Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-11-03
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Spirited Game of Foot Ball.
Miss Waters Hostess for
Music Club. Death of \
Mr.. Quattlebaum.

noon, which resulted in favor of the
first mentioned.
The boys of the local team are put
ting in some good practice and they
expect soon to be able to dc such
playing as Carolina mad Clemson did
last Thursday at the Fair grounds.
The G. AS and R. AS had a Hal
lowe'en party on Friday evening in
the home of Mrs. S. J. Watson, lead
er of the R. A. Chapter.
The young folks had very happy
time and enjoyed to the fullest, the
spooky night with all its wierd sights
and ghostly figures to be seenrin dark
corners.
The entire home was so decorated
and arranged that a spook was seen
at every turn. During the evening,
large pumpkin baskets full of red ap-
Piles and doughnuts and other good
things were served.
A very pleasant meeting of the
music club was held with Miss Betty
Waters on Tuesday and at business
community sing for Thanksgiving
and the opera Pinafore were plan
ned for. A full report of >the district
conference at Edgeiield was given,
all attending, giving impressions.
The subject of the program was
winter and autumn music, and piano
selections were given by Mrs. G. D.
Walker, Mrs. L. S. Maxwell, Mrs. T.
R. Hoyt and Miss Antoinette Denny.
A duet by Misses Frances Turner and
Betty Waters was also given. A
dainty salad course was served.
Rev. and Mrs. David Kellar and
family have gone to Greenville.
An enthusiastic meeting of the
Missionary society of the Presby-
terian church was held on Monday
afternoon with Mrs. Allen Mobley,
at which plans were made for some
work during the winter months. A
new member, Miss Crawford, was
added.
Mr.. William L. Quattlebaum died
on Friday morning last at his resi-
dence here. For several days he had
been in a critical state and the end
was not, unexpected - .-,s.,s
For nine years he had been an in
valid, and had to use rolling chair,
but for all his suffering he, was al
ways bright and cheerful.
Mr.. Quattlebaum was always
good man, and during his active days
he did what he could for the good of
mankind and the community. He was
a member of the Baptist church.
The funeral services were conduct
nI SaI,,~lo1y offa,~ynnr OF NM nf
Olives cemetery by Rev. Beckam,
who was pastor here when Mr.. Quat-
tlebaum was able to attend services.
Revs. Brooke and Kellar assisted
in the services. The pail bearers were
some of his younger friends, and the
veterans of Camp McHenry were the
honorary pail bearers, he having
been Confederate veteran with a
brave record.
Besides the widow, are left five
children, Mrs. .Ficklin and Mr.. Cal
Quattlebaum of Charleston, Mrs.
Pittman of Charlotte, Mrs. lone Ow-
dom of Georgia, and Mrs. Wiggin of
Florida.
The Emily Geiger chapter held it's
last meeting with Miss zena Payne,
and the chief points discussed con-
cerned the D. A. R. School, its work
and its needs.
A contribution of books will be
sent to the library at Continental
Memorial Hall.
The program had for its subject,
Education, Schools, Libraries, of the
Revolutionary Period, and after this
Mrs. NJ. T. Turner made short talk
about the D. A. R. school, she having
recently been there.
The hostess served an enjoyable
repast.
Miss Hutto of Denmark is visiting
her sister here.
Miss Maude Nickerson is able to
be out again having been confined to
her room on account of severely
sprained ankle.
On Tuesday afternoon DR.. C. F.
Strother was painfully injured by be-
ing struck by the end of a freight
that was shifting. The accident hap
pened at the crossing at the depot.
DR.. Strother was knocked uncon-
scious, and was carried to the office
of. Dr.. Mobley and had immediate
attention. Besides the severe wound
on the head, other parts of his body
are badly bruised. His friends re-
joice that he escaped, what came so
near being a fatal accident.
Mrs. ]. Howard Payne and Marga-
ret Helen spent the weekend at Eu-
reka with the formers sister, Mrs.
Price Zimmerman.
Mr.. and Mrs.. H. w. Dobey are
now domiciled in the residence of
Mrs. Kate Crouch.
The union meeting of the Ridge
association convened on Saturday
and Sunday at Rocky Creek church.
There was good attendance, nearly
all of the churches sending repre-
sentatives and two very profitable
days were spent in discussing and