Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-06-29

Fifteen thousand fruit jars al
=. j. Norris's.
Mr.. Davis Timmenb has returned
from Furman University after a
five years course in that institu.
ton.
Rev. o. M. Berry, the popular
young preacher at Barr's Chapel
and Parksville, was in town last
week.
Edgefield Hussars.
The Edgefeld Hussars will have
9 meeting at the pavilion on July
Let. This is to be q business meet
ing to get ready for their annual
picnic and barbecue.
That Grand Excursion.
The excursion from this place to
Savannah, which leaves our town
on the 10th of July, has supple
mented q ride from the city of
Savannah to far-famed Tybee for
only 35 cents additional-this is
for the round trip.
Teacher Wanted.
Red Hill Academy is without a
teacher for the next scholastic
year, Miss Hudson having resigned
+ position. The trustees will be
pleased to receive applications.
Address Wyatt L. Seigler, Cold
S. c., for information.
School Entertainment.
The school of Miss Lizzie Eu-
banks at Bars Chapel will close
with a concert and dramatic exer-
cises, on Friday night, the 30th
inst. The entertainment will also
include motion songs, drills,
calisthenics, and tab
leak. The price of admission will
be 20 cents for adults and 10 cents
for children. Mr.. B. F. Glanton
and son will furnish the music.
There will be accommodations for
q large crowd.
Don't Miss This.
By special request, the "Chil-
drens' Dime Reading will be re-
peated on Thursday night of this
week at the residence of Mrs.
Schumpert. There will be a "grab
bag" annex for the children, a
cake for the young girls, in addi-
ton to the usual programme of
recitations, etc., for the
older ones. Performances. begin
at $3.50 sharp. The night ! will be
q lovely one, full moon, and every
weary, morose, or sad-hearted
mortal IN town should attend.
The gay and debonair don't need
any lnvitation-they will 20. ~
!,
Winthrop Training School. "
The young ladies Of the county
who expect to compete for schol-
arship in this institution at the
which takes place in
our courthouse on Friday. July
7th, will be examined. upon 'the
following school branches:
Arithmetic, grammar, geog-
United States history, COM
reading, writing, and
spelling. Applicants must be not
less than seventeen years of age, of
good character, in good health, and
with no physical defects, habits,
or eccentrieitiss which would in
terferel with success in teaching.
There are two cholarships. The
one is for board and tuition, and
the other for tuition alone.
Contributed Local.
A. S. Tompkins, Esq, furnishes
US the following: Mr..J. P. Gibson,
Of Bennettsville, S. C.,.state lee
turer and organizer of the Good
Templars, delivered very fine ad-
dress at the Y. M. G. A. hall in
this place on last Friday. Mr..
Gibson has been in the newspaper
business for a number of years,
and is q gentleman of education
and ability. He is 81 seryrfne
speaker, and being a yerysearnest
temperance man his ssentances fab
from hislips with the genuine ring
Of conscientious conviction. In
giving a short history of the or
ganization, it became necessary to
speak of the Dispelsary law. He
stated that as a prohibitionist he
could not endorse the law, but that
some of the best men in the State
differed with him in that particu-
lar, and that he hoped that it would
prove a benefit to the State. Mr..
Gibson lectured at Johnston on
Saturday, and is doing a noble
work.
The Rev. w. S. Jacobs.