Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-06-01

she is convalescing from a surgical
operation in the hospital in Column
bia, her tonsils and appendix having
been removed.
The friends of Mr.. William Hol-
|lingsworth congratulate him upon his
graduation from the Auburn Poly
technic Institute, having completed
the course in one year. He made a
splendid record.
Miss Janice Morgan who has been
teaching in Inman, Spartanburg coun,
| ty, is enjoying her summer vacation
at home. She has been offered sew
eral schools for next session but has
| not decided which she will accept.
DR.. and Mrs. John McGrath of New
York are here visiting relatives. DR..
McGrath will return to New York
after a week or ten days but AIRS.
McGrath ard their interesting chill
dren will remain in Edgefeld for a
prolonged visit.
All lovers of baseball who reside
within reach of the series of games
that will be played at Johnston, Ridge
Spring, Batesburg and Saluda will be
interested in the schedule of games
that is published this week on the
front page of The Advertiser.
Prof. Charles F. Brooks left yes
terday for his former hime in Lau-
rens, after closing his second year as
superintendent of the Edgefeld grad
ed and high schools. Prof. Brooks
made many warm personal friends
during his two years. stay in Edge
field.
Mrs. T. A. Hightower has returned
from the hospital in Spartanburg
greatly improved in health to the de-
light of her Edgefeld friends. Mrs.
Hightower is deeply grateful to her
Edgefeld friends who wrote her
number of letters while she was
away in the hospital.
In publishing the advertisement of
Firestone tires in this issue on our
seventh page we made an error by
placing the name of Mr.. W. w.
Adams at the bottom as local sales
agent. So in order to state it correct
ly we have reproduced the Firestone
advertisement on our fifth page CIV
ing the name of Mr.. G. w. Adams as
local sales agent.
Mr.. W. W. Fuller, Mr.. w. S..G.
Heath, Mr.. C. NJ. Mellichamp and his
two little sons motored to Columbia
Friday to attend the preliminary
hearing of the white men who are
charged with robbing a number of
postofices in South Carolina, it be-
ing possible that they are the men
who robbed the Office here. The pre-
liminary hearing was postponed un-
til some time next week.
Notwithstanding the "hard times,"
the people of Edgefeld are responsive
to all worthy appeals. In fact, have
you ever seen time when they were
not responsive? A collection was TAX
at the tent meeting Sunday morning,
about $500 being called for to pay
for the rental of tent and other ex-
penses incident to the meeting. When
calls were made for voluntary contri-
buttons the responses came thick and
fast, the desired amount being soon
raised.
Evangelist Bridgers, accompanied
by Mr.. Carroll Rainsford, motored
to Greenwood Sunday afternoon to
invite Bishop Darlington, who .deliv
cred the commencement sermon at
Lander college Sunday, to come to
Edgefield and preach one or more
times at the tent meeting, but Bishop
Darlington is so busily engaged in
assisting in the educational compaipn
now being waged by the Southern
Methodist church that he was unable
to accept the invitation.
Mr.. j. W. Thompson accompanied
his daughter, Miss Emma Thompson,
to Edgefeld yesterday after attending
the graduating exercises at Fassifern,
Hendersonville, N. c., where she
graduated. Mr.. Thompson will return
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