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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1885-10-15
FIRE INSURANCE! I!

YU1IIE undersigned has been Agent ior
4 Edgetiold County ior ,1 the GhVN"iH M of ~
HOME INSURANCE. ComfA i, w
Colnmbus Ga, for tho last twenty-five
,,oors and knows it to ba n Reliable
tompany. And with Ample Assets, Far
Adjustments and Prompt Payments, IL
has merited and received liberal pat
ronagn ,, from the people Of Edgoiield.
If You want Fire Insurance in trust
worthy Company, please call on, or al
dress, ID. IL. Do E.SO ,sa,,i r.
Feb. 26. 's5. EdT"he'd' S.''
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State of South Carolina
EDGEFIELD COUNTY,.

In Common Pleas.
Wallace & Wallace, Us. Cora s. Richard
son.
NOTICE is hereby given that by vir-
IN tue of the Judgment of foreclosure
herein, dated 18th August, 1885, l will
sell at Edgeiield Court House, on the first
Monday in November next, the follow
ing described mortgaged premises, viz:
ALI that parcel of land in Edgeiield
County, Sol:th Carolina, containing one
hundred and forty-six acres, more or
less, bounded by lands of Wiley Bur-
nett, D. Hipp, Mrs. Marie Minor, w. A.
Hilton, j. w. Minor, the same being q
portion Of the land conveyed to j. A.
Richardson by H. c. King on tho 25th
March, 1852.
TERMS: One-half the purchase money
to he paid in cash, the balance on cred,
it Of ono year, to be secured by bond Of
the purchaser, with mortgage of the
premises sold.
Titles and Mortgage extra.
S. s. TOMPKINS, Master Il. c.
0rt 2 1SS5
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STATE OF South Carolina:
FDGEFIELD OONTl,
Court of Common Pleas.

Court OF COHt"So" '''''
Emma f. Corloy Os. Dick Holloway an"
others.
NOTICE is hereby given that ny vir,
" tue OF the ,lecretal order OF the oo'l, !,
herein, dated Aug. IA, lss5, l Will , se!l H., ~,
Tireiield G. H., on the first Monuay NJ VI
November next, the following realty u.
estate of Ransom Holloway, dec'd.' VI" i:
All that tract OF land, situate lying anu i,,
beine on branch waters OF CuiioetoHi u
Creek. in the County and State aloresatu esina
and containing by survey OF Isaac 5oles' ;,
lated late 18Th May, 1885, three hunureo any, anu
ninety-two acres, bounded by lands now 1, :"
or lately of tho estate Of DR.: Thos. Lac ~ 70
lands Of Mrs. Matilda Holloway MIS-
Whatley and others.
TERMS: The costand one-third lhe PuII' ,I
chase money to bs paid in cash. INC pa,
ance % on credit of one and two years, ~
c onual instalments, with interos. lfou
dav Of sale, to DO secured by bond OF tn'
nmrc,,aser and mortgage Of the prem
ises sold.
S. 8. TOMPKINS, Master f. =.
| Oct Z 1885.
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Master's Sales.
State OF South GaT05iasa.
EDGEFLELD co UNITY.
Ms Common Pleas

