Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1885-10-22

Do NOT forget TO put in the oats-and to
pay for TIE ADyBRTIsKR. 49,"
Cotton. tasao.n 5G. ~ 90. -,
From the Augusta Chronicle Of Tues
day, ilsth, ,we quota the price Of Cotton %
follows: Good Ordinary, 81; Low Mid
ding. g.; Middling, 9 l.l6; Good Mid.
ding, 8 s. Is. ,yTlI::l. ,.I.s5. II
Return or ELAN and Burnett:
& Mesars. W. F. Elan and Oscar Burnett,
who escaped last week, have returned ard
are now in Jail. W. L. Mcdaniel and Err
win Holmes have also given themselves
up to the;apthorities. yr,s
valaab,e Lands in Spartanburg.
: Valuable .Spartanburg lands are adver-
tised this week. N These lands are on the
line of the new Greenwood, Laurens and
7Spartanburg Road, and are TO be sold at
Spartanburg on salesday in Decembernext.
Earthquake Shock. =.
A suspicious rumbling noise WAS heard
in our village about half-psst FIVE o'clock
on Saturday evening last, but We world
not have dreamed it was an earthquake,
except for the short dispatch in the AuI
gusta Chronicle, to be found in another
column. -
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In Abbeville.
Ara Goode, who. has been with friends
and relatives in our town and vicinity for
three or four monthsipast, is at present
visiting in Abbeville. Mrs Goode was
the recipisnt Of much kindness and atten-
tion while in Edge6eld. and we hope she
will .return:to our town for good with her
husband, S: p Goode. Esq.
lecture In Court House. /
Lecture by. Rev. A. Coke. Smith on
"What to do, and how to dol" next Fri
day. night, the 23rd. inst: Admission Sc
cents; children Is cents. The prooeedstor
the benefit of the Rev, Mr.. Smiths par
-sonage. The public may expect rare
treat. and we urge everybody to attend.
The lecture will be delivered in the Court
House,
The Agricultural Society.
At the next regular meeting Of the
Edgeield Agricultural Society, ]. B. Tomp-,
kins and A. A. Glover, Esqs., will each
read essays on 1.-THE Economies of the,
Farm" All the questions and reports att
the last meeting, not disposed Of, were.
continued to next meeting. Our account
of the October meeting is very meagro,
but We were nctpresent and have received
no report. 4
The r. n. Election In Aiken,
As to whether the town shall subscribe
to the c., c. G, 6 c. Railroad. comes off
next Thursday, the 22d.. The town is sill
ablaze with excitement,a barbecue. is TO
be given and speeches: made. Edge6eld
has been called upon to aid in the orator.
ical line. Hon. Jas. Callison Capt. NJ. A.
Markert, Capt. Lewis Jones, Gen. Butler,
Col. w. II. Folk and others have been in
|yited. We will not;be able 10 announce
the result until next week.
Warrants for tho Sheriff and JaiIer.
|. Warrants have been issued for the Sher-
if, w. H. QUITS. land his Jailer, Lewis
Wages, charging them with the escape Of
w. F. ELAN and Oscar Burnett. These
warrants will be executed by the Coroner
Of the County, J..W. johnson, Esq, War
rants have also been issued by Trial JUS
tice Glover, upon the affidavit Of DR.. w.
a. Culbreath, for the arrest OF Morgan
Dorm, Ebert Dorm, Arthur Mcdaniel,
Richard Hammond, w, h. Thurmond and
Wyatt Il. Seigler, as accessories in the
Culbreath lynching. l5r
Removal of G.. L. Penn Il Son.
! The erent Of this week. in Tonr village
| is the removal OF Mr.. W.sB. Penn TO bis
new, commodious and beautiful store on
Main street, nearly opposite; Mr.. Hart'a
With his usual good taste, Mr.. Penn has
made his new home "a thing Of beauty
while not in the smallest degree detraotine
from its usefulness and commodiousness
1t is perfectly arranged establishment ii
it's every detail, and might we'll serve as 9
model for others Of like character. Anc
now, Mr.. Penn earnestly invites all hi.
friends and patrons to, come and see hin
| and share his happiness a. being il
such stylish quarters, surrounded by
vastly increased stoek Of goods with vh;cl
70 please old and new customers.
Plum Branch Centennial.
| Plum Branch Baptist Church met las
Tuesday. the 18th inst, and celebrated III
one hundredth anniversary. The Histor!
Of the Church from its foundation 10 th'
present day, was read by ]. L. Garter
The Rev. J. ?. MCMILLAN read paper Oh
1.-The Distinctive Principles Of the Bap
hst Denomination" and the Rev. J. s
Jordan read q very interesting paper OF
t"The Struggles and Trials Of the Baptist
lin America" How many more churche
are there in Edgefeld County q hundret
years oldf Horns Greek and Steven
Greek, Baptist we know are over cen