Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-08-04
JOHNSTON LETTER.
William Wright Injured by
Falling Timber. Tobacco
Crop Promising. Bap-
lists Make Report.

ClmDer 1Gll lTOul SOluS pldSS eaDoNS
where he stood, striking him on the
head, crushing the skull where the
point of the wood struck him.
Medical aid was given him at once
and hasty plans were made to carry
him on the midday train to the Co.
lumbia Hospital. He was accompa-
ined by his father and DR.. Weider-
man, and Mrs. M. R. Wright as his
mother was PROSTATE with grief.
An operation was performed by
DR.. Bunch soon after his arrival,
which was very successful. 1t is prob
able that a silver plate will replace
the fractured skull. The physicians
stated that had it been another Sec
tion of the brain that received the
shock he would have died soon after
the accident. His condition now is
very favorable.
A matter of great interest now is
the curing of tobacco, many OF the
farmers have fine fields of this. A
number of buildings for this use
have been built and the process of
curing is interesting to see. Mr.. Lu-
cas- Walker has large field out in
front of his residence, and the dry
ing process is going on in building
Just in the edge of the woods, so all
that have never seen such, can avail
themselves of this opportunity.
Lieut.. Clark, naval officer, has
ben spending a few days at Mulber-
ry Hill Plantation with his friend,
Mr.. William Bouknight.
He was an honor guest at de-
lightful dinner party on Saturday
evening. e
DR.. Nal Anderson has returned
to Atlanta after a visit to relatives.
Miss Annie Stokes is at home
from a visit to Miss Killingsworth in
Columbia.
Miss Marie Lewis is at home from
a visit to her cousin, Miss Carrie
Mobley at Thomson, Ga.
Rev. w. S. Brooke is conducting
a meeting this week at Salem church.
The report of the Baptist church
carried to the Ridge Association was
read on Sunday morning and adopt
ed. In gifts to every purpose, by the
church and the societies, it was the
finest in the history of the church.
The amount is $1s,725.65. The great
campaign was the cause of such an
increase.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Leavell, of
Newberry have been fer a visit to
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. Allen, John Jr.
and Miss Mary Lewis were here this
week in the home of Mrs. Willie
Tompkins. They have recently re-
turned from Glenn Springs.
Miss Annie Ruth Zimmerman of
Georgia is the guest of relatives.
Miss Annie Crouch is the guest of
relatives in Columbia.
Miss Lucille Smith has returned to
Newberry after a visit to her aunt,
Mrs. J. L. Walker.
Mrs. Aleen McClung has returned
from Hendersonville, N. c.
Mrs. C. P. Corn is at home from a
visit to her parents at Walhalla.
Mrs. O. D. Black and Miss zena
Payne visited in Columbia last week,
Mrs. Jesse Derrick and children
are in Macon, Ca, the guests of rel
atives.
Miss Marion Mobley has gone to
Charlotte to visit friends.
Everyone will be glad to know
that little Ann Minis, the daughter
of Mrs. Oliver Hamilton, of Middle
brooke, Va, is now convalescing at
ter an attack of scarlet fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. T. Turner, Miss
es Marion and Grace Turner and
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Turner and
Billie are at home from a mountain
trip, and spent day and night at
Tamassee, the wonderful D. A. K
school that is the pride of the state
organization.
Mr.. George Nickerson has been
for a visit to the home folk.
The pretty bungalow of Mr.. Nc
Creight is about completed and will
soon be occupied.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Keith, little
Elizabeth and Miss Frances Webb