Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-02-16
Red Oak Grove News.
(Written for Last Week.)

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country makes travel burdensome to
man and beast. Many of the rural
churches have small attendance for
the most part all of the winter over
on this side. We do trust the time is
not far distant when this condition
will have changed, for it is so bad.
Even the mail system on this route
has truly been hardship, but must
say the carrier is faithful and per-
severing.
Our pastor, Rev. G. W. Bussey was
able to fill his appointment on last
Sunday at Red Oak Grove and was
the guest of Mr.. w. M. Agner.
The Sunday school at Flat Rock
continues to flourish and has an aver
age of about forty-five in attendance.
Mr.. T. w. Lamb was unanimously
reelected superintendent. Mr.. Rufus
Doolittle succeeded the retiring Sec
retary and treasurer, Miss Bertha
Parkman, who has so efficiently
served since the school was organiz-
ed eighteen months ago.
All the officers and teachers will
be entertained by Mrs. Lamb and
her daughter, Miss Kathleen Kenrick
now soon with contests and suitable.
pastimes, having as honor guests the
school teachers, Mrs. ]. M. Bussey
and Mrs. Fannie Belle Cobia.
Our w. M. Society at Red Oak
Grove has sustained the loss of one
of its finest members in the death of
Mrs. Ann Doolittle. She has regular
ly contributed to everything that
was presented to her in behalf of the
society, and up until the past year
or two has attended almost as reg
ular as any member we had, but de-
clining health prevented that, though
she continued her gifts, always with
much interest, finding pleasure in
this privilege of still being part of
the work she had so long supported
and enjoyed.
Mrs. Doolittle leaves one son, Mr..
Sam Doolittle, and granddaughter,
Miss Annie Doolittle, whom she rear
ed from an infant, also several small
grand children. She died on Febru-
ary 1st, and was buried the follow
ing day at Red Oak Grove beside her
husband, where she has always lived
consistent Christian life.
Mr.. Ben Stone of Parksville and
Miss Clela Agner, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. M. Agner were married
on the 18th of January by the Rev.
Kugley at his residence in Parksville.
Their plans were not even known by
their most intimate friends. Their
marriage takes away one of the faith
full and persevering members of the
Y. W. A. 1t was by her sweet, earnest
persuasive endeavors several years
ago renewed the interest in the aux
iliary, so it is with reluctance we
give her up.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Young had as
their guests on last Saturday, Rev.
and Mrs. w. r. Barnes and Mr.. and
Mrs. T. W Lamb. The day was most
enjoyably spent in this hospitable
home.
Miss Lullie Zimmerman had with
her last weekend Miss Mamie Bus
sey and Miss Lou Eva Parkman.
Mr.. George Gilchrist has return
ed from Cleora where he and Mr..
Walter Grifis have spent several
week proftably trapping on Turkey
Creek.
Master John Paul Dow is now full
ly recovered from a long spell of
pneumonia and can soon resume his
school work again.
1t seems rather unusual at this sea-
son of the year not to see a line of
wagons hauling fertilizers.
There are new enterprises now,
both among the women and men in
our section. Some of them are season.
ing and curing their own tobacco, es-
tablishing and tanning leather, which
means cut to shoe dealers; others
are cutting and delivering cross ties,
and it has been suggested that the
ladies see if they can't revive the
making of cotton into cloth, if they
can find the old time spinning wheels
and cotton looms. But if we had
those, who is left to teach us? l be-