Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1882-08-31
For the Advertiser.
A Land That is Fairer Than Dsi
But Still has no Fried Chicken
New YORK. Aug. 25th 1882.

New YORK. Aug. 25th 1882. I
MEssRs EDITORS: A rapid drlv'T
tie morning we left home, brought
"a to Trenton half hour before the
train. At Columbia we took a Sleep.
er, avoiding great deal of the aw-
Tul dust that we usually get, especial
ly at this season, on the cars.
I was very much impressed with
our fine crops all along the road, and
how thankful We should feel. About
2 o'clock (some time before We got to
Chester, at which place the train
stops for d.nner) my young coGrade
announced that he had lunch. Of
course bachelors like myself never
carry such. The porter fastened up
a table or US, and my friend opened
the lunch and remarked that he could
eat as much fried chicken as any
body in Edgefeld. This WAS tre-
mendous assertion from a lad of sew
enteen! Having seen a'quantity of it
eaten, l thought his remark rather
stupendous, but will not say how |
was impressed after we had finished.
The quantity Of fried chicken re-
minded me of the many deligh tful
picnics We have had this summer.
Notwithstanding the many lunches
we had, some of the fried chicken was
brought far North, where it does not
exist. My young friend hated very
much to leave EdgeGeld. And 1t is
asking a good deal of one who has
lived in Edgefeld, to leave it for sew
eral months and especially to so where
there is no fried chicken l ate bre ak
fast in Elgefsld and took dinner in
New York the nextd day, whichis max
ing very good time. The day after | ar
rived, the first thing to be done was
to attend to all special orders. And
among other things, l gave orders
for two engagement rings. | am not
to know who the young
ladies are that are to receive the rings,
but will cay that the boys a.e very
well known in and around Edgefeld.
Now guess till the weddings c9me off
who they are
There is large trade on here from
South Carolina, and they are in good
spirits and buying heavy stocks. b
you see our good crops -ars-alresd5y-
bene6tting people quite distance
from home.
I could not help but notice the
large travel on the Elevated Rail
Road this afternoon. Trains every
minutes, and four long coaches to
each train-crowded all the time.
Only charge DC. for certain hours in
the mornings and afternoons, to ben
sft the working class. The balance
oi the day l0c. The poor working
man and the mnch-to be pitied, hare.
worked shop girls can thus get to
heir business easily anu cheap, even
{ they live several miles away. 1t
8 strange that New York did not
nave an Elevated Railroad many
years before she did.
Yesterday afternoon found me up
own with nothing special to do, and
u the vicinity Of 10Th st., anirnue.
% stroll through the leading retail
Dry Goods establishments, and across
,ver to Union Square through Tiffa.
ly'a, and among the largest retail Dig
Goods houses down Broadway to A.
T. Stewards immense establishment.
And in walk clear across the first
loor OF the latter [ saw not single
customer. Statesmen were leaning
about on the counters and sitting idly
IN the stools. ! guess such a state
If affairs makes the great Merchant
almost turn over in his grave. Ho~.
ever, forget that his bones have
been atolen. So after all it is the
n,u, that makeSsuccess.
Mr. P. Wright, Of Johnston, MIR.
Henry Wright, Of Clintonward, and
Mr. Joe Watson, Of Ridge are here
buying goods. They have been up
20 Saratoga.
The Railroad men are going 10
rales freights very soon; and | EN-
trying to set my freights eff before
they DO.
l went to Wallack's Theatre last
y. sht. Patience" is being played
there. | enjoyed it very much. The
sce merry was extremely fine. 1t is the
most comfortable and decidedly tbe
grandest and most beautiful Theatre
in the City, 1t is really treat TO
zee the drop curtain alone.
! will endorse all that my gifted
friend "Oriole" has recently said about
Coney Island
Stocks are very full, and goods are
pretty, and cheap emo 'gh. It will
be impossible for me to ray anything
about styles and isshicna this time as
have already taken up too M ch