Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-01-07
local AND PERSONAL,

&VSoA AANO
Mrs. j. B. Haltiwanger of Green
wood was the guest of Mrs. P. P.
Blalock, Jr., several days last week.
Miss Gladys Padgett will enter
tain at bridge this afternoon in hon
or of her sister, Mrs. Norwood Cleve
land.
Miss Sophie Abney and little Miss
Gladys Lawton returned from Saw
annah to Edgeield, reaching here
Tuesday evening.
Miss Alice Feltham of Boston,
Georgia, graduate of Peabody In
stitute, was the guest of Mrs. P. M.
Feltham this week.,
Masters Llewellyn and Roath Mich
olson, sons of Mr.. and Mrs. 5. w.
Nicholson of Columbia, were here
early last week visiting relatives.
Mr.. P. P. Blalock, Jr., has resigned
his position at the mill and has ac-
eepted one with Mr.. L. T. May as
salesman.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Berrien Walker
have returned to Chicago after spend
ing several days in Edgefeld as
guests of Mr. .and Mrs. N. G Evans.
County Chairman j H. Cantelou
requests all who subscribed to the
Memorial Fund to pay at once, as ne
desire to make a complete report.
Mrs. D ]. LaGrone and Miss Pearl
Padgett entertained some of their
lady friends with an elaborate six
o'clock dinner Tuesday evening serv
ed in courses.
A meeting of the Edgefeld Board
of Commerce will be held in the
court house Friday evening at seven
O'Clock. Business of Importance will
be transacted. Free music will be
dispensed by an orchestra.
A meeting of the Civic League
will be held at the home of Mrs. j..
G. Edwards Monday afternoon, jan
12, at 3:3 o'clock. All members are
requested to attend.
Mr.. w. F. McMurrain is installing
his ice plant and expects to be MAX
ing ice by the middle of February.
Homemade, Edgefeld-made ice will
be something new for the old city.
DR.. and Mrs. A. H. Corley have
moved into the old Methodist parson-
age and will occupy it until they can
build residence on the lot recently
purchased from Mr.. j. L. Addison.
The weather man has given the
boil weevil considerable jar. Anoth-
er freeze or two like the one we have
just passed through will insure a
good cotton crop this year by thin
ming the ranks of Mr. Weevil.
Miss Ruth Tompkins and Miss
Grace Tompkins left on Monday for
Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Miss Ruth
will teach in Bethel College of that
place and Miss Grace will matricu-
late as student.
Mr.. S. Goode Reel has embarked
in business on his own account, hav-
ing purchased the mercantile busi-
ness of his father, Mr. j. H. Reel.
The Advertiser predicts that he will
have successful career, being am
bilious and energetic.
FOR SALE: One second hand
piano in good condition. Apply at
this Office.
The contractors have commenced
work on the concrete foundation of
the new hotel and very soon the walls
of the large building will be rising
above ground. Mr.. H. H. Sanders
saas the contract for furnishing the
ough lumber for the building and
bis wagons come in heavily loaded
almost every day.
= In mentioning the names last
week of students who came home for
$the holidays we inadvertently omit
3ted the names of Mr.. P. P. Burns,
&Mr. Francis Simkins and Mr.. Ray
Smond Dunovant. Mr.. Burns came
from Harvard University where he
lis taking a special course, Mr.. Sim
kins came from Columbia University
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