Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-04-14
.Ed gefield Advertiser

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to Augusta next Friday to hear sam
Jones preach.
Military Inspection.
The Edgefeld Rifles, Capt. w. w.
Adams, commanding, will be inspected
at this place on the 23rd inst.
Edgefeld Baptist Church.
Our village Baptist Church has sent
$50 to thSRaptist orphanage at Green
wood for the current month.
Death of Mr.. j. j. Still.
Mr.. j. .. Still, of the Meeting Street
section, died at his home on Thursday
last. Mr.. Still was about thirty five
years Of age.
Nine Matriculates.
Edgefeld county has nine matricu-
lates at Newberry College; among
Others our former townsman, Mr..
Robert Marsh.
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TIL Next Week.
a host of communications, club no
tices and resolutions endorsing Gov
ernor, ,Tillman, are necessarily deferred
to next week.
Re-Endorsing Tillmau.
The Democratic clubs all over the
county are re-endorsing Tillman Tor
reelection, but We are unable to pub
lisll them or any of them this week.
MI. jackson Removes.
Air. J.. E. jackson will in few days
remove his stock of goods, restaurant.
etc. to one of Mr.. Jas. A. Bennetts
new stores on the public square.
Teachers Blanks.
Teachers who wish blanks upon
which to make monthly or weekly re-
ports to parents or guardians will be
supplied at low rates upon application
: to the ADVERTISER office.
Bar Removal.
Mr.J. 81. Paul has removed his bar
to No. 2 Park Row, the store between
Messrs. Jones & Son and w. L. Duno-
wants where he will be; glad to see and
serve the public. See his advertise
mani in this issue of the ADVERTISER
The Edgefeld Farmer.
This is the name of a new papel
which will appear this week in oul
town. Messrs. Jas. P. Bean j. t. Parks
are the editors, and Messrs. Parks ant
j. r. Durisoe proprietors. A strong
team.
Negroes Arrested.
Last Saturday night Messrs. Vance!
Ouzts c. William Paul arrested VII
lis IIill and Elbert Mobiles, colored
charged with firing pistols on tn
streets at night. On Monday the,
were brought before the council an
tried. They came clear and implicate
Ed. Priestley, another negro, who ha
yamosed the ranch.
Barbecue and Catfish.
The Edgefeld Hussars will have
drill at their pavilion on the Ist Satur
day in May. On this occasion Et
Hammond will give barbecue an
catfish stew. The price for the roun
that's to say, ali;the barbecue
meat and fish stew you can deyou
will be so cents only. Candidates al
expected.
* Our Newt Council
Elected on Monday consists OF tn
following gentlemen j. D. Holstell
.intendant; o. o. Burnett, W.. Nj
KeralI, J. "A. Holland, and j. w. D.
Wore, wardens. Morewillbe expecte
aud greaterdemands will be made Il
the exercise of sound judgment tn
year than any year in the history
Edgefeld probably.
southern Baptist Convention.
The Southern Baptist Conyentit
meets in Atlanta On the 9Th of Ma
The Richmond and Danville Railro'
will sell round trip tickets, good fro
May 3rd toal7th. inclusive, at the 1o
lowing rates: spartanburg, $6.2
Chester, $500; Newberry, $3.50; La
rens, se.AO; Anderson, $3.50; Black
burg, s7.25; Yorkville, sS.75;, Gree
Vile, $50; Union, $7.20; Greenwcc
$3.50; .Abbeyille, $50; senaca, $a.7
Rock EIill, $3.50; Columbia, $50.
Cotton Acreage. :.
Our advice from various parts OF t
country indicate decreased acrea
in cotton say 80 per cent, but the
ports throughout the cotton belt
very conflicting. For instance, we 81
NIT the follow from Price, Reid
Adams's cotton circular;
Mount Pleasant, Texas.-There
not more than per cent. of crop ST
to come forward in Eastern Texas a
Northern Louisiana, crop prospe
bad, outlook for large crop gloon
estimate of crop s,s5O,O0O. planti
fully 20 percent. less than last year
Navasota, ,Texas.-Cotton in farme
hands in Texas, 35O,eoo to 100000, a
no telling how much in warehouses,
decrease in acreage, new land taken
agnin this year, crop and prices
92-s3 will not be reduced any m
than was that of 91-92.