Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-20

tune.
Money can't save a man, but il
can keep him mighty fat until his
time comes.
Cotton seed for planting, com,
mon varieties, is selling in certain
portions of the county at so cents
per bushel.
1t is said that. a pinch of salt
placed on the tongue, and allowed
to dissolve slowly, is certain cure
for sick headache.
Examination of applicants to
teach in the public schools of this
county will take place Friday and
Saturday of this week.
Mr.. Albert Nicholson advertises
his valuable plantation for sale,
See description in the ADVERTISE
ment herewith published.
Capt. Geo. B. Lake reports frost
on Monday morning of this waek.
not enough to do much harm, but
the veritable frost was visible.
Mr.. John R. Scurry has been
elected town marshal by the new
council, vice B. F. Sharpton,
Young Warren Paul was elected
'lamp-lighter.
The man who never told an
editor how he could get out q
better, paper has gone out West to
marry the woman who never looked
in a looking glass.
Rev. ]. M. White, who has been
down in the neighborhood of
Sweetwater and Hardy's Church,
reports the corn as we'll up gener-
ally good stands, and quite a large
acreage.
On our outside is an article
headed complete the Rolls"
which every old Confederate ought
to read and get a move on him and
help to hand his name down to
posterity.
Mrs. R. D. Duke, accompanied
by her daughter, Annie, after
spending several days with her
sister Mrs. L. P. Covar, left on
Saturday for the country to spend
several days.
If your neighbor borrows this
paper to read, which he surely
does if he is not a subscriber,
show him this paragraph that he
may know he can have the paper
a whole year for one dollar and
fifty cents.
On Monday morning of this
week the thermometer had fallen
to 46 degrees, within six degrees of
frost, but the danger of killing
frosts we may now believe to he
over. No more frost this year until
persimmons get ripe.
Our genial friend, Sam Colgan,
has decided to take course at the
Aiken Kelley Institute. He left
for that place on Monday of this
week. 1t requires about three
weeks to get a diploma. After
Sans return we shall interview
him for the benefit of our readers.
A story is going around about a
man whose wife has gene, visiting
and would not listen to his appeals
to come home before her visit was
out. He took a copy of his home
paper, carefully clipped out just
one item, then sent the paper to
her. She wrote and asked what
the item was about and be refused
to tell her. The scheme worked
admirably, and in less than a week
she was at home to find out what
had happened that her husband
did not want her to know.-Ex.
"There is new organization just
formed in Newberry known as the
Sons of Rest. The main objects
of the new order are to take ease
during the coming summer months
and not to worry or fret about not
having anything to do, for their
leading object will be to take ease.
The membership is already large,
but few more applications will
received if put in without delay"
We have no doubt this organiza-
tion will be very popular as to the
season advances.
Three C's Redivivus.
II is reported again that the
Three C's Railroad is to be COM
pleted very soon. The Herald and
News hopes the report is true. The
branch of it from Augusta to
Blacksburg is very much needed.
1t would be a great thing for New
berry, but then railroads nor any
thing else can make a town grow
unless the citizens are possessed of
some public spirit. Still we would
be very glad to see this part of the
road built and that speedily, and
we hope the report is true.-New-
berry Herald and News.
Ridge Spring Crop Prospects.
Mr.. G. w. Thrailkill, who lives
in the Ridge Spring country, was
in our office on Tuesday of this