W C T U Johnston Letter Highlights Officer Change
The W. C. T. U. met Friday afternoon with Mrs. J. P. Bean among the attendees. Mrs. T. P. Denny resigned as president. Miss Zena Payne was elected to lead the union as officers and delegates were chosen for the Summer convention. Numerous local social updates follow, including visits, entertainments, and post office improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.P. Bean
T. P. Denny
Olin Eidson
Zena Payne
M. T. Turner
J. P. Bean
J. W. Marsh
Lizzie Hollingsworth
Anderson
Messrs. Coke
Olin Hardy
Savannah
J. W. Hardy
Death of Mr Felix Walker Sr in Edgefield
Mr. Felix P Walker Sr died early Saturday at his daughter's home in Edgefield at age 81. He led a godly life, was a charter member and officer of Berea church, and was survived by two daughters and two sons. His funeral was conducted from Berea church by Rev. Henry B White. Many local social notes follow including visitors, church events, and upcoming revival planned for November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. P. Walker
Frank Watson
Walker
Edgefield
Court House
Berea Church
Henry B. White
Frank Byrd
Abney Walker
F. P. Walker, Jr
Hardy's Happenings Describe Local Wind Rain and Social Roundup
A Wind and sand storm followed by heavy rain Sunday afternoon brought much needed moisture after a hot week. The community attended Sweetwater church for a large protracted meeting with eight baptisms. Visitors and locals share hospital updates, moves, and plans, including who attended picnics and visits to relatives in Virginia, North Carolina, and Washington, D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetwater Church
Henry Cooper
James McClain
Miss Williams
Alvin
Walter Stevens
Mealing Bunch
Fred Barker
Briggs
George Briggs
Ellie Briggs
T. J. Briggs
Geo. Briggs
Georgia McKie
Sallie Bunch
James Adams
Pick Adams
Tom Adams
Baz Matthews
Mat Shaw
Melvie Lanier
John DeLaughter
Lena DeLaughter
George Medlock
Baby
Edgefield
Carmichael
Ingram
Martin Medlock
Ed Fouche
Fouche
Mr. Ingram
Sweetwater Creek
Emma Roper
Augusta
Tom Melie
Joe Hightower
J. M. W. Glover
Tom Melfie
Drew Mealing
New York
Ben Mays
Washington, D. C
Adilee Mclie
Georgia Reese
Ancestral Hollingsworth Home Hosts Elizabeth Hollingsworth Wedding
The Hollingsworth home near Leesburg hosted the September wedding of Elizabeth Folk Hollingsworth to William Simpson Anderson of Leesburg Florida. The ceremony on a piazza featured a silver crescent and three stars insignia, ornate greenery, and music by Miss Sheppard and Miss Parker, with many gifts including a $100 check from the Leesburg bank stockholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Hollingsworth
Elizabeth Folk Hollingsworth
William Simpson Anderson
Leesburg
Fla
Old South
Rome
Smilax
Miss Fannié
Sheppard
Rosela Parker
Diomede Hollingsworth
Fannie Sewell
Lock Williams
Mae Tompkins
W. D. Alllen
Adgelaide Bell
Prattville
Ala
George Edward Sheppard
Elizabeth Nicholson
Jotn Hollingsworth
T. W. Anderson
Miss Sheppard
Miss Parker
Anderson
Red Oak Grove W M So ciety Meeting Notes and Guest Visits
The Red Oak Grove W M Society met with a small yet hopeful attendance. President Mrs. Thurmond appointed delegates to Gilgal's annual meeting: Mesdames Griffis, Agner, and Lamb. Visitors arrived from Spartanburg North Augusta Graniteville and local hosts hosted guests with planned fish fry at Modoc Bridge and an open field gathering with contests and refreshments. More dots promised in future updates from Modoc, S C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Oak Grove
W. M. Society
Thurmond
Gilgal
Fannie Griffis
Savannah Agner
Mattie Lamb
Dorn
Spartanburg
Mamie Bussey
Stella
Gladys Nixon
North Augusta
Emma Carter
Graniteville
Lamb
Hughey LaQuire
M. T. Cleggs
Ellie Dorn
Mamie Timmerman
Kathleen Kenrick
Mary Gigmalliatt
Ollie Holmes
Mrs. Griffis
Modoc Bridge
Ruth
Mamie Cimmerman
Mrs. Bussey
Y. W.A
Modog, S. C
Leesburg Welcomes Mrs Elizabeth Hollingsworth Anderson
The ceremony united Mr William Simpson Anderson and Miss Elizabeth Hollingsworth Anderson in a refined celebration. Guests enjoyed a salad course and cake as green and yellow roses lit the decorated dining space. The couple departed for a wedding journey amid rice showers, with Leesburg set to become their future home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nial
Fannie Sewell
Ella Bell Scurry
Lydia Branson
South
Elizabeth Hollingsworth Anderson
South Carolina
Florida
Edgefield
William Simpson Anderson
W. H. Anderson
Oclocnee
T. W. Anderson
Lock Williams
Leesburg
J. G. Jenkins
Greenwood
J. M. Sewell
C. A. Branson
Emmie Branson
Augusta
Mar
Shelton Perry
Batesburg
Huff
Ninety Six
Adelaide Bell
Prattsville
Ala
Harvest news and town notes from Clark's Hill
The column reports harvest activity with peas ripening and cotton opening, mentions new homes under construction by H A Adams and John G McKie, and J O Marshall moving his store. It recalls Clemson agricultural meeting at Modoc praising speakers, advises pasture and beef dairy cattle farming, and notes social events, travel, and residents off on trips or to school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Adams
John G. McKie
E T. Christian
Parksville
J. O. Marshall
Modoc
Clemson College
W. M. Rowland
Battle Creek
Eva
Effie Adams
Colliers
T. Adams
Vera Fowler
North Carolina
B. T. Sharpton
Atlanta
Rhodes-Adams engagement announced for Martha Jacqueline Rhodes
The Atlanta Constitution notes Martha Jacqueline Rhodes engaged to Robert Eugene Adams of Washington City. Adams, an Edgefield native, is Clemson 1909 graduate and heads an engineering department for the Southern railroad in Washington. The wedding is set for September 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Constitution
James D. Rhodes
Martha Jacqueline
Robert Eugene Adams
Washington City
Adams
Edgefield
Henry Adams
Meriwether
Clemson College
Southern Railroad
Washington
E. J. Norris Fire Insurance Agent Promotes Firms
E. J. Norris, licensed agent for four fire companies, notes one is the largest represented in Edgefield. He pledges best service and expresses appreciation for patronage from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgefield
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Johnston
J. W. Browne
Niagara Falls
Bowman
Lucius Gibson
Earl Crouch
Mullins
James McDaniel
James Turner
Felix P. Walker, Sr
Mesdames
A. P. Lewis
Helen Lewis
Miss Carpenter
Evelyn Martin
May
Loise Cassells
Myrtle
Marion
Dunbar
Jyasi
W. M.A., Ridge Association
Batesburg Baptist Church
Marion Dunbar
Ellenton
W. P. Cassells
E.G. Morgan
Robert Morgan
Geo. Nickerson
Fannie Nickerson
Columbia
Hardy
Sweetwater
William Simpson Anderson Mar
Bride
Clark’s Hill
Rhodes-Adams
E. J. Norris
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