Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-10-11
JoHNsTo IN LETTER. TIER
Much Lumber and Timber Be
ing Shipped. Baptist Re-
vival Services. u. D.
G. Elects Officers.

viival Services. U. D.
c. Elects Officers.
Johnston has gotten to be- quite 9
shipping point for lumber, many car ear
loads leaving here daily. It is also
shipping poplar trees to northern
markets, Some Of these poplar trees
are immense, some being three feet
across at the sawed sections which
are shipped in logs of about Is to
1S feet. This wood is used for@Ve--
neering furniture and in preparing,
is cut off in circular pieces which are
then opened and fattened. It is very
interesting ito watch the wagons as
these huge trees are hauled in, only
one section sto a wagon. As these
come in, sometimes we are remind
ed Of the 6 Yule, log,'' but with times
as they are, the festivities would
have to cease long before this log
would burn in two, should we use.
such log and follow out this happy!
and festive custom.
Columbia and Augusta markets
are being supplied with tomatoes
from several truck farms here. The
Grated fruit leaves here on the even
ing trains and is ready for market
nexti morning. This second crop Of
tomatoes is fine, the fruit being:
large, and if the dry season had not
lasted 50 long, the produce would
have been wonderful. Many here are
putting out asparagus and strawber-
.ries, with a view to spring shipment.
Mr.. Gland Hart has bought out
the stock Of Mr.. Rufus burst and
contemplates opening up PIGGY
Wiggly store: Mr.. Hart was in this:
business, hut decided to go to GeoT-t
giiasto reside, hut after being in that.
state for y short while h e saw that.
South Carolina was the best after all,
so he and his lfamily are now domis
sciled here again. y5ssSs, 3sssSs
lssa q ~ and .
liam have returned to Richmond, Va.,.
after spending the summer here in
the home Of her brother, Mr.. Viii,
liam BouEnight.
The Rev. H. Wright has been CALI,
ed to the pastorate of the Presbyte-.
'rian church here, this church unit
ing with the churches Of Edgefeld
and Trenton. Il pounding is being
planned, and all these good things
will be at the manse at Edgefeld
upon the arrival Of Mr.. Wright. Mrs.
j. w. Marsh has this in charge here,
and will carry the contributions over
to have them placed by the general
committee.
Mr.. Bob Perry of Saluda is visit.
ing his niece, Mrs. Alice Cox, and sis
ter, Mrs. Mary Hamilton.
Mrs. Ella Perry Moore who is well
known here, having lived for several
years, is now located in Charleston,
and is one Of the nurses in the Chill
'dren's Hospital. Mrs. Moore was a.
good nurse and z3here are many here
at whose bedside she has ministered.
She was greatly interested in her,
work, and her friends are glad that
She is thus situa ted. as
Mr.. Jim Huiet Of Trilby, Fla, is
visiting his mother, Mrs. NJ. A. Huiet.
Dr.. and Mrs. G. P. Corn spent the
past week in Macon, Ca, at a fam
lily reunion in the home Of the, for.
mer's father.
DR.. and Mrs. G. d. Walker enter.
tanned on Wednesday evening with
a beautiful dinner party in compli-
ment 10 .Mf. ana MIS-. LelaHu Mi11lef. ll1
Mrs. Steadman, Of Charleston, las
been the guest Of her sister, Mrs.
Edwards.
Mrs. Cassells and children have
been for a short visit to Ellenton.
Little Sara Carolyn, the daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. j. "A. Dobey, issncw
much improved, having had diph-
iberia.
At the last meeting Of the Bap-I
list Woman's Missionary Society, it.
was planned to have chicken show
er for the Baptist Hospital, Column
bia, it. being expected that there will
be as many as SO chickens sent in.
Delegates were elected to the state
convention in Columbia, these being