IN Common Pleas.
Agatha Woodson, Plaintiff, ps. Eleanor
Abney, Defendant.-Partition.
NOTICE is hereby given that by vir-
IN tue of the dccretal order of the Hon.
Judge T. B. Fraser herein, dated Jnne
2G, 1883, will sell at Edgotiold .. H.,
on the first Monday in November next,
tho following real estate, viz:
All that house and lot of land situated
in the town of Edgelield, containing eight
acres, adjoining lands of Thomas j. Ad-
ans, the Male Academy lot, j. L. Addi-
son and others.
TERMS: One-thirtl the purchase mon
ey to be paid in cash, the balance on II
credit Of one and two years with interest
from day Of sale, to be secured by bond
Of the purchaser and mortgage OF tho
promises. The purchaser D insure and
keep insured till the bond ~ paid, the
house, and to assign the policy to tho
Mastar a. collateral security.
Titles and Mortgage extra.
S. 5. TOMPKINS, Master f. G.
Oct 5, 1875.
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Night arise, and having essays read1l
oy W experts. Let them meet as many
Sore times during December and Feb
raary in other Counties, and continue
,he circuit Of the State, meeting once
h every County every other year.
Who can estimate tie benefit such
Meetings would be to the farming IN
terCsta of the State, which all &C,
knowledge to be go paramount to all
others? Who doubts that there would
be an agricultural revival, SO to SPEAK,
Ind rapid, steady Improvement in our
farming? See the effect OF this meet
Ing on Marlboro, our banner cotton
county. A vigorous young agrlcul'
tural society, just formed, and an EN-
bryonic fair; both justly attr'buta
ble to no other cause. But this would
be one Farmers Institute travelling
around and giving exhibitions like a
sircus. 1t would grow monotonoua.
The programme urually followed at
the North, and in Mississippi, the only
Southern State to adopt them that
know of, is this; Under the direction
of some one whooe duty it ls to con-
troll and supervise these institutes, the
professors in the State Agricultural
College and other scientific men, oltvn
from another State, together with
noted farmers who are epecialists IN
certain lines Of farming, as the late
David Dickeon was in cotton culture,
70, instance, meet at easily accessible
parts OF the State during the time Of
year when work is not pressing ano
hold these institutes. There would
be new audience each time, and any
one could ask questions aud take part
in the discussions which follow each
ESSAY or lecture, Just as we have beer
doing. Experiences ere exchanged
and the exercises are sometimes In
terspersed with music to relieve th'
, monotony. The local agricultural 80
! ciety takes a leading part, if there b
one: otherwise the director enlist
: volunteers. The cost is not great AM
q q the people are aroused aud educate
!. at their homes. The work OF reiorf
u comes from below instead OF iror
= above, and you attack the great enc
my, ignorance, in front and rear at tn
o oome time The governmental farl
J and agricultural college will benei
/. = the more enlightened; the Farmer
. . Institutes will reach the most benign
y y ed. And if these three, proper
u handled, cannot galvanizo the corps
>, >. and revi,i(y our agriculture, tht
- . nothing will. Let such institutes
VI y, held, and l warrant agricultural 8
= ~ cieties to be formed all over the Sta
H. H. to continue the good work. And M
" =, Chairman, these county and local 6
~ !. cieties pouring their little streams
q :. Columbia, will make your own Sta
!. ., organization grow in numbers al
ie ;e power, and your State fairs asHuI
~ ~ proportions undreamed by the nj
- - sanguine. -,
LIS Thanking yon all for your kind
~ ~ attention, and apoloslz'ng for tr
" " pas-ing 30 long on your patience
eL ~ WELD the floor.
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honored friend, the Commissioner, aDt
lis able clerk, Mnj. Ransom, were
overworked, and l believe that every
member Of the present board will
welcome such an increase in their
number as will divide responsibility
and possIbly-I say this with fear and
strengthen their back
bones to stand up and DEMAND that
the rights of the farmers be respect
ei. and that their Department shall
cease to occupy the. degraded position
among the other departments of the
State government hitherto accorded
to it.
am the more anxious for the Leg
islature to simplify the workings of
the Department and increase the
Board, because the duties which my
fifth resolution would impose on them,
would alone require the whole time
and attention OF the ab!eet of their
number. 1t is argued By some that
this Board of eleven il too large, and
GOULD not be- got together. The rea-
son of this, l will try to tell you.
Whenever any Office is created by the
Legislature, they turn around imme-
diately and ill it with one of their
number-or some other broken down
politician. They have even been known
to create useless Offices to penaion old
political hacks in the State treasury
and it is small wonder that large
Boards thus composed, Of men who
have no higher conception of duty
than to draw their salaries, cannot be
got together. Let the Legislature 3d.
lect men as the resolution requests,
and l warrant there will be notrouble
in getting them to attend properly to
their duties.
l will now briefly explain, as beat
/ can, the meaning and scope of
Farmers Institutes" | cannot hope
that anything 80 entirely new-I have
lot found man here who ever heard
of one before-will attract much, OF
your attention or appreciation. Every
ching has to have beginning, how
ever, and I am satisfied the more you
Yarn about them, the more you will
like them. A Farmers Institute is
a new Yankee invention which is
growing in popularity q. the North,
where they always get value received
for any money spent. l never heard
of one until two or three years ago,
and I cannot claim to be posted on
he subject as l would like to be.
Luckily I shall be able To make you
understand very clearly what they
IRE.
This joint summer meeting Of the
State Agricultural Society and the
State Grange, attended by delegates
rom all over the State, and by the
armers in the neighborhood, is moth
ng more nor less than Farmers In
tltute on grand acale. Let US sup.
e -. i. were practicable to have
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have to make the money with which
to do it. 1 have about ceased looking
for it's advent from the North. Capi
tai is scarce in our State, it is true
but knowledge and skill are far scare
er. Will any one deny that liber'
ally supported State institution, such
as | have described, where even the
poorest boy could obtain the much
needed training, would do more than
aught else to hasten the day of diver.
sifed farming, and that diversity OF
pursuits, which are both 30 impera.
lively demanded before we will have
any real or lasting prosperity?
would say nothing about the ex-
pense Of properly equipping such an
institution, merely remarking that no
thinking man can want tbs State to
hesitate an instant on that account ;
but there are mon nova, days who
regard niggardliness as economy and
to save dollar will lose ten. Besides,
it is the stock in trade Of a dema-
gogue to tell the dear people he voted
against thia thing and that, to keep
down taxes. Our people are very
poor, ! know, and they cannot afford
any lavish expenditure; but the man
who would expsnd several hundred
thousand dollars to complete our State
House, and would then plead our
poverty as a reason for not establish
ing first class Agricultural, Techno-
logical and Industrial School, worships
at the shrine of vanity rather than
wisdom. And woe be unto US if such
men are in the majority in our State
If we cannot afford the latter, we can.
not afford the former; and indeed put.
ting on substantial slate roof is all
that should be done to the State House
now. If our people are wise, they |
will prefer to spend their money to
train our youth to a diversity of pur.
suits, rather, than invest in granite and
marble to complete, as designed, the
monument to her glory which old
South Carolina had planned.
Another thing; IF these industries
are so mach more profitable than farm
in0 as aOe pursue 1t, and I do not
doubt 1t, aOhy Should we and our chsl
1ren continue to farm, while we I'm
Dlore our Northern brethren to come
1oaOn qOith Mcir capital and brains to
start Menss Wig not train our oaUaa
'ons and daughters TO do sts
Sir: am tired of all this twaddle
about Northern capital and brains.
0no would think We Southerners have
10 brains Of our own; and to tell the
ruth, we do not much act like it.
But equip us az they are equipped,
md train US as they are trained, and
;, for one, will die swearing that, side
y side, We are their equals any day,
.nywhere. The trouble is, we have
90 few statesmen and too many dem,
gogues, who instead lesdipgathe {
.no,,l1 SH<Sfia.,k u
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1st. When you buy. you want to buy
a good Shoe. Isn't that SO?
81. When you buy Shoe, you want e
doaler to tell you exactly what Shoe is.
Isn't that so?
3rd. N. M. Murphey & Son never mis-
represent shoe merely to sell it. Isn't
thnt so?
4th. They represent the oldest Shoe
House in Augusta. Experience is cor
tainly worth something. Isn't that so9
5th. Having money to buy with, and
buying exclusively for cash, and from
manufacturers, they get the lowest pri-
COS. Isn't that SO?
9th. They are good buyers. Isn't that
80?
7th They arc conscientious men. Isn't
That so?
9Th. They are mt like some dealers,
wanting to make n barrel 0f money on
one pair OF Shoes. Isn't that so?
9th. They boliovo in the low profit sys-
iom. Isn't th"t go?
Itiih. y. w. Mu-phoy & Son are the
"rly S',''a D.alorH in August, that buy
and s''l Shoes exclusively for Cash.
Isn't tbs. ~?
!th. y W. Murphoy d Son ara the
only SS" Dealers In Augusta that sell
swrinl Si;ncs with the price marked
plainly nr the bottoms Isn't that so?
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This has no relation to race, color or
nravious condition-it means Jewelry -
Jewelry that is Jowelry! q" TO PENN =
and 500 1t.
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Titles an! morr-
@ ). .;ss.I'sA ;ss,se4sN,spih y Carolina

