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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-08
Thanksgiving Day.

President Arthur has issued q
proclamation designating Thursday,
November 90, as a day OF national
thanksgiving. Thanksgiving Day is
a holiday inaugurated as harVest ,oea
festival by the Puritans in !62l.
Since, then it has been pretty steadily
observed in New England as token
of faith in God and thanktulness Tor
His goodness. 1t was not made a
national institution until during the
revolution, when General Washing,
ton, by direction Of Congress, issued
a proclamation for a day OF thanks
giving oyer the adoption Of the Fed
eral Constitution. Thereafter it ;, was
not annually observed outside OF New ~
England until 1862, when Lincoln
Issued his memorable call. for day
of thanksgiving to celebrate the Union
victory. Since then it has become 4 8
fixed national institution and Is annu
ally observed on the last Thursday o
November. =.
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State of South Carolina,
EDGEFIELD COUNTY.

EDGEFIELD COUNTY,
Tn Common Pleas.
F. Coke Whittle, as Administrator of w
j. Gates, deceased, Plaintiff, vS. Nancy
Asbill aud others, Defendants.
NOTICE is hereby given that by vir.
IN tue of the decretel order of the Hon
Judge A. P. Aldrich herein, dated Get
18th, 1883, will sell at Edgetield Court
House, on the first Monday in Decem
Der next, the following described real
estate, Of w. j. Gates, decd, viz:
All that tract of land, marked in sur.
vey thereof by J. NJ. Forrest. made eth
Sept, 1883, as Tract No. 2, situated, lying
and being in the County and State afore-
said, and containing, by said survey, fif.
ty-eight acres, more or less, and aOjoin-
ing lands of Mrs. Frances Padgett, the
dover tract, B. Lott, Mrs. Shaw and A.
j. Norris.
II the above tract fails to bring enough
to pay the debts and cost, will also sell
at same time and place. the interest in
remainder after the expiration of the
dover estate of Mrs. Nancy Asbill in
the tract designated in said survey as
No /, containing tbirty-six acres, more
or less, adjoining lands of Mrs. Shaw
and tract above described as No. 2.
TERMS: One.half the purchase money
to be paid in cash, the balance on acredit
of twelve months, With interestfrom the
day of sale, to be secured by bond Of the
purchaser with mortgage of the prem
ises. t-~
Titles an5 lIiortgugv extra
s. s, TOMPKINS, Master r: U.
Nov. 6. lSS3.-4t4S
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State of South Carolina,
1nrT1T n OTThTY

EDGEFIELD COUNTY.
In Common Pleas.
Joseph Meriwether, S. G. Meriwether,;
and Others, Us. Robert Mel iw ether, ana
A. l.. Meriwether.-Partftto't.
NOTICE is hereby given that by yir-
~ tue of the decretal order OF the II on.
1ndye A. p. Aldrirh herein, dated Oct.
y lsS3. | will sell at Edgetield {. h., on
tie first Monday in December next,
All that tract OF parcel OF land known
as the MARY Ann Key Tract, situated
in said County and State, on Inc wesI
bank of Big Stevens Creek, containing
five hundred and tbirty.slx ana one,nali
acres, adjoining lands OF Mrs. 4. MGhle'
r. II. Scott, John A. Butler ana 0lhels'
There is fifty acres of fine creek DOT
tom land and fifty acres OF original lot
est. and fine rock quarry on inc place.
Situated two miles from the Augusta O
Knoxville Railroad.
TERMS: The cost and one-thlrd the Pur-
chase money to be paid in cash, the pal'
ance on credit OF one and two years
with interest from day of sale, to pe SO
cured by bond of the purchaser, Win q
mortgage of the premises sol0-or al
cash at option of purchaser.
The three acres set apart by Thomas
Meriwether for church lot anu Dur,s
ground is reserved and will not be soio
A resurvey of plat by Thos. Ralnslor'
will be exhibited on day OF sale.
TITLES aud Mortgage extra. .,
S. S. TOMPkINS, Master +. Z
Nov. 6, 1888 4t4o
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Death of an Original Edgefield Man of
Great Distinction.

