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


Now is the time t, invest in lands
They will never be S, low again in The
history Of the South as they are o-day
Merry Christmas
The ADVERTISER W shes all its friend:
and patrons merry Christmas, and pray;
that they may be honest, and honorable
and just, and generous. and kind-hesrte
and charitable, and clean. and That God
may give them sufficient strength and in.
dustry to win their daily bread.
Opposed to the Extension of Time.
In the tebate in the House on Satur-
d,v lasl, concerning the Sanafe amend
ment TO allow certain c'nn:leS until the
Is: October to get ready tor the SOCK
Law, the Hon. Tlllman Denny said he
thought the difficulties OF the situation
would be increased by the amendment
The stock of the excepted Counties w"nld
depredate upon the cr,rs OF The open
Counties on their borders. ami ne was un-
willing to extend the time 10 those cnna-
ties unless t,ey were required III fence al
once.
EIsefield Products In In. Exposition.
In the South Carolina pepurLrnrL: q!
the Atlanta hvpositi0u, We found The fol-
lowing articles from f st!ield Rast proof
oats, Eli Dallas wheat, sweet potatoes
w |. Darst: olive oil and o!.v $, MIR 7 ;
sBSc1oSks. -isisli p'tsls'.-s,' 'seaJ1i crop. 4. q
H .dlon These th:nEs w-r- vers fine;
bat Mr.. Hail1n's seann.!-crup Irish p",s
toes are in,igniii ;aal c3mpare'i TO those o;
oor irle ID, Mr. Knox DeNore. VINO lives
a, ta- A lams pl4ce I o. 4 mile. north o
us. An; as for lurnips, one o! goo old
Capt. B-n Munss equals any Two We be-
held III The great slow.
Of For Atlanta.
Captain Markerl, Mr.. Frank Warilaw,
Mr.. Ben Belts, Mr. Ben Abney lett our
town on Sunday afternoon. en- ronte for
the Exposition .Mr John l. Addison
AMI Others follow to.Disht-rnes'!Sy,
Aad from all parts Of our county we hear
OF thnngs solna l'we are not mialn-
formed another parry, nl fifty or SIXTY,
will leave Johnston on Mon'iar, and take
in two or three oi the lass days OF The
shpw-and perhaps he present at The
grand clusing ceremylles IN the 3ist
Johnston is certainly tIl- "oatgoinsesl
place in all Eigef=ld,
II ,rse Thief and Notorious Evil Liver.
Mr. Bill Wheeler, oi The Good Hope
section, brings us news thai Notorious
Ii ,rse thief aud ;niain0ns evil liver has he
come The curse OF his nel%hborhool. This
person is young mulatlo man, So hShl
uf complexion that, uuL Of his immediate
run, he passes himself .aslly Tor white
man His real name Is Harry Horn, int
he uses many aliases. He Is about l~e6-
ty-one ysars Of cg, aui quite good iook-
ing. with manner and address oi great
assurance. He has sto,ei j valuable
mare iron. Mr.. Dave Batter. ol tool Hope,
W lich he sold IN Llnc ,ln County. Tia
And subsequently, he was IN Lincoln J4ii,
fr s,eel ny bacon q nte rec c'nlly hr h"s
stolen q mule from near DJrn's Nine, amt
brought IL To iis old s-ctlun He IS L ma
tive vi lhe Good Hope country; aud
to lie Ii ticreAo"n's 80 present.
Nh. Wheeler says he is 4 erI,r anil Il re-
proach to the county, anl thai The citl
zens OF Good Hope would pay Il hand'nmt
sum for his siresi, SPape,s generally, es
pecislly those OF our neighhor!ns G-orYla
towns, wonld do we'll 10 copy tins item.
A,s ka.-ss =. s4m.t- @ 6 'Sse- -s.t.'7t
ton.
The.Christmas situation i..'.-ed ileTt
is a man who always Uses to the height
Of any situation. And now, isdIes al q
gentlemen, he is ready 10 Il" Il very haIi''-
some Christmas part 10y you. His la''"S
goods Just now are extremely varied and
charming, consisting Of gloves for The
Al
,lain,ipst Of hands handkrlchitls Ior the
dalniirst Of l'flle-Attle tacea hlde
blushes w;,!.a. Aid u.rEtlts and lace,
ribbons ahd knick n..,ks rl whirh We
men can place aM n.nnmeiahi' quantity
about tn. .mselvps msk,ng all look exactly
in place and deighiluhy becoming. Along
side of these he or shr who u not l"Uki {.
especially lur Christmas lhlnes can i'ni &
great stock Of ral,r'-., s';Is. hravy S"';s,
buttons and i li."I,s.,,! other Things that
people reyer kn"w aul,hn : a!mnt unh!
they wa 4 them ! anlio,', BOW desires
10 90 the really hu!nisUu.r g EriA.mas thing,
let him OF her 20 Immediately /" harls
And let everybody slndy 'iaus new sd'
vertisemenl III another co.nmr
The Progress OF Rebuilding.
Some fifteen new buildings mos o!
them lsrge--are now going ~ raph'IN IN
orr hurli district. They ar ni Of wood,
EXCEPT ore; Int, after ali. perhaps II may