Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-12-15

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Let us hear from the old CORES
pondents, it is like receiving let
ters from absent friends. Itseeml
that they are all dormant in the
line of writing.
Yours truly,
JOHN BLAKE.
Mine Greek, S. G.
A Bright Letter from a Brigh,
Edgefield Boy at Wofford.
DEAR ADVERTISER: Super-abund.
ance of work and scarcity of loca.
iteas together, have kept US silent
quite a while. Another thing, the
sweeping Democratic successes hay
ing borne us bodily into the ethe.
real regions where we did nothing
but sing the praises of Democratic
triumph, and holler for Cleveland,
and from which regions we had
hardly come before it was an.
nounced that Ernest Gary (hurrah
for Edgefeldl) had been elected
Judge, (hurrah for Garyl) With
all this we could not write fol tex
uberatipg" even if we had had
locals pouring in on us faster than
the fall of autumnal leaves.
What is it that Edgefeld wants
that she doesn't get?
We notice with pride that Edge
fields delegation is making itself
felt in Columbia. Every one we
believe serving on committees, and
their votes on various questions
indicate that they know what they
are doing and what ought to be
done.
With a Constitutional conven.
tion and change in the area of
counties, why can't Edgefeld be
divided and the Saluda section
be given a court house2
Let some young man, with the
best interests of his country's
prosperity and the advancement of
the Saluda section at heart, be
ready two years hence to advocate
q division of the county and win
forever the love and gratitude of
that noble people.
'Uncle" George Tillman is right
when he says the day is not far
distant when We must and will
have smaller counties, and a nat
ural sequence of that will be more
towns, more railroads, more and
far better Schools greater diffu-
sion of knowledge-more energy,
more intellect, and prosperity
unprecedented. Let us cut up the
big counties, draw the people nearer
together in the isolated districts
and get on the high road to pros
perity, while Cleveland is Presi-
dent, Ben Tillman Governor, Tai
bert Congressman, and Ernest
Gary Judge!l
At a meeting of the faculty re-
Gently it was decided to suspend
college work from 23rd inst. to
Jan. 4th, thereby giving us nearly
two weeks for the Xmas holidays.
Quarterly examinations begin
next week. The bows already feel
the cold chills playing up and
down their spinal columns. Obi
what a trying ordeal is a "three
hours examination, especially when
they come five quarter for four
quarters.
Give me in their stead all the
fire and smoke, bullets and balls,
cannon and rifles, swords and bay
onets of all the Yankees from Bull
Run to Appomattox; provided you
give me in addition furlough to
Kamscatka.
Mr.. W. w. Watson, of your town,
and a Junior of Wofford, left a
few days since to attend the mar.
riage of relative in Orangeburg
at the election of marshals /" tc
serve during the coming com
mencement il resulted that an
Edge6eld son, Mr.. Watson, was &C.
corded the highest place, that Of
chief marshal.
Hon. VIM. L. Wilson, Congress.
man from West Virginia has beer
unanimously elected TO deliver the
commencement oration before the
Calhoun and Preston Literary So.
cieties in June next. Mr.. Wilson
has a national reputation as az
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