Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-12-05
FOR THE ADVERTISER.
CohuMn1A, Nov. 90, 1919

DEAR SlE,-According to promise, l
will give you the news, and The manner IN
which "Ihines are done up" in Columbia
,alrhe present Session Of The Legislature.
In the first place, the frs, thing that al
tracts the attention of The locker on, is tho
number of Candidates for Office. Ine
election of Door Keeper, was The first on
the carpet. Amung the number Of aspi'
rants, was one from your District. Stand
ford r: May, Esq, who proved to he the
.betler' nag" al the winding up of The
race, his original vii, and persuasive man
ners made a deep impression upon The
Members; ahdaliho' he was fourth on The
first heat. yet his friends had every conh,
dence in him. as he seemed but linle dis.
lressed and cooled Off ihally, oil the second
heat he net: only maintained his ground,
but came out third best, andoa the third.
second best. On the fourth; the friends ol
The different, candidates rallied. brought
every thing 10 bear that would have any
influence in The race, butit was "no 60
The Edsefied nag came out two Z. voles)
lengths ahead. The fifth, was now to de
side tho race, all the candidaIes having
Withdrawn bur two, May and McEliany
son of The old Door Keeper. May, how
ever, from the uniireing exertions of bis
friends proved ton hard for him. and wa,
elected by considerable majority. the
election being declared he proceeded l'
The Speakers desk, and was duly quail
fed. and is now dischargius the duties o
his office.
|; To-day The elections fur Commissioner:
and Masters in Equity, came oil, IN lit
first ballot all were elected from The difle
reu, Districts, but Richland. can form
no idea how it will terminate, as there or,
now three candidates, one having with
drawn. There are yet two other election:
10 come of, which is exciting UNUSUAL inte
resi-. Comptroller General and. Treasurer
of the Lower Division.
Col. Pickens, delivered q fine addrcs!
! before The Stale Agricultural Society las
night, which is spoken Of very highly.
We have every thing here That is calcu
lated to amuse you. The Ladies Hebrew
Benevolent Fair, is now open for cxhibi
lion, and the way things are "done up,
is curious. stepped in last night out o
curiosity, more than any thing else, ant
by the time turned round lo admire lht
beauty and neat arrangement Of every
thing, dozen liule misses was around me
do Mister" they say, as't were will
one voico, "huy this pretty beauk, only
cents" or 10 cts. as the case be. "Sir
come. do buy it," and he first thing knew
had "a 10 cent piece in my fingers, ant
Jeau'k. Thinks Ito myself, III quit Ih
crowd. and in endeavoring TO exIricai'
! myself, fell into worse hands. A yer.
handsome young lady," Say Sir, can't
sell you something to nigh, Hero is
pretty fob very pretty Sir, only fifty cen
Sir, do but it," II told her il was yer,
cheap, and really beautiful, but hat
bong hi so many things. and taken so man,
chances, that my money was all gone.
She still hung on 10 me "here is beau
tiful doll and I'll sell it very cheap
"Well Miss" said !, "sive US lie price,
"OnIy TWO dollars; Sir" Is that ALL
says ], sit must be very cheap, aud it i
SD very UeduIlluI. 1Cs SH, o"C says
"very pretty, do buy it," II don'l know
what to do abuu, it," says /: "do you e
on tick ," "Oh, no Sir, we go ou the
cash system entirely" Well, was com
; PEELED to take chance, which cost INT
fifty GEMS!
On Wednesday night, of next week
the Roman Catholic Fair, comes of.
am told it will be splendid affair. | have
no doubt it will be numcrously attended
bu, 80 far as l lam concerned, shall say
mo go.''
This WILDE an exciting. Session: The
Bank qieslion will come up, and The
friends and anii.Bank men, are orsani.
zins their forces, TO make ready for battle,
The Peni'enliary, will excite some interest
and The giving of the election Of Electors
of President and Vice President to the
people, also. From all can learn, there
is strong probability of Edselield gaining
another Member to The Legislature. There
is "a large fraction in her favor. and in al
probability the Increase in population will
make it. You may hear from me again
soon.. @.