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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-09-03
OR UT III A R ",

Departed this life on Tuesday the 26th inst
Mrs. SHERA ANN STKoTHER, wife Of Mr.. D. 4
Strother., and only daughter Of Shmuel and
Ivdia Nicholson. The interesting age al
which the deceased had arrived, being IN her
o7th venr her meek and uuobtrusive character,
her deem and constant attachment TO her belo-
we'd husband aud her two little boys, conspire
to render the separation one of most painful
and heartrending nature. However distressing
our bereavement may be, it dues not become
ne 10 murnur at the dispensallons OF the Al
mighty and in the departure of our dear
friend we have thu sweet consolation that her
neace was made with her God. During her
fitness. which was Of short duration, she ek-
presse her resignation to the will oi God, and
in her last moments she prayed ierventy L"
the Lord 10 have mercy upon her. aud support
and deliver her OF, of all her troubles tor Jesus
Christ sake-and the las. accents which was
intellieibe was the repeating that beautiful
hymn of Watts,
"Wheu I Gun read my title clear
To mansions in the skies,
l bid farewell to every lear
And wipe my weeping eyes,"
Died, at tis residence on the 9th July, OF
bilious cougesiive fever. |. E. MCDANIEL IN
the 26th wear Of his age The deceased was
not member of any church. but the day be-
fore his death he manifested willingness to
submit to the will of God in whom he put his
trust. About one hour before his departure ne
cIasped his hands around the neck Of MS his
weeping mother, and said Mother wrel mol
for me your loss is my gain" He then rePea, pea,
red verse from the Holy Bible, and in lew.
minutes closed MS eyes in death Thus was
cut off in the bloom OF life. one, who aad e en-
deared himsef,o all who knew him. tie mas
eli disconsolate wife aud large circle oi
friends To mourn his early dealh
soon oh soon. this journey is over,
His Jesus calls him home TO Heaven;
There to bask in endless JOY.
And sing his praise forever more
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Land for Sale.

YENHE Subscribers wishing TO remove to the
III est offer fnr sale that well known
tract Of Land where they now live, situated on
the Martintown Road in Edgefeld District, IS
miles from Hamburg. The tact contains
about four hundred and forty acres. Some ex.
celent land and well timbered-abont one
hundred and fifty acres cleared, about seventy.
FIVE of which is fresh. The situationis as well
calculated for public stand as any other place
from Hamburg 10 the Mountains. Persons
wishing to purchase, can call and examine for
themselves.
II not previously disposed of, it will be sold
to the highest bidder. the first Monday in Octo.
Der next, at Edgefied Court House.
SINKLOR HUFFMAN.
DAVID HUFFMAN
September 8 St 80
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Georgia Rail Roads.-We understand
that, that part Of the Rail Road extending
from Madison 10 connect The Georgia
Railroad with the Stale Rail Road. will
shortly be completed. There will then
be continuous line Of finished Rail roads
extending from Charleston by Augusta
and Madison, upwards of 300 miles, we
believe, nearly 10 Tennessee river. The
Munroe Rail Road has recently been sold,
and 10 the hands of The rew proprirlors,
we learn, is soon TO be finished to the
Stale Rail Road.-Carolinian.
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seize upon an object with their toes and
hold it:iast. If in walking along theys
any thing an tie ground which they desi! e
TO pick up, instead of STOPPING as we
would they seize it, with their Ioes, and
lifti' up. AIypuile, a Candian chief, was
about to be behesded. When he arrived
al The place of execution. he looked round
for some objecr OH which to seize, and
saw,a small shrub, and seized il with his
toes. and held il fast, in order TO be firm
while the execpIioner did his Office
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-09-03

Making the Toes Useful Roberts, in
his Oriental Illustrations. thus speaks OF
the active, grasping power which the Ori-
entails have in their feet and toes:
by constant usage they accustom
themselves to make use of them in hold
ing things in manner which to us seems
almost incredible, and they make the toes
perform almost the work of fingers. We
bind ours fast from early childhood in our
close shoes. and they become useless ex
aeepl for The purpose of walking. But the
TOrisntals nee theirs differently. They
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-09-03

FWe are authorized to announce G.
D, MINIS, Esq, as candidate for CnoreI
of Seventh Regiment, to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the resignation of Col. l..
i. Wigfall. July 90 26
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-09-03
Dr: Bran,lveth's pills.

