Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-02-16
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Pythian Oyster Supper Friday
Evening. Engagement An
nounced. New Gen.
tury Club Met.

this the order will enjoy an oyster
supper. There are about 16S members
and they are planning for a large af-
fair.
About five o'clock Sunday morning
a tenant house was burned on the
farm of Mr.. Walter Sawyer on the
outskirts of the town. The night
watchman seeing the fire and bright
ly lighted sky, at first thought the
fire was in town, and the firing of
pistols and ringing of fire bells
aroused many.
Mrs. M. M. Coleman of Aiken is
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. W..
E. LaGrone.
Miss Carrie Thrailkill has returned
from a visit TO her sister in Jackson
vile, Florida.
Mrs. Reuben Fulton of Staunton,
Va, and children, are guests of Mrs.
w. S. Brooke.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sawyer went
to Williston last week to attend the
burial of the latter's aunt, Mrs. Lou
Willis.
Mr.. Billie Walton received a mes
sage on Wednesday telling of the
extreme illness of his brother, Mr..
Caleb Walton and his death occurred
during that evening. Mr.. Walton
was of the Good Hope section and
was a fine Christian character. He
was 80 years of age and had been
blind for some time.
Messrs. Ed and Walton
and Mr.. Bennie Reames attended the
burial, Mr.. Billie Walton being sick
and unable to accompany them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hillcry Wesley
Crouch have announced the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Annie
Frances Crouch to Mr.. Robert Elliott
Johnson of Greenville, S. c., the hap
py event to take place during the
spring months, and will be in the
Methodist church with full evening
affair.
There is much cordial interest CEN
tered in this announcement, for the
bride-to-be is one of the towns best
beloved young women, and not only
here, but throughout the state she
has wide circle of warm friends
who will be interested.
Mrs. Garland Coleman and little
Garland, Jr., of San Francisco, CAL,
are guests of Mrs. Barlow Walsh.
DR.. and Mrs. William Connerly are
at home from visit to relatives in
North Carolina and Springfield, S. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Jones and
family are now domiciled in the
dwelling recently vacated by Mr..
Pope Perry and family.
Mr.. Willis Holmes returned from
the University Hospital on Wednes
day and is now able to be about, al
though he is not yet strong enough to
take up his duties at the postoffice.
Two very exciting games of bas-
ket ball were played here Friday af-
ternoon between the boys and the
girls teams of the Johnston High
School and Batesburg teams. Bates
burg had twice beaten Johnston, and
this time the local teams were de-
termined to be victorious, which they
were, greatly to their delight, and
made a fine score. They "ate them up
entirely" as one of the boys express
ed it.
Misses Barr and Covington are
now domiciled in the home of Mrs.
Nettie Jacobs.
Mrs. Will Wright has Deen quite
sick, but it now up and much i'm
proved.
The New Century club met with
Miss Clara Sawyer on Tuesday. The
chief business being the plans con-
cerning the town library, which move
ment the club is agitating. A canvas
for subscribers had been made and
if a certain number is secured large
gift of books can be procured.
The club is contemplating putting
on the play "Sand," the proceeds of
which will be used ito help in the fight
against illiteracy.
The subject of the program was
Timrod, and Mrs. j. L. Walker as
leader gave a very interesting pro-