We allude to the Hon. Armistead Burt,
of Abbeville. This noble end distinguish
co gentleman, who was born in our own
County, died. suddenly, in his law Office
in Abbeville, on Tuesday afternoon the
S0th October. Mr.. Burt removed from
Edgeield with his father, wien quite q
young man, TO Pendleton He studied
Law at that place, and in 1928 married
Miss Martha Calhoun. niece of John
C. Calhoun, after which he removed to
Abbeville C. H. and commenced the prac-
tice OF his profession. His marriage was
childless, and his wife preceded him to the
tomb by many years. He was elected to
Congress in 1871, and continued to repre-
sent his District untildS52, when here
signed his seat and resumed the practice
of the law. Mr.. Burt was polished
gentleman, profound thinker apdrw nat
ural diplomat. AS has been said, he was
the friend of McDufiie, the protege Of
Calhoun, and the associate of Wardlaw,
and Perrin, and Cheves, and all.the- other
great legal lights VINO shed lustre upon
fSs asat5 of tbs prominent and foaoIsd
man causes profound regret throughout
our State. Mr.. Burt was eighty-one
years Of age at the time Of his death. A
correspondent from Abbeville Of the Char.
lesion News and Courier, recounting the
circumst ances of his death, closes as fol-
lows:
Mr.. Burt was for many years a mem
Der of the Episcopal Church. On last
Sunday he partook Of the Sacrament Of
the Lords Supper in company with mis-
friend, Mr.. Robert H. Wardlaw, who is
the last surviving witness of his marriage.
Mr.. WarAaw is a Presbyterian, but there
being no service in that church he attend
ed the Episcopal Church, and together he
and Mr.. Burt went to the altar.
Mr. Burt often expressed dread OF q
lingering death. He could not have died
under circumstances more in consonance
with his wishes than those which sur
rounded his last moments. He died lit.
orally in the hairless Weary of the bur-
den Of his years and his labors he lay
down and peacefully fell asleep: 1t SEEM
ed to be grand and fitting end of a noble
life.
AS the cortege that bore his remains to
his home took its slow way along the
streets the western sky was lit up with
the grandest and most gorgeous sunset |
ever saw. It seemed as if the heavens
were lighted to honor his coming 1t
seemed that the skies were Illuminated to
guide his pure soul to its eternal resting
place in the mansions Of the blest. The
very armament did him honor.
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Let Us Have a Constitutional
Convention.

On the statute books Of South Car.
olina we have several Civil Right
statutes more odious than those that
have just been declared by the Su.
creme Court of the Uhited States as
being unconstitutional. We make a
special appeal to the representatives
from Aiken county to the Legislature
to see to it that these laws be repeal
ed at the coming session of the Leg
islature. What we hope for is. that
the Legislature that will meet on the ,,
last Monday in November next, will
see fit to call constitutional Con-
vention to revise and give US new
Constitution Constitution that will
meet the want. of ou, people at the
present day. The Constitution now
IN force was made and adopted in
1868 by the vile Radical Carpet. bag
party, that at that time; by the aid
of Federal hayonets. held the people
of South Carolina down by the throat
Let the Legislature give US new
Constitution by ordering conyen'
tion for that purpose Aiken Jour-
nal end Revea0. -
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/ l'.g
Elk Congressman Manning, Of Ms
sissippi, who was one Of tie most &C.
tive and persistent anti: Randall Demo-
Gratis in the Speakership contest four
years ago, was asked in Washington
recently if he believed that Randall
could be beaten next winter. "No,"
he said" be can. not be- beaten. Our
hope was in the South,S bnts he has
gainedSso there hte!y,.sthatS I sfrmly
believe he will get more votes from
that section than Carlisle. Another
thing, the national Democracy o not
mean to make fight on the tariff
question and Randall is just the man
to lead the conservative forces now at
work blazing out the way fora vic
tory in 1884. Yes, as much as |
would like to see Randall beaten, I
do not believe now that it can be
done"
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Masters Sales.
State of South Carolina.
EDGEFIELD COUNTY 7

