Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-06-23

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EdgttieM Meehanic's Rashingtonian Society.
al a late meeting of this Society, the follow
;i,s gentlemen were elected Delegates to the
q Convention, to meet at Winnsboroush the 7th
/, of july. neaL-Rev. Alexander McC aine, DR..
q. Es Go GOODWIN, DR.. ]. G. Williams, aud An
.ssdrew Ramsey.
Eli I,hete will be a meeting Of this Society on
Monday evening next, and the Anniversary
:sInnseiing the Monday following.
Rarin.-lVe have bad, during the past week,
plenty of rain at this place. On Saturday night
.hefe was copious shower, and some rain also
on Sunday:
Cotton Blooms.-We have been handed
falr grown Cotton Bloom, from the plantation
of g. 3. Glover, Esqr., which dropped OH the
lh.instant.
W have received from a gentleman inter-
Sesteds i'm the planting interest, and residing in
sEdgefeld District, an interesting communica,
ton and Cotton Bloom, the growth of the
s.present season. The communication will be
found in another portion Of our paper
* Death of Samuel JFeir, Esq.-We learn with
n deep regret, the death Of Samuel Weir' Esqr..
4 late editor and proprietor of the Southern
Chronicle, published at Columbia, South Car
olina. Mr.. Weir has long been known. as one
o, esaslest editors in our State. II will be
Sseen hom the proceedings of the Printers and
Ntasons of Columbia, who recently assembled
on the occasion of his death, that certain reso:
Intions were adopted, by those bodies, to which
81 he belonged. Il - 80. ..5.ss.. E. !.
We heartily concur with the South Caroi
uisn in the subjoi safsS
en- The Editor. The Chronicle, died
on Yelnesday evening last, ailer u mos pali-'
ttihi and pfbnaefed illness had hecn-a long
time inted with the press and in his death,
pIblic has lost an able aud sincere yindica:,
sstor Of morals and a journalist who honestly and
fearlessly discharged his duties 10 society. As u
- magistrate, he was firm and unwayering as n
pariizan; he was talented and loyal, as a citizen
he 8as uprightand honest, and as friend, he
was devoted and true. His remains were at
tended to their. resting place, by numerous
.concourse of our citiZens, where they received
sburiaT. according 10 the obsequies of the Ma.
sonic Fraternity, Of which benevolent associa.
IA tom he was prominent member"
[J. Captain J. ]. Calhoun, and Captain
ALLISON Nelson, of Atlanta, Geo., have uladea
lender Of their services to the President Of the
United States, during the Mexican war, and
have pledged themselves, within sixty days to
raise a regiment Of 1000 mounted men for the
Mexican service. Both Of these gallant gentle
men, volunteered at the FIRST call of the govern
ment, and served a. the head of their respective
companies the twelve months campaign, from
(which they have been SO recently discharged.
8 Captain Calhoun, particularly, is well known
.Sto many of our readers, as gentleman of the
& highest standing and public spirit.
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Produets Of the United States.-We see it
stated, that the whole amount Of the annual
products ofthe United Suites, is about one thou
sand million of dollars.
E 1n Ancient Military Company Ancient
& and Honorable Artillery Company, Of Boston,
Sceienrated its 209th Anniversary, recently, by
"a procession, a sermon, "a dinner, and parade.
s The Capitolat Washington Cas.--The Capt.
toll at Washington City has been undergoing
some improvement lately: A gas lantern six
feet in diameter. and six feet high, fitted with
superior silver plate glass rehectors, and sur
amounted with a gold metal ball, is to be placed
o,i 81 a mast one hundred feet high on the top Of
y the dome. s...ss y. - :, s.
IelSan Trophies. saw recently, seye-,
raj Mexican trophies, in the possession Of a
gentleman, who is an officer in tho Palme Ito
Regiment. ,Ainong them, we saw splendid
English Musket, an Escopete. or short Mexi-
scan gun, some samples Of grape and cannis-
sfersbot, a lance, some pieces of the chaparral,
&C. These different articles, coming as they
did from Mexico, possessed a peculiar interes.
for rs, especially, as we have never looked up
ON their like before, being totally unused to
sgaas, and handling nothing but types.
Largo Pea.-We have seen pretty sample
q the Marrowfas Pea. which grew in the gar.
denof Mr. Comply, Of ibis place. The pea is
largeand we'll grown, for its age, and looks We.
sy5mneh as fit:wo1ld make a delicious morsel
tsforau Editor ora Prince. The seed was
ipurchasedin the store Of Mr.. r. s. Roberts.
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s e Kissing I'VE saw itlately stated, that some
warm hearted fellow. was fined at.the north,
the sumof' Ave. dollars.for kissing.a lady with.
sont cher cdnsantaEs He was rightly served, we
/ think. He should have been fined al least ten
dolIals Al kissiapo pobiiie hand lips, Or blushing
Cheek, Of d sweet girl is worth an ihcalculable
sutn. Itcanlot be estimated ID gold. 81;