Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-05-19

his own name at the bottom of his an
nouncement. It is manly, straight
forward, and aboveboard. If elected
Mr.. Webb's dominions will comprise
Cooper and Pine Grove.
A Rare Treat..&
Mr.. Jas. P..Killebrew, Foreman Of
the Edgefleld Chronicle, is writing
love story for the ADVERTISER entitled
sAIpha and Omega, or The, Beautiful
Twins-a Novel of the Future" The
story is to be profusely illustrated and
will in places make your hair stand
on end, while in other places 1T Will
take the hair off entirely-specially
recommended for bald-headed people
Now is the time to subscribe for the
ADVERTISER.
Cut,Them DOWN.,
The proposition toscut down the
trees on our square is being mooted
by our town council. Letthe fell deed
be done.' They are even now but
shells-dead sea apples of their former
selves-green without but rotten With
in. They are dying inch by inch ana
can-iast but few more years at the
most.
Eight or ten years ago these trees
we're the pride of our town and the
talk Of the country side, vigorous,
stately, beautiful; but the fiat went
Aforth, @They must be topped" and the
barbarian got in his work. They were
topped, and from tnat moment COM
menced their decay. Beginning at the
top, little by little, they rotted from
crown to root.
Well do we remember an incident
that happened at the time this bar
kbaric deed was accomplished and the
mutilated limbs and branches were
lying on the ground. A gentleman
from the country, passing through,
ard seeing the work of destruction
that had been done, asked: "Who
topped those trees?" When told that
the town council did it he remarked
with more vigor than courtesy: "Well,
they are a pack OF id FOOLS" 1t can
not be helped now; it is always too
Hate to correct. an irretrievable mis-
take, and the truest repentance is not
| to do SO any more. In this matter we
have no advice to offer: We hate to
see the trees cut down, but they are
dying anyway. No effort has been
made, or is being made to prolons their
lives or make their stay with us more
comfortable to them or grateful to US.
Do You Appreciate
The advantage of buying always
from a clean, fresh stock of goods? If
you do, you can have that advantage
by buying shoes, slippers aud hats
from Mulherin, Rice Il Co., Augusta
Prices are lower than the lowest.
Call at JAS. Nj. Cobb's.
1000 yds. of those beautiful new
dress goods, Pine Apple Tissue, Gren-
ada Tissue, Cheveron Shirting, Organ
dies, Cambria, French Outings for
Shirt Waists, Embroidered Skirts,
Demi Flonncing and Laces. All new
and cheap. 100 pair of Oxford Ties
just in. New Goods every week.
Personal Mention.
Miss Gertle Strom has returned from
Limestone.
Mrs. AL. Holston, of Red Hill, was
in town Saturday.
Mr.. j. S. McCreight, of Johnston,
was in town on last Friday.
Messrs. E. j. Minis and John Lake
spent Sunday at McKendrees.
Mr.. Jas. Watson, of the Ridge, is
visiting his uncle, Rev. A. B. Watson
Mrs. II. E. Woodson and family leave
for Blackstone, Va, to-day, Wednes-
day.
| Col. j. R. Carwile, of Abbeville
is visiting his brother, Maj. 7. G. Car
VILE
Joe Barks is out for County Com.
missioner this week. Joe is tip-toI
fellow.
Capt. Joe Brunson, of Aiken, S. c., ii
visiting friends and relatives in oul
town.
Miss Mary Lou Lanham visited Mis-!
Charlotte Zimmerman, of pleasant
Lane, last week.
Mr.. Rogers, of Virginia, father. o
Mrs. j. n. Plowden, is visiting hi
daughter.
Mrs. DIR. d. z. LaGrone, of Wards
spent few days with her daughter
Mrs. Jas. Hart, last week.
1 Mr.. Jerry Cartledge, of the McKen
dree's section, was in town on Tuesda.
of this week.
Mrs. J. A. Satcher and her Lowell.
little daughter. Miss Daisie, Of Wards
were in town on Monday.
Mrs. DIR. w. y. Jennings, Jr, VIII
has been i'll for some weeks. is, we ar
glad to state, convalescing.
Miss Susie Bee, after an extende'
visit to Mrs. w. p. Calhoun, of Able
vile, has returned to Edgefield.
Capt. j. NJ. Jones, after a thre
weeks absence, has returned to Edge
field. His friends are glad to see hin
back again.
Mr.. ). B. DeSanssure, after al
Iolarminp illness of few dayS, is al