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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-06-02
THECoURT WAS FIGHTING.
Lively Episode i'll a jackson
Country Justice Court.

Jefferson, Ca, May 81 Colonel
W. /. Pike attendeda a justice court
in one of the country districts
recently as attorney in two or
three important cases. All went
along we'll for awhile in all his
cases. He probably had tried one
or two and came out successful,
and was trying another. This case
was being tired before a jury. All
the witnesses had testified, and
the rural judge setin his chair
while Colonel Pike was making a
speech before the jury. The
colonel was looking at his jurors
very solemnly and speaking very
earnestly, and the jury were all
listening. Now it seemed like an
earthquake, or something else,
suddenly shook the house. "I'll
kill you, you scoundrel p was
what broke loose behind the
colonel with the suddenness of a
loud clap of thunder.
The jury all jumped up and ran
over the rustic seats and knocked
them helter shelter. The colonel
still stood unmoved, with q. sar-
castle inquiry on his radiant face,
as much as to say, "What in the
deuce is the matter2' He couldn't
tell who were the combatants, for
it seemed every one was engaged.
By and by, when there was not
quite SO much noise, the colonel
raised his head and asked, in as
calm way as you ever heard:
What is the matter, boys?" Some
one said: "Why colonel, the court
is fighting" And sure enough it
was found out that while court
was in session Judge R. P. Smith
while on his throne, arose from
his seat of honor anI became
engaged in a row. Ali was quieted
down by his honor Judge W. B.
Patrice making the said Judge
Smith pay a fine of SIS. A court
divided againstitself cannot stand.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-06-02

Section of an act of the Legisla-
ture, approved Dec. %, 1891, reads as
follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representative of the State
of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the al-
thority of the same, That the trustees
of the several school districts in the
county shall report to the County Au-
ditor the names of all taxable polls in
their respective districts, and said Au-
ditor shall enter the same upon the tax
duplicate to be furnished the County
Treasurer. That said names so fur
nished shall be published annually.n
Il newspaper published ut the county
seat once Il week for three consecutive
weeks, and where there is no paper
published ut the county seat, then in
some other paper having general cir
culation in the county.
Under and by virtue of the authority
conferred by said section |
call upon School Trustees of all the
school districts in Edgcfield county to
make to me at once full and complete
list of persons in their respective dis
tricts who are liable to poll tax.
j. b. DAVIS,
Co. Auditor.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-06-02

EGrapeyine Talk.
F Friend ohm Eanier says that inhis
happy school-boy days he never, OF
hardly eyer, fought yellow-jackets OF
Sunday, but on rare occasions fooled
with a June-bng and a string tied tt
his leg-the June bugs leg, we mean
Send Your Name.
In return for postal card request
bearing your name and address, the
Augusta Lumber Co., Augusta, Ga.
will gladly send you beautiful set Of
photographs of the Worlds Fair build.
lingsand grounds.
Excursion Rates.
Commencing June /, 1892, the Rich
mond and Danviile Railroad will put
on sale reduced rate round trip sum-
mer excursion tickets to all summer
resorts. Tickets on sale June lst to
Sept. 3Oth, limited to returning October
3lst, 1892.
Personal Mention.
Mrs. Morgan and her two sons, from
Augusta, Ga, will board for the sum
mer with Mrs. G. S. Butler.
Misses Minnie and Alice Gardner
were in town on Monday.
Mrs. Lod Stevens, of Meeting Street,
was in town on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Plowden are
visiting relatiyes-in Manning, S. 9.
Mr.. d. B. Hollingsworth attended
divine services IN our Opera House
last Sunday.
! Mr.. w. II. Russell, of Mccormick,
was in town Saturday.
Mr.. Booth attended the Union meet
ing at Horns Creek last Saturday and
Sunday. a.
S Rev. w. L. Hundley, of Johnston,
has been on visit to Sumter, S. c..
Miss Clara Sawyer. and Mr.. jeff
Wright were up from Johnston on
Friday.
Mr.. W..D. Turner, Of Johnston, was
in town on Tuesday.
MIR. j. F. Boylin, of Mt. Carmel,
Abbeyille county, is spendinga few
days in Edgefeld.
Miss Annie QUITS, of Meeting Street.
is visiting the family of Sheriff QUITS.
Miss Louise Gibson leaves Edgefeld
on Thursday of this week fora three
months visit to relatives and friends
in Georgia.
Mr.. Booth and Mr.. Tlowden being
absent, Mr.. Watson conducted alone
the services in the Opera House last
Sunday.
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A Famous ,Eulogy.

