Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-07-03
For the Advertiser.
a Eiourlshlng and Pleasant Town.
LANGLEY, S. c., June 10Th, 1919.


LANGLEY, S. c., June 10Th, 1873.
Dear 4Adccrtiser Thinking letter
from this part of old Edsctield might
interest yAlr readers, have concluded
to write you few lines.
Langley derives its name from Mr.:
Wm. c. Langley, a Northern gentleman,
who owns controlling interest in the
Cotton Mills here. 1t is located on two
Railroads, viz: G. C. q A. and :. C..R
r., s miles east ''ot Augusta, Ga, on tho
waters Of Big Horse Creek, mdnunbcrs
about l,OOU inhabitants, 400 of whom
work in and about the mills, n b.
There are running 10000 SpiudltfDRS
Looms, which consume 16 hales cYl,Yn
daily, from which 49, 900 yards.ol goods
are made, embracing three grades, viz:
Drills, Sheeting, and Shirtings. These
goods stand at the head OF the list in The
market. c.. .7oa.i
Here are. two Churches, u Methodist
and Baptist, Rev. w. II. Mosley, pas
tor Of the latter, which is thriving fiist,
and numbers about 100 members; was
organized only about one year ago.
The Sabbath School is worry interesting,
and is doing much good forithe cause of
Christ. DR.. VIM. Pcttigrow is Surern-
tendent and Deacon, and seems to- be
quite at home when instructing and iiiil
parting useful knowledge to the scholars,
who. appreciate hin highly. 'Tllc'school
has had the assistahce of Mrs. NJ. r.
Foster, wife of supt, Of the Mills, and
her Sister, Miss Rebecca Doun, Who have
worked hsrd lnathe Sabbath School cause.
Here also is a iiourislllng Dlvlslonof
the Sons, Temperance, NUN bering ovHt
12O members, and increasing rapidly.
Their Annual Festival came OIL Il few
weeks ago, and wasa complete SUCCESS,
Every onoIwas pleased with tie supper,
and manner in which III WIS ponductedi
there 'was:a plenty of substantials aud
deiicacies,' and to spare. How could it,
be otherwise, wheh ournSlr..' y Sanders
Harrison, Of Liberty Hill notoyic,y, was
chief OF the Cue2 The t,ct o. The basi-
ness is, some of the boys ale 50 mach
they were not able, for du:y for several
days after. Supper over, and up in the
SiDley Hall to hear Lecture from Row
I. ID. Legare, Missionary for A4lluric.m
Sunday School Unioi, who delivered an
excellent address, ofabnut one i,uur, to
an attentive audience .'a
A new Masonic Lodge has lunn, recent.
organized here, and known as !,I5erl
fi&o Lodge, No 7-r-, with the irllnw-,
ing oiiicers: A. G. Srall, w. NJ ". i.
Foster, ); w. .;,.Augu.tus A Traylor, j.
VIZ P.J, Redmond, Treasurer; q. w
Howard. Z Secretary n. Sanders Harri
son, Tyler. We are t,idcr ilany 'i,lbjlfi oi,lbjlfiga
tlons to snpt. NJ. L, Fster and MI. 4 G.
Small for their exertlinIiss and assistance
in n.astirg fitting UP the new Hail, and gostinng,,
up regalia, tools, jewels, 80 "sib:.ayv
Hall" is so called In lpnot OF the WORTHY
PRESIDENT OF. Langley Manufacturing
Company; VIM. c. sBley, Of .luststa.
Ga, . l'id-.i So tusii;4f@ !, fi..s-a|
This Phi nlaca s'ysrY healthy, seldom
having death, even among infants. u ;.
I'believo the Company is on the eve Of
increasing their Mil aid Machinery. n,di
- n'Ii Respectfully yours, i'9-l3a.i /"
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