.EDGEFIELO GUN L.
In Common Pleas.
William q. Trotter, in his own right ano
as Administrator OF William Z. Irot-
ter. decd, and Julia Trottor, Plain
lifts. vs. Verdelia Ramege. George r.
Trotter. Mary s. Berry, Pinckney o.
Trotter and others, Defendants.
NYOTICE is hereby given that by vir-
~ tine of the deer etal order of the Hon.
Jndpe A. P. Aldrich herein. dated Nov.
& 1888. I will sell at Edge field c. ID on
the first Monday in Decent Der neAt, the
Sollowinq real estate of w. P. Trotter,
deceased, viz: ,., n.
tanning twenty two acres. more or less,
bounded on the North by Little Saluda
River, on the East by public roac, on
the South by Tract No. or Homestead
place assigned to widow, on West by land
Of Gracy Matthews, with the right 10
flow the North bank Of said River with
mill pond upon the payment OF annual
rental of ten dollars. l4s,:t
Q. Tract No. of the Pope tract. con-
tanning eighty-three and half acres,
moro or less, bounded On the North by
Little Saluda River. on the South by
land of Oracle Matthews and on the west
by public road leading to Mt. willing.
3. Tract No. of the Pope tract, con-
tanning one hundred and forty-three
aC res. more or less, bounded on The
North and East by Little Saluda River,
on the South by lands Of Oracle Mat
thews and on the West by Tract No
and tho River.
q. The Scbumpert tract, containing one
hundred and sixty-seven acres, moro or
less. bounded on the North by lands OF
EIizabeth Schumpert and John Fellows,
on the East by lands of Elizabeth Schum-
merit and Estate of William Etheredge.
on the South by Little Saluda River and
on the West by land of John Fellows.
S. Tract No. l, of the Corley tract, con-
tanning fifty two and half acres. more
or less, bounded on the North by home
lands of J. M. Trotter, ON the South by
tract No. 2 of Corley tract and on the
West by land of w. G. Nicholson.
6. Tract No. 2 of the Corley tract, con-
tanning two hundred and thirty-tour
acres. more or less, bounded on the
North by tract No. Of Corley tract, on
the East by land of j. NJ. Trotter, on the
South by land of Burdett Corley and
John Corley and on the West by lands
of Nc. Merchant and Mrs. Wertz.
7. The Nelly tract, containing seventy
nine and half acres. more or less, bound
ed by lands of Geo. w. Long, Geo. Ber-
ry, Philip Livingston and others.
TERMS: One-third the purchase money
to be paid in cash and the balance on a
credit of one and two years, in equal AL
nual installments. with interest from dav
of sale. The credit portion to Ee secured
ly the bond of the purchaser and mort
gage of the premises sold.
Titles and mortgage extra.
s. s. TOMPKINS, Master E. C.
Nov. 7, 1853 -4t48
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-08
The outrage Mill Again.

It is said that the managers of the
machine known az the United States
Court are determined to renew the
political persecution of Comocrats
next month with all the vigor and
venom at their command. In order to
cripple and confuse the accused little
or no uutice will be given'of the cases
that will be taken up until the time
for trial comes. Reliance will be
placed this time rather upon Green
back than negro witnesses and juries,
and every resource and appliance
will be used thatingenulty and hatred
can invent or conceive of to secure
convictions. Let our people be fore.
warned and extend all the material
aid and sympathy they can to the un-
fortunate victims of partisan spleen.
The last election was fair and accord
ing to law, and if the Federal Courts
cannot successfully attack the law
they have no right to go outside of it
to get up campaign thunder.-Or-
a,age5urg Times and Democrat.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-08

In his sermon last Sunday our
noiahhass,, ,Dr. n " Smith, OF the
ferred to Henry Ward Beecher 8 visit
to New Orleans Within the past week
there, has visited tais city the chief
preacher of the philosophy of the
mockerJ Of religious convictions. His
/ has been a strange history. No living
American enjoyed g more conspicuous
station !; no man had a better chance to
WIN an enduring fame Atthesage Of
three scoreand tanihs appearsamong
us as candidate for the plaudits of
the groundlings. In his neglected
old age he seeks relief from the re-
proaches of his own conscience by re-
Wiling the convictions of others.
There can be- no better-illustration of
the worth of his principles than him
aelf. He has eaten Of the fruit Of
his own way His name and his
fame are sullied. !sss
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-08
ChappeIl,s Depot Consumed by Fire.

On Wednesday afternoon, the 3lst ult.,
the old and new depots at ChappslPs, all
the cotton therein, a small trestle, a con-
siderable portion of the track, few cars
and large pile of wood were burned.
The Newberry OtSerrer of last week,
contains the following additional particu-
lars concerning the burningof Ohappell's
Depot: -
IA citizen of Chappelps. who came down
last night, gave US the following particu-
lars. He. says the fire started in the cot
ton on the platform, and thinks it origi-
mated from a lighted cigar. The flames
spread instantly and nothing was saved
from the depot except case of shoes, al
though there was q large quantity of
merchandise and other things in there
Inaddition to the above, six to eight hun
dred cords of wood belonging to Mr.. vii.
liam Reid was burned, also car loaded
with freight. The store of Mr.. Simmons
and of Mr.. George T. Reid were saved by
great. e1ertions. At one time it wss
thought impossible to save them and both
moved out portions Of their stocks. MIR.
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EDSFTELD COUNT Y,
~ i GH0
Cnn,.t nomnon Pleas

