Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1882-08-17

Methodist Enterprises.
The Methodiatz OF Middle l.idg- AZ"
Gong 10 enlarge ani beautiiy their church;
while The Methodiats OF Plum Rranc:!; ara
going 10 build new church ah ovH
Mr.. Jahea Lanier.
Uar talented youhg friend. I .rand son
Of old Mr. silaa l.anicr q, Poverty Hill,
i. now in tiwinne,t County: Ga, lhe prin-
cipsl OF 4 very large and i!ourlshing High
school ol seventy-live scholars.
8eliou Davenport, Esq.
\, l;ichland Spring, Mrs Jonah l'adg-
o;, hs .istcr, informed u ihai Nh. Rclton
davenport OF Mi. Wiling, had almost en-
tireiY recovered rom ih- iii- 'eri0aa ae'
c!.;rni hal heiell hih!.
WIN. Garrett. Esr.
VIM Garrett, fsq, d lhe nopuiar linn
nf Garrett 4 latiner, OF Augusta, viii.
his family, i now spending a week or so
al Johnston. 4; The Calhoun li"io!. now
kept ny Mr. Manson.
4 Shocking Casualty.
Oa Friday afternoon last. rs IN" youna-
est child 6; our friend Alr, L, a, Minis, OF
loAnaton-a little boy of three Yea ysaraM%ssi y:
t.-------7---- vas klcf'u
Ill The forehead by 4 mule, and with such
terrible force IS to leariully crush the
saa!l. The doctors have raised the irac-
tnr.d pieces Of skull TO their natural place.
aai, very strange 10 say, the little suilersr,
thus ij,r, seems 10 be doing well This is
a very sad affection and universal and
intense sympathy. is felt ior the family.
= Flny-One Pound Melon.
cur gallant Young friend, Mr.. Bad c.
Etheyedge, OF Trenton, sends us royal
watermelon, weighing D.! lbs. y roysl
melon in every possible respect-ihe rov-
alest one We have ever se+n or tasted.
And all The laneusg.s oi a!i IL cent?
nent5 cannot eXplcsa oar gratitude
Cid Uncle Dan ho liey's Reunion.
cd Cnclc Ian Holleys annual !eun-
on-away up on big Saluda-chiidren,
grandchildren, great grandchildren, and
a i4w chosen iliandS-was 10 have taken
place on Friday !aa. Cur friends. Capt.
ami Mrs Clinton Wsr,;, whom SO mel
En- roef, 10 thia reunion. promised 70 7fnd
us an account Of il. ml ~ 10 this i'm"
they hava iaiiod IN.
The Roads From ~aiuda DownwardS.
Throughout The .>aluda regions wa have
lately i,aveIsed--l commissioners Wstaona =
pivsion-down by Hicblsnd Spring
Churyh--ani throughout lniinston Town
si;ir--jhe panlic roa,;s haze been worked
lately and wall wcrked. III !ac they
sie IN superb order. The oversear III
Johnston Township ~ our friend, Mr..
Wm Lott. Three chaers--ve!y loud and
long--ior Commissioner lame. Watson
anA AIr Wnl. Lott
4 Genial aud Popular Lady.
\ lady who seems to b- beloved OF AL
Coleman, Iiuleti and hinehaTt Townships.
and who j. not only genial AMI popular,
but fair and giited We aliude to Mrs.
l'cn Perry, Of Augusta, jhs wife oi cne
OF the sons oi Old MAJOR lanes Perry, oi
Fcrrys Y Loads Tai. lady. wnh Ter
two little sills Is spending tie summer
amorg The many relatives of her husband
in the Saluda country: and wherever she
is known, she il ioyrL I~!ongns io the
low country Of Geog.la, lai4ej in cities.
educated at the North, COMMUNICATE
oii jh4 i..piscorol Church. >hr val hSs the
rae AID teaui!uI faculty cf id'niiiyins
herself with whatever country, whatever
reopc. whatever church, whatever clr-
cumstGnces may teialI hrr. The truth 70,
her lovely kindness q! healt makes all
humanity her near KIN
\ Candidates Shirt.
At oil uncle Edd Alatthcwa wr sleep
with young candidate, who, inat before.
lying down. hangs hls shirt, vet with per-
spiration, IN the window--high upper
window--io ily lie disposes it carefully,
letting tho whole garment dan;;le IN the
wind and placing the soap stand ami 9ev-
cYal books upon Tho collar band to keepit
from Tying out At midnight there comes
terrible beating, hatt"iing rain but the
Young candidate wake;h not. And we
although wakciuI, forget tie shirt. And
now when Che young candidate rises and
hauls in the -hiri, it weighs ten pounds,
and the water sireams from il in countless
riyulets. And he has 40 other And tbs
situation il at once indicrous ard alarm
ing. a very rkimpy u@der'hirt Of cross-
barred muslin will never DO TO appear al
l}ichland Spring M And uncie Buds are
moi Of an available pattern. SO SHAT ls
to be done The younS candidate almost
weeps. and W. solve the trying problem
hy taking om own clean shirt eff Of
char and putting it oyer The young can
didates head. Aud then We cover up our
crosstarred front with large aat astin