In C6HsntoA He"S.
A. W. corlcy and j; W. ;,6s,sE GGsleybl ybleft f!a'n
tills, Us. Elizabeth NJ. Corey oe, % =. .;
NOTICE is hereby given that ny ,,l, vlr-
hx Judge s"f j. 81 B. 's Tersnaw heryin dated Apg
I2th. lSs5, | will sell at Edgelioid y; ~
On ih9 first Monday 1nss,Dsd 1 prsiso, WIZ
All that tract or parcel OF land. sit,,a.o, u,
lvinr and being In the County ana 'sa.e sa'S
aforesaid, containing two hundred a,'a :,
inv seven acres, more or loss, poumuu anu; u
nv W lands now or lately owned by hii"m-
bsth s Asbill, land Of John G. Wa'a"n'
William Powell and others.
TERMS: Tho cost and one hall inc PuI,I ,I,
chase money to be paid In cash ana .,,. im'
% Valance ON Il credit of twelve months
With interest from day of sele, 10 DO 30 >
cured m by the bond OF the purchaser a''o
n mortgage of tho promises SOLD.
rifles and mortgage extra.
s. s. TOMPKINS, Master ~ "
Oct G. 1856
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Conclusion of
The Speech Of Capt. B. R. TiIlman,
Of EdgeGeIG al the Benefits
vile Agricultural Coz
venti0n.

