Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-06-09
,0RRESPONDENCE/
The News from Denny-a Sad
Death.

ua and the golden grain is rapidly
being moved. The wheat, more
of which was sowed in our vicinity
last fall than for a number of
years. is, it is believed, very good,
Would to God our farmers would
revert to the mode of eye olden
times," agriculturally speaking, in
many other ways. Gradually but
surely the subject of momentous
Importance, 'living at home and
boarding at the sam. place." is
being settled by the great agri-
cultural class and when that
motto is more universally adopted
and practiced then will we see the
hillsides blossom as the rose and
the fertile valleys smile with the
radiance of peace, prosperity, and
plenty.
Needless of the cry of hard
times, scarcity of money, insuG-
cheney of the circulating medium,
Tillmanism, the Ocala platform,
Prohibition to the contrary not
withstanding, the winged mes
senger continues to score his
victims. On Sunday morning last
at the saluda parsonage, Mr.. G. K.
Brown and Mrs. Ida Herlong were,
in the presence of a few friends
and relatives, united in the holy
bonds of matrimony, Rev. A. F.
Berry officiating.
At the same place and by the
same pastor another "Gordian
knot" was tied on Thursday even
ing following, the contracting
parties being our young and hand
some friend, Mr.. Marion Gibson,
and the petite Miss Alice Berry.
Thus eliminated youthful wooings
and the glories thereof.
The match game of baseball be-
tween Edgefeld and Newberry
played on Saturday last at Beaver
dam resulted in the small defeat
of the former, the game standing
% to 18. Look out, Newberry; we
are going to make it Waterloo
for you the 18th inst.
We are panied to report the
serious illness of our genial friend,
Mr.. w. B. Peurifoy.
The Rev. Mr.. Berry, who was
taken so suddenly and seriously
i'll the past week and whose demise
was expected momentarily for a
short while, has, under the skill
full treatment of our popular young
physician, DR.. Waters, about fully
recovered.
For real, old-fashioned, refined,
.inimitable hospitality, friend or
stranger, fall into the hands of
Mr.. and Mrs. M. P. Walton. Never
IN our long and checkered career
has it been our lot to share the
hospitality of a family where kind
ness seemed such pleasure, enter
tainment such a virtue, and kindly
attention such predominating
characteristic.
Upon the authority of one OF
the managers we have it that the
entertainment at Union Grove
recently in behalf of Chestnut
church netted the snug little sum
of fourteen dollars.
With heavy heart do we chron-
icle the sad death of Mrs. Hardy
Crouch on Wednesday evening last
Heart-rending were the walls Of
the dear children and husband
when DR.. Kirksey, the faithful
attendant physician announced
that life had fled. So sudden, and
to the family SO unexpected! The
saddest scene of all was to see the
youngest of thirteen children, &
little fellow of five summers, a.
his accustomed hour for retiring
Chamber, as was his wont, upon hil
mothers bed, kiss her pale, cold
but smiling face (she died smiling,
and then kneeling beside her bed
as he had been taught to do, il
his childish innocence offer up hil
simple prayer.
Followed by large concourst
of relatives and friends the re
mains were borne to Shiloh church
where, after a funeral sermon by
Rev. Mr.. Attaway, they were in
TERED. The sympathy of the en-
tire community goes out to th'
bereaved children and sorrowin|
husband.
Weep not! while her body is il
the silent tomb her soul hal