Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-05-18

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used by Daniel Webster on his
farm at Marshfeld will be sent to
the Worlds Fair. The chair Daniel
used to SIT in while his man was
plow,ng ought to be sent along
with it.
Mr.. James G. Bailie, the well
known carpet dealer Of Augusta,
died at his residence/in that city
on Wednesday, in the 74th year Of
his age, after a long illness. Mr..
Bailie lad been prominent. in the
mercantile business in Augusta
for many years, and was highly
respected.
Citizen.
Maj. William strother, an old
and highly esteemed citizen, died
at his home near Big Greek in this
on the Stb of this month.
Five Carloads.
Five carloads of Edgefeld col
ored people left the Cumberland
Gap depot for Columbia last Sat-
urday morning-purpose of their
visit unknown.
Grand Excursion.
The Y. M. C. A.'s of our town
are going to have a big excursion
to Charleston on the 23rd. It's to
be the grandest affair of the CEN
tury, second only to the Columbian
Exposition.
Certificates Ready.
School Commissioner Davenport
requests us to state that certificates
to teach have been filled out and
signed and are ready for delivery.
Parties entitled thereto will please
call in person or send order for the
same. They cannot be sent by
mail.
Board of Control.
Gov. Tillman has appointed j.
w. Hardy, D. R. Durisoe, and L..
w. Reese to constitute the board
IF control for Edgefeld county.
You couldn't find three frmer
spirited gentlemen in the county,
out they are powerful poor judges
IF good spirits.
DR.. Gwaltney Called.
At a business meeting of our
Baptist church last Sunday morn
ing Rev. L. R. Gwaltney of Athens,
Ia, was called to preach for this
for life, at a salary of
$500 a year. We understand also
hat DR.. Gwaltney has been offered
he charge of our high school at
he expiration of the present ses-
sion.
Joined the Church.
AS result of DR.. Smiths preach
ng in the Methodist church seven
children joined last Sunday-Cor-
lie Alice Jackson, Bessie Lee
DUETS, Helen Louise Sheppard,
Elise Fraser, a daughter of Mrs.
B. E. Nicholson, and a daughter
and son of Mr.. A. R. Nicholson.
Several other children have ex-
pressed their intention of joining
he Baptist church.
Installation.
Rev. w. S. Jacobs, a recent grad
late of the Presbyterian Theologi-
,al Seminary, Columbia, will be
Installed next Sunday as pastor of
our village Presbyterian Church.
Several distinguished divines will
be present ON that occasion. Rev.
J. o. Lindsay, D. D., will preach
md PROFOUND the constitutional
questions; Rev. H. C. Fennel will
deliver the charge to the people
md Rev. J. w. Mcclure will deliv-
# the charge to the pastor, With
Elder DR.. T. S. Blake. Alternates:
Rev. J. G. Henderson, Rev. G. G..
Mayes, Rev. T. G. Ligon and Elder
L. w. White.
Two True Loves.
Our young friend Ransom Pad
yett, assistant cashier of the Farm
srs' Bank, left E dgefeld this Wed
nesday, morning for Lexington,
KY, where he goes to take course
in the Business and Commercial
College of that place. At our en-
treaties to BE- a good boy while
gone, Ransom pulled a small
pocket Bible out Of his vest pocket
and showed us. We turned over
the leaves and soon discovered
folded carefully between them two
locks of hair, but of different colors
-one, dark brown, and one of a
golden hue, as yellow as the apples
Of Hesperides. Ransom promised
to be a good boy, to read his little
Bible, say his prayers, and come
back to his own two true loves.
Treasure-Trove.
Mr.. IA NJ. Marlborough, lives
near Dennys on the oaluda side of
the county. On last Wednesday
week, after the terrible rain of that
day, he went out on his farm to
the extent of the washes.
Taking down hillside ditch