Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-05-18
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Potato Growers Association
Formed. Mary Ann Buie
Chapter. Reception to
Mrs. Halford.

Mrs. Halford.
The following news item, which
comes from the Chamber of Com
merce will be of especial interest to
farmers:
1t appears that a determined effort
to dethrone King Cotton is being
made. in this community.
In addition to peaches, asparagus
and tobacco, which have been gronw
successfully here, the present indi-
cations are that there will be num-
Der of cars of Irish potatoes shipped
shortly. There is to be- a large acre
age in sweet potatoes.
Faith in the latter crop is shown
by the organization of a Sweet Po-
tato Growers Association, with
large acreage pledged. Plans have
just been perfected for the building
of potato curing house of $4,000
bushels capacity during the summer,
the contract for the lumber having
been let and a location on the rail-
road secured. This enterprise is back
ed by about 40 farmers and business
men.
MIR. A. B. Carwile, our energetic
County Agent, has announced that he
will have four Office days each month
at Johnston, being located at the Of
fee of Sawyer and Milford, where all
farmers are urged to call on him.
There are hundreds of ways in which
Mr.. Carwile can help you solve your
problems of the farm and he will
gladly cooperate with you if you will
call on him.
Miss Mary Quinn of spartanburg,
has been for visit to Mrs. l.. c. Lat
inner. Several years ago Miss Quinn
taught music in the high school here,
SO has many warm friends who cor
daily greeted her. At present she and
her sister are conducting special
school of music at Spartanburg.
Mrs. Barlow Walsh and Billie are
at home from a visit to Sumter.
Mrs. G. D. Walker is spending
while in North Carolina.
Mrs. Carrie Dorm of Meeting Street
is the guest of her niece, Miss Or
lena Cartledge.
Master Billie Turner celebrated his
third birthday on Saturday after
noon, by inviting some of his little
friends to come and spend "a while
with him. 1t was very pretty sight
to see the little ones as they enjoyed
various games out of doors, and they
romped and played to their hearts
content. Later they all marched into
the dining room where they all had
ice cream and cake, and each had
a little box of candies to enjoy. A
large cake with three pink tapers
decorated the table. Billie's friends
all gave him pretty gifts in honor of
the occasion. \
Mary Ann Buie chapter, U. D. c.,
observed memorial day here in an
appropriate manner during the after
noon of the day. =.
A speaker had been selected for
the day, but his being unable to at
tend was not known in time to make
arrangements for another, so only
very simple exercises had to be
followed out.
The daughters met at the Presby-
terian church nearby the cemetery,
and flowers were placed on the fifty
nine graves of the veterans. Gar
lands Of flowers were also placed on
the monument to the confederate
dead.
On last Tuesday evening the play
let, "Snow White, was presented
here under the auspices of the High
School, the proceeds to be used in
fitting up the play grounds. Over
$1OO was cleared.
Tie young people all did well, the
play being well suited to them.
Johnston is beginning to expe-
rience some of the road situation
that Edgefield had during the winter,
which was the result of putting in
water works. On Main street Friday,
there were six cars at one time COM
pletely stuck in the mud and some
sections of the town cannot be reach
ed with cars at all.
Mrs. H. w. Crouch entertained
with "a large reception at Oral Oaks,
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