Of all the eulogies in literature
there is none more beautiful than
the following upon Gen. Robert
E. Lee. 1t fell from the silver
tongue of that eloquent Georgian,
Senator Benjamin II. Hill, and
is So; to have been extempore..
"When the future historian
comes to survey the character of
Lee he will find it rising. like a
huge mountain above the
undulating plain of humanity,
and he will have to lift his eyes
high towards heaven to catch its
summit. He possessed every
virtue of the other great COM
manders without their vices. He
was a foe without hate, a friend
without treachery, a soldier with
out cruelty ana victim without
murmuring. He was public
officer without faults, a private
citizen without VICES, O nelgnDor
without reproach, Christian
without hypocrisy and man
without guile.
He was Caesar without his
ambition, Frederick without his
tyranny, Napoleon without his
selfishness and Washington with-
out his reward. He was obedient
to authority as a servant and royal
in authority as true king. He
was as gentle as woman in life,
pure and modest as a virgin IN
thought, watchful as q Roman
yeatal in duty, submissive to law
as Socrates, and grand in battle
as Achilles.,'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-06-02

unroofed and the baby taken from
its crib, carried four blocks, and
laid on the green grass, in the
mayors yard, where it was found,
crying, in the heavy rain storm
early Saturday morning, unhurt.
It did not even have a cold, and
was not at all hurt from its all
nights exposure on the wet
ground, with a chill wind blowing
d regular tornado until daybreak.
Twenty freight cars were
standing in the Rock Island yard.
Ten of them we're taken i'll one
direction and ten in another, the
two. .bnnches being found a mile
apart, smashed to smlthereens. 1t
was i'm one of these cars that
Henry James, boy tramp, was
found killed.
The Rock Island lumber yard
was one of biggest yards in Kansas I;
now, not enough lumber remains
in the limits of the yard to build
"a hen house
The telephon e system, except
one lone wire which is all right
from end to end, is completely
rtined, and the switchboard at
the central office was taken a mile
and dropped in a pond.
The electric light dynamo and
a ponderous Westinhousc engine
were picked up like shingles and
carried over the town and
deposited not far from the Phillips
House ruins.
Another freak of the storm was
the manner in which plate glass
was taken from the elegant
Spicknall block and carried
several yards, set up against. a
farm house, and, aside from losing
"a few chips around the edge, was
not broken.
Trees were torn from their roots
and houses were turned right
about face. Stoves were lifted until
they finally landed in the upper
floors of the ruins. How this was
done is beyond explanation, but
it is a fact, nevertheless.
In one instance q horse was
actually taken from his stable and
dumped on top of q two-story
building.
4 The Lutheran church, a massive
frame building, one of the most
substantial of it's kind in the city,
was taken up, turned completely
over, and now stands with the
floor upward. as solid, apparently
,assif it,had been built in that way,
1T is not a small building, either,
for it has a seating capacity of 700
people.
The old court house, a solid two
story stone structure, was
completely demolished and
reduced to splinters, with the
exception !of one little frame office
that a pair of donkeys could drag
from its foundation, which was
left standing intact by the side of
the ruins Of the old court house.
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The Summer at Clemson.

i iasy weeks ago US ,G..t's net,
ton ~ liz act rnat ggGsitieott
-S9srode, OF Clemson coi,5sf I
proposed FOR a limited number
OF The young farmers Of Tho State
20 bavc snort sun1sneg terni =
:t.i1f:--,7 sa.!leee. ;;o last six Or
eight weeks, 10 aeee;ze i-.syl uotion
in practical and scientific farming.
We find that the suggestion takes
we'll among the planters of our
section. Several have expressed
a willingness, yea, desire, to
spend the summer at Clemson.
Fort Hill is a delightful place,
and a few weeks there will be
equal to a trip to the mountains.
Then there are many things in,
favor of stay at Clemson. The.
expense will be very light. Reduced
railroad fate can be secured and
fine board con be had at costs
making the trip and stay Of
eight weeks cost only about $50.
Then, too, besides the pleasure, ,,oe5f, ct
the visit, great beneftSwill accrue
from eight weeks study aof
scientific and practical farming.
Mr.. D. Montgomery proposes
to be one of class Of ten from our.
county to take advantage of the
offer. We truly hope the other
nine will come to the front. 1t
will be a pleasure indeed, and
lasting good will result from a
summer :. at Clemson-Peo Dec
Index
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Call at Jas. M. Cobb's.

