Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-05-05
Edgeffiield Fl ADVERTISE

We are gwine to get a nudder one,
Just like -tndder one, just Ike tudder
Gwine toget nudder one
Just like tpdder one, =
Don't you. hear my horne
For Congress.
hon. r. A. Aldrich announces for
Congress this week.
School Closes.
Our village High School closes on
the 10th,of June, SO We are told.
Fly Year.
This may bedenominated afy year.
as the little devil are more numerous
and. rapacious than We ever knew them
to be.
Early Closing.
BY agreement of the merchants OF
our town all stores will be closed at
Up. M, from the 10th Of May to the
let of September.
No Service.
Therewill be no service in the Baptist
church next Sunday owing to the abb
sence Of the pastor, who will be in at
tendance at the Conventionin Atlanta
An Acre In Onions.
Mr.. G. F..sidener, wha occupies Gen
Buffers house on the hill, has nearly an
acre in onions, the most beautiful sight
in onions we have ever beheld.
Baptist Orphanage.
Rev. Mr.. Vass, of the Maxwell Or.
phanage, will visit Edgeaeld in the
interests Of that institution on the
third Sunday Of this month. He will
preachsin our Baptist church on that
day.
bud Russell's Club.
Mr.. w. H. Russell, of Mccormick
spent Sunday in town. Bud says tha
curing his necessary absence his clul
at Edgefeld went for Sheppard, bu
he pledges his word and sacred honor
that,it will go for Tillman in the pri
mary.
Fruit Prospect.
The peach crop promises to be al
abundant one in the section. Th
trees are loaded with fruit. The apples
Are few, small. and measly. OF cours
the blackberry will be here in due sea
son, and a plenty of 'em, too.
.
OYef.Production.
John Marsh, our young friend VIII
clerks for Mr.. E. J. Norris, tells us tina
after the speaking at this place OF
Saturday, the 23rd. inst, wool declined
one hundred points in Charleston ant
Columbia. The reason given was over
production. Shearing twice in tn
same season and shearing SO close over
. stocked the market.
Another Boy.
The following comes to US by grape
vine: "a two year old boy lives on tn
west eide of the county whose name
Ben Tillman, but in order to loo
more like the Farmer Governor wear
& patch over one eye. The mother de
clares that If Farmer Ben he defeate
she VIII take off the patch: and ca
him John Sheppard. He sHill wear.
i sp,stch all his days.
The COnundrum Answered.
In answer to Mr.. Jas. s. Smyley
connndrum, aWhy is Tillman like
pick-axe and Sheppard like Scovi
hoe?n Mr.. John Carpenter, of Vat
clase, gives the following answer
4Eecanse the pick-axe goes before an
the hoe comes behind" John says
this answer is correct he wants tt
beans.
Mighty Good Men.
Mighty good names are those '
present to the people of Edgefle
county this week as candidates for "
rious offices. We are proud of thel
and ue.are more proud that We are pc
mitted to publish their announc
ments. You might search from Alas
to the dry Torutgas and you oouli,
find better men, sounder Democra
than John Caughman, George Me
lock, and Marion Wheeler.
Am Edgefleld Man.
Mr.. VIM. Radford, one Of ,Augusts
Oldest inhabitants, dropped dead fro
heart disease at the home of his son {
Milledge avenue, on last Friday NOR
ing. Mr.. Radfor5 was native
Edgefleld, and eighty-ive years old
the time of his death, and has frien
and relatives in this county who W
regretto hear of his death. The !
mains were inferred at Ebenezer
satusday, 3Oth April, Revs- Brow
and Booth officiating.
Notice from Chairman Turner.
In accordance with a resolutie
passed at the last Union meeting
the third division of the Edgefe
Baptist Association, 1 hereby call up
my fellow committeeman, Reys. J.
Booth, J. p. Mealing, and A. s. Tom
kins, and s. B. Mays to meet me
Curryton academy on Tuesday, t
18th Of May, at II o'clock a. m. to ia
into consideration the matter entrust
to US by said resolution.