Court Common Pleas.
Susan e. Moore, Thomas L. Moore, Jas.
Y. Moofs, and others, vS Bennett Hnl-
land, assignee, and others.
|NJoTICEs hereby given that by virtue
IN OF the decretal order Of the Hon.
Judge J. HsAudson herein, dated Mar.
"a, 1883, kwilI sell at Edgeheld Court
House, ontl.e first Monday in December
next, the remainder of the land unsold
of Gen. re. NJ. Dunovant, ordered TO
be sold byludge j. D. Witherspoon by
decree dated June 22d, 1898, being the
followingtract, viz:
Tract NOD, containing, by survey OF
NJ. H. Minis, rfve hundred and eighteen
acres, bounded on tina North by lands of
Mrs. Addison, onithe East by Ninety six
Creek. which separates it from land OF
T.sJ.okinard, D.. C.. Bullock and y. X.
Tillman, On the South by land Of b: K.
Tillman and on the West by tracts Nos.
l, 2 and Saia land of Mrs. Addison.
TERMS. The cost and third the pnr-
chase money 10 be paid in cash the bal
ance on acfedit of twelve mouths, with
interest from. ay of sale, to be secured
by bond Of, the purchaser and mortgage
of the premises sold.
Titles sld mortgage extra.
.uza S.S. TOYPKINS, Master e G.
.,Noy. 6, N3.-4t48
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The Texas Sittings says: Tie dis
tressing case of the average Congress.
man, who has only $4,000 year and
mileage to live on, is attracting atten-
tion again. One struggling states
man remarks What shall do this
winter heaven only knows" Before
he was elected he probably lived on
less than half as much as he now
gets, and his constituents would
think themselves rich If they had
the amount of his official income.
Pity the poor Congressman, and show
practical sympathy. by electing him,
next year, to stay at home.
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statet+soutll Carolina,
COUNTY.

.es GDuEpIGLHC W Or : f.g- y
es In Common Pleas. ap
Hattie Mathis Shaw and James Lesley
Shaw, BY their Guardians ad litem, Us.
Elizabsh Augusta Shaw. -
NoTIcE is hereby given that by vir-
IN tueofthe decretal order of the Hon,
Judge Az. Aldrich herein, dated Oct.
lG, 1883. Twill sell at Edgefeld c. H.,
on the fint Monday in December next,
the following real estate of james L..
Shaw, deaased, viz:
All thaifact Of land, sitIssed, lying
and beinson Chevis Creek, in the Coun-
ty and Slie aforesaid, and known as the
"GloverfaGt," containing two hundred
and sixtylhree acres more or less, and
boundcdy the Mar!intown road and by
lands ofcornelia F. Glover and John F..
Adams.
TERMS fourth the purchase mon
ey to beaid in cash, the balance on
credit ofsne, two and three years, with
interest fiom day of sale, to be secured
by bondof the purchaser and mortgage
of the Hsnises.
Titlesud Mortgage extra
Ss. TOMPKINS, Master Z. G.
Nov. 6les3 -4t48
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-08

Rev. John S. Inskip. editor of the
Christian Standard. Of Philadelphia
and we'll known for many years as a
successful evangelist, was stricken
with paralysis at his residence, at
Westown, Chester, Pa, on Wednes
day, and though for a time uncon
scious, has since rallied, but his con
dition is still precarlous.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-08
The Bicyclists In Columbia.

Letters have been received stating
that bicyclists will enter the races
as follows: Charlotte IA. Charleston
5, Greenville 4, Georges 4, George.
town 2, Hickory, N. C, 2 Newberry
l, Florence l. Winston, N. c., l, Co.
lumbia 9, and Augusta and Raleigh
are expected to be represented.
Tie Bicyclists will be the rear guard
Of the torchlight procession on Thurs,
day night of Fair week. under COM
mand Of Captain Gus. Childs.
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carry the State.
In Massachusetts the contest is a very
peculiar one in which there is no principle
involved. 1t is mere personal alScontest
between Ben Butler-Beast-who wants
TO be reelected Governor, and set OF
men who hate him and want to beat him.
Old Ben is not g man of lovely character
but undeniably he is man hard to beat.
In Virginia the public eye-and the patri-
o,ic heartof the Soutb-centres on eproo-
able downfall of Billy Mahones coalition.
Malone has the support of the Washing
ton administration, the absolute control
of Federal patronage in Virginia, a large
fund raised by contributions and q: assess
rnents upon Federal oficeholders and en-
ployees and with these soul that knows
no scruples in politics. He is working ms ms
game with all the ingenuity and ability he
is master Of and they are OF no mean
order, for he knows and feels that upon
the result hinges his destiny, and he must
win or perish politically. But never since
the war have the Democrats been better
organized or made better campaign, anc
never have they, felt more confident ol
unhorsing the little dictator than they dc dc
now. If he be beaten, as we think he will
he is shslved, and coalition with Racical'
and negroes receives its death warrant IL
theSonth.
If,next.week, we can announce to on
readers the triumphs of the Democracy il
New York and Virginia, we shall be salts
fled with the political close OF the yea
1892 "A fE 49,.
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The Elections To-