1900 yds. of those beautiful new
dress goods, Pine Apple Tissue, Grcn-
ada Tissue, Cheyeron Shifting, Organ
dies, Cambria, French Outings for
Shirt Waists, Embroidered Skirts,
Demi Flonncing and Laces. All new
and cheap. 100 pair of Oxford Ties
Just III. New Goods every week.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-06-02

Always ask for 80 NJ. Cobb's" $500
Gents Shoes and $500 Ladies' Shoes.
We buy these goods in such quantities
rs to be able to sell Il for $1.00 per
pair less than you can find them any
where Our "Crown" brand for S1.25
and 81 80 cannot be duplicated either
in quality or price outside of our
store. When you want good calf
lined shoe or genuine Standard Screw
brogan call for Mrrcy Bros. goods,
sold only by J. M. CoBB,
Sole Agt.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-06-02

The News and Courier says:
The idea that the poultry
industry is q small business
should be dismissed at once, The
statistical records of 1886, which
are the latest we have at hand,
show that the value of the cotton
raised in that year was $4,000
600, wheat, $4SS,000,000; hay
$496,000,000; dairy products
$24s, 100000; poultry and poultry
poducts, $6OO,O00,OOO,' -.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-06-02

With the advent of the black
berry crop our rural editors grow
as independent as wood sawyers.
They are dismounting from the
political fence, and, liko the true
patriots that they are, have set to
work to save the country-Register.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-06-02

Every day it becomes more
apparent that Richland County
will roll into the Tilln1an column
next August. The people of
Columbia are beginning to appre-
ciate Governor Tillman and
recognize his honesty and
ability-Register.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-06-02
lue through the week

,DIuuC Iu1OoSi tuO =WCON.
The following is the programme
of the commencement: Sunday,
June 12, Baccalaureate sermon by
Rev. E. j. Wolf, D. D., of Gettys-
burg, Pa; Sunday night: Inaugu-
ration of Prof. A. G. Voigt, A. NJ,
as Professor of Systematic and
Historical Theology; Monday
night: Junior Contest for Prize
Medal in oratory; Tuesday morn
ing: Address before the Alumni
Association by w, j. Cherry, Esq,
Rock Hill. S. c.; Tuesday night:
Address before the Literary Soci-
ETY. by Rev. L. E. Busby, A. NJ,
Leesville, S. c.; Wednesday morn
ing: Commencement day.
Mr.. Editor, we sent you special
invitation and shall expect you
to attend. Indications now are
that we will have notable com.
mencement.
This will probably be our last
article until next October.
Success to the ADVERTISER.
J. L. c.
Newberry, S. c., May 2e, 1892.
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Opera House Services.

Opera House Services.
The meetings which Messrs. Watson,
Booth, and Plowden are carrying on
in the Opera House is doinga great
work for our community. People who
never attended church before are
regular attendants upon these services,
and old members are putting on anew
the robes OF lnwordliness. We have
never yet known revival to accom-.
plish all that was hoped for or expected
of It, and on the other hand, We have
never yet known revival that did not
accomplish good and this factis enough
to place this community on the side of
reviyals and to cause it to hold up the
hands of these Christian preachers.
Up to date there have been three ac-
cessions to the church: Miss. LIME
Mims, Mr. John Ware, and Mr.. Iiy-
jpgston.
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WAIL1NG AND WEEPING.
Anguish Follows. ,NIerrimcnt in
Wellington.

