came over from
Columbia and spent Saturday and
Sunday. Mr.. Lanham conducted the
morning and evening services in the
Baptist church for DR.. Lee, giving
very inspiring messages on both oc-
casions.
Mr.. C. F. Brooks, the superinten-
dent of the Edgefeld schools, has
been very fortunate in securing DR..
j. $. Moffatt to deliver the literary
address of the commencement this
year. DR.. Moffatt ranks among the
foremost educators in the State and
the people of Edgefeld are also for
tunate in being able to hear him.
Maj. w. A. Collett is up from Au-
gusta for to-day. He states that he
will return to lEdgefeld June and
will begin to arrange for the open
ing of a modern drug store in the
store room of the hotel next to the
lobby. He will only carry drugs and
drug sundries, leaving off groceries
entirely. Maj. Collett will also install
a modern soda fountain.
Little Esther Rubenstein, the only
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ruben
stein, and another little girl were
riding horse Friday afternoon and
the animal became frightened, throw
ing them to the ground. Esther was
so severely shocked that she was un-
conscious until the next day, but be-
gan to improve and has entirely rel
covered. TIE accident came near be-
inp fatal. Her friends rejoice that