Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-10-04

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The 4th Quarterly Conference OF Parks
Vile Mission will be held at Parksvilie on
the Sth and 9th Of the present month.
Presiding Elder kirkland-who has prov
ed himself not onlya useful but a brilliant
man in his new ofice-will be present.
Juvenile NJ. Society.
The Juvenile Missionary Society at
Harmony, which has done so well during
the last three years, was lately reorganiz
ed, 10 work under the auspices of the Wo
mans Missionary Society. Miss Fannie
Christian and Miss Fannie kenney are
the lady managers.
Pomona Grange.
The Edgeheld Pomona Grange will
;meet at Johnston on Wednesday, the
Ill7th instant Besides the regular speak
ers chosen at the last meeting. the Hon.
w. J. Talbert will, by special invitation,
deliver an address upon the general hear
ings and interests of agriculture.
The Light of Other Days.
It was noble and a touching sight
that of the four old Hussars Of fifty years
ago, who rode Leside Senator Butler when
he presented the old hag-Julius Day
Thomas Mathis, John Fair, and James G:
Brooks. As we gazed upon their loved
and honored forms, our mind became
overcrowded with memories equally proud
and painful. The vicissitudes OF this NOR
tai life are generally very startling. OF
the gallant troop of fifty years ago, these
alone remain. And nobly, throughout all
these years, have they kept the faith to
home and to country.
Departnre of MIR. w. J. Griffin.
On Friday last, our universally beloved
accompanied by his amiable and popular
wife and mis- beautiful little boys, left us
to take up his abode in Rome, Ga, where
he will become bookkeeper in the large
mercantile establishment of which our
former honored fellow citizen, Mr.. James
B. Sullivan, is the head. The departure
of this family from Edge6eld is cause not
simply of regret in our community, but
of deepest and tepderest sorrow. Indeed
there are many Of US who cannot look
upon that cottage on the high hill, and
think that Willie and his are not there,
without tears springing quickly to our
eyes. Rome gains citizen Of purest and
highest tone. And Edgefeld's heart and
prayers are ever with the son she loves so
WELL
The Fleet and Fearless Rangers.
In the afternoon of the day Of Inspec-
ton, the fleet and fearless Engefel6 Ran
gers delighted large and enthusiastic
multitude by tournamental tilt on our
Main Street. And in our cr'rion this
was the most brilliant and exciting point
of the day. The riders in this tilt are al
ready we'll known 70 fame, as their names
will reveal. There were two Adamses, two
Mathises. two Pattersons, Atkins, Mealing,
Butler, Miller. AM never did they acqult
themselves more gloriously Our young
friend Henry A. Adams" Young Loch-
invar Just out of the West %-bore oil .he
white plume and now wears it upon his
gallant crest. We pull off our hat-we
stand with it off to the brave Edgefeld
Rangers.
Two Grand Stock Farms.
Col. 0. F. Cheatham has just returned
from Bridgeport, Connecticut, the great
centre of Jersey stock farms in our coun
try. While at Bridgeport, Col. Cheatham
bought six head Of magnificent Jersey
cattle, one of which is fine young CO
massee bull. Col. Cheatham's design Is
to establish regular stock farm on his
plantation four miles north of our town.
| And while Col. Cheatham builds up a
Jersey farm, Senator Butler will convert
his cotton plantation on Savannah River
into a grass and horse farm. The Senator
is now in New England for the purpose Of
purchasing horses for his beginning. Ha-
goods grass farm on Saluda, Buffers horse
farm on Savannah, and Cheatham's cow
farm near the Court House; these three
will make Edgefeld quite famous. We
rejoice at the new departure.