Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1882-11-23
LOCAL ITEMS.
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the afternoon. The Rev. Mr.. lraywlcs
will preach at Emory. The Rev MIR
Meadors will preach at Bethel in the
forenc ON and a, Reh. both in the a:ternon
The Bell Lands.
Bear in mind that the broad and val
u.bie lands Of the Be-! estate are to be
sold on salesday III D cember.
To the q onv. ntl"n.
TIL, R.v G. w. Bassey. Of the West
sie, was IN our town on Tuesday, on his
way to the Baptist State Convention IL
Darlington.
Past Ofc. change.
T ,.l. al ut n--T serm -
!. cl,ange II TIE CO duct! rsrlp four Eige
H. Il ? Office, hu' until further deve;
,uens We Il mrk. 20 Gehn.te ar
a ,.rcmen'.
IA. scue Eriuwphani.
TIE tigh-est award WAS given to t'e
| A ne II srrow lsst we'k at onr State Far,
and qni,e number If Harraw- were. cx-
h,lnted
'iur Tie'k III ourt.
O.. Friday Of this week in Columbia,
he board of State canvassers will decide
who shall be the Clerk OF Court OF E.'ge-
field County-Col 0 F. Cheatham or
Cart. James Williams.
af t"r the Legislature
Lieut. Governor Sheppard, Senator Cal
l,son, Representatives. Tslbert, Timmsr-
man, Ward, Kinard and Turner. and Page
Johnnie Lake, will all be off to the Leg
isla,ure on Monday next. The General
Assembly convenss on the following day.
OFF for Congress.
Capt. Geo. B Lake and Capt. ST. Julian
Bland will be off to Washington next
week to make ready to enter apon tneir
duties about the Senate. The Congress
will assemble on next Monday week, De-
cember (. Senator Butler will not go on
until alter the nnveillng OF the ConfeGe-
rate monument IN Charleston on the
3Oth inst.
Blocker Township Club.
PLEASANT LANE, S. c., Nov. II.
EDITORS ADVERTISER I have known
the ADVERTISER and us editors SO long
and well that feel sure you would not
intentionally do injustice TO any one; but
still we all commit overslghts sometimes,
and often leave undone things which We
should do. l saw just and at the same
time amusing account you gave Of Bray
tons visit to Trenton, and OF the reception
he received at The hands of the Edgeheld
R4d SHIRTS You lid justice 20 all the
Clubs that went TO Edgefeld to meet him
ana who-at,er finding his lordshlp was
90 cowardiy TO put IN an appearance
went on and paid their respects at Tren-
ton-pxcept the Blocker Township Club.
hesded by their leader from its orgsn!za
ton, Capt. Jas ? Norris Thee gentle
men, know, felt that they were ignored,
and would have right so TO feel if 1t was
intentional on your part, which | have no
idea was the case. These brave men have
dome their whole duty 10 TIE Democratic
party and have undergone as much ia
7! lieue and wlthstood as many hardshlps a.
any IN our County, and 1t IS nothing but
right that they should have as much hon
or and praise as has Teen bestowed upon
any. NIX.
Our correspondent uses precisely the
!ys4A,ht wor.l whea=be saws Oversight. .
not mentioning the gallant Booker
rownship Club In our account of the
Bravton hunt, was simply the purest over
slght. A d We reprrt 1t the more when
W. call TO mind that they were not only
the very frs; to ride into :own, but that
they halted in front of our cffice and hail
81 th- ADVERTISER with three cheers.
Throughout tn- campaign they were "in
slant III season and out Of season" know
ing no fear and no hardness. In the hur.
rs and skurry If publishing day news
paper man will very often forget the very
thing which the day before had pressed
most heavily on his mind Believe us,
YOU dear old Blocker fellows, that we
MD die for you rather than slight you.
rhe Edgefetd Premiums.
Best South Carolina raised mule one
year o!d, W. H Frazier Ninety Six bess
Southdown buck, two years old, w. H.
Frazier; best Cotswold buck, 2 years old
]. Med kinard; best pen Of Cotswold
ewes, three years old, ] Med klnard;
b s.. grade buck over two years old, j.
Med. Klnard, first premiums; second bes
bushel Of Gaines's win er oats, j. McD
Kinard; best Essex boar, A P Butler; best
Essex boar one year old, w. H. Frazier
best Essex SOW, A. P. Butler; best Essex
s,w and four pigs, w H. Frazier bes'
Ayrshire bull calf, 3rd class, w Il. Fra
zier; best pair War H 'rse game fowls. a.
P Batler; hest Theoretically sealed peaches,
Mrs Dr.. DuBose best crochet counter
pane, Miss DuBJse, and then the follow
ing, all to that cattle king J. Med Kl-
nard best Devon bull. 3 years old, lst
class; best Devon bull, to 2 years old {,
lst class; best Devon calf, lst class; best
Devon cow, 3 years old, lst class; best
D-von hefer, 2 to 3 years old, lst class;
best Devon heifer, TO 2 years old, Is;
Class; best Devon he.fer calf, lst class; tes
Durham helier, 2ld class Mr. Knard
took over one hundred dollars in premi
ums. The premiums for horses and cattle
are PAID IN money.
Slenderly Represented.
With The exception Of cattle from Mr.
klnard, NJ. Frazer and Col. A P Butler,
Edge field was very slender!y represented
IN the industial exhibition and all these
gentlemen, 1t must lie remembered, live
upon our borders. Mrs DnBuse, OF
Ridge Spring, if We mistake not. was the
only lady in all our broad county who ex
hibited any thing IN the household line-ol
any other line-no painting no embroidery
no handlw"rk Aud Eigef-id SO capable
# hoidi,g her hand wih the very best
Such aralhy Is dull and Gu psbIe
Fog, ii, I'd al the Fireworks.