Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-10-13
Edg,efield Advert rtise1

& Our November Court convenes n
the 18th of that month; Judge
Wallace will preside.
Joined by Letter
Mrs. J. a.. Holland, Miss Alice
Finney and Mr.. Nv. ii. Dorm joined
our Baptist church last Sunday by
letter.
ALarge Harvest.
Forty-eightco colored persons were
recently baptized into this fellow
ship, of the Macedonia church OF
cur town.
Moderator Of Presbytery.
At the recent meeting of Presby-
terry at Pickens, Rev.J. M. Plowden
Of Edgefeld was chosen moder-
ator.
Two Papers for $1.5O.
The ADVERTISER and American
Farmer will be sent to any adress
for one year for $3.50, paid, in
advance.
Game Law. s
You can commence shooting
wild turkeys and partridges the list
of November and from that time
on until the 1st of April.
Baptist Revival meeting.
Arevival meeting will commence
in our village Baptist church next
Sunday. So Mr.Booth announced
on last Sabbath.
s. C. Railroad.
The South Carolina railroad is
advertised for sale OH Nov. 17tb.
aOld Tumbling," however, isn't in
it. She's not for sale at any price.
Better Than Cotton.
At the biga tobacco break" in
Darlington last week one lot of
tobacco was sold for $1.05 per
pound;. the average price was
about ten cents.
Resigned His Passionate.
The Rev. w. T. Hundley, of the
!. Johnston Baptist church, where he
has been pastor so many years, has
resigned, and accepted charge of
the Manchester, Virginia, church.
MethodistSe Service.
The Rev. A. B. Watson will
preach in our village Methodist
church next Sunday morning;
Presiding Elder Power will preach
at night.
Change OF Base.
Mr.. F.P. Hollingsworth, superin-
tendent Of the oil mill girnery, has
rented Mrs. Woodson's new house
in Bunco1nbe and will soon move
to those helghts.
Curryton School Property
Hon. Geo. w. Turner, has q
notice in another column calling
together the committee who have
in charge the management of the
Curryton school property.
Fourth Quarterly Conference.
The fourth quarterly meeting OF
the Edgefeld charge will convene
at McKendree on the 18th and 18th
inst, Saturday and Sunday. Pre-
siding Elder Power will preach
both days.
Will Enter the Ministry.
Mr.. W. F. Strickland, of our
village, has decided to enter the
ministry. Mr.. Strickland has
always been an exemplary young
man and we predict for him a
career of great usefulness.
Cheese Meal.
The oil mill management has
arrangements to ship all their cot
ton seed cake to New York to be
there manufactured into cheese
(by the cows and returned to us
for eating.
Eclipse of the Sun.
On Thursday, the Goth of this
month, there will be a partial
eclipse of the sun, visible through
out North America, and visible to
Edgefeld people from 1890 o'clock
to 8 P. M. One-half of the sun
will be obscured.
Music Hath Charms.
Old Orpheus would go distracted,
if living at this day, should he walk
into the store of Mr.. r. L. Fox and
see the many kinds of musical
instruments therein, and would
have danced for joy to behold the
elegant curled oak cases in which
they are kept.
County Alliance.
Our Comfy Alliance meets next
Friday. What would be the objec-
tion to discussing before this body
the question of tobacco raising in
our county? If the Barnwell
county farmer and the Darlington
county farmer can make 500 net
per acre on tobacco, why should
there be any flies on the Edgefeld
comfy farmer?