On to-day, Tuesday 9Th, come off the
elections in the States We enumerated last
week. Next week consequently, we may
haveia startling tale to tell. OF al these
States public attention is mainly turned
to New York, Massachusetts and Virginia.
To New York because of it's Importance
as factor in presidential elections. and
because Of the squabbles amongthe Demo
cratic factions of New York City. These
factions we are glad to say, sare confined
. to the city; and despite their selfish
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-08

CAROLINA RAILRoADs.-A railroad
from Newberry to Edge6eld is spoken
by.taa. s .sslia .asa-iia men the old Edge
field district. -Four or FIVE new roads
are working for places on the map,
and if they are builded, our neighbors
across the river will indeed be happy.
We wish all the new roads success
and advise them to turn their iron
and headlights. in this direction
AUGUSTA Euening Ncaus.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-08

Dynamite has been employed BY
Herr Prsdamovic, civil engineer OF
Pesth, to drive piles. The downward
force of an explosion Of one and one
half pounds he found equal to the ,,
weight of a $3.50 pound hammer fall
ing from a. height of ten feet.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-08

The building of the Kimball House
IN Atlanta seems to hang fire. 1t was
announced some time ago that the
work would go right on, but now 1t
see ms that $4,000 more must be SUBJ
scr;bed before the work will begin.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-08

Gen. Robert Toomba, who has long
been recognized as the most accom-
plished, ornate and vigorous swearer
in the United States, has repented,
and was received into the Methodist
Church at Washington. Ga. by Bishop
Pierce on Sunday.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-08

About 26O rolls of companies fir m
South Carolina in the Confederate
service have been sent to the AdJutant
and Inspector Generals office. 81 are
in course of preparation and about
T14 remain unaccounted for.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-08
Suicide of Prominent Charlestoniau.

W. D. Clanceys Master in Equity, of
Charleston county, and who was appoint
ed by Governor Hampton, committed
suicide at his rooms in the Mills House
on Thursday afternoon the lst instantS by
shooting himself through the head with
pistol.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-08

Diseases Of an exhaustive nature
that have tendency to create an
uni atural feeling such as fatigue, las
situde and great weakness through
out the system owe their origin to a
lack Of iron in the blood. Browns
Iron Bitters will restore the blood
to it's natural healthf / condition.
Get the blood pure by using this
rem msdy and disease will be quickly
banished.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-08

Colonel Coward states that the re-
ports to his Office in reference to pub.
lie schools are highly encouraging and
show a wonderful Improvement in
educational work for the past year.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-08
Meeting7Df Directors and stockholders.

The annual meeting ofthe Directors and
Stockholders of the Carolina, Cumberland
Gap and Chicago Railroad is to take place
in Aiken on Wednesday of next week. In
--..,a-anininn=With the lights before us-it
if Road it can be called-shouId be TAKEN
out of the hands of certain factors Of Aa
present management. es.5s :
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NJ O T | G e.

TWILL be sold at tho Upper Cherokee
w Ponds, in Aiken County, =. o., on
November 2oth. 1883, all of the Personal
Estate of the late ]. L. Shaw, consisting
of o Corn Fodder, Oats, Mules, Horse
Al and Buggy. Plantation Tools; l Champ.
on % R, a5er in good order, l Iron Screw
or Press, Wagon, Household Fnrni-
n ture. including No. Piano, and nu.
merous other articles. not necessary J"
mention. cola
Tn addition to the above, two Bonds On
the Augusta & Knoxville Railroaa nro Ill,
$500 each, and two do. for $l,ooo eaeh en-,
Also. four on tho Georgia Railroad iol
81, 900 each. an w Adm, or
Oot 90 1899 RAJ
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-08

The entire police force Of Newberry
because a new appointee was paid the
chiefs salary of$40, the other privates
receiving but $35.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-11-08

~ A special invitation is extended
to everybody to come and look at our
beautiful stock Of Jewelry. We haye
something TO please all.
AA7 q. PENN g. Son.