Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-10-19
BREVITlES.
Anybody's cotton brings s cents
in the Edgefeld market now.

Anybody's cotton brings s cents
in the Edgefeld market now.
See notice of important meeting
of Hollingsworth Alliance on Fri
day, Oct. 20.
A slight frost, tiny we bit of
q frost in Edgefeld on Sunday
morning last.
Miss Ella Butes is at home again
after pleasant sojourn in Green
Vile and Chicago.
Cotton and corn were both more
injured by the August storm
than most people thought.
"I sell.n Who sells9 Why E..
J. Norris. Look up his II sell"
advertisement in this issue.
The New York Times calls Sena-
tor Butler a Populist, on account
OF his recent silver speech in the
Senate.
Mrs D. J. Williams, of Liberty
Hill is visiting her brothers, Gov.
&C. Sheppard and Orlando shep-
pard, Esq.
Court convenes the second Mon
day in November, instead OF the
first as hitherto announced IN
these columns.
Capt, J. A. Kinard and Mr..
George Caughmar,of the Ethered-
ge-Caughman section of the county
were in town last week.
The largest hog in the world is
at the Columbia Exposition. 1t is
five feet high, three feet across the
shoulders and eight Feet long,
!. J.W. DeVore, Esq, has removed
his law office to the Norris build
ing, up stairs. Now, if you want
any lawing done, and done right,
follow him.
"Hardly ever undersold." Who
is hardly ever undersold? Why,
E.J. Norris. Hunt up his adver-
tisement and read the 16O diff r
ent things he sells so low.
Mr.. Avory Bland, of the firm, of
Ramsey and Bland, was thrown
from his horse last week and had
his leg broken. we are glad to
state that he is getting along
comfortably.
Mr., R. L. Fox in his Jewelry
establishment has the largest
watch movement on this continent.
It is the size of a large saucer and
when running looks like young
saw1nill.
Dick Butler (colored) carried
1900 pounds of seed cotton to Mr..
Geo. Lewis't gin last week and got
from it 500 pounds of lint. Of
course this was Peterkin Cluster
no other cotton could do it.
II colorsd man had bale of
cotton ginned at Mr.. Geo. Lewis's
gin last week which weighed 165
pounds, bagging, ties and all.
When thrown out of the gin house
this bale bownced like an India
rubber ball, jumped out of the
enclosure, and look down the road
to Augusta, but there were two
liens on it, and they held it until
the owner could catch up with it.
A Wise Selection.
The trusteesof Cleveland Acad-
envy in the Salsda section have
engaged Mr.: Allen G.. Etheried-
ge graduate Of the South Carolina
Military Academy, to teach for
them during the coming scholastic
year.
Miss Broaddus.
Miss Aileen Broaddus is the
director of music in the Nacogdoch-
es University, Texas. The Univer-
sity Echo, in its issue of Septem-
Der 23d, pays her a high compli-
ment by saying that she sis a high
ly gifted and wond. rfully versatile
musician, and has what very few
have-@the highest order of teach
ing power"
Miss Broaddus is Newberrian,
and the complimentary remarks
above quoted prove that our daugh-
ters take high rank along with
our sons among the teachers in
Texas.-Newberry Observer.
Miss Aileen is a daughter of
Rev. Luther Broaddus who preach
ed in Edgefeld twenty years ago,
and granddaughter of Mr.. B. c.
Bryan, of revered memory.
A Good Rule.
We call attention to the advertise
ment of the county board of control
prohibiting the sale of liquor on
Sundays for any purpose whatso-
ever, to my body whomsoever, ex-
cept upon the production and ex-
hibit to the county dispenser of a
prescription from q practising
physician. This is entirely proper.
Some of the boys had been getting