Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-02-15
For the Advertiser.
TOUCHES FROM TRENTON.
Initiation of War Against whiskey


sunshine.
The home of the Rev. Mr.. Morris, Of
the Presbyterian church, was made hap
pier last Monday by the advent OF
daughter-the first child.
Miss Bell, of Barnwell, who was ex.
pected 70 succeed Miss Lizzie Jordan as
the teacher at Hatcher's Pond, has de-
clined the offer mace her by the board
of trustees of that school.
Thirty-seven students have been en-
rolled at the Henry Institute, and the
school is under good headway for the
years work. This institution has lately
been supplied with an elegant piano from
the store house of G. 0. Robinson & Co.,
and music is now included in its curri-
culum at an additional cost of only S2.50
per month.
Trenton's annual election for munich
pal officers was held last Tuesday, and
resulted in the re-CH@etion of Mr.. i. A.
c. Jones, as Intendapt, with Messrs. j.
B. Norris, S. II. Marget, B. b. Hughes
and II. II. Clark, as Wardcns. Messrs.
Norris, Manget and Hughes are their
own successors, while Capt. Clark fills
the place of Elias Hendrix, Esq. A ma
iority of these are what was known last
summer as "dry ticket" men, and they
have, opened virtually war of extermi-
nation on bar-rooms, by increasing The
lax on liquor traffic one hundred dollars,
making the cost for retailing spirits i'll
the town of Trenton, including State and
u. S. revenue, $S75-invariably in ad-
vance. Now this is no insignificant sum
] to be raised all at one time, and ell in
good, hard earned cash! So at least two
out of three of the unhappy contributors
10 the irterna! wants of cur community
must - to 80 wall and the third man
is left alone 10 perform tha impossible
feat of keeping moist the throats of the
famishing multitude! Alas! what is to
become OF us? Are wo to he permitted
to wear the rubicund face and rcse-tinted
nose only upon occasions Of exercise and
sunshine? Are we to forever forego the
pleasure Of better beverages to surprise
our stomachs with cold water? And,
worse still, arc we never, never again 10
wend alone at midnight our serpentine
course to that "dearest spot on earth,"
and, fioundering down in the big arm
chair, sing "Rock an Rye Baby" all the
night long? l Cain ask these and other
momentous questions, but where is the
sage that can answer them? I know
only one. He Gid, in Columbia, once
solve problenl&hich bears in some re-
spects a similaMty to certain of these
questions-that is, it was brandy and
beer problem and that dear friend of
better days is not with us now. His SER
vices are required at the National capi-
tai. His initials are the same as those of
natural division of water in British
America. Such questions interest him;
and if this should meet his eye, I beg
that he will come at once to the succor
of his Trenton friends.
understand that petition has been
presented, bearing the signatures OF the
liquor dealers themselves, and of several
other Of our best citizens, urging the
city fathers to reduce the price Of license;
but so far nothing has been done. Mr..
Hughes has rendered his resignation.
A license costing from So to 500 is also
exscted from all persons running bug
gies and hacks for public travel, except
such as are also used in transmitting the
u. s. mail.
Butchers are ::ow required to pay Ii
cense of $40. Nothing issaid abouttheir
furnishing masticators for the beef, how
ever.
ASlO license is also charged for keep
ing pool table.
All OF these taxes eventually come out
of the consumer, you know. Aro'nt you
glad that we don't consume anything
but molasses and hoecakes7
The present indications do not point to
All increase of the towns revenue; and
some of it's citizens say that the ordi-
nances are unjust, inasmuch as they dis
criminate in favor of the capitalistagainst
others who have less means. but should
| be entitled to equal chances in trado.
We shall SEQ whether or not our mo-
ais improve.
Trentbn Feb 10 1888