~ l.
| .R RANDRETH'S PILLS by cIeanslll.
AD thr Blood from all impurities, give.
'"wer to every organ to perform its fnncton.
l'rhithy no matter whether externally or ~.
iernally situated. Nature has formed the bow
els ior the evacuation of all unhealthy humor-
OF The blood, and If man would use but CON
non sense. he wonId take care that they per
formed this Office faithfully. II the bowels are
out "i order if too slow or too fast,~n few do
ses OF BRANDRETH's Pulls will bring
them to order. Ask the man who was diving
from consiipated bowels what cured him; he
tells yon Brandreth's Pills. Ask him who has
mad The dysentary for six mouths and every
remedy had failed; he tells you. Brandrcth's s
rus cured him in a week. So with other dis.
eases lweiv' Brandreth s Pills rubbed down
IN malt pint of molasses. cured little boy Of
nm ulcer the face which was rapidly spreading.
10 'iIs eyes, and which dozen doctors had tre,'
10 cure but could not; the poor parents wonru
nave gwen half they were worth to have had
cured, bGi avery thing they tried did no good
''n''l lheY gave It u tea spoonful Of molasses cv
cry day III halfa pint of which they had ruhbc.!
down twelte Brandreth's Pills; before tn,
"hole OF the molasses was taken the ulcerwu>
cured And yet some foolish people call Bran.
dretll's Fills quack medicine. 1t would he
wen u thrre were few more such qlack med
lclnes' Will all your pretended Sarsaparilla
compounds. nr Lozengcs. or Safves cure like
the biandrelh's PilIs7 Can they send you 10
persons. cured as DR.. Brnndreth CAM Can
tney point out TO you people who had been
helpless Tor years from Epilepsy and ST. .Vitus'
ioance' who have been cured by their RENE
dles they cannot, DR.. Brandreth cam
Can they point ont to you person who for
twenty years had rever had stool without
having used medicine, or mechanical means,
and whom the Brandreths Pills cured in a
month and gave him as healthy evacuations
as he had when he was q child {?
u The Pills are sold at DR.. Rrandreths OF.
tee, 24l Broadway N York. Also, by Bland
q Butter Edgefed C. H.; S. D. Clarke s. Co.,
Hamburgi ). S. s; D. e. Smyiey, Meeting
street; ". ~. Coleman, New Market; JRtitlocE,
ouAs'0an 8 ,fatler, Greenwood L. D. Meirri.
man, CokeSbury.
Aug.27 St q
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st te of South Carolina,
EDGEFIELD DISTRICT.
IN EQUITY.
In,

IN EQUITY.
John W: =. Hearst sHggIsmsn'al Y,M ZEN
P. c. Mcoweu & wife Partition.
PY virtue of an order Of The Courr Of
LID Equily,in this case. will be sold at
EdeefeId Court House, on Sale Day in
October next, The two following tracts of
land
l. The "Prisca Tract" situated in the
District and State aforesaid, adjoining
lands of R. P. Quarles. C. w. Manrz
aud Others, containing eighty five 1857
acres. more or less.
9. The &c. chran Tract" situated in
The d strict and Stale aforesaid, adjnining
lands of w. Manlz. John Hearst, William
Atkins and others. containing seventy five
(75) acres. more or less.
Tsrms-Twelve months credit, with in
'eresI from The day of sale. Purchasers
TO give bond and security and mortgage
Of The premises to secure the purchase
money, and costs to be paid in cash.
Purchases to pay for papers.
H. A. JONES, C. f. A. D.
Com'rs Office, AbbeviIe. e. H..
September 3 4t 80
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Alone in her Glory.-A rare incident
the most rare that we have ever witnessed
of the particular kind-was presented at
eur Levee yesterday afternoon. The
steam boa, Harry Of the West was The
only boat at the Levee above Cafial-st.
Such an incident has seldom heen known.
if ever. since The earlies, days of the
navigation of the Mississippi by steam,
and may be regarded as one evidence OF
the present dulness of The city.
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H. H4o eDEFFERS.

