Johnston Letter reports Easter services and community events
Beautiful Easter services filled churches as Rev Maxie White appealed for missionary labor in Brazil. Mrs J H White joined Baptist church, and Layman's meeting at Ward Baptist with Gov Cooper expected. News covers library, club activities, new home, UDC meeting, Nell Ferguson and Olin Clark marriage, Wade Hampton birthday observance, water tank arrival, and residents traveling to events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Church
Maxie White
Brazil
Baptist Church
The
James H. White
Christian Church
C. S. Wertzs
Ale
Ward Baptist Church
Ridge Association
R. A. Cooper
W. J. Hatcher
Chester
S. J. Watson
New Century Club
Farmers and Merchants Bank
American Library Association
P. B. Waters
J. H. White
Olin Eidson
Huiet Waters
T. R. Denny
Joe Cox
Clara Sawyer
South Carolina
J. W. Browne
Academy Street
Edgefield County
Wade Hampton
Mary Ann Buie
T. R. Hoyt
Columbia
Shipping Sweet Potatoes Out of South Carolina
Clemson College notes South Carolina exports of sweet potatoes rising with sixteen rail cars shipped to Eastern Northern and Western markets this season. The Sugarspuds brand marks Association shipments under a new sales contract with Southern States Produce Distributing Company. Extension Service agents demonstrably grade and load cars to cut losses and improve handling of this perishables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clemson College
South Carolina
Extension Service
Towa
New York State
F. L. Harkey
South Carolina Sweet Potato Association
Southern States Produce Distributing Company
Columbia
S. C
Sweet Potato Association
Florence
Miss Florence Mims Recalls Seven Mile Snow Hike
Aurora Minnesota March 20 1921 Miss Florence Mims writes of a eleven person seven mile hike from town to Twin Lakes through melting snow and ice. The party splits into fast moderate and slow groups carrying midday provisions and returns by two large trucks after reaching the club house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Mims
Dear
Advertiser
Twin Lakes
St. Louis
Mariner
Aurora
Colonial Tea Brings Washington Era Charm to East Hill
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Boyd hosted a Colonial tea party on 912 East Hill Avenue with guests in period costumes. The event featured tea, sandwiches, and games, plus flowers from Miss Sue Sloan of Johnston, S.C., a noted musician and friend of the host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville Tennessee
F. M. Boyd
East Hill Avenue
Washington
Sue Sloan
Johnston
S. C
South
Boyd
Marriage notices from Greenwood and Epworth homes
Letter from Mr. Bussey reports marriages by Rev G W Bussey at his Greenwood home on March 21 and March 24 linking Y L Timmerman Kirksey to Miss Tommie Patterson Epworth and Eddie Bell McCormick to Miss T M Acker Honey Path. He notes old ties, health vacation at Grove church, and appreciation for the Advertiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Bussey
Greenwood
Y. L. Timmerman
Kirksey
Tommie Patterson
Epworth
Eddie Bell
McCormick
T. M. Acker
Honey Path
D. A. G. Bell
Mamie Middleton
Whatley
Lucy Thurmond
Grove ‘Church
Methodist Tent Meeting Planned on Main Street
Edgefield Methodists plan a tent meeting on the church lawn on Main street soon after May 15. Rev. Luther B. Bridges will conduct the services with his singer. A Bamberg delegation will confer with him Friday to finalize arrangements as pastors and townspeople invite participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Main Street
Luther B. Bridges
Bridges
Bamberg
Edgefield
When You Feel Rheumatic Relief With Liniment
Advertising copy promotes Chamberlain's Liniment for rheumatic aches. It claims thorough massage twice daily yields surprising relief, presenting a simple at home remedy without medical endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Edgefield sorrow and hopeful Texas planting notes
The writer reports the deaths of Edgefield residents B. T. Faulkner and Willie Still and offers sympathy. He laments local decline, but urges faith in farming, calling for collective effort to sustain life, notes a good planting season in Colorado Texas and closes with blessings from E M Mcoreless in Colorado Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgefield
B. T. Faulkner
Willie Still
James Still
Willie
Texas
Heaven
Earth
E. M. McOreless
Play in the Opera House on April 22
Miss Ruth Tompkins and her pupils present a spring show in the Opera House on Friday night April 22 under the Civic League. The program includes multiple titled dances songs and encores featuring Esther Rubenstein Martha Stewart Mary Cantelou Janie Edwards Virginia Holland Kathryn Stewart Lucy Scurry and others with a curtain finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
Ruth Tompkins
Opera
Civic League
Portland
Mary Cantelou
Esther Rubenstein
Margaret Lyon
Mary Marsh
Florolina
Martha Stewart
Janie Edwards
Kathryn Stewart
Lucy Scurry
Virginia Holland
Curtain
Alice Blue
Blue Bird
Narga
Mercantile Cash Basis Change Notice
Notice states that starting April 1 the merchant will run the mercantile business on a cash basis.
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Hampton’s
Lucinda Horne
Marmning Black of
Anderson
C. D. Black
C. P. Corn
Walhalla
William Strath
Theodore Marsh
Pittsburgh
Penn
Business College
J L. Walker
Minnesota
United States
Leopold Godowsky
Chicago
Godowsky
Leopold Godow‘sky
Art Publication Society
Wilna
Russian
Poland
Ernest Rudorff
Kiel
Bargiel
Clara Schumann
Saint Saens
America
Ovid Musin
France
Marlborough House
London
Princess of Wales
Frieda Saxe
New York
Vienna
Europe
Berlin
Weber
Emperor of
Austria
Liszt
E. R. Kroger
Cornell University
Ithica
New York City
Boston
Mozart
Mr. Bussey
Lone Star State
Colorado
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