Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1878-07-04
Let Us At Last BraveIy Breast
Ourselves TO the Rail
Road Work.
LET LANDOWNERS BE GENER-
Gus AND PUBLEC-SPiRITED.
And Let Aiken Seize Major kirkland
While He is on the Ground.

And Let Aiken Seize Major kirkland
While He is on the Ground.
Maj. S. S. Kirkland, of Spartanburg,
assisted by Mr.. McKewn Johnson,is now
surveying the route for our Branch Kali
road to Trenton. Both these gentlemen
are among the mpst popular and skill
full engineers in the State, and thel
work will be well done. They vii
probably survey three different routes,
and then our President and Directors
will make their choice.
And just hero we would earnestly eX-
hort the people of Aiken to avail them
selves of the services of Maj. Kirkland
while he is among us, and have tic sur
vey continued at olce from Trenton to
their town. The sooner the better.
Read the articles from the Ncars and
Courier which we publish this week,
urging the people of Charleston to lend
their aid to this Aiken extension. The
letter from the Ne1cs and Curriers' Aiken
correspondent. is timely, strong and sen
sible.
And now that these surveys are being
made, we hope the land owners along
the route Which shall be chosen Will sol
emnly make up their minds to push the
great work on by conspicuous generos-
ity and public spirit Give the right Of
way il you possibly can. Ii not, demand
as little fo.. it as possible.
The work may he said t. have been
b"gun. Let IL, breast ""I>ciNrs u H.
Standing up is one man. aud carr out
to actual fruition an undertaking that
will give IT, ltdgcicid such glory and
wealth as she never knew even i'll her
palmiest days.
Three beautiful and distinguished young
ladies are at Z" Edgowood,' visiting Miss
Douschka Pickens Miss Daisy Aldrich,
of Barnwell, Miss Idolinc Lochrane, OF
Atlanta, Ga, and Miss Lizzie Curtis, Of
Columbus, Ga.
In the whole range OF the beautiful
there is nothing we so dote on as green
house plants. And the queen OF these
is the Fuchsia. And the queen of the
Fuchsias, in Edgcfeld, is Mrs. Orlando
Sheppard. Such Fuchsias as hess can
not be beaten tue world ever! And III
deed orr lreEd Bcrck:mans, OF the
"Fruitland Nurseries" might we'll take
Il trip to Edgciic!d 20 look at them 1t is
certain he las never seen such AT home.
Oar young friend, Mr. Ben. ALnry,
has arrived ut nome from the University
Of virginia-looking welt and scholarly.
He w II return to Charlottesville i'll the
fall. Meantime VIC wish him q pleasant
vacation.
Prof George IIaliiwa':"cr. son of our
e. tecmcd fellow citizen, W.. lialtiwan-
ger, Esq, delivered Il vcry-nnch admir-
ed address last week, in Newberry, be-
fore the Alumni of tho College.
Mrs. l:ic!lelberger and Miss Es,clle
Laliier, of our town, attended tho Com
menccmen. Of Ncwbcrry College last
week
Many friends are delighted to welcome
Mr.. & Mrs. iiggli B. Harrison Of Au-
gusta, vino are on i s:si, to the family OF
Mr.. D. T. Durisoc.
Capt. Wi>iar Gary, Of Ncwbcrry, is III
n,,r town, visiting his cousin, Gen. NJ.
w. And many friends WHO knew him
well in the war, ard in the years imme-
diateiy following. arc heartily glad to
shake him by the hand one. more.
Mr.. Eldrcd Addison. of Ninety Six
me who brought fourth his six n'agniii
cent mules to Go honor to the Old Fort
ce!cbratiun-has been among us for g
day or two lately, the guest OF his rcla
tive, John l.. Addison, Esq. And he
drove two of the said mules. And we
went to see them, rs old acquaintance,
and embraced them. and wep:. But
there may possibly arise another occa-
sion when their brides will have 10 be
decorated with the scarlc; gladiolus.
And when that oeclson comes. we Shall
en- brace them again, ana shout tor jay.
OF course, however, we arc merely
limiting at the Old Fort Centennial three
years hence. Nothing more!
Our amiable and thoughtful ncighbor
Miss Mary Grice, sends us bottle of
ncw-made blackberry wine-so rich and
luscious that it might be better called
cordial. We beg leave to express to her
our kindest thanks.
We believe there was Union Meeting
in every Division on Sunday last. We
know of three at least-at C!..liham's, a,
Harn's Creek, and at Johnston. at CAL
lihanl's many candidates for Office sought
tie grace Of CO The Rev. Mr. Scy
m pur preached, and Capt. James CALI
son delivered Sunday-School address.
At Horn's Creek, the Rev. w. IIundiey
preached, and at Johnston, the Rev
Kiah Jones.
An interesting two-days meeting was
held at old Methodist Bethlehem on Sat
urday and Sunday last. This is one Of
the Rev. Mr.. CliIton's churches, and he
and the two Rushtons were the preachers
a friend who was in Attendance OF sun
,lav, tells US that No. Ciifton's rermon in
tn, forenoon, was very excellent, ami
that of TIC Rev. j. NJ. l,ushtun, III the
afternoon, not at all less 81.
The finest Irish potatoes VIC have seen
this season came To lls from our friend,
James y. Lanicr, Esq. They were eN
cccdngly large and line; aud for some
wears asst Mr.. L.anier has been achicv-
nr,rrcat i,ats in this line o; horticulture.
The Trenton House, the new, "lcSan;