Ho l4o eDEFFERSo
General Agent and Commission
Merchant, Hamburg s. C.
STILL offers his services 10 his friends and
~ the public, and he will devote his undivi
ded attention to the
SELLING OF COTTON AND FLOUR;
RECEIVING AND FORWARDING Goods !.
Buying Goods for Planters or Merchants, or
attend 10 any business that may be
committed to his care.
He embraces this opportunity of rendering
his thanks to his friends for their liberal patron.
age heretofore bestowed, and by industry and
close attention to business HE hopes to merit,
and to continue toreceivelhe same. II shall be
his aim to make all his charges as light as pos.
slble. knowing that il will be TO his interest to
closely observe The interest of his friends.-
Liberal advances will be made if required on
produce sent to him for sale or store Cotton
sent to him by,Boats, will be received free OF
wharfage. All produce sent to him for sale,
will be promptly sold on arrival, if so ordered.
August 8 If %
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Notice.

A LII Persons indebted to the Estate ofJohp.
"A. D. Raiford, late of this District, are re-,
ques.ed to make immediate payment, and all
having anYdemands against the said Estate
will band them in, according to law, by the 25thi
of December next, a, which time the siibscrf:
erdeslres 10 close up the Estate.
ELIJAH WATSON, Adm'r,
April On Ii
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ATTENTION LIGHT INFANTRY!
SPIRIT OF '76!.

yVNHE funeral obscquies of / E Mcdaniel
4 and George Bussey will be performed
on Saturday before the third Lords Day INST.
at the Red, Hill Church. The members ofihe
corps will attend OH the occasion. in full uni
FORM caps and arms excepted The members
will wear a strip of Grape on the left arm in
token of respect to the deceased.
JOHN HILL, Captain.
September 3 81 80
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-09-03

A>Oi EuSeiieiu i|'Strict'
Whereas Nancy Reynolds hath applied
to me for Letters of Administration, On
all and singular the goods, and challels,
rights and credits of Thos. Reynolds. late
of the District aforesaid, deceased, these
are, therefore. 10 cite and adrnonish all
and singular, The kindred and creditors
of The said decea'd, to he and appear hefrre
me, at our next Ordinary's Court for the
said District, TO be holden al EdseGeId
Court House, Old the 18Th day of Sept.
instant. t. show cause, if any, Why he said
admins. On should moi be granted
Given under my hand and seal, this
lst day OF September, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
forty five, and in the 10Th year of Ameri-
can Independence.
JOHN HILL. O. E. D.
Sepr.3 q 80
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Notice.

A N election will take place al EdgeGeId
N G. H. On the first Monday in Oc,o-
Der nexi, by the Commissioners of The
Poor of EdgefrId District. for Super
inrendeni of The Poor House for the en-
suing year Any persons Wishing the
place. will make application stating their
terms. 5. BUTLER,
Chairman Board Of Poor.
Sept. 3 81 80
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-09-03
State of South Carolina.
EDGEFEELD DISTRICT.

PfJoHN HILL, Esq. Ordinary of Edge,
I'D fe!d, District:
Whereas James Griffin hath applied to me
for Letters otAdninistration, on all and sins,I.
lar The goods and chailIes rights and credits of
Mary Timan, late of The District aforeaaid
deceased; these are, therefore, to cite and
admonish all and singular, the kindred and cred.
ilors of the said decreased, to be and appear be-
fore me, at our next Ordinary's Cont for the
said District to be hulden at Edgefeld Court
House on the fifteenth day of Sept. inst, To
show cause, if any, why.the said administration
should not BE- granted.
Given undermy hand and seal. this 2nd day
of Sept, in The year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and forty fve, and in the 10Th
year of American Independence
JOHN HILL, o. E. D.
Sept. 8 q 81
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Notice.

rs hereby given, that application will be
IL made to the Legislature alit next sesslon,
to alter tue charter Of the Town of Edgeh"ld.
so as TO give 10 the Town Council, the exclu.
siyr right to grant Tavern licenses, and sell, or
to retail epiriiuous liquors within said town.
August27 3m 81
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commercial.

HAMBURG, Angus, 81
Cotton.--Thc receipts are still very light. 8"
much 50. that we Can scarcely gives market.
Up to-day. but 25 bales of new Cotton have
come to hand. all OF which went into store. ex
cept 5 bales these were sold att cents per Id.
Part of that in store is limited at cents 10
bales Of this. owned by the Hon. George Nc
Dntfie, came in yesterday. and is go"d lair
article. Prices range Pretty much as they did
last week-the accounts per Hlberna having
made no favorable impression on the market
There are but few buyers operating, and the
market rather dull than Otherwise. Our quo.
tatiDns are rs follows:
Ordinary TO midding, ,55 II 81
Middling fair, %
FAIR, a7d
Good fair, 7s a74
GrocerieS.-Bacon continues to advance
slowly, though we look fnr dcclension 10 a
few more weeks. Corn is worth from1 to 81
per bushel Meal rs to 81 certs.-JOurnal.
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.HOf1CP.

