Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-07-21
.Ebe a0nertts ser.
.EDGEFIELD FL.
WEDNESDAY, JuLy 81, 1917.

Our Rail R0ad.-We understand that our
Rail Road Central Committee are very active.
~ engaged in their duty, and from the returns
rs already received, from the sub committees,
they are in possession. of enough TO guarantee
them in stating, that the subscriptions To the
u astcek,a this time. amount to about one hun-
lfed and twelve thousand dollars. There isa
tlunbero of sub committees yet 10 hear from.
We'feel jastfsd in saying that one hundred
& and twenty five Thousand oars worth Of stock
Will be taken upon the opening ofthe books,
and before the frs. Of October there will no. be-
sharei be Bous usht, for love or money:
OR Raj "A gentleman residing ih
another District, wiring to says, on the sub-
Isct of our Edgefeld road "I am good friend
TO Rail roads and am therefore always pleasedii
whenever I:hear of one. If is quite certain,
think, that al the owners of real estate, will be
tsscs benefited. There are strong doubts whether
40 The road from Columbia TO GreenviIe will be
built. If not, tire road to your village will be
the best stock in the country; for you will nve
g g The whole up country trade. and from the su-
sperior locality Of your village, will do far
:say. heavier business than was ever done by Ham.
.ey burg z gs ~ - ~; F1ss5-ts
> .ss Southern Caltivator.-We have before lis,
the seventh number, volume fifth, ofthe South.
Cern Cultiva,or, published at Augusta, Georgia.
as This number contains the usual amount of val
sHabe matter, original and selected. Since the
20 death Of Mr.. CaInas tie late editor, the pro-
pretors have not yet obtained another. but will
.55, in all probability soon procure The services Of
competent person. The work is sill conduct
j. q ed by them. The number before US has seve.
raj good articles, from which we may hereafter
make some extracts.
The Fannin Atengers.-Tbis is the name Of
sJJSs gallant volunteer company which went from
sasa Georgia to the Mexican war. After a long
service, thirty survivors, out Of nearly one hun
fsssN NSred men, the original number have returned
gss ASn1er was recently given to themat Griffin;
z sGeoS ColJackson, Of the Georgia Regiment,
was psesel, and addressed them aud the au.
dience Ssesent in feeling and eloquent man.
aeI.
= - TAs LasrAsy World.-The Postmaster Of this
place: has han Aded US number of the Literary
Void, a;gazetse for authors, readers and pub.
fishers: II isfpublshed in New York, at three
dollars; per annum. Besides advertisements
s. of new W6rks,it contains much interesting
a. literary nsit.er. This paper is published week.
sly, andis ofthe size Of at least sixteen quar,o
sE spagess. isss'2ss Ps',a
80 l1s Restsrh Coatintnt.-We g have upon our
ablesa. number Of the Western Continent, or
Southern Family Journal, devoted to Litcra.
sture, Science, Agriculture and general intelli-
gence: II is pubshed in the city oil Baltimore,
at The low price Of two dollars per year. 1t is
conducted BY WIN: T. Thompson, formerly
connected with the "Mirror." which was pub
s lished at Augusta, Geo. Mr.. Thompson then
acquired a high reputation as a writer, and has
g. since written a number of humorous sketches !.
which have beenextensively read aud admired.
The number Of the Wes:ern Continent before
rus, is full Of excellent articles original and Sc.
lected on various subjects: Apart, of II is de.
voted 10 humorous sketches, and to translations
from foreign works: Besldesits literary merits,
this paper has peculiar claims, especially upon
The Southern community. It's an able adyo.
cate q solthern rights, and is, strongly opposed
the schemes Of abolitonsts, and to the odious
ilnots PtoyIso which would restrict tho