Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-04-05
Augusta.


very agreeable time at lfe Augusta Hotel, now
KEEP, by Mr. w. P. STinR fUrHierly Of the Carollnn
Hotel Charleston. His table isl comfortable and,
We NAV add, an excrllenrohe.s We confesso liking
his style of supper especially plenty Of hot hom''
nv, warm meats, well-blttsfed wafles and smoking
battercakes, besides any quantity of nice reiectlons'
When in town, people expect generally to SIT up iate'
and why not take in good. supply Of Wholesome
yictuas at once, instead Of ayng back for those per.
nicious 10 o'clock supperr, Mrs. STARR was formerly
Mrs. W.EsT and many have known her elsewhere as
m enerrelc and skilful landlady. We commend the
Augusta, under It's present Propretors to the public
=. large. ',M
Augusta is pleasant citys, Her people are polite
and eonsiera,e kind andnelligept. Augusta is also
quite n stirring ci,y. Her merchants, and men Of
business GENERALLY, are active and cheerful honest and
accommodating Her trade, even at this period Of The
season, is evidently driving md profitable one.
hdane, walks IN. and dowB9toad street. he. can but
be struck with the .numbrr of handsomely arranged
establishments of various kinds.
w. will start, for instance, ct the aforementioned
hotel and walk up on that side. First, we come TO
several very neat Stores in the basement Of the bnd-
inc from which we SET out. Conspicuous among these,
!. FocARry's Drug Store, aid CLAYTON d BIGsoN's
Cluhinc Shop-bo,h excellent places in their line, as
we learned by experience. Not long after We cour
10 BosEs' Hardware House, justly relrbated III
all these parts. We boughtihe best Knife there We
hav. seen in len year, Although this House does
no, adyertine with us; yet We "make no bones IN
saving that its proprietor has every Thing of the best
in his large establi.hment--We 60 on up, and after
few s,epp come TO the old Dry Goods Store of J.. p
SErzE.. Thi, is the old French House of the City,
and has long list Of standing customers. we al
ways are of getting genuine article Ht s.
Not much further on, We find VoLGAs Cigar Store,
which is one of the very best in the South. linen
come several other we'll fixed shops, which We cnnno'
oton here 10 notice. as SHEARS magnificent establish
m-n, is right before us. We go in, and lind rustnr
slk, and rav bonnets mo, ing and fro as each ones
fancy calls for this article or that Busy clerks are
darling from shelf 10 shelf in eager haste 10 accom-
mo,a,e AM, please the ladies', The TACT !" SHEAR
Augusta Store would he very respectable III Broad
way, and so wc bid him good day Passing on We
ne.t come to WARD L. BuRcnARD's, lie" siore' es'
,abishrd in epnnexion with.a large New lork house
and conducted on cash principles. W. d. IL. seem 10
have laid in select stock, chiefly of fine soods They
exhibited to us some exquisite specimens "t various
fabrics and we were obliged to conclude 'Eat an ao'
mrnble taste had been exercised, either by w. d b.
or their New York cp.partners.
We leave them now and so on to MILLER q WAR
nEs's, n Baptist house, where the useful and lie
lovely nre ionnd in elegant ubundance.-"s should
no, omit to mention here that ALDRIcH d ROYAL are
IN this side of Broad street with their large Shoetore
vh,r. every kind of foot. furniture can he ac at mod
crate prices.-We go on mp q little higher and then
crossing over we find ourself at The door Ct GRAY
BpoTnERs As usual, CROWD is gathered around
their counters, some prying some buying, nj eyens
the splendd goods so prdfSe out before thrm
But We must hurry on down having only time 10 greet
old LAMBAcK, uhRt prince Of coniectionrrS'' anu 10
snv good day" 10 THAyER rs he stands in The door
Of his popular family-grocery. And lere We are Mt
LALLERsrEDTs corner. LALLERsLEDT 10 o'e Vi ou'
men, Plain and strait.for@arc as man can well De-
he vet we'll understands unfolding the beauties oi ms
store TO the ladies' and gentlemen who 70 frequently
drop in upon his attention; while his obligng young
clerk, Mr. W. of Edgefed, is ever ready TO second the
efforts o. his seniur.
From LALLERsTEDr's to CLARKs is perhaps the
most complete "row" in Augusta. NEwHY, CRANE,
CuArFEE. CATLIN, OATES and others are strewed
along here; it is unnecessary, after mentioning these
n,mes TO remark that the row is brilliant one day
and night Still below this square, we have several
acouain,ances of merit in the commercial line, bntw
have aaid enough present. Suffice 1t to repeat IN
conclusion, that Augusta is lively thrifty, pleasant
place. Liking the place and people both, as we do,
". HEARTILY wish :hem all luck and happiness, from
his Honor, the Mayor, down 10 The sausage merchant
who hangs out his links near the lower market