Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-02-04
JOHNSTON LETTER.
School Established on Saluda
Road Golden Wedding at
Ridge Spring. Memo
q rial Tree Planted.

On last Monday the Board of Trus.
tees had a meeting and decided to
close the school for while as pre-.
ventive in the spread of influenza
On Wednesday evening, the Board
of Health asked for churches and
movies to close for while, anyway.
Everyone has been glad to cooperate
in the movement and no social meet
ings are being held either. There
!. has been about fourteen cases of in
fiuenza in all, and most of these are
reported as improving.
In the settlement near Speigner's
on the Saluda road, Rev. Posey has
established a Baptist school. For some
time this section has been in great
need of such and to aid in the great
movement for Christian education,
Mr.. Posey has secured the old Wat
son dwelling and sto-e which is being
used. The home will be used as dor
nitory for the girls and the store re-
modelled for the boys. 1t is hoped
that good school building can be
placed here, where such is so great
ly needed.
Miss Annie Crouch spent last week
in Mullins and was accompanied
home by Mrs. Grace Crouch who will
spend while here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barlow Walsh and
Mrs. w. L. Coleman have been quite
sick during the past week.
Mr.. Tommie Lott has moved here
from Trenton having purchased the
Cox dwelling in west Johnston.
Mrs. Horace Wright of George
town is visiting in the home of her
sisters, the Misses Sawyer, all three
having been sick which occasioned
her coming.
Mr.. Walker Mobley has rented
part ofthe Rushton house and he and
his bride have begun housekeeping.
Rev. W. S. Brooke attended an ex-
ecutive meeting in Columbia recent
ly.
One could scarcely believe the
number of pieces of mail delivered
at the post Office here, including the
route delivery, during the month of
January. The route of Mr.. Meyer
averaged 10000 and that of Mr..
Shep. Sawyer, 1000. There are five
R. F. D. routes.
NJ. Watson Nickerson will soon
leave for Columbia having accepted
the position of clerk in the shoe store
of his brother, Mr.. George Nickerson.
Mrs. j. L. Walker spent last week
in Columbia with her husband who is
there during this term of legislature.
The building that Mr.. w. NJ. Saw
yer is erecting, adjoining his ware
house, is now half way up. Mr.. W. J.
Hatcher will use this as store room
for automobile supplies.
The many friends of Mrs. David
Kellar sympathize with her in the
death of her mother, which occurred
last week at her home in Greenville.
Her mother has been an invalid for
the past year and she spent much of
her time with her, and was there at
the time of her death.
The members of the family of Mr..
Will Collins who have all been sick
are now up except little Nina, who is
i'll with pneumonia. The friends and
neighbors of the street sent in hot
meals each day as long as they were
all PROSTATE.
Mr.. Otis Berry was buried at Har-
mony on Saturday. He had been in
Kansas and was just home for a
while. His grandfather, Mr.. George
Berry resides near town.
Sometime ago the Emily Geiger
chapter, D. A. R., decided to plant a
memorial tree to the boys of the
community who gave their lives in
the world war. 1t was decided to
plant the tree on the grounds at
"Fairhaven," the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Neil Lott, which was named
by the chapter. This spot is one of
Revolutionary interest. Special ex-
ercises were to be had but as the tree
came at the time when all gatherings
were called off, this had to be done
quietly.
Mrs. George Hedgepath has been
visiting her father, Mr.. Gates.
Mrs. Mary Hamilton is now able
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