Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1880-09-30
LOCAL ITEMS.

Churches.
An our Churches will be opened for
divine service on Sunday morning next.
By Three O'Clock P. Il.
! All ladies contributing to the Supper
of Tuesday evening next, are respect
fully and earnestly urged to have their
baskets and walters at the Hall by 8
O'Clock P. NJ.
The Mass Meetings.
See the announcement of the dates of
the five mass meetings-one on each Sat
urday in October.
Court.
Bright and early next Monday morn-
ing our October term will begin.
MI. Gonzalez Account.
Mr.. Gonzalez, a young gentleman OF
extremely pleasing appearance and mar
,pers, came to report our campaign meet
s4ng for the Ncws and Courier. We copy
his pleasing sketch. 1t is much better
than any we could write.
John Robinson's Circus.
Ole gentleman John Rohinson's Circ's
is to exhibit in Augusta on October llth
next Monday week.
Vennor Again.
Cold and stormy weather for the first
part Of October is predicted by Nennor,
the Canadian weather prophet.
Col. Hobbs.
Col. John F. Bobbs, IL handsome
young legal friend of Lexington, has al
ready arrived in our town, to be present
at next weeks Court
About Liens.
Persons holding agricultural liens
should deposit them with the CLERK OF
the Court Their liens are worthless -"
against judgment creditors, unless io''g-
ed with the Clerk. Q
LII LuS fluSu Vi 4Outu.
We regret to hear of the death of Mr..
Alexander Edmcnds, jr, which occur
red, on Thursday last, at his uncle's, Mr..
T. l.. Martins. He was only % years Of
age. and leaves Il wife and II child.
Railroad Statistics
The railroad statistics sent MS rom
Troy, N. Y, by our young friend Tom
Rainsford are wonderful and instructive.
Bnt why should Tom leave outtha Elge-
field. Aiken and Trenton Road?
Best on Record
On Saturday last, by three O'Clock, p.
M, Mr.. j. X. Devore, living near Elm
wood. picked 300 pounds of cotton. WHO
can beat that for high?
Hon. VIM G. Whitley.
The Interview" with the Hon. VIM.
G. Whitley, which we publish on our
first page, is very interesting.
Think of It!
Three weddings soon in IL imiAedi-
ate midst? Beyond a shadow of doubt!
Between this and February. We co"fd
give names and dates, but that wonld he
indelicate, and furthermore subject us to
assault and battery with intent to kill.
The Rifles.
1t was gratifying-on the day of the
campaign meeting-to see the gallant
Edgefield Rifles again in line They
were commanded by handsome First
Lieutenant Wade Youngbiood.
For 0rangeburg.
To-day, Tuesday, the Hon. John {.
Sheppard leaves our town for Orange
burg, to speak at the campaign meeting
there tomorrow.
Steam Engines.
Our Young friend, Mr.. Willie Add
son, as Agent for agricultural steam ell
gines, ought to move up to Laurens, or
Anderson. or ~Spartanburg or G~reenviile.
From all we read in our exchanges, such
engines are as common in these coun-
ties as cross roads. Why Is Edgtiield so
behind?
Magma Pars Fui !!
As regards the success ofthe campaign
meeting last week, the Eagefeld Brass
Band may we'll say m"gi" pars l"i, They
played beautifully. And God knows
what we would all do y ithont them
Sixteen Feet High.
Mr.. W. P. Seigler, Of the Liberty Hill,
section, brings us a stalk OF Sorghum
grown by him, a few inches over i6 feet
long. Some of the upper joints arc more
than a foot in length.
The Palmetto Post.
Mr.. S. II. Rodgers, The former editor
and proprietor of the Beaufort Crescent,
who sojourned among us for a fortnight
last spring, and made friends OF our
whole community, is again in u midst,
the guest of Gen. Gary. In q short time
he will begin the publication of another
paper, at Port Royal, Ia be called the
Palmetto Post, and we hope that Edge.
field will send him many subscribers.
U. S. Court Jurors.
r.. R. Tillman, John w. Dorm and Jno.
M. Belts, Esqrs, have heen drawn as
Petit Jurors for the l.. s. Circuit Court,
To he convened at Columbia on the Alh
Monday in November next. j. X. Wat
son has been drawn OH the Grand Jury