Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-07-03
T,oca1 Items.

During the past week we have had
considerable rains, and cooler weather
than is usual at this season. It is still
showery.
Edgeield is by no means badly repre-
sented in many institutions of learning
throughout the land. This being general
vacation time, many of our young friends
are now at home I'VE have had the
pleasure of greeting lately Mr.. Augustus
Tompkins, from the Polytechnic School
at Troy, n. y; Mr.. Arthur Tompkins,
from Law School in, Washington, D.
c.; Mr.. Pinckney Durisoe, from the
kentucky University at Lexington, Ky !;
Mr.. Edwin Glover, from the Washing
ton dt LEG College at Lexington, Va. !;
Mr.. w. e. Barr, from Nofford College,
Spartanburg,; Mr.. Oscar Barr, from Le-
neir-High SCHOOL,; and Messrs.
Wallace Bland, N1ansfield Hellingsworth,
Hughes Hill, andL Lnther Sheppard, from
the Yorkyiile ilitary dpstitste.
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Mr.. james Bonham, from Washington
& Lee College, Mr.. Kinard, from Wof-
ford, and Mr. Nicholson, from Yerkvillo,
have not yet visited our village.
Our rising young townsman, Mr.. John
r. Abney, has lately received from Wof-
ford College, OF which. he is u graduate,
the degree of Master of Arts-a very de-
served compliment.
And the young girls ooIlave begun to
come home for summer vacation. we
know of one from the Sedgwick School
in Augusta; one from st. Joseph's Acade-
my in Sumter, one from the Methodist.
College, Columbia, and two from Vale
Crucis, Columbia.
q ssy-ts .ste
H. T. Wright, Esq, has recently had
built on his premises the finest and best
Gin z use in the County. Good taste,
and good. judgment.
The examination and distribution OF
premiums in Miss Gibbes's School will
take place in the Episcopal Parsonage on
Friday next, 4th July, in the forenoon.
Does it necessarily follow that because
H. T. W, Esq.,, has 100, geese closely
guarded in his cotton fields, that there
fore grass abounds in said cotton fields :?
Who knows? What say you, d. T. "?
Some Of our friten ritesnr ds;are making ready
to fit away to the mountains. TO the min
eral springs, to the bathing places. Mr..
G. L. Penn, MT. and Mrs. II, t. Wright,
and Col. ana Mrs; III. W. Addison are
going to those wonderful watersin North
Georgia, discovered (you mightsay) four
or five years. back by, pur former fellow
citizen, DIR. Yarborough. We believe the
place is called Porter Springs Mrs. Pick
ems and family are goingto Vue de Eap,
Virginia; Judge Bacon ,and family to
hitesulphurI While others will leave
home with the design,o Of. blowing where
they list" no man telling whittier they
go nor whence they come. '3.9 -
IL E.l- nsa sZ-l4.t
Mavbin Griffln's Barbecue to thc.saort
Cl,eb6crs on Saturday FAST was one OF
Nlaybin's best efforts; and the gallant
fellows seemed toTelish the well-seasoned
and thoroughly prepared meats and veg
etables with an evident gusto absolutely
IerrHsGin.t. ,4aal.iAt ..''.''
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Mr.. WiGitaksy's field OF corn, in rea.
Of his hotel, is, rra~nitirently iiiie--and
doubtless soinepe0ple @i!l lind it's very
convenient patch from which to Dor
row. few roasting ears occasionpily
SICK Pin here ye inidnight depfeda
to:s on our garden tr,sck,-and srcncm'
Der that by making y moonlight. raid il
the direction if,dicatedsa yoh' will shank
us ior the hint. and your washerwomaI
will not be asking "how you got der
tom0,t0ses aud ingons all smashed al
togeder ius daS soat-t:ht 'poeSet?' o'n
fence is.atall one.
We hear our friend and neishb3r, )
I. a. Esq, out OH the street. Offering
bag for sale How fs this? His fields !it
under or eye, and ii we mistake pot
they contain oslly cotton aud corn Why
should onr neighbor beget suspicious