Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1885-12-24
LOCAL ITEMS.
Churches.

church, 10 the evening he will preach at
Johnston. The Rev. IL. F Beatty will
preach at Trenton in the forenoon and at
Edgt6eld in the evening. The Rev. E. T.
Walker will preach at Langley. The Rev,
J. P. Mealing will preach at Antioch. The
Rev. J. A. Bell will preach at Rshoboth.
The Rev. T. P. Phillips Twill preach at
Bethel in the forenoon and at Rehoboth in
the afternoon. The ReY. ]. D. Bowles
will preach at Corinth. The Rev. D. D.
Dantzler will preach at Johnston in the
forenoon and at Spann's in the afternoon.
The Rev. ]. A. Carson will preach at Pine
Pleasant. The Rev. N. N. Burton will
preach at Dry Creek. The Rev. A. NJ.
Chreitzberg will preach at Ridge Spring
in the forenoon and at Bstesburg in the
afternoon. The Rev. S. ]. Bethea will
preach at Plum Branch in the forenoon
and at Parksville in the afternoon. The
Rev. M. D. Padgett will preach at West
Greek. The Rev. w. A. Gaines will preach
at Sister Springs. The Rev. J. c. Brown
will preach at Phillippi. The Rev. ]. s.
Jordan will preach at Damascus. The
Rev. G. w. Bussey will preach at Red
Oak Grove in the forenoon and at Modoc
in the afternoon. The Rev. ]. Walter
Dickson will preach at Emory in the FORE
noon and at Butler in the afternoon. The
Rev. ]. M. Rushton will preach at Bethle-
hem. The Rev. J. F. Mcmillan will preach
at Mountain Greek. The Rev. A. E. Cor
nish will preach at Ridge Spring (Grace
Church.) The Rev. W. T. Hundley will
preach at.Johnsion.
Gone to Florida.
w. M. Hazel, living nesr Johnston, has
removed TO Archer, Fla.
Sorry to Lose Them.
Maj. S. S. Tompkins and family will re-
move to the "Bar place.. soon after
Christmas.
Modoc an Incorporated Town.
The town of Modoc, on the A. & 4. R.
R., has been incorporated by the present
Legislature.
Cotton.
From the Augusta Chronicle Of Tues
day, 22d, We quote the price Of Cotton as
follows: Good Ordinary, 74;; Low Mid.
ding, 81; Middling 81; Good Middling, 81.
Hon. II. A. Shaw.
During last week we were glad to see
this honored citizen in our Office. For
months Dr.. Shaw has been quite an in.
valid, and his presence in our village was
quite rarity.
Examination OF Teachers.
There will be an examination Of appli-
cants to teach IN the public schools Of this
County on the 7th and 9th days Of Janua-
nv, 1885, The 7th is set for the whites
and the 9th ior the colored applicants.
Going! GoIng!! Gone!::
On Thursday, Dec. 3lst, 1885, Mary,
aud her Little Lamb" will be raffled at
the Drug Store of g. L. Penn & Son, and.
on New Years morning Of 1886 there will
be at least one happy little heart in Edge
field.
Admitted to the Bar.
John B. Lanier and John A. Mette, who
have been reading law under the direction
Of Sheppard Bros. for the las! two years.
were admitted to practice by the Supreme
Court last week. passing!a highly credita-
BILE examination.
A Homestead In the Garden Of Eden.
DR.. Bill Jennings says that if the Home.
stead law had been Of foressin the days Of
our foreparents, he believes that old Moth
or Eve would have:.claimed Homestead
in14ae Gar3o, of -Hdou aud:heit it against
all edicts and.6ats to the.contrary.
Something New and it only Costs lOe.
Everybody and lis sister are invited to
attend the box bresking--at the Presbyte-
rian Church.on Monday next at s o'clock
P. NJ. The box breaking will be preceded
and closed with music by Mrs. Minis and
her daughters and Mrs. Cheatham and
Mr.. Cobb.
At Horns Greek.
On Christmas day-ne1t Friday-there
will be Church Sale at Horns Greek.
These Church Sales are getting TO be all
the rage, and a large number Of people are
expected at Horns Greek, tho o'd Revolu-
tionary church, the Oldest Of any denomi-
nation in the County.
To One and All.
To our subscribers, far ind near. one and
all, we wish merry Christmas and happy
New Year. MAJ your homes be always
bright and joyous, whether ours are or not,
and may the blessed spirit of Him who
gave US Christmas as an everlasting fssti-
val of peace and good will, encompass you
and yours forever.
The White and Corered Schools. .
Mr.. Folk, the energetic and wakeful
Edgefeld Representative in the House,
made spirited and logical argument in
support Of Mr.. Thompson's bill to appor-
tion and distribute the school tax between
the white schools and the colored schools
respectively. Mr.. Folk has consistently
advocated this plan.-Register.
81 Turkeys and 448 Ib. Hog.
A highly esteemed subscriber writes III
that "a lady in the Dark Corner section
Of our County, whose untiriug industry
is only equalled BY her retiring modesty,
has this year raised ninety-one turkeys,
and on Friday Of last week..had killed g
hog Of her own raiaing which weighed
four hundred and forty.two (442) pounds
net. This hog was fattened on waste veg
etables, melons, kitchen slops and meal. u
Our Women in she War.
We acknowledge the receipt in booh
form Of the whole of the stories of the e1
periences Of Southern women in the War