Resoluea, lst, That committee 9
five be appointed by the Chair to me
morialize the General Assembly a
its next sitting. and urge the passag
of such Liquidation as will cause to b.
established at an early day an expert
mental farm in South Carolina.
Resolued, End, That the eaid Me
mortal further urge the Legislature
to compel thes Board of Trustees o
tho South Carolina q University to exc
cute in good faith the law now OF
the statute book requiring them tc
establish an agricultural school III the
South Carolina College, worthy the
name, by appointing such professors,
and making such changes in its curri-
culum, as shall make it in fact, as it
rs nov n .5, an inetitution
such Of wnoss graduates as so elect
can come forth from it's walls practi.
cal and scientific farmers, ready to
enter upon the practice of farming,
as we'll as to be only fitted to enter
the so, called learned professions.
Reso1ued, 3rd, That in our opinion
such contamination will be soonest
brought about by placing more farm.
ers on the Board Of Trustees.
Resoluea, 4th, That The aaid Me
mortal further urge the creation Of a
larger and more representative State
Board of Agriculture, to consist OF
one. from each'congressionalt District,
selected by the Legislature from the
names of farmers sent in by the Agri.
cultural societies in said district, and
that the Governor, the Master of the
State Grange, the. President of the
State Agricultural Society and the
Commissioner of Agriculture, shall
be ex-oficio members thereof. .
Resolved, 5th, That it be made the
duty, among other. things, Of the
State Board Of Agriculture to organ.
izs and hold annually in half the
Counties Of the State, Farmers Insti.
tutes, and that we ask for an appro-
priation Of ive thousand dollars to
defray the, expenses of said Institutes.
Now comes the tug Of war! Mr..
Chairman, if I have not grossly mis-
taken the condition of our farming
interests, there is pressing need Of
something to be done.
/ cannot fatter myself that all my
propositions will go unchallenged, ). or
that scme of these resolutions will
not arouse opposition.. | would have I
Incorporated resolution asking the
repealiol the,infamous Lien Law, but
that is q sore subject with the State
Agricultural Society and l would not
have allud9dto it atall, ii any correct
diagnosis Of our dissssed agriculture
could be made with9 MAKING into
SO orso y .s'aer.
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State of South Carolina,
EDGEF1ELO CO UNITY,
In Common Pleas.

EOG EF1ELD COONI I,
In Common Pleas.
Samuel Tannahill, Ex'or. OF s. w. Mich
olson, decd Us. e. b. Harris.
NOTICE is hereby given that by vir-
IN tue Of tho Judgment OF foreclosure,
herein, dated Aug. 10, 1885, 1 will soil at
Elgefed G. H., on the first Monday in
November next, the following described
nlortgaged premises, viz:
One house and lot in tho town of Edge
field, State of South Carolina, being tho
place where L. B. Harris now resides,
on The public or main road, containing
ono acre, more or less, adjoining lands
Of d. K. Durlsoe's residence, and others.
Alao, ono small triangular lot, in the
forks of the road near the colored Meth
odist church, in said town Of Edgoiield,
South Carolina, and near lands where
Mrs. Lewis now lives, and being about
one acre, more or less.
TERMS: Ms:-One-half the purchase money
to bo paid in cash; tho bflance ona cred
il OF one year, to Ego eAIrad by bond 81,
tho purchaser apl'KlNS, Mas'ot ~ ''
ises sold.
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The Best Shoes in Augusta
at the Lowest Prieessl... =
20 Logical Points for Consumes,

