Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-06-14
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Tubercular Clinic to be Held.
Prayer Meeting by Young
People. New Century
Club Met.

will open up here ana speclai Nurse
and physician will examine, free OF
charge, all desiring. This is operated
by the state and the nurse comes here
from Orangeburg county, where :
good work was carried on. 1t is hoped
that much interest will be aroused
over this and that friends who know
know of those that would like an ex-
animation will give publicity to the
matter.
Mrs. Frank Weirse and little,
daughter have returned to Charles
ton, being accompanied by Miss lso-
line Westmoreland.
The Johnston union, w. c. T. U.
joined in with the Edgefeld union
on Jennie Cassaday's birthday, and
spread picnic for the inmates OF
the county home. This is beautiful
work on the part of the w. c. 7. u,
and their coming is always eagerly
anticipated by the inmates. A contest
was arranged Of song and recitation
for their pleasure and in this little
Miss Ruth Sawyer won the prize for
the best recitation and Nora Berry,
in song. Those competing were mem
bers of the Johnston L. T. L.
Mr. Wiley Derrick has been quite
sick for the past week.
Miss Tishie Walton and Mr.. Mat
Walton of the Good Hope section,
are visiting in the home of Mr.. w.
T. Walton.
Misses Betsy McFall and Carolyn
Epps are expected this week to visit
Miss Mary Walker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herlong are at home
from a short visit to Newberry.
Mr.. F. L. Parker, Jr., is now at
home having graduated with honors
at S. C. University.
Misses Ola and Ella Smith are at
home from the eastern section of the
state where they have been teaching.
B. .ss. Mrs. David PEiIlip s pring ngheil,
is visiting in the home Of her mother,
Mrs. Mary Waters.
Officers of the Girls Auxiliary,
Baptist church, were elected on last
Sunday afternoon and were as fol-
lows: president, Miss Grace Turner;
vice-president, Miss Inez Rhoden;
secretary, Miss Louise Jones; treas
urer, Miss Willie Waters.
The Children of the Confederacy
ended their years activities with
picnic at Salter's pond on Friday, and
a very happy day was spent. The
pond was the chief attraction of the
day, and next came the good dinner
spread out under the shade trees by
the mothers who went with the young
people.
The prayer meeting this week at
the Baptist church will be in charge
of the young people, and one from
each college will tell of the religious
side of this college life.
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Crouch has been critically i'll
at the Baptist hospital.
A sad death was that of Mrs. w.
S. Meyers, the wife of Rev. w. S.
Meyers, which occurred at the home
of her mother, Mrs. Addie LaGrone,
who resides near town. Mrs. Meyers
went with her adopted son, who had
started to a field to get some straw.
She was sitting; in the wagon and
the horse was suddenly frightened
and ran away, throwing Mrs. Meyers
from the wagon, her head striking
tree. This occurred very near the
home so medical aid was given quick
ly, but she died in few hours. Mrs.
Meyers was Miss Talulah LaGrone
before her marriage and besides her
husband and mother, she leaves two
sisters, Misses Ada and Vida LaGrone
and one brother, Mr.. Cal LaGrone.
She was a beautiful Christian char
acter and her death is deeply deplor-
ed. The funeral services were con-
Quoted at the grove in Mt. of Olives
cemetery. The beautiful service, a
last tribute to her memory, was a
testimonial for all that her life
stood for.
Mrs. Leora Wright Simmons has
arrived from Hartsville to spend the
summer here. For the past three
years she has been matron at Coker
College, which position She has filed
most acceptably, and is beloved by