WELLINGTON, KAN, May 29.-It
is now known to a certainty that
twenty lives were lost in Friday
nights tornado in this city, and
the fatally injured list is adding
hourly to the list of dead. There
are half a dozen persons known to
be missing, but no trace of their
bodies can be found until the
wreckage of the Phillips House
rand the stores Oh Washington
avenue have been removed. The
Phillips House register cannot be
found, and the clerk, Henry
Adams, is unconscious from
injuries, SO that he cannot tell
who were in the building and not
now accounted for. Among those
killed was a bride Of only three
months, burned to death. Her
husband is insane from grief, and
has been placed under restraint.
"a piano tuner, who was reading
his Bible when the Phillips House
collapsed, was also killed.
The tornado was not exceeding
two minutes in accomplishing its
terrible destruction and death.
Theresidence portion of the city
that was in the line Of the storm,
which was about two anda half
blocks wide, is laid low. In it's
path were located many of the
best residences in the city, as we'll
asthundreds of small homes. All
are laid on common level, and
their late occupants form a
wandering army Of homeless,
clothless citizens. Every home
left standing is a hospital for the
reception of Che injured.
The country people are ara
beginning to come in to administer
to the wants, so far as human
agency can alleviate suffering and
distress. A special train from
Wichita yesterday morning
brought a. corps of physicians, and
late last night a relief corps of
workers arrived from the same
place, to relieve the tagged out
men who worked all Friday night
and yesterday in an endeavor to
get out more bodies.
There are many incidents of the
storm that are remarkable. A ball
that; was in progress at the Phillips
Honse had just.begun. The music
had scarcely struck up when the
storm, came. Ladies in evening
dress fed terror-stricken into the
street, where the rain of mortar
and bricks were falling. Strange
to say no-tone of these who ran
out of the hotel was killed outright,
although nearly all we're injured
to some extent. Where the ball
foom stood is a dense pile of
brick and lumber twelve feet
high.
: Two hundred men were working
at the ruins all day, rescuing one
man, who was found in a box,
where he had taken refuge. There
was two feet of bricks about him.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-06-02

mon, grown on de highest branch
of de tree, everybody looked up to
it wild reverence. Now dat it has
become a punkin kickin' round
under foot, nobody pays any
attenihun.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-06-02

For 1Oe we will give you n white
Persian Lawn, worth 15e.
8 Is. PEARcE 81 ALLKN.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-06-02
Edgeffield Adv ertiiser

= = ~
Advertiser Building Renascent.
Dec yoIente the next issue of the
ADvERTIsER will be printed in its
new buildlng.on the public square.
) Summer Boarders.
Mrs. Philip sarllng and children.
from Augusta, Ca, have taken board
for the summer with Mr.. ". Fl. Turner.
Frost.
There was quite frost5in the Elm
wood section one day of last week; no
4 harm done, however, to the tenderest
vegetation.
For the Senate.
The friends of DIR. W. II. Zimmerman
present his name this week for renom-
ination to the State Senate. and he is
the nobIest Roman of them all.
Edgefeld's Delegate.
N. w. BROKER, Esq, was the only
delegate from Edgefeld in the prohll.,s ol-s
bition convention, but he seems to have
held up Edgefeld's end of the single
tree.
Celestia.
In a Communication from Celestia
published last week we inserted at the
head aItems of Interest from Dorn's
MilLn This was mistake. 1t should
have been sItems from Celestia."
! The Peach Crop.
The peach crop promises to be very
abundant. They are remarkably large
and fine looking. It's estimated that
$1,000 crates VIII be shipped from
Ridge Spring alone.
Crops.
Up to date the seasons throughout
Edgefeld county have beenyery good.
4 The corn cropis splendid and large
acreage has been planted. Small grain.
is fair. Cotton is good, though rather.
backward, as general rule.
A Correction.
In our notice lastweek of Mrs. Mary
Cheatham's death we omitted the.
names of two of her sons, Samuel and
Pompey; also the further !. sake OF
referring to her daughter as Mrs,
Augustus-Gobb when We should have
! said Mrs. Butler Cobb.
Trial Justice Candidates.
In consideration of the fact that,
whether elected or defeated, your days
win be few and full of trouble, the
) ADVERTISE has concluded to take you
sin:out of the wet for two dollars and
fifty ($2.5O) cents head.
Better Than Hotels.
Those who know, sayI for polite and
prompt attention, the Virginia House,
6O2 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga, is un-
-equalled. In fact more desirable than
any Of the. hotels, fare as good, sur
roundings more home-like. See ad-
yertisement.
scientiic Work.
gr. scots scar.y, Superintendent of
oar streets, is iast naw doing i vast
& scientific work % then; Fer
years 3uneonita street, ~
Mss Bstes's residence, has
5,sea .8lGosF iripasss.s.::lss ass-ati:i.ieS Times @
RI sss,s s!s,. ;;.3sf .saSt.f sra
1 X :'sili-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-06-02
oorn.s Min VS.. Celestia.
Could Do 1t So Well.