A PPLICATION will be made to the
IA Legislature of Soulh Carolina, al its
next session 10 grant Charter for d
Rail Road, from Edge6eld Court House
to point al or near Aiken.
September 3 If 80
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-09-03

Statistics Of Calomel.-one house in
Philadelphia, says the y. S. Gazette, has
prepared and sold within the last three
years. 1900 pounds of Calomel. The
consumer pays The apolhecary for The med
icine. a price varying from $50 10 $500 per
pound. Putting the above quantity at
only sou, it would appear that the price
pal dior il has succeeded million Of dol
lars. L is supposed that the quantity man
ufacIured by other houses is al least six
times as much. If so, the cost of calnmei
in three years, has been S6000,000, or an
average of TWO million per annum.
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South Carolina,
EDGEFIELD DISTRICT.

aPY JOHN HILL, Esquire, Ordinary OF
LID Edge6rld District. :"
" hercas. Levi r.. Wilson hath applied to
me for Letters of Administration. on all and
singular the goods andchatlels rights and cred
its Of John Wingaid, late of the District afore
said, deceased these are therefore, to cite and
admonish all and singulart kindred and cred
itors of said deceased, 10 be and appear before
me at our next Ordinary's Couri for the said
District, to be holden at Edge6eld Cour, House,
on the 18th day Of September, to show cause.
if any why the said administration should moi
be granted.
Given under my hand and seal, this the 25,h
day of August ia the year ofour Lord one thou
sand eighI hundred and forty. five, and in the
seyentielh yeai of American independence.
JOHN HILL. o. f. d. :.
August 81 2t 81
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+ anderson Gazette. Aug. 2S.

Raiu.-Since our last, our District has
been blessed with many fine showers Of
rain, which will give the farmers fine
opportunity for sowing ,urnips, pastures,
&C., which, in our opinion they will do
wellto improve, for if ever there was a
time for ecouomising. that time is now
Anderson Gazette, 22dul.
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NOTICE is hereby given, that application
lV will he made to the Legislature ut It's next
session, to declare Rocky Spring Creek in
Lexington District. navigable stream.
August 20 IF 30.
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! Notice.

A LII Persons are cautioned not to purchase
IA trade, or barter for ! SORREL HORSE
Of the Bascom breed, at present in the pos
session of Mr. Seth Butler, of Edgcfeld Dis
trict. as said Mare is the property OF the sub
scriber.
BARTHOLOMEW NORRIS.
Augusta, Angust26 (Replb) 81 80
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-09-03

Good Advice. The New York Express
closes a sensible article on Life and its en-
joyments, with this language:
Seriously. if you would keep cool
keep sober, and if you would enjoy life,
live as men do by whose existence the
world is made better. Be even tempered
and polite, honest and kind, just and mer
cifu!, and if you would sleep without lrou.
bled dreams. be free from lwinges Of con
science. Be sure a, least thai The world
is nene The worse because you have lived
in il.
Count that day lost whose low descend
ing sun,
Sees at thy hand no viruous action done
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-09-03

Seizure Of Err Gov. Coruin.-The
Cincinnati Herald of The 18Th instant,
SAYS ,ha, Ex Gov. tiorwin, who has q
very swar,hy complexion, while travelling
about fifteen miles ftoJn tha, place was
seized by party of armed men who
rushed out Of the woods, aud, swearing
that, he was colored man, they tied aud
bore him tojail as runaway slave!
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-09-03
Notice.

WTILL be sold at Edgefeld Court House
w on the First Nlonday in October next
the tract of land on which the Poor House
now stands, supposed TO contain about three
bundled acres, on twelve months credit.
s. BUTLER. Chairman
oflhe Board of Poor.
Sept. 3 st 80
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State of South Carolina:
EDGEFIELD DISTRICT.
J. w, Stokes. Declaration in

rS.
P. :; Rooney attachment.
ANtiE Plaintiffs IN the above stated cases,
IL having this day filed their declarations
III my office, and the defendants having no wife
or rattorney known TO reside within the limits Of
the State, on whom a copy of the same with q
lule 10 plead can be seryed 1t is there fore
ordered, that the defendant appear and plead
To the same within a year and day from the
day hereof, OF final and absolute judgment will
be awarded against him.
THOS G. BACON, C. P!
Clerks Office, 22d Nov. 1874. :
Nov. 81 i'd 1y
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State of South Carolina,
EDGEFIELD DISTRICT.