| 18th. They originated that ayaeem Ia
Augusta. fsa't that 20? .....r,y -,
18th. n. W. Murphey q Boa eco the
only Shoe Dealers Ia Augaatas that seii
the celebrated james HeaAs. o96hoe.
! Isn't that so9 -. i,+ewr9 .z.<
l4th. N. W. Murphey 4 Son 40 the
only Shoe Dealers In Augusta that selt
the A. A. Battle q 686hoel ean't tAatsos
18th. u. W. Nurphey u 6oa sse the
only Shoe Dealers In AuEnsta that coll
the Great q 90 Shoe, bs l1a3ss. ha't
that 30?
18th. They soil moro Shoes 10 the pe0-
pie OF Edgefeld County Lhan any other
Shoe House IN AuHustA Ien't $Aas COT
18th. II. W. Murphsy 4 snz srs hsszes
known "a selling good Shoe tIan say
other Shoe Houss In AnFgseA hnt
that 90? ',.4ii
18th. II our goods were not eatisisCto-
ry to the people, then odS s<Sd0 would
fall of. Isn't thst eof
le,h. But the many isnitsSosa ef ear
systom, and the rapid EroytA OF oex
trade, proves that our eyeteSa b good
one. Isn't that GOT
2Oth. And we know tAas intta4iea b
tho sincerest Gsttery. bsat teS sos'
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T do not hesitate an instant to claim
to express the sentiments Of its 4.OO
white voters on this question. Let
/. this iniquitous wrong remain unright'
, ed, and 1 guarantee that if her pres
, ent delegation does not so vote, the
! next that comes from Edge6eld will
J. come instructed to do their utmost To
t smash this institution to atoms. II
8 cannot pass this resolution here-and
r I fear l cannot-becsuse the few gen
q uine farmers here are afraid to tall
for fear Of getting confused-vhile
y the politicians are afraid to vote TO
e fear Of offending some one-1 know
n / can pass it in Edge6eld. / sal'
): awhile back that our college'bre'
j. sons we're often ruined by the train
It ing they received, because they yer
rs averse 10 using the culture they hat
d obtained as basis for any thing bu
,e q profession, while from some defec
,e in their characters they could neve
in succeed as professional men. The
g. might have succeeded at somethin
at else if they had had an industri'
ID education, for the good God aboV
never intended to create a worthle'
er cing. Many a petit logger or M
al chine doctor who is dead tallur
,e, would have made good blacksmil
gh or shoemaker. The Germans, vi
5rs are perhaps the most progressl'
in people in Europe, require every ma
to even the sons of their nobility, to q
tu. ouire a trade, with which to make
lat living in case Of adversely; and
on do not think that any one will dou
eld their wisdom in 80 doing, if he W
der give the eubject any thought.
de, 9 But for every college trained m
the who fails to Justify his father
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-01
WHY HUFF DIDN'T COME.
He Didn't Make the Right Sort of Al
Acquaintance.

He Didn't Make the Right Sort of An
Acquaintance.
His name was HUI, says the New York
HeraId, and he came from Washington, d.
c. For some time he associated with crowd
Of young persons with tight trousers who
haunt the lobby Of the Park theatre. On
Friday night a slick young man came up to
the theatre and made the acquaintance of
HuG7s emnently social friend, Adamson, who
is an usher. Said the smooth young man:
I'D like to get some good party in forgery
racket" said Adamson; 1--WE got q
friend who is the finest man in the
country at first class forgery. His name is
Hun, and he's daisy" Thus the slick young
man and HUFF became fast friends. After
they had talked over the discouragements Of
fered to the poor, downtrOdden. hardwOrking
| criminals Of America, HUI said that he would
| forge checks on any one, but he wanted a
| smart person to pass them of. Then the
slick young man introduced a black-eyed.
low-browed, sharp nOsed friend, very vii
| lain IN his cOuntenance.
Il want to make big money" said Hun.
you've struck the right gang this time"
said the black-eyed man. ''Pm gOer in for
big money, too. Shake your friend as soon as
you can and We'll 60 about our racket now"
SO it came to pass that Huff and the black
eyed man walked down Sixth avenue arm in
arm. While they walked thus pleasantly
Hun talked gayly of the golden harvest which
was to be reaped, and touched tenderly upon
"Well go to Chicago and have a terrific old
time of it, won't we?' he said.
That's me all over" murmure1 his COM
panion.
Tear things all to pieces"
you bet"
open the eyes of the natives"
beautiful language. You hit my senti-
ments every time"
it was golden dream until Twenty ninth
street was reached. Then the black eyed
man seemed to have an idea.
by George" he said. 81 forgot to mention
to you that my name is Heidelberg, and that
Pm a police detective, and that Inspector
| Byrnes has instructed me to arrest you on a
charge of passing forged checks on three
Washington banks, and you have run a big
telegraph bin on the Chief Of Police of Wash-
ington, and"
"My Cod SAID Hut, "Only to think
Who, who, why-whY, what"
And Pve no doubt that my friend Wool
ridge has forgotten to mention that he is a
detective, tOo,n said Heidelberg, as he waved
his hand toward the slick young man who
had inst arrived.
HUFF smiled family and said something
| about knowing it all the time. Then he walked
unsteadily to police headquarters. He was
arralgned at the Jefferson Market Police Court
and committed to the care of the Washington
police.