Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-08-11
The White Sulpher.

Edwin Bates &; Co., of Charleston.
/ Dry goods and clothing at wholesale.
See the card of this wealthy and popular
firm, in another column. In New York
and in Charleston, Edwin Bates & Co.
reign supreme in their line. In year
from now, when our own railroad shall
carry us and our produce direct to C hairless
ton, our merchants will buy all Cheir dry
goods and clothing from Edwin Bates &;
leo. Begin with them st once.
The Rev. II. A. Whitmans
i And speaking of Mr.. Fant, we are re
minded of another young Baptist clergy
man within our borders, who is perhaps
the most accomplished scholar in Edge
field County. We allude to the Rev. H.
A. Whitman, of Georgia, we believe, the
principal of the Curryton High School.
and the pastor of Sweetwater and Hardy's,
Mr.. Whitman is full graduate of the
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
and preached for five years in Washington,
Ca, before coming among us. He has
been at Cnrryton for one year. and is now
spending his summer vacation among The
| mountains
Library and Reading Room.
The article from "Pro Bono Publ:co," i"
on our first page, is a most admirable onee
and we hope the young men Of our town
will speedily heed its suggestions in a
practical way. To prove our own deep
interest in this matter-we offer two
beautiful rooms in the ADVERTISER build
ing for this purpose. These two rooms,
one very large, the other somewhat
smaller, open into each other, and are
most admirably adapted for Library and
Reading Room. Beautiful rooms, without
cost. make an important step In the be-
ginning.
The Crack Of the Rifle.
On Thursday last, the Edgefeld Rifles,
Capt R. S. Anderson, marched in fine
style to their shooting ground in the
Beaver Dam meadow, and there shot for
the white plume The distance was one
hundred yards, ard the number of rnunds
three. The three best marksmen proved
to be w. L. Dunovant, who made SO out
of possible 80; W. S. Covar, who made
32!a; and Capt. Anderson. who made %.
The white plume is therefore worn at pre-
sent as it generally is, by Mr.. Willie
Dunovant. After the shooting, the boys
and a few friends sat down to fine bar
becue dinner, prepared by Maybin, the
barber; and after d nner they spent some
hours IN playing base ball. And all in all
the gallant Rifles made a. very happy day
of it.
The Hussar Officers.
At the annual election Of officers of the
Edgefeld Hussars, at Lanham's Spring,
on Saturday last, Capt. NJ. A. Markert,
who has so long led them, positively de-
clined reelection, on the ground that
pressure Of business rendered it imrossi-
Bile for him TO fill the place as he would
desire to do. The newly elected officers
are as follows: Captain II. W. Shaw; lst
Lieut., b. r. Tillman md Lieut., S. p
Mays 3rd Lieut., j. A. Butler; Orderly
Sergt, st. Julian Bland; md Sergt., j. A.
Mays: :rd. ]. q. Holder 4th, W. II.
Dobey; jth, W. p. Addison: 9th. J. A.
Zimmerman 7th, $. ". Miller; Secretary
and Treasurer, W. T. Butler; Color
Bearer. John F. Atkins On the first
Saturday in September, the Hussars will
tilt for the white plume. 4 committee
was appointed to prepare resolutions OF
regret at the retirement Of Capt Markert,
and expressive of admiration Of his char
acter and gratitude for his services.
The Rev. J. h. FAINT.
This gentleman is tn" pastor Of Sister
Springs, where he breaches on every
first Sunday of Mountain Greek,
where he breaches on every second
and fourth Sunday: and Of Gilgal, where
he breaches every third Sunday We met
him for the first time, on Sunday last, as
Gilgal, ard he is man Of whom the
Raptists Of Edgefeld-indeed all good peo-
ple-may we'll be proud Mr.. FAINT it
OILY thirty years Of age, and both in
physiognomy and manner reminds one
most pleasantly of the Rev. Luther
Gwaltney. He is a graduate Of Furman
University, and we believe, of the South
ern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is
highly intelligent, very fervent and ex-
tremely prepossessing in address. He
married Miss Beaufort De Nore daugh
ter of Mr.. Elbert De Iore, and at present
lives with that gentleman, near kirksey's
MIR. Fant Is an Anderson man.
The Hughes Picnic.
1t came to pass on Friday last-ln q
lovely grove one mile this side OF Mrs.
Hugnes's. And it was the most delightful
affair we ever attended since we were born,
literally and truly. 1t was just large
enough to be pleasant in every respect.
1t was beautifully homogeneous and har-
monious. Everything fitted in as if dove
tailed by master hand And there were
the four lovely and popular Misses Bates
of Batesburg-daughters of Captain Jack
Bates. And there were the four lovely
and popular Misses Nicholson, OF the
Ridge, daughters of ,Iohn T. Nicholson,
Esq. And there was the bright and beau
tiful brunette, Miss Beulah Minis. And
there was pretty, sprightly and mlschiey-
Gus Miss Annie Fleming, fro Il Augusta
And there was wise, witty and wicked
little Rebecca Croker, all The way from
Spartanburg, come back to us where she
rightfully belongs. And there was-but
we had better not undertake to name the
nboriqineS. And we had better not un-
~, 10 all hou, liz, 1alif T.