Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-12-22

Sshorize us to announce any definite church
ap6sintments, except that the Riv j. w
Barr WIZ preach in bur Metl o list Church
on Sunday fsorning next.
All: ~
All the members from Edge6e!d 3.hed
for the general Stock Law.
Thanks.
We are under obligations TO Senator
Batter and Congressman Tillman tor
c,pies Of the Congressional Record.
Or Washington Correspondent.
Read the Washington, letter on onrsiilss
: age. The bare.initiais at the hotiom a'e
.S,e longh TO make it popular
TaaaAdvertiser.
Last week the Edge6eld Advertiser
completed its forty.siyth year, and ih's
week enters npon its forty-seventh And
it continues to grow bstter and better ev
cry week.-Angusts Evening News
A Progressive Young Farmer.
Mr.. Milton Parker Of Eigeheld. is in
town on visit to bis brother -in-aw, l'r.
B. III. Teague. Mr.. Parker is one OF the
m1st progressive young fesmers of Edge
fel4 County. Journal.
TojFree School Teachers.
See the card from Comm issiooar E.dson,
in another column. The examination Q.
white applicants is to take place on the
9Th OF ,Tsnnary; of colored applicants, Oh
the 7th. The pnblio schools are to be
opened on the 9th.
Comm !oner BOnhsm.
Whit. we are sure there never was sny
use for Railroad Commissioners in this
State we are Just Us certain that General
B)nham has discharged the duties o. has
-e:hce ss fsithlally as any Nan We could
have in The place-A6beville Mcdnm.
A Great Measure of Senator BalIer's.
Senator Butler has introduced & bill Iii
the Senate proposing 10 devote hereafter
the proceeds CT the sale OF public lands
and the proceeds Of patents to the cause
of public education. The bill was miro
duced Last year ami passed the Senate.
Il is thought u is yea: that IL will pass
bjth houses.
Santa Claus iii I.oity Feather al Penn's!
Nothing dsun;ed by fire and misl"r-
tine, Santa Claus appears ut Mr. VIII
Penn's in higher feather: than ever. before !!
Dolls, vases, bisque figures; toys Of all
kinds; fre works Of every description; no.
tions to please the million; creature COM
forts 10 surteit the most luxurious; fruits,
aelicaeies and dantics 10 tempt the, most
flstidious appeutes Of ali places IN
Elgefeld, Penn's is now.the most charm
ing and bewildering to go to. Ssats Glars
9As CO na=2high- -hnrse at al1a.an----
- tvcE CuP A<ooI' ~
One day IN the early part OF last week,
Dr.. George C. Dugas, OF Augusta, jour
neyed over 10 Poverty Hill to perform a
surgical operation. And between Capt.
Jack Baucl's and Mr. Medlock's he
lost silver cup-octagonal IN shape and
without inscription OF any sort. lie nsed
it at stream between Capt. Bnnch's and
Mr..Wiilis Harriss, but missed 1t at the
end Of his tourney. For the recovery o.!
this cup, DR.. Dugas would he infinitely
obliged. lie will also reward the iihcer,
The New Town of McCormick's.
In these days OF railroad progress, old
things pass away and all things hecome
n,w. And thus old porns Mine hecou es
".IcC Cormick' named in honor OF the
wealthy and generous northern gentleman
WIN. ir some years past. has oWned ihe
s1h. At this point on the Auguatr and
Knoxville Railroad. Z Aourishlng town 10
bound TO spring up. And in this connrc-
eJion We would call the attention OF ali par
lies Interested 10 the notice. in another
column. of the sale OF lown lots al ''tlc
Cormics's" on Tuesday, the l0,h dav oi
Janiacy.
sl-riw wether--i.ake
On the morning OF tie l4th instant. CID
Edgefeld celebrated another Of The royal
wed lings, Tor which that hospitsbe com.
munitY ia noted. At the residence Of b..
John Lake tnrong of guests we're assem-
b!ed to witness the ceremony. at which
the Rev. J. P. Mealing officiated. and
Miss Sophie D'Vanne Lake. the youngest
daughter Of DR.. Lake, and one ofthe most
attractive young ladies of Edgefeld, was
married 10 Mr.. Henry Meriwether one Of
the stauncil and popular young mon Of
the county. TIE young couple will re-
eide in Edgefeld surrounded by friends
and blessed with the congratulations and
DSSL WISHES OI hli WIN aHow tHCii i-H "
eusta Evening News.
which One wasIt.
There were four Edgefeld doctors with
zsG5 4 tfanta last week-Dr. u. c. Tomp'
s,ns OF Meeting Street, DR.. puBose, o
o;aes Spring, DR.. cowles, OF Johnston
~ DR. Pat. Adams, OF Phoenix. We
,uld IKE ro know which one OF these /:
ooken OF below Gentlemen. clear YOU
skirts:
The Atlanta Post Appeal says "a vel
connected medical man from South Caro-
lima made mis- appearance at the State
House about five o'clock this morning
minus hat, coat and shoes, and inquired
ior the Exposition. He bad S45 IN hi
pocket the remnant. he said. OF $15l
with which he reached the city Moniuy
He could give no intelligent account Q
himself or where he had been since tn
evening before, and the snpposl;lon ls lha
he wss drugged and robbed
A Subject We Forbear to Tackle.
4 great many persons, within The las
few days, have saidto us; "ln next week
AnysRTrsER We shall look out for gran,
account of your trip and the Atlanta Ey