Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-03-23
I.ocal lettings.

Court Is over, ana the JuuBo mas BoHe. AnooS
most terrible of all Ku Klux, the lawyers, have
:ugged their green bags Office wards, and the idle
negroes, who glory IN Court week, have gone to
grin and chatter in more rustic scenes. And the
ring sreaked and striped jurors have gone; and
the loud mouthed constables hare gone; and the
tax gatherers-without bowels of mercy-have
gone and the equally bowelleas insurance agents
have gone; and the two strange bowellesS faro
dealers have gone; and the transient men and
women-some with bowels and some with none
nave gone; and the social festivities-for last
week was gay one in Edgeaeld-are all over /;
and our village is about to settle down into the
deep. istless, moneyless calm of summer. And
last Sunday all the preachers were gone too, and
40 voice calling sinners to repentance was heard
in tho town. And we might we'll stigmatize the
preachers as bowelless also for this way they have
of leaving the community entirely in the hands
of Satan on the third Sunday Of every month, is
certainly very i'll advised. Imagine the horrors
of Protestant Sabbath without Church In
Cltholic countries and communities the thing is
different.
And the winter too has gone! The "oldest in
nabitant," lady who rises at five in winter and
three 10 summer, informed US this morning that
sac Ind already heard the voice of the whippoor,
will, and added, "after you hear the whippoor-
will in March there comes no more cold weather"
But we do not regard the thing as safe, for the
said Oldest inhabitant i, somewhat deaf, and may
have only heard the meaningless voice of q cat
| or free-nigger.
In the meant time the fruit trees have not only
bloomed, but shed their blooms. Let us watch
and pray-for plums and peaches, for apples and
pears.
Gardening is going on energetically, and the
rivalry in green peas and lettuce, as usual runs
high. And speaking of gardens, reminds US Of the
f.ct that there seems to be pretty general move
about town to build up new fences. We are de-
| lighted to chronicle the faintest improvement.
| New plank fences, and those whitewashed, would
make Edgefeld look many years younger and
happier. And what other internal improvements
can We mention Several. Thatfoot- bridge across
the yawning abyss of the Academy branch, on
| the back s,reet-a public work Of the town coun.
Gil. work not calculated to last as long as the
Egyptian pyramids, but nevertheless great help
| at present. And the changing of the facade OF
the Court House portico from mortar to wood, a
cheap, and lat q dstance) neat piece of work Of
tho County Commissioners. And the brilliant
renovation of Mr. BRYAN's store, the face of which
is as brilliant and beautiful with white and red as
that of modern belle at ball. And within
too, it CLEANS with freshness and cleanliness. And
very soon it will be filled with beautiful new
Spring goods.
But the public square is still far from present
ing uniformly spruce and cheerful front. The
park railing, the public pump, the Printing Office,
the Ryan Hotel and the Frazier Store are the
blots upon the landscape. They ought undoubt-
edly to be freshoned up.
But, after all, adorning our village externally
is not by any means the most important matter
for the consideration of our citizens. There's
that oft-mooted Railroad. That deadly failure of
Railroad Is It neper to bel Fearful and por-
tentous question. Answer it, ye rich men had
owners of town property. Lately it was reported
that our esteemed fellow-citizen, s: w. NIcHoL-
SON. Esq, W J about to move heavily in the mat
ter. But the tale has died out again. Who would
like to bo moulded in enduring brass or marble
Who would like to become noble subject for the
sculptor's art? If any, let him speak. But be-
fore speaking, ho must endow EdgeGeld with q
Railroad. We promise him noble statue
fha hiuh Wa
marry Winnie Ream-or get our friend Genl. NJ. W.
GARY, who is handsomer man than VIC are, to do
so-and bring her here, to dedicate the rest of
her life to the great work. What,say you, Gen
eral Had you rather marry WINNIE, or do yosr
part in money?