Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-22
LOCAL ITEMS.
Churches.

| will preach at Trenton In the forenoon
and in our town in the afternoon. Mr.
Cauthen will preach at Providence II
the forenoon and at Concord in the after
noon. Rev. j. P. Mealing will preach a
Republican in the forenoon and at Beth
lehem in the afternoon. Rev. NJ. ID
Padgett will be at Clouds Creek. Rev
N. N. Burton will preaC- at Dry Creek
Rev. ]. X. FAINT will preach at Mountain
Creek. Mr.. Jordan will preach at Da
mascus. Mr.. Meadors will preach a
Bethel in the forenoon and at Rehobotl
in the afternl IN. Rev. ]. B. Traywicl
will preach at Emory in the forenoon
and at Butler in theafternoon. Mr.. Boyt
will preach at Gassaway in the forenoon
and at Bethlehem in the afternoon.
At Zoar.
Quarterly Meeting at zoar on Friday
next, the 23rd.
Mr.. Zimmerman.
Mr.. Jesse Zimmerman quilted ou1
county Jail on Friday last. i
Our Municipal Election.
See notice in another column Of oul
municipal election, which comes off OF
the 3rd of april, prox:ino.
Commissioned.
Major Dick Anderson has received hi
commission as Major Of the Sra. Regt. o
Infantry, First Brigade, Third Division
Fire Insurance.
Read Mr.. Brokers' Insurance card in
another column and remember he al
ways speaks words of soberness and
! truth.
At Ridge.
The second Quarterly Meeting Of the
present year, for Batesburg Circuit, will
be held at Ridge Spring on the 14th and
18th Of April.
At Harmony.
The second Quarterly Meeting Of the
present year, for Johnston Circuit, will.
take place at Harmony on March als
and April 1st.
The Convicts of the Term.
The negroes convicted OF crime at th.
present term, and sentenced to the Peni
tentiary, have not been taken to Column
bia yet. Sheriff QUITS will take then
probably on Saturday next.
Meningitis Around MT. willing.
We hear Of good deal Of meningitis
in the Mt. Willing section. Besides
young Bennett Smith, colored boy hai
died of this dread disease-in ten hours
after he was first taken.
Two Of Our Best Young Men,.
Mr.. William Berry and Mr.. Joe Nc
Carly of the Mt. Willing section, have
died within the last fortnight, both O
consumption. Mr.. Berry, who was ageo
about thirty years, leaves a wife and two
children.
Moving to the Railroad.
We hesr tina: our young friend, Vas
tine Herlong, ir., Of Blease's X Roads
has sold out lis plantation and nercan'
tile business there, and will soon move
to Clintonward, where he has bought
two handsome lots.
DR.. w. p. Addison.
On Monday morning.last, our young
friend and neighbor, left our town to sci
up his residence and practice in the new
town Of Troy. Treat him well, Troyans
He deserves every kindness and con-
sideration at your hands.
Hatcher Seed. Potatoes.
The very best in the world. In foe
no contitent or island can show thei,
ike -nnrLnld fria4 Mr.. Ben Hatcher
of Trenton, requests us to announce tha
he has so bushels Of Aeed potatoes-swee
| Potatoes-for sale.
The Third Week.
On Monday last, the Jury for the THIRD
week was organized, and Judge Hudson
Immediately proceeded to push forward
in his Enthusiastically practical man
ner. The Court will not probably ad
journ before Saturday. Judge Hudson
opens the Spring term in Columbia or
Monday next.
Good Friday and Easter Services.
On Friday afternoon next-Good Fri
day--the Rev. E. T. Walker will preacl
in Trinity Church. On Saturday even
ing, Mr.. Walker will hold Easter Evt
services in the Church of our Saviour a
Trenton; and on Easter Sundays be will
preach at Langley.
Hcterodorous but Orthodox.
The farmers near Johnston, are using
barn yard manure very literally thi
year. Many of the fields seen from th'
railroad are thickly dotted with larg'
heaps of this heterodorous but orthodox
stimulant.
Easter In Grace Church.
We are happy beyond measure to an
nounce that Grace Church, RidgeSpring
has secured the services, for two Sun
days in each month, of the Rev. r. "
Barnwell, of Beaufort. This gentleman
of long line OF ancestors famed TO
their piety, zeal and intellect-is still! II
his early youth, and has been but recent
ly ordained-haring first graduated a
Suwanee, the Episcopal Theological Sem
mary Of the South. Mr.. Barnwell will
enter upon his ministrations in Grac
Church on Sunday next-Easter Sunda..
ON which day he will hold service
both in the forenoon and afternoon. Th
Church will be beautifully decorated
and the public are cordially invited /
attend. The seats a:e free.
Miss Purcelrs Rosebuds Of comets.
Miss Nellie Purcell, of Augusta, Is stiI
in New York buying her Spring Mills
merry, but her Easter bonnets and hat
have already arrived, and.we have see
them. They are distractingly daint
things, made of the most delicately TIM
ed satins and corded silks-pinkish Law
ender, clel-blus, silyer-gray, shrimp
pink, peach blossom pink, pale gold, tet
rose color and cream white. These dair
ty head coverings have soft Mooris
crowns and shirred brims, and, where
is becoming. there is face trimming il
side of lace and tiny rosebuds mingled
a very trying addition and requiring a
uncommonly fresh and pretty face. Gu
. side there Is a wondrous arrangement
,, ostrich tips, crushed roses, lace and hut
t buckles of paste or gold or silver in fiji