Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-09-14

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LOCALa BREVITlES,
The bulls are getting on top IN
the cotton market.
Mr.. Luther Jackson, Of our town;
& thinks of going into the racket
business.
Miss Alice Hendrix, Of Au-
gusta, Ca, is visiting friends IN
our town.
See notice elsewhere of the
Greenyille Democrat, published N ,
the thriving city of Greenville at
81 per annufn.
Mr.. r. L. Dunovant. has rented
the Marsh house, and will move
thither in a few days.
The recent storms are reported
to have killed the fish in the rivers
on our south Atlantic coast, sew
eral miles from the mouth OF the
rivers.
Mr.. ]. B. Haltiwanger was elect
ed Auditor in the primary OF the ne
9th inst, by majority OF l9O
votes over his competitor Mr.. Jas.
B. Adams.
The Langley Manufacturing
Company advertise in this issue s e
that they want to buy cotton. See
Presidents Thos. Barrett's card in
another column.
Col. w. Fl. Folk has only one
baby, and yet he is in favor OF the
double standard of gold and silver;
he says that if he had more babies
he should want an additional
standard for every one.
Miss Ethel Boatwright, the ac-
comp!ished daughter of Capt. Jas.
Boatwright of the Ridge, and a re-
cent graduate of Wesleyan College,
Macon, Ca, is visiting the family
of Capt. T. w. Carwile.
Major Alexander, of Augusta,
proposes to remit all liquor Ii
censes in that city if the bar-rooms
will close promptly at sun-down.
This is adopting one of the fea-
lures of the South Carolina dis
pensary law.
Capt. Geo. B. Lake has disposed
of his fire insurance business to
Mr.. w. N. Burnett who will oc-
cupy the Office in the Edge6eld
Bank building, hitherto occupied
by Capt. Lake. Success to both
these gentlemen in their new de-
partures.
We call attention to the adver-
tisement in this ISSUE of the Due
West Female College. This excel
lent institution is better equipped
than ever to educate the girls OF
the State and lmpart to them every
accomplishment. Edgefeld county
has always patronized the Due
West Female College, and will con-
tinue to do 80.
Slight Change of Schedule.
Cur q beftaad Gap tIain now
leaves q 10 in the NOR Ag. and
arrives arr iie $40 at night. The mid
: day train leaves 1:40; arriving at
1:1O.
New Postmasters.
Congressman Talbert has secured
the following appointments for
postmasters in Edge6eld county on
his endorsement and that of SEN
ator Butler: G.. Pugh, postmaster
at Cliutonward; G. P. Crouch,
postmaster at Ridge Spring.
A Thoroughbred Stallion.
Monroe Wise has sold his blood
stallion, Wade Hampton, to DR..
\. shaw, who will stand him at
ton. for the current season.
/, necessary for us to say
augL. praise of this splendid
animal, = merits are known and
praises sung by all Edgefeld. See
DIR. Shaw's card in another column.
Returned from Chicago.
Judge and Mrs. Roath have re-
turned from Chicago. They were
highly delighted with their trip,
and the Judge gives a graphic re-
cital of what he saw and expe-
rienced. But there was one thing
he says he did not see in Chicago
or in any of the cities on the route,
and that was barber who could
give a man a better, neater, or
quicker shave than John Weir. This
ii high praise, but we'll deserved.
A New Restaurant.
We have bought out the restau.
rant formerly run by Mr.. w. !.
Hoffman and Will continue the
business at the same place.
We also run a fresh meat mar
ket, and will keep fresh meats on
hand at all times.
Also buy hides and bees wax at
highest market prices. .
w. l.. LEWIS,
J. A. WEIR.
One More.