John B. R0un'ree' Declaration in Foreign
George Keppeart. Attachment
VEyHE Plaintiff having this day filed bis De.
u cIarationin my office and the Defendant
having no wife or Attorney known to be with.
in the Sta,e, on whom acopy Of thesame, with
a rule to plead can be served: it is Ordered,
that The Defendant plead te the said Declara-
,ion within year and day, or final and abso.
lutte judgment WILDE given against him.
THOMAS C. BACON, C. C.P.
Clerks Office, Nov. llth, 1874.
Nov. Is ly az
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-09-03

Alabama.-J6shua l., Martin, The In
dependen, Democratic candidate, is elect
ed Governor of Alabama, by about 1000
majority, over Na,heuiel Terry, the regu-
lar nominee. Cheraag Gazette.
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State of South Carolina.

State of South Carolina.
EDGEFIELD DISTRICT
IN THE COMMON PLEAS.
John B. Gorden } >.,E
Us. Attachment.
Joseph M. Perry.
Alex. j.. Lawton
u.s.. ) Attachment.
Joseph n. Perry.
THE Plaintiffs having this day fled
IL their Declarations in the above stated
cases in my office. Itis therefore, Ordered.
that The Defendant do appear and plead to
the said Declarations within a year and a.
day from the date hereof, or in default.
thereof final aud absolute judgments will
be given and awarded agains, the said
Defendant N both The above stated cases
THOS g. BACON, C. c.P.
Clerks Office, 2slh April, l845.
Aprn ~ "a ly
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FLOUR.

HUST receivc.. 2o barrels fresh NORTH
% ERN FLOUR and for sale by
SlBLEY e. CRAPON-
Hamburg, July %, lo45. If rs.
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State of ,Outh { ar0llna.
DGEEFlELD DISTRICT.
IN THE COMMON PLEAS.

hooef' au"'ef' Declaration in >
P. H. Rooney. attachment.
sH1HE Plaintiff in the above stated case,
IL having thisday filed their Declarations n
my Office, and the Defendant having no wife
or Attorney kncwn TO reside within the units
of the State on whom acopy of the same vita
a rule to plead can be served; 1t is therefore
Ordered Tha, the Deleudantappear and plead
TO the same within year and a day from the
date hereof or tinaland absolute judgmen,w will
be awarded against him
THOMAS G BACON, C. c.P.
Clerks Office, 22d Nov. 1874.
Nov. 81 al Iy
We are authorized to announce GEoRaE
J.SHEPPARD J as candidate for The Office
of Tax Collector, at the next election.
Dec. rs If 4S
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COLUMBIA. August %.

COLUMBIA. August rs.
Coaon-We have no change to notice in
this article since our last. There is more COM
ing in, though the prices are the same We
still quote from 5! to II cents.
Corn is selling out of stores from Is TO 80 cts,
market well supplied.
Bacon is worth 10 cents per pound.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-09-03

We. are authorized to announce
Captain JOSEPH HiGHrewER, as a candi-
dale for ColuDel of the Savrpth Regi ems:
occasioned by The resignation of Col. L
T. Wigfall. -. -. July 30 te
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-09-03

The Murdrrers Caught.-We learn
with great satisfaction. that the three des
peradoes who recently broke Jail in this
District, and murdered the Jailor, have
been recapIured, aud are now in custody.
Isaac, the fellow who it is understood
struck the Jailor, and who was evidently
the ringleader Of The gang. we are inform
ed. resisted those in pursuit of him, and
was wounded severely before he gave
himself up. They were all taken in
North Carolina, and we presume will
shortly pay the penalty Of their outrageous
crines.-Fcrnler'S Gazette.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-09-03

Public Notice is hereby
given, thai application will be made, /"
the Legislature of South Carolina at lis
next session, TO repeal the "Act to incor-
porale The Village of Edgeield."
September 8 If 80