Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1882-12-07


S ring, we offer our hesrtiest congrstu!a-
nons upon this. the fruition Of their tpiaua
aeal and generosity.
A Yelled Transi-.
Wednesday, 9th Dec'ber dark clouds
| and thick S,g-transit Of Venus not to be
seen by n. .rtal eyes--telescopes and
-m"ked glass all in vain.
\ Ceuse Of Deepest so,icitude.
No lady of our aection 10 mere wl6r y
more deservedly hcnorfd than Mis-
John A. Wise Of Horns Creek; and beI
present srf-rings and precarious condi
tion are q aource Of deep and ever present
| solic!rude to cur entire community. She
les under the rooi of her devoted daugh-
Ter Mrs. Stephen T. Hughes at Trenton,
surruunds d with every ccmfo-t that love-
fl .ence and medical skill can give, but
stlll her aufferlnes are fearful, end her fam
lIy and friends ir, mble with distress and
spprehenelon. May God, in His infinite
meIcy, spare both her llfe and her srni
q Good Man Burned Out.
On Saturday morning last, the residence
of MIR. james Calihsm. of the Middle
Ridge section, was entirely destroyed J
FIRE. This fire is aupl lcsed TO have been
lncendlary. inatmuch as it wss decoy-red
IN room in " hich there had been NO frs
FIR long time. Mr Cslllhsm and hi
daughters saved but htile, sld are now
pretty well b, neless. On Sunday lss---
>o We are lniormed-the cor gregation a.
Middle Ridge Church. hesded by DR.
J mes A. D, Wore, subscrlbtd one hun
dred dollars IN teha!i Of mr. Calhhsm,
who is nov ole and feeble. Upon the
house burned-lf We are not IN error--
there was no insurance.
Edgef.ld in Charleston.
TIE Edgtfeld psrty in Charleston lapt
week consisted Of Capt II. A Marker ,
Dr. and Mrs w E Prescott, Mr. and
Mrs. James A Holland, Mrs Kate Cheat
ham. Mr.. Jpe Holland and Mr.. james I.
Bacon 1t WAS mall, tut compact. 1t
held closely together; and IRON its heFd-
quarters at The Charleston Hotel ii r'"de
daily snd nightly advsrces all along tie
lire In the evenings. in light kids a'd
1a,tl er-ci y.esrl opera elssafs. ii "dnt he
er.rG ard elevated Music Festival; in t g
forenaons, in purple and fine linen. 1t "d'd"
the brilliant and instructive Exhibition 81 4
il the afternoone, in rugged listers ard
long water proofs, it "dld'' Fort Sumter
and Sullivan's Island. 1t WAS gay
co,e1i-; and i,s esprit de corps was char
acteristic OF Elge6sld. May God vouch-'
safe us all many more fpch gay and pless-
s1t tsips.-
Upwards of $4,000 of lands!
On saleaday ,last, the salss OF the Mss'
teT in Equity andthe sale Of the Bell landS
aggregated upwards o; $4,000. TIE
Master cried bis properly from the Court
H.use steps. while Tx Sheriff Garton
vended the Bell lands from the platform OF
the public pump. The ecsne was an ai'-
mated one, and the voices OF Master and
Ez Sheriff twanped cut high upon tle
VI nter air. And it must be confessed that
Steer f CASTOR outtwanged the schols:ly
Master.
The Hanging Of Noe Gocshars.
With no excitement whatever, ana With
an extremely small CROWD 10 g'z- upon
the ghastly scene, poor Mose Lockha't
wss hsnged in our jailyard on Friday lsst
at noon. Indeed it is quite horrible to zee
with what utter indifference and urcon-
Germ We can SO abcct our ordinary tusi-
ness while human life is goinS out IN
horror go near us. The doomed an wsR
cool, calm, ard maintsined that he con-
mi,tei the deed in aelf defence AMI IN
a SSH hear sfitt hi.
not the. slightest sign upon our public
square that such thing had taken plsce.
A Wooden Wedding.
Our esteemed friends Mr.. and Mrs. ].
B. Norrls, + Trenton, we're to have cele-
trsted their wooden weddirs'-or in
other words the 5th anniytrsary OF thsir
merrisge-on the l2ih of this month.
And the celebration was 10 have been in
Zlremely handsome and fashionable style
with costly decorations, a grand BAH
eue,, 81 dne band OF muslc Indeed
so puollc had tie matter become tha, VI
do not--ln common with 'he trcoEs o:
lrltncs Of Mr. and Mrs Norrs- heaitste
20 express cur regret st the necessity OF
.,bai doning the celebrstion. Tie invit..
tions-upon wocd-were' already printed,
md arevery beautiful. As most OF our res1'
ers know, this novel and hoapiisbe enter
talnment hao to be given up ON acc' unt
OF the very recent death q Mrs. Milton
Norris, Of Batesburg. But on Tue DAY
next ne will ali think oftu trends anr OF
ht delightful reunion. We had .r'ic'pa'eo
with them; and will a frr prayer 'hs.
--ach coming anniversary may frd them
still hapry prcspercus. loving end To
loved.
sheppard Grown TIpry.
Quite tippy Our handsome and dlstin:
gulshed young friend and fellow Towns.
uan, Lieut. Gov. Sheppard waa at hoH'e
from uolumb.s on Monday last, srd ws>
greeted on all s,des by the great salssday
owd He wore tight panta, and beli
crown English ,ils tipped at a wicked sn
gs over one OF bis bright eyes. And il
we mistake not, hss hands were encssed in
kda the colo. Of the canary. BIT upon
I .is latter point wo era not certain Q.
the Z ,gliah tile, with its wicked tip. now
ever. t ere can be no doubt Now aomp
peop!s way think that when man,. nc
matt. how young, is elected Lieutenant