Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-12-18
Local Items.


determined on Tournament and Ball.
Tuesday next, the Esd, is to be the day.
The BAH viii take place in the Masonic
Hall. The gentlemen of tho Club will
order the lights aud music, and arrange
matters generally, while the supper will
be provided by the ladies-mothers,
aunts, wives, sisters, !sweethearts and
friends, of the Sabreurs. And we war
rant the lattsrswill see to it that the feast
Is worthy Of the occasion, and of the
season. Gentlemen, not members of the
Club, and not to be. .outdone by the Ia
dies in generosity to the boys viii pur-
chase tickets at s2.0O. Let al combine
to make it q bright and happy Christmas
gathering, a hearty village festival. Ana
we beg the young ladies not; to be dc
TERED by( a iittle:bad weather. which is
always more or less probable at this sea-
SON. We are informed that the ball, no
matter what the weather may be, cannot
be postponed. -, - a =.
Ourold friends, The John RainsfordsT
friends of. all infhis section, and sincere
ly beloved in return-have left their
beautiful and dhospitable home s miles be-
low us, and gone to live in Augusta. Mr..
r. is horribly and unaffectedly averse
to Just such newspaper personals as we
are now writing, but nevertheless we
are bent and determined upon expressing
the universal and sincere regret felt in
our community, and throughout our
sectioni at the eldeparture of himself and
his family.
We hear of number Of strangers,
ladies' and gentlemen, coming to visit
friends.in.cur town during Christmas.
Things begin to look as if we should be
quite gay and social.
lAt Clisby q, ,Lynch's. Christmasis per-
fectly ablaze- Christmas for the eye!
Christmas for the hearts Christmas for
the palatel sFor!old men and maidens,
for young men and children! Go and
fill your stockings, your baskets, your
pockets, your hands!
The Baptist Sunday School Christmas
Tree is to be unveiled on Friday evening
the 2sth inst. We hear it is to bc beauti-
full and generous. 4
Miss .Gibbes' School is to be disbsnded
on Fridaylne:st, for atwoweeks holiday.
Last week we stated that DIR. Parker
had gone to Chicago to visit sick brother.'
And now we regret to chronicle the fact
that this brother has since died. He
was physician of greatxeminence and
large wealth. s,.r
The sale of The three large plantations
comprising the real estate of the late
Gov. Pickens, were sold public outcry
on Monday last. Mrs. Pickens bought
the whole. The Edgewood or: Home mestead
Tract, 5000 acres, was bid off at $1,000;
the Grove Tract, 1900 acres, at $4,000, and
the Savannah River Tract, 2f0o acres, at
S13, ,100.-
A tale goes that thereis tolbe q Concert
at Johnston's soon, for the benefit of the
LIZ, 1sass;,ssan.s Band---1xe--ha hope this is so.
II It is, Ietus all go. That Band deserves
a bouncing benefit.
The Christmas things at Mr.. Penn's-
in quantity, beauty, variety, and novelty
really take the rag off the,bush. And
so cheap are they that you look up to see
if VIII is not Santa Claus himself!
The ladies of the Episcopal congsega-
ton are making preparations to decorate
their Church beautifully.
Have you noticed Mr.. Clisby's new
stable near the Tompkins Hotel! 1t
fills up an ugly gap admirably.
The best wine maker now in the world
-Scupperno,tg lis Miss Lavinia Ken
ney, of Harmony. Or shall we say
Joh,,ston's?. We regard her as an in
spired woman! "a
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Merry Christmas! Christmas Gift!-l
to all of you. We are in earnest-par-
ticularly as regards the merry part.