NOuku DO AOoO VSAAs
If our contemporary of the Edgetield
Chronicle was in proper frame of
mind he could and would write, cur
rense calimo, about the religious meet
ings, now being held day and night
in our town-for of such matters he
was wont to descant in the happy past
with pious zealand fervor.but just now
he is like the great Achilles and sulks
in his tent, or like the
Little girl who had little. curl,
Which hung right down on her fore
head;
And when she was good
She was very good, indeed,
Bntwhen she was bad
Shewas just hofrid.
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Brother Gardner

A mewl may be blind III one
eye, but / hev allus noticed dat he
kicks Oh dat side jest es quick as
on de odder. In de case Of nevis
its dc hoofs you want tolook out
fur.
Comets may cum and comets
may go, but its our bizness to keep
right on whitewashin' at reg'lar
fggers, jes' de same as if comets
was sellin' fer two cents apiece at
de co'ner grocery.
While I ar constitushunly
opposed to de theory oh lynch law
1 hev lnvriably noticed dat de
practice Of it nebber seems to hurt
ennybody' cept de man who
counted on a trial and a disagree
ment of de jury.
Any fule kin kick agin sarcum-
tances, but it am de wise man who
conquers misfortune, en- spits on
his hands to tackle advarsity.
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Dots from Newberry College.

MIR. ED1ron:-As my friend,
Mr.. Bodie, has been called away
from college on account of sick
ness, it becomes my duty to write
this article alone,
We notice, Nj. Editor, that you
have published the names of some
of the Edgefeld boys who are here
at. College, and in order to give all.
justice, will you kindl publish.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-06-02
To School Trustees.

Section of an act of the Legisla-
ture, approved Dec. %, 1891, reads as
follows.
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a AC,ontempIated Trip.

IA AContemplated Trip.
lr. Paul Gibson contemplates a
trip to Georgia on his bicycle. Paul
would best be on the lookout, as
great many people in Georgia have
never seena bicycle and they may take
him up as an anarchist or trundler of
dynamite with which to blow up the
Third party now tiourishins in those
benighted regions.
They Want Him.
Mr.. w. T. Walton, of Meeting Street,
is being prominently and constantly
spoken of for the Legislature. but to
all the entreaties of his friends he says
no. He prefers the life of private
citizen. II the people get him away
from his farm they'll have to do like
the Romans did Cincinnatus, or as
the people did Ben Tillman.
A.Notable Reduction.
We would call attention to the
change in Mr.. r. l.. Fox's advertise
ment. Besides other reductions Mr..
Fox has made a special reduction in
the price Of his rainbow pebble spec
tacles from $3.50 to $500. Ye who
don't wish to see things through
glass darkly, go and buy>a pair in
stanter.
Dorn's Mill VS.. Celestia.
We shall, in the interest of peace,
and harmony, decline to publish any
thing farther son the subject of the
bad place in the road near Celestia.
We have interviewed Sheriff QUITS on
the subject, who has been made the
arbitrator, and he says, let US have
peace. He says. furthermore, that the
portion of the road complained of
near Ceiestia is no worse than the
road on either side-of it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-06-02

Trial Justice Candidates.
In consideration of the fact that,
whether elected or defeated, your days
win be few and full of trouble, the
sApyRRTIsER has concluded to take you
s in out of the wet for two dollars and
fifty ($2.5O) cents head.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-06-02

A Correction.
In our notice last week of Mrs. Mary
sCheatham's death we omitted the
names of two of her sons, Samuel and
Pompey; also the further L sake OF
referring to her daughter as Mrs;
Augustus+e Cobb when We should have
said Mrs. Butler Cobb.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-01-09
The Grand Canyon. ot the Colorado.

The walls of the Grand Canyon are in most places not perpendicular; but seen from in front they all appear to be- They are mostly of sandstone, but in places of marble, and again of volcanic rock; generally ''terraced" in a manner entirely peculiar to the southwest. and cleft into innumerable ''buttes," which seem towers and castles, but are in- fnitely vaster and more noble than the hand of man could ever rear. And when the ineffahle sunshine of that arid but enchanted land falls upon their wondrous domes and battlemeuts with B glow which seems not of this world. the sight is such a revelation that I have seen strong mon affected by it to tears of Speechless awe. There are no great falls in the Grand Canyon; but many beautiful and lofty ones in the, unnumbered hundreds of side canyons which enter the greater canyon. l had almost said little canyons" for so they seem in the presence of their giant mother; but in reality, almost any one of them would shame any canyon else where. - Charles F. Lummis, in St., Nicholas.