Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-02-15

any in cur county-on Sunday last-to q
large and delighted audience. On this oc-
caslon two ladies were received into the
communion OF the church, and the sacra-
ment OF baptism was administered to one
infant
Our County Funds.
On Wednesday, the eth instant,
Mr.. B. C. Bryan. who has been our
County Treasurer for the last two years.
turned over the Office to Captain James
Mitchell, the new Treasurer. Mr.. Bryan
had on hand the sum of $3, ,S42 l5in money,
which he turned over TO Capt Mitchell,
and of this amount s.. .6G750 is for county
purposes 81 1925 for school purposes
and $62.40 for the railroad debt OF the
town.
The Rejuvcnatcd Charch.
The Methodist ladies are making prepa-
rations TO insure the success of their daily
dinners in Norris Hall during the March
term of Court. On Monday night Of sales
day they will also hold grand hot sup
per in the same hall. In the meantime
very important improvements are being
made in their church edifce. The new
pews are finished, as regards their con-,
structlon, and are now being painted The
inner walls Of The church are also being
handsomely painted, and the pulpit is be-
ing lowered and modernized. Their con-
templated repairs upon the parsonage are
even more needed than those upon the
church
Upland Rice.
Among the new Industries which arc
tending to the comfort and more COM
plete independence of our people, not
the least is the cultivation OF rice upon
ordinary uplands. We remember speak
ing last spring of Capt. l.. w. Y0nng-
blood's growing rice upon Batesburg up
lands. And now this gentleman brings
us bag of the threshed, or beaten. grain
-as white and as nice as any we have
ever seen. And far sweeter, because far
fresher. Auditor Youngblood made
from 30 to so bushels, in the rough, to
the acre, and believes strongly in the
wisdom and economy of his undertake
ing. With better appliances for thresh-
ing the rice, lie says its cultivation is
emphatically big thing.
Miss Carrie Turner's School.
Besides the stimulus of business to the
growth of this place we have other valua-
Die helps. We note the very excellent
girls and boys school, conducted by Miss
Carrie Turner, assisted by her sister, Miss
Fannie. This has been in existence sew
eral years, and has given great satisfac-
ton in point Of discipline and scholarly
attainments of the pupils. 1t is now grow
ing in favor, and families are now seek
ing temporary residence here to educate
their children.-Letter from Ridge Spring
to augusta Chronicle.
The Price to Waco.
To the Texas Baptist Herrld: Present
our greetings to the brethren at Waco,
and say to them that inquiry is being
made in this quarter in reference to rail-
road tickets 10 the. city in May next.
Some of our churches have custom of
paying the expenses Of their pastors to
ihe Southern Baptist Convention, and
they are asking about the probable cost of
sending them to Waco. Any information
on TINS pOlnG Will De thankfully reCelVeu,
-Rer. W. T. Hund2ey in Baptist C6;t-
3icr.
Ridge Spring Cotton Buyers.
The heaviest dealer in cotton at Ridge
Spring, is Mr.. j. C. Watson. He has
already handled seventeen hundred bales
and is still buying daily. NJ VIM. Mer-
ritt haa handled some six hundred bales,
Mr.. James Merritt few less, and others
still less.
Ridge Spring Turpentine Farms.
There are two important turpentine
farms near Ridge Spring-Wright's and
Swearengln's. Sogreat is Mr. Swearengiu' s
business that he has station house on the
railroad, about two miles from the town.
where he ships his turpentine and rein.