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

Farmers are anxiously waiting for
sunshine.
The home of the Rev. Mr.. Morris, of
the Presbyterian church, was made hap
pier last Monday by the advent III a
daughter-the first child.
Miss Bell, of Barnwell, who was ex.
pected 70 succeed Miss Lizzie Jordan rs
the teacher at Hatcher's Pond, has do
clined the offer made 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. o. Robinson IL Co.,
and music is now included in its curri-
culum at an additional cost of only SEQ
per month.
Trenton's annual election for munich
pal officers was held last Tuesday, and
resulted in the re>cs-etion of Mr.. j. A.
c. Jones, as Intendant, with Messrs. J.
B. Norris, S. II. Manget, B. p. Hughes
and II. II. Clark, as Wardens. Messrs.
Norris, Mangct and Hughes are their
own successors, while Capt. Clark iills
the place of Elias Hendrix, Esq. ma
iority of these arc what was known last
summer as ''dry ticket" men, and they
have, virtually war of eXterml-
nation on bar-rooms, by increasing The
lax on liquor traffic one hundred dollars,
making the cost for retailing spirits in
the town of Trenton, including State and
u S. revenue, SS75-invariably in ad-
vance. Now this is no insignificant sum
! to be raised all at one time, and all in
good, hard earned cash! So at least two
out of three of the unhappy contributors
10 the internal wants of our community
must go to the wall and tho third man
is left alone 10 perform tn, 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 ruhicund face and rose-tinted
nose only upon occasions of exercise and
sunshine? Are we to forever torego 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 "dcarest spot on earth"
and, fioundering down in the big arm
chair, sing Crock an Rye Baby" all the
night long? can ask these and other
momentous questions, but where is the
sage that can answer them? L know
only one. He Gid, in Columbia, once
solve probleni& hich bears in some re-
spects similaW9y to certain of these
questions-that is, it was a 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
a natural division of water in British
America. Such questions interest him; /;
and if this should meet his eye, 1 beg
that he i'll 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 $50 is also
exscted from all persons running bug
gies and hacks for public travel, except
such as are also used in transmitting tho
U. s. mail.
Butchers are now required to pay Ii
cense of $40. Nothing is said abouttheir
furnishing masticators for the beef, how
ever.
A $40 license is also charged for keep
ing pool table.
All of these taxes eventually come out
of the consumer. ycn know. Are'nt you
glad that we don't consume anything
but molasses and hoecakes?
The present Indications do not point to
an 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 NOR
ais improve.
GRANDMA.
| Trenton, Feb. 12, 1883.