Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15
LOCAL.ITEMS-
Churches

divine service. Ide rev. MT. WlSoGlnal
will preach a. Middle Ridge. Mr.. Nor
ris will preach at Johnston in the forenoon
and at Trenton in the evening. MIR. Cau-
then will preach at Ridge Spring in the
forenoon, and at Batesburg in the after
noon. MIR. FAINT will preach at Bethany.
Mr.. Gaines will preach at Antioch. Mr..
Jordan will preach at Mt. Morlah: MIR.
Mealing will preach at Ebenezer in the
forenoon, and at Horns Creek in the al
ternoon. Mr.. Padgett will preach at Rich
land. Mr.. Traywick will preach at New
Shiloh in the forenoon, and at Half Way
Academy in the afternoon. MIR. Boyd will
preach at Bethany in the forenoon. and at at
Zoar in the afternoon. Mr.. Meadors will
preach at Mt. Vernon in the forenoon, and
at Mt Carmel in tie afternoon.
Only Fifty Cents.
Only fifty cents for your dinner or sup
per at the hands of the Methodist ladies.
No extras.
Three Spires.
Three church spires now point the Vi
sion of the Ridge Spring people heaven
ward.
Snow Storms and Cold Dips.
Vennor says "March will be full Of snow
storms and cold dips. April this year will
be full of winter" We do not believe
much in Wiggins, but we have considera-
BILE faith in Vennor.
On -Gaessf,s Head
We hear something of the newly formed
3rd Regiment camping on Casar's Head
this summer, and being reviewed and in
spected in Greenville Imagine the Edge
field Rifles on Cnsar's Head Cannot we
be made an honorary member, with the
post of chsonicler or historian?
New Post Routes.
The regular Congressional post route
bill makes provision for the establishment
of the following new post routes: From
Elmwood to Johnston from Johnston. on
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Rail-
road, via Meeting Street Postofhce, to
Leila.
Court Next Week.
Judge Hudson and Solicitor Bonham
will open Court in our town on Monday
morning next at which time the Grand
Jury for 1883 will begin their labors. 1t
is thought at present that the first two
weeks will be fully filled up by the crimi-
nal business.
Washington and Lee.
Our young friend, Mr.. j. Henry Wise,
SCH of John A. Wise, Esq. of Horns
Creek, sent US an invitation to the In
termediate Celebration Of the Washington
Literary Society, of Washington and Lee
University, Lexington, Va, which came
off on February 22nd.
At HARMONY.
The Rev. Mr.. Rogers will preach and
administer the Sacrament of the Lords
Supper at Harmony on Sunday morning
next. There will also be preaching on the
Saturday morning previous, when the
Church Conference will be held. Church
officers and Sunday School Superinten-
dent are requested to bring written Re-
ports.
A Good Fish Trap.
Mr.. j. P. Blair took from his fish trap,
on the Saluda river, below Bouknight's
Ferry, in two mornings, one hundred and
forty pounds of red horse fish. This is an
unusually large haul, and evidences some
commotion among the fnny tribe. What
was it? The river was too wet, suggests
our youngest typo.-Ne'o6er7y Observer.
Mr.. Hundley at PhilIppi.
Rev. w. T. Hundley has accepted the
call of the Philippi Church to preach for
them on the afternoons Of the lst and 3rd
Sundays in each month. He will enter
apon his labors on let Sunday afternoon
IN March, preaching at 81 O'Clock This
does not in any way affect his appoint
meats ut the Johnston Church -Monitor.
FIGURING Mills.
We hear that our enterprising Westsde
neighbor DR.. w. f. Prescott. is taking
steps towards establishing large
mills in conjunction with his al
1Sa lnmhsrr. and grist mills.
u 1ehe machinery from CO.
and we understand that he will
dy TO grind wheat, by u very i'm
proved process. as early as the middle OF