Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1885-04-09
Dedication.

Dedication.
The beautiful new Presbyterian Church
Of our town 10 to be dedicated on the fourth
Sunday Of the present month. 1t is moi
yet completed. but sufficiently so to be
quite comfortable during the spring and
summer. besides the pastor, the Rev. S
L. Morris, the Rev. DR.. Girardeau vii
probably also officiate at the dedication.
Tee Early Gone.
That is as our poor mortal eyes see it.
Our honored friend, the Rev. N. N. Burton
sends us this: On Thursday last at Sardis
Church, we buried the body of J. B. Ed
wards, son Of Isaac Edwards, Sr., whose
death you recorded last week. He died ol
Pneumonia, after weeks illness. Ayoung
man of sterling qualities, who leaves be.
hind him the fragrance of an earnest chris
tian life. He was about % years old
The:large concourse Of people at his funeral
testified The high esteem in which he was
held.
An Army With Banners.
On Wednesday afternoon Of this week
an army with banners will leave Edgeheld
for the New Orleans Exposition MIR. and
Mrs. A. ]. Norris, with Miss Minnie
Tompkins and little Miss Mamie Norris
Mr.. John II. Hollingsworth and Mrs. W.
H. Folk; Mr.. B. W. Belts and Miss
Emma Belts, with Miss Hattie Wise
Col. o. F. Cheatham and Miss Mona
Cheatham; Capt. MA Markert and Mr..
Thomas Rainsford-and perhaps two or
three million others. The material Of this
party is decidedly good, and we hope they
will have an exceedingly fine time.
Fairly and squa rely Outdone!
( Edge6eld has fairly and squarely out
done Berckmans, Bessman, John Saul,
Dingee and Conard, Storrs and Harrison,
and indeed the whole army Of illustrious
nuraerymen. And it is our fair and hon.
ored friend, Mrs. James M. Cobb. who
bears the flag Of triumph. Her hyacinths.
literally and honestly, surpass those Of
Antwerp and Rotterdam. They bloom
before us as we write, and fling their
bushes as it were to heaven. Vormilon,
and carmine, and rose.pink, and The blush
Of the sea shell, and white and cream, and
salmon, and canary yellow, and lilac, and
purple, and royal magenta A princess
Beatrice"-cream white-has si1ty-seven
bells upon it, and "Goethe"-salmon
yellow--has sixty three. We are end
lessly proud Of these unsurpassed and un-
surpassable Edge6eld hyacinths.
For the Church OF Our Savior.
The ladies of the Church Of Our Savior,
at Trenton, are ever active in the good
work of still further building up and
strengthening their comparatively new Or
ganization. On Tuesday evening. the 2lst
instant, al the residence Of Mr.. Pierce B.
Day, they will give handsome entertain
meut for the benefit Of their church. This
entertainment will be varied one, consist
ing Of concert, fair and supper. And
we can safely promise that it will be a
charming one. Indeed the Parlor concert
at Mr.. Julius Days last fall, was one OF
the pleasantest and most refined entertain
ments we have ever attended. Therefore
let "animis opibueque parati" be you,
motto as regards the ladies Of "Our Savior
on Tuesday evening, the 2lst. If you are
aesthetic and musical, you can have song
and sarabande. Ifyou are mildly artistic,
you can have fancy articles and pretty
things without number. And If you are
earthly and subject TO the demands OF the
stomach, you may eat as much as cor
morant or locust. All tastes and all
purses can be grati6ed. Bear constant
ly in your minds therefore The Epscopa
ENTERTAINMENT aT tf9ferCe arr, rerCe b. bay On
Tuesday evening. the 2lst instant.