Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-08-10
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Mr.. Bledsoe and MIR. Clark
Elected Cotton Weighers.
Death of MIR. Sawyer
Thursday.

In the election for. cotton weigher
which was held here Saturday, Messrs
J. W. Bledsoe and w. C. Clark were
elected, there being five candidates
for this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Willis of Willis
ton have been guests in the home
of Mr.. John Sawyer.
Mrs. NJ. L. Knight of Mclean, Ca,
is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Geor-
gia Turner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brice Feagle and Mr..
Clarence Stillwell of Augusta are
visiting the family of Mr.. Jim
Satcher.
Miss Halle White is at Leesville,
the guest of friends.
Miss Duncan of Atlanta is visiting
her sister, Mrs. W. j. Hatcher.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Crouch, Mrs.
L. S. Maxwell and Mrs. Grace Crouch
are at Glenn Springs for two
weeks stay.
Mrs. L. C. Latimer has returned
from visit to relatives in Columbia.
Misses Sara and Louelle Norris
and Mrs. McClung have gone to Sui
livan's Island for a two weeks stay.
Mrs. Horace Wright of George
town and Mrs. JOHN Bland of Vidalia,
Ga, Nare the guests of relatives.
Mrs. P. C. Coleman and little
daughter of Chappell, are visiting
Mrs. Harry Strother.
Mrs. w. E. LaGrone and children
are guests of the formers mother in
Aiken.
Miss Lois Fox of Augusta has been
visiting Miss Florence Wright.
Mr.. Elliot Lewis has returned from
Chicago where he took special
course in music at one of the uni
versities. It is very interesting to hear
him tell of his two months stay in
this large city. st.3
Mrs, Frank rum lizabeth,
|and Marie Lewis Of Florence are
guests Of Mrs. Annie P. Lewis.
Mr.. Ebb Zimmerman was quite
sick during the past week, suffering
from slight stroke of paralysis. He
has partially recovered, is improving
some.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smyly Stevens and
two sons, William and Alex, have
been for short visit to friends and
relatives here. They have spent a
week at Meeting Street in the home
of Mrs. Ida Stevens, and after stay
at Greenwood with Mrs. Stevens
mother, Mrs. Reynolds, they will re-
turn to Bennettsville.
Mr.. Clarence Sawyer died sudden
ly here at his home on Thursday eve
ming. For several years he had been
in impaired health and suffered at
times from attacks of nervous break
down. He was the son of Mr.. Stan
Sawyer, who died suddenly here just
two months ago. Besides his mother
are left two sisters, Miaes May and
Lila Sawyer and four brothers, Ben
M. Sawyer, of Columbia, Dm w. E.
Sawyer, of Lexington, DIR. A. c. Saw
yer of Lake City, and j. F. Sawyer.
The funeral services were conduct
ed Saturday afternoon at MT. Pleas
ant church, by Rev. W. S. Brooke
he preaching the sermon, and at the
grave the Masons and K. of P. had
charge of the services.
Mr.. Sawyer was a talented and
highly educated man. He choose
teaching as his life work, having
graduated at II years of age. He
took a post graduate course at the
S. C. University, and later studied at
Columbia University, New York,
where he received his M. A. degree
for special work in psychology and
education in 1912, and also received
certificates there for special work on
other subjects. He taught most sue,
cessfully in schools in South Caro-
lima and Georgia until his health
failed. He was a Christian man, a
member of the Baptist church ano
was held in highest esteem by all.
Miss Bessie Bean has gone tc
Chester to visit Miss Louise Boyd
and Miss Isabelle Bean is visiting
friends at Pawley's Island.
Rev. d. w. Kellar has returned
from Richburg where he went te
conduct a training class for Sunday
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